Language-specific Insights

complete verse (John 7:9)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 7:9:

  • Uma: “Thus the words of Yesus to his relatives, and he stayed in Galilea.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “After he had said this, he did not go away from Jalil.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then Jesus stayed behind in Galilee.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “he said. And he was left-behind then in Galilea.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Therefore he really did stay behind there in Galilea.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “After thus speaking to them, Jesus remained in Galilee.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (John 7:10)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 7:10:

  • Uma: “The relatives of Yesus did go to Yerusalem to attend the Feast of Huts there. In fact, Yesus also followed silently [i.e., without telling], but by himself so that the people did not know.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “When his brothers had left for that festival, not long after that, Isa also followed them going there. But he did not go with the crowds that’s why nobody knew about his going there.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “After his siblings had left going up to the feast, Jesus followed although he did not join himself to many people because he did not wish that it be known.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “When his siblings/cousins had left to go attend-the-fiesta, Jesus then followed by-himself so that it would not become-known.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “After his siblings had left, before long Jesus then set out to go to the fiesta. But it’s like what he was doing was keeping-out-of-sight/avoiding-confrontation.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “After his brothers had gone to the celebration, also Jesus went to celebrate. He acted so that the people wouldn’t know he was there, going about unnoticed.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (John 7:11)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 7:11:

  • Uma: “At that feast, the Yahudi rulers continually searched for him, they said: ‘Where is Yesus?'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “He was searched for by the leaders of the Yahudi there at the festival. They asked where he was.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And there at the feast the leaders of the Jews looked for him, and they said, ‘Where is he perhaps?'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “That being so, the leaders of the Jews who attended-the-fiesta, they were-searching-and-searching-for Jesus repeatedly-inquiring as to where he was.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “There at the fiesta-place, he was being looked for by the Judio. ‘Where is that fellow?’ they said.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “The Jews who were leaders hunted for Jesus at the celebration. They said, ‘Where is that man?'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (John 7:12)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 7:12:

  • Uma: “And the people, they murmured about him. There were some who said: ‘He is a good person.’ There were also some who said: ‘No! He is a deceiver!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Many people were whispering about Isa there in the crowds. Some said, ‘Isa is a good person.’ Others also said, ‘Not so, he is fooling the people.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And the many people who gathered there in the village of Jerusalem argued. Some said, ‘He is a good person.’ And others also answered, ‘No, he teaches lies to the people.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “As for the gathered people, they kept-whispering arguing about him. Some said, ‘His character/custom is really (appreciation particle) good,’ while others for-their-part said, ‘Come-on-now, certainly not, because he deceives the people.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “There were now numerous under-cover discussions by the people concerning him. There were some who said, ‘Expl., he’s a good person.’ But those others, they said, ‘Expl., certainly not! What he’s doing is misleading everyone.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “There where the people were, many talked about Jesus. Some said, ‘He is a good man.’ But others said, ‘What good does he do? He just is deceiving the people.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (John 7:13)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 7:13:

  • Uma: “But no-one dared to talk-plainly, because they were also afraid of the Yahudi rulers.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “But nobody spoke openly about Isa because they were afraid of their leaders.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And since the people were afraid of their Jewish masters, they did not let other people hear those words of theirs.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “But they weren’t raising (lit. making-strong) their voices, because they were afraid of their leaders.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “But as-was-said, they weren’t talking openly about it to everyone because they were afraid of their leaders.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “But those who looked well on him didn’t want it to be known because they feared the Jews who were leaders.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (John 7:14)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 7:14:

  • Uma: “During the feast, Yesus entered into the House of God, and he began to teach.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “When it was almost the middle of the festival, Isa went to the temple and began teaching the people.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when the festivities were half done, Jesus went to the House of God, and there he taught the people.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “When the fiesta was half-over (lit. halved), Jesus went to the Temple to go teach.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “When the fiesta was half-over, Jesus entered the Templo and taught there.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “It was about the middle of the celebration when Jesus went into the church to teach.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (John 7:15)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 7:15:

  • Uma: “The Yahudi rulers were surprised to hear his teaching, they said: ‘How does he know the contents of the Holy Book, since he is not even educated?'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “The leaders of the Yahudi marveled very much at the teaching of Isa. They said, ‘This person, surprise, has not studied. Where did he get this his knowledge from?'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The Jewish leaders were very surprised at him, and they said, ‘Where do you suppose this person’s wisdom comes from, because he hasn’t studied a lot.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “And that’s when/how the leaders of the Jews were surprised saying, ‘Where did this-one get his intelligence/wisdom, because he is definitely not an educated person?'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “The Judio were amazed. They were saying, ‘Where does the knowledge of this fellow come from since he hasn’t had schooling?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “The Jews were amazed at the word Jesus taught. They said, ‘Where did he get all that which he speaks? We haven’t seen him going to school.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (John 7:16)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 7:16:

  • Uma: “Yesus said saying to them: ‘What I teach to you, is teaching from God who sent me, not my own teaching.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Isa answered them, he said, ‘My teaching is not from my own knowledge/wisdom but from God, the one who sent me.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus answered them, ‘It’s not my own wisdom that I am teaching, but rather it comes from God who sent me.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “When Jesus heard then what they said aforementioned, he answered them and said, ‘This that I am teaching, it didn’t come-from my mind/thoughts, but rather it came-from God who sent me.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Jesus answered them, saying, ‘This which I am teaching, it’s not my own, but on the contrary this comes from him who sent me to come here.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Jesus said, ‘That which I teach isn’t just my ideas. It is the word of him who sent me.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)