Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Psalm 92:2)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 92:2:

  • Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
    “Announcing your love in the morning,
    and your faithfulness at night time,” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation)
  • Newari:
    “It is good to tell of Your ever merciful faithful love every morning,
    and to play stringed instruments and the lute,
    and to proclaim both day and night how trustworthy You are.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon:
    “(It is) very good to-tell of your (sing.) love and faithfulness day-(and)-night,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Laarim:
    “it is good when we tell your love in the morning,
    and we speak about your faithfulness at night,” (Source: Laarim Back Translation)
  • Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
    “Ni kuzuri kutangaza neema yako asubuhi,
    na kutumainiwa kwako usiku,” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation)
  • English:
    “It is good to proclaim every morning that you faithfully love us,
    and each night to sing songs that declare that you always do what you have promised to do,” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Psalm 94:14)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 94:14:

  • Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
    “For Jehovah will not reject his people;
    He will not leave his inheritance.” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation)
  • Newari:
    “The LORD will not abandon His people.
    The LORD will not abandon His chosen inheritance.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon:
    “For you (sing.) will- not -reject, LORD, the people whom you (sing.) possess.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Laarim:
    “The LORD will not reject his people,
    he will not leave his people who are his alone.” (Source: Laarim Back Translation)
  • Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
    “Kwa maana BWANA hatakuja kuwatupa watu wake,
    hatakuja kuacha urithi wake.” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation)
  • English:
    “Yahweh will not abandon his people;
    he will not desert like that those who belong to him.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Psalm 96:12)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 96:12:

  • Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
    “let the fields celebrate together with everything in them.
    Then all the trees of the forest will sing with joy;” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation)
  • Newari:
    “May the fields and everything growing in them all rejoice,
    and may all the trees of the forest rejoice and sing songs before the LORD.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon:
    “Rejoice heavens and earth,
    including the seas, fields, and all that (is) in them.
    All the trees in the forest will-sing for joy” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Laarim:
    “you (plur.) let the earth and all things which its to be happy.
    and the trees of the bush sing the songs of happiness,” (Source: Laarim Back Translation)
  • Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
    “Mashamba na vyote ambavyo vimo vifurahie!
    Basi na miti yote iimbe na furaha,” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation)
  • English:
    “The fields and everything that grows in them should rejoice.
    When they do that, it will be as though all the trees in the forests will sing joyfully” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Psalm 100:1)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 100:1:

  • Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
    “Shout out to Jehovah with joy, you all the earth.” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation)
  • Newari:
    “O, all [you] people of the earth, praise the LORD.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon:
    “You (plur.) people-groups in the whole world,
    you (plur.) be-loudly-cheerful to the LORD with gladness/joy,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Laarim:
    “You sing to the LORD, with gladness, you all the people of the earth.” (Source: Laarim Back Translation)
  • Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
    “Mshangilieni BWANA,
    ninyi enyi nchi yote.” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation)
  • English:
    “Everyone in the world should shout joyfully to Yahweh!” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Psalm 102:20)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 102:20:

  • Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
    “that he hears the groaning of the people in prison
    that he saves those who were supposed to be killed.’” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation)
  • Newari:
    “He heard the troubled voices of those who had been imprisoned,
    and He released those condemned to die.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon:
    “in-order-to hear the groans of his people who were-taken-captive
    and in-order-to free/deliver his people who are-condemned-to-die/[lit. to-be-killed].” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Laarim:
    “so that he hears the cry of people who are in jail,
    and he will release people who people judged them to death.’” (Source: Laarim Back Translation)
  • Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
    “ili asikie kilio cha wafungwa,
    awafungue ambao wamehukumiwa kuuawa.” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation)
  • English:
    “They will know that you hear prisoners groaning
    and that you will set free those who have been told, ‘You will be executed.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Psalm 104:2)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 104:2:

  • Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
    “He has covered himself (with) light like a cloth;
    he has stretched the heavens like a tent” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation)
  • Newari:
    “You have covered Yourself with light.
    And You have spread out the heavens like a tent.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon:
    “You (sing.) cover yourself/[lit. your (sing.) own self] with light like/as-if a garment
    and you (sing.) spread-out the heaven like a tent.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Laarim:
    “God wears the light like clothes,
    he spread heaven like cloth,” (Source: Laarim Back Translation)
  • Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
    “umejizungushia nuru kama vile nguo.
    Umeisimamisha mbingu kama vile hema,” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation)
  • English:
    “You created/ caused light to be like your robe.
    You spread out the sky like a man sets up a tent.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Psalm 104:34)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 104:34:

  • Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
    “Let my meditations be pleasing to Him,
    when I am rejoicing in Jehovah.” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation)
  • Newari:
    “May He be pleased with my meditations,
    for my joy comes from Him.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon:
    “May-it-be that he will-be-happy in my meditation.
    I rejoice in the LORD;” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Laarim:
    “My thought would give him happiness,
    as I am happy with the LORD.” (Source: Laarim Back Translation)
  • Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
    “Kufikiria kwangu kumpendeze yeye,
    kwa maana furaha yangu inatoka kwa BWANA.” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation)
  • English:
    “I want Yahweh to be pleased by all those things that I have thought about him, because I rejoice about knowing him.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Psalm 105:31)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 105:31:

  • Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
    “He spoke, and there came more flies
    and lice in their whole land.” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation)
  • Newari:
    “He gave the command
    and everywhere the land was full of flies and gnats.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon:
    “At the command of God, their land was-filled with flies and mosquitoes.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Laarim:
    “He spoke, and many more flies came,
    and the gnats that came all over the land of Egypt.” (Source: Laarim Back Translation)
  • Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
    “Akaagiza, yakaja makundi ya mainzi,
    nchi yao yote ikajaa mbung’o.” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation)
  • English:
    “Then Yahweh commanded that flies come, and swarms of them descended on the people of Egypt,
    and gnats also swarmed across the whole country.” (Source: Translation for Translators)