Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 102:24:
- Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
“So I said:
‘Do not remove me, You my God, amidst the days of my life;
your years still remain on all generations.” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation) - Newari:
“"Oh my God, don’t take me away
while [I am] so young.
Your years continue
from generation to generation.” (Source: Newari Back Translation) - Hiligaynon:
“Therefore I said,
‘O God who lives without end, do- not for-the-time-being -take-(away) my life before I become-old.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation) - Laarim:
“Then I said that,
‘God, do not take me now before I become old.
you will live forever with people who still will come.” (Source: Laarim Back Translation) - Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
“Basi nasema, ‘Ee Mungu, usinichukue sasa hivi,
usiniondoe wakati bado niko kijana,
wewe uko milele na milele.” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation) - English:
“I say to you, ‘My God, do not cause me to die now,
before I become old!
You live forever!” (Source: Translation for Translators)
