Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 15:11:
- Uma: “But the leading priests had incited the crowds, they said to them: ‘Request that he release for us Barabas!’ They did request Barabas.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But the crowds had been persuaded by the leaders of the priests that they should request Barabbas to be released, not Isa.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “But the priests told the people that they should ask that Barabbas be released, and that’s what the people did.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But the leaders of the priests, they persuaded the many-people to request that Barabbas be released not Jesus.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But the chiefs of the priests had prompted (bad connotation) the people that the one they should ask for to be released from imprisonment was Barrabas.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of James 2:25:
- Uma: “So also [is] the account of Rahab, the woman long ago whose actions were unseemly. Several Yahudi soldiers were ordered to go reconnoiter/spy in the enemies’ village, and this Rahab is the one who invited-them-to-stop-in her house and helped them leave going-on another road. It was from that good behavior of hers that she was treated-like a straight person.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Likewise also Rahab of old. In the beginning she was a bad woman (immoral implicit). But she was reckoned straight/righteous by God because of the good she did. She hid in her house the people of the tribe of Isra’il who spied. And then she sent them home following a different road so that they wouldn’t be found by their enemies.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Just like that also was the faith of Rahab, the woman long ago whose reputation was bad. The reason God considered her to be righteous was because there were good actions of hers, for she brought into her house the messengers of Joshua. And she helped them to escape by means of a different way.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “It’s also like Rahab who was a prostitute long ago. God counted her as righteous on account of the good that she did to the Jews whom God sent to spy on her town/country. Because she showed-them -hospitality and she also showed them the path-they -would-take to escape.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Rahab was like that too, that woman of the past who was using her body as a source of income. For isn’t it so that, when she decided to submit to God, she happily welcomed into her home/household the two people who had been sent to survey by the Israelita? And then she gave them directions as well about the trail they were to follow so that they could run away. Well because of that which she did, which testified that her believing was genuine, she was regarded by God as righteous in his sight.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “It was like this with Rahab, the prostitute. God acquitted her of sin because of the good she did. Because the messengers of Joshua went to look over the land and arrived to where this woman lived. When the messengers were hunted, she hid them and told them to return by another way so as not to be captured.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 19:9:
- Uma: “But there were several with hard hearts, they did not want to believe. In their meeting, they rejected the Teaching of the Lord Yesus. So, Paulus and the followers of the Lord Yesus no longer met in that house of prayer. They left, going to meet in the house of Tiranus. That house of Tiranus was a big house that was usually used as a gathering house. Every day Paulus exchanged words with people who met there.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But the others, their heads were hard and they did not believe. They spoke yet evil of that teaching in front of the people. Therefore Paul left that prayer-house and took with him the ones trusting in Isa. And every day he was there teaching/preaching to the people in the school of Tirannus.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And as for some, their breaths were hard, and they would not believe. Very bad were their words there in the church rejecting the system of believing which our Lord gave. Therefore Paul left them and he took with him those who had become disciples of Jesus, and every day Paul got them together in the house of Tyrannus which had become a study place so that they might study the word of God.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But there were others whose minds had-become-stubborn (lit. hard) who refused to believe, and they spoke-evil-of the faith of the Cristiano to their companions who met-with-them-in-the-congregation. So plural Pablo and those who were following Jesus left (them), and they went to the school of Tirannus. That’s where-Pablo -joined-in-discussions daily” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But well, some were stubborn (lit. hardened themselves), for they really didn’t want to believe his teaching. They were even belittling/insulting the way/trail of salvation in the presence of everyone. When Pablo observed that they were doing like that, he left them. He separated the believers (from the others), and they moved to a big house which was the teaching-place of a person called Tirano. And then every day, there now is where Pablo was teaching the people.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 15:43:
- Uma: “a person named Yusuf the Arimatea person came. Yusuf was a Yahudi religion judge [sitter] who was honored, for a long time he had waited for the time God would be King on earth. Yusuf dared/emboldened-himself to go to Pilatus to request Yesus’ body.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “This Yusup was a man from the town Arimati. He was a respected councilor. He was waiting for the fulfillment of the things-foretold about the ruling of God. So-then he dared to go to Pilatus and he requested the body of Isa.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “When it was already afternoon then on the day of preparation which was followed by the Day of Rest, Joseph of Arimathea came. He was one of the respected leaders of the Jews. He was one of the people who was waiting for the fulfillment of the prophecies about the rule of God. Then he removed from his breath his fear and went to Pilate and begged that he might get the body of Jesus.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “there was Jose from-Arimatea who dared to go to Pilato to request the corpse of Jesus. Jose, he was one of the honored leaders of the Jews who was waiting for the arrival of God’s ruling.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Jose who was a taga Arimatea arrived, who was a praiseworthy tribal leader acknowledged as important, who was a member of the Sanedrin. Like those women, he was one of those expecting/waiting-for the kingdom of God. He dared to go to Pilato and ask for the body of Jesus.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of James 4:13:
- Uma: “This is my advice to you who have high hearts [i.e., are haughty]. You speak like this: ‘Today or tomorrow morning, we (excl.) will leave for so-and-so village, we’ll (excl.) stay there for about a year doing business and we’ll (excl.) make a profit.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Listen to me, you the ones who say that tomorrow or the day after you will go to another country/place and live there for one year to trade in order to gain/earn much money.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Listen you who say, ‘Today, and if not then tomorrow, we will go to another town, and there we will do business for a year in order to get money.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “All right then, if there are some among you who say, ‘Today or tomorrow we (excl.) are going to a different town to do-business there for a year so that we (excl.) will get-rich (lit. get-monied).’ Think-over this that I say.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Think too about this which I am saying, you who say, ‘Today or tomorrow we (excl.) will go to that city. About a year is how long we (excl.) will be there. We(excl.) will-go-into-business there so that money will increase.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “There are some who say among themselves: ‘Today or tomorrow let us go to some city. We will live there one year, we will find that to work at, we will gain money,’ they say. But those who speak like this should listen to this word here.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 19:41:
- Uma: “The words of that town elder were finished, and he ordered everyone to go home.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “After he said that, he sent the people home.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when he said this, he sent the people home.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Upon his saying that, then he asked that they separate.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When he had ended those words of his, he then sent everyone home.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 1:8:
- Noongar: “One day Zechariah worked inside the Temple, because it was his day standing as priest.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “One time, it was the turn of the priests descended from Abia to hold the work of God, and Zakharia worked the work of the priest in the House of God.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then, one day Jakariya and his group took turns in priesting in the big prayer-house (after this ‘temple’).” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Now the time arrived when Zechariah and his fellow descendents of Abiah were the ones to act as priests in the large church called the House of God.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “One day, the turn (lit. responsibility) of plural Zekarias arrived to serve God in the Temple (loan Timplo).” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Once, since it had come again that Zacarias’ group would do the work of priests in the Templo, that’s why Zacarias was serving in the presence of God.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Peter 1:8:
- Uma: “That Yesus Kristus, even though you have never yet seen him long ago, you love him. Even though you do not see him now, you believe in him. That is why your hearts are glad, and that gladness of yours cannot be said fully, for it is indeed big.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “You love Isa Almasi even though you have not seen him. You trust in him even though you don’t see him now. And your joy is unexpressible,” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “He is very precious in your breaths even though you have never seen him. And you trust him even though you cannot see him now. And your joy which cannot be explained is very great.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “You haven’t seen him, but you love him nevertheless. Even now, you are not able-to-see-him, but you nevertheless believe in him. So you are made-exceedingly -happy with happiness that has no words-to-express-it (lit. no saying-of-it) and no comparison-to-it,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Admittedly you really haven’t seen this Jesu-Cristo. But even though you haven’t seen him, you hold him dear. And you also believe-in/obey him, even though you can’t see him. That’s why even now, the happiness in your mind/inner-being can’t be told.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Jesus Christ is he whom you love, even though you haven’t seen him. He is the one you believe in now even though you can’t see him now. And you are happy with a joy that can’t be explained because it is so good.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
