Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 84:10:
- Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
“It is good to stay in your courts one day
than staying somewhere for one thousand years;
I would love to be a guard at the door of the House of my God
than staying in the tents of wicked people.” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation) - Newari:
“O God, It is better to live one day in your courtyard
than to live 1000 days anywhere else.
I would rather be a gate guard of the temple of our God
than to live in the tents of the wicked.” (Source: Newari Back Translation) - Hiligaynon:
“A one day stay in your (sing.) temple (is) better than a one thousand day stay in any place.
I would prefer to-stand at the gate of your (sing.) temple, O God, than to-dwell/live in the house of the wicked.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation) - Laarim:
“One day is better in your courtyard,
more than thousand days somewhere else,
it would be better when I am a guard at the door of the House of my God,
more than when I stay in the homes of bad people.” (Source: Laarim Back Translation) - Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
“Kukaa katika nyumba yako siku moja,
ni kuzuri sana kuzidi siku elfu moja kwingine.
Ni kuzuri kwangu kuwa mlinzi,
wa katika lango la katika nyumba ya Mungu wangu,
kuliko kukaa katika nyumba ya watenda dhambi.” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation) - English:
“For me, spending one day in your temple
is better than spending 1,000 days somewhere else;
standing at the entrance to your temple, ready to go inside,
is better than living in the tents/ homes where wicked people live.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
