complete verse (Matthew 25:1)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 25:1:

  • Uma: “‘When I come again to be King, the happening will be like this parable: Ten young-unmarried-women planned to go meet a bridegroom, each one carrying her torch.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “So-then Isa told a parable again, he said, ‘When I return, the ruling of God is like this. There were ten girls each of whom took their lamp and went to meet the bridegroom.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “At my return the ruling of God will be like the parable of ten virgins, each one of whom had a lamp because they will meet the bridegroom.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Jesus continued to say, ‘The ones-who-want to join/be-added-to God’s ruling, they can be compared to ten unmarried-young-ladies who got their lamps (wick-in-kerosene type) to go meet the man who was getting married.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Jesus said further in his teaching, ‘What the kingdom of God is like is this. There were ten still single girls. One late-afternoon, according to our (incl.) custom, they set out to meet the man who was being married. Each one of them took a lamp.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “The people who are in the hand of God are compared with ten girls who carried with them lights which burn with oil. These are waiting to accompany the bride when the bridegroom will come.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

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