Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Mark 1:43)

Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 1:43:

  • Uma: “After that, Yesus ordered him to go, he said to him: ‘I really forbid you (sing.),” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Immediately he was sent away by Isa and he was really instructed by him.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Then Jesus sent-him-off and emphatically commanded him saying,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “He was caused to go at once by Jesus, however it was impressed upon him, saying,” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Shipibo-Conibo: “Then even speaking to him strongly, Jesus sent him away.” (Source: James Lauriault in The Bible Translator 1951, p. 32ff. )
  • Balinese: “It had just happened, then he was told by Him to go away” (Source: J.L. Swellengrebel in The Bible Translator 1950 p. 75ff. )

complete verse (Mark 1:44)

Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 1:44:

  • Uma: “don’t talk to anybody about what happened here. First go show yourself to the priest, so he can see that you (sing.) are well, and carry your (sing.) offering according to commands that are written in the Law of Musa, so that it will be clear to all the people that you (sing.) are really well.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Isa said to him, ‘Be sure (pa’in) not to tell to anybody (lit. even to who) about my healing you. Instead go show your body/self to the priest and sacrifice as Musa has commanded, making it a sign to the people that you are really healed.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then Jesus strictly commanded him saying, ‘Don’t tell anybody yet what has happened to you, but rather go to God’s sacrificer so that he might see that you are healed. And give him the sacrifice that Moses commanded a long time ago so that everybody might know that you are really healed.’ And then Jesus sent him away.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “‘Don’t you (sing.) be relating this to even any person but rather go to show-yourself (sing.) to the priest so he will see that your (sing.) sickness is removed. Then give to him what Moses commanded that you (pl.) offer to God so that the many-people will thereby-know that you (sing.) have truly become-good/clean.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “‘Now please don’t tell anyone, but on the contrary go there at once to the priest to have him examine you. And then give the thank-offering, according to what was commanded by Moises, which is like a testimony to people that you are now well.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Shipibo-Conibo: “Sending him away he said: Look! he said. A single one a single thing do not tell. Just go. Having gone, make the man who speaks to God for them 10 see you. That which Moses told to give, give; that they might know.” (Source: James Lauriault in The Bible Translator 1951, p. 32ff. )
  • Balinese: “and warned sternly thus: ‘Don’t tell it to anyone, but go and show yourself to the priest(s), and offer the offering for the cleansing of your stain, according to the orders of Moses, as a proof to them.'” (Source: J.L. Swellengrebel in The Bible Translator 1950 p. 75ff. )

complete verse (Mark 1:45)

Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 1:45:

  • Uma: “But in fact, when that person left, he continually talked everywhere about his having been healed by Yesus. The result was that Yesus was no longer able to enter into town because so many people crowded around him. He stayed outside town in empty place(s). But even so, there was still no end to the people coming from many towns wanting to meet him.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “But the man who had had leprosy went and he really told about his healing and he made this well-known. Therefore Isa could no longer go into the towns exposing (lit. come-out) (himself) to the people, but he was just there in the places not inhabited by people. But the people went there to him from all the places.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “However when that person left he told everybody what has happened to him. Because of this, Jesus could no longer go openly when he went to the villages because many people would gather together. Jesus just roamed around in the country and people came out to him from everywhere.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “But he did not obey but rather he went repeatedly-relating what was done to him. The result of it was that Jesus was not able-to-go to the towns lest people in large-groups go to meet him, but rather he stayed in isolated places that had no inhabitants. But even though that was so, the many-people went nevertheless to where he was from all places.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “But as that person went, he told everyone how that illness of his stopped. Therefore what happened was, Jesus could no longer go in the town openly because large numbers of people would come to him. He was now outside the town only, in the wilderness places. The people were going to him from every place.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Shipibo-Conibo: “But having gone, he began to speak much to them. He began to widen that word out. When he did thus, Jesus could not arrive visibly at any village. But he was where no house is. Then they came to him from every place.” (Source: James Lauriault in The Bible Translator 1951, p. 32ff. )
  • Balinese: “But when that man had gone away from there, he told these things hither and thither and made them known, so that Jesus could not enter the city publicly, but was staying outside the city, in desert places. There the people from here and there came to Him.” (Source: J.L. Swellengrebel in The Bible Translator 1950 p. 75ff. )

complete verse (Mark 2:1)

Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 2:1:

  • Uma: “Some time after that Yesus returned to Kapernaum-town. The news-was-spread that Yesus was in the house,” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “After several days (lit. if how many), Isa returned to the town Kapernaum. It was told that he was there in a certain house.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “A few days after that, Jesus returned to the village of Capernaum, and the people heard that Jesus was in his house,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “When how-many days had gone, Jesus returned to Capernaum, and it was newsed-from-one-to-another that he was in his house.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “A few days passed then Jesus again returned to Capernaum. The news spread again that Jesus was again at the house where he stayed/boarded.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Mark 2:2)

Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 2:2:

  • Uma: “that is why many people assembled wanting to see him. They assembled, with the result that it was crowded in the house, even to the doorway it was full of people. He preached the Word of God to them.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Many people gathered there to the house where Isa was. Therefore nobody else could fit in/there was no more room for them, even in the doorway. Isa proclaimed God’s word/message to them.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “and they gathered there. They were very many, and because of this there was no longer any room for them even under the eaves near the door. Jesus preached to them the Word of God” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Right then the many-people gathered there until there was no place for others, even around the doorway. Then as Jesus was preaching the word of God to them,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “That’s why very many again were the people arriving there, even outside the house having no more room even to stand in. Without anything further, Jesus taught them.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Isthmus Mixe: “Then many people gathered together. The house filled up, even around the door. There Jesus was inside preaching the word.” (Source: B. Moore / G. Turner in Notes on Translation 1967, p. 1ff.)

complete verse (Mark 2:3)

Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 2:3:

  • Uma: “While he was speaking, four people carrying their lame friend came.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “So-then a sick person was brought to him carried-on-a-stretcher by four people. That sick person was paralyzed (lit. dead his body).” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “and then some people arrived carrying a person whose body is paralyzed. He is being carried by four men.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “some arrived who were bringing a cripple. Four men were carrying-him -at-either-end.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Just as he was teaching, four people arrived bringing a person who was paralyzed (lit. had a dead part of his body).” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Mark 2:4)

Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 2:4:

  • Uma: “There was no way for them to get close to Yesus because it was full of people. That is why they climbed the stairs going to the top of the house, they lifted/pried-off the roof above Yesus, and they lowered their friend with his mat going into the house.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Because they could not come close to Isa because (there were) so many people, so-then they broke down the flat roof above the head of Isa. When they had made a way, they lowered the sick person on his stretcher.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “They can’t get near to Jesus because of the many people who are gathered there, so then they made a hole in the roof above Jesus, and when the hole was already big they lowered the man on his hammock down to Jesus.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “But they had no way to bring-him-near to Jesus because of the crowded-in people, so they climbed-up-with-him to the roof and they removed some of the roof directly-above Jesus. Then they lowered the stretcher on-which-the cripple -was-lying.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Those people weren’t able to get that person close to Jesus for (the house) was full of people. Without anything further, what they did was, they made-an-hole in the roof above Jesus. And then they let down that person they had carried, still on what-he-was-lying-on.)” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Mark 2:5)

Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 2:5:

  • Uma: “Yesus saw the bigness of their faith, he said to the lame person: ‘My child, your (sing.) sins are forgiven!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “When Isa saw that they really trusted in him, he said to the paralyzed person, ‘Friend, your sins are forgiven.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus, when he understood that their trust in him was great, he said to the man whose body was paralyzed, he said, ‘Friend, your sins are forgiven.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “When Jesus saw their trust in him, he said to that cripple, ‘Your (sing.) sins are forgiven, friend/fellow.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “When Jesus observed that the belief of those people was big, he said to that sick person, ‘Son, your sins are now forgiven.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)