Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 17:4:
- Uma: «From there Petrus said to Yesus: ‘Lord, it is very good for us to stay here. If you (sing.) want, Lord, I will make three huts here: one-house as-your (sing.)-portion Lord, one-house for Musa and one-house also for Elia.'» (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: «While they were talking Petros said to Isa, ‘Sir, it is very good that we (excl.) are here. If you want to I will make here three huts/shelters. One for you, one for Musa and one for Eliyas.'» (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: «And Peter said to Jesus, ‘It is very good that we (excl.) are here. If you like, I will build here three shelters; one is yours, one is Moses’, and one is Elijah’s.'» (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: «Pedro said to him, ‘Lord, our presence here is good. If that’s what-you (sing.) -will-be-happy-with, I will indeed make here three shelters, so that one will be yours (sing.), one Moses’ and one Elias’.'» (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: «Pedro spoke, saying to Jesus, ‘It’s really good that we (incl.) are here now. If you want, I will make three shelters. One is for you, one for Moises and one for Elias.'» (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: «Peter said to Jesus: ‘Listen, Lord, it is good that we are here. Now do you want that we (excl.) build some little houses, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah?’ he said.» (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- Burmese Catholic Scripture extracts translation by Fr. Guiseppe d’Amato (before 1809): «At this time, Peter supplicated [this word is always used when common people address monks] the Lord Jesus, ‘Divine Lord [typical vocative used when addressing monks], if this place is good for the divine dwelling, if it is your golden will [archaic term but understandable in context as referring to the will of a royal or divine person], three monasteries [domesticizing element, Buddhist monasteries are an ancient institution in Burma], one for the Divine Lord to recline in [verb used for the Buddha or a monk to sit or stay somewhere], one for Moses to recline in, one for Elijah to recline in, we will build.’» (Source: John Hans de Jong in The Journal of Ecclesiastical History 75/4, 2024, p. 747ff. )
