Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Mark 6:43)

Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 6:43:

  • Uma: “After they ate, they gathered up the leftover bread and fish, twelve baskets full.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “After they had eaten, the disciples of Isa gathered their left-over bread and fish, twelve baskets full.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And as for that food, his disciples picked up twelve baskets of broken bread and fish which were left over.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “When they gathered-up what was left-over, twelve baskets were filled (lit. placed-in) with the broken-scraps of food.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “The disciples collected that left-over bread and fish which had been broken into pieces, and twelve baskets were filled.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Mark 6:44)

Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 6:44:

  • Uma: “The number who ate the bread was about five thousand all men.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “The number of those who had eaten bread, the men only were five thousand.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The number of the men who ate the bread there were five thousand, and the women and children were not counted.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “The number of the old-men and young-men who ate, it was about five thousand.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “As for the number of those who ate, the men alone were five thousand, apart from the women and children.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Mark 6:45)

Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 6:45:

  • Uma: “After that Yesus ordered his disciples to boat on ahead to the other side of the lake to the village of Betsaida, and he ordered the many people to return to their homes.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “After that, Isa told his disciples to get into the boat. He sent them ahead to the other side of the lake to the town Betsaida, while he was sending the people home.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Then Jesus had his disciples get into a boat so that they might go ahead across the lake to the town of Bethsaida for he was going to send those many people home.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Then Jesus immediately had-his disciples -ride in the boat to cross-over (body of water) to go-ahead to Betsaida while-simultaneously he sent-home the many-people.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “And then Jesus caused his disciples to sail at once, to go ahead to Betsaida which was on the other side of that lake. He himself stayed behind to cause the people to leave now.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Mark 6:46)

Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 6:46:

  • Uma: “After the crowds returned-home, he went up a mountain to pray.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “After he had sent them away, he went onto the hill to talk to God.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “When the people had gone, Jesus went up a hill to pray.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “When he had sent-them -home, he went-uphill on the mountain to go pray.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “After those people had left, he went up the hill to pray there.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Mark 6:47)

Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 6:47:

  • Uma: “When it was already dark, his disciples were in the middle of the lake. Yet he was still on the land by himself.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “When it was evening, the boat was there in the middle of the lake. Isa was still there on the hill by himself.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when it was already night, these who were riding in the boat were already far out because they were in the middle of the lake, and Jesus, he was still on the land by himself.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “When it was night, Jesus was still on the mountain by himself while the boat that his disciples were riding in, it was in the middle of the lake.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Benighted, that boat was now in the middle of the lake. As for Jesus, he was all alone on land.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Mark 6:48)

Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 6:48:

  • Uma: “He saw that they were desperately rowing, for the wind was blowing meeting their boat. At first-dawn, he walked on the water towards them, as if he were going to pass them.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “He saw his disciples having great difficulties because the wind was against them. When it was soon to be day (pagdayi’ ellew) Isa went to them walking on the skin of the lake. He was about to just pass them by,” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus knew that his disciples were having a difficult time rowing for they were going against a strong wind. And when it was about to dawn Jesus followed them walking on the water. It seemed as if he was going to go ahead of them,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “When he looked-down-at them, he saw that they were being hardshipped in making-the boat -go, because the wind was meeting-them. When it was getting-to-be-cockcrow, Jesus went-downhill and walked on the surface of the water approaching them. He would have passed-by them,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Jesus could see/view that his disciples were having a hard time rowing because the wind was contrary. When it was pre-dawn, Jesus followed after them. He was just walking on top of the water. It’s like he would pass them by.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Mark 6:49)

Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 6:49:

  • Uma: “When they saw there was someone walking on the water, they cried out in fear, they said: ‘There’s a ghost [lit., scary-thing]!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “but his disciples saw him walking on the skin of the lake and they thought-mistakenly that he was a ghost. They really shouted/screamed.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “but when the disciples saw him walking on the water their breaths were startled because they thought that was he was a soul (ghost). They cried out” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “but when they saw him walking on the surface of the water, the fear of them all was extreme and they screamed, because they thought it was a ghost. Jesus immediately-spoke to them and said, ‘Be-reassured! This is I. Don’t be afraid!'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “But those disciples saw the one walking on top of the water. They cried out in fear for they thought that one walking was one-who-had-died.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Mark 6:50)

Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 6:50:

  • Uma: “They were all terrified seeing him. Yesus right away said: ‘Make-strong your hearts! Don’t be afraid! It is I.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “For all of them saw him and they were terrified. But immediately Isa spoke to them and he said, ‘Take courage (lit. cause your liver to be firm). It is I hep. Do not be afraid.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “for all of them saw him, and they were very much afraid. Then Jesus spoke to them, he said, ‘Don’t be afraid because it is I.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “but when they saw him walking on the surface of the water, the fear of them all was extreme and they screamed, because they thought it was a ghost. Jesus immediately-spoke to them and said, ‘Be-reassured! This is I. Don’t be afraid!'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Really when they all saw him, they quaked with fear.Jesus at once spoke, saying, ‘Don’t be afraid. I’m indeed Jesus. Just take courage (lit. strengthen your minds).'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)