Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Matthew 15:9)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 15:9:

  • Uma: “It is no use for them to worship me, because their teachings are just the teachings of men, not teachings from Me.’ ‘” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “There is no use in their worshipping me, for their teachings are only man-made but they say they are from me,’ says God.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “There is no value in their worshipping me for in their teaching they say that what they alone cause people to do are my commands.’ ‘” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “There is no use/purpose to their worshipping me, because what they are teaching which are just commands of people, they say that (they are) my commands.’ ‘” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Their worship of me is really worthless. For what was commanded by man only is regarded now by them as the law of God, they say.”” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “So nothing comes from their worshipping me. Concerning all that they teach, many words which they have made up themselves they say that thus God commands,’ thus God says.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Matthew 15:10)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 15:10:

  • Uma: “After that, Yesus call the many people to approach him, he said to them: ‘Hear so that you know:” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “After that, Isa called the people again to him and he said to them, ‘Listen and understand what I am saying:” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Jesus called to the many people that they should come near to him. ‘Listen you,’ he said, ‘so that you might understand.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Then Jesus called the many-people and said to them, ‘Listen to this so that you will understand.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Jesus caused the crowd to come close and he said, ‘Listen all of you and try-to-understand what I am saying.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Jesus called to the people and then said: ‘Listen well to the words I speak. Take them to heart.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Matthew 15:11)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 15:11:

  • Uma: “Food that enters into our (incl.) mouths, that is not what makes-us-evil in the sight of God. The words that appear from our (incl.) mouths, that is what makes-us-evil in the sight of God.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “It is not the food that enters a persons mouth that makes him ritually-unclean, but that is what makes him ritually-unclean the bad words/speech that come out of his mouth.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The thing that displeases God about a person is not the food that he puts into his mouth, but rather it is the evil words that come out of the mouth of that person.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “It is not what a person causes-to-go-into his mouth that makes-him -dirty but rather what he causes-to-come-out of his mouth.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “It’s not what goes into the mouth of a person which causes him to be disgusting in the sight of God, but on the contrary the evil words which come out of his mouth.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Concerning the person who commits sin, it is not because of what he eats that he sins. That which makes a person sin is the evil word which comes from the person’s mouth.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Matthew 15:12)

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

  • Uma: “After that, his disciples came saying to him: ‘Do you (sing.) know that the Parisi people who heard your (sing.) words earlier are angry [lit., got their hearts hurt]?'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “So-then his disciples went to him and they said, ‘Do you know that the Pariseo are mad (lit. bad liver) because of what you said?'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Jesus’ disciples came to him and they said, ‘Do you know that you made the Pharisees angry because of the things you said a while ago?'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Then Jesus’ disciples approached him and they said, ‘Do you (sing.) know that the Pharisees are offended by what you (sing.) said?'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “As those words Jesus spoke came to an end, his disciples came right-up-close to him and they said, ‘Lord, you know, the Pariseo were upset over what you said.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Jesus’ learners came to Jesus and said: ‘Do you know that the Pharisees were angry when they heard the word you spoke?’ they said.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Matthew 15:13)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 15:13:

  • Uma: “Yesus said: ‘Never mind [lit., Leave] those Parisi people! Because every planted-thing that is not planted by my Father in heaven will definitely be pulled up. Those Parisi people are like blind leaders, because they do not know the true/right road to go to God. And if a blind-person leads a fellow blind-person, they will certainly both fall into the ditch.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “He answered, he said, ‘Every plant that my Father in heaven has not planted will be pulled out.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Jesus answered, ‘Any plant that wasn’t planted by my Father God will be pulled up.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “But Jesus said parabling, ‘In-the-future every plant that my Father who is in heaven did not plant will be uprooted.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Jesus replied, saying, ‘Every plant which my Father in heaven didn’t plant will be pulled up.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “When Jesus replied, he said: ‘Concerning the people who are not in the hand of God, my Father in heaven will remove them from his people.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Matthew 15:14)

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

  • Uma: “Yesus said: ‘Never mind [lit., Leave] those Parisi people! Because every planted-thing that is not planted by my Father in heaven will definitely be pulled up. Those Parisi people are like blind leaders, because they do not know the true/right road to go to God. And if a blind-person leads a fellow blind-person, they will certainly both fall into the ditch.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Do not be troubled about them. They are leaders but they are like blind people. If a blind person leads another blind person, na, they both will fall into the hole.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Never mind the Pharisees. They are like blind people. If there is a blind person who leads by the hand another blind person, both of those blind persons will fall into a pit.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “So leave-those Pharisees -alone, because they are like blind-ones who are leading their companions on the path. And if a blind-one is the one-leading his companion who is blind, they two will fall-over the cliff.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Just leave them alone. They are blind leaders-by-hand. Well as long as it’s a blind person who is leading-by-hand another blind person, of course they both could fall into a dug-hole.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Leave them alone, don’t be afraid of them. These are blind men teaching other blind men. When they encounter a hole, there where the teacher falls, along with him will fall the learner.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Matthew 15:15)

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

  • Uma: “Petrus said: ‘Teacher, explain to us that parable earlier.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “So-then Petros spoke, he said, ‘Explain to us what it means that you said.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Then Peter said, ‘Explain to us your parable a while ago.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Then Pedro said, ‘Please explain the parable that you (sing.) said a-little-while-ago.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Pedro said to him, ‘Lord, tell us the meaning of that illustration of yours a while ago.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Peter said to Jesus: ‘Tell us the meaning of the word you made with comparisons when you spoke to the people.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Matthew 15:16)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 15:16:

  • Uma: “Yesus said: ‘Do you [plural] still not understand!” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Isa said, ‘You also do not understand yet?” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Then Jesus said, ‘Don’t you really yet understand?” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Jesus said, ‘You also, do you not yet understand?” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “‘What, even you (pl.),’ said Jesus, ‘don’t you yet have understanding/wisdom?” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Jesus said: ‘Don’t you all understand about the word I speak either?” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)