Language-specific Insights

complete verse (1 Corinthians 3:18)

Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Corinthians 3:18:

  • Uma: “Don’t deceive yourselves. If there are those in your midst who think they are clever in the sight of mankind, they should become stupid in the sight of mankind, so that they can become really clever in the sight of the Lord.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Don’t fool yourselves. If there is a person among you who thinks of himself that his wisdom is deep in the estimation of the people who don’t follow God, it would be good yet if he became dull/stupid in their estimation so that the wisdom from God would be his.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “It’s necessary that you do not allow yourselves to be led astray by what you do, because if there’s one of you who thinks that he has wisdom in thinking, according to what his human companions think about him, it’s better if he abandons his wisdom so that he might be a person who has no wisdom according to what people think about him. And then he will really be wise.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Don’t deceive yourselves. If there is someone among you who considers himself wise according to the kind-of-wisdom of those who don’t believe, it would be better/good if he turned-his-back-on that wisdom of his in order to thus gain the true wisdom.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Good if no-one at all lies to himself, for if supposing he thinks that in the estimation of this world he is knowledgeable, it would be good if he now throws it away and considers himself as knowing nothing in the estimation of the world, so that he will become knowledgeable with the genuine wisdom/understanding that comes from God.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “We should not fool our hearts, saying that we know everything. Even though some people say that they are very wise, but these people must do as though they know nothing. Therefore he will be able to understand about the word that truly has wisdom.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 18:16)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 18:16:

  • Noongar: “but Jesus called the children to him and said, ‘Let the children come to me and don’t stop them, because people like these children, they own the Kingdom of Heaven.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “But Yesus called those children and he said to his disciples: ‘Let those children come to Me, do not forbid them. Because people like that are the ones who become the people of God in his Kingdom.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “But Isa called the children and he said to his disciples, ‘Let the children come to me and do not oppose them. For people like the children like to be ruled over by God.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “But Jesus, he called to him those children and he said to his disciples, ‘You allow the children to come to me. Don’t you tell them not to, because the person who has trust like the trust of a child, he is the one God can rule over.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “But Jesus called the children and said to his disciples, ‘Permit the children to come to me. Don’t forbid them, because those like these are the ones who will be included in the ruling of God.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “But Jesus in fact caused those children to come close to him and said to his disciples, ‘Don’t forbid the children to come here to me. Just leave them alone. Because humble ones like these children are the ones who are possible/acceptable to become subjects of the kingdom of God.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (1 Corinthians 5:6)

Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Corinthians 5:6:

  • Uma: “Do you think thus, that such behavior is good, that you are still proud? Don’t you know the words that say: ‘A little yeast makes a lot of flour rise’? That means one person who sins can wreck the harmony/fellowship of you all.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “It does not hit-the-mark/is not right when you make yourselves great. You know hep this saying, it says, ‘A pinch of yeast (lit. for-rising) can cause the whole dough to rise.’ Those who do bad are like that yeast because if there is even only one doing bad finally the others will be influenced/carried along.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Why are you so puffed up? You know the proverb which says, ‘Even if there is just a little bit of yeast, it can spread to a whole basin of flour in making bread.’ And as for evil-doing, it is just like yeast; because if one acts wickedly, he also can influence a lot of his companions.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Your pride (lit. making-high your bodies) is bad. Don’t you know that even a little yeast/baking-powder causes-the entire mixture -to-swell?” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “That nature/way of yours of behaving-arrogantly is not good. What can you boast of when there is that disgusting behavior there? It would be good if you now remove it, or else it might spread among you. For do you not know that proverb which says, ‘A little raising-agent can cause to rise a whole bake-load of bread’?” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Concerning the matter of what you are doing now, now it is not possible for you to continue being proud in that you say all is correct in how you walk. Do you not know that just a little bit of leaven will leaven all the dough?” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 19:5)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 19:5:

  • Noongar: “When Jesus came, he looked up and said to Zacchaeus, ‘Hurry down, Zacchaeus, because I must stay in your house today.'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “When Yesus passed by there, he looked-up and said: ‘Zakheus, hurry down Because today I must stop-for-a-short-time at your (sing.) house.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “When Isa came to where that tree was he stopped and looked up, and said, ‘Oy Sakkiyas. Come quickly down for I have to rest/stop at your house this day.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when Jesus arrived there at the foot of the tree where Zacchaeus had climbed up, he stopped and he looked up and he said, ‘Hey, Zacchaeus! Come down quickly from there, because it’s necessary that I go up into your house today.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “When Jesus was-directly-under the location of Zakeus, he looked-up-at him and said, ‘Zakeus, climb-down, because I must stop-in (implies for a meal or overnight) at your (sing.) house today.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “When Jesus had come opposite/under that tree, he looked up and spoke saying, ‘Zaqueo, come down quickly, for your house is where I will go-to-stay today.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (1 Corinthians 7:5)

Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Corinthians 7:5:

