Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 18:11:
- Mairasi: “(Also do not look down on them because I Myself People/person Child [Son of Man], My coming was so that I would look for the people whose faces were dry [lost])” (source: Enggavoter 2004)
- Uma: “[[Because my intention/plan, I the Child of Mankind, coming to earth, is to search for people who are far from God and to lift them from the punishment of their sins.]]” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “(I, the Son of Man, my purpose for coming here to the world is to save the people who are far from God.)” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Because I, the Older Sibling of Mankind, the reason I came here to the earth is so that I might free mankind so that they might not be punished because of their sins.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because I who am Child of a Person, I came here to go look-for and save the lost people.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “And as for me who am the One From Heaven Born of Man/human, the reason I came here was in order to free/save the ones being lost.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “The Man who came from heaven came to save the people who are lost.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 18:12:
- Mairasi: “That like this: A person has a hundred domba [sheep], and then just one of those domba will be gone [lost]. How do you guys set your vision down [what do you think]? What will this person who owns domba do? Definitely he himself will leave his four whole people and two hands and one hand and four [ninety-nine] domba over there in the hills, and then he himself will go look for the missing one!” (source: Enggavoter 2004)
- Uma: “‘What is your opinion? There was a man who had one hundred sheep. If one is lost, what does he do? Certainly he leaves behind the ninety-nine sheep on the mountain-side, and he goes to look/search for that one lost one.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “What do you say? For example if there is a person who has one hundred sheep and one has gone astray, what then will he do? Surely he will leave the ninety-nine there on the mountain and will go and search for the one that has gone astray.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “If there is a person who has a hundred domestic animals which are sheep, and one of them is lost, what does he do? What he does is he leaves the ninety and nine that aren’t lost grazing on the hillside, and he looks for the lost one.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘For example, if there is someone who owns one hundred sheep and one gets lost, what perhaps will he do? Surely (lit. indeed maybe–connotes no doubt) he will leave the ninety-nine in the pasturing-place on the hillside to go look-for the lost one.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “What do you think,’ said Jesus, ‘that a person will do who has a hundred sheep, if supposing suddenly/unexpectedly one goes astray? Won’t he just leave the ninety nine eating there in the hills and look for that lost one?” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Now if it be that there was a person who had a hundred sheep, and one of the sheep gets lost, won’t he leave the ninety-nine sheep there in the field where they are. He will go and search for the sheep that is lost.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 18:13:
- Mairasi: “I will tell you that when he himself sees/finds him he himself will have more good liver [joy] about that one domba [sheep] which he just found but less [joy] about those ninety-nine domba, those which were not lost.” (source: Enggavoter 2004)
- Uma: “And when he finds it again, truly I say to you his joy is greater rejoicing in that one sheep than the ninety-nine sheep that were not lost.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Truly I tell you, when he finds it, he is really happy. He is happier about that one than about the ninety-nine that did not go astray.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “I tell you that when he finds it, the one really makes him happy, not the ninety-nine that weren’t lost.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “What I say to you is true that when he finds the one that was lost, his happiness will be greater than his happiness with the ninety-nine that did not get lost.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “What I will say to you is really true, that when he finds it, he will be much happier over this one, more that over those ninety nine who didn’t go astray.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “When he will find it, then he will rejoice more about finding the one sheep which was lost than the ninety-nine sheep which didn’t get lost.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 18:14:
- Mairasi: “Like that for any of these little children’s self to dry up [to perish] is not My Father Who is in Surga [Heaven]’s throat [will]’ said He.” (source: Enggavoter 2004)
- Uma: “So also your Father in heaven, he does not like it if there is one from these little children who is far from Him.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “A person does not want that one of his animals gets lost. Na, like that is also your Father in heaven, he does not want that even one of these small children happens-to-go-far from God.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “It is just the same also with our Father in heaven, because he doesn’t want that there is even one only of these children who are not freed from punishment.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “So also with your Father in heaven who does not want even one of the lowest of people to be separated from him.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Like that indeed, your Father there in heaven doesn’t want even one to go astray of these ones who cause themselves to be like a small child who believes in me.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Thus it is like your Father who is in heaven, he does not want that even one of these children will be lost.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 18:15:
