Following are a number of back-translations of Titus 3:9:
- Uma: “But there are also people who continually debate and argue with each other [lit., reciprocally-make-rebuttals and reciprocally-answer-angrily], arguing about rules of the Yahudi religion or stories of ancestry/descendants. Don’t you let them teach any more. Avoid altogether arguments that are made by those stupid people. Because they have no benefit/blessing and they have no purpose.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But avoid the people who argue (about) which has no use and if there are (people) who tell-stories about names of the generations of their ancestors, and don’t you (sing.) join in when/if someone quarrels about the law of Musa. All those things have no use.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “However, avoid stupid arguments of people. Also avoid the study of the accounts of names of the ancestors of people which is what they study. You must also avoid their quarreling about obeying the law left behind by Moses. None of this is of any value for it is destructive.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But don’t join in the useless arguing of people about lists of names of ancestors. Distance yourself (sing.) also from their quarreling about the law of Moses, for quarrels/arguments like these, they have no good result, for there is no help-that they -give to our faith.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But well as-was-said, put far away getting-into-arguments which achieves nothing. Don’t be bothered/busy with the thousands of listed-names of ancestors and their descendants, that being what others are fascinated with. And avoid/taboo arguments concerning the things Moises commanded in the past. For really nothing is achieved by these arguments for they have no usefulness, but rather are just a bother/hindrance.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “But do not want that there be arguments which are not needed. Do not argue about what was done by our ancestors long ago. Don’t argue about the law followed by the Jews. Because arguments do not bring about what is good.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
