Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 90:5:
- Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
“You sweep people away in the sleep of death,
they are like new morning grass,” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation) - Newari:
“You sweep people away like with flooding water.
They are like a dream.
They are like grass that sprouts in the morning.” (Source: Newari Back Translation) - Hiligaynon:
“You (sing.) put an end to our (excl.) lives like a dream” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation) - Laarim:
“You give people to disappear quickly by death,
it is like the grass that grow in the morning,” (Source: Laarim Back Translation) - Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
“Unawazoa watu, wanapotea kama vile ndoto,
ni kama vile majani ambayo yanaota asubuhi,” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation) - English:
“You cause people suddenly to die;
they live only a short time, like a dream lasts only a short time.
They are like grass/ weeds that grow up.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
