Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 73:18:
- Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
“Truly you put them on a slippery place;
You drop them down that they are destroyed.” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation)
- Newari:
“Just now You have put them in a slippery place,
and You will drop them into the valley of destruction.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon:
“(It is) really true that you (sing.) place/set them in a situation that (is) not sure/certain,
and you (sing.) will-destroy them.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Laarim:
“God, you put them in slippery ways
and you make them to fall down to die.” (Source: Laarim Back Translation)
- Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
“Kweli ni wewe utakuja kuwaweka katika utelezi,
watakuja kuangushwa chini, watakuja kuangamizwa.” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation)
- English:
“Now I know that you will surely put them in slippery places,
and they will fall down and die.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 73:19:
- Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
“Very quickly they are destroyed,
they are swept completely with fear.” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation)
- Newari:
“They will be destroyed
before they can rub their eyes.
What dreadful destruction
will come upon them.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon:
“Suddenly they will-be-destroyed;
they will- all -die in their frightful/dreadful end-result.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Laarim:
“They will be killed suddenly,
worry will defeated them completely.” (Source: Laarim Back Translation)
- Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
“Watakuja kuangamizwa mara moja!
Watakuja kushushwa wakati wameshikwa na hofu.” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation)
- English:
“They will be destroyed instantly;
they will die in terrible ways.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 73:20:
- Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
“Like a dream when someone wakes up,
so when You wake up, You Lord,
you will mock them like just a dream.” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation)
- Newari:
“It will be like a dream which vanishes
when one wakes up in the morning.
O LORD, when You get up,
like a shadow, they will be of no concern to You.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon:
“They (are) like a dream that in the morning (is) does-not-exist now.
They will- not -be-remembered anymore when you (sing.) punish them, O God.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Laarim:
“They stay like dreams that will disappear in morning.
Lord, when you wake up,
you will despise them who are like a dream.” (Source: Laarim Back Translation)
- Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
“Ee Bwana, wakati unasimama,
utakuja kuwaona kuwa watu ni wa bure,
kama vile mtu ambaye ameamka usingizini,
anasahau mara moja ya ndoto zake.” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation)
- English:
“They will disappear as quickly as a dream disappears when a person awakes in the morning;
Lord, when you arise, you will cause them to disappear/forget all about them.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 73:21:
- Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
“When my heart was afflicted
and bitter in my spirit,” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation)
- Newari:
“When my heart was pained,
when I was in trouble,” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon:
“When I felt-bad before and my feelings got-hurt,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Laarim:
“When my heart pains,
and my spirit is upset,” (Source: Laarim Back Translation)
- Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
“Nafsi yangu wakati imeumizwa,
wakati nimeumizwa katika moyo,” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation)
- English:
“When I felt sad/bitter,
and brokenhearted,” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 73:22:
- Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
“I was stupid and ignorant;
I was a beast without wisdom before you.” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation)
- Newari:
“I was like an animal, a fool.
I was not able to understand You.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon:
“I became like an animal in your (sing.) sight that (is) twisted/crooked and can- not -understand.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Laarim:
“I stayed like a fool who does not know anything,
I was like wild animals in your presence.” (Source: Laarim Back Translation)
- Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
“nilikuwa kama mtu mjinga,
asiye elewa chochote,
nilikuwa kama mnyama mbele yako.” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation)
- English:
“I was stupid and ignorant,
and I behaved like an animal toward you.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 73:23:
- Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
“But I am with You all the times;
you hold my right hand.” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation)
- Newari:
“Yet I am always with You.
You have been holding my right hand.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon:
“But still I come-near to you (sing.) and you (sing.) guide me.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Laarim:
“But instead, we are(I am) near to you always.
You caught me with my right hand.” (Source: Laarim Back Translation)
- Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
“Lakini mimi niko pamoja na wewe daima,
umenishika mkono wa kulia.” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation)
- English:
“But I am always close to you, and you hold my hand.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 73:24:
- Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
“You lead me with your advice
and afterwards you will take me to glory.” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation)
- Newari:
“By giving advice, You show me the way.
And soon after that, having made me great
You will take me to Your place.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon:
“You (sing.) guide me through your (sing.) counsel[s],
and later-(on) you (sing.) will-take me to a very good situation.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Laarim:
“You guide me with your commandment,
and later, you will accept me into glory.” (Source: Laarim Back Translation)
- Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
“Unaniongoza na ushauri wako,
mwishoni utanipokea na heshima.” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation)
- English:
“You guide me by teaching me,
and at the end of my life/when I die, you will receive me and honor me.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 73:25:
- Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
“Who else do I have in heaven apart from You?
And the earth has nothing that I desire more than You.” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation)
- Newari:
“Who do I have in heaven except you?
What do I need on earth besides you?” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon:
“There-is-no-one else/[lit. other yet] in heaven that I need but/except you (sing.) alone.
Because you (sing.) (are) in me, there-is-nothing else/[lit. other yet] I desire on the earth.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Laarim:
“Who else that I have in heaven, is it not you only?
There is not anything that I would seek on earth down here, but only you.” (Source: Laarim Back Translation)
- Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
“Nani ambaye niko naye mbinguni?
Ni wewe peke yako!
Duniani hakuna kitu chochote ambacho nimependezwa nacho,
bali wewe peke yako.” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation)
- English:
“You are in heaven and I belong to you, and there is nothing on this earth that I desire more than that.” (Source: Translation for Translators)