Following are a number of back-translations of John 5:40:
- Ojitlán Chinantec: “And you do not want to believe in me so that I might give you eternal life.”
- Alekano: “But though you should come to me and have eternal life, you confusedly reject me.”
- Lalana Chinantec: “Even though the word of God speaks about me, you are not willing to become my people. If you became my people, you would come to life.” (Source for this and above: M. Larson / B. Moore in Notes on Translation February 1970, p. 1-125.)
- Uma: “But even so, you still do not want to come to me, in order to receive that good life.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But you do not want to follow me and-what’s-more I can give you life without end.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “I would that you would believe because you would be given eternal life.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “and you still refuse to be-joined-to me so that I would give you life.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But well, you just don’t want to follow/obey me so that I might give you life which has no ending.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “And you do not want to believe in me to have the new life.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 6:1:
- Uma: “As-time-went-on the more-and-more people who followed Yesus. At first, the followers of Yesus were all Yahudi people. But part of them spoke Yunani and another part spoke Yahudi. At that time, the followers who spoke Yunani complained about their companions who spoke Yahudi, they said: ‘Our(excl.) women who are widows, they are not receiving the portion that is divided every day to the pitiful/poor.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “At that time, when the followers of Isa were increasing in number, Yahudi born in other countries, whose language was Girik were opposing/quarreling with the Yahudi who had not moved from their country, whose language was Hibrani. The Yahudi from other countries complained because they said that their widow-women had been forgotten/neglected and not been given a share of the money distributed every day.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And at that time the people who believed in Jesus increased very much in number. And as for the believers who were Jews who spoke Greek, there was that which made their breath bad toward the other believers who were Jews. The Grecians said that their widow women were not given anything when that which is used to help was distributed every day to the widow women.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “That being so, those who believed in Jesus increasingly became-many. But-then the Jews whose language was Griego, they grumbled concerning the Jews who spoke Hebreo. Their grounds-for-complaint, they said that the many-widows who were their companions were being left-out in the daily distribution of money.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well, at that time, when the number of believers kept on increasing, it happened that there were hard-feelings felt by the Jews whose language was Ginirego against the Jews whose language was Hinebreo. They were saying that when the widows were distributed aid to every day, why were the widows whose language was Ginirego being passed over?” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Lalana Chinantec: “Back then the people of Jesus became more numerous, but the people of Jesus who spoke the Greek language became sad. ‘The people who speak the Hebrew language are not doing right,’ they said. ‘The widows who speak Hebrew are getting more than our widows,’ they said. ‘The Hebrew women are getting more each day as they distribute what the widows will eat.'” (Source: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 2:13:
- Uma: “But there were also part of them who made fun, they said: ‘They are just drunk!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But there were some they just mocked the disciples of Isa. They said, ‘Those men/persons are drunk.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And some of them, they criticized the believers saying, ‘They are all drunk!'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But there were also others who downgraded/ridiculed the believers saying, ‘Those-people are just drunk.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But others only laughed. They said, ‘Expl., they’re drunk.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tepeuxila Cuicatec: “Others taking it as a joke said, ‘They already drank sweet pulque.'”
- San Mateo Del Mar Huave: “But some of them just made fun, they said, ‘They are drunk, they have drunk much wine,’ they said.”
- Desano: “Others made fun of them and said, ‘They are very drunk.'”
- Lalana Chinantec: “Other people mocked, they said, ‘They’re drunk. They have drunk wine that is just in the making,’ they said.”
- Central Pame: “Some laughed at it, they said, ‘They have drunk too much grape liquid.'”
- Chuj: “But there were others of them, they only insulted; they said untruthfully: ‘They are drunk,’ they said.” (Source for this and five above: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 10:17:
- Uma: “From there, Petrus was confused thinking what was the meaning of the vision he had just seen. While he was still thinking, the messengers of Kornelius arrived in Yope. They asked the townspeople where the house of Simon was. The house that they were looking for was pointed-out to them, and they went and stood at the gate [door of the fence],” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “While Petros was still wondering what the meaning was of that which had been caused-to-appear to him, those sent by Korneliyus arrived at Simon’s house. They were now there at the gate.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And while Peter was still thinking about what might be the meaning of this that he had seen, the messengers of Cornelius arrived in the village. They asked where the house of Simon was. And when they were already outside the house near the doorway,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “As Pedro was thinking-about what perhaps it meant to say, those whom Cornelius sent arrived and inquired-about the location of Simon’s house. When they arrived then at the entrance,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Pedro was still trying-to-understand the meaning of that thing when those sent by Cornelio arrived in Jope, and they had themselves shown where the house of Simon was. There they were now at the gate,” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Lalana Chinantec: “Peter very much meditated. ‘What in the world?’ he thought. As he was meditating, Peter, the people whom Cornelius had sent arrived. They asked where Peter lived. They stopped outside the door.” (Source: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 1:9:
- Yatzachi Zapotec: “The light of God has arrived in this world, to enter into the hearts of mankind; and it shines for all of them.”
- Huehuetla Tepehua: “The one who is the true one, who can give understanding, came here to this earth. He gives understanding to the minds of all men.”