- Uma: “‘If we (incl.) have a one-faith relative who is/does wrong to us (incl.), go meet him, and say to him his wrong. We (incl.) should do that without there being anyone who knows, just us (incl.) two. If he believes/accepts our (incl.) words, our (incl.) harmony will be good again.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “‘If your companion sins against you tell him his fault. But it should be just the two of you. If he follows/agrees-with your words and regrets, you have helped him and his trust in God does not move.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And if your companion believer sins against you, go to him and tell him what he has done against you. But you must do it privately. And if he allows you to settle it, the good breath of both of you will return.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘If you (sing.) have a companion who sins against you (sing.), go talk-with him alone to tell him his sin. If he believes what you (sing.) tell, it’s-OK, you will-be-friends again.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “The teaching of Jesus next said, ‘If supposing you (sing.) have a sibling in believing who does something to you which is not good, go to him and talk just the two of you. Well if you are reconciled (to each other), isn’t it so that you have caused to return to normal your (pl.) good-relationship and his belief?” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “If your brother does bad to you, call him and take him apart to talk with him. Tell him that it was bad what he did. If he wants to listen to the word you say, then it is good. You will have made peace with your brother.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 18:16:
- Uma: “But if he does not want to believe/accept our (incl.) words, accompany one or two people and go to speak to him. Because in the Holy Book long ago is written like this: ‘If there is a person who is accused of doing wrong, there must be two or three people who become witnesses, so that his case is clear.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But if he does not follow/agree-with your words, take with you one or two other companions of yours so that there is a witness to all you (pl.) say.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “But if he doesn’t allow it to be settled, find one if not two other believers, so that your discussion might be confirmed by two or three.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But if he refuses to listen, then call one or two of your (sing.) companions so that there are two or three who will confirm everything that is said.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But if you can’t get reconciled (to each other), you (sing.) are to take one or two people who are believers, so that all your (pl.) conversation can be testified to by two or three witnesses.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “But if he does not want to listen to what you say, look up two or three persons to take with you so they will listen when you talk with him and see that you want to make peace with him.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 18:17:
- Uma: “If he does not want to believe/accept the word of those witnesses, bring him up [i.e., present his case] to all the one-faith relatives. If he still does not believe/accept even all the one-faith relatives reprimand him, just leave him alone, we (incl.) just consider him as a person who does not know God, and like people whose behavior/character is evil.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “If he does not listen to them, then tell all the people there in the prayer-house. If he still does not listen even though the whole congregation is a witness, then your customs to him shall be like your customs to the people who do not follow God or to the tax collectors.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And if he doesn’t allow it to be settled, tell it to the gathering of your fellow believers. And if he still doesn’t allow it to be settled then, think of him as not being a believer in God or think of him also like one of those cheating tax collectors.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “If he still refuses to listen to what they say, make-it-known to the congregation, and if he still refuses to listen to what the congregation says, count him as a person who does not know God or one who collects taxes.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “However if he still will not let himself be reconciled because he won’t listen to those you took with you, tell it to the whole-group of believers when assembled. Well if even there, he won’t let himself be reconciled, just regard him now as a person who doesn’t acknowledge God or one whose nature/ways are not good like the money-grabbing official-receivers of payment.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “If he then doesn’t want to listen to them even, put the matter before the church. If he doesn’t want to listen to what is said at the church, make a judgment that he is like those who are not believers or like tax collectors.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 18:18:
- Uma: “‘Think about this / Pay attention! What you decide on earth, that also God decides in heaven: If you say don’t, God [is the one who] has said don’t. If you say it may be [i.e., it is permitted], God [is the one who] has said it may be.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “‘Truly I tell you, whatever you forbid in the world that will also be forbidden in heaven. Whatever you command here in the world that will also be commanded in heaven.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And I tell you that what you forbid here on earth will be what is already forbidden by God in heaven, and what you permit here on earth will be what is already permitted by God in heaven.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘What I say to you is true, that whatever you forbid on this earth, God will also forbid in heaven, and whatever also you permit on this earth God will also permit in heaven.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “What I will say to you who are my disciples is really true, that in what you (pl.) forbid through your office/responsibility here in the world, you will be upheld/stood-up-for by God in heaven. And also in what you permit here in the world, like that indeed you will be upheld by God there in heaven.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “I tell you that you are the representatives of God who is in heaven. That which you give people permission to do is what they can do. That which you do not give people here on earth permission to do, they cannot do.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
