Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Mark 10:30)

Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 10:30:

  • Uma: “he will get a big pay-back. In this life he will get a hundred times as many houses, relatives, mothers, children, gardens–and he will also get persecution. And in the future he will also get good life forever.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “God will truly recompense/reward him causing-to-be-many the houses, and siblings male-female, mothers, children, and lands, as long as he is here in the world. But he will also experience persecution if he follows me. But even if he is persecuted,’ said Isa, ‘he will be given life without end there in the afterworld.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “that person will receive a hundred-fold of that which he left–houses, brothers, and sisters, his mother, his children and lands, and besides that, in the future he will be given eternal life. However, while he is still here on the earth, he will have to endure persecutions.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “he will receive a hundred times more in this life than the value of what he left. He will receive more houses, siblings/cousins, mothers, children and lands. He will also be persecuted, but in the future (lit. addition of days) he will be given life that has no end.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “For it’s really certain that one hundred times as much (lit. one hundred doubles) is what he will receive in this life, houses, parents, siblings, children and livelihood, but this won’t run-out-of persecutions (lit, being caused suffering) by others. And then in the second life, life which is without ending will be his.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Mark 10:31)

Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 10:31:

  • Uma: “But many people who have big lives at this time will have small lives in the future. And many also who have small lives at this time will have big lives in the future.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Many who are ahead now, will be behind in the future and many who are behind now, will be ahead in the future.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “There are many people today who seem to have high status, but in the future, their status will be very small. And there are many people today whose status is very small, but in the future, their status will be high,’ he said.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “But many who are high/great nowadays will be brought-low, and also many of the low nowadays will be made-high/great.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “But the truth is, there are many who are great/important today in man’s opinion who will become insignificant/low-class when that day comes. And they are many today who are only insignificant/low-class in man’s opinion who will become great/important in the kingdom of God.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Choapan Zapotec: “Some people rule the days they walk on earth. When they arrive where God is they will no longer rule. Some people don’t rule the days they walk on earth. When they arrive where God is they will rule.”
  • Tlahuitoltepec Mixe: “Many whom people think are important, desirable, God is going to make small, and he will better cause to come out pretty those whom people think are not important or desirable.” (Source for this and one above: B. Moore / G. Turner in Notes on Translation 1967, p. 1ff.)

complete verse (Mark 10:32)

Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 10:32:

  • Uma: “Yesus with his disciples continues their journey to Yerusalem. Yesus walked ahead, his disciples behind. His disciples were nervous seeing him, and the people following behind also were all afraid. That’s why he called his twelve disciples again off in a separate group, and he said to this what would happen to himself.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “So-then when Isa and his companions were there on the way going-up towards Awrusalam, Isa went ahead of them. His disciples were apprehensive (kebba-kebbahan) and the ones who were following behind him were afraid. Isa again took his twelve disciples aside and he told them about what would soon happen to him.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “As for Jesus and his disciples, when they were on the way on the trail going to Jerusalem, Jesus was a little bit ahead of them, and his disciples were very much surprised and their breaths were troubled because why was Jesus going to Jerusalem. There were also some people who followed along, and they were afraid. Then Jesus told his twelve disciples that they should group together apart, and he explained to them what was going to happen to him.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “As plural Jesus were climbing-uphill going to Jerusalem, he was-going-ahead. His disciples were surprised and the people who were following were afraid.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Then they set out to go to Jerusalem. Jesus was-walking-in-front of his companions. As for his disciples, they were in-amazement/wondering. As for those people who were following-right-behind them, they were afraid, as to what would happen to Jesus there. Well since it was like that, Jesus segregated his twelve disciples and told them again what would happen to him.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Mark 10:33)

Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 10:33:

  • Uma: “He said: ‘Listen! We are now going toward Yerusalem. There I the Child of Mankind will be handed over to the leading priests and the religion teachers, and they will decide to kill me. After that I will be handed over to people who are not Yahudi.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “‘Listen,’ he said, ‘we (incl.) are going-up to Awrusalam. When we (incl.) are there, I, the Son of Mankind, will be handed over into the hands/holding of the leading priests and the teachers of the religious law. Then their judgment for me (will be) that I be killed. Then they will also hand me over into the hands/holding of the people not Yahudi.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “He said, ‘You know that we are going to Jerusalem and when we arrive in there, I, the older sibling of mankind, will be turned over to the chief priests and the teachers of the law. And they will agree that I should be caused to be killed, and they will turn me over to the people who aren’t Jews.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Whereupon Jesus called his twelve disciples aside and he said to them, ‘Listen. Here we are climbing-uphill to Jerusalem. When we arrive there, I who am Child of a Person, I will be handed-over to the leaders of the priests and the teachers of the law. They will sentence me to die, then they will hand-me-over to the Gentiles” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “He said, ‘Today/now we (incl.) are going to Jerusalem. When we are there, I who am the One From Heaven Born of Man/human will be traded to the chiefs of the priests and the explainers of law. They will sentence me to death. And I will be handed over to the people who aren’t Judio.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Mark 10:34)

Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 10:34:

  • Uma: “I will be made fun of, spit on, beaten, and killed. But three days after that I will live again.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “And these of the other tribe, they will make fun of me and they will spit on me and beat me. And then they will kill me. But after three days, I will live again.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And the people who aren’t Jews, they will treat me as a plaything. They will spit on me, and beat me, and kill me, and the third day after that God will raise me from the dead.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “so-that they will mock-me, repeatedly-spit-on-me, and repeatedly-whip-me and then they will kill-me, but on the third day I will live again.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “They will really mock me, spit at me, whip, and even kill me. But I will come alive again indeed on the third day.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Mark 10:35)

Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 10:35:

  • Uma: “After that Yakobus and Yohanes, the children of Zebedeus, approached Yesus, they said to him: ‘Teacher, we (excl.) have something we (excl.) want to request of you (sing.).'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “So-then Yakub and Yahiya, the sons of Sebede, came close to Isa. They said to him, ‘Sir, we (excl.) would like to ask you (something) to do for us (excl.).'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Then the two sons of Zebedee, James and John, came to Jesus, they said, ‘Oh teacher, we have something to ask from you.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Then Santiago and Juan who were Zebedeo’s children went to Jesus and they said, ‘Sir teacher, we (excl.) would have something to request from you (sing.).'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “And then Santiago and Juan, the sons of Zebedeo, came up to Jesus and said, ‘Master, there is something we want hopefully to ask you for. If possible/acceptable, please do it.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Mark 10:36)

Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 10:36:

  • Uma: “Yesus said; ‘What do you request that I give you?'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “‘What is it you want me to do for you?’ said Isa.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus said, ‘What do you want?'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “‘OK, what do you want me to do for you?’ said Jesus.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “‘What is it you want to ask for?’ said Jesus.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Mark 10:37)

Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 10:37:

  • Uma: “They said: ‘When you (sing.) show your (sing.) power and you become King, allow us (excl.) to govern with you (sing.), one on your (sing.) right, one on your (sing.) left.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “They answered, they said, ‘We (excl.) want, when you already sit and rule, that you seat us (excl.) at your side, one on your right and one on your left.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And they said, ‘We ask that in the future when you sit on your seat of ruling let us also sit there, one on your right and the other on your left.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “‘When you (sing.) are honored in your (sing.) ruling, please seat us (excl.) on your (sing.) right and left,’ they said answering.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Those two replied saying, ‘Hopefuly grant to us the right that right-beside you is where we will sit there in your praiseworthiness/glory. One on your right and one on the left.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)