complete verse (John 9:19)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 9:19:

  • Uma: “and they asked them: ‘Is it really true that this man is your child, whom you said had been blind since birth? What happened with the result that he can see?'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Those leaders said to them, ‘Is this person your child? Is it true that he was born blind? Why on earth can he see now?'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “and they asked them, they said, ‘Is this your child? Is it really true what is said that he is a blind person, that he was blind before he was born? Then how were his eyes cured?'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “and asked them, ‘Is this your child whom you say was-born-with his blindness? If so, how then is it that he is able-to-see now?'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “On arrival, they questioned them saying, ‘What’s this, is this person your son and was he truly born blind? Well why today is he no longer blind?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “They were asked, ‘Is this your son here, this one of whom it is said was blind from the time he was born? How is it that his eyes are opened now?'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Matthew 18:5)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 18:5:

  • Uma: “Whoever receives a little child like this child because of his following of Me, its meaning, it is I whom he receives.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “If there is a person and because of his trust in me he honors/treats-according-to-custom one little child like this, I am the one honored/treated-according-to-custom.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The person, who because of his faith in me, accepts and treats well any child like this, he has accepted me also.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “And whoever receives a lowly person like this child because of his faith in me, I am the one he has received.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “And also whoever receives a humble one like this child because of his belief in me, I am the one he is receiving.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “And the person who has respect for a child like this one here and does so because he knows that I look well upon such action, then it is as though that person has respect for me.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Ephesians 1:6)

Following are a number of back-translations of Ephesians 1:6:

  • Uma: “That is why it is fitting that we praise God, because no kidding the bigness of his love to us. From his grace [lit., white insides] he freely gave us his love from our connection with Yesus, his Child whom he loves.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Let us (incl.) praise God because of his love and mercy which are unspeakable, which is his love and his mercy that he gave to us (incl.) because of what Isa Almasi his beloved Son did.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Let us praise God because of the very powerful kindness which He blessed us with by means of our becoming one with His dear son Jesus.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “So let us praise him because of the amazing mercy/grace which he has shown us who are joined-to/belong-to his Child whom he very-much-loves.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Therefore there is now no end to our praising him because of this far-from-ordinary grace/mercy of his that he gave absolutely-freely, which can be ours because of what Jesu-Cristo did whom he holds very dear.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “We praise God because of this great good he gives to all those who walk with the Son of God whom he loves.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (John 10:10)

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

  • Uma: “The intention of a thief, [he] comes wanting to steal, kill and destroy. But I come so that men receive life that is no kidding its goodness.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “The burglar has no other business in coming than to steal and to kill and to destroy. But I, my business/purpose in coming is to give mankind life, its goodness is exceeding.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The reason that the thief goes to the corral is so that he might steal and kill and destroy. As for me, by contrast, I came here to the world to give mankind life that has no lack forever.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “‘The purpose of the thief is to go steal or for-no-reason to kill or butcher-to-eat the sheep and that’s all. I however, I came so that people should be able-to-gain/enjoy the very-good life that has no lacks/imperfections.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “The one I said was like a thief, he has no other purpose than that he wants to steal, to kill and to destroy. But as for me, I came here so that those who are my like sheep will be given life by me, and the life I will give is really far-from-ordinary.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “The thief just steals. He kills off the sheep. But I came so there would be your new life, you will live joyfully.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Matthew 19:3)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 19:3:

  • Uma: “Several Parisi people came to tempt Yesus. They asked him: ‘According to the laws of our (incl.) religion, may a man divorce his wife, even for an unimportant reason?'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Some Pariseo came close to/approached him in order to trap him, they asked him, ‘In the law is it possible for a man to divorce his wife for whatever reason?'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “There were some Pharisees who went to him because they were looking for a way to accuse him. They asked him, ‘Does the law allow us (dual) to divorce our wives even though we don’t have any reason?'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “There were also some Pharisees who went to Jesus so that they would try to deceive-him -with-a-verbal-argument. They said, ‘Does our law allow a man to divorce his wife on just-any grounds?'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “There were Pariseo who went there to Jesus, because the motive in their minds was to test him with this question of theirs, which said, ‘Is is in harmony with the law for a man to divorce his wife for whatever cause?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Some Pharisees approached Jesus hunting how to bring it about that Jesus would speak something wrong. They said to him: ‘Is there permission for a man to divorce his wife for whatever reason he may have?'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Ephesians 2:15)

Following are a number of back-translations of Ephesians 2:15:

  • Uma: “For Kristus, he is the one who unites-us / makes us at peace with God and with our companion. He gave his body to be killed to become our substitute/redemption, and with his death he freed us from the Law of the Yahudi religion with all its commands and orders. He did that in order to destroy the differences that come-between/separate the Yahudi people and those who are not Yahudi people like an earthen wall. So, we (excl.) Yahudi people along with you who are not Yahudi people, he united us / made us at peace. He united us in order to make us a new people/mankind who are connected with him. In that way Kristus made peace/unity.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Because of his death on the post, he has removed the authority of the law of the Yahudi including it’s commands. He has removed it so that we (excl.) the Yahudi and you the non Yahudi are of one liver now/already, equally trusting in him and are now/already reconciled.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “By means of His letting Himself be killed, He removed the necessity for us (incl.) to obey the Law left behind by Moses along with it’s doctrine so that we (incl.) who are two kinds of people, He might make us to be a new kind of people by means of our being made one by Him. And because of this our being against one another is removed.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Because when he died on the cross, he terminated the law of the Jews which contained many rules so that he would become-the-only-one that we (excl.) Jews and you Gentiles would follow. So now, that is the basis-of-our -getting-along-together because he made-us -new by turning-us -into what is like a single body on account of our being joined to him. He did that in order that he would bring-us all -close to God.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Because he made-a-sacrifice-of his own body, in doing that he removed that trail/way of following/obeying the laws of Moises, the laws which told all the customs of the religion of us (excl.) Jews. Well since it’s like that all who believe/obey Cristo then became like just one blood-related-group in the sight of God, no matter what their nation. He really opened up the way of reconciliation.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Concerning the death of Christ, it was that which ended the authority of the law which commanded the customs followed by the Jews. Now the two groups of people who were enemies have been newly brought together and become one group only. Because now all walk with Christ. It is he who made peace between the.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (John 10:42)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 10:42:

  • Uma: “That is why many people there believed in Yesus.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “And many people there believed in Isa.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Many people went over there to him because they were thinking, ‘Even if there were no miracles which did long ago, everything he said about Jesus was very true,’ and many people believed in Jesus there.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “And many believed in him there.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Many were the people there who believed-in/obeyed Jesus.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Thus many believed in Jesus there that he truly is the Christ.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Matthew 20:5)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 20:5:

  • Uma: “At midday he went also/again hunting for people, he said to them: ‘Go work in my field.’ So also at three o’clock in the afternoon.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Then they went. When it was noon, he went again to look for people to work on his land. He also did like that when it was three o’clock in the afternoon.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And they worked. And when the sun reached the zenith then, this man returned again to the market. He did the same thing when the sun went half-way down.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “And they went to join-in-working. ‘At twelve o’clock and likewise also at three o’clock, that land owner did the same thing.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Those ones he spoke to then went. Well, right at noon and mid afternoon, that owner did like that again.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “The field-owner went again to the market at noon. He found some more people who were not working. Again he sent them to work in his field.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
  • Mairasi: “Then at strike twelve in the day [at noon] and strike three in the afternoon [at three o’clock], the farm owner again went out doing the same thing.” (Source: Enggavoter 2004)