complete verse (Matthew 22:43)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 22:43:

  • Uma: “Yesus said: ‘In that case, why did Daud call him his Lord? By the leading of the Holy Spirit, Daud speaks of the Redeemer King like this:” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “‘If that is true,’ he said, ‘why did Da’ud say while he was ruled by the Holy Spirit that the Almasi was his Leader/Lord?” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “‘If that’s true,’ said Jesus, ‘why does David say through the inspiration of the Holy Spirit that the one chosen by God is his Lord, because David said long ago,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Jesus said in-reply, ‘If that’s so, then why is Lord what David calls him? Because what God’s Spirit (Ispirito) had-David -say, it was this:” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “‘Well supposing it’s like that,’ said Jesus next, ‘why did David call Cristo his Lord, when it was put in his mind by the Espiritu Santo? For isn’t it so that he said,” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Jesus said to them: ‘But how come the word which the Holy Spirit put into the mind of David when he said that concerning the Christ, he was the Lord of David? Because David said:” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Philippians 2:3)

Following are a number of back-translations of Philippians 2:3:

  • Uma: “Don’t just make yourselves big, don’t seek-to-be-praised. Rather each should humble himself, we say others are more important than ourselves.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Whatever you do, do not want/aspire to make yourself great. But you should be of lowly/humble liver towards your companions and you should always consider your companions greater than you.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “It’s necessary that you do not argue and you do not try to make yourself higher than someone else but rather, each one of you must regard himself as being lower in rank than his companion.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Your purpose in doing even anything, it shouldn’t be the raising (i.e. in importance) or betterment of yourselves or your being-spoken-well-of/boasted-about, but rather you should humble (lit. lower) your minds so that you will consider your fellows as more-important than yourselves.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “It’s necessary that you don’t do anything at all with a motive in your mind/inner-being of causing yourself to be dominant or just praise-seeking. On the contrary, what is good is that you are humble, and greater than your honoring yourselves is your honoring of your companion.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Do not be proud and seek for yourselves that people look well upon you. Rather, do as though you were of little value. Do as though other people were much better than you.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (John 14:5)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 14:5:

  • Uma: “Tomas said: ‘We(excl.) do not even know where you (sing.) are going, Lord. How can we (excl.) know the way?'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Tomas said to him, ‘Sir, we (excl.) do not know where you are going. How can we (excl.) know the way there?'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Thomas said to Jesus, ‘We don’t know where you’re going. How can we find the way you are going on?'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Then Tomas said, ‘Lord, we (excl.) don’t know the path, because we (excl.) don’t know where you (sing.) are going.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “When Tomas heard, he asked, ‘Lord/Chief, we (excl.) don’t know where you will go to. How can we know the trail?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Thomas said to him, ‘Lord. We don’t know where you are going so how can we know the road you are talking about?'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Matthew 23:29)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 23:29:

  • Uma: “‘Disaster on you, you religious teachers and Parisi people! You are just good on the outside! You fix up so nicely the graves of the prophets and people who were upright long ago.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “‘You are to be pitied teachers of the religious law and Pariseo. You are just pretending to follow God. You make the graves of the prophets and the righteous/straight people nice to honor them.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Pity you, teachers of the law and you Pharisees, because your faith in God is a lie. You decorate the stone houses where you buried the bodies of the righteous people and the inspired ones of God who died long ago.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “‘Pitiful are you teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! Because you fix-up very-nicely the tombs for the prophets from long-ago, and you also decorate the tombs of righteous people.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Really extremely hard is being reserved for you, you explainers of law and Pariseo, who pretend to believe/obey God. Ornate memorials are what you build there where the prophets were buried and you fix-up-well the graves of people who lived straightly/righteously in the sight of God.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Listen, you teachers of the law and Pharisees, how great is the suffering you will have, for it is not true that you are good people. Concerning the spokesmen for God who were killed long ago, you make tombs for them. Also the dead people who did good you make ornamented stones to stand over where they were buried.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Philippians 3:5)

Following are a number of back-translations of Philippians 3:5:

