Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Hosea 11:5:
- Kupsabiny: “They shall never return to Egypt as slaves
but the people of Assyria shall rule them
because they did not want to repent.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation) - Newari: “‘Since my people did not obey and come back to me
they will have to go back to the land of Egypt
and the Assyrians will rule over them.” (Source: Newari Back Translation) - Hiligaynon: “But because they do not want to return to me, surely they will-return to Egipto, and Asiria will-rule-over them.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘They will-return in-the-future to Egipto and those-from-Assyria will rule-over them, because they refuse to return to me.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- English: “But the people of Israel will become slaves again,
like they were in Egypt,
and the people of Assyria will rule over them,
because the people of Israel refused to repent.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
