Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Psalm 62:3)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 62:3:

  • Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
    “Until when will all of you contend with a person?
    Will you bring him down (to the) ground like a weak wall,
    like a shaken fence?” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation)
  • Newari:
    “How long will you continue to attack a lone person
    who seems like a wall about to fall down?” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon:
    “All of you (plur.) who (are) my enemies, until when will- you (plur.) yet -attack me to-destroy me?
    I (am) like a stone-wall about-to fall-down or a leaning fence.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Laarim:
    “Until when are you (plur.) going to fight against a person?
    Would you throw him down,
    who is like a fence that wants to fall?” (Source: Laarim Back Translation)
  • Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
    “Hadi lini mtanishambulia mimi?
    Je, ninyi wote mniue?
    Ambaye niko kama vile ukuta ambao umeinama,
    kama wigo ambao unataka kuanguka.” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation)
  • English:
    “When will you, my enemies, stop attacking me?
    I feel that I am as useless against you as a wall that is about to fall over or a broken-down fence.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Psalm 62:4)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 62:4:

  • Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
    “They (strongly) want to bring him down
    that he leaves from his high place.
    They are pleased with lies.
    With their mouth they bless
    but in their hearts they curse.” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation)
  • Newari:
    “You have been trying to push me down from my place
    You are rejoicing in telling lies!
    With the mouth you give blessings,
    with the heart, however, you give curses.
    Sela” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon:
    “You (plur.) just want me to-leave my high position.
    You (plur.) enjoy/take-delight-in lying.
    You (plur.) speak good-(things) to me but inside your (plur.) heart you (plur.) curse me.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Laarim:
    “You (plur.) want to bring him down,
    from his high place.
    You (plur.) are happy with lies.
    you (plur.) speak blessing from your mouths,
    but in your hearts, you (plur.) are just cursing.” (Source: Laarim Back Translation)
  • Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
    “Wamepanga kuniondoa katika makao yangu penye heshima,
    furaha yenu ni kuongopa.
    Katika midomo yenu, mnanibariki,
    lakini katika mioyo yenu mnanilaani.” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation)
  • English:
    “My enemies plan to remove me from my important position so that people no longer honor me.
    They delight in telling lies.
    They bless people by what they say, but in their inner beings they curse those people.
    (Think about that!)” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Psalm 62:5)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 62:5:

  • Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
    “Find rest in the only God you my life;
    my hope comes from Him.” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation)
  • Newari:
    “O my heart, rest only in God.
    For my only hope is from God.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon:
    “In God only I can-obtain rest for he gives me hope.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Laarim:
    “My spirit receives rest only from God,
    because my hope comes from him.” (Source: Laarim Back Translation)
  • Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
    “Nimetulia, namsubiri Mungu peke yake,
    tumaini langu liko kwake.” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation)
  • English:
    “God is the only one who gives me peace in my inner being;
    he is the one whom I confidently expect to help me.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Psalm 62:6)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 62:6:

  • Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
    “Only him is my rock and my salvation;
    He is my fortress; I will not be shaken.” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation)
  • Newari:
    “He alone is my rock,
    and He alone will save me.
    He is my fortress,
    I will never be defeated.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon:
    “He only (is) my rock of refuge and savior.
    He is my refuge/one-to-go-for-help, so I will- not -be-destroyed.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Laarim:
    “He alone is my mountain who keeps me and saves me.
    He is my place that is fenced to be strong,
    there will be nothing that shakes me.” (Source: Laarim Back Translation)
  • Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
    “Peke yake ndiye mwamba wangu na wokovu wangu,
    ni ngome yangu, sitatikisika hata mara moja.” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation)
  • English:
    “Only he is like an overhanging rock under which I can be safe;
    he is like a shelter, and as a result I will never be defeated.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Psalm 62:7)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 62:7:

  • Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
    “My salvation and my respect come from God:
    He is my powerful rock; God is my refuge.” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation)
  • Newari:
    “My salvation will only come from God.
    My greatness is only from God.
    He is the place I take refuge.
    He is my fortress.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon:
    “In God (is) my salvation and honor.
    He (is) my strong protecting/hiding-place [linker] rock, my protector.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Laarim:
    “My salvation and praise come from God alone.
    He keeps me and he is my mountain where I hide.” (Source: Laarim Back Translation)
  • Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
    “Mungu ndiye ambaye ananiokoa ili niheshimiwe mbele ya watu,
    Mungu ni mwamba wangu wenye nguvu,
    na kimbilio langu ni kwa Mungu.” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation)
  • English:
    “God is the one who saves me and honors me. He is like an overhanging strong rock under which I can find shelter.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Psalm 62:8)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 62:8:

  • Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
    “Rely on Him all the times, you people;
    pour out your hearts to Him,
    for God is our refuge.
    Selah” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation)
  • Newari:
    “O people! Trust always in Him.
    Open your heart and show [it] to Him.
    For God is our place to take refuge.
    Sela” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon:
    “You (plur.) people of God,
    [you (plur.)] trust in him at all times!
    Tell him all your (plur.) problems/worries
    for he (is) the-one (who) protects us (incl.).” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Laarim:
    “You people, put your heart on him in days all.
    Tell him all your matters,
    because God is the place where we hide.” (Source: Laarim Back Translation)
  • Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
    “Enyi watu ninyi, mumtumaini Mungu daima,
    mwambieni ambayo yamo katika mioyo yenu,
    kwa sababu yeye ni kimbilio letu.” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation)
  • English:
    “You my people, always trust in him.
    Tell him all your troubles,
    because he is our refuge/the one who protects us.
    (Think about that!)” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Psalm 62:9)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 62:9:

  • Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
    “Ordinary people are just air;
    people of high (status) are just a lie;
    if they are measured on a scale they are nothing;
    they together with air are nothing” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation)
  • Newari:
    “Small people are only a breath.
    Great people are not what they appear to be
    from the outside.
    But if you weigh them they seem light,
    They are lighter than two puffs of wind.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon:
    “The people, honorable-(possessional) or low, can- not -be-trusted.
    They both (are) just has-no value; they (are) lighter than wind.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Laarim:
    “People who are not important, they are just people like breath,
    and people who be important, they are like a lie.
    If we think about them,
    they are all just people to be nothing, to be like a breath.” (Source: Laarim Back Translation)
  • Kwere:
    “All people are like a mere breath,
    everyone, old and young, they are of little value.
    When they are weighed, all of them together are lighter than a breath.” (Source: Pioneer Bible Translators, project-specific translation notes in Paratext)
  • Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
    “Watu ni kama pumzi,
    wote wa bure.
    Iwapo unawapima hawana na uzito wowote,
    wote kwa pamoja wepesi kuzidi pumzi.” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation)
  • English:
    “People who are considered to be unimportant are as worthless/unreliable as a breath of air;
    people who are considered to be important also really amount to nothing/cannot be trusted to help us.
    If you put them all on a scale, it would be as if
    they weighed less than a puff of air.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Psalm 62:10)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 62:10:

  • Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
    “Do not rely on snatching by fraud
    or stolen property;
    even if your wealth increases,
    do not put your heart on it.” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation)
  • Newari:
    “Don’t trust in evil work.
    Don’t be proud of property [you] have stolen.
    Even though you come to have much money,
    don’t let your heart be pulled down into it.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon:
    “You (plur.) do- not -trust in extortion/[gaining-money-by-cheating].
    You (plur.) do- not -hope that you (plur.) can get-(something) by-means-of stealing.
    Even-if your (plur.) wealth increases, do- not -trust-(in) this.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Laarim:
    “Do not put your heart in matter in which you want to take some things by force,
    or you are proud when you steal some things,
    if even your things increase,
    do not put them in your hearts.” (Source: Laarim Back Translation)
  • Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
    “Msitumaini udanganyifu,
    vitu vya wizi msijivunie.
    Kama mali yenu inaongezeka,
    hapana kuitumaini.” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation)
  • English:
    “Do not trust in money gained by extorting it from others;
    do not try to gain anything by robbing others.
    If you become very wealthy, do not trust in your money.” (Source: Translation for Translators)