complete verse (Psalm 78:63)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 78:63:

  • Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
    “Fire consumed their boys,
    and their virgins had no songs of wedding.” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation)
  • Newari:
    “All the young men died in the war,
    until the young women had no men to marry.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon:
    “Their young men were-burned,
    so their young-ladies had-no-one to marry.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Laarim:
    “The fire came and burned their youth completely,
    and singing disappears because there are no men who marry the girls.” (Source: Laarim Back Translation)
  • Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
    “Vijana wa kiume waliuawa katika vita,
    wasichana hawakuwa naye hata mmoja wa kuwaoa.” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation)
  • English:
    “Young men were killed in battles, with the result that the young women had no one to marry.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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