Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Hosea 10:11:
- Kupsabiny: “Ephraim is like a cow that liked to thresh
but I will put a yoke on its beautiful neck.
Judah will be ploughing
and Israel make furrows in the farm.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Ephraim is like a trained heifer,
who is delighted at grain threshing time,
but I will put a yoke
on her beautiful shoulders.
I will drive Ephraim.
Judah will plow and Jacob will beat the clumps of earth.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “In-time-past you (plur.) are- just -relaxing; you (plur.) (are) like a heifer that was-trained to thresh and likes this work. But now I will-have- you (plur.) -work-hard who come-from-Israel and as-well-as those- (who) -come-from-Juda; you (plur.) will-be like a heifer to-be-tied-up with yoke to his neck that has no callus, and then (he is) made-to-plow.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Israel is like a well-trained heifer/young cow
that likes to thresh grain.
So now you will become slaves.
It will be as though I will put a yoke on your neck,
and you will be forced to work hard for your enemies in their fields.
You people of Israel and Judah will be forced to go to Assyria;
there you will pull plows to break up the ground for planting seeds.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Hosea 10:12:
- Kupsabiny: “Plant truth/justice
so you can harvest mercy.
Plough farms that have not been ploughed.
These are the days when you ought to seek God for him to save you.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Plant the seeds of righteousness for yourselves
harvest the fruit of kindness
break up the hard dirt (clumps of earth) in the field you have kept as barren land.
For this is the time to seek the LORD,
That He may come and pour out
blessings of righteousness upon you.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “I said to you (plur.), ‘[You (plur.)] cause- your (plur.) -heart -to-become-soft like the ground that has-been-plowed. [You (plur.)] plant righteousness and harvest love. For this (is) now a time that you (plur.) will-take-refuge in me until I will-arrive/come, and I will-send you (plur.) salvation as-if like rain.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “You plow your fields and plant your seeds and harvest your crops ,
but what you need to do is to act righteously and to faithfully love me;
you need to repent ,
because it is time to try to know me, Yahweh;
and if you do that, I will pour out many blessings on you.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Hosea 10:13:
- Kupsabiny: “But you planted evil
and harvested persecution.
You yourselves were stupid.
You trusted in your strength
and your soldiers.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “But you have planted the seeds of iniquity,
and harvested the fruit of injustice.
You have eaten the fruit of deception.
For you put your confidence in your power,
and because you have put your hope in your many soldiers,” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “‘But you (plur.) have-planted wickedness, so you (plur.) also harvested wickedness. You (plur.) lied, and that is the fruit of your (plur.) wickedness. And because you (plur.) have-trusted in your (plur.) ability, like for instance your (plur.) many soldiers,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “You plant seeds and harvest the crops and eat them;
but what I consider that you have really done is that you have planted wicked things and harvested evil things
and eaten the results of the lies that you have told.
Instead of trusting in me, you have depended on/trusted in your own power
and in your many soldiers.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Hosea 10:14:
- Kupsabiny: “War shall come to your people
and all the places where one hides will be destroyed,
like Shalman destroyed Beth-arbel on the day of battle
and mothers were cut down to die with their children.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “war will take place against
your people with great force.
Like Shalman destroyed Beth-arbel in the war, all your fortresses will be destroyed.
At that time mothers with their children were dashed to pieces.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “war will-come to your (plur.) people-groups and your (plur.) stone-walled towns will-be-destroyed. Your (plur.) enemies will-do as what Shalman did to the town of Bet Arbel — he smashed the mothers and their children.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “As a result, you will soon hear the roar of battle,
and all your cities that have walls around them will be destroyed,
like Shalman’s army destroyed Beth-Arbel city in a battle,
and the women in that city and their children were bashed to death.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Hosea 10:15:
- Kupsabiny: “It will happen like that with you Bethel
because your sin has become great.
When that day dawns,
the king of Israel will be destroyed completely.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “O people of Bethel,
by reason of the evil work you have done, that same kind of trouble is about to come on you.
When that day dawns,
the king of Israel will be devastatingly destroyed.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “That is also what will-happen to you (plur.) who come-from-Betel because of your (plur.) great wickedness. While (it)-is-still dawning, very surely the king of Israel will-die.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “You people of Bethel city, that is what will happen to you,
because you are very wicked.
And when the sun rises on that day,
the King of Israel will be killed in the battle.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Hosea 11:1:
- Kupsabiny: “I was loving Israel when he was still a child.
I called my child to come from Egypt.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “From the time Israel was a child, I loved him.
I called my son from the land of Egypt. ” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The LORD said, ‘When Israel (was) still like a child, I loved him. I caused- him -to-come-out of Egipto as my child.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “God said, ‘When the nation Israel was still a child, I showed my love. I led this child of mine to leave Egipto.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- English: “‘Before the Israeli people became a nation ,
I loved them like a man loves his son,
and I called them out of Egypt.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Hosea 11:2:
- Kupsabiny: “But when I was calling them later,
they continued to go further away from me.
They made sacrifices to Baal
and burned those sweet smelling things to idols.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The more I called Israel,
the further away they moved from me.
They sacrificed offerings to the god Baal.
And burned incense to idols.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “But now, even I keep calling for them who come-from-Israel, they even still walk-away from me. They offer offerings and burn incense to the images of Baal.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But when-I-called them, they emphatically increasingly (bad) went-far from me and they were-offering animals and incense (loan insinso) to the false/imitation god that is called Baal.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- English: “But while I continued to call them,
they continued to turn away from me more and more.
They offered sacrifices to their statues of Baal,
and they burned incense to honor them.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Hosea 11:3:
- Kupsabiny: “I am the one who taught Israel to walk.
I took (him) by the hand so I could lead (him) along.
Even though it was like that,
he did not accept/agree that I was the one who healed him.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “I was the one who taught Ephraim to walk
by holding his hand.
But they did not realize that
I had healed them.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “I (was) the-one-who took-good-care of them, as-if like I hold them in the hand and taught (them) to walk, but they did- not -acknowledge that I (was) the-one-who took-good-care of them.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “I myself am the one-who-took-by-the-hand and taught the Israelita to walk, but they did not know that I am the one who was-taking-care-of them.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- English: “The people of Israel were like a little boy ,
and it was as though it was I who taught them to walk,
holding them by their hands.
But they did not realize that it was I who was taking care of them.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
