complete verse (1 Corinthians 11:24)

Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Corinthians 11:24:

  • Uma: “and after he said thank you to God, he broke-it-in-pieces and said to his disciples: ‘This is my body that I offer to redeem-you/take-your-place. Do this custom to remember me.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “and when he had given thanks to God, he broke the bread and he said to his disciples, ‘This bread is my body that I surrender on your behalf. You shall do this so that you always remember me.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “and He thanked God for it and He broke it and He said, ‘This is my body which was sacrificed so that you might be freed from punishment. You must always eat it in this way, so that you will not forget me.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “and gave-thanks to God. After that he repeatedly-broke-it-into-pieces and said, ‘This is my body which will be offered for you. Do this in order that you will thus-remember me.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “After picking it up he thanked God for it, and then he divided it. After dividing he said, ‘As for this, this is my body which will be made a sacrifice for your salvation. Always/often do this as your remembrance of my death.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Having thanked God for the bread, he broke it. He said to his disciples: ‘Eat this bread here. This is my body. When you will eat this, let it remind you that I was killed for you.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 22:36)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 22:36:

  • Noongar: “‘But now,’ Jesus said, ‘the person with a purse or a bag must take it; and the one who does not have a spear must sell his clothes and buy a spear.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “They answered, ‘No.’ Yesus said: ‘But now, whoever of you has money or food-bundles must carry them. And whoever of you does not have a sword, sell your shirt/clothes to buy a sword.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Then he said to them, ‘But now, if you have money and clothes for a change take it on your journey. And the one who doesn’t have a sword let him sell his jacket and buy a sword.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus said, ‘That’s really true because then I was loved by the people, however, starting now, it’s different what they think about me. And if you have money and a change of clothes, you take them along. And he who has no sword should sell his shirt and buy one.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “‘But now however,’ said Jesus, ‘the one who has money and backpack, he may-as-well (lit. never-mind-if he) take-it-along, and the one who has no sword, he must go buy, even if it is necessary for him to sell his outer garment so that he will have something-to-pay-with.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “‘But today/now,’ said Jesus, ‘it’s good if you go prepared. If you have money or something to put into, take them along. The one who has no bolo and nothing to buy one with, it would be good if he sell his cloak to buy his bolo.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Matthew 2:6)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 2:6:

  • Uma: “‘The village of Betlehem in the land of Yehuda is just a small village. But even so, its name will be bigger than all the big villages in the land of Yehuda. Because from Betlehem will appear a Leader who will lead my Israel people.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “‘O people of Betlehem there in the place Yahudiya, even though your place is small you are not put down/humbled in the eyes of the leaders of the Yahudi, for from there shall come out a leader who will rule my people the tribe of Isra’il.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “‘You Bethlehemites who live in the province of Judea, your town is more famous than your fellow town there in Judea because from you will come the ruler of my subjects, the descendants of Israel.’ ‘” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “‘You (sing.) Betlehem in the land of Juda, you (sing.) are the most-important among the honored towns in (lit. which are) the territory of Juda, because you (sing.) are the place-from-whence-will-come the ruler who will lead and care-for my people the descendants of Israel.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “‘As for the town of Betlehem, in the district of Judea, it won’t be left behind by others, but on the contrary will become really famous. Because that is from where will come the leader/chief who will take care of my people the nation of Israel.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “‘There in the city of Bethlehem of the land of Judah it is greater than all the big cities in the land. Because from there will come forth a ruler who will rule my people the Jews for me.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

For the Old Testament quote, see 2 Samuel 5:2

complete verse (1 Corinthians 12:22)

Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Corinthians 12:22:

  • Uma: “Actually it is the parts of our body that appear weak that we really need.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “But that is the truth, the ones one thinks have not much use, also have use because the body is not complete if they are not there.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Because it cannot be that we do not use those parts of our body that we thought mistakenly we had no use for.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Because the parts of the body which we consider to be weaker than the others, they turn-out-to-be the ones we especially need.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “But rather this is the truth, those parts that are mistakenly-assumed to have no use, those are what we really need.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “But concerning all the parts of our bodies, all are necessary. The parts we think are not needed are parts which are very much needed.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 22:68)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 22:68:

  • Noongar: “And if I ask you something, you won’t reply to me.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “And if I ask you, you definitely won’t answer me.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “And if I ask you something, you do not answer.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And if I ask you, you will not answer.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “and if moreover I ask you something, you won’t answer anyway.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “And then if I also question you, you won’t answer either.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Matthew 3:15)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 3:15:

  • Uma: “Yesus answered: ‘[Go-ahead-and] baptize me. It is fitting that we (incl.) do this, so that we (incl.) follow all the will of God.’ From there, he did baptize him.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “But Isa answered, he said, ‘Go ahead now, bathe me now because we (dual) ought to really follow all that God has commanded.’ Then Yahiya agreed with Isa/did as Isa wanted.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus answered him saying, ‘Not so, because it is necesary that we do like this so that we might do all that God wants.’ And then John gave in and he baptized Jesus.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “But Jesus said answering, ‘Just-go-ahead-and (lit. Even-if you (sing.)–persuasive, gentle command) permit it now, because it is fitting that we (du) fulfill all the purposes of God.’ Therefore Juan then baptized him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “But Jesus answered, ‘Just let-be this which is happening now. Because this is indeed acceptable/possible for us (incl.) to do, for we must do all the righteousness which God causes to be done.’ Only then did Juan go-along-with-it.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “But Jesus said to John: ‘You must want to baptize me because it is necessary that we do all that God has commanded,’ he said to him. Therefore John baptized Jesus.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (1 Corinthians 14:10)

Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Corinthians 14:10:

  • Uma: “In this world, there are ever so many languages, and every kind of language has meaning.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “There are many different languages in the world and all have meaning.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “There are many languages here on the earth and for each one of them there are people who understand it.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “It’s true that there are many kinds of languages on this earth and they all have meaning.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Probably there are very many different languages here under heaven, and as for each one, of course it has (it’s own) meaning.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Here in the world there are very many words in which the people speak. But all of these words which the people speak have a meaning.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

    • German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999): “There are thousands of languages around the world, everybody communicates in specific languages.”

complete verse (Luke 23:29)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 23:29:

  • Noongar: “Because the days are coming when people will say, ‘They are very happy those women without children, who did not give milk to them!'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “Because the time will come when people say: ‘Fortunate are the barren women, who have not ever [lit., one time] given birth, and who have not ever nursed a child!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “For there will be days coming in the future when the people will say, ‘How lucky are the women who cannot bear children and the women who never gave birth and gave suck.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Because the day is coming when a terrible trouble will take place here, and then people will say how better off are those women who have no children and are not nursing any children.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Because later a time of difficulty will arrive in which people will say, ‘Fortunate are the women who are barren who have not given-birth and breast-fed.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “For think about this. The day will come when people will say, ‘The situation is really better of women who don’t give birth and have no nursing-babies.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)