Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 8:24:
- Uma: “The blind person looked-around and said: ‘I see people, shadowy like trees walking here and there.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “The man looked-up and he said, ‘I see people walking, but they are in appearance like trees.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And that blind person looked around, and he said, ‘I can see the people which look like trees which are walking.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “The blind-one looked-up and he said, ‘There is. I can-see people. Their appearance is like trees, but they are walking.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “That blind person looked around and said, ‘Yes, I can now see people who are walking, but they are still like trees.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Aguaruna: “Saying, answering said, ‘I see men, however like trees, but walking about,’ one-able-to-see-a-little-it being.” (Source: Mildred L. Larson in Notes on Translation, September 1965, p. 1ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 John 1:3:
- Uma: “What we (excl.) have already seen and heard, that is what we (excl.) announce to you, so that you can be-in-harmony with us (excl.). And our (incl.) harmony, is harmony with God the Father and Yesus Kristus his Child.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Now we (excl.) have also told you what we (excl.) saw and heard so that you join us (excl.) and we (incl.) can become one with our (incl.) Father God and his Son/Child, Isa Almasi.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “I am going to tell you that which we saw and which we heard from Him, so that you might have an intimate relationship with us, for we (excl.) also have an intimate relationship with our Father God and His Son Jesus Christ.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Those-things that we (excl.) saw and we (excl.) heard, that is what we (excl.) confirm to you in this letter so that you will join/be-added-to our (excl.) companionship with God our (incl.) Father and Jesu Cristo his Child” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “We (excl.) are testifying to you this which we (excl.) have seen and heard, so that you may-be-able-to-have-fellowship/friendship with us. And not only that, but rather we can all of us together have fellowship with God the Father and his Son (lit. Child) Jesu-Cristo.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “We tell you that we saw him and what we ourselves heard him say, in order that you also together with us will be friends with God our Father and also with Jesus Christ, the Son of God.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- Yatzachi Zapotec: “The person whom we saw and heard his words, we proclaim to you (pl.) what he is like, in order that our (inclusive) head-hearts may become one. Truly our (inclusive) head-hearts are one with the head-heart of our (inclusive) father God and with the head-heart of his son Jesus Christ.”
- Eastern Highland Otomi: “We really heard and saw what we are saying, and that is what we are telling you now, so that you will know as well as we. And we (inclusive) will be of the same mind with our Father and his Son Jesus Christ.”
- Tzotzil: “Because we saw him, because we heard his words, therefore we tell you (pl.) also in order that thus one will become before God. Because one we have become already really and truly alone with our Father God and His Son, (he is) Jesus Christ.” (Source for this and two above: John Beekman in Notes on Translation 12, November 1964, p. 1ff.)
- Candoshi-Shapra: “That which we ourselves saw is what I am also saying to you. Also that which we heard then I am saying to you. We fellowship with the Father, we fellowship also with His Child Jesus Christ. I am telling you these things in order that by that fellowship we might fellowship together.”
- Yanesha’: “I am going to say to you again; What we used to see, it too, what we used to hear, that is what we relate to you. Then you, too, thus completely you will be one with us. We, we are one with Father, him too, his Son who is Jesus Christ.”
- Aguaruna: “Whom we saw, whom we heard, I tell to you in order that we (reciprocally) stay contentedly with one another. We are those able to stay (reciprocally) contented towards Our Father God, and also towards his Son Jesus Christ.” (Source for this and two above: Mildred Larson in Notes on Translation, July 1965, p. 1-15)
1 John 1.4″
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 John 2:25:
- Uma: “And this is his promise to us: good life forever.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “And this is hep what Almasi promised, that he would give us (incl.) life forever.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “For what Christ has promised us is life forever.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “because this just the same is the life that has no end that Cristo promised to us.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “And this is what God promised us, life which has no ending.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “And Jesus Christ also promised that he will give us the new life forever.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- Yatzachi Zapotec: “Jesus Christ promised us this, that he will give us eternal life.”
- Eastern Highland Otomi: “And he himself said truly that he will give us the new life of our hearts, which is now and will never end.”
- Tzotzil: “Because Jesus Christ told us that he gives us our life forever.” (Source for this and two above: John Beekman in Notes on Translation 12, November 1964, p. 1ff.)
- Candoshi-Shapra: “Didn’t He himself say, ‘I will give you eternal life’?”
- Yanesha’: “This is what he tild us he would give us, of a truth, thus we will not always be in a mortal state (capable of dying) forever.”
