Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Luke 8:46)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 8:46:

  • Noongar: “But Jesus said, ‘One person touched me, because I know when power goes out of me.'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “Yesus said: ‘There was definitely someone who touched me! I know, because there was power that went out of my self/body.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “But Isa said, ‘Someone has really touched me for I could feel that power went out from my body.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “But Jesus said, ‘There really was someone who touched me, because I felt that there was a person healed of a disease by means of my power.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “But Jesus said, ‘There was emphatically someone who touched my clothes, because I sensed that there was power that went-out from me.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “‘No,’ said Jesus. ‘Really someone touched me, for I was aware of strength of my supernatural-power which went from my body.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Revelation 4:2)

Following are a number of back-translations of Revelation 4:2:

  • Uma: “At that time also, I was controlled by the Spirit of God and he carried me to heaven. Arriving there, I saw a Seat of a King, and there was One who Sits on that Seat.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Immediately I was ruled by the Spirit of God and I saw there in heaven a throne, that means a distinguished/important sitting-place/seat and someone was sitting on it.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then the Holy Spirit caused me to go there, and when I was already there in heaven, I saw the seat of the one who rules” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “God’s Spirit immediately caused-me-to-dream, and I saw a throne of a king which had someone seated (on it).” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Suddenly/unexpectedly it’s like I was taken by the Espiritu Santo going up. When I was now in heaven, I saw a seat of a king, and there was indeed someone sitting there.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “At that time the Holy Spirit changed my seeing. I saw a chair there in heaven. There in that chair sat God.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Romans 4:25)

Following are a number of back-translations of Romans 4:25:

  • Uma: “Yesus is the one who gave himself to be killed to redeem our wrongs. And after that God brought him back to life so that we become straight in his sight.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “This Isa Almasi was killed because of our (incl.) sin and was caused to live again by God so that we (incl.) could be forgiven and considered straight by God.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Jesus is the one God sent in order to let himself be killed as punishment because of our (incl.) transgressions. And then God raised Him from the dead so that God might consider us righteous, just as if we had never done anything wrong.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “God handed-Jesus -over to die on account of our sins and he made-him -alive again so that we would be made-righteous.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Concerning Jesus, it was allowed that he died in order to pay for our sins. Afterwards he resurrected. And now it is this that clears us with God.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 9:22)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 9:22:

  • Noongar: “Jesus also told them, ‘The Son of Man must suffer. The elders and the bosses of the Temple and the Law Men, all of them will reject him. They will kill him, but after three days, he will be raised to life.'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “He also said: ‘I the Child of Man must receive much suffering. The elders of the town, the leaders of the priests with the teacher of religion will reject me. They will kill me, but on the third day I will live again.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “And Isa also said, ‘I, the Son of Mankind, I have to endure many persecutions and the elders and the chief priest and the teachers of the religious law will not pay attention/believe me. I will be killed and on the third day I will live again.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And he said also, ‘As for me, the older sibling of mankind, there are many torments that I will be caused to suffer. The elders of the Jews will reject me, along with the chief priests and the teachers of the Law. They will kill me, and within three days from then, I will rise again.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Then he continued to say, ‘I who am Child of a Person, it is necessary that I endure much suffering. The elders and the leaders of the priests and the teachers of the law, they will reject me and have-me-killed, but God will again make-me -alive on the third day.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “And Jesus further said to his disciples, ‘I who am the One From Heaven Born of Man/human will experience very many hardships. I will be belittled/insulted by the important tribal-leaders, the chiefs of the priests and the explainers of law, and I will even be killed. But on the third day, I will indeed be made alive again.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Revelation 6:9)

Following are a number of back-translations of Revelation 6:9:

