Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Matthew 22:42)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 22:42:

  • Uma: “‘What is your opinion, who is the Redeemer King that God promised long ago. Whose descendant is he?’ They answered: ‘The descendant of King Daud.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “‘What do you say about the Almasi, whose descendant is he?’ They said, ‘The descendant of Sultan Da’ud.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “‘What do you think? The one chosen by God to rule, whose descendant is he?’ And they answered, ‘He is the descendant of King David.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “‘What is your opinion of the Messiah? Who ancestored him?’ ‘He is David’s descendant,’ they said answering.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “‘What do you know concerning this one referred to as Cristo? Whose son is he really?’ ‘David’s,’ was their reply.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Jesus said to them: ‘Concerning the one said to be the Christ, do you know whose son he is?’ The Pharisees said: ‘Christ is the descendant of David,’ they said.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Matthew 22:43)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 22:43:

  • Uma: “Yesus said: ‘In that case, why did Daud call him his Lord? By the leading of the Holy Spirit, Daud speaks of the Redeemer King like this:” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “‘If that is true,’ he said, ‘why did Da’ud say while he was ruled by the Holy Spirit that the Almasi was his Leader/Lord?” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “‘If that’s true,’ said Jesus, ‘why does David say through the inspiration of the Holy Spirit that the one chosen by God is his Lord, because David said long ago,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Jesus said in-reply, ‘If that’s so, then why is Lord what David calls him? Because what God’s Spirit (Ispirito) had-David -say, it was this:” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “‘Well supposing it’s like that,’ said Jesus next, ‘why did David call Cristo his Lord, when it was put in his mind by the Espiritu Santo? For isn’t it so that he said,” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Jesus said to them: ‘But how come the word which the Holy Spirit put into the mind of David when he said that concerning the Christ, he was the Lord of David? Because David said:” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Matthew 22:44)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 22:44:

  • Uma: “The Lord God said to my Lord: ‘Sit on my right side, until I cause-to-submit all your (sing.) enemies to You (sing.).'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “He says in the holy-book, ‘God spoke to my Leader/Lord. God said, come, sit here at my right side, here in the greatest/most important/most honored place/seat. I will place your enemies under the sole of your feet.’ ‘” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “‘God said to my Lord, ‘Sit here on my right side until I cause your enemies to kneel to you.’ ‘ ‘” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “‘The Lord God said to my Lord: Sit at my right-side until I defeat your (sing.) enemies.’ ‘” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “‘God said to my Lord who is Cristo, ‘Today sit here on my right, until as for those enemies of yours, I will cause them to admit-defeat that they will now be just a stepping-stool/foot-rest for your feet.”” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “‘When God spoke to my Lord, this is what he told him: Sit down at my right now until I cause that you rule all your enemies,’ he said to him.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Matthew 22:45)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 22:45:

  • Uma: “So, if the Redeemer King is really the descendant of King Daud, why does Daud call him his Lord?'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Isa said, ‘If Da’ud called the Almasi Leader/Lord how is it possible that he is the descendant of Da’ud?'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus said to them, ‘If David said that he was his Lord, can it be that the one chosen to rule is merely a descendant of David?'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Then Jesus continued saying, ‘If that’s what David said that the Messiah is his Lord, how is he David’s descendant?'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “In that, it was David indeed who called him his Lord. Well, if it’s like that, isn’t it clear that this Cristo is not just the descendant of David?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Thus is seen that when David speaks of the Christ, he calls him his Lord. Therefore it is seen that the Christ is not only a person even though he is the ancestor of David.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Matthew 22:46)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 22:46:

  • Uma: “Not a single one answered him. Beginning from that time, no-one any longer dared to ask Yesus anything.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Then they could no longer answer him and from that day on nobody dared to ask him anything.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And there was no one who was able to answer any of Jesus’ questions, and from that time no one again dared to ask him anything.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “But they absolutely couldn’t-answer, and beginning from that, no one dared to question him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “None of them was able to answer, and from then on no-one dared question Jesus any more.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Not one person knew what to answer concerning what Jesus said. Starting from that day the enemies of Jesus were afraid to ask him questions.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Matthew 23:1)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 23:1:

  • Uma: “After that, Yesus spoke to the crowds and his followers, he said:” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “So-then Isa spoke to the crowds and to his disciples he said,” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Then Jesus said to the many people and to his disciples,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Then Jesus said to the many-people and his disciples,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “And then Jesus said to the people and his disciples,” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Jesus called all the people along with his learners and said to them:” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Matthew 23:2)

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

  • Uma: “‘The religious teachers and the Parisi people sit in the seat of Musa, for they are the ones who teach you the Law of Musa.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “‘The teachers of the religious law and the Pariseo have authority to teach the law of Musa.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “he said, ‘The teachers of the law and the Pharisees, the teaching of the law which Moses left behind was entrusted to them.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “‘The teachers of the law and the Pharisees, they have the right/authority to make-clear Moses’ law,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “‘As for the explainers of law and the Pariseo, they have the job/responsibility of explaining this law of God which was written by Moises.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “‘Concerning the teachers of the law and the Pharisees, the people say that they have been given the work of teaching the meaning of the law Moses wrote.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Matthew 23:3)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 23:3:

  • Uma: “That’s why you must follow all that they teach you. But don’t you learn/imitate their behavior, for they do not follow what they teach you.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Therefore believe/obey and follow all their teachings but do not follow their deeds, because they do not follow/agree with their teaching.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Therefore it is necessary that you guard and that you obey whatever they teach you. But don’t you imitate their activity, because they don’t obey what they teach you.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “therefore you must absolutely believe/obey all that they teach you. But don’t follow-the-example of their manner-of-life, because they aren’t following what they themselves are teaching.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “That’s why you are to do all they instruct you to do. But don’t copy the things they themselves do, because they don’t at all do the things they teach.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Therefore obey the word they command that you do. What they order you to do, then do it. But do not do like the walk of these teachers, because that word which they teach they do not do.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)