Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 24:29:
- Uma: “‘When that time of suffering is over, all the powerful things in the sky will be shaken. The sun will become dark, the moon will no longer shine, the stars will fall from the sky.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “‘So-then in those days,’ said Isa, ‘when those difficulties are finished, the sun will become dark and the moon will no longer shine, and the stars will fall from the sky and the different things in the sky will leave/move from their places.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when that time of torment is over, the sun will no longer shine and neither will the moon. The stars will fall from heaven, and the strong supernatural beings in the upper sky will be shaken.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘When the time of that hardship is done, then the sun will become-dark and the moon will not shine. The collective-stars will also fall and everything that is up-above will be shaken.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When that hardship has ended, the sun/day will then darken and the moon won’t shine either. Stars will keep falling from the sky, because the whole sky will be caused to quake/tremble by the strength of the supernatural-power of God.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “When the trouble which must happen has passed, then the sun and the moon will both be darkened. The stars in the heavens will fall. All that is above will all be changed from where they pass.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 24:30:
- Uma: “At that time will appear a sign in the sky that means I the Child of Mankind am returning. And all mankind non the earth will wail, for they will see me in the sky coming down in the clouds, I will be powerful and no kidding my shining.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then after this, they will see me, the Son of Man, come in clouds. The people will see my brightness and my great power, and all people from all tribes in the world will wail.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then I, the Older Sibling of Mankind, the sign of my arrival will be seen in heaven, and then all the people here on earth will be greatly grieved. And they will see me, the Older Sibling of Mankind, in the clouds because I will be arriving. I will have great power, and my shining will be very bright.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then there will be a sign up-above that will show that my coming who am Child of a Person is near, and all the groups of people on this earth will mourn. They will see me who am Child of a Person coming accompanied-by the clouds. My power will be extreme and I will thoroughly shine/flash with my godhood.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “And then the sign will be seen in the sky/heaven of my arrival who am the One From Heaven Born of Man/human. All nations will then cry, for judgment will be approaching. For they will see me, who am the One From Heaven Born of Man/human, coming between clouds, my far-from-ordinary supernatural-power and the greatness of my praiseworthiness/glory being evident.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “There above there will be the sign of the Man who will come from heaven. The people will weep all over when they see the Man who will come from heaven, accompanied with a cloud. The people will see that he is supreme and overflowingly he will have power.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 24:31:
- Uma: “A big trumpet will be blown, and I will order my angels to go gather the people who are my portion from all over the earth, from one edge to the other.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Then there will be a very loud sound like the sound of a tabuli’ (big sea shell used to give signals) and I will send my angels to gather the people I have chosen from the four corners of the world.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then I will command my messengers to go to the four directions here on the earth, and I will cause a trumpet to sound, and they will gather my chosen people from everywhere in the whole world.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then there will be a loud blast of a trumpet, and I will send my angels to the four sources of the wind to go gather my people whom I chose from all the places of the world.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When the siren/horn has been sounded loudly, I will then send my angels who will go all over this world, for they will gather together those who have been chosen who are my people coming from every place.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “When the trumpet will blow, he will send the angels which are with him to all over the earth; they will gather the people who are chosen.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 24:32:
- Uma: “‘Pay attention to what I teach you with the parable of the fig [ara] tree. When you see its leaves budding and it-sending-out-shoots, you know that the dry time has almost arrived.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “‘Observe the fig tree,’ said Isa. ‘When it’s leaves sprout you know that it is soon the warm season.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Consider what I will teach you by means of a parable of the fig tree. Here where we are, if its branches put out sprouts and leaves, we know that the dry season is near.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then Jesus said, ‘Think about the fig tree so that that will be what-you learn-from. When its branches are flowing-with-sap and it leafs, you expect that the rainy-season is near-in-time.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “You must try-to-understand and study the igos tree, that when it buds and sprouts-leaves again, you know that hot season is near.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Understand this word I make a comparison about, that it is compared with a fig tree. When the branches are starting to be greened with leaves, you know that the land is going to become warmed.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 24:33:
- Uma: “So also when you see all those previously[-mentioned] events, you will know that what I said earlier is really about to happen.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Likewise also when you see these (things) that I said, happen, you will know that my return is really very near.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “In the same way also, when you see that all these things are being fulfilled, you will know that I am about to return.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “And likewise also if you see that all these things that I have been telling you are happening, you will know that my coming is near-in-time.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “It’s just like that, that when you observe that these things are happening, you know that the time of my returning is near, and is now beginning.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Like this is the word which must happen. When you see these words happen as I have told you, then know that it won’t be long until I come.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 24:34:
- Uma: “Indeed I say to you, all that will certainly happen before all the people who are alive at this time die.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “I truly tell you,’ said Isa, ‘not all of the people who live now will have died, when what I said here will come.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Remember what I am saying to you; when you see these things fulfilled, you will not all die before all these things are fulfilled.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “This that I tell you is true that some of the people who are here now will be still living when all that I have said is fulfilled.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “This really is the truth, that this nation of people really won’t be wiped out before all this is fulfilled.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Concerning these signs I tell you about, know that these will happen before the people who are now alive have died.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 24:35:
- Uma: “The sky and earth will be destroyed, but my words will remain unchanged forever.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “The sky and the earth will pass by/away but as for my word it really will not move.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Heaven and earth will go out of existence, but what I say will not go out of existence forever.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “What is up-above and this earth will cease-to-exist, but as for my word it will remain-the-same forever.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “The time will come when the heavens and the world will be removed, but there’s really no removing my words, all will be fulfilled.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “All that is seen above and also here on earth will not last forever, but the word I speak is forever.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 24:36:
- Uma: “‘But as for the day and hour when all that will happen, only my Father knows. No one else knows. Even the angels in heaven, even they don’t know. Even I his Child, I do not know either.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “‘But nobody knows as to what day or what time I will come back in the future. Even the angels in heaven do not know. Even I, the Son of God also do not know. Only God, my Father, is the one who knows.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Our Father God is the only one who knows when all these things will happen. There is no one else who knows the day or the hour when it will happen. The messengers of God in heaven, they do not know, and even I, the Son of God, I also do not know.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Jesus also said, ‘As for what I said to you, no one knows the day and hour that it will be fulfilled. Even the angels in heaven, they don’t know. Even I the Child of God, I don’t know either. Because no one knows except only God the Father.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But no-one knows the day or hour when my arrival will be, even the angels there in heaven or even I who am the Son of God. Only the Father knows this.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “God alone knows when the day I speak of will come. Not even the angels know, not even do I know when the day is even though I am the Son of God.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)