complete verse (Matthew 21:25)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 21:25:

  • Uma: “Tell me: from where was Yohanes the Baptizer’s power to baptize people? From God, or from mankind?’ Those Yahudi leaders spoke to one another, they said: ‘How should we (incl.) answer him? If we (incl.) say his power/authority is from God, he will say to us (incl.): ‘If so, why do you not believe him?'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “When Yahiya bathed the people, where was his authority from? From God or from mankind only?’ They planned/discussed together, they said, ‘If we say for example that the authority of Yahiya to bathe people was from God, he will say, ‘Na, why did you not believe Yahiya?'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Who gave John the Baptist the authority to baptize? Was it God. Or was it only a person?’ And then they asked each other, saying, ‘If we say ‘God’, he will ask, ‘Why didn’t you believe John?'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “This is my question. Who gave Juan his authority to baptize people? Was it God or a person?’ Then they asked-each-other saying, ‘What shall we answer? If we say that it was God who gave him his authority, Jesus will probably say, ‘If that’s so, then why didn’t you believe/obey him?'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Where did the authority come from for Juan to baptize? From God or from people?’ When they heard that, they discussed-among-themselves, ‘If we (incl.) say, ‘From God,’ he will then say to us, ‘Well why don’t you believe/obey him?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Who was it who gave permission to John to baptize the people? Was it God who gave permission or was it only people who gave permission for what he did?’ The people then asked among themselves how to reply. They said: ‘What will we say now? If we say that God gave permission for what John did, then he will say to us: ‘Well, how come you don’t believe what he said about me then?’ he will say to us.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Ephesians 5:26)

Following are a number of back-translations of Ephesians 5:26:

  • Uma: “By his doing that he set us apart to become his own portion, he washed us from sin with the water of baptism [lit., bathing] and with his word,” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “He did this so that we (incl.) would become people of God. We (incl.) are cleansed/made-holy by him because we (incl.) believed his word/message and because we (incl.) are bathed as a sign that we (incl.) now believe-obey him.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “and so that we might be accepted by God. He did this by means of cleansing us by means of baptism and by means of His word.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “in order to turn-us -into holy people of God because of his having washed us with water and with God’s word.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “He did this so that it would be possible for God to accept them because they are now cleansed in his sight in their baptism and by their hearing and believing/obeying his word.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “This he did for the believers so that they would be in the hand of God. Because of the word the people believed, their sins were acquitted. They were baptized then because they separated from evil.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (John 12:29)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 12:29:

  • Uma: “The people who heard the words from the sky said: ‘That is the sound of thunder!’ But some said: ‘That is not thunder. There is an angel speaking to him.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “The people who stood there heard this voice. Some said, ‘Uy, that is thunder.’ Others also said, ‘That was an angel speaking to him.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And there were many people there, and when they heard this, they said, ‘Thunder!’ And some said, ‘An angel of God is talking to Jesus.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “The many-people who were standing there, they also heard the voice. But some said it thundered while yet others said, ‘An angel spoke-to him.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “When those people standing there heard, some said, ‘It thundered.’ But others, they said, ‘That was an angel who spoke to him.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “The people standing there heard him speak but they thought that it was only thunder they heard. Other people said, ‘An angel of God spoke to him.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Matthew 22:11)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 22:11:

  • Uma: “‘The king entered to see the guests. He saw in the midst of the guests, there was one who was not dressed in feast clothes.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “‘When the sultan went inside to see the people who were there, he saw there a man whose clothes were not fitting for a wedding.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when the king came in because he will look at the people, he saw there a person who was not dressed in wedding clothes.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “‘A little-later, the king entered to talk-with his guests, and he saw one who had not dressed in something-fitting for the wedding-occasion.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “That king went in there to meet those who had gotten invited. He saw there a person who was not dressed in the clothes he had given out to them, which were suitable for that wedding feast.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “The king then went inside the house to see the people which were called. He saw that there was one person there who did not wear the clothing like the clothing people wear who attend wedding feasts.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Philippians 1:1)

Following are a number of back-translations of Philippians 1:1:

