Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Matthew 26:20)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 26:20:

  • Uma: “That night, Yesus with his twelve disciples sat eating.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “When it was evening Isa sat together with his twelve disciples to eat.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And that night Jesus and his twelve disciples were there at the table.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “When it was night, Jesus sat-down-with his disciples to eat.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “When night came, Jesus sat down in the eating-place together with those twelve disciples of his.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “When evening fell Jesus was together with all twelve of his learners at the table.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Matthew 26:21)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 26:21:

  • Uma: “While they were eating, Yesus said: ‘Listen, one of you will sell me to my enemies.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “While they were eating Isa said, ‘Truly I tell you, one of you will betray me.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when they were already eating, Jesus said, ‘I tell you that one of you will betray me so that I might be killed.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “While they were still eating, Jesus said, ‘This that I tell you is true that there is one of you who will betray me.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “When they were now eating, Jesus said, ‘This which I will tell you is true, that one of you will lead the ones wanting to kill me.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “While they were eating, he said to the learners: ‘I now tell you that there is here one person who is against me, seeking to betray me.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Matthew 26:22)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 26:22:

  • Uma: “Hearing this, the disciples’ hearts were hurt [sad or angry] and they each asked Yesus: ‘It’s not I that you (sing.) mean, is it, Lord?'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “They were really grieved and they took turns asking Isa. Each one said, ‘Surely it is not I, Sir, is it?'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And his disciples were very troubled. And then each one of them asked him, ‘Lord, am I the one you are talking about?'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “They were extremely sad, and they took-turns in inquiring of him, ‘Lord, in-case-doubtfully it is I, right?’ (expects neg. reply)” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “The disciples were really grieved who heard that. They all asked, ‘Maybe it’s I, Lord, whom you mean by that?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “The learners of Jesus very much were saddened at the word he said. They began to ask one after another of whom he spoke. They said to him: ‘Listen, Lord, is it I of whom you speak?’ they said.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Matthew 26:23)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 26:23:

  • Uma: “Yesus said: ‘The person who dips bread in the food bowl ["bowl" is literally "coconut shell"] with me, he’s the one who will sell me.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “He answered he said, ‘My companion who eats with me from the-same-dish, he is the one who betrays me.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus answered, ‘One here who is eating with me, he is the one who will betray me.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “‘It is indeed one of you who dips-bread -with me in this bowl,’ said Jesus answering.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Jesus replied, saying, ‘It really is indeed one of my companions in dipping here in the bowl, that’s the one who will lead those wanting to kill me.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “But Jesus just said: ‘The one who dips into the bowl I eat from is the one who will betray me.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Matthew 26:24)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 26:24:

  • Uma: “It is indeed true, I the Child of Mankind will die as it was foretold in the Holy Book. But how pitiable is the person who will sell me. It would have been better if he hadn’t been brought forth by his mother.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “I, the Son of Man,’ said Isa, ‘I will die because that is my destiny, as is written in the holy-book. But really to be pitied is the man who betrays the Son of Man. It would be better for that man not to have been born.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “I, the Older Sibling of Mankind, will die according to the prophesy about me by means of the written saying of God, however pity greatly the person who betrays me. It would be better for him if he had not been born.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “‘I who am Child of a Person, I will emphatically die, because that’s what God caused to be written long-ago, but to-be-pitied nonetheless is the one who betrays me. It-would-be-better if he hadn’t been born!'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “I who am the One From Heaven Born of Man/human really will be killed, for of course what was written in the word of God will be fulfilled. But extremely hard is being reserved for that one who will lead (them). It would have been better if that person had just not been given birth to.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Truly the Man who came from heaven will pass through all the suffering he must, like it is written in the Holy Book. But how great a punishment will the man who betrays him have. Concerning this man, it would be better if he had not been born.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Matthew 26:25)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 26:25:

  • Uma: “From there, Yudas, who would sell him later, also said: ‘It’s not I that you (sing.) mean, is it, Lord?’ Yesus said: ‘It’s like you (sing.) say!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Then Judas said, the one soon to betray Isa, ‘Surely, it is not I, Sir, is it?’ Isa said, ‘You, hep.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then said Judas, the one who was going to betray him, ‘Teacher, am I the one who will betray you?’ And Jesus said, ‘Yes, you are the one.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Then Judas who would later betray him spoke and said, ‘Sir teacher, in-case-doubtfully it is I, right?’ ‘If that’s what you (sing.) say, correct,’ answered Jesus.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Judas also asked, that being the one who would lead those wanting to kill Jesus, ‘Master,’ he said, ‘am I the one you meant by that?’ Jesus replied, ‘Yes, what you said there is true.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Judas who would betray him said to him: ‘Listen, Lord, is it I of whom you speak?’ he said. Jesus said to him: ‘Yes, it is you, like you say.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Matthew 26:26)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 26:26:

  • Uma: “While they were eating, Yesus took bread and he prayed-over-it saying thank you to God. After that he broke it up and offered it to his disciples, he said: ‘Take it, eat it. This is my body.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “While they were eating, Isa took bread, and after he had given thanks to God, he broke it and gave it to his disciples. He said, ‘Take and eat. This bread is my body.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And while they were eating, Jesus took some bread, and he thanked God for it, and he broke it, and he passed it around to his disciples. He said, ‘This is my body. Take it and eat it.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “While they were still eating, Jesus took some bread and thanked God. Then he broke-it-repeatedly-into-pieces and gave it to his disciples saying, ‘Take this to eat it, because this is my body.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “When they were still eating, Jesus picked up bread and then gave-thanks to God. After he had given thanks, he divided it and then gave it to those disciples of his. He said, ‘Here, take it and eat it, for this is my body.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “While they were eating, Jesus picked up the bread. Having thanked God, he broke it up and gave it to the learners to eat. He said: ‘Eat this bread here. This is my body.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Matthew 26:27)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 26:27:

  • Uma: “After that he also took a cup full of anggur, he said thank you to God and he offered it to them, he said: ‘You all drink it,” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Then he took a glass and after he had given thanks to God, he gave it to them he said, ‘All of you drink this,” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then he took a cup that was filled with wine of the grape, and he thanked God for it also, and he handed it to them, and he said, ‘All of you drink from this,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Then he took a cup that had grape juice (fermented or otherwise) put in it and thanked God. Then he gave it to them saying, ‘Take this so that all of you will drink some (lit. cause-it-to-be-dripped),” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “The cup is what he next held. He gave thanks again to God and then said, ‘All of you drink.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Then he held the glass containing the juice of the grape. Having thanked God, he gave it to the learners for each to drink a bit. He said to them: ‘All you drink this.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)