Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 144:4:
- Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
βA person is like breath;
his days are like a shade that does not last long.β (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation) - Newari:
βA person is just like a breath (of air),
His life span is like a passing shadow.β (Source: Newari Back Translation) - Hiligaynon:
βHe/She (is) just like a wind that passes-by
and his/her days (are) like a shadow that just passes-by.β (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation) - Laarim:
βA person stays like a breath.
His days stay like a shadow that runs.β (Source: Laarim Back Translation) - Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
βMtu yuko kama vile pumzi tu,
siku zake ziko kama vile kivuli ambacho kinapita.β (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation) - English:
βThe time that we live is as short as a puff of wind;
our time to live disappears like a shadow does.β (Source: Translation for Translators)
