Language-specific Insights

complete verse (John 14:17)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 14:17:

  • Uma: “That Helper, he is the Holy Spirit, who leads you to the true teaching. People who do not believe cannot receive him, because they do not see him and they also do not know him. But as for you, you know him, because he is with you now, and will dwell in your hearts.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “This helper is the Spirit of God. He tells the truth about God. But the people who do not follow God, cannot receive the Spirit of God because they do not understand him. But you, you know the Spirit of God because he is there with you and he is remaining in your liver.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “He is the Holy Spirit who teaches the truth. This one will not be accepted by the people here in the world who are enemies of God because they do not recognize him and they do not understand who he is. But as for you, you understand who he is because he lives there to you and he does not go away from you.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Those who don’t believe me, they will not be able-to-receive him, because they do not recognize and neither do they know him. But you though, you know him, because here-now he is staying where you are and later he will be in you.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “The Espiritu Santo is the one I mean by this. He is the one whose-job-is-to-make-you-know the truth. As for the mass of people who don’t believe-in/obey me, the help of this Espiritu Santo won’t be theirs, for they don’t acknowledge him and they have no understanding/wisdom concerning him. But you know him, because he is keeping close to you now and the day will come when he will now enter to indwell your bodies.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “The people who do not believe God are not able to be in fellowship with the Holy Spirit because they do not see him nor know him. But you know him because the Holy Spirit now is here with you and he will be your companion forever.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Matthew 24:2)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 24:2:

  • Uma: “Yesus said to them: ‘Do you see all this? So that you know: there will not be one stone left in place. All of it will be destroyed.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Isa said to them, ‘Yes, look at it, for I truly tell you, there is a day in the future when there will be no stone left on top of the other, but all will be scattered.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus said to them, ‘Look at all of this, because I tell you that the stones they used to build this here, in the future there will not be even one sitting on top of another, because all of this will be scattered.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Jesus said, ‘You see all these beautiful things, isn’t it so? But this that I tell you is true that in-the-future they will all be scattered, because not even one stone will remain in its place.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “But he said, ‘Those buildings that you are looking at, they will all be destroyed. Think about this, the day will come when no stone/rock will be left on the rock it is stacked-on. All will be caused to collapse.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Jesus said to them: ‘You see how the church is here. But I tell you something true. Concerning this church here, there will come the day it will be razed by the people. It will be flattened, there won’t be any sign of the church left.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Philippians 3:18)

Following are a number of back-translations of Philippians 3:18:

  • Uma: “Because like I have often said to you–and I also say now while weeping–there are many people whose deeds are evil. With those deeds of theirs, they reject the intention of Kristus dying crucified.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “I have often told you this before, and now I tell you again and it causes me to weep that many people say that they belong to Isa but one can see in their conduct that they oppose the teaching about Almasi’s death on the post.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “I said this before, but I will say again now, along with my tears which are dropping, because of the many people who are subjects of Christ, but we can tell by means of their behavior that they are enemies of the preaching about Christ causing himself to be killed on the cross.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Because there are many who are opposing Cristo, because they look-down-on/make-light-of his death on the cross by-means-of their bad way-of-life. I have often told you this before, but I repeat it nonetheless now while-meanwhile my tears are dripping-down in thinking-about them.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “For it’s like what I am always saying to you, which now I am repeating again accompanying it with my tears, that there are many who live like ememies of the cross where Cristo died, even though they say they have believed in him, for they are insulting/belittling that death of his. There really is no renewing of their nature/ways.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Already many times I have told you this word that I will tell you again. And with my tears I am telling you because there walk many people who say that it is not important that Christ died on the cross.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (John 15:18)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 15:18:

