Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Psalm 104:27)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 104:27:

  • Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
    “All these look to You
    that you give them their food in the right time.” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation)
  • Newari:
    “Thinking that You give them food to eat at just the right time,
    all of them are looking for Your way.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon:
    “All living creatures trust in you (sing.) for their food in the times they need (it).” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Laarim:
    “All of them are searching for you,
    so that you give them their food at the time that they need.” (Source: Laarim Back Translation)
  • Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
    “Vyote vinakutazama mwenyewe,
    ili uvipatie vyakula wakati vinaumwa na njaa.” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation)
  • English:
    “All of those creatures depend on you to give them the food that they need.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Psalm 104:28)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 104:28:

  • Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
    “When you give them,
    they gather it together;
    when you open your hand,
    they are satisfied with good things.” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation)
  • Newari:
    “You give them food and they eat,
    their stomachs are full with the food You have given.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon:
    “You (sing.) give them food and they eat (it),
    and they are-full/satisfied.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Laarim:
    “When you give them the food,
    they eat,
    when you open your hands,
    they find good things.” (Source: Laarim Back Translation)
  • Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
    “Wakati umevipatia, vinakula,
    wakati umekunjua kiganja chako,
    vinashiba vitu vizuri.” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation)
  • English:
    “When you give them the food that they need, they gather it.
    You give them what you have in your hand, and they eat it and are satisfied.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Psalm 104:29)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 104:29:

  • Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
    “When you hide your face,
    they have great fear;
    when you remove their breath,
    they die and return to dust.” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation)
  • Newari:
    “When You turn Your face away they become afraid,
    When You take their breath away they die
    and return to dust.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon:
    “But when you (sing.) neglect/abandon them, they are-terrified/afraid;
    when you (sing.) take-(away) their breath, they die and they return to the soil which is their place-of-coming-from.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Laarim:
    “But instead when you hide your face,
    they tremble,
    when you take away their breath,
    they die and go to the soil.” (Source: Laarim Back Translation)
  • Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
    “Wakati umevipa kisogo, vinaogopa.
    Wakati unachukua pumzi yao, vinakufa,
    vinarudi katika vumbi ambamo vilitoka.” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation)
  • English:
    “But if you refuse to give food to them, they become terrified.
    And when you cause them to stop breathing, they die;
    their bodies decay and become soil again.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Psalm 104:30)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 104:30:

  • Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
    “When you send your spirit,
    they get created
    and you renovate the appearance of the earth.” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation)
  • Newari:
    “When You give them breath,
    they are created,
    You give new life to the earth.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon:
    “They are-created when you (sing.) give them breath.
    In that way you (sing.) give the earth new creatures.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Laarim:
    “When you send your spirit,
    they are made,
    and you make living things to be new on the earth again.” (Source: Laarim Back Translation)
  • Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
    “Wakati umevipumulia pumzi yako,
    vinakuwa hai,
    wewe unaibadirisha nchi kuwa mpya.” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation)
  • English:
    “When you cause newborn creatures to begin to breathe,
    they start to live;
    you give new life to all the living creatures on the earth.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Psalm 104:31)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 104:31:

  • Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
    “The glory of Jehovah be forever;
    May Jehovah rejoice with the work of his hands;” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation)
  • Newari:
    “May the glory of the LORD always exist.
    May the LORD rejoice in all His work.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon:
    “May-it-be that your (sing.) power, LORD, will-continue without end.
    May-it-be that you (sing.) rejoice in what you (sing.) have-done.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Laarim:
    “Would the glory of the LORD stays forever,
    would the LORD rejoice with the things he created,” (Source: Laarim Back Translation)
  • Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
    “Utukufu wa BWANA uweko milele na milele,
    BWANA apendezwe kwa ambavyo aliviumba.” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation)
  • English:
    “I want the glory of Yahweh to last forever.
    I want him to rejoice about all the things that he has created.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Psalm 104:32)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 104:32:

  • Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
    “He who looks at the earth and it trembles,
    the one who touches the mountains and they produce smoke.” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation)
  • Newari:
    “When You look at the earth it trembles,
    as soon as You touch it, smoke comes out of the mountains.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon:
    “When you (sing.) look-at the earth, it trembles.
    When you (sing.) touch the mountains, it smokes.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Laarim:
    “he sees the land, and the land shakes,
    he who touches the mountains, and they smoke.” (Source: Laarim Back Translation)
  • Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
    “Yeye wakati anatazama nchi, inatetemeka,
    wakati ameigusa milima, inatoa moshi.” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation)
  • English:
    “He causes the earth to shake just by looking at it!
    By merely touching the mountains he makes/ causes them to pour out fire and smoke!” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Psalm 104:33)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 104:33:

  • Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
    “I will sing for Jehovah my whole life;
    I will sing praises for my God all the time that I have life.” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation)
  • Newari:
    “As long as I am alive, I will be singing songs of the LORD,
    as long as I exist I will sing songs of our God.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon:
    “I will-sing to the LORD my whole life.
    I will-sing praises to my God while I live.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Laarim:
    “I will sing songs to the LORD in all of my life,
    I will sing to my God praise while I am still alive.” (Source: Laarim Back Translation)
  • Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
    “Nitamwimbia BWANA katika maisha yangu wote.
    Nitamwimbia sifa Mungu wangu wakati niko hai.” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation)
  • English:
    “I will sing to Yahweh as long as I live/ throughout my entire life.
    I will praise my God until the day that I die.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Psalm 104:34)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 104:34:

  • Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
    “Let my meditations be pleasing to Him,
    when I am rejoicing in Jehovah.” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation)
  • Newari:
    “May He be pleased with my meditations,
    for my joy comes from Him.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon:
    “May-it-be that he will-be-happy in my meditation.
    I rejoice in the LORD;” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Laarim:
    “My thought would give him happiness,
    as I am happy with the LORD.” (Source: Laarim Back Translation)
  • Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
    “Kufikiria kwangu kumpendeze yeye,
    kwa maana furaha yangu inatoka kwa BWANA.” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation)
  • English:
    “I want Yahweh to be pleased by all those things that I have thought about him, because I rejoice about knowing him.” (Source: Translation for Translators)