complete verse (Psalm 69:10)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 69:10:

  • Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
    “When I am crying and fasting,
    I have to endure being insulted;” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation)
  • Newari:
    “When I fast and weep
    the people ridicule me.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon:
    “When I cry and fast, they put- me -to-shame.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Laarim:
    “When I cry, and punish my body of food,
    I must endure people who insulted me,” (Source: Laarim Back Translation)
  • Gbaya: “When I said I would do suffering to myself by fasting,
    they worked the field, raked the soil to cover the ground, they raked me over kpút-kpút [ideophone that communicates the sound and act of stubbing or thudding oneʼs foot against something solid] perching right on top of the tree [idiom].” (Source: Philip Noss)
  • Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
    “Wakati nanyenyekea na nafunga kutokula chakula,
    kumbe watu wananitukana.” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation)
  • English:
    “When I have humbled myself and fasted/ abstained from eating food
    to show my sadness about the disgraceful things that they have done to your temple, they just insult me.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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