Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 14:27:
- Noongar: “A person who will not carry his own cross and follow me, he cannot become my disciple.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “The person who become my follower must carry-on-shoulder his cross–meaning he must be ready to receive suffering or even be killed because of his following Me. So, the person who does not want to carry-on-shoulder his cross and follow me, he cannot become my follower.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “And he must submit to endure persecution and even to be killed because of his following me. Figuratively, as if he carries the beam for-killing him. If he does not submit and follow me, he cannot be my disciple.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And in the same way also, that person who wants to be my disciple but he will not carry his cross on his shoulder, which is to say he’s afraid to carry out my commands because they might be the death of him, he also cannot really be my disciple.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because a person cannot be my disciple if he doesn’t carry-his cross -on-his-shoulder so that he will then go-with me.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “And whoever won’t shoulder his cross and follow/obey me, he really isn’t possible/acceptable as my disciple.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Revelation 21:6:
- Uma: “After that he also said to me: ‘It-is-finished. I am the First and the Last. I am the Beginning and the End. Whoever of you is thirsty, I give water from headwaters that give good life forever. That water I give freely to you, you don’t need to buy it.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “And he said, ‘All is fulfilled. I am the first and I am the last, I am the beginning and I am the end. Whoever is thirsty I will give him drink free (without payment) from the spring of water that gives life without end.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And He said again, ‘All these things have come to pass. As for me, I am the Alpha and Omega, which is to say, the beginning and ending of everything. If anyone is thirsty I will let him drink at the spring which is the source of the water which gives eternal life, and I won’t make him pay.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then he said, ‘All these-things will be totally fulfilled. I am the one designated as Alfa and Omega, meaning to say, I am the beginning-place and ending-place of everything. I will give the thirsty person free water which comes-from the spring (redundant to say spring of water) that gives life that has no end.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “And what he further said to me was, ‘Today all this has now been fulfilled. For I am the one who was first before all and I indeed am the one who will be at the very end. I am the one who created everything and under my authority is its conclusion/being-finished-with. Whoever is parched, it’s certain I will give him water which is without cost which comes from the spring which gives life.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Again he spoke: ‘Now had happened all which must have happened. I was living when all things began and I will continue to be living forever. It is like the first litter is A and the last letter is Z. And now, all who are thirsty, I will cause there where comes out the water of the new life, they will drink there without paying anything.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Romans 16:1:
- Uma: “With this letter of mine I tell you who Febe is. She is our one-faith relative who helps the followers of the Lord Yesus in the village of Kengkrea.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “I want to introduce to you who are there at Roma Pebe, one female sibling of ours (incl.), because she also trusts Isa Almasi. Her work is to help the ones who trust in Isa in the place/land Kenkerea.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “By means of this letter I introduce to you Phoebe, our (incl.) sister because of believing. She helps the believers in the town of Cenchreae.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “There is a woman companion of ours that I would like to introduce (make-known) to you by means of this letter. She is Febe who serves the congregation at Cenkrea.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Concerning one of our siblings, a woman who is named Phoebe, I want you to know her. This one is one who works in the church which is in the city of Cenchreae.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 15:24:
- Noongar: “Because this my son was dead, but now he lives; he was lost but now he is found.’ They were very happy and they began eating and drinking.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “Because this my child, we could say he was dead, but he lives again. He was lost, but I found him again.’ They had a feast.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “For this child of mine was like dead and lives again. He was like lost and has come home.’ Then they began to celebrate.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Because as for this, my son, it was as if he was dead but now he is alive again. He was lost and today he is found.’ And then they began to have a good time.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “because this child of mine was like dead, but (surprised realization) here he is alive. He was lost, but here he has arrived.’ Then they began to be-happy-together.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “For this child of mine was as-it-were dead but has indeed come alive again. It’s like he was lost but has been found.’ Without anything further, they truly celebrated.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Revelation 22:11:
