Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 21:6:
- Noongar: “‘You see all these things. The day will come when not one of these stones will stand in its place; all the stones will be knocked down.'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “‘The time will come when all that you see there will be destroyed, there will no longer be one stone on top of the other.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “‘All that you see here, will be destroyed in the future. There is a day when there will be none of those stones here left on top of the other but all will be scattered.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “‘The day is coming when all of these things which you see will be destroyed. There isn’t even one of these stones that will be left in its place because everything there is going to be knocked down.’ ‘” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘In-the-future indeed (prophetic formula) the day will arrive when all these-things that you see will be scattered, because not even a single stone will remain in its place.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But Jesus said, ‘What you are looking at there, which are its buildings, they will all be destroyed. For the day will come when no stone will be left on top of the stone it is stacked on. All will be caused to collapse.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Corinthians 10:22:
- Uma: “Do you think that it is nothing if we accompany those who worship idols to draw-out/fish-for the Lord’s anger? Do you think we are stronger than the Lord?” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Do we (dual) want to make God angry? Is it that we (dual) are stronger than he is?” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And it’s not good if the Lord becomes angry with us, because it’s not possible that we can avoid His punishment.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Is it not indeed dangerous if you make-the Lord -jealous by your doing that? Do you perhaps think that you are capable of defeating him?” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well, since God is jealous, do we want to ask for his anger? Is our ability more than his?” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Do not want that the Lord Jesus will be angry with you. What do you think you can do against him?” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 21:38:
- Noongar: “When the sun rose, all the people came to the Temple to hear Jesus.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “Every morning the crowds gathered at the House of God wanting to hear his teaching.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “And early in the morning yet, all the people went already to the temple to listen to his preaching/teaching.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And all the people in that town, they went early to the house of God because they wanted to hear his teaching.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Therefore the many-people, they went early every-morning to the Temple to go listen to what he was saying.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Therefore the people came early going to the Templo, so that they could hear the things Jesus was teaching.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Corinthians 11:21:
- Uma: “For in your gatherings, some of you immediately eat your own food and drink your own wine, with the result that you are drunk-on-it. Yet your companion who doesn’t have anything is hungry.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Because you eat ahead the food you brought and don’t leave anything for your companions. There are some that are hungry and there are also some that are drunk.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The reason I say this is because they say that there’s some of you who are selfish and you go ahead and eat first and you don’t leave anything for your companions, and because of this, some go away hungry. And that’s not all, because some of you even get drunk!” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because reportedly you do not wait-for-each-other in order that you would eat at-the-same-time koma but rather each one hurries to eat what he has brought-with-him without sharing it with his companions, so some reportedly get drunk while others are still hungry.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “but rather it’s just your own desires that you are thinking about. Because as for some of you, they go on ahead in eating and drinking without waiting for everyone to eat together, eating and drinking without restraint. Therefore some get drunk and others go hungry.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Because when the hour arrives for eating the meal, each person takes to himself the food he brought and sits down and eats it all himself. But the people who are poor go hungry while other people are filled up, even to the point of being drunk.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 22:32:
- Noongar: “But I ask God to help you, Simon, so your faith will not die. And when you come back to me, you must give strength to your brothers.'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “But I pray for you ahead of time, Simon, that your faith not be weak/limp. So, when your heart is again clear, you must strengthen the hearts of your companions.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But I have prayed for you to God, Simon, that your trust in me may remain steadfast. You will turn your back on/reject me, but when you return to me, cause the trust of your brothers to be firm.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “However, I’ve prayed for you, Simon, to God, that your faith in me might not be removed. And when your faith in me is already strong, you must cause that the faith of your companions also become strong.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But I have prayed for you (sing.) Simon that you (sing.) will-continue to believe, and when you (sing.) turn again to me, you (sing.) must strengthen your (sing.) companions.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But well, I have indeed prayed, Simon, that you (sing.) won’t drop/give-up your believing-in/obeying me. And then when you repent/are-sorry and your believing-in/obeying me returns to being strong again, strengthen the believing of these companions of yours who are your siblings in believing.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 1:25:
- Uma: “But they did not yet sleep together, until Maria gave birth. When that Child was born, Yusuf named him Yesus.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But they did not lie together as long as Mariyam had not yet given birth. When Mariyam gave birth her child was a boy and Yusup called him Isa.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “But he didn’t get near Mary (euphemism) until she had not yet given birth. And when the child was born, Joseph named him Jesus.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “but he did not sleep-with her when her child had not yet been born (lit. come-out). When he was born, he named him Jesus.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But Jose didn’t touch/get-involved-with (implies sexually here) Maria until the-baby-she-was-carrying was born, whom he named Jesus.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “But he did not touch her (= have intercourse with her) while she was carrying the child. Upon the birth of this first son of Mary, Joseph named him Jesus.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Corinthians 12:19:
- Uma: “If for instance he made every part the same kind, it wouldn’t be a body.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “It would not be a human body if it were only eyes or only ears.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “So there couldn’t be a body if it was all eyes, and in the same way if it were all ears.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “If it had only one part, how could it possibly be called a body?” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Because it could not be called a body if it just has one part.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “If all the parts of the person’s body were exactly the same, how could it be that the person had a body then?” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 22:64:
- Noongar: “They covered Jesus’ eyes and asked, ‘Who hit you? Guess!'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “They wrapped/covered his face so that he could not see, and they asked him: ‘Ee prophet! Try to say who is slapping you (sing.)!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “They blindfolded his face and they slapped him and asked him saying, ‘Guess, who was it that slapped you?'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And as for those people who were watching Jesus, they treated him shamefully. They tied something around his eyes and they hit him with their fists, and they said, ‘As for you, you prophet, prophesy as to who hit you.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “They also covered his eyes, then they said, ‘All-right now, guess who boxed you (sing.).'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “They covered his face and kept on asking, ‘Guess/prophesy! Who was it who hurt you?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
