complete verse (Hosea 1:12)

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)
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