complete verse (John 16:32)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 16:32:

  • Uma: “Remember! The time is coming–and this is the time–you will be separated each returning to your homes, and you will leave me alone/by myself. But I am not really alone, because my Father is with me.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “The time will come and it is not much longer, when you will separate/go different ways, each one to his house and you will leave me alone. But the truth is, I am not alone for my Father remains here with me.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The day is coming soon, it has already arrived, on which you will be all scattered. Everyone of you will return to his own place, and I will be left alone. But in spite of that, I still have a companion because my companion is my Father God.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “‘but think-about this. Your separating-from-each-other is emphatically near-in-time. Each of you will go to his house and I will be left-by-myself. But I won’t truly be alone, because my Father is with/in me continually.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “But well, the hour will come, it’s right now, that you will all be scattered. You will all now go-home-individually to where you are staying. You will desert/leave me. However I am in fact not alone because my Father is indeed with me.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Soon the time will come that you will forsake me, going in all directions. You will leave me alone. But I won’t be alone because my Father is my companion.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
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