complete verse (Psalm 78:27)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 78:27:

  • Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
    “He dropped them meat like dust,
    flying birds like the sand along the lake.” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation)
  • Newari:
    “Innumerable like sand in the desert, He sent birds.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon:
    “And he caused- birds -to-rain-down as- great-in-number -as the sand on the seashore.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Laarim:
    “He poured on them meat like dust,
    he poured out birds that fly up,
    which they stay like sand of the bank of the sea.” (Source: Laarim Back Translation)
  • Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
    “Akawangushia nyama nyingi, kama vile vumbi,
    ya ndege wengi, kama vile mchanga wa katika bahari.” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation)
  • English:
    “and the wind brought birds
    which were as numerous as the grains of sand on the seashore.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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