- Aguaruna: “He has promised to us always life.” (Source for this and two above: Mildred Larson in Notes on Translation, July 1965, p. 1-15)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 John 4:4:
- Uma: “But you, my children, you are-children of God, and you have defeated those lying prophets, for the Influence/Spirit [lit., clearness; sometimes used to refer to the Holy Spirit] that is in your hearts is more powerful than the influence/spirit that is in the hearts of those who do not believe in the Lord.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But, my children-grandchildren, you belong to God hep. The people who pretend to be prophets have been defeated by you because they were not able to carry-you-along/influence-you to follow their teaching. They are defeated by you because God’s Spirit in your livers is more powerful than the spirit in the people who do not follow/obey God.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “As for you, my children, you now belong to God, and you have overcome these false spirits, for God who lives in us (incl.) is more powerful than Satan who lives in the people here on the earth who are enemies of God.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But as for you my children, you are God’s children, and you have defeated those liars, because (reassurance part.) they have not deceived you. For the Spirit of God who is in you is more important/powerful than Satanas who rules them who don’t believe.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “As for you, who are like my children, you are now children of God. And you have now been able to have victory over those liars who claim-falsely-to-be-prophets. You have been able to have victory over them now because the Espiritu Santo who is indwelling your body is far more supernaturally-powerful, far more than that evil-one/spirit who is Satanas who is inspiring people who haven’t submitted to God.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Listen, my children, now you are God’s people. Therefore you have been victorious over the lying prophets. Because the Holy Spirit with whom you walk is more powerful than the devil who walks with the people here on earth.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- Yatzachi Zapotec: “My little children, we are God’s children, and we have already won out by not believing the words of those people who lie saying they speak God’s word. We have won out because God who is with us has greater authority than the deceiver who is with the people whose heads sit (who are concerned) only about what happens on this earth.”
- Eastern Highland Otomi: “My dear children, we are God’s children. And now we have overcome the deceiver prophets, because he with whom we live is stronger than God’s enemy who rules the world.”
- Tzotzil: “My children, we are God’s children. Therefore have been conquered by us those who think wrongly they say God’s word. Because very great power has God that is here in our hearts. No power has the devil that is there in their hearts.” (Source for this and two above: John Beekman in Notes on Translation 12, November 1964, p. 1ff.)
- Candoshi-Shapra: “Children whom I love, listen! As for you, you are of God. You overcame them. The one who lives in you overcomes (is greater than) the ones who live in the world.”
- Yanesha’: “You, of a truth, my little ones, are of the category-lineage of our Father. You went and surpassed them. The one who fills you, he is very strong. The one that fills people of the earth, he is not so strong.”
- Aguaruna: “My little children, you belong to God, being so you are victors over them. God, the one who is in you, that one more truly he surpasses the ones who rule this world here.” (Source for this and two above: Mildred Larson in Notes on Translation, July 1965, p. 1-15)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 John 5:15:
- Uma: “And if we know that he hears our requests, we also know that we have received whatever we request of him.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “And because we (dual) know that he hears our (dual) requests to him, we (dual) also know that he has already given us (dual) what we (dual) ask of him.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “He always listens to us when we pray, and because of that, we know also that He will give what we ask for.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “And if we know that he hears what we request, we also know that it is already ours.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well since we know now that he responds-positively to us, we also know now that he gives us whatever it is that we are asking for from him.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “If we know that God pays attention to whatever we ask for, then we know that whatever we ask for will be given to us when we pray to him.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- Yatzachi Zapotec: “And if we know that he heeds us whatever we ask him, likewise we know that truly he will do what we ask him.”
- Eastern Highland Otomi: “And if we know that he hears well, then also we know that he will give us what we ask for.”
- Tzotzil: “If we know that he grabs our words, thus we know also that he will give us what we ask him.” (Source for this and two above: John Beekman in Notes on Translation 12, November 1964, p. 1ff.)
- Candoshi-Shapra: “Surely we know that concerning all things which we ask for He hears us. If God Himself hears, that which we ask for we will receive.”
- Yanesha’: “If we know that he, always he listens if whatever we ask for, we know also that already we receive whatever we ask for.”
- Aguaruna: “We know that God hears what we ask for, therefore we know that he will do it like that.” (Source for this and two above: Mildred Larson in Notes on Translation, July 1965, p. 1-15)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 6:55:
- Aguaruna: “My body is like true food and my blood is like true drink.”
- Xicotepec De Juárez Totonac: “My body is the good food and my blood is the good drink.”
