Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Ephesians 4:2)

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

  • Uma: “We must be humble [lit., low hearts] and our deeds gentle/smooth in all things/kinds. Don’t pick up [i.e., take offense at] the wrongs of others, rather be patient and have long/patient love for our fellows.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Your livers should be low/be humble and soft/impressionable and you should be patient. Be concilliatory towards your companion showing your love.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “It’s necessary that you are not full of pride, but rather be kind and patient; show your kindness to every one of you by means of your being patient with each other.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “The way you should always be, you should humble (lit. lower) yourselves and be patient/gentle. Tolerate also the faults of your fellows because of your loving-one-another.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “What’s good for you to make-a-habit-of is, be humble and meek/patient, in that you don’t get impatient (lit: enoughed) with the sin of your companions against you, but rather you endure it with a happy mind/inner-being because of your valuing of them.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Do not be proud, nicely (gently) speak. Endure what is done to you. Let it be seen that each loves the other.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (John 11:29)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 11:29:

  • Uma: “Hearing that, Maria hurried going to meet with Yesus.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “When Mariyam heard this, she went quickly down and went to Isa.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “When Mary heard this she stood up suddenly and she went to meet Jesus.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “When Maria heard that, she stood-right-up and went to meet-him,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “When Maria heard, she got up at once and set out to go to meet Jesus.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “When Mary heard that she was summoned, she got up and went to see Jesus.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Matthew 20:34)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 20:34:

  • Uma: “The love of Yesus welled-up, and so he touched their eyes. They immediately saw/were-able-to-see, and they followed Yesus.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Isa had pity on them and he touched their eyes. Na, immediately they could see and they followed Isa.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus pitied them, and he touched their eyes, and immediately their seeing was opened, and they went with Jesus.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Jesus had-mercy-on them and he laid-his-hands-on their eyes. They could-see immediately and they went-with him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “They truly were pitied by Jesus. He touched their eyes. When he had touched them, at once those two could see, and they at once went with him.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Jesus pitied the blind men. He touched their eyes and at once their eyes were healed. Then they went along with Jesus.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Ephesians 5:2)

Following are a number of back-translations of Ephesians 5:2:

  • Uma: “In our daily behavior, we must be loving to others, like Kristus also loved us; he gave himself / his body to be killed in order to redeem us. His doing that gladdened the heart of God, like a fragrant offering that is offered to him.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “You should always love your companions as Almasi loves you. For Almasi hep, because of his love for us (incl.), submitted himself like a sacrifice for our (incl.) good and God was/is very pleased with that doing of his.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “It’s necessary that you always show that your companions are precious in your breath, just like we (incl.) are precious in the breath of Christ. He gave his life for us so that we might be set free; He became a sacrifice which is very fragrant, which is to say God likes it very much.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “so that you will be consistently-loving like Cristo’s manner-of-loving us. Because he, he gave himself/his body to die for us, and his death, it was like a fragrant offering to God which pleased/satisfied him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Live by being always controlled by your valuing of your companions. Be like Cristo who, in the big-size of his valuing us, caused his life/breath to be severed, in which he made himself like the most fragrant sacrifice which really pleases God.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Let us love our fellowmen like Christ loves us, and he gave up himself to die for us. God looked well on him in that he was like a sacrifice.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (John 12:4)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 12:4:

  • Uma: “One of Yesus’s disciples named Yudas Iskariot–who would later sell Yesus to his enemies–said:” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “So-then Judas Iskariot, one of Isa’s disciples opposed. This Judas hep was the one who betrayed Isa.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And as for Judas Iscariot, one of the disciples of Jesus, he is the one who will betray Jesus, he said,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Whereupon Judas Iscariot who was Jesus’ disciple who would later betray him, said,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “When one disciple who was Judas Iscariote observed it, he being that person who, the time would come when he would like trade Jesus, he said,” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon, was there. He was one of Jesus’ learners and he was the one who betrayed him. He said,” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Matthew 21:32)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 21:32:

  • Uma: “Because Yohanes the Baptizer taught you the straight road, but you did not want to believe him. However, the tax collectors and women whose behavior is not appropriate, they believed him. And even though you saw that, you still did not change your behavior, and you still did not believe him.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “For Yahiya who bathed people came to you and taught you the straight/righteous way but you did not believe. But the tax collectors and the bad women believed him. And even though you saw this, you did not change your mind and believe him.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “For John came and he showed you the way so that you might become righteous, and you did not believe him. But the tax collectors and the women who make money through their reputation, they, by contrast, believed him. And even though you knew this, you did not abandon your bad doings and neither did you believe him.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Because Juan the Baptizer came and he taught you the righteous way-of-life that should be followed, but you didn’t believe/obey him. And as for the tax collectors and the prostitutes (lit. rendering above), they believed/obeyed him. And even upon your seeing what they did, you did not change your mind/thoughts to believe.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Because Juan came here to you baptizing and he caused you to comprehend the straight/righteous lifestyle. However you don’t believe/obey him. But he was believed by those official-receivers of payment and the women who make money with their bodies. You observed that they have now believed, but you didn’t believe his teaching.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Because John who baptized came to teach you the straight road, yet you didn’t believe what he said. But these tax collectors and prostitutes did believe what John said. And you, even though you saw how people changed their minds and separated from the evil in which they walked, yet you didn’t want to change your minds and believe what John said.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Ephesians 6:1)

Following are a number of back-translations of Ephesians 6:1:

  • Uma: “Children, follow the commands of your parents like your following the Lord, because that is what is fitting for you to do.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “You children, you ought to follow/obey the commands of your parents. This is fitting to do for those trusting in Almasi.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “As for your children, you must always obey the commands of your parents because if we (incl.) are believers in our Lord Jesus Christ, this is the proper thing to do.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “You children, obey your father and your mother because of your being-united-with the Lord Jesus, because that is the correct-thing that you should do.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Well now you children, follow/obey your parents, for this is the correct thing to do for those who are believing/obeying the Lord Jesus.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Listen you children, when your father or mother calls you, obey what they tell you. Because this is what children who believe in Christ must do.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (John 12:36)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 12:36:

  • Uma: “Believe in me while I am still with you shining for you, so that your hearts are light.’ After Yesus said like that, he left from there, and he no longer appeared [lit., showed himself] to the people.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Therefore,’ said Isa, ‘you should trust in the light while the light is still here with you so that you become people belonging to the light.’ When Isa had said this he left and hid from them.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “I am the light. While I am still here with you, trust me the light, so that your minds might always be illuminated.’ And after Jesus had said this, he left the many people and hid.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Believe then in the light while it is still with you so that you will become people whose minds/thoughts are enlightened.’ When Jesus said that, he left them and went and hid.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Therefore as long as the one referred to as the light is here with you, it’s necessary that you submit to him, so that you can live always in the shining of this light.’ When Jesus had said that, he then went away.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Believe the word that gives understanding while I can speak to you. And this word truly gives you understanding.’ After saying this, Jesus left and no one knew where he had gone.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)