complete verse (Matthew 1:5)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 1:5:

  • Uma: “Salmon was the progenitor of Boas (the name of his mother: Rahab), Boas was the progenitor of Obed (the name of his mother: Rut), Obed was the progenitor of Isai,” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “As for Salmon his wife was Rahab, their child was Boaz. Boaz was the father of Obed. Ruth was Obed’s mother. Obed was the father of Jesse.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Salmon, that was the father of Boaz, and Rahab was his mother. Boaz in-turn was the father of Obed, and Ruth was his mother. Obed, he was the father of Jesse,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Salmon married Rahab. They gave birth to Booz. Booz married Ruth. They gave birth to Obed. Well Obed was the father of Jesse,” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Salmon was the father of Boaz. The mother of this Boaz was named Rahab. Boaz was the father of Obed. The mother of this Obed was named Ruth. Obed was the father of Jesse.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (1 Corinthians 11:30)

Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Corinthians 11:30:

  • Uma: “For it is because of that that many of you are sick and your bones are weak, and some of your companions have even died.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “That is the reason why many of you are weak and sick and some have already died.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “This is the reason why many of you are sick; many also of you there have weak bodies and many also have died, because it is the punishment of God.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “This is the reason many among you are sick and weak and there are also those who have died.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “And it’s like this punishment has already begun there among you, for many among you are weak and sick, and there are still others who have died.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “It is for this reason that many people are punished, suffering because of sickness. Some are not strong, and some have died because they have not respected the Holy Supper.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 22:42)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 22:42:

  • Noongar: “‘Father,’ he said, ‘if you want, you can take this cup away, this cup of suffering. But you must not do what I want: you must do what you want to do.'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “He said: ‘Father, if you desire/want, please take-away-from-me [lit., remove-from-my-path] this suffering that is almost striking me. But not My desire/will that happens, it is better Your own will.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “He said, ‘O Father, if you wish/if it is your will do not leave me to be persecuted. But not my wish is to be followed but your wish.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And he said, ‘My Father, if it’s what You want, then don’t allow me to pass through this torment which you have destined for me; however, what I want should not be followed but rather what you want.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “‘Father,’ he said, ‘if you (sing.) want, please permit that I not endure this coming suffering of mine. But it shouldn’t be what I want but rather but you (sing.) want that is fulfilled.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “‘Father,’ he said, ‘if it’s possible/acceptable with you, hopefully you won’t cause-to-go-ahead this hardship/suffering which I am approaching. But not my will is what will be followed/obeyed, but on the contrary your will.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Matthew 2:12)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 2:12:

  • Uma: “After that, God spoke to them in their dreams, he told them: ‘Don’t return to Herodes!’ So, on their return, they no longer went through Yerusalem, they avoided it going on another road.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “After this they were told by God in their dream, not to go back to Herod. So-then they returned home, following a different road.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “God caused them to understand by means of a dream that they should not return to Herod. And because of this they did not retrace the way they came as they went home.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “So then, God caused-them -to-dream, and he instructed them that they not return to Herod, so they walked-by-a-different -route to go-home to their country.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “When they were to go home now, that night they were caused to dream by God who said that they weren’t to stop-by Herodes. That’s why they went on a different trail when they went home.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “After this, while these men were sleeping, God showed them that when they returned home, they must not go to where Herod was. Rather they returned by another road.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (1 Corinthians 12:28)

Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Corinthians 12:28:

  • Uma: “And in your unity/fellowship as Kristen people, God has ordered that each of us have our work: first there are those who are his apostles, second there are prophets who speak his words, third there are those who teach. After that, there are those whom he gave authority to do miracles. After that there are those he gave the authority to heal, those who received ability to help others, those who are leaders, those who received ability to speak with languages from the Holy Spirit.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “God has given different work to do to us (incl.) the ones included in Isa Almasi’s body. Firstly he has commissioned some and told them/commanded them to proclaim the good news about Isa Almasi. Secondly, he gave some the expertise to make-known and explain God’s word. Thirdly, he has given others the work to teach/preach. Others also, some he has given the expertise to do works of power, some are given the power to heal the sick, and there are also whom he has given the expertise to help their companions, some he gave the expertise to be elders in their gatherings and there are also some whom he gave the expertise to speak in languages not understood by the people.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And in this body of all the believers, God has given each person different kinds of work. The first thing that He did was He chose the people whom He made apostles. Second, He gave to others the skill to preach the interpretation of what He caused them to understand. Third, He gave other people the skill to teach His Word, and He gave other people the power to do miracles, and others He gave the power to cure sick people. He gave also others, the skill to help their companions; and to some others He gave the skill to lead the believers; and to others yet, He gave the skill to speak in languages that they did not understand.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “In this-aforementioned body of Cristo, there are those whom God has appointed whose work is mutually-different. First, there are those whom he has appointed as apostles; second, those through-whom-he-speaks; third, those who teach God’s Word; after that those who do miracles, those who have the ability to remove sickness, those who help their companions, those who lead and organize the congregation, and those who have the ability to speak various languages that they didn’t learn.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “And God’s determined-plan for all of us who are believing/obeying Cristo is good. For many are the responsibilities or abilities that he has entrusted. First are apostles, second are the prophets whom he puts-in-the-mind-of words which he is making known to everyone, and third, the teachers of his word. He has also raised up (lit. caused-to-stand) those who can do amazing things, those who can heal the sick, those who know how to help their companions with a happy mind/inner-being, those who know how to lead their companions in the work of the Lord, and those who can speak other languages that they haven’t studied.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “God has given to each one of the believers his work, whatever work he enables each one to do. First of all, God gave the work to the representative of Christ. Second, there are people who were given the work to speak the word put in their minds by the Holy Spirit to speak. Thirdly, there are people who were given the work to teach the word of God. There are people given the work of doing miracles. There are people given the work of healing the sick people. There are people given the work of helping their fellow men. There are people given the work of directing at the church. There are people given the work to speak different words they do not know.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 23:3)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 23:3:

