Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Peter 4:17:

• Uma: “The time has almost arrived when God will judge [lit., sit] the cases of every person. Those whom he judges first, are we who are his children. But if we are the ones whose cases he judges first, how much more severe his punishment will be when he judged the cases of those who do not want to believe the Good News that is from God.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “The time has come when God starts to judge the people in the world and those are the ones judged as the first, his people. If the troubles that have now come to us (incl.) are his judgment for us (incl.) his people, it will be much worse what will come to those who do not believe the good news from God.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “These, brethren, are the times when by means of painful events, God is beginning to investigate the behaviour of mankind. He will first investigate His own subjects. And if we believers are the ones He starts with, how much more painful will be the end of people who will not believe the Good News which God has caused them to understand.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “Because God is already beginning to judge all people, and he is causing-us who belong to his family -to-go-first. If this hardship of ours is the beginning of it, surely what will happen to those who refuse to believe/obey the good news from God will be fearful.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “The day is coming near for God’s judging people. And it’s the truth, right now he is putting us first who are his people, like he’s judging us now, for our believing/obeying is being tested by means of hardships. Well since we, who have salvation ensured, are experiencing hardship, what I-wonder will become of people who haven’t believed the Good News from God when they come to being judged, because they have no salvation?” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “The day has arrived that God will begin to judge people. First of all those who are now God’s children will be judged. But how great the punishment will be for those who do not believe the good news of God then.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)