  • Uma: “You men and women, don’t keep-distant-from each other so that you aren’t side-by-side [a euphemism] as is the custom of married couples. If for instance you are searching for opportunity to pray, and you agree not to be side-by-side for some length of time, that’s OK. But after that time is finished, be side-by-side again. For if you don’t do like that, it is so easy for you to be tempted by satan/demons to behave wrongly because you are not able to control/withstand your desires.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Do not refuse the wishes of your husband or your wife. Only if you agree/plan that you will not lie together for a while in order to be really able to pray. But it should be for a certain number (lit. how many) of days only. Then you should lie together again in order not to be tempted by demons, because perhaps you can’t endure your desire.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Don’t refuse your body to your spouse, but in order that your praying may not be hindered, it’s possible for you to deny each other if you have agreed already but it should be only for a few days. And when the time ends that you agreed upon, then it’s necessary that you sleep together again, because you might not be able to control your desire, and Satan can successfully tempt you.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Therefore do not refuse-each-other unless you two agree that you will not sleep-together for how many days so that you will have opportunity to pray. But when your prayers are finished, sleep-together again lest Satanas tempt you because of your not being-able-to-control your urges (lit. feelings).” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Don’t refuse your spouse, except for an agreement that you will not lie-together(euph.for sexual relations) for a few days so that you can apply-yourselves(lit. face) well to prayer. Then when the time period you agreed on has passed, it’s necessary that you lie-together again. Like this is good so that you will not be dragged by Satanas to get involved sexually (lit. tresspass) with a person who is not your spouse, if supposing you can’t restrain yourself.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “When the man has pleasure, the wife would not say that it isn’t possible. When it must be that to make prayers to God, it is better to make an agreement that the husband not touch his wife for a short time. Afterwards, continue like before. If they should not continue like before, concerning the one who cannot control his heart, the devil will cause him to sin with someone apart.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 19:37)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 19:37:

  • Noongar: “When Jesus was approaching Jerusalem on the road going down the Mount of Olives, a crowd of Jesus’ disciples, they started celebrating and praising God because of everything they had seen Jesus doing.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “Close to the town of Yerusalem, at the bottom/descent of Olive mountin, all his many followers began to praise God. They made-a-loud-noise carried by their joy because of all the surprising things they had seen.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “When Isa came close to Awrusalam, there at the slope of the hill Jaitun, all the crowd of his disciples gave thanks to God and praised him loudly because of the powerful deeds they had seen Isa doing.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And as they were going down the Mount of Olives because they were already near to the town of Jerusalem, all of those disciples of his who were with him, they were very joyful and they praised God loudly because of all they had seen of the miracles which Jesus did.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “When they arrived across-from Jerusalem where-the road -descended from the mountain Olivo, great was the happiness of his many disciples, and they began to raise (lit. make-strong) their voices in praising God because of the many amazing things they had seen.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “When Jesus was now near Jerusalem going down the Hill of Olibo, that crowd of people were really noisy-and-excited now. They were praising God because of all the amazing things which they had observed.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “It came about that he went close to the road which climbs down Oliv hill, and then very many of his disciples were happy. They thought about the many miracles which they saw, and so they shouted to lift up God’s name.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Kupsabiny: “When they got to a descending point on Mountain of Olives, the multitude began praising God with joy. They all kept singing because of the wonders that Jesus had done.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Mairasi: “Right then when Yesus was about to arrive over there at Yerusalem, over there on the descending path from Zaitun [Olive] hill then many people who followed Him already hooted glorifying Great Above One exalting His name and saying ‘That’s good! [Thanks!]’ to Him because of those impossible things which with their own eyes they had already seen happen. ” (Source: Enggavoter 2004)
  • Hiligaynon: “And when he is coming-down from the Mount of Olives, his followers are-joyful and are-shouting praise to God because of the miracle that they have-seen.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)

complete verse (1 Corinthians 7:37)

Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Corinthians 7:37:

  • Uma: “But if for instance that unmarried-man says in his heart: ‘It’s better for me not to get-married [wived],’–no one is forcing him, it’s his own desire–and if he is able to withstand the desires of his body, it’s good if they don’t get-married [coupled].” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “But if a person is certain in his liver that his daughter should not marry and there is nothing that forces him not to let his child/daughter marry, it is only from his wish that his daughter does not marry, his doing is also good.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “However, if that girl is not having a hard time, then never mind if he does not allow her to marry because this is better; however, he can do whatever he thinks best.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “But if his mind is firm/made-up that he is doing right if he doesn’t give-her -in-marriage and it’s not mandatory that she be married, that’s also good.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “But if what is in the mind of the man is, he will not now marry that woman he has a (marriage) arrangement with, for he will hold fast to his unmarried state, that is also good. As long as he has really ensured in his mind/inner-being that that is what would be good for him to do, not just being forced into it, and he has been graced with the ability to control himself.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Concerning the man who firmly thinks that he should not give his daughter in marriage, thinking in his heart that it is not required, then it is good what he does.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
  • Matumbi: “But if a person has himself has decided in his heart not to marry, and is not controlled by anyone, but instead controls himself and his desires to not marry that woman, he does rightly.” (Source: Pioneer Bible Translators, project-specific notes in Paratext)

complete verse (Luke 20:21)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 20:21:

  • Noongar: “These bad men said to Jesus, ‘Lord, we know you. When you speak to people, you speak truly. We know that you do not look at people’s power but teach people what God wants them to do.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “When they arrived at Yesus, those who had been commanded/sent/given-a-job-to-do said: ‘Teacher, we (excl.) know all your (sing.) words and your (sing.) teachings are all true. You (sing.) teach very clearly saying what is the will of the Lord God to mankind, and you (sing.) do not distinguish people.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “So-then those hired people said to Isa, ‘Sir, we (excl.) know that your words and teaching are correct. You make no difference between people and your teaching about the will of God is true.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And those people who were watching Jesus secretly, they said to him, they said, ‘Hey Chief! We know that you show no favoritism toward anyone, and what you say is true and you teach the truth about what God wants us to do.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “These men went then to Jesus and they said, ‘Sir teacher, we (excl.) know that everything you (sing.) say and teach is correct. We (excl.) also know that you (sing.) don’t show-favoritism-to (lit. cause-to-be-differentiated) those who have status (lit. something to be acknowledged), but rather you (sing.) teach the truth concerning what God wants people to do.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “When those people arrived, they questioned Jesus. They said, ‘Teacher, we know that what you say and teach really is true. You really don’t hold-back from teaching the truth which is the will of God, no matter who is listening.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)