Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Hosea 1:6:
- Kupsabiny: “After that, Gomer again became pregnant and bore a second child who was a girl. God said to Hosea, ‘Give her the name Lo-ruhamah, because I will no longer have mercy with these people of Israel and forgive them.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Gomer became pregnant again, and she gave birth to a daughter, and the LORD said to Hosea, "Name her Lo-Ruhamah, for never again will I pardon the nation of Israel, showing them mercy.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Gomer conceived again and gave-birth to a female/(daughter). The LORD said to Hoseas, ‘Name the child Lo-Ruhama, for I will- no-longer -show-mercy or forgive the people of Israel.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Gomer got-pregnant again and a female is what she gave-birth-to. God said to Hosea, ‘Lo-Ruhama is what you (sing.) will-name-(her), because already I will not show-mercy to those-from-Israel. Absolutely I will not again forgive them.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- English: “Later Gomer became pregnant again, and she gave birth to a daughter. Yahweh said to me ‘Give her the name Lo-ruhamah, which means ‘not loved,’ because I will no longer show that I love the people of Israel, and I will not forgive them for the sins that they have committed.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
