Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Lamentations 5:16:
- Kupsabiny: “We have been stripped of our dignity
and we are in a bad situation because of our sin!” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation) - Newari: “The crown has fallen from our head,
woe to us, for we have sinned.” (Source: Newari Back Translation) - Hiligaynon: “Our honor has gone now. We are pitiful, because we have sinned.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “The wreaths of flowers have fallen off our heads.
Terrible things have happened to us because of the sins that we committed.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
