Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 22:2:
- Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
“You my God, I cry in the afternoon, but you do not answer,
at night too, and I do not stay quite.” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation) - Newari:
“I am praying to You night and day,
But You give no answer.
Even at night there is no peace or tranquility for me.” (Source: Newari Back Translation) - Hiligaynon:
“My God, day-(and)-night I am-calling you (sing.),
but you do- not -answer me,
therefore I have-no rest.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation) - Eastern Bru:
“O my God! I call out searching for you in the daytime, but you don’t respond. I call out to you in the night, but you are busy resting.” (Source: Bru Back Translation) - Laarim:
“My God, I pray you in the day, but instead, you did not reply to me.
I pray to you at night, and I do not sleep.” (Source: Laarim Back Translation) - Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
“Mungu wangu, nalia mchana, hunijibu,
nalia usiku, sipati amani.” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation) - English:
“My God, every day I call to you during the
daytime and during the night,
but you do not answer me, so I am not able to sleep.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
