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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)