Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Psalm 5:4)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 5:4:

  • Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
    “You are not a God who delights in bad (things);
    evil does not stay before your eyes.” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation)
  • Newari:
    “You are not a God who rejoices in evil deeds.
    You will not tolerate the evil deeds of the wicked” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon:
    “You (sing.) (are) the God who is-not happy with wickedness;
    you (sing.) do- not -receive/accept wicked men.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Eastern Bru:
    “You are not a spirit that is happy with sin. The people who sin are not able be at/live before your eyes.” (Source: Bru Back Translation)
  • Laarim:
    “You are not the God who rejoice because of bad matters.
    You would not stay with bad people.” (Source: Laarim Back Translation)
  • Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
    “Hujawa ni Mungu wa kupendezwa na uovu,
    mtu mtenda dhambi hatakuwa kwako.” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation)
  • English:
    “You are not a god who is pleased with wicked people;
    you do not associate with/invite into your house those who do what is evil.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Psalm 5:5)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 5:5:

  • Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
    “The proud cannot stand before your eyes;
    You hate all evildoers.” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation)
  • Newari:
    “The arrogant are not able to stand in Your presence.
    You do not like those who do evil deeds.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon:
    “The arrogant/[lit. ones who-thinking-highly-of-themselves] can- not -come-near to your (sing.) presence;
    you (sing.) hate all who do bad/wrong.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Eastern Bru:
    “God doesn’t any longer tolerate people who praise themselves, and all people who do evil things.” (Source: Bru Back Translation)
  • Laarim:
    “People who are proud would not stand in your present,
    you hate all people who do bad matters.” (Source: Laarim Back Translation)
  • Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
    “Wenye kiburi hawawezi kukaa mbele yako,
    unawachukia watenda mabaya wote.” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation)
  • English:
    “You do not allow those who are very proud to come to you to worship you.
    You hate all those who do evil things.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Psalm 5:6)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 5:6:

  • Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
    “You destroy those who tell lies;
    people (who are) murderers and deceitful,
    Jehovah is detested by them.” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation)
  • Newari:
    “You will destroy those who keep on telling lies.
    Murderers and deceivers are very displeasing to the LORD.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon:
    “You (sing.) destroy the liars
    and detest/loathe the ones (who) kill people and the traitors.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Eastern Bru:
    “God destroys people who customarily tell lies. And god is very angry with people who spill the blood of others and people who customarily deceive others.” (Source: Bru Back Translation)
  • Laarim:
    “LORD, you kill people who lie,
    you hate people who wanted to kill people and they just lie.” (Source: Laarim Back Translation)
  • Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
    “Unawangamiza ambao wanaongopa,
    wauaji na wadanganyifu unawachukia, ee BWANA.” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation)
  • English:
    “You get rid of liars,
    and you despise those who murder others and those who deceive others.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Psalm 5:7)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 5:7:

  • Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
    “But I, by your great mercy,
    I will enter in your House;
    politely I will bow down
    looking toward your holy House.” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation)
  • Newari:
    “Because of Your great mercy
    I will enter Your house.
    I will bow down on my knees to you in Your holy temple..” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon:
    “But I on-the-other-hand, can-enter your (sing.) holy temple
    because of your (sing.) great love to me.
    And there I will-worship you (sing.) with respect (to you).” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Eastern Bru:
    “Because God loves me beyond measure, I am able to enter the house of worship of my Lord in order to respectfully worship my Lord.” (Source: Bru Back Translation)
  • Laarim:
    “But, because of your great mercy,
    I will come to your house
    I bent my head
    in your Holy House.” (Source: Laarim Back Translation)
  • Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
    “Lakini mimi kwa neema yako nyingi,
    nitaingia ndani ya nyumba yako.
    Napiga magoti kusali na heshima kuu,
    kuelekea katika hekalu lako takatifu.” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation)
  • English:
    “Yahweh, because you love me so much and so faithfully,
    I come into your temple.
    I revere you greatly, and I bow down to worship you at your sacred temple.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Psalm 5:8)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 5:8:

  • Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
    “Guide me You Jehovah, by your righteousness
    because of my enemies and
    straighten your path before me.” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation)
  • Newari:
    “O LORD! Lead me into the good way.
    Make Your way straight before me.
    Otherwise my enemies will defeat me.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon:
    “LORD, because my enemies (are) many,
    guide/lead me according-to your (sing.) righteousness,
    and make my following your (sing.) ways easy.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Eastern Bru:
    “Oh God the straight good (righteous) God, there are many people who hate me (are my enemies). I request that you lead me to follow your straight good road.” (Source: Bru Back Translation)
  • Laarim:
    “LORD lead me in your goodness,
    because of my enemies.
    Let your way to be seen, so that I follow.” (Source: Laarim Back Translation)
  • Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
    “Ee BWANA, uniongoze katika unyofu wako,
    kwa maana maadui zangu wengi.
    Uinyooshe njia yako mbele yangu,” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation)
  • English:
    “Yahweh, because you act righteously toward me,
    show me what is right for me to do.
    Because I have many enemies, show me clearly what you want me to do.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Psalm 5:9)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 5:9:

  • Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
    “There is no word coming from their mouth that can be trusted;
    their heart is full of destruction.
    Their throat is like an open grave;
    with their tongue they speak deceits.” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation)
  • Newari:
    “There is no truth in their mouths.
    Their hearts are only filled with destruction.
    their throat is like an open grave,
    with their tongues they speak only deceit.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon:
    “What my enemies say/are-saying can- not -be-trusted
    for their desire is to-destroy others.
    Their words are dangerous like an open grave.
    What they tell (is) purely deceit.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Eastern Bru:
    “The group that hates me, as for the words of their voice that come out of their mouths, they are not true at all. They think exclusively of evil. Their mouths speak cleverly and pleasantly, but their gall bladders are like graves of the dead that no one has filled in.” (Source: Bru Back Translation)
  • Laarim:
    “I can not put matters from mouths if my enemies in my heart,
    their hearts think way of spoiling others.
    Their throats are like open graves,
    they speak in their hearts, matters which are lies.” (Source: Laarim Back Translation)
  • Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
    “kwa maana mdomoni mwao haumo ukweli.
    Mioyo yao imejaa uharibifu,
    midomo yao iko kama vile makaburi ambayo yako wazi,
    ndimi zao zinasema uongo.” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation)
  • English:
    “My enemies never say what is true;
    they just want to destroy others.
    The things that they say are as foul as an open grave where a corpse is decaying.
    They use their tongues to tell lies.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Psalm 5:10)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 5:10:

  • Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
    “Announce that they are guilty, You God!
    Their evil deeds should be their fall.
    Remove them before you because of their many sins.
    for they have risen against You.” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation)
  • Newari:
    “O God! Declare them guilty.
    Let them be caught in their own traps.
    Drive them away because of their many sins.
    For they have rebelled against You.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon:
    “O God, punish my enemies.
    May-it-be that their wicked plans will be-the-one that destroys/[lit. fall] them.
    Reject them because of their many sins,
    for they have-rebelled against you (sing.).” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Eastern Bru:
    “Oh God, request that you destroy them. As for the evil works they have already thought up, let those things come to themselves. Request that you cast them out, because they exclusively do the work of sin and they don’t want to listen to your words.” (Source: Bru Back Translation)
  • Laarim:
    “God, judge their matters!
    Let their bad matters, to make them fall down.
    You chase them, because of their bad matters which are many,
    because they rejected you.” (Source: Laarim Back Translation)
  • Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
    “Ee Mungu, uwaadhibu kwa dhambi zao,
    waanguke kwa udanganyifu wao,
    uwafukuzie nje kwa sababu dhambi zao ni nyingi sana,
    kwa maana wamekuasi wewe.” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation)
  • English:
    “O God, declare that they are guilty and punish them.
    Cause them to experience the same disasters/ troubles that they plan to cause to happen to others.
    Get rid of them because they have committed many sins, and they have rebelled against you.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Psalm 5:11)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 5:11:

  • Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
    “But allow that all who have found protection in You rejoice;
    allow them to always sing because of joy.
    Cover them with your protection,
    those who love your name let them rejoice in You.” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation)
  • Newari:
    “But let those who come to Your refuge rejoice.
    And may they always sing songs with joy.
    Please, You [and You alone] be the one to protect them.
    And may those who love Your name be full of joy,” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon:
    “But may-it-be that all who ask-for protection from you (sing.) will-be-singing happy/joyful.
    May-it-be that they sing in happiness.
    Protect them who love you (sing.)
    so-that they will-be-happy because of what you (sing.) have-done for them.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Eastern Bru:
    “But as for the people who believe/trust you, request that they have complete happiness. Allow them to cheer/acclaim very loudly. Request that you protect and shield them, because they love you. For that reason they have hearts that are constantly happy.” (Source: Bru Back Translation)
  • Laarim:
    “But instead, you let people who need help from you to rejoice,
    let them sing forever in happiness.
    You defend them,
    so that people who love your name rejoice” (Source: Laarim Back Translation)
  • Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
    “Lakini wote ambao wanakimbilia kwako washangilie,
    waimbe na furaha daima.
    Kwa maana wewe unawalinda,
    ambao wanalipenda jina lako, wafurahi.” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation)
  • English:
    “But cause that all those who go to you to be protected will rejoice;
    cause them to sing joyfully to you forever.
    Protect those who love you;
    they are truly happy because of what you do for them/they belong to you.” (Source: Translation for Translators)