Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Mark 5:14)

Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 5:14:

  • Uma: “When the people who were with the pigs saw what happened, off they ran to the near-by village(s) and gardens announcing that happening. That’s why the villagers came, wanting to see what had happened.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “So-then the people who were looking after those pigs ran and told there in the town and in the up-country. So-then the people went to see what had happened.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And there were some men taking care of the pigs and they ran to the town and to the homesteads nearby to tell what had happened. And when the people heard it, they went out to Jesus to see what had happened.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “As-for the ones-watching/guarding the many-pigs, they up-and-ran to their town and to the surrounding places to go report it to the inhabitants there. Therefore the many-people, they went to see what had happened.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “When the herdsmen of those pigs observed, they ran telling everyone in the town and in the houses nearby. When the people knew, they went there so that they would see the truth of that which was being told.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Mark 5:15)

Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 5:15:

  • Uma: “When they came to Yesus, what should they see but the possessed person sitting quietly, he was clothed, and his heart was clear [i.e., rational, wise]. Seeing that, they became afraid.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “When they came there to Isa, they saw the man who had been possessed by the many demons. He sat there clothed and already sound/good in his mind. Then they were afraid.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when they arrived, they saw the man who had been afflicted by the thousands of demons. They saw that he had on clothes and his thinking was good again. And because of this, they were very amazed.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “When they arrived where plural Jesus were, they found the man whom the many-spirits had left, sitting clothed and with his mind made-good. And they all became-afraid.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “On their arrival, they approached Jesus. They saw that that person who had been possessed by an evil spirit was now sitting down. He was clothed and his mind was alert. That crowd was reached by fear and they were very amazed.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Mark 5:16)

Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 5:16:

  • Uma: “The people who saw that happening recounted what had happened to the person who was possessed, and what had happened to their pigs.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Then they were told by the people who had seen it, about what happened to the demon-possessed person/man and about the pigs.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Then the people who were there before, they told the people what had happened to the man afflicted with demons and what had happened to the pigs.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Then those who saw what happened to that man and the many-pigs related it again.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Those who had seen told the story of what had happened to that person who was possessed by an evil spirit, and also what had happened to the pigs.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Mark 5:17)

Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 5:17:

  • Uma: “From there, the villagers requested to Yesus that he depart from their village. So he boarded the boat again.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Then the people of that place begged Isa to leave from their place.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Then those people begged Jesus to go away from their villages.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “And they began to beg Jesus to leave their town/country.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “When the people heard, they insistently asked Jesus not to stay there in their place.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Mark 5:18)

Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 5:18:

  • Uma: “While Yesus was boarding, the person who had been possessed earlier asked if he could go with him.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “When Isa got into the boat, the man who had been demon possessed begged him to come along with him.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “When Jesus was getting into the boat, the person who was cured from being afflicted by demons begged to go along with Jesus.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Jesus was-climbing into the boat while-simultaneously also the man whom the evil-spirits had-left was begging to go-with him koma.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “When Jesus and company were about to sail, he was asked by that person whom he had healed to take him along.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Mark 5:19)

Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 5:19:

  • Uma: “But he didn’t permit him, he said to him: ‘Return to your house, tell your fellow-villagers what the Lord God has done for you, and his love to you.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “But Isa did not allow him (to come). Isa said to him, ‘Go home to your place. Tell your relatives about the great deed God has done to you and about his mercy/pity to you.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “But Jesus did not permit him to go along with him, but rather he said to him, ‘Go home and tell your relatives the very great things that God has done for you, and his mercy to you.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “But Jesus refused, saying, ‘It-would-be-good-instead if (lit. Even-if) you (sing.) went-home to your (sing.) companions to go relate everything that the Lord did in pitying you (sing.).'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “But Jesus didn’t want that. What he instead said was, ‘It would probably be good if you go home now to your (pl.) place and tell your companions there all that the Lord did for you and how he had pity on you.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Mark 5:20)

Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 5:20:

  • Uma: “He went to the land of Dekapolis (meaning: Ten Villages), spreading the news of what Yesus had done to him [lit., his body]. All the people who heard were surprised.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “So-then the person/man went and he covered the whole country/place called Ten Towns and he told about the great deed that Isa had done to him. All people who heard this were very astonished.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Then that person left, and he went to all the villages in the province named Ten Cities, and he told all the good things that Jesus had done to him. And all the people there were amazed.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Then that man left, and went-around-and-around all the region of the Ten Cities telling what Jesus had done for him. And all the people were amazed.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Therefore that person set out. He went telling there in the ten towns in the place called Decapolis that which Jesus had done to/for him. All to whom he told the story were amazed.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Mark 5:21)

Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 5:21:

  • Uma: “Yesus returned to the other side of the lake. Upon arrival at the other side, many people surrounded him again. While he was still at the lake shore,” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “So-then Isa crossed over again in a boat to the other side of lake Jalil. Many people gathered again to him when he was there at the shore of the lake.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Jesus and company crossed over in the boat, and when they went ashore, very many people gathered together to him.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “When Jesus had gone-over (body of water) again to return to the other-side, many-many-people crowded-around-him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Well, as for Jesus and company, they sailed again returning to the other side of that lake. As he stepped on to the edge/beach, he was again gathered around by people.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)