Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 4:3:
- Uma: “‘Listen. There was a planter [lit., scatterer] who went to plant [lit., scatter].” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “‘Listen to this. A certain man went to his field to broadcast seeds.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “He said, ‘There was a person who went to his field to plant,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘Listen. On one-occasion, there was a person who went to sow (broadcast method) seed in his garden.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “‘Listen well. There was a farmer who scattered his planting-seed.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 2 Timothy 1:1:
- Uma: “This letter is from me, Paulus, I send it to you, Timotius, my child whom I love. According to the will/desire of God, he appointed [lit., lifted] me to be a apostle [messenger] of Kristus Yesus, to announce the news/message of God’s promise. God’s promise [is]: we get good life forever because of our connection with Kristus Yesus Many greetings: I call-out to God our Father and to Kristus Yesus our Lord, I request that he bless you from his white insides [grace], he show you his love, and he give you goodness of life [peace].” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “This letter is from me, Paul. I was commissioned by Isa Almasi from/by the will of God, commanded to proclaim to the people about life without end which God has promised to all who trust in Isa Almasi.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “As for you, Timothy, who are like my son for I love you very much, I am writing to you. I am Paul the apostle of Jesus Christ, which is to say, I am his servant. God sent me so that I might tell the news about life forever. This is the life which He promised and which we have already received by means of our being made one with Jesus Christ. May our Father God and our Lord Jesus Christ show you kindness and mercy and give you a peaceful situation.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “I am Pablo who am an apostle of Cristo Jesus, because that’s what God wanted. He sent me to go preach-about the life that God promised to us who are joined to Cristo Jesus.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Son Timoteo, who is like my child whom I really hold dear, there-(with-you) is my next letter, I who am Pablo whom Cristo Jesus appointed to apostleship for that was the will of God. For he wants that I would teach concerning the life which is without ending which he promised. As for this life, it becomes ours because of what Cristo Jesus did through his death. I pray that hopefully with you always is the grace/mercy, kind/pitying help and peace of mind/inner-being which God the Father and our Lord/Chief Cristo Jesus give.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “I am Paul whom God appointed to be a representative of Jesus Christ. He wanted me to tell the people that God promises that he will give the new life to all who give their hearts to believe in Jesus Christ.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 5:26:
- Uma: “So the head of the police with his companions went to the House of God to get those apostles. But they did not beat them, they carefully urged them [to go with them] because they feared the crowds, lest [the crowds] take it out on them, with the result that the crowds stone them.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Immediately the captain and his men went to get Petros and company. But they did not inflict-pain on them because they were afraid perhaps they might be thrown at with stones by the people.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And the captain and the police went and got the apostles and brought them to the leaders, and they did not beat the apostles because they were afraid of the people because they might be stoned.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “That being so the guards and their captain went to go get them. But they did not force them, because they were afraid of the many-people, lest they get-angry and hurl-stones-at them.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well, without anything further, the chief of the guards of the Templo went there at once, along with his personnel. When they arrived, they again caused the apostles to accompany them, but they didn’t cause them forcibly to accompany for they were afraid of that crowd of people who were listening, for maybe they’d have rocks thrown at them.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 4:35:
- Uma: “That evening also, Yesus said to his disciples: ‘Let’s go to the other side of the lake.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then that day when it was evening (magalib) already, Isa said to his disciples, ‘Let us (incl.) go (and) cross-over to the other side of the lake.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when the sun went down then, Jesus said to his disciples, ‘Let’s go to the other side.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When the sun was going down, Jesus said to his disciples, ‘Let’s cross-over (body of water).'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When night was beginning on that same day, Jesus said to his disciples, ‘Let’s go to the other side of this lake.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 2 Timothy 2:15:
- Uma: “But you, Timotius, announce true teaching with all uprightness [lit., with straight-straight]. Exert-effort to do your work, so that when you come in front of God, you won’t be ashamed. He will say to you: ‘You are a good worker of mine.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Try really hard to make your doings good so that God is pleased with you. Cause your teaching of God’s true message to be straight so that you are not ashamed about your work.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Do whatever you can so that God might be pleased with your work and you won’t be ashamed of it. Your teaching of the true doctrine must be very correct.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “As for you (sing.), put-forth your (sing.) effort (lit. ability) to properly teach the true word of God in order that you (sing.) will be approved in his sight like one who works who has nothing of-which-to-be-ashamed in what he is doing.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “And well there’s that, persevere to be always pleasing to God. It’s necessary that you are a doer of God’s work with nothing for you to be ashamed of, and wholly correct is your teaching of the truth.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “God judges what you do. Earnestly endeavor to make the work God gives you come out well, so that you will not have to be ashamed. That word which is true you must carry good to teach people.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 7:1:
- Uma: “The High Priest asked Stefanus, he said: ‘Is it really true, like those enemies of yours(s) have said?'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Then the leading priest asked Estepan, he said, ‘Is it true what they said?'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then the chief priest asked Stephen, he said, ‘Is this true all these things that they are accusing you of?'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then the highest priest inquired of Esteban, ‘Is what they accuse you (sing.) of true?'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “And then Esteban was asked by the Most-important Priest, ‘Well, is this which they are saying true?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 5:26:
- Uma: “For years she had requested-healing of doctors, to the point that all her goods were gone, she had sold them to pay them [i.e., the doctors]. But she never got well, her disease just got worse.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “And she had really suffered under (lit. in the holding of) many doctors and she had already spent all her money. But she had not become better. Her sickness simply increased/got worse.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “As for this sickness, many doctors had medicined it, and her money was consumed paying the doctors, but everytime they medicined her she got worse.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “She had been suffering extremely from the many who had been treating (lit. medicining) her, and she was totally spent (of money). But she hadn’t recovered but-rather her sickness was worse.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Her condition was really hard now. She had had herself treated by many doctors (lit. mediciners) already. Really much was what she had endured in those treatments, and her possessions were getting used up in paying-fees. But instead of getting better, it was in fact becoming more serious.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 2 Timothy 4:4:
- Uma: “They will pretend-to-be-deaf / make-themselves-deaf when they hear true teaching, and they will set/cock their ears [i.e., be attentive] when they hear teaching that is just made up.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “They will not listen when the true teaching is taught to them. What they heed are the legends/stories made-up by people only.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “They will not listen to the truth, rather, what they will believe is false histories.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Therefore they will turn-a-deaf-ear-to (object focus of deaf) the true teaching while at the same time they follow the not true tales of people long ago.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “That next is what they really like best to hear, folk stories that aren’t true. They will deafen their ears to the teaching of what really is the truth.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Because the people will not want to hear the word which is true. Rather they listen only to the word made up by the lying teachers.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
