Following are a number of back-translations of John 1:20:
Yatzachi Zapotec: “He said to them clearly, ‘I am not the Christ, the person whom God is to send to help the nation of us Israelites.'”
Ojitlán Chinantec: “He said, ‘I am not the Christ, the chosen of God for a particular task.’ John showed the truth. He did not speak lies.”
Huehuetla Tepehua: “Well he admitted the truth. He immediately made it plain to them that he wasn’t Christ whom it was said God would send.”
Mezquital Otomi: “. . . I am not the Christ, whom God chose.”
Alekano: “Then not denying it, revealing it, he told them this: ‘I am not the Christ.'”
Chol: “John did not keep it a secret . . . ” (Source for this and above: M. Larson / B. Moore in Notes on Translation February 1970, p. 1-125.)
Uma: “Yohanes answered them plainly, he said to them: ‘I am not the Redeemer King.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “Yahiya did not hide (anything) instead really confessed/spoke the truth, he said, ‘I am not the Almasi.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And this is what John said because he did not hide it. He said, ‘As for me, I am not the one chosen by God to rule.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “Juan didn’t deny the truth of it but rather he admitted saying, ‘I am not the Messiah.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “He really didn’t make-claims for himself but on the contrary he told the truth, saying, ‘It’s not I who am the Cristo who is that promised Savior King.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Tenango Otomi: “John straightly spoke. He said, ‘I am not the Christ whom God appointed to rule.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 1:21:
Yatzachi Zapotec: “They said to him, ‘Who are you then? Are you Elijah, the person who spoke God’s word long ago?’ And he said to them, ‘I am not he.’ Then they said to him again, ‘Are you the person who is to come to speak the Word of God to us?’ And he answered and said to them, ‘Not I.’ “
Ojitlán Chinantec: ” What then? Are you Elijah: Who are you? Are you the prophet of God called Elijah? I am not: I am not Elijah.”
Aguaruna: No, I am not Elijah. Are you the prophet: But what are you? Are you the teller of God’s word who will come, that one?”
Isthmus Mixe: “Are you God’s messenger, the one Moses talked about?” (Source for this and above: M. Larson / B. Moore in Notes on Translation February 1970, p. 1-125.)
Uma: “They asked further: ‘If thus, who are you (sing.)? Are you (sing.) the prophet Elia?’ Yohanes said: ‘No also.’ They asked further: ‘Are you (sing.) perhaps the big prophet who was promised long ago, who they said would come to the world?’ Yohanes said: ‘No also.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “‘Na, who are you?’ they said. ‘Are you Eliyas?’ Yahiya said, ‘No.’ The priests said, ‘Are you the prophet that our (incl.) tribe Isra’il is waiting for/expecting?’ Yahiya answered, he said, ‘No.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And they said, ‘Are you the long ago inspired one, Elijah?’ (inspired one-prophet) And John said, ‘I am not also.’ And they said, ‘Perhaps you are that prophesied prophet of God?’ And John said, ‘I am not also.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “‘Who are you (sing.) then? Are you (sing.) Elias? they said. ‘No,’ he said. ‘Are you (sing.) perhaps the prophet who is coming?’ they inquired again. ‘No,’ he said.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “‘Well if it’s like that,’ they said, ‘then who are you? Are you not the Prophet Elias?’ ‘Expletive, no,’ said Juan. ‘Well what, are you not the one who is meant by that Prophet?’ ‘Expletive, no. I won’t make-false-claims for myself.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Tenango Otomi: “Again they asked him, ‘But who are you then? Are you the prophet Elijah?’ John said, ‘I am not.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 1:22:
Uma: “From there, they said again: ‘If thus, tell us (excl.) who you (sing.) really are, so that there is an answer we (excl.) take to those who sent us (excl.). What is your (sing.) answer who you (sing.) really are?'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “So-then they said to him, ‘Tell us (excl.) as to who you really are. You have to tell us (excl.) so that we can inform the ones who commanded us (excl.) to come here. What do you say about yourself?'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And they said again then, ‘Tell us who you are because we need to have an answer for those who sent us. What can you say about this?'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “‘And who are you (sing.) then? Please tell because we (excl.) must have something-to-answer to those who sent us (excl.). What is your (sing.) spoken-opinion about yourself (sing.)?’ they said.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “‘Don’t hide it like that. You must tell us (excl.) what you really are, so that we will have what we can tell those who sent us.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Tenango Otomi: “Again they asked, ‘Perhaps you are the prophet who must come?’ He said, ‘No.’ Then he was asked, ‘But who are you? Tell us so that we can take the word back to those who sent us. Tell who you are.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 1:23:
Xicotepec De Juárez Totonac: “John answered them, ‘I am as one who cries in the desert and says, ‘Put your thoughts right in order that you might hear the Lord when he comes.’ That is what God’s prophet who is called Isaiah was saying when he said, ‘Straighten the Lord’s road.'”
