Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Isaiah 26:16:

• Kupsabiny: “God, your people sought you
  when they were in trouble.
  They cried a lot to you
  when you were punishing them.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “LORD, you have punished your people.
  And with suffering [and] trouble in [their] hearts they prayed [lit.: made a request] to you.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “LORD, you (sing.) disciplined your (sing.) people, and in their difficulty they took-refuge and called you (sing.).” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Yahweh, when we were distressed, we asked you to help us;
  when you disciplined/punished us, we were able only to whisper when we prayed to you.” (Source: Translation for Translators)