  • Uma: “After that, I also saw the Lamb open the fifth seal. I saw under the offering burning table there were the ghosts of people who were killed because they announced the Word of God and they did not retreat from their confession/admission that Yesus was their Lord.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Then the Sheep removed the fifth seal. Na, I saw an altar and under that altar, there (I saw) the souls of those people who had been killed because they had proclaimed the message of God and because they had persevered telling about Isa Almasi.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Then the young sheep removed the fifth mark on the scroll, and I saw then underneath the sacrificial altar the souls of the people who had been killed because of their faith in the Word of God and because of their spreading it.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “After-that the Sheep detached the fifth thing-that-was-adhering/affixed, and I saw beneath the altar (loan altar) the spirits of people who had been killed because of their following God’s word and the teaching that the Lord Jesus made-known.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “And next the fifth fastening was removed by that one referred to as Young Sheep. Suddenly/unexpectedly I saw under the altar (lit.burning-place) the spirits of those who had been killed because of their testifying about the word of God and their standing up for this truth of his.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Then the Lamb broke the fifth seal. Then I saw the souls of the dead, those who had been killed for their speaking God’s word, and who had not rested from speaking the word. Therefore they had been killed. All these were there at the altar.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Romans 6:11)

Following are a number of back-translations of Romans 6:11:

  • Uma: “So also we must say in our hearts: ‘I died together with Kristus Yesus, there is no longer any connection of mine with sin. I live and follow the desire of God from now on because of my connection with Kristus Yesus.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Likewise you (pl.) should/must also consider yourselves like dead people who no longer can sin. And consider yourselves now as if you are now people who have been made alive again; and because you already follow/obey Isa Almasi all your deeds ought to praise God.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And in the same way also, you must remember that since we are dead with Christ, our being troubled by our sins has also been removed from us. And by means also of Jesus Christ, we have been given new life and it’s necessary that this new life of ours is also a reason for God to be praised.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “So we also, we should count ourselves as having truly died where sin is concerned (lit. if concerning sin) but as being alive where our serving God is concerned because of our being-united-with Cristo Jesus.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “The same for us now, let us do the same. We will do that we are finished with sin because we are walking with Christ. We now live to do the will of God.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 9:54)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 9:54:

  • Noongar: “When the disciples, James and John, saw this thing, they said, ‘Lord, do you want us to call down fire from Heaven and kill them?'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “Yakobus and Yohanes heard that those townspeople had refused them. That is why they said to Yesus: ‘Lord, if you wish/desire/will, we (excl.) request fire from the sky to burn-up those townspeople!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “When his two disciples, Yakub and Yahiya knew this, they said to Isa, ‘Sir, do you want us (excl.) to command fire from the sky so that they will die?'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when James and John learned that that village would not receive them, they said to Jesus, they said, ‘Do you want that we ask for fire from heaven to come down, so that these people might be destroyed?'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “When his disciples Santiago and Juan heard that that’s what those from-Samaria-people had done, they said to Jesus, ‘Lord, do you (sing.) want us (excl.) to ask God to send fire to burn-them -up?'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Well, when Santiago and Juan observed that it was like that, they said to Jesus, ‘Lord, do you want us (excl.) to cause fire to come down from heaven/sky and burn them up?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Revelation 8:7)

Following are a number of back-translations of Revelation 8:7:

  • Uma: “The first angel blew his trumpet, suddenly there fell from the sky to the earth hail [lit., fruit rain] and fire mixed with blood. One third of the world burned up, even including [lit., until arriving at] one third of the forest and all the green grass.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Then one angel blew (the thing) like a tabuli’ that had been given to him. When he blew it, immediately lots of ice and fire mixed with blood fell on the earth. One part of the earth was burnt by that fire including one part of the trees and the weeds were burnt. Two parts were not burnt.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The first of the angels blew his trumpet. Then hail and fire mixed with blood fell on the earth. One third of the earth was burned, and because of this one third of all the trees and all of the grass there were burned up.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “The first angel blew-his-horn, and after-that it rained hail and fire that was mixed with blood. And a third of the earth was burned-up, along-with a third of the trees and all the grass/weeds.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “When the first angel blew his horn, it rained, but what fell was ice which was hard like rock and fire which included blood. The third part of the world was burned up, and the third part of the forest and all the grass/weeds.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “The first angel blew the trumpet. There was hail. There was fire mixed with blood. All came down on the earth. One part of the land burned, but it didn’t come to half that burned. There on the land that burned, the trees burned, the green grass burned.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)