Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 8:33:
- Uma: “When the people who tended those pigs saw what happened to their pigs and what happened to those people who were possessed, off they ran into the village announcing what had happened.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then the people who cared for the pigs ran to the town and told the people there about what Isa had done to the demon possessed people.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And there were some people who were taking care of those pigs; they went running to the town. And they told the people what had happened to the demon-possessed men and the pigs.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “As-for the ones-watching-over the pigs, they immediately-ran to their town and reported all these (happenings) to their townmates, including what was done to the men that the evil-spirits possessed.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “The herdsmen of those pigs ran home to the town. On their arriving there, they told everyone that happening, including what had become of those two possessed by evil spirits.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Those who had taken care of the pigs were frightened when they saw what had happened. In a run they went to the town in order to tell what had happened. They told what had happened with the pigs and told what had happened with the men who had walked with the evil spirits.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 8:34:
- Uma: “That is why the people of the village thronged coming, wanting to meet Yesus. When they saw Yesus, they asked him so that he would go away/out from their village.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then the people from that town went to Isa. They begged Isa to leave from their place/country.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then the townspeople found out, they went to Jesus. And when they arrived, they begged that he would go away from their town.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Therefore all the inhabitants, they went to where-Jesus -was to converse-with him. When they arrived, they pleaded with him to go-away from the region of their town.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When the people of the town knew, they all went out to go to Jesus. On reaching Jesus, they asked him emphatically not to stay there in their place.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Then the people who lived in the town all went to where Jesus was. Upon arriving there, they told him to go.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 9:1:
- Uma: “From there, Yesus again rode a boat with his companions they went across returning going to their staying-place in the village of Kapernaum.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Isa got into the boat and they crossed over to the other side going back to his town.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Then Jesus and company got into the boat again, and they went back to the other side. And Jesus went back to his town.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then plural Jesus climbed-up into the boat and they crossed-over (body of water) to return to his town/country.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Jesus and company sailed again to return to the other side, to the town of Capernaum where he was staying.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Jesus entered into the boat to go and went to the other side of the lake to where his town was.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 9:2:
- Uma: “Arriving there, there were people who carried [on a stretcher–implied in verb] a lame person coming to Yesus. When he saw the bigness of their faith, he said to that lame person: ‘My child, make-strong your (sing.) heart! Your (sing.) sins are forgiven.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “People came to him carrying a paralyzed man. He was lying on his place-for-lying. When Isa saw that they really trusted him, he said to the paralyzed man, ‘Cheer up (lit. make your liver good), friend, your sins are forgiven.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Some people arrived bringing to Jesus a person who half of his body was dead who was lying on a hammock carried by four. When Jesus understood that their confidence in him was great, he said to this person who half of his body was dead, he said, ‘Friend, may your breath be good, because your sins are forgiven.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When that was so, there were those-who-brought to him a cripple who was lying-on-his-back on a stretcher. Upon Jesus’ seeing their trust in him, he said to that cripple, ‘Strengthen your (sing.) mind, companion. Your (sing.) sins are forgiven.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When he was there again, some came who were bringing a person who was paralized (lit. had part of his body dead). When Jesus observed that the belief of those people was big, he said to the one with the illness, ‘Son, be encouraged (lit. strengthen your mind), for your sins have been forgiven.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “When he arrived at the town, there was brought to him a person lying on a mat who had paralyzed legs. Upon seeing what the people did in bringing the sick person, Jesus knew that these people believed that he was able to heal the sick person. He said to the sick person then: ‘Listen son, do not be sad at heart, now I have forgiven your sins,’ he said to him.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 9:3:
- Uma: “Several religion teachers heard the words of Yesus. They spoke silently in their hearts, they said: ‘This man is so evil! He says/thinks his life is the same as God’s life! ‘” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “There were some teachers of the religious law there. They said in their livers, ‘This man speaks as if he is God.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And there were there some teachers of the law, and when they heard this, they were thinking that Jesus transgression against God was very great.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Whereupon the teachers of the law who were there said in their minds/thoughts, ‘This person is making-himself -equal to God.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “There were a few people there who were explainers of law. When they heard that which Jesus said, (they said) in their minds, ‘Expl, this person, he’s making-himself-out-to-be-God now! God indeed is the one who has that authority!'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Upon hearing the word Jesus spoke, the teachers of the law were angry. They said in their thoughts: ‘This man here is making fun of God with the word he said.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 9:4:
- Uma: “But Yesus knew what was in their hearts. That is why he said to them: ‘Why are your hearts so small [offended]?” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But Isa knew what they were thinking and he said to them, ‘Why do you think evil?” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Now Jesus understood what was in their thinking, and he said to them, ‘Why is it you are thinking bad like that?” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But Jesus however knew that that was in their minds and he said, ‘Why are you thinking-about what-is-bad?” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But Jesus knew what was in their minds. Therefore he spoke saying, ‘Why is like that in your minds, which is really not good?” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “But Jesus knew the thoughts of these angry men and he said: ‘Concerning this word you are thinking now, it is not correct.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 9:5:
- Uma: “I the Child of Mankind, I do have authority on earth to forgive sins. But if I say: ‘Your (sing.) sins are forgiven,’ you do not know if his sins are really forgiven or not. But if I say: ‘Get up and walk,’ you will see whether it happens or not. So, I will show you that I have authority to forgive sins.’ From there, he turned to that lame person, he said to him: ‘Get up, pick-up your (sing.) stretcher, and return/go-home.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Which is the easiest, to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or ‘Get up and walk.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Which one can be done by a mere person, forgiving his sins or curing him?” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “It is admittedly easier to say, ‘Your (sing.) sins are forgiven’ than ‘Get-up (sing.) to walk.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Which one is easier to say? Is it ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Stand up and walk’? Isn’t it so that they’re the same in that only the supernatural-power of God can do them?” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “I have said to this man here: ‘Now I have forgiven your sins.’ Yet it does not now appear very well whether they are now forgiven or now. But if I say, ‘Get up, pick up your mat, and go’ I say, well then if he goes, then you will know very well that I have power.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 9:6:
- Uma: “I the Child of Mankind, I do have authority on earth to forgive sins. But if I say: ‘Your (sing.) sins are forgiven,’ you do not know if his sins are really forgiven or not. But if I say: ‘Get up and walk,’ you will see whether it happens or not. So, I will show you that I have authority to forgive sins.’ From there, he turned to that lame person, he said to him: ‘Get up, pick-up your (sing.) stretcher, and return/go-home.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “I heal this man so that you know that I, the Son of Man, have authority here in the world to forgive sins.’ So-then Isa said to the paralyzed man, ‘Get up, take your place-for-lying and go home.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “By means of my curing this person today, I will show you that I, the Older Sibling of Mankind, I have authority here on earth to forgive sins.’ And he said to the person who half of his body was dead, he said, ‘As for you, Friend, pick up that hammock of yours and go home.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But if that is so, I will then say what is difficult in order to thereby confirm to you that I who am Child of a Person have authority on the surface of the earth (idiom = earth) to forgive sins.’ Then he said to that cripple, ‘Get up (sing.), pick-up (sing.) your (sing.) stretcher to go-home.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Therefore I will cure this illness of his so that you will comprehend that I, who am the One From Heaven Born of Man/human, have indeed the authority here under the heavens to forgive sins.’ After he had said that, he said to that person with the paralysis, ‘Stand up, pick up that which you are lying on and go home now.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Know then that the Man who came from heaven has power here on earth to forgive the sins of people.’ Then he said to the man who was ill: ‘Get up, pick up your mat, and go to your home.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)