Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Matthew 4:8)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 4:8:

  • Uma: “After that the King of Evil-ones again carried Yesus going to the top of a very tall mountain, and he showed him all the kingdoms on earth and all of their wealth.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “After that he was taken/brought by the leader of demons on top of a very high mountain. The leader of demons showed him all the countries of the world and their wealth/riches and the power of their leaders.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Then Satan took Jesus to a very high mountain, and he showed him all the kingdoms of all the world and what was the extent and power of each one.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “When that was done, then the Diablo directed him to a very-high mountain and showed him all the nations in this world and their richness.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “When Satanas observed that, the summit of a very high mountain is where he next took Jesus. And then he caused him to view all the kingdoms of the world and their praiseworthiness/glory.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “The devil then took him to where there was a large mountain. He caused him to look upon all the nations there are all over the world. And he looked at all the good things there were in them.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Matthew 4:9)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 4:9:

  • Uma: “He said to Yesus: ‘All that I will give to you (sing.), if you (sing.) bow down to worship me.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “The leader of demons said to Isa, ‘All this will I give to you if/when you prostrate and worship me.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Satan said to him, ‘All you can see is yours, because I will give it to you if you will kneel to me and worship me.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “The Diablo said, ‘I will give all these to you (sing.) if you (sing.) will kneel to worship me.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Satanas said next, ‘I really will give all this to you, provided you bow down and worship me.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “He said to him: ‘Concerning all that you are looking upon, all I will give you if you bow down to worship me’ he said.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Matthew 4:10)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 4:10:

  • Uma: “Yesus answered: ‘Away, tempter! Because in the Holy Book it is written like this: ‘We (incl.) must worship the Lord God, our (incl.) Lord. He only is the one worthy for us (incl.) to submit to.’ ‘” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Isa said, ‘Leave, demon, for it is written in the holy-book, it says, ‘You (pl.) shall prostrate (before) God your Leader/Lord and he shall be the only one you worship.’ ‘” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Then Jesus burst out saying, ‘Satan, get away from me! There is a written saying of God which says, ‘The only thing you worship is the Lord your God. Anything else named god, don’t you obey his commands.’ ‘” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “But Jesus answered saying, ‘You (sing.) go-away immediately Satanas! Because the written word of God says, ‘There is no other whom you (pl.) are to worship and serve but rather only God who is your Lord.’ ‘” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Jesus’ reply was, ‘Go far away now, Satanas! What is it that is written as-you-know? It says, ‘Only your (sing.) God is who you are to worship, and only he also are you to serve.”” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “But Jesus said: ‘Get away from me, devil. Because it is written in the Holy Book that only the Lord God is to be worshipped, no one else.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Matthew 4:11)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 4:11:

  • Uma: “From there, the King of Evil-ones really went away, leaving Yesus, and after that angels arrived to bring/serve-food to him.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “After that the leader of demons left and the angels came and served him.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Satan left there and the messengers of God arrived, and they gave Jesus what he needed.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Then the Diablo went-away, and angels arrived to help Jesus.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Well, Satanas truly did leave. And then angels came and they served Jesus.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “The devil left Jesus and went. Angels came to care for him.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Matthew 4:12)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 4:12:

  • Uma: “Not long after that, Yohanes the Baptizer was caught and imprisoned. When Yesus heard that news, he went returned to the village of Nazaret in the land of Galilea.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “After this when Isa heard that Yahiya was in prison/had been imprisoned, he went to the place Jalil.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when Jesus learned that John Baptizer was imprisoned, he went home to the province of Galilee.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “When Jesus heard that Juan was imprisoned, he returned to Galilea.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Jesus got news that Juan had been imprisoned. After he’d heard the news, he went home to Galilea.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “There came the day when John was put in jail. When Jesus heard that John was now in jail, he went away and went to the land of Galilee.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Matthew 4:13)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 4:13:

  • Uma: “After that, he continued from Nazaret going to live in the village of Kapernaum. Kapernaum [was] a village of the banks/edge of lake Galilea, in the land of Zebulon and Naftali.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “He did not live in Nasaret but went and lived in Kapernaum a town at the side/edge of lake Jalil there in the place Sebulun and Naptali.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “He arrived in Nazareth and then he went to take up residence in the town of Capernaum which is on the shore of the lake of Galilee, on the side of the land of Zebulon and Naphtali.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “But he did not reside-with (others) in Nazaret but rather stayed in Capernaum, a town on the edge of the lake (lit. wide pond) in Galilea in the region of the land of Zebulun and Naftali.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Where he went to was indeed Nazaret. But he didn’t settle down there any more. He moved to Capernaum. That town is by the shore of the Lake of Galilea, and in the district of the adjacent lands/ground which were the share of the clan of the descendants of Zabulon and of Neftali long ago.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “He left the town of Nazareth and went to live in the town of Capernaum. This town was was at the shore of the lake next to the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Matthew 4:14)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 4:14:

  • Uma: “Yesus dwelt there, with the result that the word that was spoken by the prophet Yesaya long ago was fulfilled, like this its sound:” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “What Nabi Isaya said in the holy-book was fulfilled, he said,” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “He did this because that which Isaiah prophesied long ago will be fulfilled; he said,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “This was done so that what God caused-Isaias the prophet -to-say would be fulfilled saying,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Fulfilled in that is what was said by the prophet Isaias, who said,” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “This happened in order that there happen what was written by the prophet Isaiah who said:” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Matthew 4:15)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 4:15:

  • Uma: “‘As for the land of the Zebulon and Naftali people, it is a land that is close to lake Galilea, and land that is on the other side of the Yordan River. That land is lived in by many people who are not Yahudi people.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “‘Place/country of Sebulun and place of Naptali towards the west and on the other side of the river Jordan called also the place Jalil, the (various) tribes are all living together there/are mixed there.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “‘People from Zebulon and from Naphtali who are not Jews, they live there near the lake, on the west side of the river Jordan, in the land of Galilee.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “‘The land of Zebulun and Naftali, it is by the edge of the wide lake and on the other-side of the Jordan river and until the region of Galilea which they call the country of Gentil (Gentiles).” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “‘The lands which are the inheritance of the clan of the descendants of Zabulon, in the direction of the sea, and the inheritance of the clan of the descendants of Neftali which is across the Jordan (river), this district which is now Galilea, where most of the people are not Judio,” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “‘Concerning the people of the land of Zebulun and the people of the land of Naphtali, they are people who live along the lake, and those who live on the other side of the river Jordan, and also in the land of Galilee which is a place where people who are not Jews live.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)