complete verse (Psalm 104:8)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 104:8:

  • Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
    “You sank down mountains,
    they descended to the valleys
    to the place where you prepared for them.” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation)
  • Newari:
    “And they flowed through the mountains and valleys
    to the place You had made for them.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon:
    “And they flowed to the mountains and to the valleys,
    and to other places that you (sing.) prepared for them.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Laarim:
    “they came and flowed down the mountains
    flowed to the valleys,
    to go to the place where you built for them.” (Source: Laarim Back Translation)
  • Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
    “Yakashuka kutoka katika milima,
    yakafika katika mabonde,
    yakaenda mahali ambapo uliyawekea.” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation)
  • English:
    “Mountains rose up from the water, and the valleys sank down
    to the levels that you had determined for them.” (Source: Translation for Translators)