Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 8:25:

• Uma: “His disciples went to wake him up, they said to him: ‘Lord! Help! We (incl.) are dying!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “The disciples went and woke Isa up, they said, ‘Save us (incl.), Sir, we (incl.) are dying.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “His companions went to him because they will wake him up. ‘Help us, chief’ they said, ‘This boat is being swamped, and we are about to perish.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “Therefore they woke him saying, ‘Lord, save-us (excl.)! Here we (incl.) are drowning!'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “Well since Jesus was asleep, he was awakened by his disciples. They said, ‘Lord, help us! We’re going to sink!'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “The learners then woke him from his sleep and said: ‘Listen Lord, save us. The boat is about to sink in the water and we will die.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 8:26:

• Uma: “Yesus said to them: ‘Why are you afraid! Your faith is really lacking.’ Yesus got up and said: ‘Stop, wind! Be still, waves!’ At once all was quiet.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “He said to them, ‘Why are you afraid? Your trust in me is little.’ So-then Isa got up and ordered the wind and the waves to stop. Immediately the lake was very calm.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus said, ‘Why are you afraid? Why is it that you don’t trust me?’ And Jesus got up, and he said to the wind and the waves that they should stop. And then it became very calm.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “Then Jesus said, ‘Why are you afraid? Why is your trust only a little?’ Then he got up and commanded the wind and waves, and they completely became-quiet.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “When Jesus opened his eyes, he said to them, ‘What are you afraid of like that, since I am indeed with you? Your belief and trust in me really is small.’ He got up and spoke-sternly to the wind to die down, and to the lake to calm down now. What else but it became absolutely calm.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “Jesus said to his learners: ‘How come you are afraid? Don’t you believe that I can care for you?’ he said. He got up then to rebuke the wind. And he rebuked the waves. No sooner did he rebuke them, then they calmed.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 8:27:

• Uma: “When they saw that, they were amazed at it, they said: ‘Who really is this person? That the wind and the lake are quiet [emphatic] following his command!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “They wondered very much. ‘What (kind of) person is this?’ they said, ‘even the wind and the waves follow his command.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “All of his companions were amazed. ‘What kind of a person is this?’ they said, ‘because even the wind and the waves, they obey him.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “They were all extremely surprised and they said, ‘What kind-of-person is this? Unexpectedly even the wind and waves, they obey what he says!'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “Those companions of his were amazed. They were saying, ‘What is this person? For even the wind and lake obey him.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “The learners then were amazed at what happened. They said to each other: ‘Who can this man be? Even the wind and the water obey when he calls to them,’ they said.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 8:28:

• Uma: “Yesus with his disciples arrived on the other side of the lake in the land of the Gadara people. When they arrived there, two people appeared from the graves, they came to meet Yesus. Those two were possessed [entered-into] by demons, they were very wild, with the result that no-one dared to pass by there.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “When Isa and company arrived on the other side of the lake, there in the place of the people of Gadara, two demon possessed people came to meet him. They came out of the burial caves. They were very bad, therefore nobody was bold enough to pass that way.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And they arrived on the other side of the lake at the land under the jurisdiction of the town of Gadara. And Jesus was met by two men who had come from the burial caves. These two were demon possessed, and they were dangerous. That’s why people were afraid to pass that way.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “Plural Jesus continued to cross the lake until they arrived in the region of Gadara. When Jesus got-out-of the boat, two men met (him) who were possessed by evil-spirits, coming from the location of the cemetery caves. They were extremely cruel and easily-angered/vicious so no one dared to walk there.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “They came to shore at the other side of the lake, the Gadareno being the people there. After they’d come to shore, they were met by two men coming from the cemetary. As for these two, they were possessed by evil spirits and really frightening. That’s why no-one could go there any more.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “They arrived at the other side of the lake, at the land called Gadarene. There Jesus was met by two men who walked with evil spirits. But these men were very terrible, they came from the cemetery. It was a fearful thing for anyone to have to pass along that road.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 8:29:

• Uma: “They called, they said: ‘Ee Child of God! What in the world are you (sing.) coming here for? Don’t torment us! The time has not yet come.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “Immediately they shouted, they said, ‘O Son of God, you have nothing to do with us. Have you come to punish us and-what’s-more our appointed-end has not yet come?'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “They burst out at Jesus saying, ‘You, the Son of God, are you going to punish us before the appointed time arrives?'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “They suddenly-shouted saying, ‘You (sing.) who are the Child of God, why are you (sing.) disturbing-us (excl.)? Have you (sing.) come here to punish us (excl.) and here it isn’t-yet the correct time?'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “They shouted at once, saying, ‘What is your business/interference with us, you who are the Son of God? Why have you come here, to cause us suffering when the time hasn’t yet arrived which has been determined for judging?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “When they saw Jesus they began to shout and say: ‘Listen Jesus, you Son of God, why are you bothering us here? For the day has not yet come for you to send us to the punishment,’ they said to him.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 8:30:

• Uma: “Not far from there, many pigs were feeding/rooting.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “Not far from there, there was a large-herd of pigs feeding.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Now nearby there were some pigs grazing.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “There were many pigs who were all-rooting nearby,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “Not far from there, there was a herd of pigs being caused to graze by herdsmen.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “Some distance away there was a group of pigs, they were herded there to eat.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 8:31:

• Uma: “The demons that were possessing [lit., riding] those people asked Yesus, they said: ‘If you (sing.) must cause-us-to-go-away from here, order us to enter those pigs over there.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “The demons begged Isa, they said, ‘If you command us to leave, cause us to go into the bodies of those pigs.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The demons begged Jesus, they said, ‘If you drive us out, permit us to go into those pigs.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “so the evil-spirits pleaded with Jesus saying, ‘If you (sing.) cause-us (excl.) -to-leave, please send us (excl.) to those pigs so that we (excl.) will possess them.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “The evil spirits begged-for-mercy from Jesus. They said, ‘If you are going to drive us out of these people, allow us to transfer to those pigs.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “The evil spirits said to Jesus: ‘If you want that we leave these men here, then give us permission that we enter to the hearts of the pigs over there.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 8:32:

• Uma: “Yesus said: ‘Get out!’ Those demons really went out, they immediately entered in the pigs. From there, the pigs ran and went plunging from the edge/banks of the lake going into the water, they drowned [lit., died bloated].” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “Isa said, ‘Go now.’ So-then the demons came out of the people and entered into the bodies of the pigs. Immediately the herd of pigs ran down the hill to the cliff and into the lake and they all drowned.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “‘It can be,’ said Jesus, ‘go into them,’ and they went out and they went into the pigs. Now all the pigs, they ran to a cliff, and they jumped into the lake and they were all drowned.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “‘OK, go,’ said Jesus. So they abandoned the men and went to possess the pigs. Then the pigs all-ran going-downhill and then they fell into the lake and they drowned.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “Jesus replied, ‘Go ahead!’ The evil spirits left those two people and moved to that herd of pigs. Well, what else but those pigs ran straight to the cliff-like bank of the lake. They fell down from there and were all drowned.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “Jesus gave permission to the evil spirits, saying: ‘Go on over there to where the pigs are then.’ Therefore the evil spirits left the men they had walked with, they went into the hearts of the pigs. Then the pigs started to run, they went rushing into the lake. All were drowned in the water.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)