- Alekano: “The father of light, who enlightens the people all over, appeared and remained on earth.”
- Lalana Chinantec: “The rays of the real Light were beginning to shine, causing the path on which all men walk to become lit.” (Source for this and above: M. Larson / B. Moore in Notes on Translation February 1970, p. 1-125.)
- Uma: “That Word, He was the true light that shone on the hearts of all people, He arrived in the world.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “This true light, that means the Word, has come here already to the world giving light to the thoughts/minds of all mankind.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “At that time Christ arrived here on the earth, that true light. He is the one who illumines the minds of all mankind.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “The proper/real light, it was the one who came to the earth to go illuminate (the particle ‘go’ is commonly used with verbs of motion such as ‘come’) the minds of all people.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “That one who really is this light, who gives light to all people, he was now arriving here under the heavens/sky.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “That one who came to the earth is truly the one who opens the hearts of the people.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Jesus-Christ is the one who is the true light that arrived here in the world and lightens/enlightens the mind/thinking of all the people.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Mairasi: “That is the true Light which already arrived in this world to brighten people.” (Source: Enggavoter 2004)
- Bariai: “And the true light which gives light to all people, that’s just was descended and came to the earth.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Kupsabiny: “That light of truth came to the world so that it could bring light to every person.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 3:23:
- Uma: “Whoever does not follow what that prophet says, he will not be counted as one of God’s people, he must be killed.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Whoever will not listen to that prophet, he will be separated from among the people who belong to God and he will perish.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And he who does not obey him, the one inspired by God, he will be removed and will not be included among the people whom God indwells,’ said Moses long ago.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Whoever does not believe/obey will be separated from God’s people to be punished forever.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “For whoever won’t follow/obey this prophet, the punishment of him will be really heavy, for he will be removed from the people of God.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Lalana Chinantec: “‘God will cause to perish all the people that will not listen to his words. They will no longer be with the people of God.’ That’s what Moses said back then.”
- Morelos Nahuatl: “Whoever does not obey that prophet God will wipe him out from among his people.”
- Tataltepec Chatino: “If there is one person who does not want to hear his word, God will forget that person (refers to God’s final judgment).” (Source for this and two above: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 6:51:
- Lalana Chinantec: “I am the food which is alive which came down from heaven. The heart of the person who eats this food will be alive forever. There is food which I will give, because I want the hearts of the people of the world to be alive. I’m talking about my flesh and blood.’ That’s what Jesus said.” (Source: M. Larson / B. Moore in Notes on Translation February 1970, p. 1-125.)
- Uma: “I am the food that descended from heaven, the living food. People who eat this food live forever. This living food, it means my body that I give so that men receive life.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “I am the food from heaven. I am already the food that causes life. If anyone eats this food, he will live forever. And the food that I cause him to eat is my flesh/muscles. I submit my body/myself so that all mankind will live forever,’ said Isa.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “I am the food that comes from heaven and give life, and if there is anyone who eats me, his soul will not die. The food which I give is my body. I give this so that all mankind might come to own life forever,’ said Jesus.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Exactly I am that living food that came-from heaven, and whoever eats this food, he will live-and-live forever. This food, it is my body that I will give so that the many-people in this world will be able to live.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “I am this food which gives life, which descended coming from heaven. Whoever will eat this has life which is without ending. Now this food which I will give, which will give life which is without ending to all people, (it is) my own body.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “I am the tortilla/food which came from heaven even though I am a person. He who eats this tortilla/food will live forever. The tortilla/food I give is my body. I give my body so that the people who live here on earth will have the new life.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 6:9:
- Uma: “But there were also those who rejected [him]. Those rejecting ones were members of the house of prayer that was named ‘House of Libertini’ (its meaning: the house of people released from slavery). The members of that house of prayer were Yahudi people from the towns of Kirene and Aleksandria. They along with the Yahudi people from the land of Kilikia and Asia argued with Stefanus.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But there were some people who were against him. Those people were members (anak-apu’) of the prayer-house called Prayer-house of the Free-People. They were people from the country/place Kirene, from the city Iskandal, from Kilikiya, and also from the country/place Asiya. They argued with Estepan.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “There were also enemies of Stephen. They were the Jews who worshipped in what was called the Worship place of Slaves Who Had Been Set Free. Some of them were from Cyrene, some from Alexandria, some from Silicia, and from Asia. And they argued with Stephen.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But there was also Jews from-Cirene and from-Alexandria who belonged to the synagogue (loan sinagoga) that was called the Synagogue of Freed Slaves. They and other Jews from-Cilicia and from-Asia, they argued with Esteban.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But there were indeed some who opposed him who were Jews belonging to a group called The Released From Slavery. As for these Jews, there were taga Cirene, taga Alejandria, taga Cilicia and taga Asia also. They couldn’t accept that teaching by Esteban, that’s why then challenged/argued-with him.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Lalana Chinantec: “People who attended the church of the Israel people which is called the church of the Libertine people and the Cyrene people and the Alexandria people made a fuss with Stephen. The Cilicia people and the Asia people stood up for those people that made a fuss with Stephen.” (Source: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)
