Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Matthew 5:23)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 5:23:

  • Uma: “‘So, if for instance we (incl.) enter into the House of God wanting to bring our worship-gift, and suddenly we (incl.) remember that there is someone who is angry/hurt heart at us (incl.),” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “When you are there in the prayer-house to worship but you remember that your companion is angry at you (lit. your companion’s liver hurts towards you),” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Therefore if you are in the yard of the house of God offering a sacrifice to God, and you remember that you have a sin against your companion,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Therefore if you (sing.) are offering something to God in the Temple, whereupon you (sing.) remember that you (sing.) have done something that is your (sing.) companions basis-for-disliking you (sing.),” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Therefore even if you (sing.) are already there in the Templo bringing your thank-offering to God, if you remember that there is something which your companion feels bad about against you,” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “So then, if you are going to the altar in order to offer a sacrifice to God and there comes to mind that you have done what is wrong to your brothers, then don’t offer your sacrifice.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Matthew 5:24)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 5:24:

  • Uma: “first leave/let-go-of our worship-gift in front of the worship-gift burning table, go back to make-up [lit., make-reciprocally-good]. Only after that, come back to offer our worship-gift to God.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “go first and be reconciled with your companion, and then go back to worship.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “just leave that which you are sacrificing for a while and go and find your companion so that you (pl.) might settle it. And when you have settled it, come back, and then you will be able to sacrifice to God.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “you (sing.) must leave-behind your (sing.) offering in front of the altar (Eng./Ilo. loan) to first go make-peace-with your (sing.) companion, then you (sing.) return to offer your (sing.) gift to God.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “leave for now this which you have brought. Go first to him and you (pl.) get-fixed-up (i.e. put things right between you). If/when you (pl.) have become reconciled (to each other), then return to what you (sing.) brought which is your thank-offering to God.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Rather leave your sacrifice there at the altar, go back and make peace with your brother. Then you can return and present your sacrifice.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Matthew 5:25)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 5:25:

  • Uma: “‘So also, if anyone brings-charges-about us (incl.) to the sitter/judge, eagerly/hurriedly search for harmony while we (incl.) are still on the road/way to the judge. Because if we (incl.) don’t achieve harmony, he will definitely report us [lit., bring us (incl.) up] to the judge, and the judge will offer/give us (incl.) to the police and the police will put us (incl.) in jail/prison.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “‘If there is a person accusing you, reconcile with him while you are still on the way to court. Because when you are already there at the court perhaps the judge will order you to be taken by the police and you will be put in prison.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And if there is someone who accuses you and takes you to trial, it is good if you can settle it with him before you come in front of the judge. Because if you have to go in front of the judge, the judge might turn you over to the police and you’ll be in prison.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “‘Also if someone takes you (sing.) to court so that they will file-charges-against you (sing.) because of your (sing.) debt, hurry to make-peace-with him while you are still on the path. Because if not, he will turn-you (sing.) -over to the judge, and then the judge will turn-you (sing.) -over to the police so that you (sing.) will be-imprisoned.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Well, supposing also there is someone who wants to bring a charge against you to the judge, while there’s still time go and initiate-fixing-up with him at once, before he can file (lit. can-cause-to-go-up) that charge of his. For if you don’t do like this, maybe you’ll be defeated. Well isn’t it so that you will be committed by the judge to the guards, for you’ll be put in prison.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “When you are accused, concerning the one who is accusing you, make peace with him there on the road so that you will not be delivered over to the judge. Because if you are delivered to the judge, the judge will turn you over to the police. Then the police will take you to jail.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Matthew 5:26)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 5:26:

  • Uma: “Really-really I say: we (incl.) will not be released/freed from in the prison until we (incl.) have finished paying our (incl.) fine. [lit., if we (incl.) have not yet finished paying our (incl.) fine.]” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Truly I tell you, that you will not get out from there as long as you have not payed (lit. wiped out) all that you were fined. It will not even be reduced one centavo.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And without a doubt you’ll have to stay there until you can pay your fine.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “This that I tell you (sing.) is true, that you (sing.) will not be able-to-come-out of the jail until you (sing.) have paid all your (sing.) debt.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “This is really true which I will say to you, that you have no getting-out of there as long as you haven’t been able to pay-in-full all that the judge fined/sentenced you.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Truly I tell you that you will not come out of the jail, not until you have paid all the money which was determined against you.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Matthew 5:27)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 5:27:

  • Uma: “‘You know that there was a command long ago that said: ‘Don’t commit adultery.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “‘You have also heard this teaching, it says, ‘Do not commit adultery.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “You have heard that which was taught before saying, ‘Don’t commit adultery against your spouse.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “‘You have also heard what was commanded to them in the distant-past that they not be committing-adultery (lit. womaning-with).” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “‘You (pl.) have also heard this which was commanded in the past, which says, ‘Don’t commit-immorality with one not your spouse.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “You have heard the word taught to the people, that they were told: ‘Do not commit fornication.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Matthew 5:28)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 5:28:

  • Uma: “But I say: whoever looks at a woman and he has a heart desiring her, he commits adultery in his heart.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “But I, I say: whoever looks at a woman and thinks bad, he has already committed adultery with that woman in his liver.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “But my teaching is that a man who just looks at a woman and is sexually aroused, that man has already committed adultery against his wife.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “But I say to you that the one who looks at a woman to crave her has already committed-adultery with her in his mind.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “But now/today, I am the one saying to you that whoever stares at a woman with a motive in his mind, it’s like he has already acted-immorally.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “But I tell you that whoever looks at a woman and it comes to his heart that he wants to fornicate with her, it comes out that it is the same that he had truly fornicated with the woman he looked at.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Matthew 5:29)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 5:29:

  • Uma: “So if for example our (incl.) right eye causes [lit., carries] us (incl.) to sin, scoop it out and throw it away. It is far better that one of our (incl.) eyes is lost, than our (incl.) whole body be thrown into hell.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “If your right eye influences you to sin, leave that sin of yours. Figuratively as if you dig out your eye and throw it away. It is better if you no longer have one of your eyes than that your whole body be thrown into hell.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And if it is your right eye that causes you to sin, dig it out and throw it away. It is better if you have no eye rather than your being thrown into the fire of hell with your whole body.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Therefore if your (sing.) right eye is the cause-of-your (sing.) -sinning, extract it to throw it away. Because it’s-preferable if your (sing.) body has a part taken-from-it (root word: lack) than that your (sing.) body have no lack and you (sing.) be thrown into hell.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Therefore if your (sing.) eye is the source of what causes you to sin, just pluck it out and throw it away. Because it’s better if there’s a part of your body subtracted, rather than still having a complete body which will be thrown into the fire that doesn’t die down, which is punishment by God.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “So now, if you say that it is the fault of your eye, the right one, that you commit sin, then pluck out your eye and throw it away. It is better that you have lost an eye rather than you go to hell with all your body.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
  • Martu Wangka: “Jesus said to them another talk like this, ‘If you see with your eye, and think about doing bad, if you have thought like that with the intention of doing bad, then you should dig out your eye and throw it away. If you think and do like that, You will sit well with one eye without doing bad so that you won’t be sent to the fire if you should do bad.'” (Source: Carl Gross)

complete verse (Matthew 5:30)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 5:30:

  • Uma: “If for example our (incl.) right hand causes us (incl.) to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is far better that one of our (incl.) hands is lost, than our whole body be throw into hell.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “And if your right hand influences you to sin, leave that sin of yours. Figuratively as if you chop off your hand and throw it away. It is better if one of your hands is chopped off than that your whole body goes to hell.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “If it is your right hand that causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you not to have a hand than for you to be thrown into hell with the whole body.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “And if it is your (sing.) right hand that is the cause-of-your (sing.) -sinning, cut it off to throw it away. Because it’s-preferable if your (sing.) body has a part taken-from-it than that your (sing.) body have no lack and you (sing.) be thrown into hell.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “It’s like that too with your hand/arm, even if it’s your right one, that you should cut it off if that’s where you are getting sin from, and throw it away. Because it’s really better to have a subtraction from the body, rather than a whole body which will be thrown into the fire which has no dying down, which is punishment by God.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “If you say that it is the fault of your hand, the right one, that you commit sin, then cut off your hand and throw it far away. It is better that you have lost a hand rather than you go to hell with all your body.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
  • Martu Wangka: “‘If you are thinking about doing bad with your hand, and you are thinking like that with the intention of doing bad, then as a result of that, you should chop off your hand and throw it away. You should do like that, and then you will be with one hand but you will sit well and you will not do bad so that you can avoid the fire if you did do bad.'” (Source: Carl Gross)