Language-specific Insights

complete verse (1 Thessalonians 1:3)

Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Thessalonians 1:3:

  • Uma: “When we pray to God our (incl.) Father, we always remember your work that you do because of your faith, and we remember also your helping others because of your love, and we remember your enduring in persecutions because you hope in the coming again of Yesus Kristus our (incl.) Lord.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “When we (excl.) pray to our (incl.) Father God, we (excl.) really always remember the good you always do because of your trust in Isa Almasi our (incl.) Leader. We (excl.) also don’t forget your hard-work because-of your love for him and your perseverance because you really expect that our (incl.) Lord will come back.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “For when we pray to our Father God, we cannot forget your faith and your love and your expecting our Lord Jesus Christ. For your faith can be perceived by means of your activities, and by means of your hard work, your love for Him can be perceived. And your expecting Him can be perceived by means of your endurance.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “When we (excl.) pray, we (excl.) don’t forget to pray for you all and we (excl.) also continually thank God our Father on-account-of you, because we (excl.) remember the good that you are doing on-account-of your faith and your industriousness to serve God because of your love for him and your patience/endurance that stems-from your hope/expectation in Jesu Cristo our Lord.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “For we (excl.) really are always thinking about your work/activity which is the fruit of your believing/obeying, your perseverance which accompanies your valuing one another, and your endurance of hardship with a good mind/inner-being. As for this endurance of yours, it’s results are, your assurance is sturdy. For you are sure that, because of your trust-in/relying-on and belief-in/obeying-of our Lord Jesu-Cristo, you will be saved at the end of the world, that you will then be in the presence of God our Father.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “When we pray to God our Father, we think about the work you do because you believe in Jesus Christ. And we think about the help you do because you love each other. And we think about how firm your faith is because you await the day that our Lord Jesus Christ will come.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (John 19:13)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 19:13:

  • Uma: “When Pilatus heard their words, he carried Yesus outside, and he sat down on the judgment chair that is called Stone Floor. (In the Yahudi language it is called Gabata.)” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “When Pilatus heard what they said there, he brought Isa outside and he sat down on the chair for the judge there in the place called ‘Stone Yard.’ In the Yahudi language its name is ‘Gabbata.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when Pilate heard this he caused Jesus to come out, and he sat down on his seat of judging which in the Hebrew language was called Gabbatha, but in the language ‘stone floored’.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Upon Pilato’s hearing what they were shouting, he again brought-out Jesus and sat-down on the chair-used-by the judge. This chair, it was in the stoned-area called Gabbata in the language of the Jews.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “When Pilato heard what those Judio said, he caused Jesus to be taken there outside again. And then he sat down on the seat of the governor when giving judgment, at the place which is called Stone Floor, which is in the Hebreo speech, Gabata.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “When Pilate heard this he went and sat in the seat where he made judgments. He ordered that Jesus be brought to where he was seated — that place which in Hebrew is called Gabbatha. This means ‘the smooth place of stone.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Matthew 26:59)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 26:59:

  • Uma: “At that time, the leading priests and all the religion judges [lit., sitters] gathered at Kayafas’s home. They hunted for false witnesses to accuse Yesus so he could be condemned to death.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “So-then the leaders of the priests and the teachers of the law and the elders sought evidence for accusing Isa so that they could kill him.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And the chief priest and the elders of the Jews who were gathered there, they were looking for some way to convict him falsely so that they might kill him.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “As for the leaders of the priests and the other leaders, they were looking for something-with-which-to-accuse Jesus even if it wasn’t true in order that that would be the basis-for-charges-against him so that they would have-him -put-to-death.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Well, the chiefs of the priests and all those companions of theirs who were members of the Sanedrin continued to search for ones to give-evidence against Jesus, so that they could get him killed.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “The chief priests and the men who led the Jews gathered together to find how to arrange some lies so they could say that Jesus deserved to die.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (1 Thessalonians 3:5)

Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Thessalonians 3:5:

