complete verse (Psalm 124:7)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 124:7:

  • Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
    “Our life has been freed like a bird
    that was entangled in the trap of the hunter
    the trap is broken,
    and we have survived.” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation)
  • Newari:
    “Like a bird saved from the hunter’s net,
    we have been saved,
    their net was torn and we were saved.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon:
    “We (incl.) were-able-to-escape like a bird that gets-free from a broken snare.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Laarim:
    “and we ran like birds from a trap,
    the trap was broken and we ran.” (Source: Laarim Back Translation)
  • Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
    “Tumepona kama vile ndege katika mtego,
    mtego umekatika, tumefunguliwa.” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation)
  • English:
    “We have escaped from our enemies like a bird escapes from the trap that hunters have set;
    it is as though the trap that our enemies set for us was broken
    and we have escaped from it!” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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