Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Matthew 27:41)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 27:41:

  • Uma: “Thus also the leading priests, the religion teachers and the Yahudi elders mocked him, they said:” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Likewise also the leaders of the priests and the teachers of the religious law and the elders mocked him, they said,” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The chief priests and the teachers of the law did the same thing to him, because they played with Him.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Likewise also the leaders of the priests and the teachers of the law and elders, they made-fun-of-him saying,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “As for the chiefs of the priests, the explainers of law and the important tribal leaders, they were dying of laughter (fig.).” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “The chief priests and the teachers of the law and the Pharisees and the men who led at the church all made fun of Jesus. They said:” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Matthew 27:42)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 27:42:

  • Uma: “‘Other people he helped, his own self he cannot help. Yet he is the King of Israel! He’d better come down from the cross, and then we (incl.) will believe in him.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “‘He helped other people but himself he cannot help. He said he was the king of Isra’il. Na, let him come down from that post now so that we will believe in him.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “They said, ‘He set other people free, but his own body he cannot set free. So he is the King of the Jews! Let him come down from the cross, and then he’ll be followed.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “‘He certainly saved other people, but he is not able-to-save himself. He is reportedly the King of the descendants of Israel. If that is true, let him (lit. even if) come-down from the cross and we (excl.) will believe in him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “They were saying, ‘He can save others, but he can’t save his own body. Isn’t it so that he is the King of Israel? If he will come down now from that cross, of course we (incl.) will believe-in/obey him.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “‘That man said he would save the people. But now he isn’t able to save himself. If he truly is the king of the Jews, he would be able to come down off the cross so we would believe what he says.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Matthew 27:43)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 27:43:

  • Uma: “He hoped in God, and he said he was the Child of God. So come on, let’s (incl.) see God release him, if he wants to.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “He trusted in God and he said that he is God’s Son. Let us see if God will really help him.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “He says he trusts in God, and he says also that he is the Son of God. Let’s just see you, if God will set him free if God really cares about him,’ they said.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “He reportedly trusts God and he says it’s true that he’s the Child of God, so let us see if God wants to save him.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “He trusts/relies-on God, and he says too that he is the Son of God. Well then, if he really is truly held dear by God, of course he will free/save him.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “He said that he was the Son of God and he said that God helps him. So now let’s see if God wants to help him now,’ they said.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Matthew 27:44)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 27:44:

  • Uma: “Even the bandits who were crucified with him, they ridiculed him too like that.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Even the outlaws nailed together with him joined also in insulting him.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And even the bandits who were nailed on either side of him, they also spoke in rejection of him.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Even the criminals who were nailed to their crosses, like that also is how they mocked him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “The insolence toward him was also extreme by those two robbers who were nailed at the same time.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Also the thieves who were put on crosses along with Jesus made fun of him.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Matthew 27:45)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 27:45:

  • Uma: “At midday, suddenly it was dark all over the village for three hours.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Na, when it was noon it was dark in that whole place/country until three o’clock in the afternoon.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when the sun reached the zenith then, the whole world suddenly grew dark for three hours.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “When it was twelve o’clock, the sun suddenly-stopped shining, and the entire country became-dark until three o’clock.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Just at noon (lit. as the sun rode on the zenith), the whole world/land got dark, up to mid afternoon.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “At noon all the earth was darkened until three o’clock.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Matthew 27:46)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 27:46:

  • Uma: “At three o’clock in the afternoon, Yesus cried loudly saying: ‘My God! My God! Why have you (sing.) left me?’ In the Yahudi language: ‘Eli! Eli! Lama sabakhtani?'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “When it was three o’clock Isa cried loudly, he said, ‘Eli, Eli lama sabachthani?’ That means, ‘O, my God, why have you abandoned me?'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when the sun had gone half-way down, Jesus shouted out with a loud word a saying, ‘Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani,’ which is to say, ‘Oh my God, why did you turn your back on me?'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “At three o’clock then, Jesus raised his voice (lit. made-strong his speech) shouting, ‘Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?’ meaning to say, ‘My God, my God, why have you abandoned-me?'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “When it was now mid afternoon, Jesus shouted loudly, saying ‘Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?’ This means, ‘My God, my God, why are you leaving me alone?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “When it was getting near to three o’clock Jesus loudly said: ‘Eli, Eli, lama sabactani?’ he said. This word means to say: ‘My God, my God, why have you left me?'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Matthew 27:47)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 27:47:

  • Uma: “Several people who were standing near his cross heard his cry, they said: ‘Listen, he’s calling the prophet Elia!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “When the people who stood there heard this, some of them said, ‘He is calling Nabi Eliyas.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And the other people there, when they heard this they said, ‘Maybe he is calling Elijah, the inspired one of God long ago.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “When the others standing there heard that, they said, ‘He is calling Elias!'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “When those who were still standing there heard, some said, ‘He is asking for help from Elias who was that prophet in the past.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Some people standing there heard what Jesus said. The people said among themselves: ‘This man is calling to Elijah.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Matthew 27:48)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 27:48:

  • Uma: “There was one who ran to get a flower that is like moss, he soaked it in sour grape water, put it on the end of a pole and put it to Yesus’ lips so he could drink.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “One of them ran immediately to fetch like cotton and soaked it in a drink. Then he stuck it onto a stick and held it up for Isa to suck.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And one of them there, he ran and got a sponge and soaked it in vinegar and stuck it on a stick and reached it up to the mouth of Jesus so that he might suck on it.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “One of them instantly-ran to go get something-like cotton. He soaked it in vinegar, and then he impaled it on a reed in order to then hold-it-up-to-his-mouth so that he could suck-on-it.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “One person ran at once and fetched an absorbent thing. He saturated it with sour drink, pierced it with a stick and then held it up to the mouth of Jesus so that he could drink.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “At once one of the men who was standing there went to get a piece of sponge which was absorbent and soaked it with sour wine. He attached it to a stick so that it could reach Jesus’ mouth so he could suck it.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)