Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 2:8:

• Uma: “After that, he commanded them to go to Betlehem, he said to them: ‘Go to Betlehem, investigate well where that Child is. When you find him, come here and tell me, so that I also may go worship him.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “Then Herod told them to go to Betlehem, he said, ‘Go and really search for the child. When you have found the child, tell me, so that I can also go to praise him.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when he found out, he ordered them to carefully search for the child and he said, ‘If you find him, let me know so I can find him because I will worship also.’ Then he let them continue on to Bethlehem.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “Then he sent them to Betlehem saying, ‘Go there, and carefully search for that baby. When you find-him, return here to tell me so that I will go there also to worship him.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “When he now knew, he sent them to Betlehem. He said, ‘Look carefully for that child. When you have found him, inform me, so that I can also worship him.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “Upon being told, Herod said to them: ‘Go to Bethlehem now and search for the baby until you have found him. When you have found him, then come here to tell me all about it so that I also can go and worship him,’ he said to them.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 2:9:

• Uma: “So off they went. On the way, they saw again the star that they had seen in the east earlier. No kidding their joy at seeing that star. That star went ahead of them until it stopped right above the dwelling-place of that Child.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “So-then, when the king had finished speaking, those men from the east went. While they were walking they saw the star again that they had seen in the country in the east. When they saw the star they were very happy indeed. They followed the star and then/eventually the star rested above the place where the child was.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “Upon their hearing what the king instructed them, they started out, and their happiness was great, because they saw again the same star that they saw appear before. It went-ahead-of them until it arrived directly-above the house where the baby was and then it stopped.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “Well those thinkers set out. In front of them they again saw that star they had mentioned which had newly risen, which they had seen in the east. That star went-ahead-of/led them. It only stopped when it was directly-over the house where that child was.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “These men who listened to what the king said then went. That star which they had seen before in the place of where the sun rises was again seen by them, that it was going where they were going. There at the house in which the baby was located was where the rays of the star arrived to and thus they saw.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 2:10:

• Uma: “So off they went. On the way, they saw again the star that they had seen in the east earlier. No kidding their joy at seeing that star. That star went ahead of them until it stopped right above the dwelling-place of that Child.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “So-then, when the king had finished speaking, those men from the east went. While they were walking they saw the star again that they had seen in the country in the east. When they saw the star they were very happy indeed. They followed the star and then/eventually the star rested above the place where the child was.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Then the stargazers left. And when they were on the road they saw the star again which was the same star which they saw when it appeared in the east. And they were overjoyed when they saw the star again. And that star went ahead of them, and it stopped there over the house where the child was.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “Upon their hearing what the king instructed them, they started out, and their happiness was great, because they saw again the same star that they saw appear before. It went-ahead-of them until it arrived directly-above the house where the baby was and then it stopped.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “When they again saw that star, they really became very happy.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “Upon seeing where they were to arrive at, they very much rejoiced.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 2:11:

• Uma: “When they arrived, they entered into the house, they saw that Child with Maria his mother. They bowed down to worship him. After that, they opened up the storing places of their stuff, and they brought out their worship-gifts to that Child. Their worship gifts: gold, and expensive fragrant things that are called incense and mur.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “Then they entered that house and they saw the child and his mother Mariyam. They prostrated and praised the child. They opened their containers and gave him gold, incense and fragrant oil called mira.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “When they entered into the house, they saw the child and Mary his mother. They knelt down because they will worship the child. Then they brought out the chests where they carried their wealth, and they gave him gold and some expensive sweet-smelling things called incense and myrrh.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “When they arrived at the place of that house, they entered and they saw the baby and Maria his mother. They knelt face-down to worship the baby, and then they opened the containers of the expensive things-they -would-give-as-gifts, and they gave him gold, fragrant incense insinso called frankincense (Eng. loan), and mirra (Ilocano loan).” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “When they had entered that house, they saw the child being-held-on-the-lap of his mother Maria. They worshipped him with their faces down low to the floor. Then they unpacked the valuable things they’d brought to give to the child, which were gold, first-class incense and expensive perfume which was mira.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “Arriving at the house they entered. They saw the baby there with Mary his mother. All the men knelt down to worship him. They opened their loads to take out the gold that was in them along with the good incense which smelled beautiful and another good incense called myrrh. All this they gave to him.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 2:12:

• Uma: “After that, God spoke to them in their dreams, he told them: ‘Don’t return to Herodes!’ So, on their return, they no longer went through Yerusalem, they avoided it going on another road.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “After this they were told by God in their dream, not to go back to Herod. So-then they returned home, following a different road.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “God caused them to understand by means of a dream that they should not return to Herod. And because of this they did not retrace the way they came as they went home.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “So then, God caused-them -to-dream, and he instructed them that they not return to Herod, so they walked-by-a-different -route to go-home to their country.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “When they were to go home now, that night they were caused to dream by God who said that they weren’t to stop-by Herodes. That’s why they went on a different trail when they went home.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “After this, while these men were sleeping, God showed them that when they returned home, they must not go to where Herod was. Rather they returned by another road.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 2:13:

• Uma: “When the people who knew how to look at stars had gone, an angel of the Lord also appeared to Yusuf in his dream. That angel said: ‘Yusuf! Herodes is searching for that Child, he wants to kill him. Get up, take that Child with his mother, go away going to the land of Mesir! Live there until there is my word speaking to you.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “So-then, when they had left an angel of God appeared to Yusup in his dream, he said, ‘Herod will soon command to search for the child commanding him to be killed. Get up, take the child and Mariyam his mother and flee to the land of Misil. Live there as long as I don’t tell you to leave from there.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “After the stargazers had gone, a messenger of God caused Joseph to dream, saying, ‘Get up, Joseph. Take the child and his mother and run away to Egypt. Wait there until I do not yet tell you. Because Herod is looking for that child because he wants to kill him.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “When they had left, the angel of the Lord God appeared to Jose in his dream and said to him, ‘Get up, and escort the baby and his mother to flee to Egipto. Stay there until I tell you to return, because Herod’s purpose is to have-the baby -searched-for to have-him-killed.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “After those thinkers had left, Jose dreamed. In his dream, an angel of God came, who said to him, ‘Jose, you (pl.) get up and leave here at once. You (sing.) take this child and his mother and you (pl.) run-away to Egipto. And don’t leave there until I tell you, because Herodes will cause that child to be looked for to be killed.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “After the men had gone, the angel of God was seen by Joseph when he was sleeping. He said to him: ‘Get up at once, take the baby along with his mother. Flee, going to the land of Egypt. There you must live until I tell you to return. Because now Herod will hunt for the baby in order to kill him,’ he said.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 2:15:

• Uma: “They dwelled there until King Herodes died. So Yesus was carried to Mesir land, so that when he was carried back again, the Word of the Lord was fulfilled that was spoken by prophets long ago that said: ‘I called my Child to come here from Mesir.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “They lived there until Herod died. The message of God written by Nabi Hosea in the holy-book was fulfilled, it said, ‘I called my son from the land of Misil.’ (Lit. I told/commanded my child to come here from…)” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “They lived there until Herod died. They did this because the prophecy which the Lord spoke through an inspired one long ago is being fulfilled. He said, ‘I called my son to come out of Egypt.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “And that was where they stayed until the death of Herod. This was done so that what the Lord God had-the prophet -say would-be-fulfilled saying, ‘In the future I will call my child to leave Egipto.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “They lived there till Herodes died. It happened like that so that the word of God would be fulfilled which he caused to be spoken by a prophet, saying, ‘I called my Son to come from Egipto.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “There they lived until Herod had died. Thus it happened in order that it come about according to the word God put in the mind of his spokesman to say when he said: ‘I will bring my Son who lived in Egypt,’ God said.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)