Language-specific Insights

complete verse (John 10:40)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 10:40:

  • Uma: “From there, Yesus went out going to the other side of the Yordan river, to the baptizing-place of Yohanes before, and he stayed there.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “So-then Isa went back again to the other side of the river Jordan, there to the place where Yahiya had bathed the people. He stayed there for a while (lit. if how many days).” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus left Jerusalem and crossed the River Jordan and he went to the land where John the Baptist was baptizing before. And there Jesus stayed.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “After that he returned to the other-side of the river Jordan where Juan had-been-baptizing previously, and that’s where he stayed.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Jesus next returned to the other side/bank of the Jordan, to the place where Juan was first baptizing. He stayed there.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “When Jesus returned again, he crossed the river Jordan and there he remained. It was the place where John was baptizing at the first.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (John 10:41)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 10:41:

  • Uma: “Many people went to meet him, they said: ‘Yohanes did not do miracles. But all that he said about Yesus was all true.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Many people went to him. The people were talking among themselves, they said, ‘Yahiya did not do any wonder-causing works, but all that he said about Isa is true.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Many people went over there to him because they were thinking, ‘Even if there were no miracles which did long ago, everything he said about Jesus was very true,’ and many people believed in Jesus there.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Many people kept-going to him. They said, ‘Juan did no amazing signs, but everything he said concerning this one is nevertheless true.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “There were many who went there to him. They were saying, ‘As for Juan, there were no signs which were amazing things which he did, but everything he was saying concerning this person was true.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Many people went to see him. They said, ‘Truly John did not do any signs which no one else can’t do, but all that he said about Jesus is true.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (John 10:42)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 10:42:

  • Uma: “That is why many people there believed in Yesus.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “And many people there believed in Isa.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Many people went over there to him because they were thinking, ‘Even if there were no miracles which did long ago, everything he said about Jesus was very true,’ and many people believed in Jesus there.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “And many believed in him there.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Many were the people there who believed-in/obeyed Jesus.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Thus many believed in Jesus there that he truly is the Christ.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (John 11:1)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 11:1:

  • Uma: “A man named Lazarus lived in Betania town with his sisters Maria and Marta. (That Maria was the one who would oil the feet of Yesus with fragrant oil and wipe them with her hair.) One time, Lazarus was sick.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “So-then, there was a man called Lasarus, he was sick. He lived in the village of Betani. His two sisters also lived there, Mariyam and Marta.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “There was a man who was sick. His name was Lazarus from Bethany. He had two sisters, and they also lived in Bethany, Mary and Martha.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “There were siblings who resided in Betania, Maria and Marta and Lazarus. This Maria was the one who later would pour perfume on the Lord Jesus’ feet so she would then wipe-them with her hair. As for Lazarus, he was sick.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “There was a person who was sick, who was named Lazaro. Where he lived was in Betania. The only ones living with him were his two sisters Maria and Marta.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “There was a man who was sick, he was named Lazarus. He was a native of Bethany, that town where Mary with her sister Martha lived.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (John 11:2)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 11:2:

  • Uma: “A man named Lazarus lived in Betania town with his sisters Maria and Marta. (That Maria was the one who would oil the feet of Yesus with fragrant oil and wipe them with her hair.) One time, Lazarus was sick.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “This is hep the Mariyam who sprinkled fragrant oil on Isa’s feet and wiped them with her hair. So-then because their brother was sick,” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Mary was the woman who spread perfume on the feet of Jesus and used her hair to wipe it with. And that sick person Lazarus was the brother of this one.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “There were siblings who resided in Betania, Maria and Marta and Lazarus. This Maria was the one who later would pour perfume on the Lord Jesus’ feet so she would then wipe-them with her hair. As for Lazarus, he was sick.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “That Maria was the one who, the day would come when she would pour perfume on the legs/feet of the Lord/Chief Jesus and wipe them with her hair. Well, since Lazaro was sick,” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “This Mary was the sister of the sick man, Lazarus. She was the one who anointed the feet of the Lord Jesus with the oil which smelled so good. And she wiped them with her hair.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (John 11:3)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 11:3:

  • Uma: “Those two sisters sent a person going to Yesus, to say to him: ‘Lord, your (sing.) friend whom you (sing.) love is sick.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “the two siblings sent word to Isa, they said, ‘Sir, your friend whom you love is sick.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The two women sent a message to Jesus saying, ‘Datu, your friend who is big in your breath is sick.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “That being so, Maria and Marta sent someone to go report to Jesus, ‘Sir, your (sing.) friend whom you (sing.) love is sick.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “therefore what his two sisters did was, they sent someone to go to Jesus, taking their word which said, ‘Lord/Chief, your friend whom you hold dear is sick.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “These two sisters sent word to Jesus, saying, ‘Lord, your dear friend is sick.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (John 11:4)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 11:4:

  • Uma: “When Yesus heard that news, he said: ‘That illness will not kill him. That is happening so that God will be made big, and so that I also, his Child, will be made big.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “When Isa heard that message, he said, ‘That sickness of Lasarus is not so that he will die but rather so that God’s power will be well known in order that the Son of God will be made famous/known.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “When Jesus heard this he said, ‘This sickness of Lazarus will not cause his death, but rather the reason he is sick is so that God might be made famous and so that I also the Son of God might be made famous.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Upon Jesus’ hearing that, he said, ‘That sickness of his, it won’t result in his death but rather this has happened in order that God’s power will be shown and my godhood who am his Child will also be acknowledged.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “When it was related to Jesus, he said, ‘It’s not death which will result from that sickness. It only came so that God will be praised and also because it will be the cause of the Son of God being praised.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “When Jesus heard this he said, ‘But he is not sick in order to die. Rather it is so the people will know that God is the greatest. And the people will know that also I am great, being the Son of God.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (John 11:5)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 11:5:

  • Uma: “Yesus loved Marta, Maria and Lazarus.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Na, Isa loved those three siblings, Marta and Mariyam and Lasarus.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Even though Martha, Mary and Lazarus were big in the breath of Jesus,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Jesus, he loved those siblings.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Those three siblings, Marta, Maria and Lazaro, were really held dear by Jesus.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Jesus loved Lazarus very much along with the sisters Martha and Mary.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)