complete verse (Psalm 102:24)

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)
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