Following are a number of back-translations of Titus 1:7:
- Uma: “Because people who become leaders in our religion, are servants who do/take care of the work of God. That is why they must be ones who cannot be faulted: they must not be ones who are high hearted [i.e., arrogant] or easily angered, not drunkards or ones who continually fight or just want money.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Because if a person is a leader in the prayer-house/church and the work of God is entrusted to him he should have no fault/nothing to be blamed for. He should not be arrogant/proud and not easily angered/(lit. hot-headed). He should not be habitually drinking (alcoholic understood) and he must not be cruel, and he ought not to be greedy for money.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Since God has entrusted to him the leading of the believers, he must have no transgressions. He doesn’t just give orders; he doesn’t get angry easily. He must not be a drunkard, he doesn’t force people to do things, and money is not the thing that is big in his breath.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “The reason there should be nothing that one-who-leads a congregation is-accused-of is that he is the one-to-whom-is-entrusted God’s work. Therefore he must not be proud (lit. have high thoughts), not easily become-angry, and not be-a-drunkard. He must also not be cruel/given-to-physical-violence and not covet/be-greedy-for (lit. grab-after) money,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “As for this overseer, his responsibility/job is important, for it’s God’s work which he is attending-to/facing. That’s why it’s essential that nothing can be found fault with in him, not overbearing, not hot-tempered, not habitually-wanting-to-drink intoxicating-drink, not violent/prone-to-hurting and not a person who does anything not good just so that he can-make-money.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “It is necessary that whoever leads the believers be one against whom no word can be found. Because he who leads is doing the work of God. Therefore one should be selected who is not proud. He is not one who gets angry. He is not a drunkard. He does not get into fights. And his thoughts are not just on money.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
