Language-specific Insights

complete verse (John 7:1)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 7:1:

  • Uma: “After that, Yesus traveled to Galilea land. He no longer wanted to go to Yudea land, because the Yahudi rulers there wanted to kill him.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “After this Isa went to the different places there in Jalil only. He did not want to go to Yahudiya because the leaders of the Yahudi there wanted to kill him.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when Jesus had finished that teaching, he went to the province of Galilee and there he roamed around. He did not want to go around in the province of Judea because the leaders of the Jews there, they wanted to kill him.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “When that was finished, then Jesus went-all-around the province Galilea. He didn’t-want/refused to go to Judea, because the leaders of the Jews there, they were covertly-watching for how they could kill him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Before long, Jesus-and-company again set out, and went all over Galilea. He was purposely not yet going to Judea because the leaders of the Judio there were wanting to kill him.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “After this, Jesus walked about the land of Galilee. He didn’t want to walk about in the land of Judea because the Jews who were leaders wanted to kill him.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (John 7:2)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 7:2:

  • Uma: “At that time, it was almost the big day of the Yahudi people called the Feast of Huts.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “So-then the festival of the Yahudi was near when they live in little-shelters.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “In a short time from then the Jews will celebrate the Feast that is called the Feast of the Shelters.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “When it was near-in-time to the fiesta of the Jews called Field-shelters,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “But when their fiesta called Fiesta of Shelters was near,” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “But now it was near the time the Jews celebrated the celebration in which they made huts from branches.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
  • Xicotepec De Juárez Totonac: “The festival was approaching when the Jews gathered together and erected their shelters in which they lived during the festival.”
  • Chol: “It was already near the time when the Jews celebrated, when they made temporary houses.”
  • Aguaruna: “The Jews’ festival was about to arrive when they celebrated, remembering when their ancestors made temporary shelters.”
  • Ojitlán Chinantec: “The time was approaching for the Jews to observe the festival of the little houses.”
  • Yatzachi Zapotec: “And the festival of us Israelites was about to take place which is called the Feast of the House of Leaves.” (Source for this and four above: John Beekman in Notes on Translation 12, November 1964, p. 1ff.)

complete verse (John 7:3)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 7:3:

  • Uma: “So, the relatives of Yesus encouraged him to go to Yudea to attend that big day, they said to him: ‘Don’t just continually stay here. Let us go to Yudea, so that your (sing.) followers see the miracles that you (sing.) do.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Isa’s brothers said to him, ‘It would be better for you to leave here. You should go to Yahudiya so that your disciples will also see your deeds.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus’ brothers said to him, they said, ‘It would be better if you left here and attended the feast there in the province of Judea so that your disciples there might see the miracles that you are doing.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Jesus’ siblings/cousins said to him, ‘Leave here to go to Judea so that your (sing.) disciples there will be able to see the amazing-things you (sing.) are doing.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Jesus’ siblings said to him, ‘Why aren’t you going away from here? You must go to Judea so that the ones you are teaching there will see what you are doing.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Jesus’ brothers said, ‘How come just here is where you are. Leave here and go to Judea so that also those people will believe in you when they see what you do.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (John 7:4)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 7:4:

  • Uma: “You (sing.) will not become a big person if you (sing.) just continually stay here. If you really can do miracles, show all the people in the world!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “For if a person wants to be famous, he shouldn’t hide his doings. Because here you are doing wonder-causing deeds, you should show them to all the people.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Because if there is a person who wants to become famous, it cannot be that he hides his works. For if you can do miracles, it is better that you show them to everybody.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Because the one who wants to be well-known (lit. newsed), he doesn’t stay in the barrios, because of-course what he is doing will not become-known. If you (sing.) are doing something amazing, go then show-it so that the entire world will be able-to-come-to-know-it,’ they said.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Because there’s no person who hides what he is doing if he really wants to be well-known. It’s necessary that these things you are doing, you will cause them to be observed by all the people.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Anyone who wants it to be known about what he is doing doesn’t do what he does secretly. Do what you do but let the people know what you are doing.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (John 7:5)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 7:5:

  • Uma: “Thus were the words of the relatives of Yesus, because they did not believe in him either.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Even hep his brothers did not believe in him.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “(By this words they were speaking in rejection against him because in spite of the fact that they were his siblings, they did not believe in him.)” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Because even they who were Jesus’ siblings/cousins, they didn’t believe in him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Like that was the speech of those siblings of Jesus because even they, they had no belief in him.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “They spoke like this because not even they believed.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (John 7:6)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 7:6:

  • Uma: “Yesus said saying to them: ‘The time has not yet come for me to show myself. As for you, it does not matter when you go to Yerusalem,” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “So-then Isa said to them, ‘The time has not yet come for me to show myself. As for you, even whatever time is right, for you are not hated by the people in this world. But I, I am hated by them for I am always telling them that their deeds are bad.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Jesus said to them, he said, ‘The time is not yet fulfilled for me to do my works, but for you, you can always do what you’re thinking about doing.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Jesus said to them, ‘It is definitely not yet the right time for me-to-fulfill God’s plan. You just go instead, because you can go at whatever time.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Jesus said to them in reply, ‘Not yet now is the time given to me to go there. As for you, whatever the time it’s okay for you to go there.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Then Jesus said, ‘The time hasn’t come for me to go there yet. But as for you, you can go at any time.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (John 7:7)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 7:7:

  • Uma: “because there are no people who hate you. As for me, evil people in this world hate me, because I continually tell them that their behavior is evil.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “So-then Isa said to them, ‘The time has not yet come for me to show myself. As for you, even whatever time is right, for you are not hated by the people in this world. But I, I am hated by them for I am always telling them that their deeds are bad.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The people who are enemies of God, they do not get angry with you, but as for me, they get angry with me, by contrast, because through what I teach, it becomes known that their works are bad.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “It’s-OK, because those who are-opposing-me, it isn’t possible that they will hate you, but as for me, they hate (me), because I confirm/verify that what they are doing is bad.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “As for you, it’s not possible/acceptable that you be hated by the people. But as for me, they hate/are-angry-with me, because I expose their deeds which are evil.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “The people do not hate you. But the people hate me because I testify that they live evilly.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (John 7:8)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 7:8:

  • Uma: “You go ahead going to that feast. As for me, I will not yet go, because my time has not yet come.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “You go to Awrusalam to the festival,’ said Isa to his brothers. ‘I am not yet going because my time has not yet come.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “You go ahead to the feast. I will not yet go there because the time for my going there has not yet arrived.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Go then attend-the-fiesta. I however will not go-along because the proper time-for-me-to-fulfill God’s plan is not yet,'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “You go ahead and join in the fiesta. As for me, not yet, for like I said, not yet now is the time given to me.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Go to the celebration now. I am not going because the time hasn’t come for me to go yet.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)