Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Mark 9:40)

Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 9:40:

  • Uma: “People who don’t oppose us, it means they are on our side.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “For a person who does not oppose us (incl.),’ he said, ‘takes our (incl.) side.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “For the person who is not our enemy helps us.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Because the one who does not oppose us, he is helping us.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Because the truth is, if (a person) isn’t opposing me, he is supporting me/on my side.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Mark 9:41)

Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 9:41:

  • Uma: “‘Indeed I tell you: if there are those who help you because you are followers of Kristus, they will certainly receive a reward in the future day. Even if it is only plain water they give you to drink because you follow me, they will receive a reward.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Truly I say to you that whoever gives you even only one glass of water for you to drink because you are disciples of Almasi, he will really be recompensed/rewarded (with) good.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “It’s very true what I say to you that if there is a person and he gives you even a single cup of water, and the reason he gives it to you is that you are disciples of me, the chosen one of God, it is not possible that God will not reward him because of that which he does.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “This that I say to you is true that even the one who only gives-a-drink of a glass of water to you because you are called Cristo’s disciples, he will absolutely be-rewarded.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “What I will say to you is true, that whoever will cause one of you to drink a cup of water because you belong to Cristo, it’s certain that he will be rewarded.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Mark 9:42)

Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 9:42:

  • Uma: “‘But who[ever] causes one small child like this child to fall with the result that they no longer believe in me, God’s punishment on that person will indeed be big. It would be far better for a big sharpening stone to be fastened to his neck and him be thrown into the sea.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “‘But whoever causes-to-sin one little child like this that believes in me, it would have been better for him to have a big stone hung around his neck and be thrown into the sea, just so that he would not be able to influence to sin.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “But if there is a person who by means of him, one of these children is successfully tempted, it is better for that person if a large grindstone is tied to his neck and he is thrown into the middle of the sea rather than through him one of these children is successfully tempted.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “‘Whoever tempts so-that even one of these lowest people who believe in me will sin, it would be better if his neck were tied-to with a heavy stone and then he were thrown into the ocean than his continuing-with his temptation.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “But well, whoever will cause to fall (into sin, fig.) a humble one like this child who believes in me, it would really be better if he were just weighted with a large milling stone and just dropped into the middle of the ocean. (That would be) better than that he would go through with such big evil.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Choapan Zapotec: “‘If people want to direct children who believe in me to not follow me anymore, there would be less penalty for them if, before they do what they want, people were to tie heavy grindstones around their necks and throw them into a river.'” (Source: B. Moore / G. Turner in Notes on Translation 1967, p. 1ff.)

complete verse (Mark 9:43)

Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 9:43:

  • Uma: “‘If for instance one of our hands makes [lit., carries] us sin, just cut it off. It’s better we have just one hand, as long as we get good life with God. That would be far better than for us to have two hands yet in the end we enter hell in the fire that blazes continually.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “If your hand carries/influences you to sin, leave your sin. It’s parable is, as if you cut off your hand. It is better for you to enter heaven even if you are maimed (putuk), than that you have two hands but go to hell, into the fire that cannot be put out.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “If your hand is the means by which you are successfully tempted, cut it off and throw it away because it is better if you are maimed and given eternal life rather than having two hands you are thrown into hell where the fire is never put out.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Therefore if your (sing.) hand/arm is what-makes-you-(sing.)-sin, cut-it-off. Because it would be better if you (sing.) go to share the life in heaven with one hand/arm cut-off than your (sing.) having two hands/arms and you (sing.) are thrown into the place of fire that never goes-out.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “For supposing your (sing.) hand is where the sin you do originates, just cut it off. For it doesn’t matter even if one hand is cut off, as long as life which is without ending will be yours. Rather than having both hands which will be thrown there in the fire which never dies down.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Mark 9:44)

Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 9:44:

  • Uma: “[[For there, people will be continually eaten by worms and tortured in fire.]]” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “(There God will punish people, there will be no resting (from it) and of the suffering/enduring there will be no end.)” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “As for the maggots there, they have no death, and the fire cannot be put out.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)

complete verse (Mark 9:45)

Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 9:45:

  • Uma: “If for instance one of our feet makes [carries] us sin, just cut it off. It’s better we just have one foot, as long as we get good life with God. That would be far better than for us to have two feet, yet in the end be cast into hell.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Likewise if your foot carries/influences you to sin, leave your sin. It’s parable is, as if you cut off your foot. It is better for you to enter heaven even if you are maimed (putuk) than that you have two feet but are thrown into hell, into the fire that cannot be put out.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And if your foot is the means by which you are successfully tempted, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to be maimed and given eternal life, rather than having two feet, you are thrown into hell.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “And if your (sing.) foot/leg is what-makes-you-(sing.)-sin, cut-it-off. Because it would be better if you (sing.) go to share the life in heaven with one foot/leg cut-off than your (sing.) having two feet/legs and you (sing.) are thrown into the place of fire that never goes-out.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Well if it’s your foot which causes you to sin, cut that off. For it doesn’t matter even if one foot is cut off, as long as life which is without ending will be yours. Rather than having both feet and be thrown there into the fire which never dies down.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Mark 9:46)

Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 9:46:

  • Uma: “[[There people will be continually eaten by worms and tortured in fire.]]” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “(There God will punish people, there will be no resting (from it) and of the suffering/enduring there will be no end.)” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “As for the maggots there, they have no death, and the fire cannot be put out.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)

complete verse (Mark 9:47)

Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 9:47:

  • Uma: “And if for instance one of our eyes makes [carries] us sin, just gouge it out. It is better we just have one eye and become God’s person/crowd in his Kingdom. That would be far better than for us to have two eyes, yet in the end be cast into the fire of hell.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “And also if your eye carries/influences you to sin, leave your sin. It’s parable is, as if you dig out your eye. It is better for you to enter heaven even if you have only one eye, than that you have two eyes but are thrown into hell.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And if your eye is the means by which you are successfully tempted, goudge it out and throw it away. For it is better if you have only one eye and are given eternal life, rather than having two eyes, you are thrown into hell.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Your (sing.) eye also, if that’s what-makes-you-(sing.)-sin, extract-it. Because it would be better if you (sing.) go to share the life in heaven one-eyed than your (sing.) having two eyes and you (sing.) are thrown into the fire in hell.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Well supposing your eye is what causes you to sin, just pluck it out. For it doesn’t matter even if one eye is plucked out, as long as you can enter the kingdom of God. Rather than having both eyes still and have to go there to far-from-ordinary punishment.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)