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)
