Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Mark 8:38)

Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 8:38:

  • Uma: “‘You dwell in the midst of evil people who do not follow me. But who[ever] is embarrassed to confess/admit that they follow me and are embarrassed of my teaching, I also will be embarrassed to confess/admit that he is my follower when I come from heaven. At that time, I the Child of Mankind will descend here with the holy angels, I will shine with the power of my Father.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Whoever is ashamed to say-in-front-of the people that he is my disciple, and that he follows my teaching, – and the people nowadays most of them are sinful and do not follow God, – I, the Son of Mankind, I will also be ashamed to recognize him as my disciple, when I come back here together with the holy angels surrounded by the brightness/glory of my Father God.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Anyone who is ashamed of me and ashamed of my teaching in this time when many people are wicked and reject God, I, the Older Sibling of Mankind, will be ashamed of him also when I return with my angels and I am clothed in the powerful shiningness of my Father God.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “People nowadays are thoroughly sinful. They have-left God to go look-for other god/gods. Whoever of them rejects me who am Child of a Person and my teachings, I will also reject him when I come, my companions being my holy angels and showing my Father’s honor.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “The truth is, as for the mass of people today, their nature/ways are evil and they really don’t follow/obey the will of God. Well since it’s like that, whoever will be ashamed/embarrassed to submit to me and admit-the-truth of my word, then really I, who am the One From Heaven Born of Man/human, will be ashamed of him on my returning here, it then being evident that the praiseworthiness/glory of my Father is with me, and my companions being the very-far-from-ordinary angels.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Chicahuaxtla Triqui: “For these people are people who have left God and who do sin. And there are those who won’t associate themselves with me and my words before these people. And I’m the true relative of the people. But I won’t associate myself with the one not willing to associate himself with me. And so it will be when I come. I will become all glorious. And the angels who are clean in heart will come with me.”
  • Palantla Chinantec: “So don’t make that you won’t know me or my word if you want me to recognize you when I return, I who have become your fellow-man. Because I will make that I don’t know whoever made not to know me before their fellows who don’t fear God and are guilty of sin. Because I will return holding my Father’s staff [that is, not holding a literal staff but symbolical of authority], angels of heaven with me.” (Source for this and above: B. Moore / G. Turner in Notes on Translation 1967, p. 1ff.)

complete verse (Mark 9:1)

Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 9:1:

  • Uma: “Yesus also said: ‘Indeed I tell you: From among you here, some of you will not die before you see God rule with his power.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Isa said yet, ‘Truly I say to you, some of you who are here will not die if you have not first seen the ruling of God and his ruling is really powerful.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Then Jesus spoke, he said, ‘Remember this. There are some of our companions here who will not die until the time when God reveals his chosen king whose power to rule mankind is very great.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Then he continued saying, ‘This that I say is true that there are those of you here whose death will not yet have occurred and they will see the power of God in his ruling.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “What Jesus further said to them was, ‘This which I will say to you really is true, that there are a few here today who won’t die until they have seen the arrival of the kingdom of God through his supernatural-power which can’t be equalled.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tzotzil: “…. ‘Truly I tell you, those of you who are gathered here, there will be some of you who will not die until you understand how God puts people under his orders with power.'”
  • Korku: “… ‘The kingdom of God will come with power. Truly I say to you,there are some standing here who will see this before they die.'” (Source: for this and above: B. Moore / G. Turner in Notes on Translation 1967, p. 1ff.)

complete verse (Mark 9:2)

Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 9:2:

