Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 106:35:
- Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
“But they mixed with people of those other races
and learned their customs.” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation)
- Newari:
“But they kept on being tainted, mixing with the nations,
and adopting their ritual customs.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon:
“Instead, they united/[lit. become-one-together-with] these people-groups and they followed their ways/customs.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Laarim:
“and they mixed with those people,
and accepted their customs.” (Source: Laarim Back Translation)
- Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
“Wakajichanganya na wapagani,
wakajifunza matendo yao ya ovyo.” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation)
- English:
“Instead, they mingled with people from those people-groups,
and they started to do the evil things that those people did.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 106:36:
- Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
“And they worshiped their idols,
that became a snare to them.” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation)
- Newari:
“The people of God worshipped idols
because of this they became corrupt.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon:
“They worshipped their little-gods/false-gods and this brought destruction to them.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Laarim:
“They worshipped their gods,
and these gods became a trap to them.” (Source: Laarim Back Translation)
- Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
“Wakaabudu kwa miungu,
ukawa mtego wa kuwangamiza.” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation)
- English:
“Our ancestors worshiped the idols of those people,
which resulted in their being destroyed/ exiled/taken to another country.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 106:37:
- Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
“They gave (as) sacrifice their male children
and their female children to demons.” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation)
- Newari:
“They sacrificed their sons and daughters
before the idols of the land of Canaan.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon:
“They sacrificed/offered their children to the demons” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Laarim:
“They gave the children
to be the things of sacrifices to gods which are not true.” (Source: Laarim Back Translation)
- Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
“Wakawaua watoto wao vijana wa kiume na wasichana,
kuwa sadaka ya pepo wachafu.” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation)
- English:
“Some of the Israelis sacrificed their sons and daughters to the demons that those idols represented.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 106:38:
- Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
“They shed blood of innocent people,
the blood of their male children and their female children,
whom they gave sacrifice to the idols of Canaan,
and the land was polluted with their blood.” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation)
- Newari:
“They shed the blood of innocent sons and daughters,
They offered sacrifices to them for the idols of the land of Canaan,
and by their blood the land became impure.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon:
“who (were) the little-gods/false-gods of Canaan.
Because of their killing of their innocent children, they defiled/[lit. dirtied] the land of Canaan” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Laarim:
“They killed innocent children,
their boys and their girls,
who they gave to be sacrifices to the gods of Canaan,
and the land was spoiled by the blood of their children.” (Source: Laarim Back Translation)
- Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
“Wakamwaga damu bila hatia yoyote,
damu ya watoto wao vijana wa kiume na wasichana.
Walitoa kuwa sadaka ya miungu ya katika Kanani,
nchi ikachafuliwa kwa damu hiyo.” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation)
- English:
“They killed their own children, who were innocent/had not done things that were wrong,
and offered them as sacrifices to the idols in Canaan.
As a result, Canaan land was polluted by those murders.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 106:39:
- Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
“They made themselves dirty with what they did;
with their acts they were like an adulterous person.” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation)
- Newari:
“In this way, because of their work,
they became defiled.
From God’s perspective they became
untrustworthy through their deeds.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon:
“including themselves/[lit. their own selves].
Because of what they did, they betrayed God like a woman who has-committed-adultery-with-a-man.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Laarim:
“They spoiled themselves with the matters which they did,
their love was for foreign gods,
gives them to refuse the Lord.” (Source: Laarim Back Translation)
- Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
“Wakajitia unajisi kwa ambayo walifanya,
matendo yao yakafanana na ya watu wazinzi.” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation)
- English:
“So by their deeds they caused themselves to become unacceptable to God;
because they did not faithfully worship only God,
they became like women who sleep with other men instead of sleeping only with their husbands.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 106:40:
- Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
“Then Jehovah was angry with his people
and he was disgusted with his inheritance.” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation)
- Newari:
“So the LORD became angry with His people,
it made Him hate his inheritance.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon:
“Therefore the LORD was-angry with his people whom he possessed,
and he detested them.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Laarim:
“Then the LORD was angry with his people,
and he rejected people who he chose.” (Source: Laarim Back Translation)
- Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
“Hasira ya BWANA ikawaka kwa watu wake,
basi akawazira wateule wake.” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation)
- English:
“So Yahweh became very angry with his people; he was completely disgusted with them.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 106:41:
- Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
“He gave them over to people of other races,
and their enemies ruled over them.” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation)
- Newari:
“He gave them into the hands of other nations.
Their enemies ruled over them.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon:
“He handed- them -over to the nations that (were) their enemies,
and these nations ruled-over them.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Laarim:
“He left them in the power of the nations,
then their enemies ruled them.” (Source: Laarim Back Translation)
- Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
“Akawaweka katika mikono ya watu wapagani,
ambao waliwachukia wakawa watawala wao.” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation)
- English:
“As a result he allowed people-groups who did not believe in him to conquer them,
so those who hated our ancestors started to rule over them.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 106:42:
- Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
“Their enemies persecuted them
and put them under their power.” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation)
- Newari:
“The enemies oppressed them
and made them dependent on them.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon:
“They were oppressed by their enemies and enslaved.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Laarim:
“Their enemies came to mistreat them,
and the power of their enemies made them to suffer.” (Source: Laarim Back Translation)
- Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
“Maadui zao wakawaonea,
wakawekwa chini ya mamlaka yao.” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation)
- English:
“Their enemies oppressed them/treated them cruelly
and completely controlled them.” (Source: Translation for Translators)