complete verse (Philippians 4:22)

Following are a number of back-translations of Philippians 4:22:

  • Uma: “All the believers in Yesus who are in this town, with those who are in the house of the king, sent greeting to you, relatives.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “All the ones trusting Isa here, especially the ones who work in the sultan’s palace, remember you.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “All of my fellow believers here in the town especially our (incl.) brothers who live here in the house of the king, they send their greetings also to you.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “along with all God’s people here in Roma, but especially those who work in the house of the Emperor (RL Emperador).” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “All our other siblings in believing here, especially those of the household of the Impiradur, also greet you.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “All the people here who are the people of God greet you. Also some of the believers who live in the house of the king of Rome strongly send word to greet you.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (John 16:14)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 16:14:

  • Uma: “He is the one who will make me big, because the words that he receives from me, that is what he announces to you.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “The Spirit of God will honor me/make me great, for all that he tells you comes really from me.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “He will make me famous because he will cause you to understand my teaching and doing.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “I am the one he will honor, because what is in my mind/thoughts, that’s what he will go and make-known to you.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “He will cause to be seen the big-size of my praiseworthiness/glory, for wholly coming from me is everything which he will tell to you, my words and deeds being what he will explain/make-clear.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “He will cause that I be respected because he will take the word I speak and will cause you to know it.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Matthew 25:7)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 25:7:

  • Uma: “The ten young-women [immediately] got up, and each got her torch ready.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “So-then the girls got up and got their lamps ready.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And the ten virgins woke up, and they inspected their lamps and fixed them.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “The ten young-ladies immediately-got-up and readied their lamps.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Those ten girls got up at once. They trimmed those lamps of theirs.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “All the girls got up and found their lights were low and they wanted to put in more oil so they would burn good.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Colossians 2:2)

Following are a number of back-translations of Colossians 2:2:

  • Uma: “I tell you this so that the hearts of you all will be strengthened, and you will mutually-love each other, until you become-united [in harmony]. My desire is that your hearts really be clear [aware, wise] to understand God’s intention/purpose that was not known by mankind from long ago. My desire is that you know God’s intention with no uncertainty–meaning, that you know Kristus.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “This I do so that your liver will be encouraged and you always love each other, then your trust will become firm and you will not doubt/waver because you really understand already the truth. So-then you will already know about what God has hidden, that means about Almasi.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The reason I work hard is so that your faith in God might be strenghtend by means of your mutual help to each other and by means of your loving each one of you. I want to be perfected your understanding of what was taught to you which is what God revealed to you about Christ.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Because I want your minds to become-strong and that you will be-one/united because of your loving-one-another so that you will not doubt but rather you will thoroughly understand concerning what God didn’t make-known back then, meaning to say, concerning Cristo.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “My perseverance is like this so that you will be encouraged (lit.your mind/inner-being will become strong) and (so that) you will be all the more united in your valuing one another. And hopefully so that you will become rich now in complete understanding/wisdom in that you will really comprehend the things about Cristo, things which God has been hiding for all this time.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “I want that your hearts be strengthened so that with one word (unitedly) you love one another. And I want that you will not be doubting, but that you will know well about Christ. It is God who makes known well about Christ.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (John 17:13)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 17:13:

  • Uma: “‘Now, I am about to come [to where you are], Father. All this I say while I am still with them in this world, so that their joy will really be complete with joy that is from me.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “I will soon return to you, therefore while I am still in this world I say this so that their joy is complete like my joy.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And now I am returning there to you, and I beseech this of you while I am still here on the earth so that they may be thoroughly caused to rejoice with my joy. That word of yours you had me teach, I taught to them, and the people here on the earth who are your enemies are against them also because they have no association with these just like I also have no association with your enemies.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “‘My returning to you (sing.) is near-in-time, but I am still on this earth. Therefore I pray this out loud (lit. strongly) in order that they will hear in order that they will be made-thoroughly -happy with my own happiness.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “But today/now, I am about to come home now to you, and I am telling these things already while I am still here in this world so that the big-size of my happiness may be theirs with no lack.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Now I am going where you are. But while I still am here in the world, I speak this word so that our people will have all joy just like I rejoice.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Matthew 25:39)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 25:39:

  • Uma: “When did we see you (sing.) sick or in prison and we went to visit you (sing.)?'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “And when were you sick and in prison and we visited you?'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “When did we visit you in prison?'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “When moreover were you (sing.) sick and we (excl.) took-care-of you (sing.), and you (sing.) were in-prison and we (excl.) visited you (sing.) in order that we (excl.) would help-you (sing.)?'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “And also when did we find out that you were sick or imprisoned and we checked up on you?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “When did we see that you were sick or that you were in jail and we went to see you?'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Colossians 3:11)

Following are a number of back-translations of Colossians 3:11:

  • Uma: “So, since he has made us new people, we no longer make distinction between Yahudi people and people who are not Yahudi, because in the sight of God people who are circumcised and people who are not circumcised are just the same. He does not look-at-appearance whether a person is schooled or not schooled, nobleman or slave. Kristus is the main-thing of all, and he is the one who dwells-in-us all.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “When/if all are equally new then there is no longer any difference between Yahudi and not Yahudi, the ones who have been circumcised and the ones who are not circumcised, the ones who have learning and the ones who have no learning, the servant and the master. There is no difference between them, because in-the-same-way/equally Almasi lives in their livers and Almasi is the only one who is great to them.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Because of this, we (incl.) whom He has made into new people, we do not favor either Jews or people who aren’t Jews because to God, those who are circumcised and those who are not circumcised are just the same. Just the same to Him are those who studied and those who have not studied; servant and the master; to us (incl.) who are new people, the only one who is high is Christ.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Because of this that God has done, there is no distinction between all the people whom he has made-new. Whether Jew or Gentile, whether circumcised or not circumcised, whether stranger and savage/headhunter, and whether slave or not slave, they are all the same in God’s estimation/view, because it is Cristo alone who is important/esteemed, and he is in all who have-believed.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “In this new life of ours there is now no distinction, Jews or not Jews, circumcised or not circumcised, those from other lands who have different languages and ways, fierce people who don’t have any education at all, slaves and those who are not slaves. It is not important what the nationality (lit: blood) of a person is or what their circumstances are. All that is important is Cristo, if we believe/obey him or not. He is superior to all and he indwells all who are trusting and believing in him.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “And now, it is not important whether one is a Jew or is not a Jew, where one has been marked or not, whether one is from far away or whether a person is not educated, whether one is under a boss or not. That which is of the greatest importance is that one believes in Christ. Because Christ is he who walks with all the people who believe in him.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (John 18:19)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 18:19:

  • Uma: “In the house, the Big Priest asked Yesus, he said to him: ‘Who are all your (sing.) disciples? What do you (sing.) teach them?'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Then Annas who had been leader priest kept asking Isa about his disciples and about his teaching.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Then the high priest asked Jesus about his disciples and about his teaching,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “As for the highest priest, he investigated (judicial term denoting interrogation, cross-examination, etc.) Jesus concerning his disciples and his teaching.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Jesus was interrogated by the former Most-important Priest, who was Anas, about his disciples and what he had been teaching.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “The chief of the priests began to question Jesus about who his learners were and what he was teaching.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)