Following are a number of back-translations of Galatians 1:1:
- Uma: “This letter is from me, Paulus, the apostle/messenger of the Lord Yesus, I send to you, the Galatia relatives that believe in the Lord Yesus. I and all the relatives of one faith who are here say many greetings! It is not man[kind] that sent me ["sent" is the verb upon which the key term "apostle" is based], and neither is it man[kind] that lifted me to become a apostle of the Lord Yesus. It was Yesus Kristus himself [emphatic] who made me his apostle, with God the Father who made him live again from death.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “This letter is from Paul being sent there to you who trust Isa Almasi there in the places of Galatiya. I was commissioned/commanded to proclaim/preach but my authority is not from humans/mankind and it was not man/people who commissioned me. I was commissioned by Isa Almasi and by our (incl.) Father God, the one who made Isa Almasi alive from his death.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “I am Paul who has written this. I’m sending this to all of you believers there in the towns of all the province of Galatia. I and all the believers who are my companions here, we greet you. I’m an apostle, but I was not given the title of an apostle by a mere person. And I was not sent by means of just a person, but rather I was given the title of an apostle by Jesus Christ and our father God who raised Jesus from the dead, and they are the ones who sent me.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “I am Pablo who was appointed an apostle of Jesu Cristo. It was not a person who appointed or sent me to be-an-apostle but rather Jesu Cristo and God the Father who made-him -alive again.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Believers in Cristo there in Galacia, there-(with-you) is my letter, I Pablo who am one of the apostles , for whom it was not just a mere-man/human who chose me or who raised me up to my apostleship, but rather Jesu-Cristo and our Father God who made this Jesu-Cristo to live again. All our siblings in believing who are my companions here, they greet you.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “I am Paul, Jesus Christ’s representative. It is not just a person who decided that I would be a representative, and no one can arise to claim he appointed me. The one who appointed me is Jesus Christ along with God our Father, that one who caused Jesus Christ to be resurrected from where he was entombed.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