  • Uma: “I was circumcised at the age of eight days according to the Law of Musa. I am a real Yahudi person, a descendant of the Israel people, from the family of Benyamin. Before I believed in the Lord Yesus, I followed the Law of Musa according to the teaching of the Parisi people.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Because I, when I was only eight days on the floor (idiom for having been born) I was already circumcised according to the Yahudi custom. My parents were descendants of Benjamin one of the children of our (excl.) forefather Isra’il. I am really a pure Yahudi. Concerning the law written by Musa, I really followed/obeyed it because I am a Pariseo, the ones who defend/take-the-side-of the law.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “For eight days after I was born I was circumcised; my parents, they were descendants of Benjamin, who was the son of our ancestor Israel. I was a Jew through and through. I thoroughly observed the Law left behind by Moses, for I was a Pharisee.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Because listen to this: I was circumcised on my eighth day, for I was born a Judio, a descendant of Benjamin who was a child of Israel. I am also a pure Hebreo, because my parents are Hebreo, and my language and customs are also Hebreo. As regards also the law that God gave to Moses, I have-been-thorough in obeying it, because I am a Fariseo.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “For when I was born, when it was the eighth day I was circumcized. And I really am a pureblood Hebreo, a true descendant of Israel, of the clan of the descendants of Benjamin. Well in talking of obeying the laws of Moises, I am very much a Pariseo.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “On the eighth day after I was born, I was marked with the circumcision. Because I am a Jew. My ancestor was Benjamin. I was a Jew by birth, and my language is that of Hebrew. That which I explained about the law which the Jews follow is the belief which the Pharisees have.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (John 15:6)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 15:6:

  • Uma: “Whoever does not remain in-harmony with me will definitely be thrown-away, like the throwing away of the branches that have been broken off until they are dry. Branches like that are gathered and thrown into the fire.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “If a person does not remain with/in me he is figuratively like a broken-off branch which is thrown away and whithers. Then these branches are gathered and thrown into the fire to be burnt.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “For if there is a person who separates from me, he will be abandoned just like a branch which is thrown away so that it will dry up. And those dried up branches are gathered and thrown into the fire to be burned.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Whoever though doesn’t continue to be united-with me, he is like a cut-off branch that is thrown away. When those branches dry-up, they are gathered and burned.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “That one who will not hold fast to me, he will be thrown away because he will be separated like a branch which has been broken off. Well, those branches, when they’re now dead, they will be gathered and thrown on the fire so that they will be burned up.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “He who forsakes my word will have done to him like it is done to a branch which doesn’t bear fruit. It is cut off to dry. When it is dry it is gathered to be burned.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Matthew 24:22)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 24:22:

  • Uma: “But God will shorten that time of suffering, for if he didn’t shorten it, surely not a single person would be alive. So, since he loves the people whom he has chosen, he will shorten that time of suffering.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “If God would not reduce those days of difficulty, no person would live. But because of his chosen people God will reduce those days.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “But God has already shortened the time of torment, because if he didn’t all mankind would be destroyed then. But because he pities his chosen people, he has shortened the time of torment.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “If God had not decided to shorten that time of hardship, no people would be left on this earth. But (reassurance particle) he has shortened it due to his people that he chose.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “And if that time is long, all people really would be wiped out. But because of those chosen by God, he won’t cause it to be long.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “God has already determined that this calamity will not last many days. If it did last many days, no one would come through it. But he will cause it to pass because God loves the people whom he has chosen.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Philippians 4:19)

Following are a number of back-translations of Philippians 4:19:

  • Uma: “I cannot return/reimburse the goodness of your hearts, relatives. God whom I worship, he [emphatic] will make-complete all your needs, according to his riches which no kidding their bigness, because you are connected with Kristus Yesus.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “And God will help you (with) all your needs from his unspeakable wealth. He will help your need because you trust in Isa Almasi.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And as for God, He also will be the one to give to all of you what you need because of your being made one with Jesus Christ, because His wealth is very great.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “And God whom I serve whose riches can-not -be-used-up, he is the one who will be giving to you all that you need on account of your being joined to Cristo Jesus.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “And I am sure that this God whom I serve will also be gracious to you, that he will give all that you need, because of your being united/tied-together with Cristo Jesus. The truth is, he is the owner of everything, therefore of course really extremely great is what he gives to us in his grace/mercy.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Our God will help you in that he will give to you all that you lack. Because there is no end to his blessing which he gives to those who walk with Jesus Christ.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)