complete verse (Mark 1:40)

Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 1:40:

  • Uma: “A person who had leprosy came to Yesus. He kneeled down requesting-help, he said: ‘If may, [i.e., if I may be so bold as to ask] please heal me.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “So-then a certain leper came to Isa. This person/man stood on his knees humbling himself before Isa and he really begged, he said, ‘If you want to you can heal me.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “There was a leper person who came to Jesus, and that person knelt down before Jesus begging him, saying, ‘f it’s good to your breath, you can heal me from this very filthy disease of mine.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “On one-occasion, a man who was sick with a fearful skin disease went to Jesus. He knelt before him entreating, ‘I know that you (sing.) are-able to remove this sickness of mine if you (sing.) want to.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Once there was a person who was a leper who went to Jesus for help. He bowed down and begged-for-pity. He said, ‘If supposing you want to, you really could heal me.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Shipibo-Conibo: “Then a certain Lazarus sickness possessor man came to Jesus, to ask. Having come and knelt down before him, he said: You wanting to. you can arrange me, he said.” (Source: James Lauriault in The Bible Translator 1951, p. 32ff. )
  • Balinese: “Then there came a man ill with [leprosy], beseeching Jesus. He knelt down before Him and said: ‘If you be so gracious, of course you can clean my stain.'” (Source: J.L. Swellengrebel in The Bible Translator 1950, p. 75ff. )
  • English translation by Michael Pakaluk (2019): “So a leper comes up to him, and, beseeching him and falling to his knees, he says to him, ‘If you so will, you can make me clean.'”

complete verse (Mark 1:19)

Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 1:19:

  • Uma: “Yesus continued walking, [and] not-yet far from there he again saw two brothers: Yakobus and Yohanes, the children of Zebedeus. They were fixing there nets in the boat.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “So-then when he had walked some way/distance he saw two siblings, Yakub and Yahiya, the sons of Sebede. They were there in their boat (bangka’) getting nets ready.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Jesus continued walking along, and while he was walking Jesus saw James and the younger brother of James, John, who were the sons of Zebedee. They were repairing their nets in their boat.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “As they were walking further along the edge of the lake, Jesus saw another two siblings who were Santiago and Juan. They were riding in their boat preparing their nets.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Jesus continued walking and just a bit further he came upon two more brothers who were Santiago and Juan. They were the sons of Zebedeo. They were fixing their trawl-net there in the boat.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Shipibo-Conibo: “Then going a little farther on, he saw Zebedee’s child James. He saw his brother John too. when they were mending cast-nets in the canoe.” (Source: James Lauriault in The Bible Translator 1951, p. 32ff. )
  • Balinese: “Going on but a bit further, then He saw Jakub with his brother, Jokanan, children to Zabdi, while they were in the boat mending their nets.” (Source: J.L. Swellengrebel in The Bible Translator 1950, p. 75ff. )
  • English translation by Michael Pakaluk (2019): “So continuing on his way a little bit more, he saw James, the son of Zebedee, and John, his brother. They were mending their nets in a boat.”