complete verse (2 Corinthians 12:3)

Following are a number of back-translations of 2 Corinthians 12:3:

  • Uma: “What I clearly know [is], this person was pulled-up to a dwelling that was no kidding good, named Firdaus. (Again I say, I don’t know if he was really pulled-up, or if was just a vision. Only God knows.) While there, he heard talk that was very good, which has not yet been heard by mankind’s ears, and mankind isn’t even permitted to utter it.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “But I know that he was taken there to heaven, there where God is. I repeat, I do not know if he really went there or if heaven was shown to him in a vision. God only knows it.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The only thing I know is he entered there in the very beautiful town of God and I will say again that I do not know whether his body went there or whether God just showed this to him by means of a dream; the only one who knows is God.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “There is that which happened to a believer in Cristo whom I know. Starting from when it happened until now, fourteen years have gone. That aforementioned happening, he was raised to heaven where God is. I admittedly don’t know whether it was only his spirit that went or his body was included. Only God knows that. But I know that that person was raised to Paradise (RL Paraiso),” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “This acquaintance of mine, he really was taken to the place where there is an unsurpassably good-situation. But, just like I said, I am not sure if it was just his soul or his body that was taken. God is the only one who knows.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “He it is who knows whether my body also went or not.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (John 6:47)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 6:47:

  • Uma: “These my words are very true: whoever believe in me, they have received good life forever.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Truly I tell you,’ said Isa, ‘whoever believes in me will live forever.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Very true is what I say to you that the person who believes in me, he has already come to own eternal life.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “True indeed is this that I say that the one who believes in me, he has in him life that has no end.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “This is the truth which I will say to you. The one who will believe-in/obey and submit to me, he has life which is without ending.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “It is true what I tell you. He who believes in me has the new life forever.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Matthew 13:38)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 13:38:

  • Uma: “The garden stands-for this world. The good seed stands-for people who become God’s people in his Kingdom. The grass stands-for people who follow the King of Evil-ones.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “The field is the world. The meaning of the good seed is the people who follow the ruling of God. The weeds are the people who follow the leader of demons.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “As for the field, now this is the world. And the good plants, these are the people who allow themselves to be ruled over by God. The bad plants, now these are the subjects of Satan.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “and the rice-field is this earth. The good rice seeds, they are the people who are added/joined to God’s kingdom, and the weeds for-their-part are Satanas’ people.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “The field is this world. The good seed is the people who are under the control of God and the poisonous weeds are the people under the control of Satanas.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “The field means here on earth. The good seed means people who are in the hand of God. The seed which appears like wheat means the people who are in the hand of the devil.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (2 Corinthians 13:14)

Following are a number of back-translations of 2 Corinthians 13:14:

  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “May our Lord Jesus Christ show you kindness and may God show you that you are precious in His breath, and may your fellowship with the Holy Spirit also be strong. I am Paul.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “May you all experience the grace/mercy of the Lord Jesu Cristo and the love of God and the companioning-with you of the Holy Spirit.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “We(excl.) are praying that hopefully with you all will be the grace/mercy of our Lord Jesu-Cristo, the valuing by God, and the good fellowship one with the other that the Espiritu Santo gives.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “May our Lord Jesus Christ bless you. May God cause that your hearts understand how he loves you. And may the Holy Spirit cause that your hearts know that he walks with you.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (John 7:8)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 7:8:

  • Uma: “You go ahead going to that feast. As for me, I will not yet go, because my time has not yet come.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “You go to Awrusalam to the festival,’ said Isa to his brothers. ‘I am not yet going because my time has not yet come.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “You go ahead to the feast. I will not yet go there because the time for my going there has not yet arrived.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Go then attend-the-fiesta. I however will not go-along because the proper time-for-me-to-fulfill God’s plan is not yet,'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “You go ahead and join in the fiesta. As for me, not yet, for like I said, not yet now is the time given to me.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Go to the celebration now. I am not going because the time hasn’t come for me to go yet.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Matthew 14:12)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 14:12:

  • Uma: “When the followers of Yohanes the Baptizer heard of his death, they went to take his body and bury it. After that they went carrying-the-news to Yesus.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “After that the disciples of Yahiya arrived, took his body and buried it. Then they went and told Isa.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And the body of John, his disciples came and got it and buried it. Then they went to Jesus because they will tell Jesus about it.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “When Juan’s disciples heard of this that happened, they went to get his body and they went to bury him. Then they went to tell it to Jesus.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “When the disciples of Juan knew, they went and got the body of Juan to bury it. And then they told-the-news-about-it to Jesus.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “When the learners of John knew that he was now dead, they went to carry away his body to bury it. Afterwards they went to tell Jesus what had happened.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Galatians 2:8)

Following are a number of back-translations of Galatians 2:8:

  • Uma: “(For God gave strength to Petrus to be the apostle of the Lord Yesus to the Yahudi people. And it was also the same God who gave me strength to be his apostle to people who are not Yahudi people.)” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “God, Petros was commissioned by him commanded to proclaim to the Yahudi. Likewise also I was commissioned by him commanded to proclaim to the not Yahudi.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Because as for God, He inspired Peter so that he might become an apostle who is the one who would tell the news to the Jews and in the same way also He inspired me so that I might become the apostle whom He would send to the people who aren’t Jews.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “but rather they agreed it was correct. Because they came-to-know that because of God’s grace/mercy, he had entrusted to me my apostleship to preach the good news to the Gentiles just like his entrusting to Pedro his apostleship to preach to the Jews. Their means-of-knowing that, it was that they saw that God had been blessing my preaching to the Gentiles just like his blessing Pedro’s work to/with the Jews. Therefore those-aforementioned who were considered to have authority who were Santiago and Pedro and Juan, they shook-hands-with Barnabas and me to show that we (excl.) exactly understood-one-another. What we (excl.) agreed-on was that Barnabas and I would continue to preach to the Gentiles while they also would continue to preach to the Jews.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “And just as God had graced Pedro with ability in his job/responsibility, that also was what he graced me with in this job/responsibility of mine.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Because God himself appointed Peter to be the representative of Christ where the Jews are. He also appointed me to be the representative of Christ where the people who are not Jews are.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (John 7:40)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 7:40:

  • Uma: “Many people heard those words of Yesus and some of them said: ‘He is definitely the prophet who was promised by God long ago.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “When the people heard these words of Isa, some said, ‘This person is really the prophet we (incl.) have been waiting for.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The many people who were there heard these words of Jesus and some said, ‘It is really true that this person is the one whom the prophets of God foretold and we are expecting.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Some who heard this that Jesus said, they said, ‘This one truly surprised-realization is the awaited prophet.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Some, when they heard that which Jesus said, they said, ‘This really is none other than that Prophet.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Hearing what Jesus said, some of the people said, ‘Truly this man is God’s spokesman which was to come to the earth.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)