Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 6:7:
- Uma: “‘When praying, don’t continually repeat-repeat without thinking, like people who do not know God. They think/say, if their words are long, their prayers will be fulfilled.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “‘When you (pl.) pray, do not say lots (of words) like the people who do not know God, because they think that God hears them when they say many words/say much.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “When you pray, don’t use many words which have no value, because this is what the people do who don’t worship the true God. What is in their breath is: God will hear their praying if it is very long.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘In your praying, don’t make-it-very-long without thinking about the meaning of what you are saying like the people who don’t know God. That’s what they are doing, because they think that their prayers will be heard because of their many words.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well, also in this praying of yours (pl.), don’t just keep repeating and repeating as is done by those who aren’t God’s people. Because they assume-mistakenly that by this repetition of theirs they will be listened to in that prayer of theirs.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “When you pray to God don’t keep going on and on with the words you speak to him. Because this is what the people who do not know God do, they think that because they go on talking away for a long time, thus God will listen to what they tell him.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 6:8:
- Uma: “Don’t learn/imitate their deeds! Our (incl.) Father who is in heaven knows ahead of time what we (incl.) need before we (incl.) ask.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Do not be like them, for your Father God knows beforehand as to what is your need.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Don’t imitate them, because our Father knows beforehand that each one of us needs before we ask for it.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Don’t follow-their -example, because our Father, he already knows what you need when you haven’t yet requested him (for-it).” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Really don’t you copy these doings of theirs, because your Father who is in heaven already knows your needs, even though you haven’t yet asked for them from him.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “But don’t do like they do. Because God your Father already knows all that you need before you ask him for what you want.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 6:9:
- Uma: “So, pray like this: Our (excl.) Father who is in heaven, Our request is that all people honor your (sing.) holy name,” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When you pray, it should be like this: ‘O, Father, you are our Father in heaven, may your name be honored by all mankind.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Do like this when you pray: ‘Our Father in heaven, may it be that your name is respected by mankind.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Like this therefore is how you are to pray: ‘Our (excl.) father who is in heaven, may your (sing.) holy name be honored.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Like this is good for you to pray. ‘Our(excl.) Father who is in heaven, your name is to be praised and acknowledged as very-far-from-ordinary.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Therefore when you pray to God, say to him: Our Father in heaven, cause that you will be respected.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- Chichewa (interconfessional translation, 1999): “Our Father of up above [in heaven], may your name be revered.” (Source: Wendland 1998, p. 159)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 6:10:
- Uma: “that You (sing.) become King on earth, that all people on earth do your (sing.) will, the same as the contents of heaven.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “May it be not long until you rule over all mankind. May your wishes be obeyed/followed here in the world like there in heaven.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “May you rule over mankind. May what you want be carried out here on earth like it is always carried out there in heaven.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “May your (sing.) ruling arrive here on this earth so that what you (sing.) want will be fulfilled on this earth like in heaven.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “We ask that it will soon come that you are reigning over all people, and your will is being obeyed here under the heavens like the obeying there in heaven.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Come and rule here. May your will be done here on earth as it is done in heaven.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- Chichewa (interconfessional translation, 1999): “May your kingdom come. May your will be done, as up above so also similarly down here below.” (Source: Wendland 1998, p. 157)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 6:11:
- Uma: “Give us the food that we need today.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Give us our food this day.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Give us the food that we need today.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Give to us (excl.) now/today the food that we (excl.) need.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “We also request that every day you will give us what- we -can-eat.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Give us food each day.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- Chichewa (interconfessional translation, 1999): “Give us today our daily food.” (Source: Wendland 1998, p. 157)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 6:12:
- Uma: “Forgive our wrongs, like we also forgive the wrongs of our companions,” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Forgive our sins as we also forgive those who sin against us.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Forgive us our sins like our forgiving the one who sins against us.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Forgive our (excl.) sins, because we (excl.) also have forgiven those who sinned against us (excl.).” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Forgive, too, our sins, the same as we do as we forgive those who sin against us.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “And forgive our sins, like we also forgive those who do bad to us.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- Chichewa (interconfessional translation, 1999): “Forgive us our sins, even as we ourselves forgive those who wrong us.” (Source: Wendland 1998, p. 157)
- Martu Wangka: “When another person does wrong to me, I should not in return do wrong to them — I should go and talk about being reconciled together. When I talk like that, to that person, then following that, I am asking you, you throw out my badness.” (Source: Carl Gross)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 6:13:
- Uma: “Don’t allow/let us be tempted, free us from the power of evil [[Because You (sing.) are the King who has power and the one whose life is big until forever. Amin.]]” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Cause us to be far from temptation/tempters and shield us from the leader of demons.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Keep us far away from strong temptation, and keep us away from Satan.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Help-(us) also so that we (excl.) will not be successfully-tempted but rather we (excl.) will escape from evil.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “And we request from you that you indeed won’t permit us to be tested too much, but on the contrary that you will free/save us always from Satanas. Because you are the one who has kingship and unequalled supernatural-power, and praiseworthiness/glory without end for ever. This is the truth!'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Help us so that we do not do evil. Save us from evil. Because you alone rule, you alone have power, you surpass forever. Amen.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- Chichewa (interconfessional translation, 1999): “And do not allow us to fall into things that tempt us, but save us from the Evil One.” (Source: Wendland 1998, p. 157)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 6:14:
- Uma: “‘If we (incl.) forgive others who do wrong to us (incl.), our (incl.) Father in heaven will also forgive our (incl.) wrongs.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “‘For when you forgive the sin of your companion, your Father in heaven will also forgive you.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Because you people, if your forgive those who sin against you, our Father which is in heaven will forgive you also.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘It is necessary that you forgive those who have-sinned against you, because if you forgive them, our Father in heaven will also forgive you.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Because if you (pl.) are forgiving the ones who have sinned against you, you also will be forgiven by your Father who is in heaven.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “When you are ever ready to forgive people who do bad to you, then your Father in heaven also will forgive your sins.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