- Lalana Chinantec: “For truly my flesh and blood give strength.” (Source for this and above: M. Larson / B. Moore in Notes on Translation February 1970, p. 1-125.)
- Uma: “Because my body is real food, and my blood is real drink.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “For my flesh is the real food and my blood is the real drink.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “for my body and my blood become food and drink forever.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because my body and my blood, those are the true food and drink.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Because as for my flesh, it truly is food, and that blood of mine, it truly is drink.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Because my flesh truly takes the place of food for the people. And my blood takes away the thirst of the people.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 John 2:4:
- Uma: “The person who says: ‘I know [emphatic] God,’ yet he doesn’t follow his commands, he is lying and does not take-to-heart the true teaching.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “If there is a person saying that he knows God but he does not follow/obey his commands, that person is a liar and there is no truth in his liver.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “However, if there is someone who says, ‘I am now the friend of God,’ but that one who speaks does not obey the commands of God, he is a liar. He does not obey the true doctrine.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “So if someone says that he knows God while-at-the-same-time he is not following his commands, he is a liar and the true teaching is not in him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “If there is someone who says, ‘I know him all right,’ but he isn’t obeying his commands, he’s only lying. He really has no knowledge at all of the truth.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “But whoever says, ‘I know God,’ he says, and he does not do what God commands, this is a person who lies, it is not true that he is an acquaintance of God.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- Yatzachi Zapotec: “If we say that we know him, but we do not do what he commands, we are liars and do not walk with (speak) true words.”
- Eastern Highland Otomi: “One falsely says, ‘I know God,’ and he doesn’t do his Word, then he is lying. And the Word of God hasn’t entered his heart.”
- Tzotzil: “If we say ‘I am a child of God,’ if we do not obey his commands, we are lying. We say it in vain.” (Source for this and two above: John Beekman in Notes on Translation 12, November 1964, p. 1ff.)
- Candoshi-Shapra: “If someone says, ‘I learned (come to a knowledge of) Jesus,’ but throws away (disregards) His orders, he is a liar. He isn’t doing straight at all.”
- Yanesha’: “Whoever says, I, I know how he is, however, if he doesn’t reserve on him his word as he tells us, he is just deceiving. It hasn’t arrived on his heart the words true.”
- Aguaruna: “but he who ‘God is like that saying I know’ says and nevertheless not being an obeyer of His Word, lying he says it. He does not speak truly.” (Source for this and two above: Mildred Larson in Notes on Translation, July 1965, p. 1-15)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 John 3:7:
- Uma: “My children, don’t you allow any of those who want to deceive you [to do so]. People who do God’s will, they are upright people, like Yesus is upright.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “My children-grandchildren, be careful so that you will not be led astray from the true teaching. Whoever does the straight/righteous, is straight as Almasi (is).” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “My children, it’s necessary that you do not listen to any lying person who would like to teach you. What is true is this: if there is a person who behaves properly, he is the righteous person just like Christ is righteous.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “My children whom I esteem, be careful so you are not deceived. Whoever continually does what is good, that is a righteous (lit. straight) person as is Cristo just the same.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “My like children, don’t let yourselves be misled by anyone. As for the one who does righteousness, he is righteous in the sight of God, like Jesu-Cristo who is really righteous.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Listen, my children, don’t let anyone deceive you into committing sin. The one who lives good is good like Jesus Christ is good.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- Yatzachi Zapotec: “My little children, we must not permit anyone to deceive us. If we do what we ought to do we walk straight as Christ walks straight (is righteous).”
- Eastern Highland Otomi: “My dear children, don’t let ourselves be deceived. He who habitually does good, it is known that his heart is good, like Christ.”
- Tzotzil: “My children, don’t let anyone deceive you. If what we do is good, it is because our hearts are straight like Christ’s heart is straight.” (Source for this and two above: John Beekman in Notes on Translation 12, November 1964, p. 1ff.)
- Candoshi-Shapra: “Children, beware, don’t allow anyone to deceive you. The person who lives straight is a -straight-one. Like Jesus is a-straight-one like that he will be.”
- Yanesha’: “Not, my little ones, you allow anyone to deceive you. Christ, the one who does that which is fitting, he is the one who is all good, thus like him, completely fitting whatever he does.”
- Aguaruna: “My little children don’t be deceived by others. He who works good is good, like Christ is good;” (Source for this and two above: Mildred Larson in Notes on Translation, July 1965, p. 1-15)
