complete verse (1 Corinthians 16:12)

Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Corinthians 16:12:

  • Uma: “Continuing on, as for our relative Apolos, many times I have said to him: ‘There are some relatives about to leave for Korintus. You (sing.) also should go along with them.’ But he doesn’t feel like going [lit., his heart doesn’t see it] at this time. But when he does have opportunity, he will go.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Na, about our (incl.) brother Apollos, I really instructed/urged him, telling him to go there together with the others of our (incl.) brothers to visit you, but he says he doesn’t want to go there now. He says he will go when he has time.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And as for Apollos, our brother also in faith, I have told him many times that it would be good if he viisted you along with our brothers who have visited there; however, he will come to you when there is no longer anything to hinder him.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Concerning moreover our brother Apollos, I have done all in my power to convince him koma to go-with the rest of our brothers who are going to visit you. He says he will go there (near addressee) when he has the opportunity, but he doesn’t want to go now.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Well, concerning also our sibling in believing who is Apolos, I am eagerly trying to get him to visit you, along with other siblings in believing who will go there. But, in his mind, it’s not yet good if he goes there to you right now. Some time in the future is when he will go there.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Concerning our brother Apollos, I have told him to go along with our brothers who have gone to see you. But he didn’t want to go then. But now perhaps he will have time to go there.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (John 1:22)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 1:22:

  • Uma: “From there, they said again: ‘If thus, tell us (excl.) who you (sing.) really are, so that there is an answer we (excl.) take to those who sent us (excl.). What is your (sing.) answer who you (sing.) really are?'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “So-then they said to him, ‘Tell us (excl.) as to who you really are. You have to tell us (excl.) so that we can inform the ones who commanded us (excl.) to come here. What do you say about yourself?'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And they said again then, ‘Tell us who you are because we need to have an answer for those who sent us. What can you say about this?'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “‘And who are you (sing.) then? Please tell because we (excl.) must have something-to-answer to those who sent us (excl.). What is your (sing.) spoken-opinion about yourself (sing.)?’ they said.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “‘Don’t hide it like that. You must tell us (excl.) what you really are, so that we will have what we can tell those who sent us.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Again they asked, ‘Perhaps you are the prophet who must come?’ He said, ‘No.’ Then he was asked, ‘But who are you? Tell us so that we can take the word back to those who sent us. Tell who you are.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Matthew 7:24)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 7:24:

  • Uma: “‘Whoever hears my words and follows them, that person is like a smart person who builds his house on top of a strong foundation stone.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “‘So-then, whoever hears those my words and follows/obeys them, he is like a man who is a real expert in thinking who built his house on stone/rock.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Whoever hears all of these my advices and he carries them out, he is like a wise person. For this wise person, he built a house on a large stone.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “‘All who hear and believe/obey what I am saying can be compared to a wise/intelligent person who built his house on a rock.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “‘Therefore whoever listens and obeys these things I am teaching, he is like a wise/thinking person who built his house on ground with rocks in it and put-posts-down-deep. (This is what makes a Tagbanwa house sturdy.)” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Concerning the person who hears all that I speak and does what I say, such a one is to be compared with a man who is wise and builds his house on rock.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
  • Martu Wangka: “If a person hears/obeys my talk and sits obedient to me, he who belongs to Jesus will be like another, like this working-bloke. This knowledgeable working-bloke will build correctly a house on a big flat rock.” (Source: Carl Gross)

complete verse (2 Corinthians 1:20)

Following are a number of back-translations of 2 Corinthians 1:20:

  • Uma: “For no kidding the number of God’s promises to us, and all his promises will all come-to-pass because of our connection with Yesus Kristus. That’s why when we praise God, we say: ‘Amin! Thus indeed!’ for God’s promises to us will indeed come to pass because of Yesus Kristus.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “because Isa Almasi is the one who fulfills all promises of God. And this is the reason that because of Isa Almasi we (incl.) say ‘Amin’, meaning ‘that’s true’. Then God is praised.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “By means of him, all the promises of God will be fulfilled; and because of this, we (incl.) can say that it’s really true that he is faithful, and because of this God will be praised.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “And he is the fulfillment of all that God has promised, so because of him, we agree that God’s promises are true in our saying ‘Amen,’ and he is praised-thereby.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “The truth is, everything that God promised, in Jesu-Cristo is its fulfillment. Therefore, because of this fulfilling of his, we acknowledge and testify that he really is the truth/genuine, to the praise of God.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Concerning all the words God has promised to happen, it is Christ who causes all the words promised by God to happen. Therefore we praise God when we say that it is true what the word of God says. Because what was said about what Jesus Christ would pass through has happened.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (John 2:3)

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

  • Uma: “While they were feasting, they ran out of wine. The mother of Yesus said to Yesus: ‘They have run out of wine.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “So-then there at the wedding, their drink was juice of the grape and the people had already used up the drink (after this called wine). Isa’s mother said to him, ‘The wine they are drinking is finished.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And the wine which was used at the wedding ran out, and that’s why Jesus’ mother came to him, and she said, ‘They have no more wine.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “When the liquor was used-up, Jesus’ mother said to him, ‘They are out-of liquor.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “When what was being drunk by those celebrating ran short, Jesus’ mother said to him, ‘What they’re drinking has run short now.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “The wine being finished, Jesus’ mother said to him, ‘The wine is finished.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Matthew 8:27)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 8:27:

  • Uma: “When they saw that, they were amazed at it, they said: ‘Who really is this person? That the wind and the lake are quiet [emphatic] following his command!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “They wondered very much. ‘What (kind of) person is this?’ they said, ‘even the wind and the waves follow his command.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “All of his companions were amazed. ‘What kind of a person is this?’ they said, ‘because even the wind and the waves, they obey him.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “They were all extremely surprised and they said, ‘What kind-of-person is this? Unexpectedly even the wind and waves, they obey what he says!'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Those companions of his were amazed. They were saying, ‘What is this person? For even the wind and lake obey him.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “The learners then were amazed at what happened. They said to each other: ‘Who can this man be? Even the wind and the water obey when he calls to them,’ they said.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (2 Corinthians 3:11)

Following are a number of back-translations of 2 Corinthians 3:11:

  • Uma: “For if the previous Promise that was only for a while was powerful, how much more powerful is the new Promise that remains forever.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “If God’s law of the/in the beginning was great but it was just passing, the new covenant of God which has no end is much greater.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “For if there was power of the former, and that former has been taken away, how much greater will be the power of the new, which cannot be taken away.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Because if that which was replaced had importance, even more-important is that which replaced it which will last forever.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Really, if God gave glory/praiseworthiness to that former (system) which in his determined-plan it would happen that it would be removed, is it not so that the glory/praiseworthiness of this new (system) which will never be removed is far superior?” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Now if the Law which was before was very greatly respected, and yet it didn’t last forever, then much overflowingly greater is this good news now, for it is forever.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (John 3:10)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 3:10:

  • Uma: “Yesus said: ‘You (sing.) are a respected teacher of the Israel people, yet you (sing.) do not know the meaning of my words!” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Isa answered, he said, ‘You do not understand this and you are a famous teacher here in our (incl.) tribe of Isra’il?” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus said, ‘You are a ruling teacher here among our companion descendants of Israel and evidently you do not understand this that I am saying?” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Jesus said, ‘You (sing.) are one of the honored teachers here in Israel, but you (sing.) don’t understand?” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Jesus answered, ‘Why can’t you understand these things since you are a well-known teacher here in the nation of Israel?” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Jesus said, ‘Here you are a teacher among the Jews and yet you don’t understand what I am speaking about.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)