Language-specific Insights

complete verse (John 5:15)

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

  • Uma: “From there, that person went to meet the Yahudi rulers, he told them that it was Yesus who healed him.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “So-then the man left and went to tell the leaders of the Yahudi that it was Isa who had healed him.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then the cured person left there, and he told the Jews that it was Jesus who cured him.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Then the man went and he made-known to the leaders of the Jews that it was Jesus who had healed him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “That man went out and went to tell those Judio who were asking that it was in fact Jesus who had healed him.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “The man who had been healed after being thus spoken to, went to tell the Jews who were leaders that it was Jesus who had healed him.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (John 5:16)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 5:16:

  • Uma: “That is why the Yahudi rulers began to persecute Yesus, because he healed on Sabat Day.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Therefore the leaders of the Yahudi really became Isa’s enemies because he had healed a sick man on a day of-no-work.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Therefore from that time on the Jews were angry with Jesus because it really disturbed them that he would cure sick people on Saturday.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “And that was when-they -began to hardship Jesus, because he had been doing things like this on the day for-resting.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Well for the reason that Jesus had done like that on the Day of Rest, the wanting-to-cause-suffering/hardship to Jesus by the leaders of the Judio got much worse.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Therefore the Jews persecuted Jesus, because it was said that he worked when it was a rest day.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (John 5:17)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 5:17:

  • Uma: “Yesus said to them: ‘My father works until this day, and I also must work.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “So-then Isa answered them, he said, ‘My Father God always works until now/today, likewise I, I also work.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “However Jesus had an answer for them, he said, ‘God my Father, he does not stop working. And as for me, I continue to work also.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Jesus said to them, ‘My Father, he absolutely doesn’t stop his work, therefore I also, I am continuing to work.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Well since it was like that, Jesus said to them, ‘As for my Father, he continues his work of showing-mercy/grace. Well, like that indeed is what I do.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Jesus said, ‘My Father is working yet, also I am working.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (John 5:18)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 5:18:

  • Uma: “From there, the Yahudi rulers exerted effort to find a way to kill him. Because it was not just that he had broken the custom of the Sabat Day, but he had also said that God was his Father; so, he made himself the same as God.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Because Isa answered like that they really determined to kill him, not only because he broke the law of the day of-no-work, but because he also said that God was his Father, that means he made himself equal with God.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then the desire of the Jews to kill him increased, and they said, ‘It is not only that you trespass the day of rest, but rather you trespass also against God because you say that God is your Father, which is to say, you are God.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “That being so, they increasingly made-persistent their minds to kill him. Because he had not only broken the law concerning the day for-resting but rather he had also made-himself -equal to God by saying that God was his Father.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “When those Judio heard, their anger/hatred became extreme. They very much wanted to kill Jesus, because he had not only broken their law concerning the Day of Rest, but on the contrary he was even saying that God was his Father, that being the case he was making himself equal to God.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “With this word the Jews wanted to kill him. Because not only did he not respect the rest day, also he offended in what he said, saying that he was equal with God when he said that God was his Father.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (John 5:19)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 5:19:

  • Uma: “That is why Yesus said to them: ‘These my words are very true: I am the Child of God, I cannot work according to my own will/desire. Only that which I see from my Father, that is what I do/work. Whatever is the work of my Father, that also is my work.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Isa answered those leaders, he said, ‘Truly I tell you, there is really nothing I can do if it is just from myself/my own body. But whatever I see my Father doing that is also what I do. All that the Father does that is also what the Son does.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then Jesus answered, ‘It is very true what I say to you, that I the son of God, there is nothing that I can do in my own power. The only thing that I do is what I have seen my Father doing. What he does, that is also what I do.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Jesus said to them, ‘This that I tell you is true. I who am the Child of God, I can do nothing on my own but rather I do only what I see my Father doing. Whatever he does, that also is what I do.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Well since it was like that, Jesus said to those Judio, ‘This which I’m saying to you is the truth, that nothing can be done by the Son by himself only, but on the contrary what he is doing is that which he sees being done by the Father. That which is being done by his Father, of course that is what he too will do.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Then Jesus said, ‘It is true what I tell you. The Son of God is not able to do anything on his own. Just like he sees his Father doing, also he does. Therefore what the Father does, also his son does.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (John 5:20)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 5:20:

  • Uma: “Because my Father loves me, and he shows me all that he does. I healed that sick person the other day, and I will also do other work that is greater than that, with the result that you will be surprised.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “For I am loved by my Father God, and he has made known to me all that he does. And in the future he will yet cause me to do more powerful deeds than those deeds I have done, and then you all will marvel very much.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “As for me, the son, I am very big in the breath of my father, and he shows me all that he does. And that is not all, because in the future even more powerful things is that which he will teach me, and I will do them so that you might be amazed.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Because my Father, he loves me. Therefore he shows me all that he is doing. And there is also that which he will have-me -show that will be more-amazing than this that I have done. And you will be amazed indeed.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Because the Son is really held dear by the Father. Therefore he shows him everything that he is doing. There are greater things than those which are being done which will be shown by the Father to be done by the Son so that you will be amazed.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “The Father loves his Son and shows him all that he does. And he will show him other harder things which will amaze you when you see.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (John 5:21)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 5:21:

  • Uma: “Like my Father raises the dead and gives them life, so also I give life to whomever I choose.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “My Father God causes dead people to be alive. Likewise also I, the Son of God, I am able to make alive whoever I wish.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “As for my father, he raised the dead and he gives them life. And I, his child, life also is what I will give anyone whom I choose.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Because my Father, he makes-alive the dead, and that also is what I his Child will do, because I make-alive whomever I want to make-alive.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “For in the way in which the Father raises-to-life those who have died, like that indeed the Son will raise-to-life as many as he wants to raise-to-life.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “The Father causes to be resurrected those who died. Also the Son of God will cause to be all who he wants to.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (John 5:22)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 5:22:

  • Uma: “My Father himself does not judge the affairs of man. All power to judge he has offered/given to me his Child.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “And it is not my Father God who judges mankind. But he has given to me the authority to judge all mankind,” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “As for my father, he is not the one who will investigate in the future the things that all mankind has done. Because I, his child, he has given to me the right to investigate what humanity has done.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “My Father moreover, he will not judge anyone, but rather he has handed-over to me his Child the authority to judge,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “The Father really will not judge anyone at all. He has given to his Son the authority that he will be the one to judge/sentence,” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “The Father doesn’t sentence any person. He has given the authority to his Son to decide the sentence.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)