complete verse (John 13:21)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 13:21:

  • Uma: “After Yesus spoke like that, he was sad and he said: ‘These my words are very true: One from among you will sell me to my enemies.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “When Isa had finished saying this, he was very troubled/sad in his liver and he said to his disciples, ‘Truly I tell you, one of you will betray me.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And while Jesus was saying this, his breath became very painful, and he said to his disciples, ‘Very true what I say to you, that one of you is going to betray me so that I will be killed.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “When Jesus had said that, he was extremely sorrowful (lit. his thoughts hurt extremely) and he said to his disciples in-direct-speech, ‘This that I say is true that there is one of you who will betray me.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “When Jesus had said that, it’s like there was something really-bothering him. Therefore he now spoke plainly saying, ‘This which I am saying is the truth, that there is one of you here who will be the one to lead the ones wanting to kill me.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Having said this, Jesus hurt in his heart. Then he spoke straightly and said, ‘Truly I tell you that one of you will betray me.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Matthew 23:7)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 23:7:

  • Uma: “They are happy if people on the edge of the big roads bow in greeting to them and call them ‘Teacher.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “They like to be greeted in the market places and (like it) when they are called ‘Teacher’.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “They are really happy when people honor them in the markets and when they are called ‘Teacher.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “They also like people to honor them saying ‘Sir’ when they go to visit, and they like to be spoken-of-as teachers.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “And something else they like is that they are appropriately-acknowledged in places where there are many people and they are called teacher.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “And they like to have people pay respect to them where they are greeted in the markets. They like to be called teachers.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Philippians 2:13)

Following are a number of back-translations of Philippians 2:13:

  • Uma: “For it is God himself who works in your hearts, with the result that you want to follow his will, and he also gives to you the strength to follow his will.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “For God, he always helps you so that you want to follow/obey his wish/will and so that you can really do his will/wish.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “For God always helps you so that you might desire and accomplish the obedience of what He wants for you to do.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Because God just the same is the one who is in you continually, giving you your desire to do what he wants, and he also is the one who is giving you your ability to accomplish it.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “For it is this God who puts it in your mind to want to be obedient and who gives you the ability that you are able to do his will.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “It is God who puts in your minds the good you must do, and he helps you in order that you can do what he wants.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (John 14:15)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 14:15:

  • Uma: “‘If you love me, follow my commands.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Isa said yet, ‘If you truly love me, you will certainly/for sure follow/obey what I commanded you.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “If I am big in your breath you will obey my commands to you.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Jesus then said to them, ‘If you love me, obey my commands as well.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “‘If it’s true that you hold me dear, of course you will obey my commands.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “If you love me, do what I order you then.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Matthew 23:39)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 23:39:

  • Uma: “I say to you, you will not see me any more, until the time comes when you say: ‘Praise him who comes bringing the name of the Lord God.!’ ‘” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “I tell you that you will really not see me again as long as the day has not come when you say, ‘Let us praise the one sent by God.’ ‘” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “For I tell you, that you will not see me again until that time in the future when you will be able to say, ‘Praise the one who comes sent by the Lord.’ ‘” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Because I say to you that you will not again see-me until the future day when you will say, ‘May this coming one whom God has sent be praised/honored.’ ‘” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “For what I will say to you really is true, that after I have left this world, you won’t see me any more until the day comes when you will say, ‘Praiseworthy is he whom God has sent.”” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “I tell you that you will no longer see me until there comes the day that you say, ‘God bless the messenger He appointed’ you will say.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

For the Old Testament quote, see Psalm 118:26.

complete verse (Philippians 3:15)

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

  • Uma: “So, we whose following of the Lord is clear [i.e., mature], we must be one-heart acting like I said earlier. But if there are any of you whose thinking is still different from my thinking, God himself will make-it-clear-to you.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “So-then all of us (incl.) whose trust in Isa Almasi is strong, should be of the same thinking/be of one mind about those things. But if some of you think differently, na God will make this clear to you.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Now as for all of us (incl.) who are already old in believing, it’s necessary that just this also is our mind and our breath. However, if you cannot agree God will show you what way is right.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “The minds of all of us whose faith is mature should be like that. But in-case someone among you has a different thought, God will be the one to make-known to him what is correct.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Hopefully like this is how all of us are thinking who have believed for a long time now, who have really understood now. But if there are some there with you whose perception/understanding of this is different, they will be enlightened by God.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “All of us whose hearts understand our faith well, let us now search how to more and more walk well. But if someone says that he lacks nothing, saying he now does all that God wants him to do, then God will open the heart of that person to know that he doesn’t do everything correctly.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (John 15:16)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 15:16:

  • Uma: “It was not you who chose me. It was I who chose you. I have given you the work of going into the world in order to bear much fruit. And your fruit will not be lost, it will have value forever. So, what you ask of my Father with my name, he will give to you.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “It is not that you have chosen me, but I am the one who chose you, and I have commissioned you so that you will do much good and the good you will do will not change. So-then, whatever you ask my Father because you trust in me, he will satisfy you (with it).” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “You are not the ones who chose me, rather I am the one who chose you. I pointed you out so that you might fruit good works and so that your fruit might not come to nothing. And anything that you request from my Father God because of your belief in me, he will give it to you.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “It certainly wasn’t you who chose me but rather I who chose and appointed you so that you would go and persuade many of your companions to believe so that your faith would have fruit that would remain forever. Because if you do that, no matter what you request from my Father on-account-of your being-united-with me, I will give it to you.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “It’s not that you have chosen me. I am the one who chose you, and I have instructed you to as-it-were bear fruit with fruit which will remain. Therefore whatever you will ask for from my Father on the strength of your being tied-together/united with me, he really will give it to you.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “It isn’t that you chose me. I chose you. And I want that you always live good lives so that you will be given all that you ask the Father when you believe in me.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Matthew 24:32)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 24:32:

  • Uma: “‘Pay attention to what I teach you with the parable of the fig [ara] tree. When you see its leaves budding and it-sending-out-shoots, you know that the dry time has almost arrived.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “‘Observe the fig tree,’ said Isa. ‘When it’s leaves sprout you know that it is soon the warm season.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Consider what I will teach you by means of a parable of the fig tree. Here where we are, if its branches put out sprouts and leaves, we know that the dry season is near.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Then Jesus said, ‘Think about the fig tree so that that will be what-you learn-from. When its branches are flowing-with-sap and it leafs, you expect that the rainy-season is near-in-time.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “You must try-to-understand and study the igos tree, that when it buds and sprouts-leaves again, you know that hot season is near.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Understand this word I make a comparison about, that it is compared with a fig tree. When the branches are starting to be greened with leaves, you know that the land is going to become warmed.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)