Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 2:16:

• Uma: “When Herodes knew that the people who knew how to look at stars had deceived him, no kidding his anger. That’s why he ordered his soldiers to go kill all the male children in Betlehem and the villages around it, so that that Child who would later become king would be killed-along-with [them]. Herodes knew when that star first appeared, because he had asked those people who knew how to look at stars. That is why he commanded that all male children in Betlehem be killed, from babies to children who were two years old.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “So-then, when Herod knew that he had been deceived by the men from the east, he was very angry. He commanded all male children to be killed who were two years or less than two years there in the town of Betlehem and in the places close to Betlehem, for he had been told by the men from the east as to when the star had appeared. Then the children were killed.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “When Herod found out that the stargazers had deceived him, he became very angry. And he commanded to be killed all the children two years old and under in all of Bethlehem and the neighboring villages. He did this so that Jesus might be killed. For two years already was the period since the stargazers saw the star.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “When Herod found-out that those who were wise/skilled in telling the meaning of the stars had tricked him, his anger was extreme, and he commanded that his soldiers go kill all the males aged two or less in Betlehem and in the surrounding towns. Because he estimated that that was the right length of time beginning from the appearing of the star based on what he found out from those wise foreigners/visitors.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “When Herodes realized that his plan had evidently been outdone, for those thinkers hadn’t fulfilled his agreement with them, he got angry with real rage. He commanded that all the male children in Betlehem be killed, incuding the surrounding area, from babies right-down-the-line-to the age of two years, so that Jesus would certainly be included in being killed, for Herodes wasn’t forgetting what those thinkers had said about the rising of that star.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “When Herod knew that these men whom he had told to search for the baby were not going to return, he was very angry. He sent soldiers to the city of Bethlehem to kill the boys who were of two years of age and under. All about in the surrounding area of the city of Bethlehem they killed the boys. Because the men had said that it hadn’t been yet two years when they had first seen the star.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 2:17:

• Uma: “That happening fulfilled the Words of the Lord that were uttered by the prophet Yeremia long ago, which say like this:” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “Na, it was fulfilled what Nabi Yeremiya said, he said,” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And by means of this was fulfilled the long-ago prophecy of Jeremiah, the inspired one of God, for Jeremiah said,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “Therefore what God had-the prophet Jeremias -say was fulfilled saying,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “Well since that’s how it was, what was spoken by Prophet Jeremias long ago was fulfilled, which said,” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “There was a great sadness just like the word written by the spokesman Jeremiah who had said:” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 2:19:

• Uma: “While Yusuf, Maria and Yesus were in Mesir, King Herodes died. After that, the angel of the Lord also/again appeared to Yusuf in his dream.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “So-then, after Herod had died an angel of God appeared again to Yusup in his dream there in the land of Misil. The angel said,” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Now when Herod had already died, a messenger of the Lord again caused Joseph to dream, saying,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “When Herod died, the angel of the Lord God appeared to Jose in his dream where they were in Egipto,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “When Herodes was now dead, Jose who was in Egipto was again caused to dream. In his dream, suddenly/unexpectedly an angel of God came.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “When Herod died, there in Egypt where Joseph was living, he dreamed in the night that an angel of God said to him:” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 2:20:

• Uma: “The angel said: ‘The person who wanted to kill that Child is dead. So, get up, take that Child with his mother, return to your village in the land of the Israel people.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “‘Get up, take the child and Mariyam, his mother and go back to the land of Isra’il, because the ones who wanted to kill the child have died.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “‘Get up, Joseph, and take the child and his mother and go home to the land of Israel, because the one who would like to kill the child is dead.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “and he said, ‘Get up to escort the baby and his mother to return to your country Israel, because the one who was saying he would kill the baby has already died.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “He said to him again, ‘You (pl.) get up. You (sing.) take those two, child and mother, and you (pl.) go home again to Israel, because that one who wanted to kill this child is now dead.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “‘Now take the boy with his mother and go to the land of Israel. Because Herod has now died, that one who wanted to kill the boy,’ he said.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 2:23:

• Uma: “and they lived in the village that is named Nazaret. From that also was fulfilled the word of the prophet long ago that foretold that Child, which say: He will be called a Nazaret person.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “Therefore they went there and they lived in the town called Nasaret. Na, what the prophets had said about the Almasi was fulfilled, they said, ‘He is called a person of Nasaret.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “They made their home there in the town of Nazareth. The reason they did this (involuntarily) is that the prophecy long ago of the inspired ones of God is being fulfilled, for they said that Jesus would be called a person-of-Nazareth.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “and they resided-with(-others) in Nazaret. This was done so that what-God -caused-to-be-said by those prophets would be fulfilled saying, ‘In the future he will be designated as from-Nazaret.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “They made-their-destination the town of Nazaret in the district of Galilea, because that’s where they would live. Fulfilled in that was what was spoken by the prophets, who said, ‘He will be called a Nazaretanen.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “When they arrived at the land of Galilea, they lived in the city of Nazareth. Thus they did in order that it would happen according to the word which had been spoken, the spokesman of God who had said: ‘Concerning this one, the people will call him the inhabitant of Nazareth.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)