complete verse (Psalm 79:2)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 79:2:

  • Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
    “They gave the corpses of your servants
    to the birds of the sky as food,
    the bodies of your saints to the beasts of the earth.” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation)
  • Newari:
    “They have left the bodies of your people for the vultures to eat.
    They have left the corpses of your servants for the wild animals to eat.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon:
    “They fed the dead-body/corpses of your (sing.) faithful servants to the birds and cruel animals.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Laarim:
    “They left the bodies of your people,
    for the vultures to eat them,
    and wild animals ate your holy people.” (Source: Laarim Back Translation)
  • Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
    “Wamezitupa maiti za watumishi wako,
    ili wale ndege wa katika anga,
    miili ya watakatifu wako kuwa chakula cha fisi.” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation)
  • English:
    “Instead of burying the corpses of your people whom they killed,
    they allowed vultures and wild animals to eat the flesh of those corpses,” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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