complete verse (Lamentations 1:14)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Lamentations 1:14:

  • Kupsabiny: “God gathered all my sins
    and put them on my neck for me to carry like a yoke,
    the sins wore me down.
    God handed me over to the hands of people,
    who beat me powerfully.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “He laid my transgressions upon me with his own hand
    like a yoke on my shoulders.
    They are intertwined and hung on my neck
    He made my strength fail.
    Lord delivered me into the hands of his enemies,
    But I could not fight with them.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “He gathered my sins and as-if made-[it] into a knot. And this (is-was) the-(one-which) dragged me to captivity. As-if like I was-put-on with a yoke on the neck. The Lord caused- me -to-become-weak and handed-(me)-over to my enemies whom I am- not -able-to-(defeat).” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “He caused the sins that we have committed to be like a heavy load for us to carry;
    it is as though he tied them around our necks.
    Previously we were strong,
    but he has caused us to become weak.
    He has allowed our enemies to capture us,
    and we were not able to do anything to resist them.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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