complete verse (John 19:7)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 19:7:

  • Uma: “The Yahudi people said: ‘As for us (excl.), according to the laws of our (excl.) religion, he must be condemned to death, because he said that he is the Child of God.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “The Yahudi leaders said to him, ‘Our (excl.) law says that he should be killed for he says that he is the Son of God.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And the Jews said to him, ‘According to our law it is necessary to kill this man because he has broken the law because he said that he is the Son of God.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “The Jews said in-return, ‘But we (excl.) also have a law, and based on that law of ours (excl.), he must die, because he said that he was the Child of God.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Those Judio replied, saying, ‘We (excl.) have laws, and according to these laws, he is really worthy of being killed, because he is making-claims that he is the Son of God.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “The leaders of the Jews said to him, ‘We follow a law and according to the law we follow, it is necessary that he be killed because he says that he is the Son of God.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Matthew 26:53)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 26:53:

  • Uma: “Don’t you (sing.) know, if I requested-help of my Father, he would quickly send ten armies of his angels, or even more!” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Don’t you know that if I asked help from my Father God, he would immediately send me thousands of his angels?” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Evidently you don’t know that if I ask my Father God for help, he will send here thousands upon thousands of his messengers.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Don’t you (sing.) know that if I were to request help from my Father, he would immediately send more than seventy two thousand angels?” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Don’t you know that if I want to ask for help, I could ask my Father for thousands and thousands of angels? He would immediately cause them to come here.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Don’t you know that if I ask my Father to help me, then my Father will send more than twelve groups of angels to help me?” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (1 Thessalonians 2:18)

Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Thessalonians 2:18:

  • Uma: “We really did have a plan before [lit., yesterday] to go visit you, relatives. I Paulus, several times I intended to go, but the King of Evil always hindered/blocked [us].” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “We (excl.) would really like to go there to you, especially me, Paul. Several times I prepared to go soon but we (excl.) were hindered by the leader of demons.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Because of this we are always thinking that we would like to return to Thessalonica. As for me, Paul, I am always thinking like that, however Satan has hindered us; that’s why we have not proceeded.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “But we (excl.) still want to return there. And as for me, I often tried to go there (near addressee), but Satanas repeatedly-blocked us (excl.).” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “We(excl.) really do very much want to return there to you. As for me, time-and-again I’ve been going to set out. But it’s true that Satanas doesn’t stop hindering, preventing our (excl.) being able to follow through.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “I, Paul, time after time decided that we would go to you, but the devil prevented that we go.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (John 19:39)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 19:39:

  • Uma: “With Yusuf, there was also Nikodemus, who visited Yesus at night one time. That Nikodemus carried fragrant things called mur and gaharu, about thirty kilos in weight.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Nikodemus went together with Yusup. He hep is the person who had gone to Isa in the night. Nikodemus brought two kinds of ointment called mira and alos mixed. It’s weight was about fifty kilos.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And as for Nicodemus, the one who visited Jesus on a certain night, he went along also. He brought fifty kilos of aloes perfume which was mixed with myrrh perfume.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Nicodemus the one who went to talk-with Jesus previously on a certain night went-along. Nicodemus, he took-along perfume made-from mixed-together gum/sap of myrrh (loan mirra) and aloes (loan aloe). Its weight, it was more than thirty kilos.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “He was accompanied by Nicodemo, taking a lot of perfume, more than thirty kilos. That was the person who had gone to Jesus having waited for night-time.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Also Nicodemus who has gone at night to speak with Jesus arrived bringing fifty kilos of mixed medicines of what is called myrrh and also what is called aloes.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Matthew 27:10)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 27:10:

  • Uma: “And used it to buy the land of the pot maker. That happened according to the command of the Lord God tome.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “and used it for buying land from the people who make clay pots. This is what God had commanded me.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “and they used it to buy the Land of the Potter, according to what the Lord told me to do.’ This is what Jeremiah said long ago.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “and they used-it-to-pay-for the land of a maker of pots according to what the Lord commanded me.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “for they used it to buy land of a worker in clay, that being what was said to me by the Lord.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “With this money was bought the land called that of the Potter. Thus was done the word God ordered me to do,’ said Jeremiah.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (1 Thessalonians 4:17)

Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Thessalonians 4:17:

  • Uma: “Only after that, we (incl.) who are still alive will be lifted together with them going into the clouds to meet the Lord in the sky. And we (incl.) will stay together with the Lord forever.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Then we (incl.) also the living ones, we (incl.) will be taken along together with them lifted up high above the clouds to meet the Leader in the air/space. So-then we (incl.) will live with the Leader forever (there is no end to it).” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then we (incl.) who are still alive, we will join them in the clouds for we will meet the Lord up above. And then we will never again be separated from the Lord forever.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “then we all will suddenly be raised (i.e. into the air) to go meet him in the clouds. And beginning-from then, we will stay-with-(him) where he is forever.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “And then when they have come alive again, we who are still alive will go up like having been grabbed, so that we and these who have been made alive will as one us-entity meet the Lord in the air (space between heaven and earth). Well from then on, we will be the companions of the Lord without end.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “The believers who are still living will be taken along with them, they all will go above to where the clouds are. There they will meet with the Lord. Then they will live with the Lord forever.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (John 20:29)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 20:29:

  • Uma: “Yesus said saying to him: ‘You (sing.) believe because you (sing.) have seen me. Fortunate/blessed are the people who believe in me, even though they have not yet seen me.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Isa said to him, ‘The reason that you believe is because you have seen me now? Much good/blessing will come to those who believe in me even though they do not see me.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus said to him, ‘Have you believed just because you saw me? Far better are they who have not seen me but they believed in me.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Then Jesus said, ‘Here-now you (sing.) believe because you (sing.) have seen me. Fortunate are they who even though they haven’t-seen-me (includes those who will not have seen him in the future), yet they believe nevertheless.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Jesus said to him next, ‘Well, you believe now because you have now seen me. But they will be really able to be happy who believe even though they haven’t seen me.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Jesus said to him, ‘Thomas. Now you believe because you yourself saw how it is. But fortunate are those who have not seen and believe.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Matthew 27:42)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 27:42:

  • Uma: “‘Other people he helped, his own self he cannot help. Yet he is the King of Israel! He’d better come down from the cross, and then we (incl.) will believe in him.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “‘He helped other people but himself he cannot help. He said he was the king of Isra’il. Na, let him come down from that post now so that we will believe in him.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “They said, ‘He set other people free, but his own body he cannot set free. So he is the King of the Jews! Let him come down from the cross, and then he’ll be followed.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “‘He certainly saved other people, but he is not able-to-save himself. He is reportedly the King of the descendants of Israel. If that is true, let him (lit. even if) come-down from the cross and we (excl.) will believe in him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “They were saying, ‘He can save others, but he can’t save his own body. Isn’t it so that he is the King of Israel? If he will come down now from that cross, of course we (incl.) will believe-in/obey him.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “‘That man said he would save the people. But now he isn’t able to save himself. If he truly is the king of the Jews, he would be able to come down off the cross so we would believe what he says.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)