Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 14:13:

• Uma: “When Yesus heard the news of the death of Yohanes, he got on a boat, and he left there, going to the wilderness/empty-place. Yesus’ intention was that the crowds would not follow him. But in fact, when the people heard that Yesus had gone, they also departed from their towns going to follow him, but they went by land.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “When Isa heard the news about Yahiya, he left in a boat going to a lonely place, he by himself. When the crowds heard this, they left the villages and followed him on the shore of the lake.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “When Jesus and those with him knew about it, they got into a boat, and they left there, they only, because they will go to a place where there are no people. However, many people came to know about it. And they left their villages, following Jesus along the shore.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “When plural Jesus heard what had happened, they left there and rode in a boat to go to an isolated place to be by themselves koma. But when the many-people found-out that they had gone, they set-out from the collective-towns and walked to follow (them).” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “When Jesus knew that Juan had now been killed, he left the crowd of people and sailed, going to a wilderness place. But when the people in the towns got-the-news, they set out and followed Jesus.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “When Jesus heard that John was dead, he traveled by boat, going apart where there no people. But the people knew he was going and very many people followed along walking on the shore. There in the towns they passed through more people came out to follow along.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 14:14:

• Uma: “When Yesus got down from the boat, he saw that many people were waiting for him. His love welled-up seeing them, and he healed them who were sick.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “When Isa got ashore, he saw the great crowd of people and he had pity/mercy on them and he healed the sick.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when Jesus and those with him came to shore, he saw the many people. He felt sorry for them, and he treated and healed those who were sick there.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “When plural Jesus arrived-at-land, and he saw the many people who had followed, he pitied them and healed those who had a sickness.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “Therefore when Jesus again descended from the place he had gone to, what met his eyes was many people already. He pitied them. He healed those who had an illness who had been brought by those people.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “The boat in which Jesus was arrived and Jesus got out. But now there were crowds of people there. Jesus pitied the people and he healed the sick persons who were brought by the people.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 14:15:

• Uma: “In the late-afternoon, his disciples approached him, they said to him: ‘Teacher, the sun is almost going down, and it is empty/desolate here. We should order [lit., ‘It-is-better we order’–a polite suggestion, not a command] these crowds here to go to the nearby town to buy their food.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “When it was already late afternoon his disciples went to him and they said, ‘This is a place where not many people come to hep and it is already late afternoon. Tell these people to go to the villages so that they can buy their food.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when it was afternoon, his disciples came to him and said, ‘It’s late afternoon, and there are no villages here nearby. Send the people home so that they can go to the towns and they can buy food.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “When it was getting-night, his disciples went to him and they said, ‘Tell the people to go buy what they will eat in the nearby towns, because here it is already getting-night and it is isolated here.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “When it was late-afternoon, Jesus’ disciples approached him. They said, ‘Excuse please, this is a wilderness place and look here, it won’t be long till the sun sets. If possible/acceptable hopefully, send those people on their way now to go to the barios so that they can buy something for them to eat.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “When it was now getting to be evening, the learners of Jesus went to him and said: ‘Now it is late and here where we are is just the wilds. Send the people away so that they can go to where there are towns and buy food to eat.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 14:16:

• Uma: “Yesus said: ‘They do not need to go. You feed them.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “Isa said, ‘They shall not leave. You are the ones to feed them.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “‘It’s not necessary for them to go home,’ said Jesus, ‘because you will be the ones to give them food.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “But Jesus said to them, ‘They don’t need to go (lit. Even-if they don’t go). You be the-ones-to-feed them.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “Jesus replied saying, ‘It isn’t necessary to send them on their way. You (pl.) be the ones to give them something to eat.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “But Jesus said to his learners: ‘It isn’t necessary for the people to go away to buy something to eat. You give them food to eat,’ he said.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 14:17:

• Uma: “His disciples answered: ‘We do not have anything, just five breads and two fish.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “His disciples said, ‘We only have here five pieces/loaves of bread and two fish.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “‘What?’ they said, ‘we only have here five pieces of bread and two fish.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “Then they said, ‘Five breads and two dried-fish only is what is here.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “Those disciples of his answered saying, ‘Lord, well, how can that be since there really isn’t anything here, except five units of little-bread and two units of little-fish?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “The learners said to him: ‘But there are only five breads that we have brought and two fish.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 14:18:

• Uma: “Yesus said: ‘Bring it here.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “Isa said, ‘Bring them here to me.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “‘Bring it here,’ said Jesus.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “But then Jesus said, ‘Bring-it here.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “‘Bring them here to me,’ said Jesus.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “Jesus said to his learners: ‘Give me the bread and the fish.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 14:19:

• Uma: “After that he ordered the people/crowd to sit on the grass. They sat on the grass, and he took the five breads and the two fish, and he looked-up to heaven/sky and prayed. After that, the broke-in-pieces the bread and offered it to his disciples so that they divide it to the people/crowd.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “So-then Isa told the people to sit down on the grass. After that he took the five loaves of bread and the two fish and he looked up to the sky giving thanks to God. And then he divided the bread and gave it to his disciples and they gave it to the people.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And he told the people that they should sit down on the ground, and he took the five pieces of bread and the two fish, and he looked up into the sky, and he thanked God for them. He broke up the pieces of bread, and he gave them to his disciples. And in spite of that the bread was not consumed! And his disciples passed them out to each of the people,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “He commanded that the people sit-down on the grass. Then he got the five breads and two dried-fish, and he looked-up to heaven to thank God. After that he broke-(them)-into-small-pieces (lit. smallened it) and gave them to his disciples to distribute to the people.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “He caused the people to sit down. Jesus took those five units of little-bread and two units of little-fish. He looked up to heaven/sky and gave-thanks to God. When he had finished that, he broke that bread into pieces and then handed it to his disciples to hand out to those people.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “He ordered that the people should sit down to eat. He held the five breads and the two fish. He looked up to heaven and thanked God that there was something for the people to eat. He broke the bread then and gave it to the learners to distribute to the people. Also the fish were distributed.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 14:20:

• Uma: “They all ate until they were full. After they ate, they gathered up the leftovers, twelve more baskets.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “They all ate and were filled. When they had finished eating the disciples of Isa gathered the left-overs, twelve baskets full.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “and every one of the people there ate and became satisfied. And as for that food, there were twelve basketfulls left over of the pieces of bread which his disciples picked up.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “They all ate and they were full. When they then gathered what as left-over, twelve baskets were filled with the scraps of food.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “All of them ate till they were full. The disciples collected what was left over, twelve baskets being filled with those broken-bits.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “All the people ate well and all were filled. When the people had finished eating, Jesus’ learners gathered up twelve baskets of bread which was left over.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)