  • Uma: “So, that is why I ordered Timotius to go, so I would know how your faith is, because I really could no longer endure my longing. And I was anxious, lest the King of Tempters had tempted you to the point that you had fall and there no longer be a purpose to our effort [lit., tiredness, same as 2:1] carrying the Good News to you.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “I am very worried as-to how you are there, therefore because I could no longer endure it, I told/commanded Timoteo to go there and find out from you/clarify if your trust in Isa Almasi is still strong. I was afraid that possibly you were tempted by demons. Because if for example you were taken-in/carried-along by the demon’s temptation, na, there would no longer be use in our (excl.) (previous) work for you.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Because of this when I could no longer endure my worry about you, I sent Timothy to you so that I might know what had happened to your faith. I was afraid that perhaps Satan has successfully tempted you and the effect of our hard work there among you had come to nothing.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “This is the reason I sent Timoteo there (near addressee) so that I would come-to-know concerning your faith, because I was not able-to-endure our (excl.) waiting for news concerning you and I was worrying lest Satanas had (successfully) tempted you and there would be no result of our (excl.) work there.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “That’s why, when I could no longer stand it, I sent Timoteo to go there to you, so that I could be really sure how your believing/obeying is now. Oh dear, I was really worrying for maybe you had been dragged-away by Satanas, the misleader. For supposing it was like that, wouldn’t the outcome be that our (excl.) perseverance there with you was forfeited?” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Therefore we could not wait for another day to pass, we sent Timothy in order to know truly how your faith was. I thought perhaps that maybe the devil had won out over you and the work we did was spoiled.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (John 20:3)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 20:3:

  • Uma: “Petrus and that one disciple went to the grave.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “So-then Petros and the other disciple went immediately to the grave.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Peter and his companion disciple rushed out to go to the cave.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “So plural Pedro immediately set-right-out and went to the location of the cave.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “When Pedro and that other disciple heard, they went at once, going there to the grave.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Then Peter and the other learner went to where Jesus had been put in.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Matthew 27:16)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 27:16:

  • Uma: “So, that year, there was a person who was imprisoned who was well-known by the people. His name was Yesus Barabas.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “At that time there was a famous/well-known prisoner, called Barabbas.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And there was a famous person in prison named Barabbas.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “At that time, there was a prisoner who was famous (lit. newsed) because of the bad-things he had done who was named Jesus Barabbas.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Coinciding with that time, there was a famous/notorious prisoner named Barrabas.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “At that time there was in jail a man named Barabbas. And all the people knew that his sins were great.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (1 Thessalonians 5:6)

Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Thessalonians 5:6:

  • Uma: “So, let’s be alert and make-clear our hearts. Let’s not sleep like people who are still in the darkness.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Therefore don’t let us (incl.) be like those people who sleep. But we (incl.) ought to be awake/watchful and our (incl.) thoughts should be good.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “That’s why it is necessary that our behavior is not like sleeping, for the behavior of other people who have not believed is like that. It is necessary that we (incl.) be prepared and that we restrain our evil desires.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “If that is so, let us not be following the behavior of those who don’t believe who are as-if asleep, but rather let’s be ready and let’s also control ourselves.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “That’s why we aren’t to make ourselves the same as the others who are still under the jurisdiction of darkness, who live with no awareness-of-danger for it’s like they’re asleep. It’s necessary that we who are under the jurisdiction of light/enlightenment are ready and that we are always keeping ourselves under control.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Therefore, it should not be that you rest from thinking, like other people. Rather it is wanted that you think well.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (John 21:4)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 21:4:

  • Uma: “At dawn, Yesus stood on the shore, but they did not know it was Yesus.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “At sunrise (lit. when the sun opened his eyes) Isa was standing there at the shore but his disciples did not recognize him.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when morning came, Jesus was there on the shore. The disciples saw him but they didn’t realize that it was Jesus.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “When it was getting-light then, there was Jesus standing at the edge of the lake, but his disciples didn’t recognize him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “When it was becoming light, Jesus stood there on the sand on the shore of the lake. But the disciples didn’t recognize that he was Jesus.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “At daybreak Jesus was seen standing on the shore. But the learners did not know that it was him.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)