complete verse (2 Corinthians 3:16)

Following are a number of back-translations of 2 Corinthians 3:16:

  • Uma: “But if their hearts are changed and they believe in the Lord, that veil is removed from their heart.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “But if there is a person whose thinking is changed and (he) believes-obeys in our (incl.) Leader, the cover of his thoughts/mind is removed and he understands already.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “However, that which covers up the understanding of a person will be removed when he believes in the Lord.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “But if someone turns to the Lord, that aforementioned covering is removed.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “But if they believe/obey and have themselves united/tied-together with the Lord, this veiling could be removed.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “But when the person has believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, then his closed mind is opened, he understands about the word.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (John 3:15)

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

  • Uma: “so that whoever believes in me will receive good life until forever.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “so that all who trust in me will live forever there in the presence of God.’ This is what Isa spoke to Nikodemus.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The reason this will happen is so that all who believe in me will be given life forever.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “in order that whoever believes in me, he will have life that has no end,’ said Jesus.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “But this is the will of God so that whoever will believe-in/obey me, that I only am the one he is trusting-in/relying-on, it’s certain he will be given life which has no ending.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “He must be killed in order that everyone who believes in him should not be lost, rather he will have the new life forever.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Matthew 9:30)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 9:30:

  • Uma: “Immediately they could see. From there, Yesus forbade them, he said to them: ‘Do not tell anyone what I did to/for you here!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “So-then they saw already. Isa instructed them sternly not to tell it to anyone (lit. even to who).” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And their eyes were cured. Immediately their seeing was opened. Then Jesus commanded them strongly that they shouldn’t tell about it.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “And their blindness was removed right-away. Then he thoroughly commanded them saying, ‘Absolutely don’t speak of this that I did to you to absolutely anyone (lit. even whatever person)!'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Well, their sight truly did clear. Jesus said to them emphatically not to go telling anyone at all.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “At once the blind men’s eyes were healed. But then Jesus ordered them not to tell about it. He said: ‘Do not tell what I have done to you,’ he told them.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (2 Corinthians 5:12)

Following are a number of back-translations of 2 Corinthians 5:12:

  • Uma: “Don’t you say thus, that we (excl.) are praising ourselves again here. Our(excl.) purpose here is to let you know something good that you can praise us (excl.) for, so you will have a way to answer those who reject us (excl.). For those people there [where you are (implied in locational)] who reject us (excl.) are getting proud over their skill/intelligence and their position [lit., seat] in this world, but the contents of their heart are not good.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Don’t think that we (excl.) want to make ourselves great again. It is not so! But we (excl.) are speaking like this so that you are not ashamed because of us (excl.) and so that you have something to answer the people who boast about their status, not about their customs.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “As for these words of mine, it is not my purpose here so that you might praise us, but rather we want that you might know that our purpose is right, so you might have an answer for those people who only look at the face of a person but not at his good works.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “It is not our (excl.) purpose to boast/speak-highly-about ourselves (excl.) in this that we (excl.) have said. We (excl.) only want you to have something that you can use-for-boasting-about us (excl.) in order that you will have a way to answer the people there who give-import to a person’s status, not what is in his mind.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Hopefully you won’t think that we (excl.) are speaking like this because we are boasting to you, but rather so that you will be given the straightness/justification with-which-to-stand-up-for us (excl.) and with-which-to-answer the people there who are belittling us (excl.). Those people, that’s all that they praise in people, the exterior (things) that can be seen. Hopefully what they would praise is, the good in a person’s mind/inner-being and in his ways/nature.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Concerning this word which I speak, do not think that I am only making up what I say in order that I will be honored for what I am doing. Rather I tell you plainly what I am doing so that you can defend me where the people accuse me. Concerning these people who accuse me, these are those who like to boast where they speak, even though their thoughts are not straight.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (John 4:12)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 4:12:

