complete verse (1 Corinthians 12:23)

Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Corinthians 12:23:

  • Uma: “The parts of our body that we say are not very beautiful, those are the parts that we treat-special with beautiful clothes. The parts of our body that are not fitting for others to see, those are the parts we hide.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “The things in one’s body that one considers not important, those are the ones one fixes/serves very well. The things that are not good to look at, one clothes very nicely so that they are not seen.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And as for the parts, like this, we take good care of them. And those parts of our body that are not good to look at, we decorate them by means of clothing.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Those moreover that we consider to be not very important and those that shouldn’t be seen, those are the ones that we care-for and dress properly,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “And those parts of the body that we consider not good to look at, we improve/make good. Like that too, those parts that we are embarassed/ashamed about, we take care about them and cover them up well.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “There are some parts of our bodies we don’t think much of, but these are the parts which we take care of the most. There is a part of our bodies which cannot be shown, but it is a part we treat with more regard.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 22:69)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 22:69:

  • Noongar: “But now the Son of Man will sit at the right hand of God, great and powerful.'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “But from now, I the Son of Man sit and rule at the right side of God who is Powerful.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “But from now on I, the Son of Mankind will be sitting there at the right hand side of the most powerful God.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “But this is what I say to you, ‘The day will come soon when I, the prophesied older sibling of mankind, I will be sitting on the right side of God who is all powerful.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “But from now on, I who am Child of a Person, I will sit at the right-hand of God who is all-powerful.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “But it’s true, after this I who am the One From Heaven Born of Man/human will sit on the right of the surpassingly supernaturally-powerful God.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Matthew 3:16)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 3:16:

  • Uma: “After Yesus was baptized, he came out from in the water. The sky suddenly opened, and he saw the Spirit of God coming down like/as a dove bird, landing on him.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “When Isa had been bathed he came out of the water. So-then the sky opened and he saw the Spirit of God like the appearance of a dove coming down from heaven and alighting on him.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus, when he was already baptized, came up onto the bank. And then the sky opened and Jesus saw God the Holy Spirit, which was like a dove descending down on him, and it perched on him.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “When it was finished that Jesus was baptized, then right-away he left the water while-simultaneously heaven was opened, and he saw the Holy Spirit like a pigeon/dove that descended until it landed on him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “When Jesus had been baptized and was coming-out-of-the-water, suddenly/unexpectedly the sky/heaven opened. He saw the Espiritu Santo of God who was coming down to him, his body being like a dove.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “As soon as Jesus had been baptized, he came out of the water. He saw the sky open up. The Holy Spirit appeared to be like a dove as he came to Jesus’ head.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (1 Corinthians 14:11)

Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Corinthians 14:11:

  • Uma: “But if there is a person who speaks to us and we don’t know the meaning of his language, we will certainly think he is just babbling [lit., uttering randomly]. So also if we speak to him, he’ll say we are babbling.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “But if there is a person speaking to me but I don’t know his language, he is like a foreigner to me and I also am like a foreigner to him, we (excl.) don’t understand each other.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “But if someone speaks to me and I don’t understand what he’s saying, it’s not possible for us to go around together because we don’t understand each other.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “But if I don’t understand the language/words of the one I am-talking-with, surely I will consider him a stranger/foreigner and that also will be how-he -considers me.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “But if I don’t know the language of the person I’m talking to, and as for him, he also doesn’t know my language, how can we understand each other?” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “But if some person speaks to me and he speaks a word which I do not hear, then it is like a person from a foreign country speaks to me because we cannot talk together with the words we speak.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 23:30)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 23:30:

  • Noongar: “These days, people will say to the mountains, ‘Fall on us!’ and to the hills, ‘Cover us!'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “At that time, people will speak to the hills like this: ‘Fall on us, hills! Cover us, stones!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “And the people will curse themselves/wish bad for themselves they will say, ‘Why doesn’t this mountain cover me. Why doesn’t this hill cover me up.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Because at that time, the people will say to the mountains, ‘Fall down on us.’ And they will say also to the hill, ‘Cover us up.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Because at that time, people will plead that the mountains will landslide in order to bury/cover them.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Because on that day, people will be ordering the mountains and hills, saying, ‘Go ahead, cave-in/landslide on us now so that we will be covered over!'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

For the Old Testament quote, see Hosea 10:8.

complete verse (Matthew 5:6)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 5:6:

  • Uma: “Blessed are the people who want very much to be straight in God’s sight, for God himself will give them what they seek.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “‘Better off are the people who want to follow God’s wishes, because God will satisfy them.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Far better off are they who the thing that is big in their breath is their carrying out the desire of God, because God will help them to do this.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “‘Fortunate are the people who greatly desire to do what God wants, because they will be satisfied.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “(The people) can be happy who really are always wanting to do the will of God, because he really will give to them that they can do it.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “The good fortune will be met by the people who earnestly endeavor to do what is good, like if they hungered and earnestly sought for something to eat. Because God will help them to be able to do so.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (1 Corinthians 15:3)

Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Corinthians 15:3:

  • Uma: “The Good News that I delivered to you, relatives, is what I also received. What is really important: Kristus died to pay for our sins, as is written in the Holy Book.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “I proclaimed to you the message that was told to me. Among all that I proclaimed to you this message is really the most important, that Isa Almasi died in order that he caused our (incl.) sins to go away/wipe out our sins as was written in the holy-book,” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And most important of all that I taught you was that which was taught to me, and it’s this: as for Jesus Christ, He allowed Himself to be killed so that we (incl.) might be freed from punishment because of our sins, according to what was explained long ago in the written word of God.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “And these are the most-important that were made-known to me which I also likewise taught to you. Cristo died in order that our sins might-be-forgiven according to what God caused-to-be-written.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Because I taught you what is truly the most important thing-to-teach, which was also taught to me. This that I’m teaching, it’s that as for Cristo, he died for he took-the-punishment-upon-himself for our sins in fulfillment of the written word of God.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “This word which was told me was most important and the first to be told to you. This word is that Christ died in order to clear our sins. Thus happened the word which is written in the Holy Book.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 24:6)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 24:6:

  • Noongar: “He isn’t here! He has been raised! Remember what he said to you in Galilee:” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “He is no longer here. He is alive again! Remember what he said to you yesterday [recent past time] in Galilea.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Isa is no longer here. He is already alive again. Remember what he told you when he was there yet in Jalil.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Because as for Jesus, he’s no longer here because he’s risen from the dead. You remember what he said to you when you were still in Galilee.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Jesus is not here, because he came-to-life again. Have you forgotten what he told you when you were in Galilea” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “He is no longer here, because he has been made alive again. Remember what he said to you when there in Galilea.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)