Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Matthew 26:68)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 26:68:

  • Uma: “‘Ee Redeemer King! Try and say who slapped you (sing.)!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “and they said, ‘If you are the Almasi, tell us as to who has slapped you.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “saying, ‘You, the chosen one of God, prophesy who it is that slapped you.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “saying, ‘You (sing.) who are reportedly the Messiah, kindly guess who it is who slapped you (sing.).'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “what they were saying being, ‘Cristo, prophesy/guess! Who hurt/mistreated you?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “The people said to Jesus: ‘You who say you are the Christ, divine who is hitting you now,’ they said.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
  • Ankave: “… ‘Are you the one who has risen up from the stain of your people? [This is a figurative expression referring to one who restores the fortunes of his clan and leads them to greatness again.] Are you the one who can tell us and bring it to light? Now who has hit you?” (Source: Richard Speece in Notes on Translation 1988, p. 47ff.)

complete verse (Matthew 26:69)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 26:69:

  • Uma: “At that time, Petrus was sitting in the yard. While he was sitting there, there came up a woman who worked in the house of the Big Priest, she said to Petrus: ‘You (sing.) too are a companion of Yesus the Galilea person over there, right?'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “So-then Petros was there in the yard sitting there. A female servant went to him and said, ‘You there are a companion of Isa the man from Jalil also.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Peter was in the yard sitting, and there was a servant girl who came up to him and said, ‘As for you, you are a companion also of Jesus of Galilee.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Now as for Pedro, he was still sitting-with (others) in the yard of the house. A young-lady who was the servant of the highest priest went to him and said, ‘You (sing.) are indeed one of the companions of Jesus who is from-Galilea.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “As for Pedro who had followed after, he was only there in the yard, sitting. He was approached by a servant girl. She spoke to him saying, ‘You are indeed a companion of that Jesus of Galilea!'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Peter was seated in the courtyard. A woman who served at the house approached where Peter was seated. She said to him: ‘You also accompanied Jesus, the native of Galilee.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Matthew 26:70)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 26:70:

  • Uma: “But Petrus denied it in front of them all, he said: ‘I don’t know what you (sing.) are saying!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “But he denied/argued in front of them all, he said, ‘I don’t know what you are saying there.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “But Peter denied it, and all heard it. He said, ‘I don’t know what you are talking about.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “But he denied it in front of them all saying, ‘Oh come on now! I don’t know what you (sing.) are saying.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “But Pedro denied it in the presence of them all. His answer was, ‘Expletive, no! I don’t know what you are saying.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Peter spoke in the hearing of all the people and said: ‘No, I don’t know what you are trying to say to me.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Matthew 26:71)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 26:71:

  • Uma: “After that Petrus went to stand close to the gate [door of the fence]. Another woman saw him and said to the people there: ‘This person also was with Yesus the Nazaret person over there.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Then he went towards the gate. Another female servant saw him. When she saw Petros she said to the people who were standing there, ‘That person is a companion of Isa the man from Nasaret.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And he went out toward the gate of the yard, and there was another servant girl who saw him there, and she said to the people, ‘This one is a companion of Jesus of Nazareth.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Then he went to the edge of the yard by the gate. But there was another young-lady there who saw him and she said to those-standing there, ‘That man, he is definitely one of the companions of Jesus who is from-Nazaret.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Pedro moved to the gate, but he was seen by another servant. He/she said to those there, ‘As for this fellow, he is a companion of that Jesus the Nazaretanen.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Peter went to where the doorway was to the courtyard. Another woman saw him and said to the people there: ‘This man standing here also accompanied Jesus, the native of Galilee.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Matthew 26:72)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 26:72:

  • Uma: “Petrus denied it again with oathing [sumpa], he said: ‘I don’t know that person!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “But Petros denied/argued again. He swore yet and he said, ‘I do not know that man.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then the denial of Peter was very strong, he said, ‘I do not recognize that man.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “But Pedro again denied it saying, ‘I swear I don’t know that man.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Pedro again really denied it once more. ‘Expletive,’ he said, ‘I swear I really don’t know that fellow whom you mean!'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Peter even called upon God as witness as he said: ‘No, I don’t know the man you are speaking of.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Matthew 26:73)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 26:73:

  • Uma: “Not long after that, the people standing there approached Petrus, they said to him: ‘You (sing.) are too one of his companions! It’s knowable from your (sing.) accent that you (sing.) are a Galilea person.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Not long after the people standing there went to Petros and said to him, ‘You cannot deny/argue that you are not their companion, for your speech is the speech of the people of Jalil.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And a little while after that, some of the people who were gathered there, they came over to Peter. They said, ‘It is true that you are also his companion. We can tell because of your language.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “A little later, those standing there went to him and they said, ‘It is definitely true that you (sing.) are one of them, because we (excl.) are able-to-identify the intonation/accent of your (sing.) speech!'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Before long, Pedro was approached by the people who were there. They said, ‘You were indeed with them! It’s known in your speech that you are a taga Galilea.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “After a little while, the men there approached Peter and said to him: ‘Truly you walked with Jesus, because it is seen that you are fellow countrymen, it is heard in how you talk.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Matthew 26:74)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 26:74:

  • Uma: “Petrus oathed again, cursing himself, he said: ‘I really don’t know him!’ At that time a chicken crowed.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “But Petros cursed himself and swore and he said, ‘I really don’t know that person.’ Immediately the cock crowed.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then Peter swore the most complete oath, he said, ‘May God punish me if what I say is a lie, that I do not recognize that person.’ And immediately the chicken crowed,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Whereupon Pedro swore-to-his-own-hurt saying, ‘May God punish-me if what I am saying is not true. I swear I absolutely don’t know that person,’ he said. Right then the rooster immediately-crowed.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “‘Expletive, no indeed! I swear that even if I die (Tagbanwa-style oath),’ said Pedro, ‘I really don’t know that fellow.’ Suddenly/unexpectedly there was a rooster which crowed.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Peter replied and again said: ‘May God punish me if it isn’t true in what I tell you. But this man you tell me about, I don’t know who he is.’ As he finished speaking, the rooster crowed.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Matthew 26:75)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 26:75:

  • Uma: “Petrus remembered the words of Yesus earlier that said to him: ‘Before a chicken crows, you (sing.) will already have denied three times that you (sing.) know me.’ Petrus went outside and he wept for his heart hurt.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “So-then Petros remembered what Isa had said, he said, ‘The cock will not have crowed this night, when you will have three times asserted/argued that you do not know me.’ So-then Petros left and wept very much.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then Peter remembered what Jesus had said to him, ‘Before the chicken crows afterwhile at dawn, you will deny three times saying that you do not know me.’ And then Peter went out and wailed.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “And then Pedro remembered what Jesus had said that before the rooster had yet crowed, he would three-times say that he didn’t know him. After that he left and extreme was his bitter-crying.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “At that Pedro remembered what Jesus had said, which was, ‘Before the rooster crows, three times you will deny me.’ Then he went out. He cried without restraint.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Peter had come to mind the word Jesus said in that he had said: ‘Before the rooster has crowed, you will have denied me three times, saying that you do not know me,’ he had said. Peter went outside, crying.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)