Language-specific Insights

complete verse (John 11:30)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 11:30:

  • Uma: “At that time, Yesus had not yet entered into the town, he was still outside the town, at the place where he had met with Marta earlier.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Isa had not yet hep arrived at that village but he was still there where Marta had met him.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Jesus had not yet arrived in the town because he was still back there at the place where Martha had met him.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “because Jesus was still at the edge of town where Marta had met him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “(Met him because Jesus hadn’t yet arrived in the town proper, but was still where Marta had met him.)” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Jesus hadn’t come into the town, but stood there where he had met Martha.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (John 11:31)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 11:31:

  • Uma: “The Yahudi people who were comforting-the-family [term referring to Uma custom gathering in the house of the bereaved after the funeral] saw Maria rushing out of the house. They said: ‘She must be going to the grave, going to wail there.’ So, they also went following her.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “The Yahudi who were Mariyam’s companions in the house and who were comforting her, when they saw Mariyam go down quickly, they followed her. They thought-mistakenly she was going to the grave of her brother to weep there.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And as for the Jews who were with Mary in the house to comfort her, when they saw Mary quickly stand up and go out, they followed her because they supposed that she was going to the burial place because she will weep there.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “As for the Jews who were in the house comforting plural Maria, when they saw her hurrying to leave, they followed, because they thought that she was going to Lazarus’ burial-place to go cry.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Maria was followed after by her companions, those Judio who were comforting her there at the house. When they saw how suddenly Maria got up and went out, they thought-mistakenly that she would go to the grave to cry there again.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Mary was seen to get up quickly, go out and leave. The Jews who were there at the house to console her followed, thinking that she was going in order to cry at the place the corpse was.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (John 11:32)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 11:32:

  • Uma: “When Maria arrived at the stopping-place of Yesus, and saw Yesus, she knelt down in front of him, and said to him: ‘Lord, if you (sing.) had been here, my relative would not have died.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “But she went to Isa. When Mariyam saw Isa, she prostrated at Isa’s feet and she said, ‘Sir, if you had been here, our (excl.) brother would not have died.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And as for Mary, when she arrived to Jesus, she went near to him and kneeled down. And she said, ‘If only you had been here, my brother would not have died.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “When Maria arrived then where Jesus was, she knelt-right-down in front of him and said, ‘Lord, if you (sing.) had been here before, our (excl.) sibling would not have died.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “When Maria came there to Jesus, she bowed down there beside the legs/feet of Jesus and then she spoke saying, ‘Lord/Chief, supposing you had only been here, my brother wouldn’t have died.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Mary went to where Jesus was standing and kneeled before him. She said, ‘Lord, if you had been here, then my brother wouldn’t have died.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (John 11:33)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 11:33:

  • Uma: “When Yesus saw Maria wailing with the people who accompanied her, he was sad and moved/upset.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Mariyam wept and her companions the Yahudi also wept. When Isa saw them weeping, his liver was moved (with pity and sorrow) (hansul) and he was very grieved.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when Jesus saw that Mary was crying and the Jews that were with her also were crying, his breath became very bad because he was grieved.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “When Jesus saw that plural Maria and the accompanying Jews were all-weeping-loudly, his mind/thoughts were extremely painful (i.e. he was sad) and disturbed,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Jesus felt really bad (lit. his mind/inner-being became bad, connotes grief or anger), and his face became-overshadowed-with-emotion, when he saw Maria crying and those Judio who were her companions crying also.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “When Jesus saw that Mary was crying, along with the Jews who had come with her, he was hurt in the heart.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (John 11:34)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 11:34:

  • Uma: “He asked them: ‘Where is he buried?’ They said: ‘Come here, Lord, we (excl.) will go with you (sing.) so that you (sing.) can see.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “He said, ‘Where did you bury him?’ They said, ‘Come along, Sir, so that you see.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And he said, ‘Where did you bury him?’ And they answered, ‘Let’s go there.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “and he said, ‘Where did you bury-him?’ ‘Let’s go see, Lord,’ they answered.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “‘Where did you bury him?’ said Jesus.’Lord/Chief,’ they said, ‘come with us (excl.) so that you will see.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “He asked, ‘Where is he entombed?’ They said, ‘Lord, come and see.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (John 11:35)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 11:35:

  • Uma: “Yesus’s tears flowed.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “So-then Isa wept.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then the tears of Jesus flowed.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “And then Jesus’ tears-flowed.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “The tears of Jesus flowed.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Jesus also cried.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (John 11:36)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 11:36:

  • Uma: “The Yahudi people said: ‘Look! No kidding how much he loved Lazarus!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “The people there spoke among themselves, they said, ‘Look, he really loved Lasarus.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Therefore the Jews said, ‘Lazarus was very big in the breath of Jesus.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Then the Jews said, ‘See indeed the largeness of his love for him.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “When those Judio saw, ‘Look at that,’ they said, ‘he really held Lazaro dear.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “The Jews said, ‘See what he is doing. It is apparent that he really loves him.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (John 11:37)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 11:37:

  • Uma: “But there were also some who said: ‘He healed blind people. Couldn’t he heal Lazarus so that he would not have died?'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “But others also said, ‘This Isa, he could make the blind see. Why did he not help Lasarus so that he did not die?'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “However there were also people there who said, ‘Why didn’t he cure Lazarus so that he wouldn’t die. Because if he could cure the eyes of the blind person, certainly he could have done this also.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “But some said, ‘If he healed that blind-person, is there nothing perhaps he could have done so that Lazarus would not have died?'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “But others said also, ‘He could make well that the blind person. So why couldn’t he prevent the death of this person?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Some of the Jews said, ‘This one has opened the eyes of the blind. Probably he could have kept Lazarus from dying.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)