Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 20:10:
- Uma: “It went on thus until the people who worked from early morning arrived. Those who worked from early morning said in their hearts: ‘Surely he will give us (incl.) [empathic] more, because we (incl.) worked all day long!’ But instead, it was still just also one silver coin that they received.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When the people went who had been fetched as the first, they thought-mistakenly that they would be given more. But they also were given the wage worth for a whole day.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when he came to pay those who were first, they expected that more would be paid to them than what was paid to those who came to work last. However, one piece of silver each also was what was paid to them.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Therefore when the first-ones who worked came, they expected that their daily-wage would be more, but surprisingly one-denario -each just the same is what was given to them.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Therefore when those who had gone to work early were reached, they assumed their wage would be much more. But no. They were given the same which was the wage for a whole day’s work.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Then it came the turn for wages to be given to the workers who had worked all day long. They thought that they would be given much more in wages because they had worked all day. But when they were given their wages, just one money of a denario was given to them.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 20:11:
- Uma: “‘When they saw their wages, they grumbled about the owner of the field, they said:” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When they received their wages they grumbled against the owner of the land,” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when they were receiving it, they were disgruntled, and they said to the man who had caused them to work.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Therefore they grumbled to the one-who-had-them -work, saying,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Having received it, it wasn’t acceptable to them. They said to that owner,” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “They took their wages and were angry toward the field-owner.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 20:12:
- Uma: “‘The ones who just to work at the end, only one hour they worked. Yet we, we worked all day long, shined-on by the blazing sun. Why did you (sing.) pay them the same as us?'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “they said, ‘Those people worked only for one hour but we worked all day long enduring the hot sun, and then you make the wages the same for us as for them.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “‘These last ones, a single hour is all they worked, and as for us, we endured the great heat for the whole day. And you paid them just the same as you paid us.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘These last, it was only-one hour that they worked while as-for us (excl.) we (excl.) endured working in the excessive sunshine the entire day. Why then did you (sing.) make-our (excl.) daily-wage -the-same?'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “‘Why did you pay us all the same, since they only worked for one hour? Not like us (excl.) who worked all day and also were all day out in the scorching heat. Why have you made our wages the same?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “They said: ‘These men were the last to arrive to work. Just one is all they worked, how come you have paid us the same as them? We have suffered through all the day working in the sun,’ they said.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 20:13:
- Uma: “‘The owner of the field retorted: ‘I did not do wrong to you, friends. Didn’t we (incl.) have a promise that you would receive a wage of one silver coin per day?” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But the owner of the land said to one, ‘Friend, I did not deceive you. Our (dual) agreement was (lit. our (dual) mutual promise was) that I would pay you (pl.) the wage for one day’s work.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And the man said to one of them he said, ‘Friend, I haven’t mistreated you because what we agree on was one piece of silver, and that’s what I gave you.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “”Listen (sing.) to this, comrade,’ said the land owner to one of them. ‘I did not cheat you (pl.), because we agreed-together for one denario, isn’t that so?” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “That owner said to one person, ‘Friend, it’s not like I’m tricking you (sing.). Isn’t it so that we (incl.) agreed that the (usual) wage for a whole day’s work is what I would pay you (pl.)?” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “The field-owner said to the work who was talking to him: ‘Listen, man, I haven’t cheated you. After all we agreed that for one day of work I would pay you one money of the denario.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 20:14:
- Uma: “Take your wages and go home! It is my desire to give a wage to the people who came last the same as what I gave to you.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Take your (pl.) wages and go home. I want to pay the same wage to the last ones as I pay you.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Take it, and go home, because I want that these last ones should be paid just the same as you.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “So take your (sing.) wage and go home. If I want the wage of the last-ones to be the same as your (pl.) wage, surely that’s my business.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Fine, get your (sing.) wages and go home. I want to pay those last ones to be put to work the same as I have paid you.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Take your wages for one day of work and go from here. Concerning the workers who came to work last, I want to pay them the same as I paid you.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 20:15:
- Uma: “May I not do according to my desire with my money? Why are you jealous of others if my heart is good to them?’ ‘” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Is it that I do not rule over my money (i.e. can do with it as I please)? Perhaps you are jealous because I am generous?’ ‘” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Can it not be that I am the one to be in charge of my own money? Are you jealous of them because of my generosity?'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Is it not perhaps my right to do what I want with my money? Are you maybe resentful/envious because I did not act-selfishly?’ ‘” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Don’t I have the right to do whatever I want to with my own possessions? Are you just envious of my good-relationship with my fellowman?”” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Do you rule me? Isn’t there permission that I determine by myself what I will do with my money? Are you envious of your fellow workers for the good I want to do them?’ said the field-owner.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 20:16:
- Uma: “Yesus finished that parable, he said: ‘So also in the future: many people who are unimportant [lit., their lives little] at this time will become important [their lives big] in the future. And may also who are important [their lives big] at this time will become unimportant [their lives little] in the future.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then Isa said, ‘Therefore the ones who are last now will be first in the future and the ones who are first now will be last in the future.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus said, ‘Those who are last today will be first in the future. And those who are first today will also be last in the future.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then Jesus concluded saying, ‘What will happen in God’s ruling will be like that, because the low/humble now will be made-high/great, and the high/great now will be made-low/humble.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Jesus said in addition, ‘This is like what I was saying, that there are important ones today in man’s opinion who will become low-class/insignificant. And there are only low-class/insignificant ones today who will become important in the kingdom of God.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Therefore now, those workers who are last to go to work are the ones who will first receive their wages. The workers who first go to work are those who will receive their wages last. Many people have been called, yet few are the people chosen.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 20:17:
- Uma: “At that time Yesus walked heading-towards the town of Yerusalem. On the way he called his twelve disciples to gather by themselves, and he said to them:” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then, while Isa and company were on the road climbing up to Awrusalam, Isa took his twelve disciples aside and said to them,” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And while Jesus was climbing up to Jerusalem, he said to his twelve disciples that they should separate themselves because he had something to say to them while they were still walking.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When (pl.) Jesus were walking-uphill going to Jerusalem, he called his twelve disciples so that they would move-to-one-side and he said to them,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When they were travelling again, going to Jerusalem, Jesus segregated his disciples from that mass of people.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Jesus was on the road going to Jerusalem, but he took aside the twelve learners and said to them:” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)