complete verse (Psalm 90:5)

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)
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