Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 20:30:
- Uma: “On the side of the road sat two blind people. When those blind people heard that it was Yesus passing by, they said: ‘Lord, descendant of King Daud! Have mercy/pity on us!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “There were two blind people sitting at the side of the road where they were passing. When they heard that Isa was passing by, they shouted loudly they said, ‘O descendant of Sultan Da’ud, have pity on us.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And there were two blind people who were sitting on the side of the road. And when they found out that Jesus was passing by there, they called out, saying, ‘Hey, Datu, pity us for you are the prophesied descendant of King David.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “There were two blind-ones who were sitting on the edge of the road. When they heard that Jesus was passing-by, they immediately-shouted saying, ‘Lord, descendant of David, please have mercy!'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “There at the edge of the trail, there were two blind people sitting. When they knew that Jesus would pass by, they were shouting out saying, ‘Lord, descendant of king David, do pity us!'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “There in the road where he was to pass by there sat two blind men. The blind men came to know that it was Jesus who would pass by where they were sitting. They began to shout saying: ‘Listen, Lord, you descendant of David, have pity on us,’ they said.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
