Following are a number of back-translations of John 12:13:

• Uma: “They got fronds, and they went to meet him. They kept calling: ‘Praise the Lord God! The Lord bless the King who comes bringing his name! The Lord bless the King of Israel!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “So-then they took like the end of coco-palm leaves and went out to meet Isa. They shouted loudly, they said, ‘Let us (incl.) praise God. Let us (incl.) praise the one sent by God. Let us (incl.) praise the King of the tribe of Isra’il.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And they went out and they got some leafy branches, and they went out of the village because they will meet Jesus. They said, ‘Praise God! Praise also this one who is coming whom the Lord has sent! The king of us descendants of Israel, may it be that God blesses him!'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “And they got branches of palms (loan palma) in order to go meet-him while-simultaneously they shouted, ‘God be praised! May this one whom the Lord has sent as his representative (lit. his bodyhood) be blessed! Fortunate is our King here in Israel!'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “What they did was, they got fronds from a plant like a badangan (note. a local palm like coconut but smaller) and they all went out of the city to meet Jesus. They were calling-out as they went, saying, ‘Praise God! This one who was sent by God is praiseworthy! This King of the nation of Israel is praiseworthy!'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “The people picked palm branches and went to meet Jesus. They shouted and said, ‘God is the greatest. May the messenger of God be blessed. May God bless the ruler of the Jews.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 12:14:

• Uma: “Yesus took a young donkey and rode it. His riding fulfilled the words of the prophet long ago that said:” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “Isa had found hep the offspring of a donkey (an animal similar to a horse) and he rode on it. This doing of Isa was in accord with a verse written in the holy-book, the holy-book says,” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus had gotten before a young horse called asnu and got on it. And by means of this a written prophesy was fulfilled which says,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “Jesus mounted the child of a donkey that he had caused-to-be-brought. And that was the coming-true of what God caused-to-be-written that says,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “Jesus had a young of a horse (generic) which is an asno fetched and rode on it. It was like that so that what was contained in their writings would be fulfilled,” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “Jesus found a donkey. He got on it. It was just lie it is written in the Holy Book.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 12:15:

• Uma: “‘Do not be afraid, townspeople of Sion. Look! Here comes your King. He is riding a donkey’s offspring.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “‘You, the people of Awrusalam, don’t be afraid. Here comes your king riding on the offspring of a donkey.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “‘You people of Jerusalem, don’t be afraid, because your king is coming riding on a young asnu.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “‘You who are from-Jerusalem, don’t be afraid, because here comes your King mounted on the child of a donkey.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “which said, ‘Don’t be afraid, people of the city of Sion. Approaching is the one who is to reign over you here. A young of an asno horse is what he rides.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “‘Don’t be afraid, you people in the town of Zion. You will see that your ruler is coming. He is on a donkey.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 12:16:

• Uma: “At that time, his disciples did not yet understand the meaning of what happened. But after Yesus was killed and made big, they remembered what had happened to Yesus, like what was foretold in the Holy Book.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “At that time the disciples did not understand all this. But when Isa had gone home to heaven, they newly remembered that what they had done to Isa was, surprise, really written in the holy-book.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And as for this entering of Jesus into Jerusalem, his disciples did not yet understand that this was a fulfillment of a prophecy long ago. However when Jesus had returned to heaven, they remembered what he had done, and then they understood that this had been done according to the prophecy long ago in the written word of God.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “Jesus’ disciples, they didn’t yet understand the significance/meaning of this that happened. Jesus had to return to heaven, then they remembered/realized that this was the fulfillment of what God had caused-to-be-written concerning him and they moreover were the ones who accomplished (lit. did) its fulfillment.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “The disciples of Jesus didn’t understand at once that this was the fulfilling of that which was written. But when Jesus came alive again, that’s when they were able to understand what was contained in the writings, which was that it was after all none other than he being referred to, and all of it had happened to him.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “At first his learners did not see the significance of what Jesus did. But afterwards when Jesus had gone to heaven, they remembered that all these things were already written about.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 12:17:

• Uma: “In Yerusalem at that time, there were many people who had been with Yesus when he called Lazarus from inside the grave and made him live again. Those people kept on telling about that happening.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “The reason that the crowds met Isa on the way was because they had heard about the doing of Isa that had caused wonder when he called Lasarus from the grave and made him alive. For the people who had happened to be present, told hep the people about this doing of Isa.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The many people who had seen Jesus when he called and raised Lazarus from the dead, they spread the news about what he had done.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “The many people who had seen Jesus’ calling of Lazarus to come-out of the cave when he made-him -alive, they repeatedly reported what they had seen there.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “Those people who had been companions of Jesus when he made Lazaro alive again, they kept on testifying to what they had seen.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “The people who had been with Jesus when he had summoned Lazarus and caused him to be resurrected from the tomb talked and talked about all they had seen Jesus do.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 12:18:

• Uma: “That is the reason that so many people went to meet Yesus, because they heard that He was the one who did that miracle.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “The reason that the crowds met Isa on the way was because they had heard about the doing of Isa that had caused wonder when he called Lasarus from the grave and made him alive. For the people who had happened to be present, told hep the people about this doing of Isa.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Therefore there were many people who came to greet Jesus because they heard that he had raised Lazarus from the dead.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “Therefore many went to meet Jesus, because they had heard-reported that-aforementioned amazing sign that he had done.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “Therefore there were many people who met Jesus, because they had heard news about what he had done which was a sign which was an amazing thing.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “Therefore the people went out to meet Jesus. Because they knew that no one else could do the sign he did.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 12:19:

• Uma: “The Parisi people talked among themselves, they said: ‘We have lost! Look, all the people in the world are following him.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “So-then the Pariseo spoke together, they said, ‘Look, all the people are following him already. We (incl.) cannot do anything.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then the Pharisees said, ‘There are very many people following him. Evidently there is no longer anything that we can do.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “That being so, the Pharisees asked-each-other, ‘Look-there indeed, we are defeated! Because all people, they have become his disciples.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “The Pariseo were again discussing among themselves, saying, ‘Look-at-this, there’s nothing we are being able to do which is accomplishing anything, for just look, all the people are following/obeying him.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “The Pharisees talked together saying, ‘Now you see that you can’t do anything. You see that all the people are going to Jesus.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 12:20:

• Uma: “Among the many people who went to Yerusalem to worship at the time of Paskah Day, there were also several Yunani people.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “There were people from the Girik tribe who came together with the people to worship in Awrusalam at the time of that festival.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And there were some Greek people who had come also to attend the feast because they will worship God there in Jerusalem.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “There were also Jews who were Griego who went to attend-the-fiesta in Jerusalem in order to worship God.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “Well included in the crowd who had come to Jerusalem to join in that fiesta and to worship God, were some people who were Griego.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “Of those people who went to Jerusalem in order to worship God during the celebration were some natives of Greece.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)