Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 6:11:
Uma: “If there are villagers who don’t want to receive you, if they refuse to listen to the words you bring, when you leave their village, knock off the dust that sticks to the soles of your feet, a sign that God will punish them.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “And if there is a village that you come to and/but the people do not respect you, and do not want to listen to you, (then) leave from that village. Shake off the dust of your feet first, a sign that you are through with them, and then leave.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “If there is a village where they don’t respect you and they don’t listen to your message, shake the dust off your feet as a sign that they will be punished by God.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “But if there is a town that you go to and they do not receive you, and they also refuse to listen to what you are telling, leave them, and as you go, brush-off your soles so that they will thereby-know they are responsible for their punishment.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “However supposing you aren’t received or your teaching isn’t listened to in whichever place you reach, don’t stay there. As you leave there, brush off the dust from your legs/feet as a sign that the people there who didn’t believe are now regarded by God as not his people.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 6:12:
Uma: “After Yesus taught his twelve disciples, they left and taught people to repent from their sins.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “So-then they went and proclaimed that the people should regret their sins and leave now their bad/evil doings.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Then the disciples of Jesus went out and they preached that people must give up their bad doings.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “Then his disciples set-out and they went preaching to the many-people that they should repent-of their sins.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “Well, those twelve disciples then set out to go teaching the people. They were teaching that it is necessary to repent-of and drop-/give-up sins.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 6:13:
Uma: “They expelled many demons. And many also were the sick people they rubbed with oil and healed.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “They cast out many demons and many sick people had oil rubbed on by them and were made-well by them.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “There were many demons who were afflicting people that they drove away and there were also many sick people that they annointed with oil and they got well.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “They made-many evil-spirits -leave that had possessed people, and they applied coconut-oil to many sick (people) and they got-well.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “And they drove out many evil spirits from the people being possessed. They anointed/dabbed with oil and healed many who were sick.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 6:14:
Uma: “At that time, King Herodes Antipas heard the news of what Yesus was doing, for the name of Yesus was spoken of everywhere. Some said: ‘That Yesus there [out of sight], he is Yohanes the Baptizer come to life again! That’s why he has power to do surprising signs.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “So-then King Herod heard about the powerful deeds that Isa did, for the name of Isa was now well-known. The people were speaking about Isa. Some said, ‘Yahiya who bathed people is alive again therefore he can do those powerful deeds.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “King Herod heard the news about what Jesus and company were doing because Jesus had become famous everywhere at that time. And there were people who said, ‘This Jesus is John the Baptist who has been raised from the dead. That’s why he has power to do these kinds of signs.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “King Herod in Galilea heard-news of what plural Jesus were doing, because the name Jesus was being newsed in the many-towns. There were some who said, ‘This is Juan the Baptizer who has-come-to-life again. That’s the reason he has the power to be doing these amazing-things.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “The news concerning Jesus reached the king of Galilea who was Herodes, because that name (Jesus) was being highly spoken of. Some said that, ‘That’s Juan who baptized! He has been made alive again, that’s why he can do those amazing things.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 6:15:
Uma: “But others said: ‘That Yesus, he is the prophet Elia of long ago.’ Yet others said: ‘He is indeed a prophet, like a prophet of long ago.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “But others said also, ‘That is perhaps Nabi Eliyas.’ And there were still others who said, ‘Perhaps he is a nabi hep, like the prophets (nabi) of old.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “But some said, ‘Jesus is the long ago prophet Elijah.’ And others said, ‘Jesus really is a prophet like the former prophets of God long ago.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “Others also, they said that (he was) Elias who had-come-to-life again, and yet others, they said, ‘This is a prophet like the prophets in old-times.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “Others said, ‘It’s Elias.”He’s a prophet, like those prophets of the past,’ was the suspicion of others.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 6:16:
Uma: “When King Herodes heard this, he said: ‘He must indeed be Yohanes the Baptizer, that Yesus over there [out of sight]! I gave orders the other day for his head to be cut off [lit., his neck to be chopped], but he has come back to life.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “But when Herod heard this, he said, ‘That is Yahiya, whom I commanded to be beheaded. He is alive again.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “But when King Herod heard what they were saying, he supposed that John was raised from the dead, and he said, ‘As for this Jesus, he is just John the Baptist whose head I cut off, and he is raised from the dead.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “But when King Herod heard what Jesus was doing, he said, ‘That person is Juan the Baptizer whose head I had-cut-off. Why (surprised realization particle) he has-come-to-life again!'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “But when Herodes heard the news, he suspected in his mind/inner-being, ‘It’s none other than Juan whom I caused to be beheaded! He’s been made alive again!'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 6:17:
Uma: “Like this is the account of Yohanes the Baptizer’s death. King Herodes took and married Herodias, the wife of his own relative who was named Filipus. Many times Yohanes denounced Herodes because of his behavior, he said to him: ‘You cannot marry that sister-in-law of yours! That behavior of your breaks the Law of Musa.’ From there, Herodes ordered his soldiers to go capture Yohanes. They did capture him, bound him and put him in prison.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “For it had been King Herod hep who had commanded Yahiya to be seized and he had commanded him to be imprisoned. It happened like this: This King Herod had married his sister-in-law, Herodiyas, but his younger brother Pilip, the husband of Herodiyas, was still alive. So-then when they already had become-one, Yahiya scolded the king. Yahiya said to him, ‘It is not right/lawful (halal) if you are-one with the wife of your brother. You are sinning.’ Na, that was the reason why Herodiyas became-the-enemy-of/enemied Yahiya and wanted to kill him. But the king didn’t allow it,” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “Herod said that due-to what had happened before. Because he had had-Juan -arrested and had had-him-imprisoned in-chains due-to Juan’s admonishing him. Because Herod, he married his sister-in-law Herodias the wife of his younger-sibling Felipe.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “Herodes spoke like that because in the past, he was the one who had caused Juan to be arrested, bound and imprisoned, because of Herodias who was the wife of Felipe who was Herodes’ brother. For Herodes had grabbed-for-himself that sister-in-law of his.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Alekano: (includes vv. 17-20) “Herod previously took his younger brother Philip’s wife Herodias. After he did that, John telling Herod said, ‘your younger brother’s wife you have taken — it is not right.’ After he said that, on account of Herodias, Herod sent men and they went and seizing John’s hands arope in the rope house. After they did that, Herodias, being bad in her liver concerning John, desired to strike and kill him, but John remained a straight-going man, not having sin, and Herod perceived it and remained afraid concerning him, and since he guarded over him well, Herodias was unable to kill John. Herod, hearing John’s talk day after day, heard his two ears but enjoyed his insides rose up) hearing the talk he spoke.” (Source: Ellis Deibler in The Bible Translator 1968, p 14ff. )
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 6:18:
Uma: “Like this is the account of Yohanes the Baptizer’s death. King Herodes took and married Herodias, the wife of his own relative who was named Filipus. Many times Yohanes denounced Herodes because of his behavior, he said to him: ‘You cannot marry that sister-in-law of yours! That behavior of your breaks the Law of Musa.’ From there, Herodes ordered his soldiers to go capture Yohanes. They did capture him, bound him and put him in prison.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “For it had been King Herod hep who had commanded Yahiya to be seized and he had commanded him to be imprisoned. It happened like this: This King Herod had married his sister-in-law, Herodiyas, but his younger brother Pilip, the husband of Herodiyas, was still alive. So-then when they already had become-one, Yahiya scolded the king. Yahiya said to him, ‘It is not right/lawful (halal) if you are-one with the wife of your brother. You are sinning.’ Na, that was the reason why Herodiyas became-the-enemy-of/enemied Yahiya and wanted to kill him. But the king didn’t allow it,” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And as for this King Herod, the reason that he had to have John killed was because John told Herod that it was a transgression of the law for him to steal the wife of his sibling, for King Herod had married his sister-in-law Herodias who was the wife of his sibling Philip. And because of what John said Herod had him arrested and put in prison.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “And Juan had repeatedly said that it was against the law that he-marry his younger-sibling’s wife.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “For Juan was always saying to Herodes, ‘It isn’t possible/acceptable that you are living together, for it’s contrary to the law to grab-for-yourself that sister-in-law of yours.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Tsafiki: “Then John counseled-preached to Herod, You are not to marry your sister-in-law.” (Source: B. Moore / G. Turner in Notes on Translation 1967, p. 1ff.)
