Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 88:4:
- Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
βI am being counted together with those who are descending to the pit;
I am a person without strength.β (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation) - Newari:
βI have become like a person who is about to die.
I have become like a person who has no strength.β (Source: Newari Back Translation) - Hiligaynon:
βI (am) one of those now on-the-verge-of-death.
I (am) like a person that can- not be -helped anymore.β (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation) - Laarim:
βI stayed like all other people who are near to death,
and I stayed like a person who all his strength is finished.β (Source: Laarim Back Translation) - Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
βNafanana kama vile mtu ambaye yuko kufa,
kama vile mtu ambaye zimeisha nguvu.β (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation) - English:
βBecause I have no more strength, other people also consider that I will soon die.β (Source: Translation for Translators)
