Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Mark 15:1)

Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 15:1:

  • Uma: “Very early in the morning, all the religion judges [sitters] with the leading priests and the religion teachers and other Yahudi elders, they made-plans. They bound Yesus, the took him [and] brought him before ]lit., brought up] Gubernur Pilatus.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “When it was morning, the leaders of the priests and the elders and the teachers of the religious law gathered. They were the council members that judged. They planned/conferred as to what/how-they-should-do to Isa. So-then when they had finished planning, they bound (lit. roped) Isa and took him to hand him over to Pilatus.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “When morning came, the chief priests and the teachers of the law, and elders of the Jews, and all of the judges, they agreed as to what they would do with Jesus. They tied him up and took him to the Roman governor Pilate.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “In the early-morning (lit. its getting-light), the leaders of the priests, elders, teachers of the law and all who had authority to judge-cases met-together, and they agreed-together as to what they would do to Jesus. After-that they bound him and they went and handed-(him)-over to Gobernador (Governor) Pilato.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “At dawn, the chiefs of the priests, the important tribal leaders, the explainers of law and others too who were members of the Sanedrin had already reached an agreement. They caused Jesus to be bound and then taken to the governor who was Pilato.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Mark 15:2)

Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 15:2:

  • Uma: “Pilatus asked him: ‘Are you (sing.) indeed the king of the Yahudi people?’ Yesus said: ‘Yes indeed [lit., Thus indeed], like you (sing.) have said.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Pilatus asked him, he said, ‘Are you the King of the Yahudi?’ Isa answered, he said, ‘It is as you say/That is what you say.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Pilate asked Jesus, he said, ‘Are you the king of the Jews?’ And Jesus answered, ‘Yes, it is as you say.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Pilato asked him, ‘Are you (sing.) (surprised realization particle) the king of the Jews?’ ‘If that’s what you (sing.) say, that’s so,’ answered Jesus.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “On arriving, he was then interrogated by Pilato. ‘Are you the one who is King of the Judio?’ Jesus replied, ‘Yes, what you said there is true.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Mark 15:3)

Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 15:3:

  • Uma: “There were all kinds of charges that the leading priests announced to Pilatus.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Na, the leaders of the priests accused him of much.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The chief priests accused Jesus of many things,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “The leaders of the priests, many-things were what-they -accused-Jesus -of.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Very many things were then being brought out by the chiefs of the priests which they held against Jesus.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Mark 15:4)

Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 15:4:

  • Uma: “That’s why he asked him again: ‘Don’t you (sing.) want to answer? All kinds of things have been announced about your (sing.) behavior.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “He was asked again by Pilatus, he said, ‘Don’t you have anything to answer? Look at their many accusations of you.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “and because of this, Pilate asked Jesus again, he said, ‘Haven’t you anything to answer to their many accusations against you?'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “That being so, Pilato said, ‘You (sing.) have heard the many-things they are-accusing-you (sing.) -of. Do you (sing.) have no answer?'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Therefore he was again questioned by Pilato, ‘Don’t you have any answer for them? Can’t you hear the many things they have against you?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Mark 15:5)

Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 15:5:

  • Uma: “But Yesus still did not reply, with the result that Pilatus was indeed amazed.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “But Isa did no longer answer, therefore Pilatus was very amazed/was wondering very much.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “But Jesus answered nothing, and because of this Pilate was greatly amazed.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “But Jesus did not answer again (lit. repeat to answer), so Pilato was extremely surprised.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “But Jesus didn’t reply, that’s why Pilato was amazed.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Mark 15:6)

Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 15:6:

  • Uma: “Every Paskah festival [lit., Paskah big day], Pilatus usually released a person who was imprisoned, whomever the crowds requested.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Na every year, at the time of the Celebration For-Remembering, it was the custom of Pilatus, to release one prisoner, whoever the people requested to be released.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Each year at the Feast of Passing By it was Pilate’s custom to release a prisoner that the people begged for.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “The custom of Pilato at each fiesta called Passed-By, he would release one prisoner that the many-people chose.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “The governor had made it a custom that at each Fiesta of Passed-by there would be one person he would release from imprisonment, whoever the crowd wanted to ask for.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Mark 15:7)

Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 15:7:

  • Uma: “That year, there was a person in prison who had opposed the government, who was named Barabas. Barabas and his companions, they had murdered people in their opposing the government.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “At that time, there was a certain man imprisoned. His name was Barabbas. He was there together with his companions who had opposed/been-against the government and he had killed people at that time.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And there was there a prisoner named Barabbas, and this Barabbas and his companions had rebelled against the government, and he had killed a person in their rioting.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “At that time, there were many prisoners who had killed people when they fought-against the government. Barabbas was the name of one.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “At that time there was a prisoner named Barrabas, along with some other prisoners who oppose the authorities, who had killed a-person/people in the past disturbance.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Mark 15:8)

Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 15:8:

  • Uma: “So, the crowds gathered, they requested to Pilatus that he release a person who was imprisoned like he usually did every year.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Many people went to Pilatus and they requested that he release one prisoner as was his custom to do every year.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when the people came to Pilate to beg him to release a prisoner according to his custom,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “When that was so, the many-people gathered where Pilato was and requested that he release a prisoner because that was his custom.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Some people approached Pilato and asked him to do that which he had made a custom of.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)