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)
