Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Hosea 9:12:
- Kupsabiny: “Even if they rear children,
I shall kill them all!
How bad it will be for those people
if/when I turn my back on them!” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Even if they give birth to a child and it grows up,
I will take that child,
Alas! What sorrow for them
when I turn away from them.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Even if they can-give-birth, I will-take-away all their children and you (plur.) will-mourn. You (plur.) are very pitiful when I leave you (plur.) now.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Even if their children are born and start to grow up,
I will cause all of them to die while they are still young.
Terrible things will happen to them
when I abandon them!” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Hosea 9:13:
- Kupsabiny: “I was seeing Ephraim being in a beautiful place like Tyre,
but he is bringing his children to be killed.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “I have seen Ephraim
like Tyre, planted in a beautiful place.
but Ephraim will have to bring out
his children to be slaughtered."” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “‘The way I looked-at you (plur.) before as-if like palm trees which are-planted in good ground. But now you (plur.) should bring your (plur.) children in war so that they will-die.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “I have seen Israel become beautiful and prosperous like Tyre city was before it was destroyed,
but now the people of Israel will be forced to take their children to be slaughtered by their enemies.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Hosea 9:14:
- Kupsabiny: “Oh, God,
what might you do to these people?
Make their wives be barren.
and not be nursing children.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “O LORD, give them punishment,
what will you give them?
Make their women barren,
without children, and dry up their milk.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Hoseas said, ‘LORD, this is what (you are) going to do to your (sing.) people: Do- not -let their women give-birth or nurse an infant.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Yahweh, I do not know what I should ask for my people.
So I ask that you do this one thing:
Cause the women who are pregnant to have miscarriages
and unable to nurse their babies.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Hosea 9:15:
- Kupsabiny: “God says,
‘The sin of these people started at Gilgal
and that was where I began to hate them.
And because they did acts of sin.
I shall chase them away from my land.
I no longer love/accept those people.
because their leaders have all become stubborn and refused my words.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “I hated them because of all the bad,
evil work that they did in Gilgal.
By reason of their bad,
evil work I will drive them out of my temple.
I will love them no more.
All their leaders have become rebellious. ” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The LORD said, ‘All the wickedness of my people started at Gilgal. There already I hated them. And because of their wickedness I will-drive- them -away from Israel which I consider my dwelling-place. I no-longer love them; all their leaders rebelled-against me.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Yahweh says, ‘Because of all the wicked things that my people did at Gilgal,
that is where I started to hate them.
And now, because of all the sinful things that they have done,
I will expel them from my country.
I will not love them any longer;
all their leaders rebel against me.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Hosea 9:16:
- Kupsabiny: “Ephraim shall be destroyed
their roots shall dry up so they do not produce food.
Even if they get children
I shall kill those children quickly!’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The people of Ephraim have become like
a tree that has withered from its roots and bears no fruit.
Even if they give birth to sons and daughters,
I will kill their beloved children."” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “They are like a plant whose root dried-up therefore not bearing-fruit. Even-if they will-give-birth-to-children, I will-kill their beloved children.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Israel is like a grapevine that is dried up;
like a vine whose roots are withered
and that produces no fruit.
Even if the women of Israel give birth to more children,
I will cause those children, whom they love, to die.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Hosea 9:17:
- Kupsabiny: “My God will refuse them
because they have refused to honor him.
They shall wander around in/among other communities.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “my God will reject them,
because they have not obeyed his commands.
They will go wandering among the other nations.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Hoseas said, ‘My God will-reject those from-Israel because they did- not -obey him. Therefore they just go anywhere among the nation.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “The people of Israel have not obeyed me, their God,
so I will reject them.
As a result, they will wander among the other nations, searching for a place to live.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Hosea 10:1:
- Kupsabiny: “Israel was like a vine
that produced many fruits.
As they prospered,
(he/they) continued to build things of sacrifice for Baal.
As the land continued to produce much food.
(he/they) also continued to prepare pillars where sacrifices were made for idols.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Israel was a spreading vine,
bearing much fruit for himself.
the more his fruit,
the more altars he built for himself.
As much grain as was borne in the land,
by that much he decorated his worship pillars of stone.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “‘Those from-Israel (are) like a grape plant which-(is) leafy/(lit. thick) and (has) many fruits. While they prosper they also build many altars, and they make-beautiful the remembrance stones which they worship.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “The Israelita, they were compared in the past to vigorously-growing grapes which had much fruit. But when they became-increasingly-rich, more also were the altars that they made on-which- they -worshipped false/imitation gods. Increasingly-(worse) moreover they decorated-and-decorated the rocks that they repeatedly-set-up-vertically where- they -worshipped.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- English: “‘Israel was like a large healthy/luxuriant vine
that produced a lot of grapes.
But as the people became richer,
they made more altars at which to worship idols.
As the people prospered,
they built and decorated sacred pillars that they worshiped.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Hosea 10:2:
- Kupsabiny: “(They) hid themselves in lies,
and so they are punished for their sin.
God will tear down those places with altars
and overturn those pillars.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “They are deceitful.
Now they must receive punishment for their guilt.
The LORD will destroy their altars
and tear down their sacred stone pillars.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “They are deceitful, and now they should suffer because of their sins. The LORD will-ruin their altars and remembrance stones.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “The minds of Israelita are not sincere (naimposoan: heartfelt), therefore now it-is-necessary that they suffer to bear-(the consequences) for their sins. Later indeed (predictive formula) God will destroy their altars and vertically-set-up places-of-worship.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- English: “They are deceitful;
so now they are guilty and must be punished.
I, Yahweh, will tear down their altars
and smash those pillars.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
