Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Hosea 12:8:
- Kupsabiny: “Ephraim boasts saying,
‘I have great wealth and I am rich.
But there is no one who is able to say that
I got this wealth in a bad way.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Ephraim says boastingly,
"I am very rich, I have become rich.
they will not find any iniquity or sin in me."” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “You (plur.) who come-from-Israel even boast, ‘We (incl.) were-able-to-gather wealth and we (incl.) (are) now very rich. No one can-accuse us (incl.) that we (incl.) were-able-to-gather wealth in a bad way.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “The people of Israel boast, saying
‘We are very rich ;
and we got all that money by our own efforts,
and without committing any sin.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Hosea 12:9:
- Kupsabiny: “I am your God
who brought you out from Egypt.
I will make you live again in tents
like those days when you were in the wilderness.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “‘But I am the LORD your God,
who brought you out of Egypt.
I will make you live in tents again,
as in the days of your appointed festivals.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Therefore I, the LORD your (plur.) God who caused- you (plur.) -to-come-out of Egipto, will-cause you (plur.) -to-dwell again in simple-shelters/huts, as what you (plur.) do in the times of the Feast of Erecting/[lit. Causing-to-Stand] Simple-Shelters/Huts.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “‘I am Yahweh your God,
the one who brought your ancestors out of Egypt.
And some day I will force you to live in tents again like your ancestors did
when they celebrated the Festival of Living in Temporary Shelters.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Hosea 12:10:
- Kupsabiny: “I spoke to the prophets,
I revealed many matters to (them).
I spoke words by use of stories/proverbs
through those prophets.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “I sent prophets to you to give you warning.
I gave them many visions.
And, through them, I told parables."” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “‘I spoke to the prophets and I gave them many visions. Through them I had-warned you (plur.) that you (plur.) will-be- destroyed.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Many times I spoke to the prophets,
and I gave them many visions,
and I gave them parables to tell to the people.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Hosea 12:11:
- Kupsabiny: “The people of Gilead are doing sins
so they shall perish.
(They) slaughtered bulls to make sacrifices from them in Gilgal,
but that place of sacrifices shall be like
stones that are piled up in a farm.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Is Gilead evil?
Its people are worthless!
Do they sacrifice bulls in Gilgal?
Their altars will be like stones gathered
in a plowed field.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “But still the people of Gilead (were) wicked and had no value at-all, and the people of Gilgal offer bulls to little-gods. Very surely their altars will-be-destroyed and they will-become like piles of stones which were-taken from the plowed ground.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “The people of Gilead city are extremely wicked;
they are worthless.
The people sacrifice bulls in Gilgal city,
but their altars will soon become like piles of stone at the edge of a plowed field.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Hosea 12:12:
- Kupsabiny: “Jacob fled to the land of Aram.
(He) worked there to obtain a wife.
(He) looked after sheep in order to get that wife.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Jacob escaped to the land of Aram.
Israel served to get a wife,
and for a wife, he tended sheep.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “‘Jacob fled to Aram, and there he served as a care-taker of the animals so-that he could-possess/have his wife-to-be.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Your ancestor Jacob fled from his brother Esau
and went to northwest Mesopotamia.
He worked for his uncle Laban for many years to get a wife;
he took care of his uncle’s sheep to pay for her.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Hosea 12:13:
- Kupsabiny: “God was using a prophet to get Israel out of Egypt.
(He) used that prophet to guard/care for them.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The LORD used a prophet to set the Israel free from the slavery of Egypt,
and through a prophet He protected him.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Through the prophet Moises, I caused- you (plur.) who (are) Israelinhon -to-come-out-of Egipto and took-good-care-of you (plur.).” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Many years later, Yahweh enabled a prophet to bring the ancestors of you people of Israel here from Egypt;
that prophet, Moses, took care of them.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Hosea 12:14:
- Kupsabiny: “But the people of Ephraim made
God become very angry.
So, God will repay (them) for their evil
and punish them on account of the words/matters they did.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “But Ephraim provoked the bitter anger of THE LORD.
THE LORD will put on his head the guilt for his bloodshed,
and will punish him for contempt.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “But you (plur.) really provoked- me your (plur.) Lord -to-anger because of your (plur.) act-of-killing, so I will-punish you (plur.). I will-take-revenge against you (plur.) for your (plur.) cursing me.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “But now the people of Israel have caused Yahweh to become very angry;
Yahweh says that they deserve to die because they caused many others to die ;
he will pay them back for the sins that they have committed against him and for insulting him.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Hosea 13:1:
- Kupsabiny: “When the clan of Ephraim spoke long ago,
the other people were trembling.
They were very exalted/raised up
in the whole land of Israel.
But those people sinned worshipping Baal,
therefore they shall die.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “When Ephraim spoke people were afraid and trembled.
He was made great in Israel,
but because he did worship to Baal god, he became guilty and he died.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “‘In time-past, when the tribe of Efraim would- now in-fact -speak the other tribes of Israel tremble with fear, and they praise him. But his people sinned because of their worshipping Baal. That is why they died.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “In the past, if the descendants of Efraim spoke, the other tribes were-afraid, because the tribe of Efraim was acknowledged/honored in Israel. But they sinned in their worshipping Baal and they were condemned to die.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- English: “Previously, when the leaders of Israel spoke,
the people trembled;
those leaders were highly respected by the Israeli people.
But the people sinned greatly by worshiping Baal,
so now they will be killed by their enemies.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
