Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 17:15:
- Uma: “‘Lord, have pity on my son. He has limpuangaa disease [fainting and fits], and he is often unconscious carried by his disease. He often falls into the fire, he also often falls into the water.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “‘O Sir, have pity on my child. He is an epileptic and his sickness is very severe, for often he falls into the fire and into water.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “He said, ‘Chief, pity my child. He has epilepsy, and it is very tormenting what happens to him, because he is always falling into the fire and into the water.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “He said, ‘Lord, please take-pity-on this child of mine who has-seizures. Because when his seizure arrives, he suffers extremely. Many times he has been-made-to-fall-into-the-fire and made-to-fall-into-the-water.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “He spoke, saying, ‘Master, hopefully you will pity that child of mine who is a small-boy. His illness really is very hard, for when it flares up he becomes unconscious. He just throws himself into the fire, or into water/river.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “‘Listen, Lord, my son has a sickness of attacks, very much does he suffer. When it comes on him, he falls in the fire, or at times he falls in the water. Have pity on my son and please heal him.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
