Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Peter 1:7:
- Uma: “and its purpose is to make-known-from-it the strength your faith. Gold is examined with fire to see-from-it if it is really gold or not. And your faith surpasses the value of gold, because gold does not last forever. So, like gold is examined with fire, so also your faith is examined with trials/suffering. So that if/when it is really clear that you have faith, you will be praised, honored and exalted [lit., made high] when Yesus Kristus come again to this earth.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “The troubles that have come to you are for testing your faith in God if it is true or not. It’s parable is gold. Gold will be destroyed like all other things in this world. Gold is melted in the fire to test whether it is pure or not. Your trust in God is still more valuable than gold. Therefore your trust has to be tested so that it is known if it is true. If you really trust in him you will be praised and honored when the day of Isa Almasi’s return comes.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Your believing is like gold, for gold is tested by means of fire to show whether is is true or not. The reason God permits that you have to endure painful things is so that by means of tribulation your faith might be tested as to whether it is true or not. Your faith is much more precious than gold, for gold is easily destroyed. And if your faith is real, you will be praised, you will be made famous, and you will be respected in the future when Jesus Christ is revealed.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “The reason you are experiencing these hardships, it is so that the trueness of your faith will be confirmed. Because even gold which doesn’t remain-unchanged forever, it has to be tested with/by fire in order that it will be confirmed whether it is truly gold. Therefore it is also necessary that your faith be confirmed, because it is more-valuable than gold. And if/when the trueness of your faith is seen, God will approve, honor and acknowledge you on the day when-Jesu Cristo -appears.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “For as for these hardships, they’re like testing of your believing/obeying, whether it really is true. For always keep-in-mind that even gold, it has to be tested in fire to ensure that it really is real gold, for of course what is not gold will be removed by the fire. But as for gold, even though it’s an expensive thing, it can indeed be destroyed, for it’s only fitted-for-the-world. Your believing/obeying is really much more precious than gold, therefore it indeed needs to be made sure of. And then, when this believing/obeying of yours has now been tested and will be observed to be really holding fast, you will be praised and honored at the returning of Jesu-Cristo.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Because you will pass through suffering in order that your faith will be tested. God is very valuable and it perishes. But this gold is tested by fire as to whether it is pure or not. Well in God’s sight your faith is more valuable than gold. When you pass through suffering and truly you believe in God, then you will be well spoken of and God will raise you up in honor at the day when Jesus Christ comes.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