  • Uma: “‘If people who do not believe in me hate you, remember: I was the one they hated first.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Isa said to his disciples, ‘Do not be amazed/marvel if you are hated by the people who do not follow God. Remember that they hated me before you.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “If the people here in the world who are enemies of God are against you, don’t be surprised because they were already against me before.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Jesus also said to his disciples, ‘In-the-future those who don’t believe in me will hate you. If/When they do that, don’t be surprised. Remember that preceding-that they hated me.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “‘You really will now be hated by the mass of people who don’t believe-in/obey me, but consider this that as for me, I was hated by those people before they hated you.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “If people hate you, you should know that I was hated even before you.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Matthew 24:34)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 24:34:

  • Uma: “Indeed I say to you, all that will certainly happen before all the people who are alive at this time die.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “I truly tell you,’ said Isa, ‘not all of the people who live now will have died, when what I said here will come.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Remember what I am saying to you; when you see these things fulfilled, you will not all die before all these things are fulfilled.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “This that I tell you is true that some of the people who are here now will be still living when all that I have said is fulfilled.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “This really is the truth, that this nation of people really won’t be wiped out before all this is fulfilled.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Concerning these signs I tell you about, know that these will happen before the people who are now alive have died.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Colossians 1:9)

Following are a number of back-translations of Colossians 1:9:

  • Uma: “So, relatives, from the first we (excl.) heard the news that spoke of you, we (excl.) have prayed continually for you. We(excl.) call-out to God, we (excl.) ask that he give you clearness of heart [i.e., wisdom, awareness] and knowledge to know all his will/desire,” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “This is the reason why, since we (excl.) heard about your trust, we (excl.) always just pray to God for you. We (excl.) ask God that God’s Spirit may certainly (pa’in) give you knowledge so that you know and really understand all that God wants.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Because of this we continually pray for you, starting with the day long ago when we heard the news about your faith; we always pray to God that he might give you knowledge of all the things that he wants you to do, which is to say, may he make you wise and by means of the Holy Spirit may he give you the ability to identify good and evil.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Therefore since-the-time we (excl.) heard about you, we (excl.) haven’t stopped praying for you. We (excl.) are requesting God that his Spirit be the one to give you all wisdom and understanding so that you will come-to-know properly/thoroughly all that he wants you to do.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Therefore from the time we heard news of this, we have continued to pray concerning you to God that hopefully the Espiritu Santo will very much guide- you -from-within so that you will really understand all that is in harmony with his will.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Since the day I hear this word, I have not rested from praying to God concerning you. I ask God that he will cause that you know well what all God wants you to do. That he will open your minds so that you will better know what good you must talk in.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (John 16:23)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 16:23:

  • Uma: “‘At that time, you will not need to ask anyone. These my words are very true: whatever you ask my Father for with my name, he will definitely give you.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “When the day comes when we (incl.) see each other again, you will not ask me anything. Truly I tell you whatever you ask of my Father because you trust in me he will satisfy you.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “On that day there will be no more need for you to ask me questions. It is very true what I say to you, that if there is anything that you request from my Father, he will give it to you because of your faith in me.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “‘At that time, you will not need to inquire anything from me. This that I tell you is true that whatever you request from my Father, he will give it to you on-account-of your being-united-with me.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “It is no longer necessary that you will question me on that day, because you will then have understood. This which I will say to you really is the truth, that whatever you will ask for from the Father on the strength of your being tied-together/united with me, it’s certain he will give it to you.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “On that day you will not need to ask me about anything. Truly I tell you that when you pray to God, you be bold to ask for what you want because you believe in me and my Father will give you what you want.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Matthew 25:16)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 25:16:

  • Uma: “The ordered-one that got five thousand gold coins, right away he used-it-in-business to hunt for an increase, and he did indeed get an increase of five thousand more.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “The servant who had been given five thousand pesos immediately went and traded, and he gained five thousand pesos.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The servant that he gave five thousand pesos to, he invested his and he gained five thousand pesos more.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “‘So then, the one-entrusted with five talents used-it-in-business immediately, and he made-a-profit of five.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “That one who had been left-in-charge of five thousand set out at once and used-it-to-stock-up-with wares. He made another five thousand in profit.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “The worker who was given five thousand monies put the money to work. Another five thousand monies he gained.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)