complete verse (Matthew 4:6)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 4:6:

  • Uma: “and he said to him: ‘If you (sing.) are the Child of God, cause yourself(s) to fall from here! Nothing will happen to you (sing.), because it is written in the Holy Book: ‘The Lord God will command his angels to protect you (sing.) from danger/disaster. They will support you (sing.) [with their hands from below–implied in verb], so that your (sing.) feet do not contact/hit the stones.’ ‘” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “The leader of the demons said, ‘If you are truly God’s Son jump down from here, for it is written in the holy-book, it says, ‘God commanded his angels to take care of you that they carry you on their hands so that not even your foot will be hurt by a stone.’ ‘” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “He said to him, ‘If you truly are the Son of God, jump off, because there is a written saying of God which says, ‘God will cause you to be helped by his messengers and they will catch you so that not even your feet will be bruised on the stones.’ ‘” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “After that he said, ‘If it is true that you (sing.) are the Child of God, kindly jump-down, because the written word of God says, ‘God will command his angels to take-care-of you (sing.). They will support-you (sing.) -in-their-arms so that your (sing.) foot/leg will not be struck-against a stone.’ ‘” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Then he said next, ‘If it’s really true that you are the Son of God, jump/dive down, because as-you-know it’s written saying, ‘God will charge his angels to take care of you (sing.). They will take-you-by-the-arms so that not even your foot will stub against a rock.”” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “He said to him: ‘If you are the Son of God, jump down now. Because in the Holy Book is written the word that says, ‘God will send his angels to care for you. They will cause that you slowly arrive to the ground in order that your feet will not be hurt by the stones” he said.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “And then he said to him, ‘If you are God’s Son, jump and go down. For God’s book has talk like this | ‘He will speak to his anggelos and so they will be looking after you, | and so lift you up in their hands, | lest a stone stab/shoot your foot.’ ‘” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Kupsabiny: “After that, he told Jesus that, ‘If you are truly the Child of God, jump down from here, because it is written that, ‘God will send his angels to support you so that you don’t fall/stumble on a stone.’ ‘” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Mairasi: “And then the headman of malevolent spirits [Satan] said to Yesus: ‘If You are Great Above One’s own Child, then make Yourself fall down to the ground! Because this is how it is written in the Holy Book: ‘Great Above One will command His sent-ones [angels] to protect you. And then they themselves will hold you up in the palms of their hands so that your foot/leg will not bump into a rock’ it says.'” (Source Enggavoter 2004)

For the Old Testament quote, see Psalm 91:11 and Psalm 91:12.

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