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complete verse (Matthew 21:32)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 21:32:

  • Uma: “Because Yohanes the Baptizer taught you the straight road, but you did not want to believe him. However, the tax collectors and women whose behavior is not appropriate, they believed him. And even though you saw that, you still did not change your behavior, and you still did not believe him.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “For Yahiya who bathed people came to you and taught you the straight/righteous way but you did not believe. But the tax collectors and the bad women believed him. And even though you saw this, you did not change your mind and believe him.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “For John came and he showed you the way so that you might become righteous, and you did not believe him. But the tax collectors and the women who make money through their reputation, they, by contrast, believed him. And even though you knew this, you did not abandon your bad doings and neither did you believe him.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Because Juan the Baptizer came and he taught you the righteous way-of-life that should be followed, but you didn’t believe/obey him. And as for the tax collectors and the prostitutes (lit. rendering above), they believed/obeyed him. And even upon your seeing what they did, you did not change your mind/thoughts to believe.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Because Juan came here to you baptizing and he caused you to comprehend the straight/righteous lifestyle. However you don’t believe/obey him. But he was believed by those official-receivers of payment and the women who make money with their bodies. You observed that they have now believed, but you didn’t believe his teaching.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Because John who baptized came to teach you the straight road, yet you didn’t believe what he said. But these tax collectors and prostitutes did believe what John said. And you, even though you saw how people changed their minds and separated from the evil in which they walked, yet you didn’t want to change your minds and believe what John said.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Matthew 21:33)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 21:33:

  • Uma: “Yesus also said to the leaders of the Yahudi religion: ‘Also hear this parable. There was an owner of a field who planted his field with grapes. He made a fence around it, he made a grape presser, and he also built a watching/caretaking hut. After that, he paid gave his field to be worked to several people, and he went to a far town.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “‘Listen, there is yet another parable,’ said Isa. ‘A man planted a large area with grape vines and made a fence around it. He made a hole under the press for the grapes to catch the grape juice. He also made a tall hut for watching the garden. So-then he gave his garden into the care of people for sharing the proceeds from his plants. Then he left, going to a far place.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus said, ‘Listen to another parable which I will tell you, about what God is going to do. There was a person who had a field, and he planted it with grape vines. He fenced it, and he made a big hole in a big rock where he will make a place to squeeze the water out of the grapes. And he made a shelter for the one who watches the vineyard to live in. And he entrusted the care of that vineyard to some people, and he went to another kingdom.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Then Jesus said, ‘Please listen to one more parable. There was a person who planted many grapes. He stone-walled the borders, and hollowed-out a stone to catch/collect the juice of its fruit that was extracted when they stepped-on it. He also built a tall platform for harvest-guards to stay-in. Then he caused-it-(the vineyard)-to-be-taken-care-of by other farmers, and then went to a far country.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “‘Listen also to another illustration,’ said Jesus next. ‘There was a man who planted ubas plants in his field. He enclosed it with a fence. And then he dug where he would make a press for those ubas and he even built a high look-out(used for guarding from vermin etc.) When he had finished all of it, he left several people who were farmers in charge of that ubas plantation of his, for he went to another place.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Listen to this word of comparison I make now. A man made a field of grapes. He fenced all the land. And he made a place to press the grapes. And he made a tower for the field-watcher to sit. He looked for those would share-crop the field so that when there were grapes they would share them. Then he went far away.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Matthew 21:34)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 21:34:

  • Uma: “The time came to pick the grapes, he ordered several of his slaves to go ask for his portion.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “When the time came for the grapes to have fruit, the owner of the garden sent his servants to go to the caretakers to ask for his share in the fruit of the grapes.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when it was harvest time, he sent some of his servants to get his share of the vineyard.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “When the picking-season for grapes arrived, the farm owner sent slaves of his to go get his share.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “When the time came for ubas-fruit to fall, that owner sent his slaves to get his share.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “When the day came to pick the grapes, the field-owner sent workers to bring the grapes which were his share.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Matthew 21:35)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 21:35:

  • Uma: “But the workers in the field grabbed/caught the slaves whom he had sent: there were some whom they beat, some whom they threw stones at, there were also some whom they killed.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “When his servants arrived there, they were seized by the caretakers. One was beaten by them, one was killed and one was thrown stones at.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when his servants arrived, these who were caring for the vineyard beat up one of them. And they killed another, and still another, they threw stones at.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “But when these slaves arrived, the tenant-farmers (lit. those-who-took-care) whipped one, they killed one, and they threw-stones-at one until he died.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “But those left in charge set on those slaves who had been sent. They clubbed-the-head of one, killed the second, the third they kept throwing rocks at.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “But the workers who were at the field grabbed the servants of the field-owner and mistreated them. Some they killed, some they stoned.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Matthew 21:36)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 21:36:

  • Uma: “The owner of the field again sent/ordered other slaves, more than the first time. But they were also just done to like that.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Then the owner sent again other servants to go to them. They were more then the previous ones. The caretakers did to them as they had done to the others.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And this person again sent many more than he sent at first. However, these who were caring (for the vineyard), they did the same thing to them.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Then the farm owner sent more slaves than the first-time, but what the tenant-farmers (lit. those-who-took-care-of the farm) did to them was the same.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “When that owner discovered it, he sent others, more than those first slaves. But like that indeed was done by those he’d left in charge.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “The field-owner then sent even more servants to the field, but those workers at the field again mistreated the ones who arrived there.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Matthew 21:37)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 21:37:

  • Uma: “Finally he said: ‘It is better that I send my own child, certainly they will submit to him.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Finally he sent his son to go. He said in his liver, ‘Surely they will honor my son.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And in the end, this person sent his son because he said, ‘It is not possible that they won’t respect my son.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Therefore then he sent his son, because he said in his mind/thoughts, ‘They will-immediately-respect (lit. have-shame-to) him.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “The last one he sent was his son. In his mind (he said), ‘It’s certain that they will welcome/treat-properly this son of mine.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “At the last, the field-owner sent his own son to the workers who were share-croppers. He thought: ‘Now I will send my son. When they see him, they will respect him since it is my son who is coming to them,’ he thought.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Matthew 21:38)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 21:38:

  • Uma: “‘But in fact, when the workers in the field saw the child of the field owner, they made-plans, they said: ‘Here comes his child, he is the one who will become the owner of this field. Let’s kill him, so we will become the owners of this field.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “But when the caretakers of that garden saw the son, they planned, they said, ‘He hep is the heir. Come let us kill (him) so that we will get the garden.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “However, when the ones caring for the vineyard saw his son, they said, ‘Now, this is now his son. Come on, because we will kill him, and we will come to own this vineyard of his.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “‘But when those farmers saw that son of his, they said, ‘This is the heir (lit. inheritance owner) of this farm. Let’s kill him so that we will take his inheritance!'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Whereas when those ones he’d left in charge saw his son coming, they were saying, ‘Expletive, there is the heir! Come on. Let’s kill him, so that this ubas plantation which is his inheritance can be ours.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “But when the son of the field-owner arrived, the workers said among themselves: ‘This one is the son to whom the field will go. Let’s kill him now so that we will own the field,’ they said.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Matthew 21:39)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 21:39:

  • Uma: “They grabbed/caught that child, they dragged him going outside the field, and they killed him.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “So-then they seized him and pushed him outside the fence of the garden and killed him.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And they grabbed him and they threw him outside of the vineyard, and they killed him.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Then they caught him and took him outside the vineyard, after that they killed him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Without anything further, they set on him, dragged him outside of that ubas plantation and then killed him.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “They grabbed the son of the field-owner, dragged him out of the field and killed him.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)