Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 1:12:
- Uma: “After that, the Holy Spirit took Yesus to the wilderness [lit., empty field].” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then immediately Isa was brought by the Holy Spirit into the lonely place.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And immediately then, Jesus was caused by the Holy Spirit to go into a place where nobody lived.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Right-then the Holy Spirit directed Jesus to the place that had no inhabitants.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well after Jesus was baptized, he was at once taken by that Espiritu Santo who had-entered-to-indwell him, where he was taken to being a wilderness place.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Shipibo-Conibo: “Just then the Spotless Spirit made him go where no house is.” (Source: James Lauriault in The Bible Translator 1951, p. 32ff. )
- Balinese: “That had just happened. then Jesus, by the might of the Holy Spirit. went forth to the barren field.” (Source: J.L. Swellengrebel in The Bible Translator 1950 p. 75ff. )

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