Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Galatians 3:12)

Following are a number of back-translations of Galatians 3:12:

  • Uma: “If we want to become straight in God’s sight by following the Law of Musa, it means that we are trusting in our own behavior, we are not believing in God. Because there is written in the Holy Book that says: "Whoever really does all these laws, they are the ones who get life from these laws."” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “If there would be a person who could follow/obey all commandments in the law, he would not need to trust in Isa Almasi. For there is also written in the holy-book, it says, ‘The person who can follow/obey all that is commanded in the law, he shall live forever.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “However, if there is a person who thoroughly observes every command in the Law, it’s not necessary for him to believe so that he might be given life forever. For there is a written word of God which says, ‘A person who thoroughly observes every command in the Law, he will be given life forever.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “A person’s faith in God is also far different from his following the law, because there is also that which God caused-to-be-written that says, ‘The person who obeys all the commands of the law, he has life that has no end.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “But the one trusting his obedience to the laws, he has gone far from the way of trusting in what Cristo did. Well, it’s clear that there is evidently nothing gained by this. For in the writing it says again that the one obeying the laws, it’s necessary that he obey them fully throughout his whole life.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Then nothing will come of the faith of a person who wants to do what all the law says. Because it is written in the law: ‘The person who does not lack in anything which is said in the law is the person who will receive new life.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (John 8:11)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 8:11:

  • Uma: “The woman answered: ‘There is no-one, Lord.’ Yesus said: ‘I also do not condemn you. Thus, go, and stop [lit., let go] doing sin.’]]” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “‘There is none, Sir,’ said the woman. Isa said, ‘Even I do not judge you to be killed. Go home now but do not sin again.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And the woman answered, ‘No more. Because they are all gone.’ And Jesus said again to her, ‘As for me, I also do not condemn you to death. Go home and never again do wrong.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “‘No one, Sir,’ she answered. Jesus then said, ‘Neither do I condemn you (sing.) to die. You (sing.) go now, but don’t sin again (lit. repeat to sin).'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “That woman replied, saying, ‘Well no, Master.”Well even I,’ said Jesus, ‘I will not punish you. Go now and cease the doing of sin.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “The woman said, ‘Not now, Lord.’ Jesus again spoke to her, ‘And neither do I sentence you. Go now. Never again commit sin.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Matthew 15:32)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 15:32:

  • Uma: “After that Yesus called his disciples, he said to them: ‘My heart is moved [lit., far-away] to see all those people over there. They have been with me for three days, they have no food. I can’t bring myself [lit., my heart isn’t there] to order them to go home hungry, they will faint on the way/road.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “So-then Isa called his disciples to him and he said, ‘I have pity on these crowds of people, for it is three days now that they are here with me and they have nothing to eat. I do not want to send them home if they haven’t eaten, perhaps they will faint on the road.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Jesus called his disciples and he said to them, ‘Pity these people here because for three nights they haven’t separated from me, and they no longer have any food. It’s not good if they go home without having eaten because they might get weak on the way.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “When they were three days there, Jesus called his disciples and said, ‘I feel-pity for these many-people, because they have stayed-here -with us for three days and their pack-lunches are already used-up. I don’t want to send-them -home when they haven’t yet eaten, because they may faint-from-hunger on the way (lit. path).'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “When it was the third day that they were there, Jesus called his disciples and said, ‘I pity these people, because today is now the third day that they have been with me, and they have no more food. I really don’t want to send them on their way hungry because maybe they won’t make it.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Jesus called his learners to himself and told them: ‘I pity the people here because now it is the third day that they have been here with me. I know that now there isn’t anything for them to eat. I do not want to send them away to their homes without having first eaten, for they would faint on the road.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Galatians 4:15)

Following are a number of back-translations of Galatians 4:15:

  • Uma: “Your hearts were very glad at that time, relatives. But why have your hearts changed now? At that time, I really know, relatives, if there was anything I needed, you were not stingy with it; probably if it just could be done, even your own eyes you would have gouged out and given to me, you wouldn’t have been stingy with them.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “You were really glad that time because I was there with you. I can really say that if it had been only possible, you would even have dug-out/taken-out your eyes and given them to me to show how much you regarded/loved me. But why has your regard/love for me now changed?” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “You welcomed me very much long ago, for if it had been possible you would have dug out your own eyes and given them to me. I myself can say this about you, and now, why has your breath changed?” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “What happened to that happiness of yours with me? I confirm that back then, if it would have been possible, you would have extracted your eyes in order to give them to me.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “I really testify that at that time, even your eyes, if it were only possible for you to pluck them out for my benefit, you would have plucked them out to give to me. You were so happy then, what has happened to change things?” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Where have you thrown that pleasure you had the time I spoke to you? I know very well that in order to help me you would have even taken out your eyes if it could help me.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (John 8:43)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 8:43:

  • Uma: “Of course you do not know the meaning of my words, because you cannot stand to hear my teaching.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Why do you not understand what I am saying? The reason that you don’t understand is because you cannot endure to listen to what I am saying.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Therefore you cannot understand what I said because you do not want to do what I teach.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Why don’t you understand what I say? Is it that you have turned-a-deaf-ear-to (lit. deafed) what I mean to say, is that it?” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Why can’t you understand what I am saying? Probably it’s because you don’t want to accept this which I am teaching.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Why can’t you understand what I say? You do not understand because you do not want to listen to what I teach you.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Matthew 16:25)

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

  • Uma: “Whoever clings-to/insists-on his own desires, he will not receive good life. But whoever lets go of his own desires because of his following Me, even if it means his death, he will receive good life.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “For,’ said Isa, ‘if a person values his life he has no everlasting life. But if a person does not value his life and submits yet to dying because he steadfastly follows me, na that person has life forever.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “For if there is a person who gets his heart on his life, he will die just the same. But if there is a person who follows me, even if it’s the death of him, God will return to him his life, and he will never again die forever.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Because the one who esteems/considers-important himself, he will die just the same, but the one who dies on account of his faith in me, there is life that has no end that God will give him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “For the one who really values his life, it will indeed be lost to him. But the one who holds fast to me even though it may cause his life/breath to be severed, life which is far-from-ordinary really will be his.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “The person who separates from me because he is afraid to be killed, is the person who will lose his soul. But the person who does not turn back from believing in me even though he is killed because of me, is the person who will save his soul.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Galatians 5:16)

Following are a number of back-translations of Galatians 5:16:

  • Uma: “My intention is like this: we must follow the leading of the Holy Spirit, so that we do not follow the evil desires of our hearts.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “This is what I say to you: Follow/obey the commands of the Holy Spirit so-then you will not give-in-to/indulge-in your greedy-desires.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “This is my commandment to you: submit yourselves to the Holy Spirit, because if you do this it’s not possible for you to obey the evil desires of your body.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “This is my advice to you: continue to submit-yourselves-to (lit. cause-yourselves-to-be-ruled-by) the Spirit of God, because if you do this, you will not fulfill the evil desires of your human (naipogawan–connotes sinful, limited humanity) minds.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Well now this is what I am saying to you, always follow/obey the supervision of the Espiritu Santo in your lives. For if it’s like that, you will no longer indulge your congenital evil desires.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “I tell you to let the Holy Spirit teach you how you should walk. When you take the road he gives you, then you do not do what only pleases you.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (John 9:16)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 9:16:

  • Uma: “Several of those Parisi people said: ‘The person who did that, he is not from God, for he does not follow our taboos for the Sabat Day.’ But another group said: ‘But if he is a sinner, where does his power come from to do many miracles like this?’ With the result, there was arguing among them[selves].” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Some of the Pariseo said, ‘That person is not from God for by his doing that, he broke the law about the day of-no-work.’ But others said, ‘If a person has sin, he cannot do wonder-causing deeds as he has done there.’ So-then their thinking was different/they were divided in their thinking.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then some of the Pharisees said, they said, ‘This Jesus, he is not the one sent by God because he is always breaking the law to us about the Day of Rest.’ However, some others of the Pharisees said, ‘If he is a transgressing person, he could not do these miracles like this.’ And then at that day they could not agree.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Therefore some of the Pharisees said, ‘God certainly didn’t send that person, because he doesn’t obey the law concerning the day for-resting.’ While others said, ‘Yes granted, but if he (empathy particle) were a sinner, is it indeed-the-case that he would-be-able-to-do amazing signs like those?’ And they contradicted-each-other.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Some of those Pariseo said, ‘That fellow certainly is not coming from God, because he doesn’t take seriously the Day of Rest.’ But others, they were also saying how could a sinner do signs like these which were amazing things? Therein they again couldn’t agree in what they were saying.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Some of the Pharisees said, ‘That man who did this is not a messenger from God because he doesn’t respect the day of rest.’ Others said, ‘But if he has committed sins, he wouldn’t be able to do the signs he is doing.’ Then the people argued among themselves.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)