Following are a number of back-translations of Philippians 1:24:
- Uma: “But if I keep living in this world, it will be more useful to you, relatives, because you still need me.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But because of you it is better that I am still alive a while so that I can help you.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “However, it’s necessary that I not yet die so I might help you.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But because of you, it is more necessary that I still live on the earth.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But also, you need me to be caused to live longer.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “But for you, it is good that I live.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 13:33:
- Uma: “My children, I will not be with you for long. You will look for me, but like what I said to the Yahudi rulers yesterday, so also I say to you: Where I am going you cannot go.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Isa said, ‘You are my disciples, I am not much longer here with you. You will look for me. But as I said to the Yahudi, I am saying now to you, ‘You cannot go where I am going.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “You my dear disciples, it will not now be long my being your companion. You will look for me, and just like I said to the Jews I say to you, that where I am going you cannot accompany.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘My children, my staying-with you will not be long. Later you will look-for-me, but I repeat to you what I told the leaders of the Jews that you will not be able-to-go where I am going.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Dear ones who are like my children, there’s just a little more time that I’m with you. You will keep on looking for me but, like I said to your fellow Judio I will say to you now, that you won’t be able to go there to where I will go.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Listen, my children. It isn’t a long time that I will be here with you. Just like what I told the Jews is also what I tell you now. You will hunt for me but you can’t follow me to where I go.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 23:17:
- Uma: “How stupid you are, you are like blind people! Do you say/think that gold is more than the House of God! In fact it is the House of God that makes-holy the gold that is inside it.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “You are foolish/wicked and blind. Which is the greater, the gold or the big prayer-house/temple? The gold is only holy because it is inside the temple/prayer-house.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “You are stupid blind people because evidently you think that the gold is greater than the House of God. It cannot be. Because as for the gold, the reason it contains the power of God is because it is inside the House of God.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “You blind-ones are too-much! It’s as if you have no mind/thoughts! What do-you-suppose is more-important? The gold or the Temple that causes-the gold -to-become holy?” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “You blind (people)! Simple-minded/stupid ones! Which is much more important, that gold or the Templo which causes that gold at the Templo to be far-from-ordinary?” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “But it is because your hearts are foolish, you do not understand what is the meaning of what you say. Do you think that the gold is more important than the church which makes the gold holy?” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Philippians 2:26:
- Uma: “He very much misses you all, relatives, and he is sad/upset, [thinking that] maybe you heard that he was sick.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “He really remembers/thinks-of you and he really wants to see you all. He is troubled because you heard that he is/was sick.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The reason I am sending him there to you is because he is very lonely for you, and it caused him great concern because you heard the news that he was sick.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “but I am having-him -go-home to you there because he misses you and he is extremely worried at his having-found-out that you heard that he had been sick.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Because he is now lonesome for you all and his sorrow is really big, for he knows that you became sorrowful when you heard news that he’d become ill.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “And this one can’t wait to see the day that he goes to see you. Because he was sad when he knew that you had heard that he was ill.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 14:27:
- Uma: “‘It is goodness I put/reserve to/for you. It is goodness from me that I give to you. What I give to you is not like what you receive from this world. Don’t let your hearts be uncertain and do not be afraid.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Isa said yet, ‘That is what I leave with you, a peaceful liver. This peace is from me and this is not the same as the peace in the world. Therefore don’t be troubled/sad in your liver and do not be afraid.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “I am leaving behind peace in your mind. The peace which is here in my mind, that’s what I am leaving for you. Those people here in the world who do not believe, they cannot give you peace like this. It’s necessary that your breaths should not be painful, and you should not also be afraid.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘Don’t be worried and afraid, because I will make-peaceful your mind/thoughts. And the peace that I give you, it isn’t the peace that people in this world talk-about but rather the peace of my mind/thoughts.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Peace/protection of your minds/inner-beings is what I will leave for you to inherit. This peace/protection which I will give has no equal. It’s not like the peace/protection which can be given by this world which doesn’t remain. Therefore don’t be sad/disheartened. Don’t be afraid.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “I am going to leave, but be at peace. I will cause you to be at peace, but not like the peace that the people talk about. Do not be sad and do not fear.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 24:10:
- Uma: “Many people will retreat from following me. Some will give their companions to their enemies. Many people will hate each other.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “In that day many will no longer follow me. They will betray their companions and hate their companions.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “At that time many will be successfully tempted. And each one will hand his companion believer over to be killed, and everyone will be against everybody else.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “At that time, many will turn-their-backs-on their faith in me, and they will betray and hate their fellows.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “At that time, many will be those who will drop/give-up their belief-in/obeying-of me and be-engaged-in-conflict. People will-betray-to-death their fellowman.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Many people will separate from their faith. They will even go against their fellow believers and betray them.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Philippians 4:10:
- Uma: “My heart is very glad, relatives, and I praise the Lord, because although we have been separated for a long time, you again sent your help to me. I’m not saying that you didn’t remembered me any more. You always remembered me, it was just that you did not have an opportunity to help me.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “I am really glad and I give thanks to our (incl.) Leader because you have again helped my need. I know that even though it took a long time for this to arrive here (lit. even long-long recently arrive this come to me), it doesn’t mean that you were not concerned for me but because you were not able to send.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Great is my joy and my thanks to the Lord, for now it has again come about that you have shown your kindness to me by means of what you sent to me. I’m not really saying to you that you had no kindness for me during an earlier time, but rather you at that time had no means so that you could show me your kindness.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Extreme is my happiness in my being joined to the Lord, because now, you have again had opportunity to help-me. For-a-long-time admittedly you have not helped-me, but I know admittedly that the reason is not that you have forgotten me, but rather you have had no opportunity to show your desire to help-me.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Really very big is my happiness, and I am giving thanks to the Lord because of your (financial) help to me which I have received. I realized that apparently, all this time, you have kept on wanting to help me. You just didn’t have an opportunity.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “I rejoice and thank God that you have thought of me again, and you provide for me in what I need. I know that you have not forgotten me, but before you couldn’t provide for me.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 16:1:
- Uma: “‘All this I say to you, so that you will not be so discouraged that you let-go believing in me.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Isa said to his disciples, ‘I have told you all this in order that your trust in me will not move/waver.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The reason I told you all these things,’ said Jesus, ‘is so that your faith in me might not become lax by means of what’s going to happen to you in the future.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘I have told you all these-things so that you aren’t taken-by-surprise at their happening but rather you will-continue to believe in me.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “As for these things, I am telling them to you already so that you won’t as-it-were trip-and-fall over the things which will happen to you, your believing-in/obeying me become insufficient.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “I am telling you this so that you will not doubt.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
