Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 109:11:
- Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
“Let the creditor take away what he has;
let visitors loot the works of his hands.” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation)
- Newari:
“May the person to whom he must repay money take all his property.
May an outsider plunder the fruit of his work.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon:
“May-it-be that his creditor will-take-(away) all his properties,
and may-it-be that strangers will-take what he worked-very-hard-for/toiled-for.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Laarim:
“Would you give some person to take his things because he has not yet paid the debt,
and the foreigners will take all the things he worked for.” (Source: Laarim Back Translation)
- Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
“Ambaye anamdai amnyang’anye mali yake yote,
wageni wateke ambavyo amepata katika kazi yake.” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation)
- English:
“Cause that all the people to whom he owed money will seize all his property;
Cause that strangers will take away everything that he worked to acquire.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 109:12:
- Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
“Let there be completely no one who would be kind-hearted to him
or feeling sorry for his orphaned children.” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation)
- Newari:
“May no one even have mercy on him.
May no one even show kindness to his orphaned sons and daughters.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon:
“May-it-be that no-one take-pity/have-compassion on him and on his fatherless children when he dies.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Laarim:
“You would give any person not to be merciful to him,
would you give any person not to be merciful to his sons,
who do not have their father.” (Source: Laarim Back Translation)
- Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
“Asiwepo mtu wa kumhurumia,
au wa kuwaonea huruma watoto wake yatima.” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation)
- English:
“Cause that while he is still living no one will be kind to him,
and after he dies, cause that no one will pity his children.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 109:13:
- Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
“Let his grandchildren end with dying,
their names be erased in the next generation.” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation)
- Newari:
“May all his children die,
and may they be completely forgotten by the next generation.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon:
“May-it-be that his descendants die so-that they will-be-forgotten by the next generation.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Laarim:
“Would you let all of his children die,
would you let names of their descendant to be wiped out.” (Source: Laarim Back Translation)
- Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
“Uzao wake wote uuangamize,
majina yao yafutike katika kizazi ambacho kitakuja.” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation)
- English:
“Cause that all his descendants will die and that his grandchildren will not remember who he was.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 109:14:
- Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
“Let the iniquities of his parents be remembered in the eyes of Jehovah;
the sin of his mother should never be erased.” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation)
- Newari:
“May the LORD remember the evil deeds that his ancestors did,
and may the sins which his mother committed never be wiped out.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon:
“May-it-be that the sin of his parents and ancestors/[lit. old-ones] not be-forgiven and not be-forgotten by the LORD;
and may-it-be that the LORD allow that they be-forgotten now on the earth.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Laarim:
“Would the LORD remember the sin of his fathers,
would he not allow the sin of his mother to be removed from the book.” (Source: Laarim Back Translation)
- Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
“Dhambi za baba zake,
zikumbukwe mbele ya Bwana,
mabaya ya mama yake yasisamehewe.” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation)
- English:
“Yahweh, remember and do not forgive his ancestors for the evil things that they did, and do not even forgive the sins that his mother committed;” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 109:15:
- Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
“Let their sins be in the eyes of Jehovah all the times,
that He may remove their memorial on earth.” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation)
- Newari:
“May the LORD always remember their sins.
May He wipe the earth clean of their memory.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon:
“May-it-be that the sin of his parents and ancestors/[lit. old-ones] not be-forgiven and not be-forgotten by the LORD;
and may-it-be that the LORD allow that they be-forgotten now on the earth.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Laarim:
“Would the LORD remember their sin always,
would he remove their names from thoughts of people on earth.” (Source: Laarim Back Translation)
- Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
“Mabaya yao yawe mbele ya BWANA daima,
bali wenyewe wasikumbukwe kabisa.” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation)
- English:
“think about his sins continually,
and cause that his name will be completely forgotten.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 109:16:
- Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
“For he never thought about doing mercy,
but he persecuted up to killing poor people
and the broken hearted.” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation)
- Newari:
“He never even thought of showing love.
He killed the ones who mourned,
the poor and the needy by torturing them.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon:
“For he never thinks of doing good,
but-rather he persecutes/pursues and kills the poor ones, the ones needing-help/poor and those (who) have-lost hope.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Laarim:
“He refuses to be kind to other people,
he chased the poor to death,
and people whose hearts were broken also.” (Source: Laarim Back Translation)
- Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
“Kwa maana huyo hakukumbuka kuwaonea huruma wengine,
bali aliwafukuza maskini na wanyonge,
ambao wameishiwa nguvu mpaka walikufa.” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation)
- English:
“He never was kind to anyone;
he persecuted/cause problems fork poor and needy people
and even killed helpless people.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 109:17:
- Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
“He loved cursing,
those curses should return to him;
he did not delight in blessing other people,
so may blessings be far from him.” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation)
- Newari:
“He loved to pronounce a curse,
may that curse fall on him.
He did not like to pronounce a blessing,
may that blessing also stay far away from him.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon:
“He loves to-curse others–may-it-be that that-(curse) will-happen to him.
He does- not -love to bless others–may-it-be that no-one also bless him.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Laarim:
“He liked to curse other people,
now you (sing.) curse him,
he did not want to bless other people,
now you do not bless him.” (Source: Laarim Back Translation)
- Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
“Alipenda kuwalaani watu,
laana imkute mwenyewe.
Hakupenda kuwabariki wengine,
yeye ashindwe kubarikiwa.” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation)
- English:
“He liked to curse people.
So cause those terrible things that he requested to happen to others to happen to him!
He did not want to bless others,
so cause that no one will bless him!” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 109:18:
- Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
“He clothed cursing like a cloth;
cursing entered in his body like water,
entering in his bones like oil.” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation)
- Newari:
“For him cursing is like wearing clothes.
Curses fill (him) like water (fills) his stomach,
and they come into his bones like oil.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon:
“He does- not -cease to-curse others; it seems that this (is) now garment that he wears.
May-it-be that his curse will-return to him like water that enters into his body or like oil that soaks/penetrates to his bones.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Laarim:
“He wears a curse like his clothes,
the curse enters his body like water,
the curse enters his bones like oil” (Source: Laarim Back Translation)
- Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
“Alikuvaa kulaani kama vile nguo,
laana iingie ndani mwake kama maji,
katika mifupa yake kama vile mafuta.” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation)
- English:
“He cursed other people as often/ easily as he put on his clothes;
cause that the terrible things that he wanted to happen to others will happen to him and
enter his body like water that he drinks,
like olive oil soaks into a person’s bones when it is rubbed on his skin.” (Source: Translation for Translators)