Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 25:45:
- Uma: “‘And I the King, I will answer them: ‘So that you know: because you didn’t help these people here whose lives are small, it means that it was I that you didn’t help.’ ‘” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Then I will answer, I say, ‘Truly I tell you if you did not help my disciples of low status, I was whom you did not help.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then I, the king, will answer, ‘I tell you that if you didn’t help even one of these whose rank is very low, I am the one you didn’t help.’ And these people,’ said Jesus, ‘will be taken away from here because they will be punished with a punishment forever. However, the righteous, by contrast, they will be given life forever.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘After that I will say to them, ‘This that I tell you is true that when you refused to help even one of the least-important (lit. lowest) of these who are my brothers, you also refused to help me.’ ‘” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “I will answer them, ‘This which I will say to you is really true. When you witheld your help from the most insignificant one who is like my sibling, I am the one you witheld from.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “The ruler will then say: ‘Truly I tell you, that when you haven’t helped the people here who are not respected by people, then also you did not help me,’ he will say.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
