Language-specific Insights

complete verse (John 5:39)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 5:39:

  • Umiray Dumaget Agta: “You read the writings carefully because you mistakenly think that you will live forever because of them. These, however, are what tell of me.”
  • Huehuetla Tepehua: “It is necessary that you study well God’s words since you say that there you will find everlasting life up in heaven. And you will find that even there it talks about me.”
  • Lalana Chinantec: “You read where the word of God is written down, for you think that you will live forever because you have the word of God. But I am the one the word of God is speaking about.” (Source for this and above: M. Larson / B. Moore in Notes on Translation February 1970, p. 1-125.)
  • Uma: “You study the contents of the Holy Book, because you say that you receive good life forever from that Holy Book. But the Holy Book itself also talks about me.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “You really persevere studying the holy-book because you think that if you study you will find/obtain life forever in heaven. And-what’s-more this holy-book tells about me.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “You study the written word of God because you suppose mistakenly that by means of this you will be able to own eternal life. The written word of God testifies about me, however you don’t believe in me.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “You study-and-study what God caused-to-be-written long ago, because you mistakenly-think that if you do that, you will have life that has no end. But I of-course am the one that that-aforementioned writing talks-about,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “You keep going over and over the word of God in your writings, because you’re sure you will find there how life which has no ending may be yours. However as for these, they testify only concerning me.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “You earnestly study the Holy Book you have because you thus want to find out about the new life which is forever. And the one written about in that Holy Book you study is me.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (John 5:40)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 5:40:

  • Ojitlán Chinantec: “And you do not want to believe in me so that I might give you eternal life.”
  • Alekano: “But though you should come to me and have eternal life, you confusedly reject me.”
  • Lalana Chinantec: “Even though the word of God speaks about me, you are not willing to become my people. If you became my people, you would come to life.” (Source for this and above: M. Larson / B. Moore in Notes on Translation February 1970, p. 1-125.)
  • Uma: “But even so, you still do not want to come to me, in order to receive that good life.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “But you do not want to follow me and-what’s-more I can give you life without end.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “I would that you would believe because you would be given eternal life.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “and you still refuse to be-joined-to me so that I would give you life.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “But well, you just don’t want to follow/obey me so that I might give you life which has no ending.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “And you do not want to believe in me to have the new life.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (John 5:41)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 5:41:

  • Uma: “‘I do not ask to be honored by men.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Isa said also to the Yahudi leaders, ‘I am not striving that mankind will praise me.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “I am not looking for the praise of people because” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “‘I don’t need people to praise-me, but even if I did need it, it isn’t you who will praise-me,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “It’s not that what I am drawing out is praise from people.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “I am not hunting for someone to praise me.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (John 5:42)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 5:42:

  • Uma: “Because I know you, that you do not have love for God.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “But I know as to what is in your liver. I know that you don’t have any love for God.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “I know you, God is not precious in your breath.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “because I of-course know your mind/thoughts that you have no love for God.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “But I do know you, what your natures/ways are. I’m well aware that you have no holding dear for God.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “I know that you do not love God.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (John 5:43)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 5:43:

  • Uma: “I came here bringing the name of my Father, but you do not want to receive me. If there are those who come bringing just their own names, you receive them.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Even though I came (and) have been given authority from my Father God, you do not believe me. But if a different person comes who gives himself authority, you will believe him.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “My Father God sent me here, and I use his power, but in spite of that you do do not receive me. If another one comes and he uses his own power, you will receive him (by contrast).” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Here I have come here, my Father having given my authority, and you don’t receive/accept-me. But if someone else comes who speaks-highly-of his own authority, he is the one you will receive/accept.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “I came here because I was entrusted-with-the-responsibility by my Father (to go for him), but you are not receiving me. Although it’s like that, if there’s another who will come here of his own will, you will receive him all right.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “My Father sent me but you don’t believe me. If a companion of yours comes and speaks his own words you believe him more.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (John 5:44)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 5:44:

  • Uma: “How can you believe in me, for you just want to be honored by your companions, you do not look for honor from the One-and-only God.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “How can you believe in me if that is what you want, that your companions praise you? You do not strive for praise from God, the only God.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “How can you properly believe, when each one of you looks for praise from his companions, and the praise of the one God, you do not want.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “How do-you-suppose will you believe? Because what you want/like, it is your praising-one-another, but you don’t care-about the one-only God’s speaking-highly-of you.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Because what you are drawing out is, praise from one another, not praise coming from the true God. Well how could you believe-in/obey me?” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “How could it be that you would believe in me while you look well on each other and you do not seek now to have God look well on you.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (John 5:45)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 5:45:

  • Uma: “But don’t say like this, that I will be the one to bring charges against you to my Father. It will be the prophet Musa himself who brings charges against you. You think/say that you will receive goodness from your following of the law of Musa.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Do not think that I will accuse you to my Father God there at the day of judgment. Not me, but Musa, the one who gave you the law that you follow, he will accuse you.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Don’t you think that I am the one to accuse you in the future before God my Father. Because as for your ancestor Moses, you trust his written words, but surprisingly enough, he will be the one to accuse you on that day.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Even so, you shouldn’t say/think that I am the one who will formally-accuse you to my Father, because what will accuse you, it is what Moses wrote. You expect that you will be saved if you believe/obey what Moses wrote aforementioned. But you don’t believe/obey-it,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Don’t think that I am the one who will bring a case against you to the Father. On the contrary that Moises from whose writings come what you are hoping for, he is the one who will bring a case against you.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Don’t think that I will accuse you to my Father. I won’t. He who accuses you is Moses, that one whom you think that you can be confident about.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (John 5:46)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 5:46:

  • Uma: “But if you really believed Musa, certainly you would also believe me, because what Musa wrote, it concerns / was about [lit., touches] me.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “If you truly believed Musa, you should believe me because it is about me hep that he wrote in the holy-book.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “If only your belief in him was true, you would be able to believe also in me because he wrote about me.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “because if you did believe/obey-it, you would also believe/obey me, because what Moses wrote, I am the one he is speaking-about.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “If it’s so that you are believing-in/obeying Moises, surely it’s necessary that as for me, you indeed believe-in/obey me also, because as for the things he wrote, I really am the one he was referring to.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “If you had believed the word Moses spoke, you also would have believed me then. Because Moses wrote in the book about me.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)