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)
