Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 47:5:
- Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
“God has ascended, people are shouting for him with joy,
Jehovah has ascended, they are blowing trumpets for him.” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation)
- Newari:
“God has ascended to the throne with a voice of praise,
The LORD has ascended with the sound of the trumpet.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon:
“God is-ascending to his throne while the people cheerfully-shout for joy and the trumpets/horns are-sounding.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Laarim:
“God climbed up with ululation of joy,
the LORD climbed by the sound of the horn of the ram.” (Source: Laarim Back Translation)
- Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
“Mungu amepaa na kelele za shangwe,
BWANA amepaa wakati zinalia baragumu.” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation)
- English:
“God has gone up into his temple.
The people shouted joyfully and blew trumpets as Yahweh went up.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 47:6:
- Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
“Sing praises to God, sing praises;
sing praises to our king, sing praises.” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation)
- Newari:
“Sing praise to God, Sing hymns!
Sing praise to our King, Sing hymns!” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon:
“[You (plur.)] sing praises to God.
[You (plur.)] sing praises to our (incl.) king.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Laarim:
“You sing praise to God, sing praise,
sing praise to our King, sing praise.” (Source: Laarim Back Translation)
- Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
“Mumwimbie Mungu sifa, mumwimbie!
Mumwimbie mfalme wetu sifa, mumwimbie!” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation)
- English:
“Sing songs to praise our God!
Sing to praise him!
Sing to God, our king!” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 47:7:
- Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
“For God is the king of the whole earth;
sing for Him a psalm of praise.” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation)
- Newari:
“God is king of the whole earth,
sing a song praising Him!” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon:
“For God is the king of the whole world.
[You (plur.)] praise him by-means-of songs.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Laarim:
“Because God is the King of all the land,
sing to him the song of praise.” (Source: Laarim Back Translation)
- Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
“Kwa maana Mungu ndiye Mfalme wa dunia yote,
msifuni na nyimbo.” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation)
- English:
“God is the one who rules over everything in the world;
sing a psalm to him!” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 47:8:
- Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
“God is ruling the races of people;
God is seated on his holy royal throne.” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation)
- Newari:
“God sits on His holy throne,
He rules the nations ।” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon:
“He sits on his holy throne reigning over the nations.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Laarim:
“God is King who rule all the land,
God stays on his holy chair.” (Source: Laarim Back Translation)
- Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
“Mungu ni mtawala wa makabila yote,
amekaa penye kiti chake cha enzi kitakatifu.” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation)
- English:
“God sits on his sacred throne
as he rules over the people of all ethnic groups.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 47:9:
- Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
“Famous people among the people of other races have gathered
as the people of the God of Abraham,
for the kings of the earth are his of God;
He is greatly exalted.” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation)
- Newari:
“The rulers of the nations have gathered with the people of the God of Abraham.
For all the kings of the earth are in God’s hand.
He is very great.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon:
“The leaders/[lit. heads] of the nations gather together with the people of the God of Abraham.
For the leaders/[lit. heads] of the world belong-to God.
He is- really/[intensifier] -to-be-praised!
s1 Zion, the City of God” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Laarim:
“The leaders of the world gather
with the people of God of Abraham,
because the kings of the world are for God,
people are praising him very much always.” (Source: Laarim Back Translation)
- Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
“Viongozi wa watu wanakusanyika,
wanakwenda pamoja na watu wa Mungu wa Abrahamu.
Kwa maana watawala wa duniani wako chini ya Mungu,
ambaye anaheshimiwa sana.” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation)
- English:
“The rulers of those people-groups gather as God’s people, the people descended from Abraham, do.
But God has more power than the weapons/
shields of all the kings on the earth;
he is greatly honored/people honor him everywhere.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 48:1:
- Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
“Great is Jehovah, and the most worthy of praise
in the city of our God, his holy mountain.” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation)
- Newari:
“The LORD is great,
In the city of God, on His holy mountain
He is worthy to be praised.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon:
“The LORD our (incl.) God (is) powerful, and very worthy to-be-praised in his city there on his holy mountain/hill.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Laarim:
“The LORD is great people would have praise him
in a city of God, in his holy mountain.” (Source: Laarim Back Translation)
- Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
“BWANA ni mkuu, ni wa kusifiwa sana,
katika mji wa Mungu wetu, katika mlima wake mtakatifu.” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation)
- English:
“Yahweh is great, and he deserves to be greatly praised in the city where he lives, which is built on Zion, his sacred hill.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 48:2:
- Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
“Beautiful in its length,
the happiness of the whole earth.
The highest point of Zaphon is Mount Zion,
the city of the great King.” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation)
- Newari:
“Zion, the mountain of God,
is high and beautiful,
This city of the great king
brings joy to the whole world.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon:
“Its height (is) beautiful and gives joy to the whole world.
This holy mountain/hill of Zion is the city of the Powerful King.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Laarim:
“The mountains is beautiful with its height,
its is joy of all the land.
The mountain of Zion is tall which is
a city of a King who is Great Much,
it stays like the tall mountain of Zaphon.” (Source: Laarim Back Translation)
- Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
“Mlima Sayuni umeinuka vizuri sana,
unaleta furaha duniani.
Ndiyo mlima mtakatifu kuzidi yote,
mji wa Mfalme mkuu.” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation)
- English:
“That city, on a high hill, is beautiful;
it is the city where the true God, the great king, lives,
and it causes people all over the world to rejoice when they see it.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 48:3:
- Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
“God is in his fortresses;
He has shown himself that he is his own fortresses.” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation)
- Newari:
“God Himself is the protecting fortress for Jerusalem,
He shows Himself to be the one who defends it.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon:
“God (is) there in the strong part of Jerusalem and he has- already -shown that he protects.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Laarim:
“God is standing in the strong places of Zion,
then he reveals himself to be his strong place that is fenced.” (Source: Laarim Back Translation)
- Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
“Mungu yuko katika nyumba zake za ikulu,
anajulikana kuwa ndio ngome ya ya usalama.” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation)
- English:
“God is in the strong towers there, and he shows that he protects the people in that city.” (Source: Translation for Translators)