Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 109:25:
- Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
“I am a mocked thing to my opponents;
when they see me, they shake their heads.” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation) - Newari:
“Seeing me, people laugh,
scorning me they shake their heads.” (Source: Newari Back Translation) - Hiligaynon:
“I have-became an object-of-scorn to my enemies.
They shake-their-heads when they see me.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation) - Laarim:
“When my enemies see me, they speak bad things,
and shake their heads.” (Source: Laarim Back Translation) - Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
“Nimefanyika kuwa kitu cha kudhihakiwa na watu,
iwapo wameniona wanatikisa vichwa vyao kunisimanga.” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation) - English:
“The people who accuse me make fun of me; when they see me, they insult me by shaking their heads at me as though I were an evil man.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
