Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 17:21:
- Uma: “(Because the Atena people and other people who dwelled in Atena, their hobby [lit., happiness] was to continually hear and talk about new talk.)” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “(All the people of Aten hep and the foreigners living there, they are addicted to chatting and listening about anything new.)” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “(The reason they said this is because the Athenians and even the foreigners who come to live there they really like to listen to and tell about teachings which are new to them, even if it takes them all afternoon.)” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “They said that, because all the inhabitants in Athens, even those who came-from different towns to reside-with them, they spend-their-days telling-about and listening-to new teaching.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “(That was the habit of the people in Atenas, the original inhabitants and those who had gone there to live, they were fond of listening to and relating new things. They didn’t bother with anything else.)” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 14:65:
- Uma: “From there, there were some who spit on him, there were others who mocked him: they veiled his face, they beat him, and they said to him: ‘Ee prophet! Try and say who beat you (sing.)!’ The guards also, they were slapping [him] too.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then some of the people began to spit on him. They also blindfolded his face and they hit him (with fists). They said to him, ‘Na, guess, who was it that hit you.’ And he was also slapped-in-the-face by the guards when they fetched him.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And some of them spit on Jesus. They covered up his eyes and struck him, saying, ‘Prophesy as to who struck you!’ And the soldiers grabbed him and slapped him.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “After-that some of them began to repeatedly-spit on his face. They also blindfolded his eyes and repeatedly-boxed him saying, ‘All-right now, guess who boxed you (sing.).’ The guards for-their-part, they repeatedly-slapped-him -in-the-face.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Without anything further, what some did was they kept spitting at Jesus. They covered his face and then kept punching him, together with saying, ‘Prophesy/guess who this is!’ And then the guards kept hitting him.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of James 2:7:
- Uma: “It’s the rich people who disparage the name that we honor, which we received from God.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “It is also hep the rich ones who talk-evil-about/insult Almasi and-what’s-more you belong to him.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Who is it who speaks in rejection against the dear name of Jesus who is the one who owns us? Is it the rich people.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Is it not they of course who say-bad-things-about the honored name of Jesu Cristo to-whom-we -are-joined?” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Isn’t it so that they too are the ones who insult/belittle the praiseworthy name of our Lord Jesu-Cristo?” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “It is known that you believe in Christ. It can’t be that you approve of the rich people who speak evil of the holy name of Christ.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 18:19:
- Uma: “On their journey, they stopped-in at the town of Efesus, and Paulus entered the house of prayer and exchanged words with the Yahudi people gathered there. They requested of him that he be rather long with them, but he did not want to. However when he left, he said to them: ‘If God wants, I will come back here later.’ Priskila and Akwila stayed [emphatic] in Efesus, but Paulus continued his journey, boarding a ship going to the land of Siria.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When they arrived at Epesus, Akila and Pirisila remained there to reside. But Paul just stopped-over. Paul went to the Yahudi prayer-house and he discussed there with the Yahudi.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “They arrived in the town of Ephesus, and Paul left Aquila and Priscilla. He went to the church of the Jews and he argued with them.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When they stopped at Efeso, Pablo went to the synagogue and discussed-with the Jews. They persuaded (lit. hung-onto) him to stay-with (them) there, but Pablo refused. ‘If that’s what God wants, then I will return,’ he said. Then he left Aquila and Priscilla at Efeso, and he rode again in a ship.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When they docked at Efeso, they went ashore. As for Pablo, he went to the worship-place of the Jews to teach them. When he sailed again, Aquila-and-wife stayed behind there in Efeso.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 15:25:
- Uma: “When he was crucified, it was nine o’clock in the morning.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “It was between noon and morning when they nailed Isa onto the post.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The sun was half-way to the zenith when they nailed Jesus to the cross.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Nine in the morning was the time-they -nailed Jesus.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “It was now mid-morning (lit. the sun was midway on its ascent) when they nailed Jesus to a cross.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of James 3:13:
- Uma: “If there is in our midst a person whose thinking is good and whose heart is clear [i.e., aware, mature, wise], he must show his clearness of heart with his good behavior and with his character that appears from a humble [low] heart, like is fitting for people whose hearts are clear.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “If there is a person among you who has deep thoughts/wisdom and really understands, he should show his knowledge in his good works. And his liver should be lowly/humble for like that is a person whose thoughts/wisdom is truly deep.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Any of you who are wise and have large understanding, he must show it by means of his good works. He must not consider himself high as he shows his wisdom by means of his good workds.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “If there is someone among you who is thinking/reflective and understanding, he should show his kind-of-wisdom in his good behavior/character and in his humbling (lit. lowering) himself in his doing what is good.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well who of you is knowledgeable and perceptive/understanding? It’s necessary that you prove it through your good nature/ways, and through the good things you are doing with meekness/patience which accompanies true understanding/wisdom.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “When there arises one who is wise, who thinks on the words he hears, it will be seen who such a person is because he does good. He does what he knows and is not arrogant in what he does.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- Central Mazahua: “When anyone of you knows what is good to do and knows how, he will be careful how he will live and he will not make himself great. In that way people will notice that truly that one knows.”
- Rincón Zapotec: “If there is among you a man who has great ability and he understands exceedingly, with complete humility he ought to show that he is thus by means of the good things he is doing.”
- Alekano: ” . . . if he remains humble and does good things, he will demonstrate the substance of his wisdom.” (Source for this and two above: Ellis Deibler in Notes on Translation July, 1967, p. 5ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 19:23:
- Uma: “At that time, many people made a disturbance in Efesus because of the Teachings of the Lord Yesus. Like this its account:” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “At that time, there in Epesus, there was big trouble because of the teaching of Isa. This is how it happened.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then big trouble took place in Ephesus because of the doctrine given by our Lord.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “That was when-a fearful riot -broke-out (lit. came-out) in Efeso concerning the faith of the Cristiano.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But, at that time, really far-from-ordinary trouble arose about the way/trail which Pablo was teaching.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 16:10:
- Uma: “Maria went to Yesus followers, she found them weeping and with sad [lit., hurting] hearts. She said to them: ‘The Lord has come back alive, I just saw him!’ But they didn’t believe anything [lit., all] of what Maria said.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then Mariyam went to the disciples of Isa while they were there sad and weeping. Mariyam told them that Isa was alive and that she had seen him, but they did not believe it.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And this Mary, she went to the disciples of Jesus. they were weeping and grieving because of his death.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then Maria went to the location of the mourning and crying disciples of Jesus, and she told them that she had seen Jesus.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Maria went there to the disciples of Jesus who were still really grieving, still keeping on with their crying. She related to them that Jesus had come-to-see/meet her.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
