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)
