Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 14:5:

• Uma: “Really, Herodes wanted to just kill him, but he was afraid of the people/crowds, because the crowds said that Yohanes was a prophet.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “From then on Herod wanted to kill Yahiya, but he was afraid of the people, for the people believed that Yahiya was a prophet.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The reason why John was killed was because he criticized Herod, saying, ‘You have broken the law because you married Herodias,’ he said. Herod was the brother-in-law of Herodias, because she was the spouse of his younger sibling Felipe and because of that criticism of John, Herod had him seized and put in prison. He would have killed John, but he was afraid of the Jews because they knew that John was inspired of God.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “Therefore Herod wanted to have Juan killed, but he was afraid of the many-people, because they acknowledged Juan as a prophet.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “Herodes would have liked to have killed Juan, but he was afraid of the Judio he ruled over because they acknowledged that Juan who baptized was a prophet.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “Herod, upon being told this word, wanted to kill John, but he couldn’t because Herod was afraid of the people. He knew that all the people said that John was a spokesman for God.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)