Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Luke 22:37)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 22:37:

  • Noongar: “Because I tell you, the Scriptures say, ‘He will be punished like a criminal’, This must happen to me because everything which was written of me, now must all happen.'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “Because there is a word of the Holy Book that says: ‘The Redeemer King will be considered-like an evil person.’ And what is written must happen to Me. Because what is written in the Holy Book that foretells me, is almost happening/ready to happen now.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “For I tell you, what is written in the holy book about me has to be fulfilled. It is said hep there about me, ‘He was mixed in with the people who break the law.’ The fulfillment of this is soon reached.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Because it’s necessary that the written word of God about me is fulfilled, which say, ‘He was included with the criminal people.’ ‘” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Because it is emphatically necessary that the written word of God concerning me be fulfilled which says, ‘He was considered as a criminal.’ And here it is close to being fulfilled.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Because I tell you that what is said in the writing will be fulfilled in me, which says, ‘He was regarded/classified as belonging with robbers.’ Because those things which are written concerning me are now being fulfilled.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Matthew 2:7)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 2:7:

  • Uma: “When Herodes heard those words, he quietly called those people who knew how to look at stars to meet with him, so that other people would not know. He asked them when that star had first appeared.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “When Herod heard this, he sent word and told those men from the east to come, and he talked to them privately (lit. just them). He asked them as to when they had seen the star appear. They told him.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Then after he had heard this, Herod called the star-gazers who had arrived. And when the only ones with him were the star gazers, he asked when that star which they had seen appeared.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Then Herod had-(someone)-call those-aforementioned wise/skilled-ones in telling the meaning of the stars so that they could talk with him alone, and he found-out from them the exact time that the star appeared (lit. came-out).” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “When those ones he’d called together had left, the next ones Herodes caused to go to him without anyone knowing were those wise-people/thinkers who had arrived. For he asked them privately just when that star they mentioned had risen.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Now this Herod secretly called to himself the men who had been asking the question, those who said that they knew how the stars moved. Herod asked them what time the star first appeared.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (1 Corinthians 12:23)

Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Corinthians 12:23:

  • Uma: “The parts of our body that we say are not very beautiful, those are the parts that we treat-special with beautiful clothes. The parts of our body that are not fitting for others to see, those are the parts we hide.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “The things in one’s body that one considers not important, those are the ones one fixes/serves very well. The things that are not good to look at, one clothes very nicely so that they are not seen.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And as for the parts, like this, we take good care of them. And those parts of our body that are not good to look at, we decorate them by means of clothing.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Those moreover that we consider to be not very important and those that shouldn’t be seen, those are the ones that we care-for and dress properly,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “And those parts of the body that we consider not good to look at, we improve/make good. Like that too, those parts that we are embarassed/ashamed about, we take care about them and cover them up well.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “There are some parts of our bodies we don’t think much of, but these are the parts which we take care of the most. There is a part of our bodies which cannot be shown, but it is a part we treat with more regard.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 22:69)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 22:69:

  • Noongar: “But now the Son of Man will sit at the right hand of God, great and powerful.'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “But from now, I the Son of Man sit and rule at the right side of God who is Powerful.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “But from now on I, the Son of Mankind will be sitting there at the right hand side of the most powerful God.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “But this is what I say to you, ‘The day will come soon when I, the prophesied older sibling of mankind, I will be sitting on the right side of God who is all powerful.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “But from now on, I who am Child of a Person, I will sit at the right-hand of God who is all-powerful.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “But it’s true, after this I who am the One From Heaven Born of Man/human will sit on the right of the surpassingly supernaturally-powerful God.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Matthew 3:16)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 3:16:

  • Uma: “After Yesus was baptized, he came out from in the water. The sky suddenly opened, and he saw the Spirit of God coming down like/as a dove bird, landing on him.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “When Isa had been bathed he came out of the water. So-then the sky opened and he saw the Spirit of God like the appearance of a dove coming down from heaven and alighting on him.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus, when he was already baptized, came up onto the bank. And then the sky opened and Jesus saw God the Holy Spirit, which was like a dove descending down on him, and it perched on him.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “When it was finished that Jesus was baptized, then right-away he left the water while-simultaneously heaven was opened, and he saw the Holy Spirit like a pigeon/dove that descended until it landed on him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “When Jesus had been baptized and was coming-out-of-the-water, suddenly/unexpectedly the sky/heaven opened. He saw the Espiritu Santo of God who was coming down to him, his body being like a dove.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “As soon as Jesus had been baptized, he came out of the water. He saw the sky open up. The Holy Spirit appeared to be like a dove as he came to Jesus’ head.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (1 Corinthians 14:11)

Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Corinthians 14:11:

  • Uma: “But if there is a person who speaks to us and we don’t know the meaning of his language, we will certainly think he is just babbling [lit., uttering randomly]. So also if we speak to him, he’ll say we are babbling.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “But if there is a person speaking to me but I don’t know his language, he is like a foreigner to me and I also am like a foreigner to him, we (excl.) don’t understand each other.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “But if someone speaks to me and I don’t understand what he’s saying, it’s not possible for us to go around together because we don’t understand each other.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “But if I don’t understand the language/words of the one I am-talking-with, surely I will consider him a stranger/foreigner and that also will be how-he -considers me.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “But if I don’t know the language of the person I’m talking to, and as for him, he also doesn’t know my language, how can we understand each other?” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “But if some person speaks to me and he speaks a word which I do not hear, then it is like a person from a foreign country speaks to me because we cannot talk together with the words we speak.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 23:30)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 23:30:

  • Noongar: “These days, people will say to the mountains, ‘Fall on us!’ and to the hills, ‘Cover us!'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “At that time, people will speak to the hills like this: ‘Fall on us, hills! Cover us, stones!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “And the people will curse themselves/wish bad for themselves they will say, ‘Why doesn’t this mountain cover me. Why doesn’t this hill cover me up.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Because at that time, the people will say to the mountains, ‘Fall down on us.’ And they will say also to the hill, ‘Cover us up.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Because at that time, people will plead that the mountains will landslide in order to bury/cover them.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Because on that day, people will be ordering the mountains and hills, saying, ‘Go ahead, cave-in/landslide on us now so that we will be covered over!'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

For the Old Testament quote, see Hosea 10:8.

complete verse (Luke 23:41)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 23:41:

  • Noongar: “But our punishment is correct, because we are getting what we should get for what we did; but he did nothing wrong.'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “But the punishment of we two is fitting according to the wickedness of our behavior. But Him, he has no fault/wrong.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “But we two are worthy to be killed like this because this is the reward for our doing. But this person has done nothing bad.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “However, as for us two, we deserve to be killed because our wickedness is coming home to us. However, this man, by contrast, he hasn’t done anything wrong.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “but as for us (du), our (du) punishment is correct because it is our (du) reward for our (du) crimes/sins, but as for him however, he (sympathy particle) has no crime.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “This sentence is really fitting for us two being the punishment for what we have done, but as for this person, there really is no evil which he has done.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)