complete verse (2 Corinthians 4:14)

Following are a number of back-translations of 2 Corinthians 4:14:

  • Uma: “God made the Lord Yesus to live again. That’s why we (excl.) know that the time will certainly come he will also make us (excl.) live again along with the Lord Yesus, and he will gather us (excl.) in front of him, along with you.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “because we (excl.) know that God caused our (incl.) Leader Isa to live again, and he will make us (excl.) also alive because we (excl.) belong to Isa. Including you he will also make alive and bring us (incl.) into his presence/where he is in the future.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “For we know that God, who raised our Lord Jesus from the dead, He will raise us (excl.) also in the future because of our having been made one with Jesus. And He will make us immortal so that we might together join in with you, and all of us will be his companions there in Heaven.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Because we (excl.) know that God who made-the Lord Jesus -alive again, he will also make-us (excl.) -alive because of our (excl.) being united-with him. It will be the same with you so that he will get all of us who believe in order that we will join him where he is.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Because we (excl.) know that God who made alive again the Lord Jesus, he will also make us (excl.) alive because of our (excl.) being united/tied-together with this Jesus, and then he will bring-us all -together in his presence as his people who now have no sin.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “And I do not fear that I will be killed, because I know that God caused that Jesus was resurrected when he was killed. He will also cause that I will resurrect because I am a companion of Jesus. And together he will bring us (incl.) there where God lives.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (John 3:32)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 3:32:

  • Uma: “His words speak what he has seen and what he has heard, but there are/were none who believe(d) his words.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “His teaching is what he has seen and heard there in heaven, but nobody believes his teaching.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “He talks about what he has seen and heard in heaven, however it is very seldom that anyone accepts what he says.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “He talks-about what he saw and heard, but few believe what he is saying, even though he is the highest.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Even though he testifies of the things he has seen and heard, it’s like no-one believes this which he is testifying about.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “He speaks about what he saw in heaven and about what he heard there. But no one believes what he speaks.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Matthew 10:8)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 10:8:

  • Uma: “Heal the sick people, make-live the dead people, heal the people who are sick with leprosy, expel demons that possess people. All the blessings that God has given you, he gave freely [lit., dry], you do not buy them. So, you also must give freely what you have.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Heal the sick, cause-to-live if someone has died, heal the lepers, drive out the demons. I have given you power/authority and you did not pay (for it), therefore help and it should not be payed for.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Cure the sick, raised those who die, cure the lepers and those afflicted with demons. That which you have received from God, he didn’t make you pay for it. Don’t you also make the people you help pay.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Heal the sick, make-alive the dead, make-good/clean the ones sick from a fearsome skin disease, and make-evil-spirits -leave. You have paid nothing for this authority I gave to you, so don’t be charging for your help either.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Heal the sick ones and even make alive those who are already dead. Heal the lepers and drive out the evil spirits from those they are possessing. Well since you have received this aid/mercy without payment, give your aid also without it having to be paid for.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Heal the people who are sick. Cause the dead to resurrect. Heal people whose bodies have rotted. Heal the people who walk with evil spirits. This power I have given to you did not cost you anything. Therefore do not charge the people whom you heal.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (2 Corinthians 6:7)

Following are a number of back-translations of 2 Corinthians 6:7:

  • Uma: “It is clear that we (excl.) are God’s workers, for we (excl.) announce the true teaching, God’s power is clear in our (excl.) work. We(excl.) always have upright behavior, and that upright behavior of ours(excl.) we (excl.) consider our (excl.) sword and our (excl.) shield, for when our (excl.) behavior is upright, we (excl.) can oppose enemies and we (excl.) can ward-off the enemy’s persecution [of us].” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Our (excl.) teaching is the true teaching and it is clear that God’s power is here with us (excl.). Our (excl.) straight behavior is figuratively like the equipment of a soldier for fighting his enemies and covering/shielding himself.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “We teach the true word of God and the power of God helps us. By means of all of these, we can be identified as servants of God. Our shield and our sword is righteous doing.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “our (excl.) teaching what is true, and the power of God which he shows by-means-of us (excl.). We (excl.) also have righteousness that God gives which is compared to our (excl.) sword and shield.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “in our (excl.) teaching of the truth, and in the supernatural-power of God in our (excl.) lives. Our (excl.) righteousness in the sight of God, that is like the blade we (excl.) fight with and also what- we -use-as-a-shield against our enemies.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “God has strengthened me so that I am able to speak well the true word. And I earnestly endeavor to walk in all that is good so that in no way am I overcome by the evil which is everywhere.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
  • German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999): “Strengthened by God himself, I want to say what is reliable. With both hands, I want to fight for more justice.”
  • Varisi “By the message that we (excl.) preach and the power of God, we take righteousness as a shield in our left hand and a sword for fighting in the right hand, so that we will be able to defeat the rubbish ways.” (Source: Carl Gross)

