Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 38:6:
- Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
“I have bent my back and I have bowed a lot;
all day I just cry.” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation) - Newari:
“I was unable to lift my head,
my whole body is in pain.
All day and all night I kept on weeping.” (Source: Newari Back Translation) - Hiligaynon:
“I am-curled-up in great pain,
and I mourn all day.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation) - Eastern Bru:
“I have severe pain, because my heart continually follows bad ways. So I am unable to stand. I feel weak without any strength at all. So all day long I continually cry out in distress.” (Source: Bru Back Translation) - Laarim:
“My body be bent and twisted
I cry all day with sadness.” (Source: Laarim Back Translation) - Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
“Nimepindika, nimeinama sana,
siku zote natembea naomboleza.” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation) - English:
“Sometimes I am bent over, and sometimes I lie prostrate;
I am sad/cry all day.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
