complete verse (Matthew 14:14)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 14:14:

  • Uma: “When Yesus got down from the boat, he saw that many people were waiting for him. His love welled-up seeing them, and he healed them who were sick.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “When Isa got ashore, he saw the great crowd of people and he had pity/mercy on them and he healed the sick.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when Jesus and those with him came to shore, he saw the many people. He felt sorry for them, and he treated and healed those who were sick there.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “When plural Jesus arrived-at-land, and he saw the many people who had followed, he pitied them and healed those who had a sickness.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Therefore when Jesus again descended from the place he had gone to, what met his eyes was many people already. He pitied them. He healed those who had an illness who had been brought by those people.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “The boat in which Jesus was arrived and Jesus got out. But now there were crowds of people there. Jesus pitied the people and he healed the sick persons who were brought by the people.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Galatians 2:10)

Following are a number of back-translations of Galatians 2:10:

  • Uma: “The only thing that they requested was that we (excl.) not stop helping the poor. As for that, it was what I was already doing.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “They asked only that we (excl.) should help the poor there in Awrusalam, the ones who trust in Isa Almasi. And that also is what I always want to do/be done.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The only command they gave us was that we should help the poverty-stricken believers in Jerusalem. However, I had already decided on this in my breath.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “They only instructed us (excl.) that we (excl.) continue to help the poor Jews and that is exactly what I have been putting-forth my efforts (lit. ability) to do.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “The only thing they asked us (exc) to do, which also was what I was eager to strive to do, was to not just ignore (the needs of) the poor.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “There was just one word that they told me, that I should not forget to help the poor people. But concerning this word, it wasn’t necessary to remind me, I always endeavor to help the poor.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (John 7:42)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 7:42:

  • Uma: “In the Holy Book it is written: The Redeemer King is a descendant of King Daud, and will appear from Betlehem town, the birth town of Daud.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “The holy-book says hep that the Almasi is a descendant of King Da’ud and he should be born in the village of Betlehem for that is the place of King Da’ud.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Because there is a written word of God which says that the king whom God chose, he will be the descendant of the long ago King David, and he will be born, it is said, in the village of Bethlehem which was also the village long ago of King David.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Because what God caused-to-be-written says that the Messiah will be reportedly descended from King David and he will reportedly be born in Betlehem the town of David.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “For isn’t it indeed contained in our handed-down writings which are the Word of God, saying, ‘This Cristo, where he will come out from is the descendants of David, and where he will come from is Betlehem which is the town of David.”” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “It says in the Holy Book that the Christ is the descendant of King David. And he is a native of Bethlehem where David was from.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Matthew 15:10)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 15:10:

  • Uma: “After that, Yesus call the many people to approach him, he said to them: ‘Hear so that you know:” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “After that, Isa called the people again to him and he said to them, ‘Listen and understand what I am saying:” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Jesus called to the many people that they should come near to him. ‘Listen you,’ he said, ‘so that you might understand.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Then Jesus called the many-people and said to them, ‘Listen to this so that you will understand.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Jesus caused the crowd to come close and he said, ‘Listen all of you and try-to-understand what I am saying.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Jesus called to the people and then said: ‘Listen well to the words I speak. Take them to heart.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Galatians 3:21)

Following are a number of back-translations of Galatians 3:21:

  • Uma: “So, does the Law of Musa disagree with the promise of God? Of course not. If for example we could follow certain laws to get good life, certainly those laws would be our way to make-straight ourselves in God’s sight.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Perhaps you think-wrongly that the law and God’s covenant/promise do not agree/go-together. But they do agree. Because if there had been a law that could give us (incl.) life without end, na we (incl.) would be straight in the sight of God if we (dual) followed/obeyed that law.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Perhaps you are thinking mistakenly that the Law does not agree with the promises that God made long ago. However, it’s not possible that these do not agree. For if there had been a law by means of which we (incl.) could be given life without end, then certainly we could have become righteous also by means of this law.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Does this mean to say that the law is contrary to what God promised? No, it cannot be! They are not opposed, but rather God’s purposes in making-them-known were mutually-distinct. Because if God had given a law that was able to give life, people ought to be able to be made-righteous because of their obeying that law.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Well now, maybe you mistakenly-thought that these laws are contrary to God’s promises? But no. However the underlying-purpose of the laws and these promises is different. If there was a law from which those obeying it could obtain life without ending, then of course that would be the origin of becoming righteous in God’s sight, that obedience to the law.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Can we say that the law written by Moses disagrees with the word promised by God? No, not that. Because there isn’t any law which a person can completely obey in all that it commands in order to be given a new life.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (John 8:21)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 8:21:

  • Uma: “Yesus also said to the Yahudi rulers: ‘I will go and you will look for me, but you will die still with your sins. Where I am going you cannot go.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Then Isa repeated what he had said to the people, he said, ‘I am leaving soon. You will look for me but you will not find me. You will simply die carrying your sin. (Meaning, not having the sins forgiven.) You cannot go where I am going.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus said again to the leaders of the Jews, he said, ‘I am leaving you and you will look for me, but you will just die without your sins being forgiven, and where I am able to go, you will not be able to follow.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Then Jesus again said to them, ‘In-the-future I will leave you and then you will search-and-search-for me. But you will not be able-to-go to where-I-am-going, because you will die with your sins not forgiven.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Jesus said again to the people, ‘I really will leave. You will search and search for me, but you will just die with your sins not forgiven. You really won’t be able to go there to where I will go.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Jesus again spoke to the people and said, ‘I am going and you will hunt for me. You will die and your sins will not have been atoned for. But where I am going you will not be able to follow me.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Matthew 16:3)

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

  • Uma: “If it is early morning you say: ‘It will rain, see how red and hazy it is.’ You know very well how to tell-the-appearance of the heavens. But you do not know how to tell-the-appearance of what is done by God at this time.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “In the morning you say, ‘It will rain today because the sky is red and it is dark.’ You know, surprise, as to what the meaning is of what you observe in the appearance of the sky, but you do not know the meaning of what is happening at this time.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Now if it is dawn and the clouds are red, and there is a storm cloud, you say also, ‘It will rain today.’ You can tell when it is going to rain because of the clouds. But you evidently can’t tell what God is doing today.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “In the morning also, if the sky is reddish and it is cloudy, you say, ‘It will rain probably.’ You are able to predict if it will rain or not-rain when you see the sky, but surprisingly you don’t know the meaning of the signs God has been showing concerning what is happening now.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Well when it’s still very early morning, you say, ‘Oh, probably it will rain today because look at that, the sky is completely overcast.’ Well it’s like you use as signals the signs in the sky, but you can’t use the signals of the signs of the present time.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “When it is morning you say: ‘Now the day isn’t going to have good weather, because the sky is clouded over,’ you say. You say that you know well about what is meant by what is in the sky. Yet you say that you do not know what is meant by all the things you see during these days in which we live.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Galatians 4:24)

Following are a number of back-translations of Galatians 4:24:

  • Uma: “That story can be a teaching to us. Those two women stand-for the two ways to become straight in God’s sight. Hagar can be compared to people who want to become straight in God’s sight by their following of the Law of Musa. For all people who follow the Law of Musa live like slaves, for they submit to the Law of Musa like a slave submits to his noble. So, this Hagar is compared to Mount Sinai in the land of Arab. And this Hagar may be compared to Yerusalem village in this world. Because the inhabitants of Yerusalem live like slaves, enslaved by the Law of Musa.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “This is how one/we (dual) can take-it-as-a-parable/figure/parable it: These two women are figuratively God’s two covenants. Hagar, the slave woman is a figure of God’s covenant at the beginning, that is the law he gave to Musa there on mount Turusina. And the ones who follow the law are like slaves.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Now these two women are a parable. Their interpretation is the two ways which God established of becoming one with mankind. As for Hagar, the slave-woman, she is a shadow of the way given by God to Moses on the mount of Sinai; and this is the Law, because the children of Hagar — that is to say all of those who observe the Law — they are slaves.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “This that happened, it has a deep meaning/significance, because the two women can be compared to the two agreements-that God -presented to the people. The one agreement was the law that God gave to Moses on the mountain Sinai which is in Arabia. The one who is compared to this agreement, it is Hagar, because Hagar and her children were slaves, and likewise also the children of the agreement are slaves, meaning to say, those who base their salvation on their following the law.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “This situation is an illustration. Agar and Sara, they are pictures of God’s two initiated-agreements with people. Agar, she is a picture of God’s initiated-agreement when he gave the laws on the Mountain of Sinai, for all those under the jurisdiction of these laws, they are like slaves, just like Agar and her child.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Here is a word of illustration. These two women are compared with the two agreements there are. This woman who was a servant is named Hagar. She illustrates the agreement made at the mountain of Sinai. Now the people who say that they will do what the law commands are those who become the children of Hagar.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)