  • Uma: “This letter is from me, Paulus, and Timotius, the servants of Kristus Yesus, we (excl.) sent to you our (excl.) relatives of one faith in Kristus Yesus who are in the village of Filipi, including [lit., until] your leaders and workers people who do the work of the Lord in your midst.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “This letter is from Paul and Timoteo, servants of Isa Almasi. We (excl.) send this letter there to all of you the ones trusting in Isa Almasi who are there in the place Pilipi and including (to) your elders and those who help you.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “This is the letter of Paul and Timothy, who are servants of Jesus Christ. This letter is sent to you who are believers in Jesus Christ, who are residents there in the town of Philippi and to your elders and your deacons.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “We (excl.) are Pablo and Timoteo who serve Cristo Jesus, and this is our (excl.) letter to all of you there in Filipos who are God’s people because of your being joined-to Cristo Jesus, along with those who lead you and those who help them.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Our(excl.) dear siblings in believing there at Filipos, there-with-you is our (excl.) letter, I who am Pablo and Timoteo, who are servants of Cristo Jesus. We(excl.) are writing to you who are united/tied-together with this Cristo Jesus, you who have been set apart by God as his people now, including your overseers and their helpers.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “I, Paul, and also Timothy, are Jesus Christ’s workers. We greet all those who live in the city of Philippi, those who are in God’s hand in that they believe in Jesus Christ. Those who lead in the church we greet, and also those others who have responsibilities in the church we greet.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (John 13:11)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 13:11:

  • Huehuetla Tepehua: “Jesus knew who was going to give him up. That’s why he said that they weren’t all washed in their hearts.”
  • Tenango Otomi: “He said that not all had their hearts washed from evil because he knew who was to betray him.” (Source for this and above: M. Larson / B. Moore in Notes on Translation February 1970, p. 1-125.)
  • Uma: “Yesus spoke like that, because he knew ahead-of-time who it would be who would sell him to his enemies. That is why he said: ‘You are washed, but not all of you.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Isa knew hep beforehand as to who would soon betray him that is why he said, ‘All of you are clean/holy in their livers, only one does not have a clean/holy liver.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “(The reason he said that one of them had not been cleaned is because he knew who was going to betray him so that he might die.)” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “That’s what he said that they had not all become-clean/good, because he already-knew who it was who would betray him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Because Jesus knew who would lead those wanting to kill him, that’s why he spoke like that, that ‘you (pl.) are clean now but not all are clean.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Matthew 22:43)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 22:43:

  • Uma: “Yesus said: ‘In that case, why did Daud call him his Lord? By the leading of the Holy Spirit, Daud speaks of the Redeemer King like this:” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “‘If that is true,’ he said, ‘why did Da’ud say while he was ruled by the Holy Spirit that the Almasi was his Leader/Lord?” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “‘If that’s true,’ said Jesus, ‘why does David say through the inspiration of the Holy Spirit that the one chosen by God is his Lord, because David said long ago,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Jesus said in-reply, ‘If that’s so, then why is Lord what David calls him? Because what God’s Spirit (Ispirito) had-David -say, it was this:” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “‘Well supposing it’s like that,’ said Jesus next, ‘why did David call Cristo his Lord, when it was put in his mind by the Espiritu Santo? For isn’t it so that he said,” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Jesus said to them: ‘But how come the word which the Holy Spirit put into the mind of David when he said that concerning the Christ, he was the Lord of David? Because David said:” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Philippians 2:3)

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

  • Uma: “Don’t just make yourselves big, don’t seek-to-be-praised. Rather each should humble himself, we say others are more important than ourselves.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Whatever you do, do not want/aspire to make yourself great. But you should be of lowly/humble liver towards your companions and you should always consider your companions greater than you.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “It’s necessary that you do not argue and you do not try to make yourself higher than someone else but rather, each one of you must regard himself as being lower in rank than his companion.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Your purpose in doing even anything, it shouldn’t be the raising (i.e. in importance) or betterment of yourselves or your being-spoken-well-of/boasted-about, but rather you should humble (lit. lower) your minds so that you will consider your fellows as more-important than yourselves.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “It’s necessary that you don’t do anything at all with a motive in your mind/inner-being of causing yourself to be dominant or just praise-seeking. On the contrary, what is good is that you are humble, and greater than your honoring yourselves is your honoring of your companion.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Do not be proud and seek for yourselves that people look well upon you. Rather, do as though you were of little value. Do as though other people were much better than you.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)