Language-specific Insights

complete verse (John 9:33)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 9:33:

  • Uma: “If Yesus were not from God, certainly he would not be able to do anything.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “If that person were not from God, he would not be able to do deeds like this.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “If Jesus is not sent by God, there would be nothing he could do.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “If-contrary-to-fact he were not from God, he would certainly not be able-to-do like this.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “There’s really nothing like this which could be done by that person unless he really comes from God.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “If he were not a messenger from God, he wouldn’t be able to do what he does.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (John 9:34)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 9:34:

  • Uma: “They retorted: ‘You (sing.) who have been full of sin from birth, how-dare-you teach!’ From there, they expelled him from the house of prayer.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “They put him in his place/contradicted him, they said, ‘Why? Are you yet teaching us (excl.)? And you, from before your birth you have sin.’ So-then those leaders expelled him from the prayer-house.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Then the Jews answered him, ‘Are you teaching us, you who have been a terrible transgressor from the time you were born?’ And then they told him that they would no longer permit him to go inside of their Jewish churches.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Then they in-turn said in reply, ‘You (sing.) have been a thorough sinner starting-from when-you-(sing.)-were-conceived (lit. molded) and you (sing.) still say/think that you (sing.) will teach us (excl.)?’ After-that they condemned-him to not be counted among his fellow Jews.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Those Pariseo spoke again, saying, ‘You were born a real sinner. Now you are even going to be the one to teach us (excl.)!’ When they had said that, they drove him out.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Then he was told, ‘You have lived in complete sin since you were born and here you are trying to teach us?’ Then they tossed him out of there.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (John 9:35)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 9:35:

  • Uma: “Yesus heard that he had been expelled from the house of prayer. So he went to meet him, and he said to him: ‘Do you (sing.) believe in the Child of Mankind?'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “When Isa heard that the formerly blind person had been expelled by the leaders, Isa went to him. When he found him, he said to the person, ‘Do you believe in the person called the Son of Mankind?'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “When Jesus heard that which the leaders of the Jews had done to that cured blind person, he went to find him. And when he found him he asked him, ‘Do you believe in the Older Brother of Mankind?'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “When Jesus heard-reported that they had done that to the blind-person, he went and found him and said to him, ‘Do you (sing.) believe in the one who am Child of a Person?'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Jesus heard the news that as for that blind person whom he had made well, he had been driven out by the Pariseo. After Jesus had found him, he asked him saying, ‘Do you believe-in/obey him who is the One From Heaven Born of Man?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Jesus knew that the man who had been blind had been thrown out of church. He met him and said, ‘Do you believe in the Son of God?'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (John 9:36)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 9:36:

  • Uma: “That person said: ‘Tell me who he is, so that I can believe in him.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “The person answered, he said, ‘Who is he, Sir? Tell me so that I believe in him.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And that person answered, ‘Tell me who he is so that I might believe in him.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “‘Sir, please tell who he is so that I will believe in him,’ he answered.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “That man replied, saying, ‘Well who is he then, my Master? Tell me so that I can believe-in/obey him.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “The man said, ‘Who is he, Sir? Tell me so I can believe in him.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (John 9:37)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 9:37:

  • Uma: “Yesus said: ‘You (sing.) have seen him! It is he who is speaking to you (sing.).'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Isa said to him, ‘You are seeing him now. And it is he who is talking to you.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus answered, ‘You have seen him already, because I who am speaking to you, I am he.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Then Jesus said, ‘Right-now you (sing.) are seeing him, because it is he who is speaking-with you (sing.).'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “‘Well you have already seen him,’ said Jesus, ‘and he is speaking with you now.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Jesus said, ‘You see him now. It is I who am speaking with you.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (John 9:38)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 9:38:

  • Uma: “That person said: ‘I believe, Lord!’ and he knelt down and worshipped him.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Immediately the person prostrated before Isa and said, ‘O Sir, I believe in you.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then the person said, ‘If that’s the case, then I believe in you.’ And then he worshipped Jesus.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Then the man said, ‘Sir, I believe.’ And he kneeled-down to worship him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “All that man could say was, ‘I believe-in/obey you now, Lord/Chief.’ Then he bowed down and worshipped Jesus.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “The man knelt before Jesus and said, ‘Now, Lord, I believe in you.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (John 9:39)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 9:39:

  • Uma: “Yesus said: ‘[The reason for] my coming to the world, [I] came to judge of cases of men, so that blind people may see, and people who say that they can indeed see, will just be blind.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Isa said, ‘The reason I came to the world is so that people will be separated. The people who are figuratively blind because they don’t know the truth about God will see. And the people who say they see because they mistakenly-think that they know the truth about God will become blind.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus said to him, ‘The reason I came here to the earth is so that I might investigate what people have done. The person who knows that his understanding is blinded, I will medicine him so that his understanding might be good. And the person who says that his understanding is not blinded, very much will increase the blindness of his understanding.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “When that was so, then Jesus said, ‘I came to this world so that those who know God would-be-distinguished from those who don’t know-him. As for those who don’t know God, they are compared to a blind-person, I will remove their blindness. But those by-contrast who say they know God, I will show that they are still blind.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Jesus spoke again, saying, ‘I descended here to this world so that people will be judged. Those who are blind, they will be able to see, and those who can see now, it’s like they will become blind.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Jesus said, ‘I came here to the earth in order that the eyes of the blind should be opened. And those who say that their eyes are opened will be as though they were blind.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (John 9:40)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 9:40:

  • Uma: “Several Parisi people who were there heard the words of Yesus. They said to Yesus: ‘Are you (sing.) saying that we (excl.) also are blind?'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Some of the Pariseo there heard Isa say this and they said to him, ‘What are you saying there? That we (excl.) are also blind? We (excl.) here can see.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And there were some Pharisees who heard these words, and they said, ‘So our understanding is blinded is it?'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “There were Pharisees where Jesus was who heard what he said, and they said to him, ‘Are you (sing.) maybe meaning to say that we (excl.) are also blind?'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “The Pariseo who were beside them heard this which Jesus said, therefore they asked at once, saying, ‘Surely we (excl.) aren’t included in those whom you mean by those blind ones!'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Some of the Pharisees who were standing there heard what Jesus said. They said, ‘Do you think that also we are blind people?'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)