Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 22:2:
- Uma: “‘God is like the king in this story: A king made a wedding feast for his child.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “‘The ruling of God is like this. A certain sultan prepared a big feast because his son was getting married.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “He said, ‘The ruling of God in heaven, it is like a king who established a big gathering because his son will get married.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘God’s ruling can be compared to a king who made-preparations (implied: for a feast), because his male child was getting-married.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “‘The kingdom of God is like this. A big feast was made by a certain king for the wedding of his son.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “‘God who is in heaven invites the people to enter into his hand. It is like a king inviting people to attend the feast when his son is married.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 22:3:
- Uma: “He gave orders to his servants to go call the people who were invited, like this: ‘Let us go eat at a wedding feast!’ But all those who were called, they did not want to go.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When the day of the feast had come he sent his servants to go and fetch the people who had been invited. But they did not want to go to the wedding.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “He commanded his servants that they notify the people that he had told before-hand to come to the gathering. However, as for the people, they paid no attention to the servants.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When everything was ready, he sent some of his slaves to go tell again the ones who were originally/previously invited that they should come to attend-the-wedding. But the invited-ones, they refused to come.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When it was ready, he ordered his slaves to inform all who were invited, but they didn’t want to attend/join-in.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “He sent his servants to bring the people whom he had invited to attend the wedding. But these people who were sent for didn’t want to go.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 22:4:
- Uma: “That is why he again ordered other servants of his, he said to them: ‘Say to those who are invited: the food is cooked, cows with other fat animals have been slaughtered, all is ready. Let’s go to the wedding feast!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Then he sent again others of his servants to go, he said, ‘Tell the ones invited that the food is cooked, the steers and the fattest calves have been butchered and everything is ready. Therefore they should come now to the feast.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And he again sent some other servants, and he said to them, ‘Tell the people that I have killed my cows and my fattened calves, and the food is on the table. Have them come.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Therefore he sent again other slaves so that they would tell the people who were invited, ‘Come on and attend-the-wedding, because everything is made-ready. We (excl.) butchered our (excl.) fat cows and they are all cooked.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “He sent others of his slaves instructing them, saying, ‘Tell those who have been invited that the feast has been prepared. I’ve killed my cows that I had fattened. Everything really is ready now. That’s why you are being fetched now.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Again he sent other servants and said: ‘Go tell the people whom I have invited that now I have prepared the food. I have killed my cows which were fattened. I have prepared well. Tell them to come attend the wedding,’ he told his servants.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 22:5:
- Uma: “But all those who were called did not pay attention to that calling. Each one went to his own work-place. There were those who went to their field, there were those who went to other work.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But the invited people did not pay any attention. They left, one went to his field, one to his store,” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “But it was as if the people didn’t hear. They didn’t turn their backs on their work. One of them was in his field and another was in his store.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But those who were invited, they turned-a-deaf-ear. They didn’t come but rather they continued on with what they were doing. One went to his rice-field, another went to sell.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But those who had been invited were otherwise-occupied. They didn’t disturb their individual planned-trips. One person went to his field. Another person attended to his trading.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “But the people who were called for did not want to come. One went to work in the field. Another went on selling.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 22:6:
- Uma: “There were also others who grabbed those servants, they beat them and killed them.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “and the others seized the servants of the sultan and hit them and killed them.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And the other people there, they grabbed the ones the king had sent and they beat them, and then they killed them.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Others, they caught the king’s slaves, they excessively hardshipped them and then they killed them.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “As for others, they set upon those slaves, insulted/belittled and then killed (them).” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Others grabbed the messengers sent by the king, they hurt them and killed some.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 22:7:
- Uma: “When the king heard what had happened, he was very angry. He ordered his soldiers to go kill those killers, and to burn their town.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then the sultan was very angry. He sent his soldiers to kill the people who had killed his servants. He also commanded to burn their town.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then the king became very angry. He sent his soldiers, and those who had murdered, the soldiers killed them. And they burned up the village of those they killed.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “The king was extremely angry when he heard what had happened, and he sent his soldiers to go kill those who had killed his slaves, and to burn their town.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When that king knew, his anger was extreme. He sent his soldiers there, wiped out those murderers of their fellowman, and then burned their city.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “The king became very angry. He sent soldiers to kill those people who had killed his messengers. The towns in which they lived were burned.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 22:8:
- Uma: “‘After that, he also called his servants, he said to them: ‘The wedding feast is ready, but the people whom I called are not fit to attend.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “After that, the sultan said to his servants, ‘The food is ready but the ones who had been invited are not worthy to come.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And the king gathered his servants, and he said, ‘The food is on the table, but those I asked to come, they are not worthy of this my gathering.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then the king said to others of his slaves, ‘Everything is made-ready for the wedding, but the people I invited, they are not worthy to come.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “And he said next to others of his slaves, ‘This feast really is ready now, however as for those who were invited, they aren’t fit to join in. They are no longer acceptable.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Again he spoke to his servants: ‘I have already prepared for the wedding, but the people I have called to it do not deserve to come to it.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 22:9:
- Uma: “So, go into the big roads, whoever you meet/find, urge them to come attend the wedding feast.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Na, go now to the roads and bring all the people you can find here to the feast.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Therefore, go out on the paths where there are many people there, and even how many people you see, have them come here.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Go therefore to the streets of the town to invite all that you find there.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Therefore go to the trails where many people are. Invite all you meet to this feast.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “But now go to the roads. Whatever persons you encounter, tell them to come attend the wedding,’ he said.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
