Language-specific Insights

complete verse (1 Peter 3:13)

Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Peter 3:13:

  • Uma: “Who will do evil to us if we keep on doing good behavior?” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “There is nobody who does bad/evil to you if you only want to do the good.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “No one will harm you if you hold tight to good behaviour.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “If you are eager then to go good, will there indeed be someone who will do evil to you (implies no)?” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Well isn’t it so that if your way of life is always in harmony with God’s will, who can do to you what can destroy your spirit? Of course no-one.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Whom do you think will afflict you if you do what is good?” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Acts 22:8)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 22:8:

  • Uma: “‘I asked him: ‘Who are you (sing.), Lord?’ ‘He said to me: ‘I am Yesus of Nazaret, whom you (sing.) persecute.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “I asked, ‘Who are you, Sir?’ He answered, ‘I am Isa, the man of Nasaret, I am hep the one you are persecuting.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And I said, ‘Who are you?’ And he said, ‘I am the one you are doing bad things to, Jesus of Nazareth.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “”Who are you (sing.) Lord?’ I said. ”I am Jesus from-Nazaret whom you (sing.) are hardshipping,’ he said.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “I answered, saying, ‘Oh, who are you, Master?’ ‘Jesus is who I am, the taga Nazaret. I really am the one whom you are persecuting,’ said the reply to me.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 2:15)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 2:15:

  • Noongar: “When the angels went back to Heaven, the shepherds spoke together, ‘We will go to Bethlehem and see this thing which God said would happen.'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “From there, the angels returned, going to heaven, and those shepherds planned, they said: ‘Let us go to Betlehem to see the happening that the Lord said to us.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “After that the angels left going back to heaven. When they had left the caretakers of the sheep said, ‘Let us (incl.) go to Betlehem. Let us (incl.) see what God has made known to us (dual).'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then the angels returned to Heaven. And when they had gone, the ones who were pasturing their animals spoke to each other. They said, ‘Come on, let’s go to Bethlehem so that we might see this which the angels told us about.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “When the angels returned to heaven, those who were guarding their sheep said, ‘Let’s go to Betlehem to go see what has happened there which the Lord God has made-known to us.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “When the angels had disappeared for they had now returned to heaven, those shepherds said, ‘Expl., let’s go to Betlehem. Let’s go-and-check-on/see this which was made known to us by God.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (1 Peter 5:4)

Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Peter 5:4:

  • Uma: “And when the Main Shepherd comes, he will give you a hat of victory, whose shiningness never changes.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Then when Isa Almasi comes again he is figuratively the leader of those people caring for the sheep, he will reward you with something very good and that will really not change, that means you will be included in his brightness/glory forever.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when Jesus returns, He who is the high one who cares for the sheep of God, He will have payment for you, and it is your being able to share in His very great highness which never goes out of existence.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “And when Jesu Cristo appears who is the highest leader of the believers, he will give you a reward that lasts forever which is your joining-in-sharing his greatness.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “And then as long as you oversee well, when Cristo comes who is like the Most-important Shepherd of us overseers, he will reward you with far-from-ordinary glory which has no ending.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “And when the Boss of the caretakers has come here, there will be given to you the blessing of God which will never come to an end.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Acts 23:10)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 23:10:

  • Uma: “From there, their arguing grew bigger-and-bigger, with the result that the head of the soldiers became afraid/nervous lest Paulus be torn apart. He ordered his soldiers to go get Paulus and take him back to the soldiers’ house.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Their arguing became even stronger therefore the colonel was afraid they might pull Paul apart. So he commanded his soldiers to go down and grab Paul from them and bring him back into the fort.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then their dispute increased. Therefore the captain commanded the soldiers that they snatch Paul away from the people and return him to the fort. Because he was afraid that they might tear Paul apart.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “When that was so, they worsened their quarrelling until the commander was worried lest they tear-Pablo -apart in their mutual-snatching-at him. So he commanded that soldiers go to snatch Pablo from them to take-him to their barracks.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “When they were now fighting/quarreling like that, the highest-ranking-officer of soldiers became afraid, for maybe Pablo would be torn in pieces by that crowd. Therefore he sent down his soldiers and caused Pablo to be snatched from that crowd and then they took him inside their wall again.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 2:47)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 2:47:

  • Noongar: “All the people listening to Jesus were surprised because of his knowledge and his words.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “All the people who heard him said: ‘No kidding his smartness! No kidding the clearness of his answers!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “All who heard him marvelled very much because his knowledge was deep and his answers were right/hit the mark.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And everyone who heard his answers to the questions were very surprised because he was really wise.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “All who were listening to him were amazed, because all he was-saying-in-answer was good.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “All who heard him were really amazed at his wisdom/understanding and the good-quality of his answers.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (2 Peter 2:1)

Following are a number of back-translations of 2 Peter 2:1:

  • Uma: “But there were also lying prophets of old in the midst of the people who followed God. So also at this time there will certainly be lying religious teachers in your midst. They will announce teachings that are not true that cause the downfall of people, and they reject the Lord who redeemed them. Because of that behavior of theirs they will bring about their own downfall [lit., cause their own selves to fall], and it will happen very quickly.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “In old times there were people who said that they were prophets from God but it was not true. Likewise also nowadays there will be people appearing among you who say that they are religious-teachers but their teaching is not true. They will teach teachings that destroy your trust in Isa Almasi. Even though Isa, their master, died to take away their sins, they reject him. Therefore suddenly God’s wrath will come to them.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Long ago there were some lying people who pretended to be prophets of God, and in the same way also, there are some people who will appear today teaching lies to you. They teach error secretly, and this can destroy the relationship of you believers. They teach that Jesus who might have redeemed them is not our (incl.) Lord. And because of that, they will be suddenly surprised when they are punished.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “But there were also false (lit. not true) prophets who appeared to the people back then. And so also there will be crafty-ones who teach what isn’t true who will join you. They will teach lies which are-able-to-destroy faith, and even our Lord who redeemed them, they will turn-their-backs-on-him (in Kankanaey, ‘deny’ is only verbal). Their sudden punishment will thus be their deserved-recompense.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “But even back in the past, there were those falsely-claiming-to-be-prophets among the Israelita. Well today, like that too, there will emerge among you also those who say they are teachers. But their teaching will be agitating your mind/thinking, that which can cause destruction of your believing/obeying, for it is really far from the truth. For they really are rejecting the rule of Jesu-Cristo, he who like bought them so that they would be his people. For they don’t acknowledge him to be their Master whom whey must serve. But well, they really will without doubt be reached by punishment.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “In the past times there arose some Jews where were lying prophets. Also there where you are now will arise lying teachers. Secretly they will introduce the word they teach which is not true. And they will spoil those who believe what they say. These lying teachers will deny the Lord Jesus Christ who saved them. But they are hurrying to punishment by means of the word they speak.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Acts 24:7)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 24:7:

  • Uma: “But Lisias the head of the soldiers snatched him from our (excl.) hands.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “but Colonel Lisiyas arrived there and grabbed him from us (excl.).” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “however, Captain Lysias came along and beat on us and took him away from us.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Whereupon the commander Lisias came and snatched-him from us (excl.),” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “But well, that highest-ranking-officer of soldiers, Lysias, came to us (excl.). He forced us (excl.) with a big trouble/disturbance and he snatched away this person whom we (excl.) had arrested.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)