Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 114:5:

• Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
  “Why did you run away?
  you river of Jordan why did you turn back?” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation)
• Newari:
  “O sea, what happened,
  why did you run away?
  O Jordan River, why did you flow backwards?” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon:
  “Why did- the Red Sea -split and as-if the water of the River Jordan took-a-step-back?” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Laarim:
  “You sea, why did you run?
  You the River of Jordan, why did you not flow?” (Source: Laarim Back Translation)
• Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
  “Ee bahari, kwa nini umekimbia?
  Ee mto Yordani, mbona unarudi nyuma?” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation)
• English:
  “If someone asks, ‘What happened at the Red Sea that caused the water to run away?
  What happened that caused the water in the Jordan River to stop flowing?” (Source: Translation for Translators)