complete verse (Mark 1:24)

Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 1:24:

  • Uma: “‘Ee Yesus, Nazaret person! What do you (sing.) want to do to us? Maybe you (sing.) want to destroy us? I know you (sing.), that you (sing.) are the holy Messenger from God.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “He shouted/screamed, he said, ‘Do not trouble us (excl.), Isa, man of Nasaret. You have nothing to do with us (excl.). Have you come here to destroy us (excl.)? I know as to who you are. You are the only-one who is holy who is sent from God.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when he saw Jesus, he shouted saying, ‘You, Jesus of Nazareth, what business do you have with us demons? Maybe the reason you came here is to destroy us. I know who you are. You are the Son of God!'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “He immediately-shouted saying, ‘Terrors! (expression used of things to be feared) Jesus from-Nazaret, why are you (sing.) disturbing us (excl.)? Have you (sing.) come do-you-suppose to punish us (excl.)? I know you (sing.) of-course. You (sing.) are the holy Child of God.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “He said, ‘What is your interfering with us (excl.), Jesus of Nazaret? What have you come here for? Will you now wipe us out? I really know who you are. You are the the far-from-ordinary one who was entrusted/sent by God!'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Shipibo-Conibo: “Ari! he screamed. What will you do to us, Nazareth Jesus? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are. You are the spotless man, him of God.” (Source: James Lauriault in The Bible Translator 1951, p. 32ff. )
  • Balinese: “He cried as follows: ‘Ah, Jesus man of Nasaret, what are you going to do with all of us? Your coming is only to destroy us. We know who you really are. Yes, you are the Holy One whose origin is from God.'” (Source: J.L. Swellengrebel in The Bible Translator 1950, p. 75ff. )
  • English translation by Michael Pakaluk (2019): “saying, ‘What business do you have with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are, the Holy One of God.'”
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