complete verse (Psalm 90:3)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 90:3:

  • Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
    “You return people to dust,
    you say, ‘Return to dust you child of a human.’” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation)
  • Newari:
    “You turn people back into dust again.
    And say, "O human offspring, go back!"” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon:
    “You (sing.) (are) the-one-who determines the death of a person;
    you (sing.) return him to the ground which is where- he -came-from.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Laarim:
    “You change people to be dust again,
    and you said that, ‘Children of people, go back and become dust.’” (Source: Laarim Back Translation)
  • Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
    “Unamrudisha mtu katika vumbi,
    unasema, ‘Enyi watu, rudini katika vumbi!’” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation)
  • English:
    “When people die, you cause their corpses to become soil again;
    you change their corpses to become dirt like the first man was created from.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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