complete verse (Psalm 68:13)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 68:13:

  • Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
    “Even though you are sleeping between kraals of animals,
    the wings of pigeons are covered with silver,
    their feathers with glittering gold.’” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation)
  • Newari:
    “Even those caring for sheep in the sheepfolds got to take silver doves.
    The wings of these parrots were silver and the feathers were gold.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon:
    “Even-though those (who) remained in the pen of the sheep were-allotted images of a dove
    whose wings were-overlayed with silver and the tip of the wings were-overlayed by pure gold.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Laarim:
    “they found things like pigeons which had wings
    that were silver,
    and their feathers were gold.’
    Why did some of you hide in a flock of sheep from the fighting?” (Source: Laarim Back Translation)
  • Gbaya: “… they decorated themselves with silver sitting along kɛɗu-kɛɗu [ideophone referring to something shiny like precious stones] beautifully like a grey go-away-bird , they fixed themselves up ŋgol-ŋgol [another ideophone referring to something shiny] shining with beads” (ideophones are a class of sound symbolic words expressing human sensation that are used as literary devices in many African languages) (Source: Philip Noss)
  • Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
    “Ninyi msibaki katika mazizi ya kondoo,
    kwa sababu sanamu za njiwa ambazo zinaonyesha ushindi,
    mabawa yao yamepakwa fedha,
    manyoya yake dhahabu.’” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation)
  • English:
    “Even those women who were in the pens taking care of the sheep received some of those things;
    they got statues of doves whose wings were covered with silver
    and whose feathers were covered with pure yellow gold.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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