complete verse (Matthew 4:3)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 4:3:

  • Uma: «The King Tempter came saying to him: ‘If you (sing.) are really the Child of God, well then, order those rocks to become food!'» (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: «So-then the leader of demons arrived and said to Isa, ‘If you are truly the Son of God, tell these stones to become food.'» (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: «And then Satan came near to him and tempted him saying, ‘If you truly are the Son of God, command (magically) that these stones turn into food.'» (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: «Whereupon the one-who-tempts went to where he was and said, ‘If it’s true that you (sing.) are the Child of God, command these stones so that they will become food.'» (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: «What-else-but the causer-to-fall (into sin, fig.) arrived who is Satanas. He said, ‘Since you are the Son of God, just speak and cause these rocks to become food.'» (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: «The devil came to where Jesus was standing. He searched for a way to cause him him to sin and said to him: ‘If you are the Son of God, cause those stones to become bread,’ he said.» (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
  • Bariai: «And the bad man of testing went to him and then said, ‘If you are God’s Son, speak to these stones in order that they become your bread.'» (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Kupsabiny: «The Tempter came to him and told him that, ‘If you are the Child of God, turn these stones into food.'» (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Mairasi: «Then the headman of malevolent spirits came to test/tempt Him, said to Him: “If You truly are Great Above One’s own Child, then command these rocks to become bread tubers [food].» (Source Enggavoter 2004)
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