Following are a number of back-translations of Romans 4:19:
- Uma: “Yet at that time Abraham’s age was close to a hundred years, his body was like a dead person because he was old. So also his wife Sara, her body was like dead too, because she was barren. He knew all this. But even so, his faith did not decrease. He kept on hoping that he would have a child.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “At the time of God’s promising Ibrahim this, he was nearly a hundred years old. He knew that he was already old and it was no longer possible for him to have children. And as for Sara also, his wife, he knew that she could not give birth. But even though it was like that, his trust in God did not move.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And at that time Abraham was already a hundred years old, and he knew that he was already very old and it was no longer possible for him to have any children. And he knew also that Sarah, his wife, could not give birth because as for Sarah, she was barren. And in spite of that his faith was still strong.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When God said that, it was absolutely not possible for Abraham to father-descendants, because he was almost one hundred years old while moreover Sara his wife was barren. But his faith did not become-weak upon his thinking-about that.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Abraham was about a hundred years old. And Sarah also was very old, now the days had passed when she could have children. But Abraham did not stop believing.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
