Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 55:17:
- Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
“Evening, morning, and afternoon
I cry with a painful heart
and he hears my voice.” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation) - Newari:
“Morning, afternoon, and evening, I will pray,
proclaiming my trouble with a loud voice.
And the LORD will hear my voice.” (Source: Newari Back Translation) - Hiligaynon:
“Morning, noon, and night I complain and groan
and he listens to me.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation) - Laarim:
“My cry goes to him
in morning, in the day and in evening all,
then he hears my voice.” (Source: Laarim Back Translation) - Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
“Jioni, asubuhi na mchana,
mimi nalalama kulia,
yeye anasikia sauti yangu.” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation) - English:
“Each morning and each noontime and each evening I tell him what I am concerned about, and I moan,
and he hears my voice.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
