Language-specific Insights

complete verse (1 Corinthians 15:10)

Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Corinthians 15:10:

  • Uma: “But because of God’s love and help, the result was that I became like I am now. And his love and help to me really had use [i.e., really was worthwhile]. For I am the one who has worked harder that all the other apostles of the Lord Yesus. But not with my own strength. It was the Lord’s [emphatic] love and help that strengthened me.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “But because of the love and mercy of God to me that is the reason why I am like this, commissioned by him to proclaim his message. And there is also a final-good-outcome of God’s love and mercy to me. And this is the outcome, among all who were commissioned by Isa Almasi there is none who worked harder than I did. But all that I did was not from my strength but because God helped me.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “However, God had great pity for me– that’s why I was made an apostle, because there was some purpose in His pitying me. Because of this, I have been able to do more than all of my fellow apostles. However, I’m not the one who did it, but rather, everything was done through the help of God.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “But because of his mercy/grace, I became like this, and it can be seen his grace has had a result, because the results of my work are admittedly more than (those of) my fellow apostles. But admittedly I have not done it by-means-of my strength but rather by means of God’s grace and help to me.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “But, because of the extreme grace/mercy of God, he raised me up to be an apostle, who right now is very much serving him. This aid/favor of his to me did not turn out to have no value/usefulness. I really strove-hard more than all of these other apostles. But not as-might-be-said with my own ability, but rather with God’s help to me.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “God did me the favor to give me the work I am working at, and the favor he gave me was not in vain. Rather I have worked more than all the rest of the representatives. Concerning this work, it is not that I myself have done it, rather that it is God who did me the favor to help me in what I do.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 24:13)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 24:13:

  • Noongar: “The same day, two men who followed Jesus, they were going home to Emmaus, a journey of one afternoon from Jerusalem.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “On that day also, two followers of Yesus were walking to the town of Emaus, its distance about eleven kilometers from Yerusalem.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “On that day also two of the disciples of Isa went to the village called Emmaus, it is at a distance of eleven kilometers from Awrusalam.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And on that day also there were two men who came from Jerusalem, and they were on their way to a town named Emmaus. And as for this town, it was about thirteen kilometers away from the town of Jerusalem.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “On that same day, two of Jesus’ disciples were walking to go to a barrio at Emmaus whose distance from Jerusalem was over eleven kilometers.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “That day, two people who were indeed believers in Jesus set out. They were going to a bario called Emaus, about eleven kilumitru distant from Jerusalem.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Matthew 5:45)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 5:45:

  • Uma: “Because if [we do] like that, we (incl.) have followed the behavior of God, our (incl.) Father who is in heaven. For God’s has a good heart [i.e., is kind] to all people: he makes the sun appear on good people and on evil people. He causes rain to fall on people who are straight and on people whose hearts are crooked.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “so that your customs will resemble the customs of God your Father in heaven. For God causes the sun to shine equally for the good people and the bad people. And he gives rain to the straight/righteous people and to the people who do bad.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And if you do this, you will be like our Father God who is in heaven. Because as for God, he not only causes the sun to shine on the righteous people, but also on those who are not righteous, and it is not only the people whose doings are good that he gives rain to, but also those whose doings are bad.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “so that you will be counted as children of our Father in heaven. Because as-for him, he allows the sun that he created to shine on the good people and likewise also on the bad. He also sends the rain in order that the land of the righteous people and likewise also the not righteous will-be-rained-on.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “For as long as you do that, it’s clear that you are true children of your Father who is in heaven. Because he causes the sun to rise so that all people will be shined on, whether their ways are evil or good. Like that too he causes it to rain on the straight/righteous and those who aren’t.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “If you do the words I tell you, then it will appear that you are children of your Father who is in heaven. Because concerning the sun God made, it is not only where the good people live that it does good, it is also where evil people live that it does good. Concerning the rain, it is not only where the good people live that it rains in their fields, it also rains on the fields of the evil people.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (1 Corinthians 15:42)

Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Corinthians 15:42:

  • Uma: “So also it will be with the dead when they live again. While we live on the earth, our bodies are weak and pitiable. When we die, our bodies are buried and become rotten. But when we are caused to live again, our bodies are changed to become bodies that are strong and beautiful, that no longer die or become rotten.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Now, like that is figuratively our (dual) body when it is made alive again. When the body of a person is buried it decays but when it has been made alive again that body will certainly not die anymore.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And in the future when the dead are raised again, their bodies also will be changed. Because the reason the body of a person is buried is because it will be destroyed; but when it is raised from the dead in the future, it will never again be destroyed forever.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “So also our bodies now are different from the bodies of people whom God makes-alive again, because our bodies now will die and rot, but the bodies of people whom God will make-alive again will never-die.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Well, like that also, the body which is buried is really different from the body which is made to live again. As for the bodies of people now/today, they die and decay. But as for the body which will be made to live again, for ever and ever it will not experience death.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “On the day our bodies resurrect, they will be different from what they are now. The body of the dead person rots. But when he has resurrected then he cannot die anymore.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 24:45)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 24:45:

  • Noongar: “Then Jesus freed their thinking to see everything, all things the Scriptures said.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “After that, he made their hearts clear so that could understand the contents of the Holy Book.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Then they were given thought so that they could understand the holy-book,” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then he showed them the meaning of all those things written in the Word of God.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Then he illuminated their minds so that they would understand the written word of God” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “And then Jesus enlightened their minds/thinking. He explained to them those things which were written in the writings so that they would understand them now.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Matthew 6:29)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 6:29:

  • Uma: “But I say to you: even King Salomo with all of his riches/wealth, his clothes were not like the beauty of those flowers there.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “And I tell you for sure, even Sultan Sulaiman the richest one in old times, could not dress as beautifully as one of these flowers.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “But true is what I say to you, that even King Solomon long ago who was very rich and famous, the beauty of his clothing didn’t amount to one little fingernail beside the beauty of these flowers.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “but I tell you that even King Solomon whose riches were extreme, he had no clothing like the beauty of one of these flowers.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “But the truth is that even king Solomon who was highly-spoken-of for the greatness of his wealth, he couldn’t clothe himself to outdo these flowers.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “I tell you this word here, that like King Solomon, very good is the clothing he wore, yet he doesn’t approach the beauty of the flowers.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (1 Corinthians 16:16)

Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Corinthians 16:16:

  • Uma: “that you really submit to them, along with all the people who work with them in the Lord’s work.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “I beseech you, follow whatever people like Estepanus and whoever are their companions helping them working for God, say.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Therefore I beg you to listen to the advice of people like Stephanas, and also anyone of our companions who very carefully obey what our Lord wants them to do.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “to submit (lit. cause-to-be-ruled) to people like these and anyone else who is industrious to join-in-working for the Lord Jesus.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “I’m asking-your-cooperation that you must submit to them and all those like them who strive-hard-at this kind of work.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “I want that you obey what they say and also whoever else works for your good you should obey.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (John 1:26)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 1:26:

  • Uma: “Yohanes said: ‘I baptize people with just water. But there will come a person after me. He is actually in your midst at this time, but you do not know him. Just to become his servant to undo/open the strings of his shoes, I am not fit/worthy.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Yahiya answered them, he said, ‘I here, I bathe the people with water. But there is one standing here in your midst, but you don’t know who he is.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then John answered, ‘It is true that I am baptizing, but only by means of water, there is your companion, whom you don’t know, who will follow me (in time) who is very much greater than I am.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Juan answered-them saying, ‘Water only is what I baptize-you -with, but there is someone standing-with you whom you don’t know.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Juan answered again, saying, ‘As for me, what I baptize with is water, but among you there is someone whom you don’t know.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “John told the people, ‘I am baptizing with water. But here where we are walks here a person whom you do not know about.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)