complete verse (John 4:28)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 4:28:

  • Uma: “From there, that woman left her water-fetching-container behind there, went right to the village and said to her fellow-townspeople:” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “So-then the woman left her jar for putting in water and went back to the town. When she arrived there she talked to the people there.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then the woman left behind her water vessel, and she returned to the village. She told the people, she said,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “That being so, the woman abruptly-set-down what she had used-to-get-water and immediately-returned to the town. She said to the people who were there,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “What that woman did was, she left her drawing-vessel behind and went to the town. She told the people,” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “The woman left behind her jar and went to the town. She told her fellow-inhabitants.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Matthew 10:40)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 10:40:

  • Uma: “‘Whoever receives you, it is the same as receiving Me. Whoever receives me, it is the same as receiving God, because He is the one who sent me.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “‘If a person treats you according-to-custom, I am being treated-according-to-custom. And if someone treats me according-to-custom, he also treats God according-to-custom, the one who sent me to the world.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The person who receives you receives also me. And the one who receives me receives also God who sent me.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “‘Whoever receives you, I am the one he received, and the one who receives me, he also received the one who sent me.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “As the last part of this which Jesus was teaching, he said, ‘Really the one who receives and welcomes/treats you well, he is also receiving me. And the one who receives me, he is also receiving God who sent me to come here.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “The one who will pay respect to you is the person who has done as though he paid respect to me. He who pays respect to me has done as though he paid respect to the one who sent me.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (2 Corinthians 8:5)

Following are a number of back-translations of 2 Corinthians 8:5:

  • Uma: “Their gift was more than we (excl.) expected. They not only gave money. First they gave their own hearts to the Lord God. They submitted to the Lord’s will, and to us (excl.) also, since that was the Lord’s will.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “What they gave was really beyond what we (excl.) had expected from them. Because they first gave themselves to God, our (incl.) Leader, after that, they also submitted themselves to follow us (excl.) because that is God’s wish.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “We never expected that they could do anything like that; they first gave their whole bodies and breaths to God, and then since they were fulfilling the word of God, they placed themselves also in subjection to us.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “What they did, they surpassed what we (excl.) expected, for they didn’t only give their money, but rather they caused-to-precede the entrusting of their lives to God and afterwards to us (excl.), for they knew that’s what God wanted them to do.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “And they did far more than we (excl.) were hoping-for/expected, for they didn’t just give that large amount of money but rather, in accordance with God’s will, they truly first dedicated themselves, first to the Lord, and then to us (excl.) also.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “That which came to my heart for them to do was not only what they did. Rather they did the will of God in that first they gave their hearts to Christ. After that they said that they were living to do whatever word I told them.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (John 5:6)

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

  • Uma: “Yesus saw him lying there, and he knew that he had been sick for a long time. He asked him: ‘Do you (sing.) want to be healed?'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Isa saw him lying there and he knew that that person had been sick for a long time already. So-then Isa asked him, he said, ‘Do you want to be well?'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Jesus saw him there lying down, and Jesus knew that he had been sick a long time. And Jesus asked him, ‘Brother, would you like to get well?'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “When Jesus saw him and came-to-know that he had been lying there for a long-time, he said to him, ‘Do you (sing.) want to become-well?'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “He was seen by Jesus. He knew that this person had been ill for a long time now. Jesus approached him and asked, ‘Do you want this illness of yours to stop?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “When Jesus saw him there, he knew that now it was a long time that he had been sick. He asked him, ‘Do you want to be made well?'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)