  • Uma: “Six nights from there, Yesus took three of his disciples with him to a tall mountain. Those three disciples were Petrus, Yakobus and Yohanes. Only Yesus with those three disciples were there. While they were there, his appearance changed.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “So-then, six days after that, Isa took Petros, Yakub and Yahiya onto a high mountain they by themselves (lit. they-they only). While they were there, the appearance of Isa really changed there in their sight.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Six days after that, Jesus took Peter, James, and John, and they went up a very high mountain alone. And while they were looking at Jesus, suddenly his appearance changed.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “When six days had gone by, Jesus called Pedro and Santiago and Juan, and they climbed a high mountain by themselves. As they were looking at him, his appearance changed” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Six days passed, then Jesus took with him Pedro, Santiago and Juan, no others. They climbed a high mountain. When they were there now, they saw the appearance of Jesus become-very-unusual.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Mark 9:3)

Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 9:3:

  • Uma: “His clothes became all shining white, there isn’t anyone in the world who can launder as white as that.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “His clothes really shone and were very white. There is no person here in the world who can make clothes white like the whiteness of his clothes.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “His shirt was like the full moon because it was very white. There is nothing washed white here on the earth that could compare with it.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “and his clothes became-extremely-white becoming-dazzling. Its whiteness, nothing can-equal-it on earth.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “His clothes gleamed very-white like just-broken waves, which really couldn’t be equalled by any bleacher of cloth here in the world.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Mark 9:4)

Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 9:4:

  • Uma: “The disciples saw, there were two prophets of long ago talking with Yesus. Those prophets were Elia and Musa.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “So-then there appeared/came-out to them Nabi Eliyas and Musa and they spoke with Isa.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Then they saw Elijah and Moses talking with Jesus.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Then Elias and Moses appeared conversing-with Jesus.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Suddenly/unexpectedly those three disciples saw Moises and Elias talking with Jesus.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Mark 9:5)

Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 9:5:

  • Uma: “From there Petrus said to Yesus: ‘Teacher, it would be so good for us to dwell here. Let’s(excl.) make three huts: one for you Lord, one for Musa, and one also for Elia.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “While they were speaking, Petros said to Isa, ‘Sir, it is really good because we (excl.) are here. We (excl.) will make three huts. One for you, one for Musa and one for Nabi Eliyas.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Then Peter spoke to Jesus, he said, ‘It’s very good that we are here. We will make three shelters; one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Pedro said to him, ‘Lord, how-fortunate indeed that we have been here. We (excl.) will indeed make three shelters so that one will be yours (sing.), one will be Moses’, and one will be Elias’.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Pedro said to Jesus, ‘Master, it’s really good that we (incl.) are here now. And probably it would be good if we (excl.) make three shelters. One for you, one for Moises and one for Elias.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Mark 9:6)

Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 9:6:

  • Uma: “Actually, Petrus didn’t know what he was saying then, for at that time they were so very afraid.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “The reason that Petros said that was, because he was at a loss/didn’t know as to what he was saying because they were very afraid.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “They were very much afraid, therefore Peter could not remember what he was saying.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “But that’s what he said, because he didn’t (sympathy particle) know what he was saying, because their fear was extreme.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Pedro hadn’t thought about what he said because he was extremely afraid, as were those companions of his.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Palantla Chinantec: “The disciples were afraid, and Peter it was as though he lost his thoughts, and that’s why he said like that.” (Source: B. Moore / G. Turner in Notes on Translation 1967, p. 1ff.)

complete verse (Mark 9:7)

Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 9:7:

  • Uma: “At that time also, a cloud arrived enveloping them, and from the cloud they heard a speaker who said: ‘This one here is my Child whom I love. Listen to his words!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “So-then a bright-cloud appeared and they were overshadowed and there was a voice from inside this cloud saying, ‘This is my Son (whom) I really love. Listen to him.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Then they were engulfed in a cloud, and they heard someone suddenly speaking from the cloud, ‘This is my beloved son, Hear/obey his words.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Then a cloud arrived and blocked-them all -from-view. Then there was a voice from the cloud saying, ‘This one is my child whom I greatly-love. Listen to what he says!'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Well suddenly/unexpectedly they were overshaddowed by a cloud, and there was a voice which seemed-to-come-from that cloud, which said, ‘This one is my very-dear Son. Listen well to him.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)