Language-specific Insights

complete verse (John 11:46)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 11:46:

  • Uma: “But there were also some who went to the Parisi people and told them what Yesus had done.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “But others went to the Pariseo and reported to them what Isa had done.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “However some of them went to the Pharisees, and they told them what Jesus had done.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “But others though, they went to the Pharisees to go report what Jesus had done.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “But others, they went at once to the Pariseo and told what Jesus had done.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “But others went to tell the Pharisees about what Jesus had done.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (John 11:47)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 11:47:

  • Uma: “That is why the Parisi people with the leading priests had a big meeting with the other religious leaders. They said: ‘What shall we do? Because he is doing many miracles.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Therefore immediately the Pariseo and the leaders of the priests gathered to discuss/plan, they said, ‘What on earth (ente’) can we (incl.) do to this person? He is already doing many wonder-causing signs.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then the leaders of the sacrificers and the Pharisees gathered together the elders of the Jews, and when they had gathered together they said, ‘What are we going to do? Because as for this Jesus, the miracles which he does are many.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “When that was so, the Pharisees and the leaders of the priests, they caused-to-be-called the other leaders of the Jews and they said, ‘What can we do then, because that person, he has been doing many amazing-things.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Therefore the chiefs of the priests and the Pariseo gathered together their fellow judges, the members of the Sanedrin. After they had gathered, they said, ‘What would be good for us to do, since many signs which are amazing things are being done by this person?” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Then the Pharisees along with the chief priests and other leaders of the Jews had a large meeting. They said, ‘What do we need to do? This man is doing many signs which no one else is able to do.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (John 11:48)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 11:48:

  • Uma: “If we just leave him alone, all the people will believe in him. Finally, the Roma soldiers will come destroy our town with the House of God.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “If we (incl.) just let him,’ they said, ‘all the people will finally believe. And the leaders of the Roman tribe will come and destroy our temple and including our tribe.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “If we just never mind him, all the people will believe in him, that he is the king whom God has chosen. If that’s the case, the soldiers of our king there in the village of Roma will come to us, and they will destroy our church, the House of God, and our government.’ (UBS – ‘our people’)” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “If we just ignore-him, all people will believe in him. Surely the ones-from-Roma who rule us will come, and they will wreck this Temple and likewise also our country/town.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “If we just leave it alone, everybody will believe-in/obey him. Well, what will come of that is, what these Romano will do is remove from us our land and disperse us.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “If we leave him alone, all the people will believe what he is saying. And the rulers in Rome will send their soldiers to tear down our holy church here and will make war here in our land.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (John 11:49)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 11:49:

  • Uma: “From there, one from the midst of them named Kayafas, the High Priest that year, said: ‘You don’t know anything!” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “One person answered, his name was Kayapas. He was the leading priest that year. Kayapas said, ‘You do not understand.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then Caiphas, one of them spoke, he was the high priest on that year, he said, ‘You have no thinking.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “But whereupon Caifas who was the highest priest that year, he said, ‘You know absolutely nothing.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “When they couldn’t agree about what would be good to do, Caifas spoke, who was their leader that year. He said, ‘What are you for people?” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “One person replied, he who was named Caiaphas. He was the boss of the priests that year. He said to the people, ‘Don’t you know what we must do?” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (John 11:50)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 11:50:

  • Uma: “You do not know what is good for the people. It is better that one person should die in the place of the people, so that our town will not be totally destroyed.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “You do not understand that it is for our good hep if just one person dies instead of/as a substitute for the people so that not the whole tribe will be destroyed.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Evidently you don’t understand that it is necessary that there is one person who dies as a substitute for all the Jews so that the situation of us Jews is not destroyed.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “You ought to understand that it-is-better if one person dies in order that his countrymen live than that all of us inhabitants die.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Your minds/thinking can’t reach far enough. Of course what is much better for us is, only one person needs to die, like a substitute for all of us, rather than a whole countryful be made to suffer.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Don’t you realize how it is? It is better for us that only one person die for the people and not that all the people of our land be lost.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (John 11:51)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 11:51:

  • Uma: “The intention of Kayafas saying like that: Yesus must be killed. But there was also another meaning, that he did not intend. For since he was the High Priest that year, his words foretold the death of Yesus redeeming the Yahudi people.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Kayapas did not say this from his own thoughts. But because he was the leading priest that year, he foretold that Isa should die as a substitute for/instead of the tribe of Isra’il.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “(It was not his thinking alone, that which he said, but because he was the high priest, God inspired him. He prophesied that Jesus must die as substitute for the whole Jewish nation.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “This-aforementioned that Caifas said, it didn’t come-from his own mind/thoughts, but since he was the highest priest, God had caused-him -to-prophesy that Jesus would die in order that his countrymen Jews would live.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “But what he said wasn’t just of himself, but on the contrary he was caused-to-prophesy by God, because that Caifas, he was the Most-important Priest that year. He told that as for the death of Jesus, he would take the place of the nation of the Judio.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “But Caiaphas wasn’t just speaking on his own, rather God directed how he spoke. Because this year he was the boss of the priests. He said that Jesus must die for the Jews.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (John 11:52)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 11:52:

  • Uma: “And not just the Yahudi people. From the death of Yesus all the children of God who were scattered all over the world would be gathered and made one group.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “And he died not just as a substitute for the tribe of Isra’il but in order that also the children of God that were scattered would be made one by him.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And not only for the whole Jewish nation, but he prophesied also that by means of the death of Jesus, all people might become one and become sons of God no matter what town.)” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “And not only his countrymen Jews only but rather all of God’s children who reside in the many-countries in order that he would make-them -into only-one family.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “And not only the nation of the Judio, but on the contrary so they would be made one group (lit. one they-unit) together with those he would gather who are the children of God from no matter where.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “And not just for the Jews, rather he would die for people everywhere. Because God wants that everywhere there be people who are his children.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (John 11:53)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 11:53:

  • Uma: “Beginning that day, the Yahudi rulers were of one intention to kill Yesus.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “So-then from that day on, they planned that they would kill Isa.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And beginning with that day, the leaders were looking for a way so that they might kill Jesus.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “And starting-from that day, the leaders of the Jews were searching for how they could have-Jesus -killed.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “From that day, they were then searching for how they could get Jesus killed.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “After this word, the Jewish leaders plotted to kill Jesus.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)