complete verse (Psalm 80:16)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 80:16:

  • Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
    “Your vine has been cut and burned with fire;
    at your rebuke your people have been destroyed.” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation)
  • Newari:
    “The enemy has cut down Your grapevine,
    and setting it on fire, has burned it.
    Show them [Your] anger,
    and destroy them.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon:
    “O God, (it) seems that we (excl.) (are) as-if a grape-vine that was-cut-down and burned.
    You looked-at us (excl.) with anger and you (sing.) destroyed us (excl.).” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Laarim:
    “Our enemies cut down your tree of wine,
    and the fire burned it,
    you destroy them by your anger.” (Source: Laarim Back Translation)
  • Gbaya: “People pulled up the vine and threw it into the fire and it burned gbulɛɛ [ideophone to express wickedness] like dry cow dung. If you frown and look at them, they will all die gbuɗuk [ideophone to express a calamity befalling many people at once — see here].” (Source: Philip Noss)
  • Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
    “Maadui wameukata mti wako wa mizabibu,
    wameuchoma katika moto,
    uonyeshe hasira zako, uwangamize.” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation)
  • English:
    “Our enemies have torn down and burned everything in our land;
    look at them angrily and get rid of them!” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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