Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 106:38:
- Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
“They shed blood of innocent people,
the blood of their male children and their female children,
whom they gave sacrifice to the idols of Canaan,
and the land was polluted with their blood.” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation) - Newari:
“They shed the blood of innocent sons and daughters,
They offered sacrifices to them for the idols of the land of Canaan,
and by their blood the land became impure.” (Source: Newari Back Translation) - Hiligaynon:
“who (were) the little-gods/false-gods of Canaan.
Because of their killing of their innocent children, they defiled/[lit. dirtied] the land of Canaan” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation) - Laarim:
“They killed innocent children,
their boys and their girls,
who they gave to be sacrifices to the gods of Canaan,
and the land was spoiled by the blood of their children.” (Source: Laarim Back Translation) - Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
“Wakamwaga damu bila hatia yoyote,
damu ya watoto wao vijana wa kiume na wasichana.
Walitoa kuwa sadaka ya miungu ya katika Kanani,
nchi ikachafuliwa kwa damu hiyo.” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation) - English:
“They killed their own children, who were innocent/had not done things that were wrong,
and offered them as sacrifices to the idols in Canaan.
As a result, Canaan land was polluted by those murders.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
