Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 9:8:

• Uma: “When the people saw what happened, they were afraid, they said: ‘No kidding the power of God! [Apparently] he really does give such big power like that to man!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “When the people saw that, fear entered them. They praised God because he had given authority to mankind to do something like that.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “When the people there saw this, they were afraid, and they praised God because he had given to mankind authority like this.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “All the people were frightened upon seeing this while-simultaneously they also praised God because of his-giving authority like that to a person.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “That crowd of people there were amazed who saw it, and fear came to them. They praised God who had given to man authority like that.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “Upon seeing what happened the people feared. But they praised God because it was apparent that God gave power for what this man did.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)