Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Psalm 21:10)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 21:10:

  • Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
    “You will destroy their children on earth,
    their grandchildren among the people.” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation)
  • Newari:
    “Not even any of their children will survive,
    The king will put an end to all of them.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon:
    “You (sing.) will-kill all their descendants,
    and no one at-all will-remain/be-left.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Eastern Bru:
    “All of their descendants will be destroyed from this earth, because this king will surely kill everyone of them.” (Source: Bru Back Translation)
  • Laarim:
    “You will finish all of their children down here,
    their children will not be.” (Source: Laarim Back Translation)
  • Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
    “Ee mfalme, utaangamiza watoto wao wote duniani.
    Uzao wao hautakuwepo kabisa.” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation)
  • English:
    “You will remove their children from this earth; their descendants will all disappear.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Psalm 22:29)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 22:29:

  • Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
    “All the rich people of the earth will feast and worship;
    all who go to the dust will kneel down before his eyes;
    those who cannot keep themselves alive.” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation)
  • Newari:
    “All the proud will come
    [and] bow their heads before Him.
    All mortals will come
    [and] bow their heads before Him.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon:
    “Surely all the rich-people of the earth will-worship you (sing.).
    Even all the people who (are) as-if (they) will-die now will-kneel to you (sing.).
    And those (who) are dead now,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Eastern Bru:
    “All those who are proud (lit. raise up their bodies by themselves), they will kneel before the eyes of the Lord, and every other person who has life, surely they will kneel like that too.” (Source: Bru Back Translation)
  • Laarim:
    “The rich will eat feast of the world, and they will worship him,
    people will bow who will die to him on knees.” (Source: Laarim Back Translation)
  • Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
    “Matajiri wote wa duniani watakula na kumwabudu,
    nao ambao wako karibu kufa, watamwinamia,
    hao hawawezi kujipa uzima.” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation)
  • English:
    “I desire that all the rich people on the earth will bow before him.
    Some day they will die,
    but I want them to prostrate themselves on the ground in his presence before they die.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Psalm 25:14)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 25:14:

  • Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
    “Jehovah reveals his secret to those who fear him;
    he reveals his covenant to them.” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation)
  • Newari:
    “To those who fear the LORD He will be like a friend,
    and He will tell them of His covenant.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon:
    “You (sing.) (are) near, LORD, to the ones (who) respect you (sing.)
    and you (sing.) cause- them -to-remember your (sing.) agreement.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Eastern Bru:
    “God surely becomes a friend with those who honor him. And he allows those people to remember his covenant is reliable.” (Source: Bru Back Translation)
  • Laarim:
    “The LORD is friend to people who fear him,
    then he teaches them his covenant.” (Source: Laarim Back Translation)
  • Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
    “Bwana rafiki wa ambaye anamcha,
    yeye anamfunulia agano lake.” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation)
  • English:
    “Yahweh is a friend of those who have an awesome respect for him,
    and he teaches them the agreement that he made with them.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Psalm 27:12)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 27:12:

  • Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
    “Do not deliver me to the desires of my enemies,
    for many witnesses have risen up against me
    and they are threatening me.” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation)
  • Newari:
    “Do not abandon me into their hands
    for, having evil intentions in mind
    they have been giving false testimony against me.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon:
    “Do- not -hand- me -over to them,
    for they accuse me of what (is) not true
    and they want to-harm me.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Eastern Bru:
    “Request you don’t hand me over to evil people in order that they follow their own hearts in whatever they want to do. They are only speaking lies, and they are very good at doing violence to me.” (Source: Bru Back Translation)
  • Laarim:
    “Do not allow my enemies to defeat me,
    because of people who they are witnesses they say lies against me,
    and they shout they want to kill me.” (Source: Laarim Back Translation)
  • Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
    “Usiniache kuangukia kwa maadui zangu,
    watanitendea ambayo wanapenda.
    Wananisemea habari za uongo,
    wanataka kuniumiza mimi.” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation)
  • English:
    “Do not allow my enemies to do to me what they want;
    they say many false things about me and threaten to do violent things to me.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Psalm 30:10)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 30:10:

  • Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
    “Hear Jehovah and have mercy on me;
    Jehovah be my help.’” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation)
  • Newari:
    “O LORD, Listen to my request.
    Have mercy on me.
    Help me.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon:
    “LORD, listen to me and have-mercy-(on-me).
    Help me!’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Eastern Bru:
    “O God! Request you listen and have mercy on me. O God! Request you help me!” (Source: Bru Back Translation)
  • Laarim:
    “LORD, listen to me and have mercy on me.
    LORD, you be my Savior.” (Source: Laarim Back Translation)
  • Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
    “Ee BWANA, usikie, uje na huruma kwangu.
    Ee BWANA, unisaidie.” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation)
  • English:
    “Yahweh, listen to me, and be merciful to me! Yahweh, help me!’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Psalm 32:6)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 32:6:

  • Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
    “Therefore let every faithful pray to You
    when you are found;
    indeed when the strong waters rise,
    they will not find him,” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation)
  • Newari:
    “So as long as there is still time,
    those who trust You must pray to You.
    And even if a flood of suffering comes,
    it will not be able to harm them.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon:
    “Therefore all the godly-(ones) should pray to you (sing.) in times of difficulty/trouble,
    so-that when difficulty comes that (are) like a flood, nothing/(no harm) will-happen to them.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Eastern Bru:
    “Therefore, people who believe in you, they must pray to you when troubles come. Surely flood waters come, but they will not inundate them.” (Source: Bru Back Translation)
  • Laarim:
    “Therefore, let all holy people to pray to you
    while you still would be found,
    then really when strong flood start,
    it will not carry them.” (Source: Laarim Back Translation)
  • Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
    “Basi kila mtu ambaye anakucha, aombe kwako,
    kwa sababu unapatikana.
    Kweli katika wakati wa mafuriko,
    maji hayatakuja kufika ambapo yupo.” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation)
  • English:
    “Therefore, the people who are godly should pray to you
    when they realize that they have sinned/ have difficulties.
    If they pray to you, difficulties will not overwhelm them like a great flood.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Psalm 34:5)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 34:5:

  • Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
    “Those who look to Him, their faces shine;
    their faces are not covered with shame.” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation)
  • Newari:
    “Any who look toward Him, their faces will be bright with joy,
    And they will never need to bend down in shame.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon:
    “Those (who) trust in him rejoice,
    and they will- never -be-put-to-shame.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Eastern Bru:
    “Those who are one heart with him, surely they have hearts that are continually glad, and they are no longer ashamed.” (Source: Bru Back Translation)
  • Laarim:
    “People rejoice who search for him for help,
    their faces are not covered with shame.” (Source: Laarim Back Translation)
  • Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
    “Mumtazame BWANA ili muwe na furaha,
    hamtaaibika hata mara moja.” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation)
  • English:
    “Those who trust that he will help them will be joyful;
    they will never be disappointed/he will always do for them the things that he promises.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Psalm 35:15)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 35:15:

  • Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
    “But when I stumbled, they gathered happily;
    those pouring war against me gathered to oppose me, without me knowing.
    They didn’t stop saying to me insulting words” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation)
  • Newari:
    “But when I was in trouble
    they all rejoiced.
    Together they all jeered at me.
    People I don’t even know
    are coming ceaselessly to attack me.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon:
    “But when I (was) now the one in trouble, they gathered in glee.
    They who (were) the-(ones-who)-do-harm against me gathered-together.
    But I do-not know why.
    And their treating-badly/speaking-evil of me did- not -stop.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Eastern Bru:
    “But when I was in trouble, they were glad. And they never stopped discussing together with people who slandered me.” (Source: Bru Back Translation)
  • Laarim:
    “But instead, when a stone knocked me,
    they gathered and in order to laugh at me.
    they came and gathered and brought war even before I knew it.
    They brought slander always against me,
    and also they did not stop.” (Source: Laarim Back Translation)
  • Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
    “Lakini wakati nimejikwa, walikusanyika, wakanicheka.
    Wakanikusanyikia watu wa ovyo ambao siwajui,
    hawakuacha kunirarua.” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation)
  • English:
    “But when I had troubles, they were all happy about it.
    They gathered around to make fun of me.
    Strangers struck me,
    and they would not stop.” (Source: Translation for Translators)