Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 25:2:

• Uma: “Five of them were stupid, five of them were wise [lit., had clear hearts].” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “Five girls were stupid/slow/dull and five were wise/had deep thoughts.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Five of them were stupid, and the other five were wise.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “Five of them were thoughtful/reflective, but the other five weren’t.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “Five of them were simple-minded/stupid. Five were thinkers/wise-people.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “These ten girls were five of them foolish, five of them wise.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 25:3:

• Uma: “The five stupid young-women brought their torches, but they didn’t bring oil.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “The stupid ones took their lamps but they did not take oil for refilling when the oil in their lamps was used up.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The stupid ones, they brought lamps, but they did not bring extra kerosene in preparation for when the kerosene inside their lamps would be exhausted.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “As for the five who weren’t thoughtful, they took-along their lamps, but they forgot to take-along any reserve oil.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “As for those simple-minded ones, they had no reserve to put into their lamps.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “The five foolish girls took their lights, but when the oil would end, they didn’t bring the oil they would need.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 25:4:

• Uma: “The five wise young-women, they brought their torches with spare oil.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “But the wise girls took their lamps and oil in their containers.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And the wise ones, each one of them had a lamp along with some extra kerosene in a bottle in preparation for when the kerosene in the lamp would be exhausted.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “Now as for the thoughtful-ones, they had taken-along bottles full of reserve oil.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “But as for those thinkers, apart from what was in their lamps, they also had some reserve to put in when it was used up.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “The wise ones took their lights and they also took along extra oil.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 25:5:

• Uma: “Since the bridegroom was a long time in coming, the young women became sleepy, and finally they all went to sleep.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “Because the bridegroom did not come for a long time they became sleepy and finally they all slept.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And since the bridegroom was a long time arriving, they were nodding their heads waiting, being sleepy.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “So then, they waited a very-long-time for the coming of the man-getting-married, so they began to nod-sleepily and then they went-to-sleep.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “Since the arrival of that man who was being married was delayed, those girls got sleepy. They then fell asleep.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “But the bridegroom for whom they waited didn’t show up. The girls were tired and all went to sleep.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 25:6:

• Uma: “‘In the middle of the night, a person shouted out: ‘Here comes the bridegroom! Come on and meet him.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “When it was midnight someone called, he said, ‘The bridegroom comes, come and meet him.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And in the middle of the night, they heard someone calling, ‘Here is the bridegroom. Meet him now.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “‘In the middle of the night, someone shouted, ‘Here is the man-getting-married! Come to meet him!'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “When it was midnight, someone called out saying, ‘The man who is being married is arriving! Go and meet him now!'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “When it got to the middle of the night, a person was heard shouting: ‘Here comes the bridegroom now, get going and meet him,’ he said.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 25:7:

• Uma: “The ten young-women [immediately] got up, and each got her torch ready.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “So-then the girls got up and got their lamps ready.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And the ten virgins woke up, and they inspected their lamps and fixed them.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “The ten young-ladies immediately-got-up and readied their lamps.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “Those ten girls got up at once. They trimmed those lamps of theirs.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “All the girls got up and found their lights were low and they wanted to put in more oil so they would burn good.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 25:8:

• Uma: “The stupid young-women said to their friends who were wise: ‘Friends, give us a little of your oil please, our torches are about to die.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “The stupid girls said to the wise ones, ‘Give us oil, for our lamps are soon going out.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then the stupid ones said to the wise ones, ‘Give us some kerosene because our lamps are going out.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “Whereupon the ones with no reserve said to their companions who were thoughtful/reflective, ‘Please give-us some of your oil, because here our (excl.) lights are going-out.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “Those simple-minded ones said, ‘Friend(s), give us (excl.) even just a little to put in these lamps of ours. For look at this, they’re just spluttering now because there’s nothing in them any more.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “The five foolish girls said to the wise girls: ‘Give us a little of your oil, because our lights now want to go out,’ they said.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 25:9:

• Uma: “‘The wise ones answered: ‘There won’t be enough [poor us (incl.)]. Go first and buy some at the oil seller.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “But the wise girls answered, they said, ‘Perhaps it will not be enough for all of us. Go to the store and buy oil.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Then the wise ones answered, ‘It cannot be because it is not enough for all of us, the kerosene that we brought. Go to the store so you can buy kerosene.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “”It’s not possible,’ said the thoughtful-ones answering. ‘Our (excl.) reserve will not suffice for us all. You go to the store to buy (some).'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “‘Friend, this really can’t be shared with you (implies insufficient). Sorry about that. Probably you’d better just go to where it can be bought, so that you will have what you can put into your lamps.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “But the wise girls said in answer: ‘We can’t because if we give you the oil you need, then our lights won’t be able to burn. So now it is better that you go to where they sell oil and buy the oil you need,’ they said.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)