complete verse (Psalm 69:8)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 69:8:

  • Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
    “I am a guest to my relatives,
    a person who comes to the male children of my mother;” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation)
  • Newari:
    “My very own brothers act as if they do not know me.
    In my very own family I have become
    like a foreigner.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon:
    “I am-like a stranger to my blood-relatives;
    I am-like a stranger to my siblings.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Laarim:
    “I become like a stranger among my brothers,
    and I stay like foreigner in my home.” (Source: Laarim Back Translation)
  • Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
    “Niko kama vile mgeni kwa ndugu zangu,
    kwa ambao tuko mama mmoja,
    niko kama vile mtu ambaye hawamjui.” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation)
  • English:
    “Even my own older brothers act as if they do not know me;
    they treat me like a foreigner.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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