complete verse (1 Chronicles 16:31)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Chronicles 16:31:

  • Kupsabiny: “Let up there and earth down here rejoice!
    Let all those places say to all communities that God is king/ruler.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “May earth and sky rejoice!
    The LORD reigns —
    Let it be proclaimed to the nations.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Let the heavens and the earth rejoice.
    Let them tell the nations, ‘The LORD reigns.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Everything in the sky and on the earth should be happy.
    People everywhere should say, ‘Yahweh is our king!’” (Source: Translation for Translators)