  • Noongar: “Pilate asked him, ‘You are King of the people of Judea, are you?’ ‘So you say,’ Jesus replied.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “So, Pilatus asked Yesus: ‘Are You really the King of the Yahudi people?’ Yesus said: ‘Really thus, like what you say.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Pilatus asked him, he said, ‘Are you the king of the Yahudi?’ Isa answered, he said, ‘That is what you say.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And as for Pilate, he asked Jesus, he said, ‘Are you the King of the Jews?’ And Jesus answered, ‘Yes, it’s what you say.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Then Pilato inquired of Jesus, ‘Are you (sing.) (surprised realization particle) the king of the Jews?’ ‘If that’s what you (sing.) say, that’s so,’ Jesus answered.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “When Pilato heard that, he questioned Jesus. He said, ‘What, are you the King of the Judio?’ Jesus replied, ‘Yes, what you said is true.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Matthew 4:4)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 4:4:

  • Uma: “Yesus answered: ‘In the Holy Book it is written like this: ‘Mankind does not live from food alone. They live from following every word that God says.’ ‘” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Isa answered, he said, ‘It is written in the holy-book it says, ‘It is not just food that causes mankind to live but that is what causes mankind to live the words/speech of God.’ ‘” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus answered, ‘There is written a saying of God which says, ‘It is not only food which man lives on, he also needs every word which God speaks.’ ‘” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “But Jesus answered saying, ‘The written word of God says, ‘It is not only food that is a person’s means-of-life, but rather they also need everything that God says.’ ‘” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “But Jesus replying said, ‘Isn’t it so that what God said is written, which says, ‘It isn’t only food which causes a person to be able to live, but on the contrary each word which comes out from the mouth of God.’ ‘” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Jesus answered and said to the devil: ‘In the Holy Book is written the word that says ‘Concerning the person who does not want to hear what God says, even though that person eats bread, he cannot live.’ ‘” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “But Iesus answered his talk and so said, ‘God’s book has talk like this, ‘People won’t be able to receive good living/life from eating bread alone. But they receive good life from listening to all of God’s talk.’ ‘” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Kupsabiny: “But Jesus answered him that, ‘But the writings of God say that, | ‘A person does not survive/live on food alone | but he survives/lives on every word that God speaks.’ ‘” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Mairasi: “But Yesus says: ‘In the Holy Book this is how it is written: ‘People’s life is not by means of only food; But actually by means of all the messages which come down from Above-One’s mouth’ it says.’ ‘” (Source Enggavoter 2004)

For the Old Testament quote, see Deuteronomy 8:3.

complete verse (1 Corinthians 14:16)

Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Corinthians 14:16:

  • Uma: “If for example we speak in a language from the Holy Spirit saying thank you to God, and the meaning of our words is not clear to the people who hear, they of course won’t say ‘Amin! That’s right!’ because they don’t know what we are saying.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “For example if you give thanks to God only in language not understood by the people, some of those there in your meeting place cannot join in with you giving thanks to God because they don’t understand what you say.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “For example, if you praise God when you’re inspired by the Holy Spirit, but a person who has just begun to worship doesn’t understand what you’re saying, he cannot agree with what you say because he doesn’t understand it.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Because for-example if you (sing.) pray to praise and thank God, but you (sing.) use only a different language that your (sing.) spirit causes-you (sing.) -to-speak, how perhaps will your (sing.) companion who is-in-the-congregation-with (you) say ‘Amen’ to what you (sing.) have prayed? Because he is not able (empathy particle) to understand what you (sing.) have said.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “For if it’s not like that, if you(sing.) are giving thanks to God in a different language under the inspiration of the Espiritu Santo, how can your companions go-along-with that thanks of yours when they can’t understand what you’re saying?” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “If you should give thanks to God and nobody can understand the words you say, then those people who listen to you speak will not know the meaning of the words. Then they will not be able to say ‘may it be so.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)