Following are a number of back-translations of John 12:21:

• Uma: «Those Yunani people went to Filipus, they said to him: ‘We want to meet with Yesus.’ (Filipus was from Betsaida town in Galilea land.)» (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: «They went to Pilip and they said to him, ‘Sir, we (excl.) would like to see/meet with Isa.’ This Pilip was a disciple of Isa from the village of Betsaida there in Jalil.» (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: «And they went to Philip. (as for Philip, he was from Bethsaida in the province of Galilee.) And they said, ‘We want to speak with Jesus.'» (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: «They went to Felipe (who was from-Betsaida a town in Galilea) and they said to him, ‘Sir, we (excl.) would please speak-with Jesus.'» (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: «They approached a disciple named Felipe who was from Betsaida in the district of Galilea. They initiated-an-arrangement saying, ‘Master, we (excl.) want hopefully to meet/see Jesus.'» (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: «These went to Philip who was a native of Bethsaida in the land of Galilee. They asked a favor, saying, ‘Sir, we want to speak with Jesus.'» (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)