Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 1:31:
Uma: “From there, he went to her sleeping-place, he held her hand, and he helped-her-get-up. She immediately got well, and she served them.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “Isa went there and took the hand of the woman and caused her to get up. So-then she was already healed. Then she got up and they were fed by her.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Jesus went to her and took her by the hand and caused her to get up, and immediately the fever left, and she cooked a meal for Jesus and company.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “Then Jesus approached her, and took-her-hand to help her to get-up. Right-then her fever was-removed, and she fed them.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “Jesus approached that woman, took hold of (her) hand and sat her up. The fever of that woman immediately dropped and she prepared-food to set-a-meal for Jesus and company.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Shipibo-Conibo: “Then Jesus having neared her. raised her up, having hand-grasped her. Just then, having left the fever, she made them eat.” (Source: James Lauriault in The Bible Translator 1951, p. 32ff. )
Balinese: “Jesus then approached her, took her hand and made her rise up; verily, did the fever leave her, after which she served the people there.” (Source: J.L. Swellengrebel in The Bible Translator 1950, p. 75ff. )
English translation by Michael Pakaluk (2019): “And so, going to her, he raised her up by taking her hand. Well, the fever left her. So she began taking care of them.”
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 2:18:
Uma: “One time, the followers of Yohanes the Baptizer and the Parisi people were fasting. There were people who came to Yesus, asked him: ‘The followers of Yohanes the Baptizer fast, so also the followers of Parisi people, they fast. But your followers, why don’t they fast?'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “So-then at a time when the disciples of Yahiya and the Pariseo were fasting, some people came to Isa asking him, they said, ‘Why do the disciples of Yahiya and the disciples of the Pariseo fast and/but your disciples do not fast?'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “One of those days the Pharisee people and the disciples of John the Baptist were fasting. For they were obeying the doctrine of the Jews. And there were some people who went to Jesus and they said, ‘The disciples of John the Baptist and the disciples of the Pharisees are fasting so that they might worship God well. Why is it that your disciples do not fast?'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “On one occasion when the disciples of Juan the Baptizer were fasting (lit. enduring their hunger), there were (some people) who went to Jesus and they said, ‘The disciples of Juan and the Pharisees have days when they are fasting. But as for your (sing.) disciples, none. Why?'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “Once the disciples of Juan who first baptized were fasting and those of the Pariseo were also. Some (people) went to Jesus and questioned. They said, ‘Why is it that as for the disciples of Juan and those of the Pariseo, they (emph.) fast, but your (emph.) disciples don’t?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Jalapa De Díaz Mazatec: ” . . .. Why do your disciples not fast? It is not good what they are doing [implying not fasting]. Those who follow John and the Pharisees are fasting.” (Source: B. Moore / G. Turner in Notes on Translation 1967, p. 1ff.)
English translation by Michael Pakaluk (2019): “The disciples of John, and the Pharisees also, were men who would keep fasts. So they come to Jesus and they raise this with him: ‘Why is it that the disciples of John, and the disciples of the Pharisees, keep fasts, but your disciples on the contrary never fast?'”
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 1:8:
Uma: “I baptize you with water a sign that you have repented from your sins. But He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “You are bathed by me with water but he, it is different what he bathes you with. He will send to you the Holy Spirit.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “I baptize you with water, but that person who will take my place, what he will baptize you with is the Holy Spirit, which is to say, he will give you the Holy Spirit.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “Water only is what I baptize-you -with, but as-for him, he will baptize you with the Ispirito Santo (Holy Spirit).'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “Today/now I am baptizing you here in water, but as for him, the Espiritu Santo is what he will baptize you with.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Longuda: “I, I doing you baptism with water but he, coming he doing you baptism with Spirit Holy.” (An independent and repeated pronoun is used to signal emphasis — source: Bonnie Newman in Notes on Translation 57/1975, p. 2ff.)
English translation by Michael Pakaluk (2019): “I baptize you with water, but he himself will baptize you in the Holy Spirit.'”
