Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Mark 6:27)

Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 6:27:

  • Uma: “He at once ordered a soldier to go get the head of Yohanes the Baptizer. The soldier went to the prison and chopped off his heard.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Immediately he commanded one of the soldiers of his guard to go and get the head of Yahiya. So-then the soldier went to behead Yahiya in the prison.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Then he sent a soldier to the prison to cut off the head of John the Baptist. And the soldier went there and he cut off the head of John the Baptist.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Therefore he sent a soldier immediately to go get Juan’s head. The soldier went to the prison and cut-off his head.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “He ordered the guard at once to bring to him the head of Juan. The one he ordered obeyed. Juan was beheaded there in prison.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Mark 6:28)

Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 6:28:

  • Uma: “The head he brought and put on a tray and offered it to the young woman, and the young woman gave it to her mother.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Then he brought his head placed on a tray and gave it to the girl. So-then it was also given by the girl to her mother.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And the head of John was placed on a plate and brought by the soldier, and he gave it to the girl, and the girl gave the head to her mother.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Then he put it on a plate and took it to the young-lady who went and gave it to her mother.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “The head was placed on a plate and given to the girl. And then she gave it to her mother.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Mark 6:29)

Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 6:29:

  • Uma: “When Yohanes’ followers heard he was dead, they went and got his body and buried it.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “When the disciples of Yahiya heard this, they went to get his body and they buried (him).” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when the disciples of John heard about it, they went to the prison and they got the body of John and buried it.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “When Juan’s disciples heard of this that happened, then went to get his body and they went and buried it.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “When the disciples of Juan knew, they went and fetched the body of Juan and buried it.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Mark 6:30)

Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 6:30:

  • Uma: “The messengers that Yesus had send to spread God’s Word the other day [lit., yesterday], they returned from their journey and told Yesus all that they had done and what they had taught to the crowds.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “So-then the people whom Isa had commissioned gathered again there at him. They told Isa all that they had been able to do and what they had taught. Many people hep were going to and coming from them therefore they didn’t even have time to eat.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And the disciples of Jesus, when they returned to him, they told him everything they had done and taught.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “The apostles returned, and they told Jesus all they had done and taught.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “When those twelve disciples whom Jesus had sent out had returned, they related to him all that they had done and taught.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Mark 6:31)

Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 6:31:

  • Uma: “At that time, a great many people were coming and going, to the point that they didn’t even have time to eat. So Yesus said to his followers: ‘Let’s go to an uninhabited place to get away from the many people, so we can stop a while.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Therefore Isa said to them, ‘Let us (incl.) go to the lonely place, we (incl.) only so that you can rest a little-while.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus said to them, he said, ‘Let’s go for a while to a land where there are no people so we can rest.’ The reason he said this was because many people were coming to see Jesus, and they had no time, not even to eat.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Then he said, ‘Let’s go to an isolated place to be-alone so that we will have a way to rest for a little-while.’ Because those-going to where they were kept-exchanging-places (i.e. going and coming) and they had no opportunity to eat.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “But since many people again were going and coming, Jesus and his disciples weren’t even able to eat. That’s why Jesus said to his disciples, ‘It would be good for us just to go to a place far from people, in order to be able to rest.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Mark 6:32)

Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 6:32:

  • Uma: “So, they got in a boat and went to an uninhabited place.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “So-then they left by boat going to the lonely place, just they.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “They got into the boat to go to a place where there were no people.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “And-so they rode in a boat and went.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Therefore they sailed in a boat. They went to a wilderness place.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Mark 6:33)

Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 6:33:

  • Uma: “But the people saw their departure and they knew where they were headed. So many people from all the nearby villages, off they ran on the lake shore, they arrived ahead of Yesus and his disciples.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “But many people saw them when they left and recognized them. So-then the people ran from the villages there and they managed to arrive ahead yet of Isa and company on the other side of the lake.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when they left, many people saw them, and the people knew that that was Jesus and company. And then these people ran along on the shore and got there first to the place where the boat was headed that Jesus and company were riding on.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “But many recognized them when they set-out. They ran coming-from all-the-towns and they were went-ahead to where plural Jesus were going.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “But many indeed saw them leave and also recognized (them). Well what they did was they ran from where each lived, going to where Jesus and company would come ashore.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Mark 6:34)

Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 6:34:

  • Uma: “When Yesus got out of the boat, he saw many people waiting for him. His love welled up seeing them, for their appearance was like sheep that are not shepherded. He taught them many things.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “When Isa came-to-the-shore (takas) he saw very many people and he had pity on them, for they were like sheep (and) nobody cared for them. So-then he taught them a lot.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “When Jesus got out of the boat, he saw that many people were gathered there. He pitied them because they seemed like domestic animals, sheep, with no one to care for them. They were very pitiful. For this reason he taught them many things.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “When plural Jesus landed and they got-out of the boat, he saw the many people, and he felt-pity for them, because they were like sheep that had no one to care-for them. Then he began to teach them many things.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Therefore when Jesus descended from the place he had gone to, he saw many people again. He pitied those people for they were just like sheep without a shepherd. Therefore Jesus began again to teach them many things.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)