Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 13:22:
- Uma: “For many lying people will appear who will say that they are the Redeemer King, or who will say that they are prophets. They will do amazing signs and powerful signs, in order to deceive many people. If it were possible, even people God has chosen they would deceive also.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “For in those days, there will be people appearing saying that they are Almasi but it is not true. There will also be people saying that they are prophets but it is not true. And they will show signs and wonder-causing deeds so that if possible, they would take/lead astray the people chosen by God.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “For lying people will appear saying that they are the king chosen by God or they will say that they are prophets of God. They will show miracles and signs in order to cause, if it were possible, even the chosen ones of God to believe their ies.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because deceitful people will appear saying that they reportedly are the Messiah and they reportedly are prophets. And they will show amazing signs and miracles in order to deceive koma the many-people and even the people whom God has chosen if possible.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Because there really will be those who will falsely-claim to be Cristo or a prophet. They will show signs and do amazing things, so that if it were only possible, they would mislead even those chosen by God.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Hebrews 12:8:
- Uma: “All people whom God considers his children he advises. So, if for example you are not advised by God, it means you are not really his child.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “If he does not punish/discipline you to teach you as he does to all his children, na, that means that you are not truly his children.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “If you are not trained by God, you are not really his children, but rather you are just like illegitimate children.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “So if you don’t share in God’s admonishing and whipping of all his children, it means that you aren’t his true children.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well since it’s true that God corrects all his children, of course if like this is not done to you, doesn’t it mean that you are not his true children, but rather it’s like you are only illegitimate?” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “God ships all his children. But if you do not want God to whip you, then how can you say that God is your Father then?” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 16:13:
- Uma: “On the Sabat Day, we (excl.) went to the banks of a stream outside town, because we (excl.) knew that there was a praying-place of the Yahudi people there. So, we (excl.) sat with several women and spoke to them.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When it was Saturday, we (excl.) went out from that city to the riverside because we (excl.) assumed that there was a place there where the Yahudi prayed. We (excl.) sat there and spoke to the women gathered there.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then on Saturday which is the Day of Rest, we went out of the village and we went to the shore of the river because we wanted to see if there was there a place where the Jews gathered to pray to God. There were some women who were gathered there, and we sat down and talked to them.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “On the day for-resting, we (excl.) left the town, and we (excl.) went to the edge of the river, because that reportedly was the praying-place of the Jews. We (excl.) sat-down and conversed-with the women who had gathered there.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “We(excl.) found out that there was indeed a prayer-place there in Filipos, but it was on the shore of the river outside the city. Therefore, when it was the Day of Rest, we (excl.) went there. On our (excl.) arrival, they were already gathered. They were all women. Well, we (excl.) sat down with them and taught them the Good News.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 14:17:
- Uma: “[When] it was dark, Yesus and his twelve disciples arrived.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When it was already evening, Isa went there to that house together with his twelve disciples.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when evening came, Jesus and his twelve disciples came to the house.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When it was night, Jesus and his twelve disciples went to that house.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When night came, Jesus arrived with his twelve disciples.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Hebrews 13:11:
- Uma: “As for the livestock that was slaughtered to pay-for sins, its blood was taken by the Big Priest into the More Holy Room, but its body was taken outside the village and burned to ashes.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When the Yahudi sacrifice to take-away their sins, the high priest takes the blood of the animal that was sacrificed into the Most Holy Room. But the body of the animal is taken outside of the camp where they are and is burnt.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “You know that when the Jews have a sacrifice because they want to cleanse their sins, now as for the blood of the sacrifice, it’s carried by the high priest inside the Very Precious Room there in the church. However, the body which is sacrificed, they take it outside the town and there they burn it.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “They have no right to share, because even according to the law of Moses, they don’t eat animals that are offered for sins. Because the animals that are butchered, the highest priest brings (lit. enters-with) their blood into the Holiest Room to offer it to God for sins, but as for their bodies, they are taken to the area-outside the town to be burned.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “For, as for this death of Jesus, it was pictured by the work of the Most-important Priest in the past, in-which he was taking into that Far-from-ordinary Room the blood of animals which were being sacrificed for sin, but as for the bodies of those animals which had been-bled, they were taken outside their residential-area/collection-of-houses, for there is where they were burned.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Concerning the blood of that animal which is killed, the priest takes it and goes inside the church to the place that is overflowingly holy and offers the blood to clear the sins of the people. But concerning the meat, it is burned outside the city.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 17:5:
- Uma: “But the Yahudi people who did not believe were jealous of Paulus and Silas. That is why they incited the wicked people who were being-lazy in the town. When many had gathered, they walked along making a disturbance in the town. In this walk of theirs, they arrived at Yason’s house, because that was the dwelling-place of Paulus and Silas. They entered that house, intending to grab and carry them before the masses.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But the other Yahudi were jealous, so they called some bad (dupang) people from the streets and gathered them and-then they caused an uproar in that city. They attacked the house of Jason for the purpose of searching for Paul and Silas so that they would bring them out to the people.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Then the Jews were jealous of Paul and company, and they gathered together many lazy people without value, and they ran through all the town causing rioting. They went to the house of Jason because they were going to force their way in to get Paul and Silas so that they might take them to the people.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Whereupon the Jews who didn’t believe were jealous, and they gathered some trouble-makers who just stood-around-loafing to make-a-racket until all the inhabitants were in-a-state-of-disorder. Then they went and forced the door of Jason’s house where-plural Pablo -were-staying, in order to bring-them -outside koma to take (them) to the meeting-place of the many-people.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But as for the other Jews, they emph. got jealous. What they did was, they rounded up some people who were badly-behaved and lazy. When there were now many of them, they then troubled the city. Then they went to the house of Jason for they mistakenly-thought that that’s where Pablo-and-co were. The motive in their mind was to get them and put them in the presence of the crowd.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 14:49:
- Uma: “Every day I was with you in the House of God teaching, why didn’t you catch me then? But this must happen, so that what is written in the Holy Book happens.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Every day I was there teaching/preaching in the temple. You were there but you did not seize me there. But,’ he said, ‘all that is written in the holy-book has to be fulfilled.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Everyday I was with you in the House of God teaching, and you did not seize me. However, this is taking place for the prophecies in the written word of God are being fulfilled.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Daily emphatically I was in the Temple teaching you, but you didn’t arrest me. But all these-things have happened in order that what God caused-to-be-written will be fulfilled.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Daily I was teaching there in the Templo but you didn’t arrest me there. However it’s necessary that the written word of God be fulfilled.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of James 1:18:
- Uma: “He uttered his true words to us, and by/with those words of his he made us his children. He did that according to his will, so that from all that he made, we [would] become his pride-and-joy [more literally: that which makes his [heart] big].” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “From his wish/will he made us (incl.) his children because we (incl.) believe-obey his true word/message. And the reason why he made us (incl.) his children is so that we (incl.) will be made great/honored above all that he has created.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Since it was what he wanted, he made us his sons by means of causing us to understand the true doctrine. It is his desire that we are the ones whom he makes highest of all creatures.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Since this here is what he decided, he-made-us -into his children on account of our having believed in his true words in order that we would be the highest of all his creatures.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “And in harmony with his will, he has now made us his children through our believing/obeying the truth which was taught to us, so that we can be secured/dedicated as really being people of God, whom he regards as top-quality among all which he created.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “God determined to give us a new life when we believed what is the true word. He took us from among the people in order that we be the first believers. Afterwards many more will believe the word.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999): “Here too there is begetting and birthing: God desired us, through the Word of Truth he brought us into the world as his desired children, as the firstfruits of his [new] creation.” (see also complete verse (James 1:15))
