Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Matthew 24:5)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 24:5:

  • Uma: “For many will appear saying that they are the Redeemer King. Many people will be deceived.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “For many will come calling themselves by my name, saying that they are the Almasi. And they will deceive many.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “For many will appear using my name, and each one of them will say that he is the one chosen by God to rule. And many will believe their lies.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Because many will come who will say, ‘I am emphatically the Messiah,’ and they will deceive many.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Because many will come who falsely-claim my name, who say, ‘I am the one who is Cristo who has been sent by God.’ Many will be those who will be misled by them.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Because many people will walk about saying to the people: ‘It is I who am the Christ,’ they will say. This will deceive many people.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Matthew 24:6)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 24:6:

  • Uma: “You will hear news about wars far off, you will also hear the sound of warring that is close by. But don’t be afraid, for all that must happen first, but these happenings don’t mean that the end of the world has come.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “You will hear about fighting in the country and stories/reports about fighting in far places/countries, but do not be afraid. All this has to happen but that is not yet the day of the end.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “You will hear nearby you the tumult because of war, and you will hear also the news about war in a far country. But don’t you be afraid, because things like this must happen before the end of this time.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “You will hear the racket of war that is coming-close to you and news of war in other countries, but do not be afraid. These things must happen, but the end of the world is still not yet.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “You will get news of trouble and wars. However don’t let it disturb your mind/thinking, because these really will happen but it’s not yet the end of the world.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “When you hear that there are now big wars or you hear that there are going to be wars, do not fear. Because it must be that this happens. But these are not the signs of the end.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Matthew 24:7)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 24:7:

  • Uma: “At that time many villages will war against each other, one king opposing another king, and all over there will be famines and earthquakes.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “One tribe will fight with another tribe and one kingdom will fight with another kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in all the countries of the world.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “One place will fight against its companion place. One kingdom will war against its companion kingdom. Famine will happen and earthquakes all over.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Because the collective-countries will wage-war and likewise also the governments. There will also be famines and earthquakes in the many-countries.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Because nations will be at war (with each other), kingdoms against other kingdoms. Severe famines will come and the earth will quake all over the place.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Nations will arise to make war with other nations. Rulers will arise to make wars with other rulers. There will be famines, there will be epidemics. There will be earthquakes everywhere.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Matthew 24:8)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 24:8:

  • Uma: “But all those things are just the beginning, like the suffering of a woman who is about to give birth.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “But all this is only the beginning of the difficulties, figuratively as if a woman soon will give birth and begins to have pain.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “But these things which happen are like a woman giving birth whose birth pangs have just started.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “But all these are like just the twinging of a woman’s stomach when she is beginning to give-birth.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “However as for all of this, it’s only the beginning of hardshsip/suffering.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Thus is how begins the suffering which people must pass through afterwards.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Matthew 24:9)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 24:9:

  • Uma: “‘At that time, you will be captured/grabbed and handed-over to people who will torture and kill you. People all over the world will hate you because you follow me.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “‘Then the people will seize/arrest you and will hand you over to be punished and killed. You will be hated by all mankind because you follow me.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “All mankind will be against you because you are my disciples. People will catch you and turn you over to those who will torment you, and they will kill some of you.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “‘In-the-future they will arrest you to hardship and kill you. All people also, they will hate you because of your faith in me.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “You really will be hated by everyone/the-crowd because of your belief-in/obeying-of me. You will have court-cases brought against you so that you can be made to suffer and be killed.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “You will be delivered over to be punished, and they will kill you. Everywhere the people will be against you because you believe in me.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Matthew 24:10)

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

  • Uma: “Many people will retreat from following me. Some will give their companions to their enemies. Many people will hate each other.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “In that day many will no longer follow me. They will betray their companions and hate their companions.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “At that time many will be successfully tempted. And each one will hand his companion believer over to be killed, and everyone will be against everybody else.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “At that time, many will turn-their-backs-on their faith in me, and they will betray and hate their fellows.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “At that time, many will be those who will drop/give-up their belief-in/obeying-of me and be-engaged-in-conflict. People will-betray-to-death their fellowman.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Many people will separate from their faith. They will even go against their fellow believers and betray them.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Matthew 24:11)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 24:11:

  • Uma: “And many lying prophets will appear who will deceive many people.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Many people will come and pretend to be prophets sent by God and they will deceive many people.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then many liars will appear who say that they are inspired of God, and they will be able to deceive many.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “There will also be many deceiving prophets who will appear, and many will be deceived by them.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Many will emerge who make false claims to being prophets. Many are those whose belief/obeying they will mislead.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “There will be many false prophets, saying that God puts in their minds the words they speak. Thus they will deceive many people.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Matthew 24:12)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 24:12:

  • Uma: “At that time, the evil of people will be keep-increasing, to the point that the love of many people will diminish.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Because the evil/badness in the world will be exceeding/very bad, most people will no longer love their companions.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And because of the spread of the wickedness of mankind, most will no longer have in their breath their love for their companions.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Because of the increase of evil, the love of most will decrease.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Evil will really spread all over the world/land. Therefore what will happen is that many will be those whose holding-dear of me will grow small.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “When there has developed much evil, many people will draw back from loving their fellow believers.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)