Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 80:16:
- Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
“Your vine has been cut and burned with fire;
at your rebuke your people have been destroyed.” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation)
- Newari:
“The enemy has cut down Your grapevine,
and setting it on fire, has burned it.
Show them [Your] anger,
and destroy them.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon:
“O God, (it) seems that we (excl.) (are) as-if a grape-vine that was-cut-down and burned.
You looked-at us (excl.) with anger and you (sing.) destroyed us (excl.).” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Laarim:
“Our enemies cut down your tree of wine,
and the fire burned it,
you destroy them by your anger.” (Source: Laarim Back Translation)
- Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
“Maadui wameukata mti wako wa mizabibu,
wameuchoma katika moto,
uonyeshe hasira zako, uwangamize.” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation)
- English:
“Our enemies have torn down and burned everything in our land;
look at them angrily and get rid of them!” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 80:17:
- Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
“Let your hand be on a person who is on your right hand,
the child of a person whom you have raised yourselves.” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation)
- Newari:
“Having cared for the people You Yourself have chosen,
save [them],
the nation You have made strong.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon:
“But now help us (excl.) whom you (sing.) chose to-become near to you (sing.) and made-firm/strong for your (sing.) praises,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Laarim:
“You help the person who you love,
the person whom you raised for yourself.” (Source: Laarim Back Translation)
- Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
“Umpatie nguvu mtu ambaye unampenda,
mwana wa ambaye umemteua.” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation)
- English:
“But strengthen us people whom you have chosen,
us Israeli people whom you previously caused to be very strong.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 80:18:
- Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
“And we will not turn aside away from You;
revive us and we will call on your name.” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation)
- Newari:
“We will never abandon you.
Give us new life.
We will be praising your name.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon:
“and we (excl.) will- no-longer -abandon you (sing.).
Restore/[lit. return] to us (excl.) our (excl.) good situation,
and we (excl.) will-worship you (sing.).” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Laarim:
“And then we will not leave you,
give us life again, and we will pray to you.” (Source: Laarim Back Translation)
- Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
“Ndipo hatutakuja kukuacha hata mara moja,
utupe uzima mpya, tutakuwa tunakuabudu.” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation)
- English:
“When you do that, we will never turn away from you again;
revive us/cause us to be again like we were previously, and then we will praise/ worship you.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 80:19:
- Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
“Bring us back in past You Jehovah God the All-Powerful
your face shine on us
for us to be saved.” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation)
- Newari:
“O LORD God Almighty,
bring us back to Yourself again.
Let the light of Your face shine upon us.
Only then will we be saved.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon:
“O LORD God Almighty, restore/[lit. return] to us (excl.) our (excl.) good situation!
Show us (excl.) your (excl.) goodness so-that we (excl.) may-be-saved.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Laarim:
“LORD God Almighty, build us again,
let your face to shine up on us,
so that we would be saved.” (Source: Laarim Back Translation)
- Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
“Ee BWANA, Mungu wa majeshi, uturudishie nguvu,
ututazame kwa huruma yako ili tuokolewe.” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation)
- English:
“Yahweh, commander of the armies of heaven, restore us;
be kind to us in order that we may be rescued from our enemies!” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 81:1:
- Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
“Sing joyfully to God our strength;
Shout out loudly to the God of Jacob!” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation)
- Newari:
“Sing praise to God with a loud voice.
He is our strength.
Praise the God of Jacob with a loud voice.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon:
“[You (plur.)] sing for joy to God who gave us (incl.) strength.
[You (plur.)] be-loudly-cheerful to the God of Jacob!” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Laarim:
“You sing to God who is our power in gladness,
you sing to God of Jacob with loud voice!” (Source: Laarim Back Translation)
- Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
“Mumwimbie Mungu na furaha, ni nguvu yetu,
mshangilieni na furaha Mungu wa Yakobo.” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 81:2:
- Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
“Start a song, sing a tambourine
sing well sounding lyre and harp.” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation)
- Newari:
“Sing hymns. Beat the drum.
Play well on the bina and the sarəngi.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon:
“[You (plur.)] begin to-sing;
cause- the tambourine -to-make-sound,
and play the beautiful to-be-listened-to instruments which have strings.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Laarim:
“You start the song, and shake jingles,
pluck the harps to be sweet.” (Source: Laarim Back Translation)
- Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
“Anzisheni wimbo, pigeni ngoma,
pigeni malimba vizuri, na vinubi.” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation)
- English:
“Start playing the music, and beat the tambourines,
and play nice music on the harps and lyres/ other stringed Instruments.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 81:3:
- Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
“Sing a trumpet of a male sheep horn on a new moon,
and when the moon has fully appeared, on the day of the feast;” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation)
- Newari:
“At new moon and at full moon,
blow the trumpet to celebrate our festivals.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon:
“[You (plur.)] sound the trumpet/horn to celebrate the Feast of Beginning of the Moon and the feast that we (incl.) celebrate when the moon (is) full/[lit. round].” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Laarim:
“You blow the horns of ram in a New Moon,
and blow when the moon shine well on the day of our feast,” (Source: Laarim Back Translation)
- Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
“Pigeni baragumu, wakati mwezi umeandama,
tena wakati mwezi umekomaa, siku ya sikukuu yetu.” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation)
- English:
“Blow the trumpets during the festival to celebrate each new moon
and each time the moon is full and during our other festivals.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 81:4:
- Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
“this is a law to Israel,
an advice of the God of Jacob.” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation)
- Newari:
“These are Israel’s rules.
These are the orders of the God of Jacob.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon:
“For this is the decree/[lit. what-is-to-be-followed] for the ones from-Israel.
This (is) the command of the God of Jacob.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Laarim:
“this is the law of Israel,
that the God of Jacob said.” (Source: Laarim Back Translation)
- Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
“Kwa sababu hii ndiyo amri kwa Wana israeli,
amri ya Mungu wa Yakobo.” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation)
- English:
“Do that because that is a law for us Israeli people;
God commanded it for us descendants of Jacob.” (Source: Translation for Translators)