Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 14:38:
- Uma: “Keep watch and pray, so that you [plural] don’t get temptation. In your hearts you want to do what is true, but you are unable because mankind is weak.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Watch out and pray to God that you (pl.) will not be carried-along by temptation/tempters. The liver thinks but the body cannot do it.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus said to them, ‘Don’t go to sleep, but rather pray so that you might be able to avoid testing. Your breath wants to follow, but your body is weak.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Don’t you (pl.) be-sleeping, but rather pray in order that you will not be successfully-tempted. Because your motives are admittedly right, but your bodies are weak.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “It would be good for you (pl.) to overcome your sleepiness and pray, so that you won’t be defeated by evil if/when your believing-in/obeying me is tested. Because as for your mind/inner-being, you truly want to believe/obey, but the problem is the will of your body which as it were doesn’t want to obey for it is weak.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
