Language-specific Insights

complete verse (John 7:49)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 7:49:

  • Uma: “Only the common people believe him, because they do not know the Law of Musa. May they be cursed!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Those are the ones who believe in him, those crowds because they are ignorant as to what it says in the law of Musa. Therefore God’s wrath is on them.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “These many people who follow him, they don’t understand our law. They will be thrown into Hell,’ they said.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “As for those many-people who have believed, they know nothing about our law. In-the-future indeed (prophetic formula) God will punish them,’ they said.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “The only ones who believe-in/obey him are the mass of those common-folk who have no knowledge at all of our (incl.) laws. Isn’t it indeed so that as for those people, God has sworn to punish them?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “But those people who believe in him do not know the law and they are the people who will be punished.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (John 7:50)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 7:50:

  • Uma: “From there, a Parisi person named Nikodemus also spoke. That Nikodemus had visited Yesus once. Nikodemus said to his companions:” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “One of the Pariseo there was Nikodemus. He was hep the one who had come to talk with Isa that night. He said to his companions,” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then one of them, Nicodemus, said, (this Nicodemus was the person who visited Jesus when it was night,)” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “There was one of those Pharisees, Nicodemus, who had gone and conversed-with Jesus previously. He said to them,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Nicodemo was there at the time, that one who visited Jesus when Jesus was just beginning to teach, because he too was a Pariseo. He asked those companions of his, saying,” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Nicodemus, the one who went one night to talk with Jesus, was one of the group of Pharisees. He said,” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (John 7:51)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 7:51:

  • Uma: “‘According to our laws, we cannot condemn a person if his defense has not been heard and if his actions have not been examined.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “‘Our (dual) law says that a person cannot be dropped judgment on if he has not been heard first so that it is known as to what he has done.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “he said, ‘Our law does not permit that we condemn a man to be punished before that man has been investigated, before he is able to give his defense.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “‘If based-upon (concessive particle) our law, we cannot condemn a person if he has not yet had an investigation/trial. He must first have opportunity to answer so that we will then consider what his crime/sin is. Isn’t that so?'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “‘Isn’t it indeed against our laws to just-go-ahead and judge/sentence a person if he hasn’t yet been interrogated to find out properly what he is doing which is wrong?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “‘The law we follow says that it is not permitted to pronounce a sentence on a person if the trial is not yet made so that he may be accused.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (John 7:52)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 7:52:

  • Uma: “His companions retorted: ‘What, are you from Galilea too?! Examine and look in the Holy Book. There has never been a prophet who appeared from Galilea.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “They answered, they said, ‘Are you also from Jalil? Look in the holy-book, it is not written in the holy-book that a prophet will come from Jalil.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And his companions answered, ‘Are you also a stupid Galilean? Search through the written prophecies and you will know that there isn’t even one prophet of God that comes from the province of Galilee.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Whereupon they answered and said, ‘It’s as if you (sing.) are also from-Galilea. Go learn what God caused-to-be-written so that you (sing.) will find-out that no prophet has-come-from Galilea.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “‘Expl.’ was the answer of those companions of his. ‘What’s this? What, are you too one of those despised taga Galilea? Read our writings over and over, and you’ll observe there that there’s no prophet who will come from Galilea.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Then Nicodemus was told, ‘Are you also a native of Galilee then? Study what the Holy Book says. In it you will see that not one spokesman of God will come from Galilee.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (John 7:53)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 7:53:

  • Uma: “[[After that, they went home, each going to his house.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “So-then each one of them went home.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then each one of them went home,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Then they all went-home.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Those people who had gathered all went home then.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Then each person went to his home.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (John 8:1)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 8:1:

  • Uma: “But Yesus went to Mount Zaitun.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “But Isa went, and went up the hill Jaitun.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “and Jesus, he went up on the mountain on the hill called Olive Place.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “As for Jesus, he went to the mountain/hill Olivo.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “But as for Jesus, he ascended the Hill of Olibo.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “But Jesus went to the hill where the olive trees were.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (John 8:2)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 8:2:

  • Uma: “The next day early in the morning, he also went to the House of God. The people came coming-close to him and he sat to teach them.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Very early the next day he went again to the temple. Crowds of people gathered to him, then he sat down to teach them.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when morning came Jesus went again to the House of God, and when all the people had gathered to him, he sat down and taught them there.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “The next day, he returned early to the Temple and all the people crowded-around him. Then he sat-down and taught them.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “When day came, he returned to the Templo. All the people there approached him again. Jesus sat down and taught them again.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “The next day at daybreak he returned to the church. All the people came to him. Jesus sat down to teach the people.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (John 8:3)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 8:3:

  • Uma: “While he was teaching, the religious teachers with the Parisi people arrived, bringing a woman whom they had caught while she was committing adultery, they made her stand in the midst of the people.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Then there was a certain woman brought to Isa by the Pariseo and the teachers of the religious law. This woman had been caught in adultery. They made her to face the crowds.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And the Pharisees and the teachers of the law, they brought to him a woman whom they had caught while she was committing adultery against her husband. And they brought that woman in front of Jesus there in the midst of the people.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Just-then teachers of the law and Pharisees arrived bringing a woman that had been caught-in-the-act of committing-adultery (lit. manning-with). They stood-her-up in front of the many-people.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “When Jesus was now teaching, some explainers of the law and some Pariseo arrived. They were bringing with them a married woman they had arrested who had a man. They caused that woman to stand in their presence,” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “The teachers of the law along with the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught upon finding her with a man who was not her husband. She was stood in the middle.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)