Language-specific Insights

complete verse (1 Peter 4:1)

Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Peter 4:1:

  • Uma: “So, since Kristus also received suffering in his body when he died, that is why you also must strengthen your hearts with thinking that is like Kristus’ thinking: for whoever gets suffering in his body, his connection with sin was severed.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Because Isa Almasi was persecuted and hurt/beaten therefore you should be willing to endure/suffer pain like Isa Almasi. Because whoever endures pain he does not want to sin anymore.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “We know that, as for Christ, when He was still here of the earth He had to suffer pain. Because of that, it is necessary that you also be ready to suffer painful things for the person who has to suffer painful things, his desire to do what is evil is removed from him.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Since Cristo suffered and died on this earth, prepare your minds to also die concerning sin. Because the person who dies concerning sin, he already dislikes/refuses to sin.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Much hardship was endured by Cristo, when he was still here in the world. Therefore it’s necessary that our minds/inner-beings are concentrated to be like him in enduring-patiently. Because whoever doesn’t say no to hardships which come to his body, he really testifies that he is no longer being controlled by sin.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Christ suffered when he lived here on earth. Also you must not fear to suffer because those who suffer are those who depart from sin.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Acts 22:18)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 22:18:

  • Uma: “I saw the Lord Yesus speaking to me, he said to me: ‘Hurry away from Yerusalem, because they do/will not receive your (sing.) witness, witnessing about me.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Isa the Lord appeared to me and he spoke to me. He said, ‘Hurry and leave from-here from Awrusalam because the people here do not believe your testimony/witness about me.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “I saw the Lord Jesus, and he said, ‘Quickly leave and go away from Jerusalem because the people here, they will not receive what you preach to them about me.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “I saw the Lord saying to me, ‘Hurry! Leave Jerusalem immediately, because the people there, they won’t believe what you (sing.) are saying about me.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “I saw the Lord and he said to me, ‘Hurry and leave Jerusalem here, for they won’t receive your testimony concerning me.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 2:25)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 2:25:

  • Noongar: “In those days, Simeon lived in Jerusalem. He was a good man. He listened to God and waited for the day when God would save Israel.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “In Yerusalem at that time, there was a person named Simeon. That Simeon was a straight person who submitted to God. The Holy Spirit was with him, and he hoped/trusted that the time had almost arrived for God to help the descendants of Israel.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Na, there was a person there in Awrusalam called Simiyun. This person was righteous and he always worshiped God. He was waiting for the time when the savior of the tribe of Isra’il would come. And the Holy Spirit was with him.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “There was there a man who lived in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon. He was a righteous person who was always worshipping God. Always there in his breath was the expectancy of the fulfillment of the prophesy which said that the time would come when God would set free His chosen people, the descendants of Israel. Simeon was always controlled by the Holy Spirit.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Now there was an old-man in Jerusalem named Simeon who was waiting for the salvation of his fellow descendants of Israel. He was a righteous and religious person, and the Holy Spirit was also with/in him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “At that time, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon. He was straight/righteous in the sight of God and worshipful too. He was really longing very much for the promised Cristo who would save/free their nation of Israel. And he was being indwelled by the Espiritu Santo.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (1 Peter 5:14)

Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Peter 5:14:

  • Uma: “Greet one another with love like those who are relatives in the Lord. I cry out to God that he give you all goodness of life because you are connected with Kristus. Finish here.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Greet-each-other-respectfully (magsalam) to show your love. May God cause peace in your livers, all of you who belong to Isa Almasi. Wassalam” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Show affection to each other. May the breath of each one of you who has been made one with Christ be peaceful.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Greet-one-another to show that you love-one-another. May it be that all of you who are united-with Cristo have peaceful minds.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Greet one another, like you are one brotherhood in believing who value one another. I pray for you who are united/tied-together with Cristo, that hopefully all of you will have peace/protection of mind/inner-being.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Greet each other with a kiss like you respect those who are brethren to you. I want that your hearts be at peace, all of you who walk with Jesus Christ.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Acts 23:20)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 23:20:

  • Uma: “That child said: ‘There are Yahudi people that have made-plans to request to [you] Head, that tomorrow my uncle be taken to a meeting of the judges, pretending, they say, to examine his case further.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “He answered, he said, ‘The Yahudi have planned/agreed that tomorrow they will ask you ko’ to bring Paul to the council members, pretending to investigate him again.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And the young man said, ‘As for the Jews, they have agreed that tomorrow they will beg you to bring Paul there to the gathering place of the elders because they will thoroughly, they say, check up on what he did.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “The young-man answered and said, ‘The leaders of the Jews have-agreed-together to ask you (sing.) to take Pablo to their meeting-place tomorrow, in order that they will reportedly try/interrogate-him properly concerning his case.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “The child said, ‘There are some Jews who have agreed together that tomorrow they will ask for Pablo to be taken there again by you and stood in the presence of the members of the Sanedrin for, they will say, they will interrogate him well.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 3:5)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 3:5:

  • Noongar: “You must fill every valley. You must make low all hills and mountains. You must make straight all rooked paths. You must make smooth all rough paths.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “The holes must be filled, The high parts and the bumpy places [lit, hilly] must be madelevel/the same. The curvy places [lit, elbow-y] be made straight, and the hollow places made flat.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “All valleys should be filled and all mountains and hills should be leveled, the crooked should be straightened, the bumpy way (lit. the hill-valley way) should be smoothed.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Fill in the low places, and if the way is hilly, make it flat. If the way is winding, straighten it out. And if there are bumps, you must level them off.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “What you will do is, level-out the mountains and hills. If there are also very-winding-places, make-them-straight. The potholes as well, fill them in” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “It’s necessary that you (pl.) fill in the hollows and level each hill and mountain. Make-direct the path which is crooked and flatten the uneven.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

For the Old Testament quote, see Isaiah 40:3 – Isaiah 40:5.

complete verse (2 Peter 2:11)

Following are a number of back-translations of 2 Peter 2:11:

  • Uma: “Even the angels who are stronger and more powerful than those lying teachers, even they do not dare to criticize or bring-accusation against those powerful beings in front of the Lord God.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Even the angels, they are really strong and are greater than these deceiving teachers, they don’t go into the presence of God to insult or accuse their fellow angels.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Even the angels of God whose power is greater than those lying teachers, they would not dare to criticize the supernatural beings when they accuse those beings before God.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Even the angels whose power is greater (lit. higher) than theirs, they don’t speak-evil-before the Lord -of their companions who have sinned.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “But even the angels whose ability is far bigger and who are stronger than those teachers of lies, they don’t insult and blame others in the presence of the Lord.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “In contrast, the angels, who have more authority than these, when they are in God’s presence do not speak bad about those who have less authority than they do.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Acts 24:17)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 24:17:

  • Uma: “‘For several years, I have not gone to Yerusalem. But just recently I went to Yerusalem taking helping money to my Yahudi relatives, and taking my offering / sacrifice to the Lord God.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “‘So-then, after several years had passed since I left Awrusalam, I returned there bringing money to give to the people of my tribe and to sacrifice to God.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The reason I went up to Jerusalem because it had been a few years that I had not visited there, I went there so that I could deliver some money which was to help my companion Jews, and so that I also might make an offering to God.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “‘There have been how-many years since-I-left Jerusalem, so I went there to go give money to use-in-helping my fellow Jews who were-in-need and also to go butcher what would be offered to God in the Temple.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Well, after the passing of a few years from my previous going to Jerusalem, I went there again, taking money to aid my fellow Jews there. Another of my purposes was to give a thank-offering to God.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)