  • Uma: “This well is an inheritance from Yakub, our ancestor long ago. He himself drank water from here, so also his children and his livestock. Do you (sing.) think that your (sing.) life surpasses Yakub, that you (sing.) can give water that is better than the water from this well?'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “This well was left to us (excl.) by our (incl.) forefather Yakub. His whole family and including their animals drank from this well. Is it that your authority exceeds that of Yakub?'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Our ancestor long ago Jacob, is the one who made this well, and he drank here, and his children drank here, and their domestic animals. Are you greater than Jacob?'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Are you (sing.) do-you-suppose more-important/greater than our ancestor Jacob? Because it was emphatically he who bequeathed this well, and that’s where-he and his children -drew-water what they and their livestock were-drinking.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Can you yet exceed our (incl.) ancestor Jacob who caused us (excl.) to inherit this well, this well from which they drew water for themselves to drink and also his livestock?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Our ancestor Jacob left the well here for us. He got water here for drinking. And his children drank it and also the stock he owned drank the water. Are you greater than he then?'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Matthew 10:24)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 10:24:

  • Uma: “‘A student [school child] is not more honored than his teacher. A slave is not more important than his master.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “‘The pupil is not greater than his teacher. And the servant is not greater than his master.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “He who causes himself to be tuaght, he should not consider that he is more to be respected than the one who teaches him. And the same way with the servant, because he is not more to be respected than his master.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “‘There is no one who is studying who is higher/greater than his teacher. Neither is there a slave who is higher/greater than his master.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Consider this, that as for a disciple, of course he isn’t more-important/greater than his teacher. Like that too, a slave isn’t greater than his master.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Do not let the learner think that he will not go through what his teacher goes through. Also for the worker, do not let him think that he will not go through what his boss goes through.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (2 Corinthians 7:5)

Following are a number of back-translations of 2 Corinthians 7:5:

  • Uma: “Why do I say that my heart is strengthened, relatives? Because I was happy to hear the news that Titus brought from you. Like I recounted earlier, we (excl.) left from the village of Troas and came here to Makedonia. But when we (excl.) arrived here, our (excl.) hearts were still not quiet. Left and right we (excl.) were hit by suffering. There were those who were-at-odds-with/disagreed with us, and on the other side [i.e., at the same time, on our part] we (excl.) were afraid too. Our(excl.) hearts were indeed discouraged [lit., lessened] at that time. But thank you I say to God, for at that time Titus arrived bringing news from you, relatives. So, our discouraged hearts were strengthened by God at the arrival of Titus.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Even when we (excl.) arrived in Makedoniya, still we (excl.) could not rest because we (excl.) had many troubles. There were some who contradicted us (excl.) and quarreled with us (excl.). And we (excl.) were also sad/troubled.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when we arrived here in the province of Macedonia, we still could not leave our troubles behind. Because we were in difficulty with many problems. Our enemies quarrelled with us and we were worried about the believers.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Because even upon our (excl.) arrival in Macedonia, there was no resting of our (excl.) minds and bodies due to the manyness of the troubles that we (excl.) were experiencing. Because there were those who opposed (excl.) us and there was also that which we (excl.) were worried about.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “For, when we (excl.) were in Macedonia, we were not alowed to rest from hardships. For no matter where (we went) fierce-arguing (is what we encountered), and we (excl.) were always worrying about you that you might drop/give-up your believing/obeying.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “When I arrived here in the land of Macedonia, I could not at all be at peace. Because there were wars everywhere. Then my heart was sad, thinking that the people would spoil the word I spoke.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (John 4:44)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 4:44:

  • Uma: “One time Yesus said: ‘A prophet is not usually respected in his own town.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Isa had said hep, he said, ‘If it is a prophet, he is not honored by the people of his (own) place.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Jesus said, ‘The prophet of God is not respected by the people in his own village.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Because there was something Jesus had said previously that there is no prophet whom his townmates acknowledge/respect.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “He went there because he was the one who testified saying, ‘The prophetship of a person is not quickly recognized/acknowledged in his own place. ‘” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Because Jesus himself had said that a prophet of God is not praised there in the land he was born.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)