Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 99:8:
- Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
“You Jehovah our God,
you answered them;
You to Israel were a forgiving God,
though you punished them on their evil deeds.” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation) - Newari:
“O LORD our God, You answered Your subjects.
Even though You punished them for their sins,
You are a God who gives them forgiveness.” (Source: Newari Back Translation) - Hiligaynon:
“LORD our (excl.) God, you (sing.) answered the prayers of your (sing.) people.
You (sing.) showed to them that you (sing.) (are) a forgiving God even-though you (sing.) punished them for their sins.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation) - Laarim:
“LORD our God,
you came and answered them,
you were to the people of Israel
the God who you forgave them sin,
even though you punished them from their sin.” (Source: Laarim Back Translation) - Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
“Ee BWANA, Mungu wetu, ni wewe uliwajibu,
ulikuwa ni Mungu wa kusamehe,
hata kama uliwadhibu watu wako,
kwa matendo yao mabaya.” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation) - English:
“Yahweh, our God, you answered your people when they cried out to you to help them;
you are a God who forgave them for those sins that they had committed,
even though you punished them for the things that they did that are wrong.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
