Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 8:22:
- Uma: “From there, they arrived in the village of Betsaida. In that village, there were some people who brought a blind person to Yesus. They requested that he put-hands-on him.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then they arrived in the town Betsaida. Some people came to him bringing a blind person and they begged Isa asking him to touch him.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And they came to the village of Bethsaida, and there were some people there who brought Jesus a blind person. And they begged Jesus to touch him and heal him.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When they arrived in Betsaida, some (people) brought a man who was blind to Jesus. They entreated him to lay-hands-on him so that he would get-well.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Jesus and company arrived at Betsaida. Some people arrived who were bringing a blind (person). They were asking Jesus for help that he would if possible/acceptable touch/put-his-hand-on him.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 8:23:
- Uma: “Yesus held his hand and lead him outside the village. He spit on his eyes and touched them. After that, he asked him: ‘Do you see anything?'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then Isa took the hand of the blind person and he led him (by the hand) taking him outside of that group-of-houses. When they were there, Isa spit on the eyes of the person and placed his hands on the eyes of the person. And then he asked the person, ‘Do you see anything?'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus led that blind person outside the village, and then Jesus spit on the eyes of the blind man and placed his hands on him, and he asked him if he could see anything.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When that was so, Jesus took-the blind-one’s -hand and led-him to the edge of the town. He spit on his eyes, then he laid-his-hands-on-(them) and said, ‘Do you (sing.) see anything?'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Jesus led-by-hand that blind person, taking him outside the town. Jesus applied his saliva to the eyes and then touched/put-his-hand-on them. ‘Well,’ he said, ‘can you see anything?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 8:24:
- Uma: “The blind person looked-around and said: ‘I see people, shadowy like trees walking here and there.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “The man looked-up and he said, ‘I see people walking, but they are in appearance like trees.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And that blind person looked around, and he said, ‘I can see the people which look like trees which are walking.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “The blind-one looked-up and he said, ‘There is. I can-see people. Their appearance is like trees, but they are walking.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “That blind person looked around and said, ‘Yes, I can now see people who are walking, but they are still like trees.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 8:25:
- Uma: “After that, he touched his eyes again, and he ordered him to look. His eyes indeed became healed. All that he saw became clear.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then Isa placed his hands again on the eyes of that person. The person looked directly/intensely, so-then he was healed and he saw everything clearly.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then Jesus again touched the eyes of the blind person. And then that blind person thoroughly looked around, and then he could clearly see the people for his eyes were already good.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then Jesus laid-his-hands-on the eyes of the blind-one again. He opened-wide his eyes and was-able-to-see his sight being clear/bright.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Jesus again touched/put-his-hand-on both the eyes of that blind person. That blind person looked-directly. Well, his eyes returned to being clear. He could now see everything very well.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 8:26:
- Uma: “After that Yesus ordered him to return to his house, he said to him: ‘Return to your (sing.) house, but don’t enter the village to tell the villagers what happened here. ‘” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then he was sent home by Isa. Isa said to him, ‘Do not return to that village/group of houses.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Jesus told that person that he should go straight home, and he should not stop off even in the village.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then Jesus sent-him -home saying, ‘Truly go-straight -home. Don’t stop-off at the town that we (du) left.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “‘Well,’ said Jesus to him, ‘go home now. Don’t go through the town.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 8:27:
- Uma: “Yesus with his disciples went to a village near Kaisarea Filipi. On the way, he asked them, he said: ‘According to what the crowds say, who am I?'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then Isa and his disciples proceeded going to the surrounding villages of the town Kesarea Pilipi. While they were on the way, he asked his disciples, he said, ‘What do the people say, who am I ko’?'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Then Jesus and his disciples went on for they are going to the towns near the town of Caesarea Philippi. And when they were on the path, he asked his disciples, he said, ‘Who am I according to what people are thinking?'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then plural Jesus went to the towns encompassed by Cesarea Filipos. As they were walking, he inquired of his disciples, ‘What is the spoken-opinion of the many-people about me?'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “And then Jesus and his disciples went to the barios in the district of Cesarea Filipos. And then when they were walking around there, Jesus questioned his disciples. He said, ‘What are you hearing of the people’s suspicions as to who I am?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 8:28:
- Uma: “They said to him: ‘There are some who say you are Yohanes the Baptizer come back to life. There are also some who say you are the prophet Elia. There are also some who say you are a prophet of long ago who has come back to life. ‘” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “They answered, they said, ‘There are people who say that you are ko’ Yahiya who bathed people being alive again. Others also say that you are ko’ Nabi Eliyas. And there are also some who say that you are ko’ one of the prophets of old.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And they answered, they said, ‘There are some who say that you are John the Baptist raised from the dead, and some say that you are ancient Elijah, – and others say that you are one of the ancient prophets of God.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘Some say that you (sing.) are Juan the Baptizer. Others say that you (sing.) are Elias, and others also say that you (sing.) are one of the prophets of long-ago,’ they answered.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “His disciples replied, saying, ‘Some say you are Juan who was baptizing. Well as for others, they say you are Prophet Elias. Well there are those too who say you are one of the prophets of the past who has come alive again.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Choapan Zapotec: “… ‘Some say, John the Baptist, who lives again, and others say that you are Elijah who lives again, and others say that you are a man who preached God’s word a long time ago who lives again.” (Source: B. Moore / G. Turner in Notes on Translation 1967, p. 1ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 8:29:
- Uma: “He asked them further, he said: ‘Yet as for you, you say I am who?’ Petrus answered: ‘You are the Redeemer King!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “‘But as to you,’ said Isa, ‘what do you say? Who am I?’ Petros answered, he said, ‘You are Almasi, the one chosen by God to rule.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then he asked them, he said, ‘Now you also, who am I according to what you are thinking?’ And then Peter answered, he said, ‘You are the chosen one of God whom he will cause to rule mankind.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘But as-for you,’ said Jesus, ‘what is your spoken-opinion about me?’ Simon Pedro said, ‘You (sing.) are the Messias (Messiah).'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “‘Well as for you,’ said Jesus, ‘what do you say about me as to who I am?’ Pedro replied, saying, ‘You really are the promised Cristo.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)