Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Mark 12:2)

Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 12:2:

  • Uma: “The time came to pick the anggur fruit, he sent a slave to go request his portion from those who were taking care of the field.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “When the time came for the grapes to bear fruit, the owner of the garden sent one of his servants to the caretakers, to ask for/request his share of the grape fruit.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when harvest time came, he sent one of his servants to get his share of the harvest.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “When the picking-season for grapes arrived, the farm owner sent one of his slaves to go get his share.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “When the time came for ubas-fruit to fall, he sent a slave to get his share from those farmers he’d left in charge.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Mark 12:3)

Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 12:3:

  • Uma: “But the ones taking care of the field caught his slave, they beat him and sent him away empty-handed [lit., dry].” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “But the caretakers seized/arrested him and beat him. They sent him home without anything.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “But when his servant arrived, those whom he had put in charge grabbed him and beat him and sent him home with nothing.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “But when he arrived, the caretakers whipped him and sent-him-home completely empty-handed (lit. shaved).” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “But when those ones left in charge saw him, they ganged up to ill-treat that slave who had been sent, and sent him back without anything.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Mark 12:4)

Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 12:4:

  • Uma: “After that, the field owner sent another slave. When he arrived there, they beat him too, his head was wounded, they yelled at him severely and sent him away.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Then the owner of the garden sent again another one of his servants to them. They clubbed him on the head and shamed him.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Then the owner of the field sent another servant, but they wounded that servant in the head and treated him shamefully.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “So the farm owner again sent a slave. But they clubbed his head and shamed him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “When that owner observed/discovered, he sent another of his slaves, but they clubbed- his -head and really insulted him.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Mark 12:5)

Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 12:5:

  • Uma: “From there, he sent another slave. When he arrived there, they just/actually killed him. That was how they treated every slave he sent: some they wounded, some they killed.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “So-then he sent again another one of his servants but they killed him. After that, he still sent many others of his servants. Some they beat/inflicted-pain-on and some were killed.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And the owner sent still another servant, and they killed this servant. Then were many others also following whom he sent. They beat some of them, and they killed some of them.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “So three-times he sent slaves, but this third one, they killed. There were also those-who-took-their-places whom he sent, but they whipped some and they killed some.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “He just sent another of his slaves, but they killed that one. They kept doing like that to still others who were sent. Some they ganged up on to ill-treat and some they killed.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Mark 12:6)

Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 12:6:

  • Uma: “‘There was no-one left for the field owner to send, only his one and very own son whom he loves was left. In the end he sent his son to the ones who were taking care of his field, he said: ‘They will certainly submit to him.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Na, one was left over for the owner of the garden to send. This was his son (lit. male child) whom he really loved. In the end he told him to go to them. He said in his liver, ‘Surely they will respect my son.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Finally the only one left was his beloved son. He sent him to them for he was thinking, he said, ‘It just isn’t possible that they will not honor my son.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “When that was so, the ones-he-was-sending were used-up and only his much-loved child was-left. So then he sent his child, because he said in his mind/thoughts, ‘They will respect (lit. have-shame-to) him.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Well, there was only one left whom it was possible to send to them, (that was) his very-held-dear son. That was the last one whom he sent. In his mind (he thought), ‘It’s certain that they will welcome/treat-well this son of mine.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Mark 12:7)

Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 12:7:

  • Uma: “‘But in fact, the ones who were taking care of the field, they took-counsel, they said: ‘There comes his child, he’s the one who will become the owner of this field. Let’s kill him, so that we will own this field.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “But when the caretakers of the garden saw that son of his, they planned/conferred. They said, ‘He is hep the heir. Come, let us (incl.) kill (him) so that this garden will be ours (incl.).'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “However when the son of the owner arrived, those who were in charge said, ‘At last, this is his son. Come on, let’s kill him so that we might inherit this grape orchard!'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “‘But on the arrival of his child, the joint-farmers said, ‘This is the heir (lit. inheritance owner) of this farm. Let’s kill him to take-over his inheritance!'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Whereas those ones left in charge were saying, ‘Expletive, there’s that heir! Come on now. Let’s kill him, so that this ubas plantation which he will inherit will be ours.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Mark 12:8)

Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 12:8:

  • Uma: “So they caught the child, killed him and cast him out of the field.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “So-then he was seized by them and then killed and thrown-out by them to the outside of the fence of the garden.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Then they grabbed him and killed him and threw him outside of the orchard.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Then they caught-him and killed-him, after that they threw his body outside the grape-area.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Without anything further, they set on him to kill him. They dragged him outside that ubas plantation. Well, they truly did kill him.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Mark 12:9)

Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 12:9:

  • Uma: “From there, Yesus said to the Yahudi leaders: ‘So, what will the field owner do? He will certainly come and kill those who were taking care of his field, and his field he will give to other people.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Na,’ said Isa, ‘what will the owner of that garden do to the caretakers of his garden? He will go and kill them and he will give his garden to others to care for.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Then Jesus said again, ‘Since that happened, what will the owner of the grape orchard do? He will come to those people and kill them, and he will give that orchard to others.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Then Jesus said, ‘What perhaps will the farm owner do to those joint-farmers?” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Well now, what will be done by that owner of the ubas plants? He now will be the one to go there, for he will wipe out those ones left in charge. And then he will cause that ubas plantation of his to be tended by other farmers.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)