complete verse (Matthew 4:16)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 4:16:

  • Uma: “Before, those people were in darkness, and they were afraid of death. But now, they have seen a big light, because the sun has appeared that shines on them.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “The people who live in darkness can see a very bright light. The light has now arrived at the people who were in darkness, the ones who were afraid to die.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “All these people who live in darkness, they will see him who is titled the light. Those who are afraid of death who live in darkness, they have been shined on because the Lord has come to be with them.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “The people there, it’s as if they are staying in darkness, because their country is as if clouded-over by death. But in the future they will see a dazzling light, because the one-who-illuminates their minds will appear where they are.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “for a long time now these taga Galilea have been living in darkness but they have now been enlightened by a far-from-ordinary light. It’s like they were subjects of death for they had no hope, but now, they have now been enlightened.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “These people live in darkness, but now they have seen the light. These are people said to have died, but now the light has shined on them.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (1 Corinthians 14:28)

Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Corinthians 14:28:

  • Uma: “If there isn’t anyone to translate [move], the people who want to speak with languages from the Holy Spirit must quiet-himself in the service, they should just speak to God in their hearts.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “But if there is no one there who knows how to explain, na don’t let them speak in different languages there in your gathering. He can speak to himself and to God.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Because if there’s no one who knows how to interpret, then it’s necessary that no one speak in a language that’s not known. It’s allowable for that person to speak to God; however, he must not speak aloud, but rather he must speak only in his mind.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “But if there is no one who will interpret, they must not speak in the church. (They are to) wait until they are alone so that they will then converse-with God in a different language that is not understood.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “But if there is no-one who can explain, he should not stir/make-a-move. He should just speak in that when he is alone, talking to himself and God.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “If there is no one there who is able to translate the words they would speak, then it is better that those people do not speak the word, no one could understand what they say. Rather each one should pray to God in their hearts, talking only to God.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 23:47)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 23:47:

  • Noongar: “The army officer saw what happened, and he praised God, saying, ‘Truly, this was a good man!'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “When the chief of the soldiers saw what had happened, he praised God, he said: ‘It is really true! He is an upright person!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “When the captain of the soldiers saw what happened there, he praised God and he said, ‘This was really a good person.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then the captain of the soldiers there, when he saw this that happened he praised God. And he said, ‘It’s really true that this man hadn’t done anything wrong!'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “When the captain of the soldiers saw these things that had happened, he praised God saying, ‘It is true (sudden realization particle) that this was a righteous person!'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “When the captain of the soldiers observed that which had happened, he praised God, saying, ‘It’s really true that this person is straight/righteous.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Matthew 5:23)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 5:23:

  • Uma: “‘So, if for instance we (incl.) enter into the House of God wanting to bring our worship-gift, and suddenly we (incl.) remember that there is someone who is angry/hurt heart at us (incl.),” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “When you are there in the prayer-house to worship but you remember that your companion is angry at you (lit. your companion’s liver hurts towards you),” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Therefore if you are in the yard of the house of God offering a sacrifice to God, and you remember that you have a sin against your companion,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Therefore if you (sing.) are offering something to God in the Temple, whereupon you (sing.) remember that you (sing.) have done something that is your (sing.) companions basis-for-disliking you (sing.),” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Therefore even if you (sing.) are already there in the Templo bringing your thank-offering to God, if you remember that there is something which your companion feels bad about against you,” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “So then, if you are going to the altar in order to offer a sacrifice to God and there comes to mind that you have done what is wrong to your brothers, then don’t offer your sacrifice.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (1 Corinthians 15:20)

Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Corinthians 15:20:

  • Uma: “But what is true is: Kristus was really caused to live again. And his living again is like a promise that all his followers who die will also be caused to live again.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “But that is the truth, Isa Almasi was really made alive again from his death. He was the very first one made alive and he is a sign as a sign that in the future the dead ones will follow (pasunu’) being made alive again.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “But it’s really true what I say to you that Jesus is raised from the dead, and because of this we (incl.) can know that it’s true that the dead also will be raised in the future, because Christ was first raised.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “But the truth of it is that Cristo lived again, and that is how-we -know for-sure that God will also make-alive again all who have died.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “But, this is the truth, Cristo really was made to live again. What this Cristo is like is early-ripening-rice, which the first to be harvested, the other rice following later. This really will happen on the set-termination day, when the bodies of all who believe/obey him will be made to live again, this being like their being-harvested.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “But it is true when I tell you that Christ resurrected after he had died. With this word we conclude that it is true that all the dead people who have died must resurrect later.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
  • Kwang: “But indeed, God really truly has resurrected Christ from among the dead and he is the foundation/root/origin of all those dead whom God is going to yet raise.” (Source: Mark Vanderkooi right here)

complete verse (Luke 24:23)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 24:23:

  • Noongar: “but they did not see the body of Jesus. They came back to us, saying they saw angels who told them that he was alive!” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “but they no longer found his body. They came back and told us (excl.) that they had seen an angel who told them that he lived again.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “But the body of Isa is no longer there they say, and they say that they have seen angels appearing to them saying to them that Isa is alive now/already.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “They arrived there and did not find his body, and they returned to us and they told us that there were two angels of God who appeared to them. And they said that the angels reported that Jesus was raised from the dead.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “and they reportedly did not find his corpse. Then they right-away returned to relate that angels had reportedly appeared saying that he had come-alive again.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “but they said his body wasn’t there. When they returned, they related that there were angels they said they had seen, who they said told them that Jesus had indeed come alive again.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Matthew 6:7)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 6:7:

  • Uma: “‘When praying, don’t continually repeat-repeat without thinking, like people who do not know God. They think/say, if their words are long, their prayers will be fulfilled.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “‘When you (pl.) pray, do not say lots (of words) like the people who do not know God, because they think that God hears them when they say many words/say much.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “When you pray, don’t use many words which have no value, because this is what the people do who don’t worship the true God. What is in their breath is: God will hear their praying if it is very long.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “‘In your praying, don’t make-it-very-long without thinking about the meaning of what you are saying like the people who don’t know God. That’s what they are doing, because they think that their prayers will be heard because of their many words.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Well, also in this praying of yours (pl.), don’t just keep repeating and repeating as is done by those who aren’t God’s people. Because they assume-mistakenly that by this repetition of theirs they will be listened to in that prayer of theirs.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “When you pray to God don’t keep going on and on with the words you speak to him. Because this is what the people who do not know God do, they think that because they go on talking away for a long time, thus God will listen to what they tell him.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (1 Corinthians 15:52)

Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Corinthians 15:52:

  • Uma: “This will happen suddenly, in the blink of an eye, when [the] sangkakala is blown the last time. [could also possibly mean: when the final sangkakala is blown.] For when that sangkakala is blown, the dead will be caused to live again with life that has no end. And we who are still alive will be changed as well.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “This will happen fast, in only a twinkling of the eye. When God commands already to sound the thing like a tabuli’ (a big sea shell blown to give certain signals), all the ones trusting in Isa Almasi who have died will suddenly be made alive again and they will not die again. And we (incl.) the ones living, all our (incl.) bodies will be changed.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “For this will take place very quickly, just like the blink of an eye will be what happens here in the future when God causes a trumpet to sound which is a sign that it is already the last day here on the earth. For that trumpet will be sounded and the dead will rise up. Their bodies will be changed and they will no longer die anymore. And as for us who are still alive, our (incl.) our bodies will also be changed.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “like the single-blink of an eye. This will happen on the last day when-God’s horn -will-be-heard. Because when the blast of that horn is heard, God will make-alive again the dead and will give them bodies that will never-die while at-the-same-time he will transform us who are still living.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “This will not take long for, when the time has arrived, it will be done in just a flash (lit. one passing) or one eye-blink, at-the-same-time-as the sound of a horn/siren which is a sign that the end of the world has arrived. When this horn/siren is sounded, as for those who have now died, their bodies will be made to live again and they will never die again. And as for those who have not yet died at that time, their bodies will also be made-new. Really, as for us, we will all be made-new.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “As quick as a person blinks, it will happen. That day at the end there will be heard the trumpet. When it has sounded those who have died will resurrect in order to live for ever. But the people who are still alive on that day will have their bodies changed.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)