Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 1:12:
- Uma: «After that, the Holy Spirit took Yesus to the wilderness [lit., empty field].» (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: «So-then immediately Isa was brought by the Holy Spirit into the lonely place.» (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: «And immediately then, Jesus was caused by the Holy Spirit to go into a place where nobody lived.» (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: «Right-then the Holy Spirit directed Jesus to the place that had no inhabitants.» (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: «Well after Jesus was baptized, he was at once taken by that Espiritu Santo who had-entered-to-indwell him, where he was taken to being a wilderness place.» (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Bariai: «And suddenly, the Straight Spirit sent Iesus so that he went to the desolate area.» (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Kupsabiny: «The Holy Spirit immediately drove Jesus to the wilderness where there were also animals of the bush.» (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Mairasi: «From-that-happening Great Above One’s Spirit sent Yesus to the place where noisiness stops.» (Source Enggavoter 2004)
- Shipibo-Conibo: «Just then the Spotless Spirit made him go where no house is.» (Source: James Lauriault in The Bible Translator 1951, p. 32ff. )
- Balinese: «That had just happened. then Jesus, by the might of the Holy Spirit, went forth to the barren field.» (Source: J.L. Swellengrebel in The Bible Translator 1950, p. 75ff. )
- English translation by Michael Pakaluk (2019): «So right away, the Spirit carries him out into the desert.»