- Uma: “People who are evil, let them do evil. People who sin, let them sin. People who are upright, let them do upright [deeds]. People who are holy, let them to do holy [deeds].'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Whoever does bad and defiling things, let them continue/increase their bad and defiling doings. Likewise also whoever does good and holy things, let them continue/increase their good and holy doings.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “At that time,’ he said, ‘he whose actions are still bad, let him continue doing bad, and he whose actions are still filthy, let him continue doing filthy things, and he whose actions are good at that time, let him continue doing good, and he who obeys what God wants, let him continue obeying what God wants.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “And when that time arrives, those who do what is evil and filthy, they must continue doing what is evil and filthy. Those however who do what is good and those whose way-of-life is holy, they must continue doing what is good and following a holy way-of-life.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Therefore since that’s how it is, those doing evil will just continue to cause evil, because that’s what they like doing. Like that too are those whose nature/ways are disgusting, they will just continue to make them disgusting. But the people of God who do good, they must just continue these good works of theirs and be careful to be far from all sin.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “As for the person who continues on as an evil person, then he can just go on doing evil.’ he said. ‘As for the person who likes to do evil, then he can just go on doing evil. But as for the person who likes to do good, he should go on doing good. The person who has given his heart over to God, let him continue only following God, let him not separate.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Corinthians 1:6:
- Uma: “All this shows [lit., makes-clear] that your faith in the news of Kristus that we (excl.) delivered to you is indeed strong,” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “The teaching about Isa Almasi is really firmly in your livers.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And your faith in what we taught you about Jesus Christ has become strong.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because you correctly/thoroughly believed what we (excl.) taught about Cristo,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Thereby your minds have really comprehended this truth concerning Cristo.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “And now that word I told you would happen when you believed in Christ in Christ is just what has happened there where you live.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 16:24:
- Noongar: “So he called out, ‘Father Abraham! Pity me! Send Lazarus to dip his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I have great pain in this place!'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “That rich man called out, he said: ‘Father Abraham! Please have pity on me! Order Lazarus to dip his finger in water and to come please drip-it-one my tongue. I feel great suffering/difficulty in this fire!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Immediately he called to Ibrahim. ‘O, Grandfather Ibrahim,’ he said, ‘have pity on me. Send Lasarus here. Let him dip his forefinger in water and-then drop it on my tongue for I am really hurting/I have great pain here in this fire.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And he called to Abraham, he said, ‘Oh, Grandfather Abraham, pity me! Send Lazarus here so that he might drip some water into my mouth, because I am greatly tormented by this fire!'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “So he raised-his-voice (lit. did-strongly) saying, ‘Sir Abraham, please have-mercy so you (sing.) will send Lazarus to dip his finger in water in order to drip-some-on my tongue so it will thus become-cool. Because here-now excessive is my suffering in this fire.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When he had seen, he shouted out saying, ‘Uncle Abraham, if only you would pity me. Order Lazaro to dip his finger in water and drip it here on my tongue so that it will cool. For it’s true that I’m suffering terribly from the extreme heat of this fire.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Corinthians 2:7:
- Uma: “What we (excl.) announce is cleverness that is from God, we (excl.) announce God’s purpose to give us (incl.) bigness of life [glory]. That purpose of his was not-yet know to mankind long ago. But before the world was made, God made-certain from-the-start to give us that bigness of life.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “My preaching is about the purpose of God which mankind did not know. When this world was not yet created, God already thought about what he should do (lit. as to how) so that we (incl.) would go to heaven.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “This teaching that I’m talking about, it is the hidden things that God is doing that was not known long ago by mankind. A long time ago, before anything was created, God already thought of this that He would do, so that we might be made immortal.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “The kind-of-wisdom that we (excl.) are talking-about, it is God’s plan which he decided before the world was created that we be included in his greatness (lit. highness). But he didn’t make-this -known to people previously.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But rather, in this that we (excl.) are teaching, God’s far-from-ordinary wisdom/understanding is being made evident, which he did not make known to the people of the past, and which even now is not understood by many. But even though it’s like that, through the strength of this wisdom/understanding of his, before he created this world, God had already determined this which has now happened which Cristo did so that we would receive-a-share of his praiseworthiness in the future.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “But this word I speak which truly makes the people wise is God’s word. In the days which are past, the people who lived here on earth did not know about this word. Before God made the world, he already had determined what would happen afterwards to cause our souls to be saved.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
