complete verse (Matthew 20:8)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 20:8:

  • Uma: “‘At sunset, the owner of the field said to his supervisor: ‘Call those workers, and give them their wages. First give wages to the people who just began working at five o’clock earlier. After that, give wages to the people who began to work at three o’clock, until [you get] to the people who worked from early morning.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “‘When it was evening the owner of the land said to his foreman, ‘Call the people who are working and pay them their wages. Take those people last whom I got first.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when it was already night, the man said to his trusted one, ‘Call those who are working and pay them. Pay first those who were last, and then those who were first.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “‘Then when the sun was setting, the land owner said to his foreman, ‘Call the workers to give them their daily wage, starting with the last to go join-in-working until the ones-who-went-first.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “When the sun was setting, that owner gave orders to his overseer. He said, ‘Call those casual-workers and pay them all. Start with those last ones I put to work. Those I put to work first, just pay them last.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “When evening came the field-owner spoke to his worker who ordered the other workers: ‘Call the workers now and pay them their wages. First give the wages to the workers who were last to come to work. Concerning the workers who worked all day long, let them be the last you give wages to,’ he said.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
  • Mairasi: “It was already almost dark and then Throated One [Leader; Elder; Lord] grape farm owner, said to the headman over the disciples [workers] [his steward]: ‘Call the workers and pay their wages to them, starting with the person who came up at the last all the way until the very first person’ says he.” (Source: Enggavoter 2004)
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