Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Matthew 22:18)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 22:18:

  • Uma: “Yesus knew the evil intentions of their hearts, that is why he said to them: ‘Now see here, you deceivers! Why do you want to bait the wrongness of my words!” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “But Isa knew their deceiving. He said to them, ‘You are just pretending. You want to trap me.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus knew the evil which was in their breath, and he said, ‘You are liars. Why are you testing me?” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “But Jesus knew their evil motive, so then he said to them, ‘You hypocrites (lit. pretend good), why are you testing me?” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “But Jesus knew-well the evil motive in their minds. That’s why he said, ‘It’s true that you pretend to believe-in/obey God. Why are you putting a noose around my neck(fig.)?” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Jesus knew the thoughts of the people who asked the question, that they were wanting to trick him. He said: ‘How come you have planned to trick me?” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Matthew 22:19)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 22:19:

  • Uma: “Show me the money that you usually use to pay taxes.’ They handed-over/offered him one silver coin.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Show me the money for paying the tax.’ Then they brought him a coin (lit. hard money).” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Show me the money that you pay the tax with.’ And they showed it to him.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Show-me please a denario that can-be-used-to-pay tax.’ When they had brought it to him,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Bring to me that money.’ Well, he was handed Romano money for that’s what the Judio were using.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Show me the money which you give when the ruler requires taxes from you.’ They gave him a coin to see.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Matthew 22:20)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 22:20:

  • Uma: “Yesus said: ‘Whose appearance and whose name is on that money?'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Isa said to them, ‘Whose picture and whose writing is it on this money?'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus asked, ‘Whose form and name is written on here?'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “he said to them, ‘Whose face and whose name is this?'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “After he took hold of it, he said, ‘Well, whose picture and name is here on this money?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “After looking, Jesus said: ‘Whose face is on the money here? Whose name is on the money?'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Matthew 22:21)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 22:21:

  • Uma: “They answered: ‘The appearance and name of Kaisar.’ Yesus said: ‘If thus, give Kaisar what is appropriate to be given to Kaisar, and give God what is appropriate to be given to God.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “They said, ‘The picture of the Leader Sultan and his writing.’ So-then Isa said to them, ‘Therefore give to the Leader Sultan what belongs to him. (That means pay taxes.) And give to God what belongs to God.’ (That means give yourselves to him whole-heartedly.)” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And they said, ‘The form and the name of the king in Rome.’ ‘If it is his, and it is what he wants,’ said Jesus, ‘give it to him. And you give also to God his own possession.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “‘The Emperador,’ they answered. ‘If that’s so,’ Jesus said, ‘what belongs to the Emperador, give to him, and what belongs to God, give also to God.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “‘Well, the Impiradur’s,’ was their reply.’Well if it’s like that,’ said Jesus, ‘it’s necessary that what is fitting for the Impiradur, of course you will give it. Like that too for God.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “The people replied: ‘It is the ruler’s,’ they said. Jesus said to the people he was talking with: ‘What you must do then is give the money which pertains to the ruler to him. And also concerning God, give him what pertains to him.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Matthew 22:22)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 22:22:

  • Uma: “When they heard the answer of Yesus, it startled them. They went away leaving Yesus behind.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “When they heard this they wondered very much and they left.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when they heard that saying of Jesus, they were very surprised, and they left Jesus and went out.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “When they heard that, they were extremely amazed, and they immediately-left him and went-out-of-sight.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “When those who had been sent heard that, they couldn’t respond for they were amazed. That’s why they went home then.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “When Jesus’ enemies heard his answer, they were astounded, they couldn’t do as they had planned. They left him then.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Matthew 22:23)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 22:23:

  • Uma: “On that day also, several Saduki people came to Yesus. Those Saduki people were leader of the Yahudi religion who rejected [the idea] that people who die live again in the future.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “That day some Sadduseo, Yahudi who do not believe that the dead will live again in the last day, came to Isa.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And a little while later, the Sadducees came to Jesus. Now the Sadducees are the people who believe that nobody will be raised from the dead in the future.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “A little-later, there were some Saducees who went to Jesus. They are a party/group of the Jews who say that the dead will not live again.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “That same day, some Saduceo also went to Jesus. As for these Saduceo, they uphold/support (the idea that) people who have died really aren’t made alive again.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “That day some Sadducees went; they are those who say that the dead won’t resurrect. They said to Jesus:” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Matthew 22:24)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 22:24:

  • Uma: “Those Saduki people came saying to Yesus: ‘Teacher, the prophet Musa taught like this: If a man dies, yet he doesn’t have any children, his sibling must marry his widow so that the dead person will have some descendants.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “They asked him, they said, ‘Sir, Musa wrote he said, ‘If a man dies and he has no children then his younger brother shall marry that widow in order that his older brother has descendants.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And they said, ‘Teacher, Moses taught long ago that, for example, if there is a man and he has a wife and that man dies, it is necessary for the brother of the man to marry his widow so that the dead person might have children through him.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “They said to him, ‘Sir teacher, our law that Moses wrote says, ‘If there is a married-couple who have no children and the man dies, his brother must marry the widow so that if they have a child, that will be like a child of the dead-one.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “On arriving, they said, ‘Teacher, Moises taught that if a man who is married dies, that married couple having no children yet, he is to be succeeded by his brother in marrying (that wife). For if they have a child, it is to be regarded as like it is indeed the child of that dead (person).” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “‘Listen, teacher, in the law which Moses wrote, there is written this word which says that when a man dies and he didn’t have any children, then concerning the wife of the dead man who is left, the dead man’s brother will marry the widow so that there will be children as though they were the children of the dead man.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Matthew 22:25)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 22:25:

  • Uma: “So, there were seven brothers. The eldest married, he died without any children. His widow married his younger sibling.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “So-then there were seven brothers who lived here with us. The oldest one married but he died without having children. Then his younger brother married the widow.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Now then, there were reportedly seven male siblings. The oldest got-married but died without their having any children. Therefore his younger-sibling took-his-place and married the widow,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Well, we say that because recently there were here with us (excl.) seven siblings who were all male. Well, the oldest married. He died without any children. That’s why his wife was inherited by the one who followed him.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “So now suppose that where we live there are seven brothers. The eldest brother marries. But there comes the day when he dies and there were no children. Therefore the brother of the dead man who had been born next marries the widow.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)