complete verse (Matthew 12:11)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 12:11:

  • Uma: “Yesus answered: ‘For example we (incl.) have a sheep, and that sheep falls into a hole on the day of worship, would we (incl.) leave it in the hole! Wouldn’t we (incl.) lift it out, even on the worship day!” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Isa answered he said, ‘What do you do if for example you have only one sheep and it falls into the well on a day-of-no-work? Do you not get it out even though it is a day-of-no-work?” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus answered, ‘If there is a sheep of any of us and it falls into a pit on the Day of Rest, it is not possible that he does not lift it out of that pit even if it is the Day of Rest.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Jesus answered saying, ‘All-right now supposing (lit. go-ahead please if) you have a sheep that falls into a pit on the day for-resting, you go pull-it -out, is it not so?” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Jesus replied saying, ‘Supposing anyone of you had a sheep which happened to fall into a well on the Day of Rest, wouldn’t he rescue it?” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Jesus said: ‘What do you do when you have a sheep and it falls into a hole on the day of rest? You know you at once pull it out even though it is the day of rest.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
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