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.”
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 1:32:
Uma: “That late-afternoon , the sun was setting, many people came to Yesus bringing all who were sick or possessed by demons.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “When the sun had set, the people brought to Isa whoever was sick and those people (who were) demon possessed.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when the sun had gone down, all the sick and the afflicted with demons were brought by people to Jesus.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “As the sun was going-down, the inhabitants brought to Jesus all who were possessed by evil-spirits and the sick.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “When the sun set, all who were sick and were possessed by evil spirits were brought to Jesus.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Balinese: “When it was evening and the sun had set, all the sick people and those that were possessed by demons were brought before Jesus.” (Source: J.L. Swellengrebel in The Bible Translator 1950, p. 75ff. )
English translation by Michael Pakaluk (2019): “In the evening, when the sun set, they brought to him everyone who had something wrong, and everyone afflicted by devils.”
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 2:19:
Uma: “Yesus answered them with this parable [lit., example words], he said to them: ‘As for people at a wedding feast, do they fast while accompanying the bridegroom? Of course not. While the bridegroom is still with them they do not fast.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “Isa answered them in a parable. He compared his disciples to people at a wedding. He said, ‘Can the people at a wedding fast as long as the bridegroom is still there with them? No. As long as the bridegroom is still there with them they cannot fast.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “Jesus answered parabling, ‘If someone has-a-wedding-ceremony, do you think do-you-suppose (rhet. question) that the friends of the man-getting-married will not join-in-eating, whom he invited? They will certainly eat, because it is unseemly if they fast and the man-getting-married is still with them.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “Jesus replied, saying, ‘Can the people fast who have been invited to a marriage-feast as long as that man whose marriage is being celebrated is still with them? Of course not.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Ebira: “Jesus said to them: ‘Can the people (the relatives and friends of) a man, who is in the process of getting a wife, fast while the husband is with them? They cannot fast when the husband of the girl is with them.'” (Ebira does not have formal terms for “wedding,” “groom,” and “bride”) (Source: Hans-Jürgen Scholz in Holzhausen 1991, p. 34)
Peñoles Mixtec: “Is it fitting that people who are at a wedding feast, that they won’t eat anything? No! They will eat a lot, because they are rejoicing with their friend who is going to marry his wife.” (Source: B. Moore / G. Turner in Notes on Translation 1967, p. 1ff.)
English translation by Michael Pakaluk (2019): “Jesus said to them, ‘Can the friends of the bridegroom fast, when the bridegroom is with them? No. So long as the bridegroom is with them, they cannot fast.”
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 1:9:
Uma: “One day, Yesus left Nazaret-town in Galilea-land, he came and requested-to-be-baptized by Yohanes. Yohanes baptized him in the Yordan river.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “So-then, at that time Isa arrived from Nasaret, a certain town there in the place/land Jalil. And he was bathed by Yahiya there in the river/water Jordan.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Now at that time when John was baptizing, Jesus came to John from the village of Nazareth in the province of Galilee, and John baptized him in the river Jordan.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “During that time when Juan was baptizing, Jesus arrived from Nazaret, a town in the province Galilea, and Juan baptized him in the river Jordan.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “At that time Jesus arrived coming from Nazaret in the district of Galilea. When he arrived there, he was baptized by Juan there in the river Jordan.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Shipibo-Conibo: “Then during those days Jesus came from Nazareth which is in Galilee. When he came from there, John washed him, at the Jordan.” (Source: James Lauriault in The Bible Translator 1951, p. 32ff. )
Balinese: “At that time. Ida [Ida is a personal article referring to the highest caste] Jesus came from the village Nasaret in the territory of Galilea, and then was baptized by Jokanan in the river Jarden.” (Source: J.L. Swellengrebel in The Bible Translator 1950, p. 75ff. )
English translation by Michael Pakaluk (2019): “So it was in this setting that Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized in the Jordan by John.”
