Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 11:27:
- Uma: “Yesus and his disciples again arrived in Yerusalem. When they were walking around in the yard of the House of God, the leading priests, religion teachers and other Yahudi leaders came.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then they arrived in Awrusalam. While Isa was walking in the big prayer-house, the leaders of the priests and the teachers of the religious law and the elders went up to him.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And they arrive again in Jerusalem and Jesus walked around inside the House of God. The chief priests, the teachers of the law, and the elders of the Jewish people came to him.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “They arrived again in Jerusalem. As Jesus was walking outside the Temple, the leaders of the priests, the teachers of the law and the elders (lit. fathers) went to him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Jesus and company again returned to Jerusalem. When Jesus was walking there in the like-a-yard of the Templo, the chiefs of the priests approached him together with the explainers of law and the important tribal leaders.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 11:28:
- Uma: “They asked Yesus, they said: ‘Tell us (excl.) from where is your authority [lit., seat] to do all this in the House of God. Who gave you authority like that!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “They said to him, ‘What was your authority to do what you did the other day? Who gave you the authority?'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “They asked Jesus, ‘All these things that you do here in the church, do you have a right to do them and who gave you the right to do them?'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “They asked him saying, ‘What is your (sing.) authority to be doing these-things? Who gave you (sing.) this authority of yours (sing.)?'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “They questioned him, saying, ‘What is your authority for doing these things? Who gave you this authority?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 11:29:
- Uma: “Yesus said: ‘I also, I have a question for you. Answer mine first, and then I’ll tell you where my authority comes from to do all this.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Isa answered them, he said, ‘I also have something to ask you. Answer me and then I will also tell you as to what my authority was to do those deeds.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus answered, ‘I also have a question to ask you and if you answer me I will answer you also about my right to do all these things.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Jesus said in-return, ‘I also have something-to-inquire of you first. If you answer it, then I will also tell my authority to be doing these-things.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Jesus replied, saying, ‘I will also question you. If you can answer me, then I will tell you what is my authority for doing these things.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 11:30:
- Uma: “From where was the authority of Yohanes the Baptizer to baptize people? From God, or from mankind?'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When Yahiya baptized/bathed the people, where was his authority from? From God or only from humans/mankind? Answer me.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Who gave John the Baptist the right to baptize? Was it God or was it just a person? Answer me.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “This is my question. Who gave to Juan his authority to baptize many-people? God or a person/people?'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “From whom did Juan’s authority come to baptize? Was it from God or from people? Well, you answer.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 11:31:
- Uma: “The Yahudi leaders talked among themselves, they said: ‘How should we answer him? If we say his power was from God, he will say to us: ‘If that’s the case, why didn’t you believe him?'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then they planned/discussed, they said, ‘If for example we say that Yahiya’s authority to bathe the people was from God, he will say, ‘Na, why did you not believe Yahiya?'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Then they asked each other saying, ‘If we say that it was God, then he will ask us why we didn’t believe John.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then they asked-each-other saying, ‘What shall we answer? If we say that God is the one who gave his authority, Jesus will probably say, ‘If that is so, then why didn’t you believe/obey him?'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When they heard that, they talked among themselves, ‘If we (incl.) say, ‘From God,’ he will then say to us, ‘Well why don’t you believe/obey him?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 11:32:
- Uma: “Yet it would be difficult if we said that his power was just from mankind.’ The Yahudi leaders were afraid to disparage Yohanes the Baptizer, for they feared the crowd, for all the crowds thought Yohanes was indeed a prophet.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But if we say, ‘From mankind,’ na that is also frightening.’ They were afraid of the people because all the people believed that Yahiya was truly a prophet of God.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And if we say it was only a person, the people will be angry at us.’ (They were afraid of the people because the people believed that John the Baptist was a prophet of God.)” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But if we say that only a person gave it to him, how-dangerous!’ That’s what they said, because they were afraid of the many-people, because they all believed that Juan was a true prophet.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But then if we say, ‘From people,’ what might be done to us by the all-the-people?’ They were afraid of the people because Juan was recognized by all as being a prophet.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 11:33:
- Uma: “So, they answered him: ‘We(excl.) don’t know.’ That’s why Yesus said to them: ‘In that case, neither will I tell you where my authority to do these things is from.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Therefore they answered, they said, ‘Inday, we (excl.) do not know as to where Yahiya’s authority was from.’ So-then Isa said to them, ‘Na, I also will not tell you as to where my authority is from to do those things.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Therefore they answered Jesus, ‘We don’t know.’ And Jesus said to them, ‘I also will not tell you about my right to do all these things.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then they said to Jesus, ‘We (excl.) don’t know.’ Jesus said in-return, ‘If that is so, neither will I tell you who gave me my authority to be doing these things.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Therefore what they replied was, ‘We don’t know.”Well if it’s like that,’ said Jesus, ‘I also won’t tell you my authority to do these things I am doing.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 12:1:
- Uma: “After that Yesus spoke to those Yahudi leaders with a parable, he said: ‘There was a person who planted his field with anggur. He put a fence around it, he dug the ground to make an anggur press, and he erected [lit., planted] a tower-hut to guard it from. After that he gave his field to be worked to several people, and he went to a far-off village.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then Isa preached to/taught them in a parable. ‘There was,’ he said, ‘a person/man who made a garden with grape vines and he fenced it. He made a hole under the place-for-squeezing the grapes to catch the grape water. He also made a tall shed to watch the garden. So-then he gave his garden into the care of people for sharing the proceeds from what was planted. Then he left going to a far place/country.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Again Jesus taught in parables. He said, ‘There was a man who had some land that he planted with grapevines. He fenced it, and he made a big hole in a big stone to make a place to squeeze out the juice from the grape fruit. And he put a shelter for the person who guarded the field to live in. And he let someone take care of the grape orchard, and he went to a far town.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then Jesus said parabling, ‘There was a person who planted many grapes. He stone-walled the borders, and hollowed-out a stone to catch/collect the juice of its fruit that was extracted when they stepped-on it. He also built a tall platform for harvest-guards to stay-in. Then he caused-it-(the vineyard)-to-be-taken-care-of by other farmers, and then he went to a far country.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Jesus continued his words, but using illustrations. He said, ‘There was a person who planted ubas plants in his field. He enclosed it with a fence. And then he dug where he would make a press for those ubas, and he even built a high look-out (used for guarding from vermin, etc.). When he had finished all of it, he left several people who were farmers in charge of that ubas plantation of his, for he went to another place.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
