Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Mark 3:34)

Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 3:34:

  • Uma: “Yesus gazed at the people who were around him and he said: ‘As for my mother and relatives, it is these people here.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Then he looked at the ones sitting surrounding him and he said, ‘These are my mother and my brothers.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus looked around at the people who were around him, and he said, ‘Right here are my mother and my siblings.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “While looking at those-aforementioned who-were-seated, he said, ‘These are my mother and my brothers,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “And then he looked at those sitting around him, and spoke again, saying, ‘These ones are like my mother and my siblings.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Mark 3:35)

Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 3:35:

  • Uma: “For whoever does the will of God, they are my relatives and they are my mother.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “For whoever does the will of God, he is my brother, my sister and my mother.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “For whoever fulfills the will of God, they are my mother and my brothers and my sisters.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “because the ones who do what God wants, it is they who are counted as my mother and my brothers.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Because the truth is, whoever really follows/obeys the will of God, they are like my mother and my siblings.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Mark 4:1)

Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 4:1:

  • Uma: “One time, Yesus was also teaching on the edge of the lake. Very many people gathered around him. Because of the many people, that is why he went and got on a boat on the water, he sat in it and the many people stood on the shore.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Isa returned again to teach there at the shore of lake Jalil. Very many people gathered there to him, therefore he got-into and sat in a boat on the lake. The crowds of people were there at the shore of the lake on the bank.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “One day at that time, Jesus taught again at the lakeshore. There were very many people gathered to him, and because of this he got into a boat near the shore and sat down. The people, they were there on the shore listening to him.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “On one-occasion, Jesus went again to teach on the edge of the lake. Because the people who were crowding-around him were in-a-large-group, he went to sit in the boat while-simultaneously the many-people stayed on the edge of the lake.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Jesus again taught there on the shore of the Lake of Galilea. Really many again were the people who gathered around. What Jesus did was he got into a boat which was floating. That crowd of people were there on the edge of the lake.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Mark 4:2)

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

  • Uma: “He taught them many things with parables. He said to them like this:” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “He taught/preached-to the people and much of it he taught in parables. When he taught he said to them,” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus taught them many things by means of parables.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “He taught them much using-parables. In his teaching, he said,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Jesus taught many things, using illustrations only. He said,” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Mark 4:3)

Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 4:3:

  • Uma: “‘Listen. There was a planter [lit., scatterer] who went to plant [lit., scatter].” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “‘Listen to this. A certain man went to his field to broadcast seeds.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “He said, ‘There was a person who went to his field to plant,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “‘Listen. On one-occasion, there was a person who went to sow (broadcast method) seed in his garden.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “‘Listen well. There was a farmer who scattered his planting-seed.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Mark 4:4)

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

  • Uma: “In his planting, there were some of the seeds that fell on the road. Birds came [and] pecked the seeds until they were gone.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “When he broadcasted, some seeds spilled onto the way/road. So-then the birds went there and ate them.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “and as he planted there was that which fell on the path, and this was eaten by the birds.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “As he was sowing the seeds, some fell on the path and the birds were-pecking-it-up.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “As he scattered, some got scattered on the pathway. When he turned his back, he was succeeded by the birds for they ate (the seed).” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Mark 4:5)

Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 4:5:

  • Uma: “There was also some that fell on rocky ground with just a little dirt. These seeds quickly grew because the ground was thin.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Other seeds fell onto bedrock (batu pãnas), it didn’t have much soil. The seed sprouted easily because the soil wasn’t deep.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “There was also that which he was planting which fell on very thin soil on top of stones, and the plant sprouted immediately because the soil was thin.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Others that he sowed fell on a rocky-area. Because its soil was shallow, they quickly-sprouted.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “As for others, where they got scattered was rocky-ground. They sprouted immediately for the soil was only superficial over those rocks.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Mark 4:6)

Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 4:6:

  • Uma: “When the sun got hot they withered until they became dry, because their roots were not deep.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “When the sun shone-brightly, immediately it drooped and because it’s roots were not deep, it withered.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “But when the sun came out, the plants quickly withered because their roots could go down only a little way.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “But when the sun rose-high, they wilted and withered, because their roots were insufficient.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “But when the heat became scorching, they shrivelled because there was nowhere where they had been able to put down deep roots.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Mezquital Otomi: “And when the sun rose it dried up and died, because its roots had not grabbed.” (Source: B. Moore / G. Turner in Notes on Translation 1967, p. 1ff.)