Yatzachi Zapotec: “Then he said to them, ‘I am the person who speaks loudly in the unpopulated place. I say, ‘Change your hearts in order that you may obey the Lord when he comes.’ It is like Isaiah said, the person who spoke God’s word long ago.'” (Source: M. Larson / B. Moore in Notes on Translation February 1970, p. 1-125.)
Uma: “Yohanes answered them with the words of the prophet Yesaya long ago, he said: ‘I here [am], The person who calls in the wilderness: ‘The Lord is about to arrive. Prepare his road ahead-of-time for him!’ ‘” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “Yahiya answered the same as what Prophet Isaya wrote in the holy-book. Yahiya said, ‘I am a person calling loudly in the lonely place. I say: Make the way straight which God will soon pass by on.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then John answered, and his answer was like that which was written long ago by the prophet Isaiah. John said, ‘I am the prophesied person whose preaching can be heard in the land where no one lives. He said, ‘Straighten out the way the Lord will follow.’ ‘” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “‘I am the fulfillment of what Isaias prophesied that there would be someone shouting in a place with no inhabitants saying, ‘Prepare the path of the Lord so that it will be made-straight.’ ‘ said Juan.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “When Juan answered again, there was something he quoted which had been said by a prophet of long ago, who was Isaias, who said, ‘As for me, a likeness of me is a voice which can be heard in the wilderness place (lit.place where one could starve), and what it is saying is, ‘Improve/make-good the trail where the Lord/Chief will walk.”” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Tenango Otomi: “John said, ‘I am he about whom the prophet Isaiah spoke when he said, ‘There will be a person who will speak loudly in the wilds. He will say, Prepare because the Lord is going to come.’ ‘” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 1:24:
Uma: “Those messengers of the Parisi people also said: ‘If you (sing.) are not the Redeemer King, you (sing.) are not the prophet Elia, you (sing.) are also not the prophet that was promised, why are you (sing.) baptizing people?'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “These priests had been told to go there by very religious Yahudi called Pariseo.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “As for these people who were asking John, they were the sent ones of the Pharisees.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “Whereupon those-aforementioned whom the Fafariseo (Pharisees) had sent said,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “Those ones who were questioning, who were Pariseo, who had been sent by their fellows, (i.e. fellow Pariseo),” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Tenango Otomi: “Those men who went to talk with John were the messengers of the Pharisees.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 1:25:
Uma: “Those messengers of the Parisi people also said: ‘If you (sing.) are not the Redeemer King, you (sing.) are not the prophet Elia, you (sing.) are also not the prophet that was promised, why are you (sing.) baptizing people?'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “So-then they asked Yahiya again they said, ‘Na, why do you bathe people if you are not the Almasi or the Prophet Eliyas or the prophet that our (incl.) tribe Isra’il is waiting for?'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And they asked him again, ‘If you are not the chosen by God to rule and you are not Elijah and you are not the foretold prophet, why do you baptize people?'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “‘If you (sing.) are not the Messiah and you (sing.) are not Elias or (lit. and) the coming prophet, why then are you (sing.) baptizing?'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “they next asked Juan, ‘Well why do you baptize if you are apparently not the Cristo, that Savior King who was promised by God, neither are you Elias and you aren’t the one meant by that Prophet either?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Tenango Otomi: “Again they asked, ‘But why do you baptize if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the prophet we spoke of?'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 1:26:
Uma: “Yohanes said: ‘I baptize people with just water. But there will come a person after me. He is actually in your midst at this time, but you do not know him. Just to become his servant to undo/open the strings of his shoes, I am not fit/worthy.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “Yahiya answered them, he said, ‘I here, I bathe the people with water. But there is one standing here in your midst, but you don’t know who he is.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then John answered, ‘It is true that I am baptizing, but only by means of water, there is your companion, whom you don’t know, who will follow me (in time) who is very much greater than I am.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “Juan answered-them saying, ‘Water only is what I baptize-you -with, but there is someone standing-with you whom you don’t know.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “Juan answered again, saying, ‘As for me, what I baptize with is water, but among you there is someone whom you don’t know.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Tenango Otomi: “John told the people, ‘I am baptizing with water. But here where we are walks here a person whom you do not know about.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 1:27:
Uma: “Yohanes said: ‘I baptize people with just water. But there will come a person after me. He is actually in your midst at this time, but you do not know him. Just to become his servant to undo/open the strings of his shoes, I am not fit/worthy.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “He comes here after me but I am not worthy even to undo the string of his shoes for he is really greater than I.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “As for me, even to take off his shoes, I am not yet a worthy enough servant,’ said John.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “It is he who will follow me, and on-account-of his greatness, I am not worthy to even untie the laces of his shoes.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “He is the one coming next after me. The truth is, even to undo the tie of his footwear, it’s not allowable/acceptable for me to do it because he’s so much more praiseworthy.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Tenango Otomi: “I came before him, but he will come afterwards. But he is greater than I. I don’t compare with him.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
