complete verse (Matthew 13:28)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 13:28:

  • Uma: “‘The owner of the garden said: ‘That is the work of our (incl.) enemy.’ ‘From there, the paid workers also said: ‘If you (sing.) want, we will go pull out that grass!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “The owner of the field answered, he said, ‘My enemy has done that.’ His servants said, ‘Do you want us to go and pull out those weeds?'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And the person said, ‘It’s my enemy that planted that.’ And they said, ‘Shall we pull them up or not?'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “”Someone who hates us did that,’ he said answering. ”Do you (sing.) want us (excl.) to go weed-the-rice-field?’ they said.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “The owner replied, ‘Oh, that is the mischief of my opponent.’ ‘Well,’ said those slaves of his, ‘do you want us to weed them out now?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “The boss said to the workers who were speaking with him: ‘It is my enemy who planted the weeds you are talking about.’ Then the workers said to their boss: ‘Do you want us to go pull up the weeds which are along with the wheat?’ they said.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
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