Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 26:74:
- Uma: “Petrus oathed again, cursing himself, he said: ‘I really don’t know him!’ At that time a chicken crowed.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But Petros cursed himself and swore and he said, ‘I really don’t know that person.’ Immediately the cock crowed.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then Peter swore the most complete oath, he said, ‘May God punish me if what I say is a lie, that I do not recognize that person.’ And immediately the chicken crowed,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Whereupon Pedro swore-to-his-own-hurt saying, ‘May God punish-me if what I am saying is not true. I swear I absolutely don’t know that person,’ he said. Right then the rooster immediately-crowed.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “‘Expletive, no indeed! I swear that even if I die (Tagbanwa-style oath),’ said Pedro, ‘I really don’t know that fellow.’ Suddenly/unexpectedly there was a rooster which crowed.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Peter replied and again said: ‘May God punish me if it isn’t true in what I tell you. But this man you tell me about, I don’t know who he is.’ As he finished speaking, the rooster crowed.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Thessalonians 4:9:
- Uma: “Continuing on, relatives, as for the behavior of loving our (incl.) relatives of one faith, really it’s not necessary that we write to you. Because God has taught you to love one another.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Na, we (excl.) don’t have to write to you about your love for your fellow believers in Isa Almasi, because you have been taught already by God to love each other.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “It’s no longer necessary for me to teach you that you should hold dear in your breaths your fellow believers, for God has already taught you this.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Now as-for your love for your companions who believe, there is certainly nothing that we (excl.) need to write to you, because God has already taught you,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well on the subject of holding dear and valuing one’s sibling in believing, (it’s okay) even if we (excl.) don’t write to you, for God is now the one teaching you how to truly value one another.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Now concerning your loving your brothers, it is not necessary that I write about it to you, because God already taught you that you should love each other.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 20:20:
- Uma: “After that, he pointed out to them his hands/arms and his side. No kidding their joy to see their Lord.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Then he showed them the scars in his hands and the scars in his side. His disciples were very glad when they saw their Lord.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then he showed them the wounds in his hands and in his side. And the disciples were overjoyed by the Lord’s appearance to them.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then he showed his hands and side to them. And great was their happiness to see the Lord.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When he had said that, he showed his hands/arms and his side. Those disciples were really happy for they had seen the Lord/Chief again.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Having said this, he showed his hands, where they had been nailed and also his side where the spear had entered. The learners rejoiced very much when they saw their Lord.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 27:31:
- Uma: “After that had mocked him like that, they removed the shirt they had put on him earlier and they put back on his own clothes. After that they took him outside the village to be crucified.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “After they had finished making fun of Isa, they removed those purple clothes and dressed him again in his own clothes. Then they took him outside in order to nail him on the post.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when they grew tired of playing with him, they stripped him of the red shirt, and they put back on him his own shirt. And then they took him because they will nail him to a cross.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “After they had finished mocking him, they removed the red (garment) that they had dressed-him -in, and they again put-on him his former garment. Then they took-him-away to go nail-him to the cross.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When they tired of what they were doing, they took off again that with which they had cloaked him. They clothed Jesus again with his original clothes. And then they took him to the execution-place to nail him to a cross.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “When they finished mocking him, they removed the clothing he wore and put on his own clothing again. Then they took him away to go put him on the cross.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Thessalonians 5:23:
- Uma: “I call out to God who gives us (incl.) goodness of life [peace], I request that he make-holy your behavior, until you are really holy. I request that he take-care-of you, both your bodies and your hearts or souls, so there will not be the slightest fault of your when our (incl.) Lord Yesus Kristus comes back again.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “God who gives us (incl.) peace, may he cause you to be clean/holy. May he keep/watch over your soul and mind/thinking including your body so that there is no fault of yours when our (incl.) Leader Isa Almasi returns.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “As for God who gives you peace, may He thoroughly cleanse your behavior. May He strengthen your whole breath, mind, and body so that there will be nothing to scold you for in the future when our Lord Jesus returns.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “May God who gives peace be the one who causes-you -to-become utterly holy. May he be-protecting your spirits, minds and bodies in order that you will have absolutely no fault/lack at the coming again of Jesu Cristo our Lord.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “We(excl.) pray that hopefully you will be helped by God, he who is the source of peace/protection of mind/inner-being, so that you can put sin really far away. Hopefully he will encourage/strengthen your mind/inner-being, mind/thinking and even your body, that you will live lives which are really in harmony with his will, so that there will be nothing he will find fault with at the returning of our Lord Jesu-Cristo.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “God has made peace with us, and may he cause that you give him your whole hearts, that you reverence him, that he will care for your lives and that he will care for your bodies, that not any evil will be seen on the day our Lord Jesus Christ comes.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 21:21:
- Uma: “When Yesus saw that disciple, he asked Yesus: ‘Lord, how about my companion here?'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When Petros saw this disciple of Isa, he said to Isa, ‘Sir, how about him there?'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “When Peter saw this disciple, he said to Jesus, ‘As for that one, our companion, what will happen to him in the future?'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Upon Pedro’s seeing him, he said to Jesus, ‘Lord, now that-one, what will happen to him?'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When Pedro saw him, he questioned Jesus, saying, ‘Lord/Chief, what also will happen to this person?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Seeing him, Peter asked Jesus, ‘How about this one, what will happen to him?'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 27:63:
- Uma: “they said: ‘Governor sir, we remember the words of that deceiver [out of sight yesterday] while he was still alive, he said: ‘After three days I will live again.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “They said, ‘Sir, we remember that that liar said when he was living, that when he died, after three days he would live again.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “and they said to him, ‘chief, we remember that that lying person said while he was still alive that if he died he would be raised from the dead within three days.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “and they said, ‘Sir, we (excl.) remembered that when that lying person was still alive, he said he would come-to-life again when three days go-by.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “On arrival they said, ‘Excuse us, respects to you, we (excl.) have remembered that that one-making-false-claims said while still alive that he would indeed be made alive again on the third day.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “They said: ‘Listen, ruler, when that liar who died spoke, he said that when three days had passed after he died then he would resurrect from where he was buried.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 2 Thessalonians 2:15:
- Uma: “So because of that, relatives, strengthen your faith, hold strongly to all that we taught you, both what we said with lips, and what we write in letters.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Therefore, my brothers, cause your trust to be firm/steadfast and really keep/store (in heart and mind) the teaching that we (excl.) taught you when we (excl.) were there and the teachings in the letter that we (excl.) sent to you.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And because of this, brothers, strengthen your believing and hold tight to all we have taught you by means of our preaching to you there and by means of our letters to you.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Therefore brothers, make-firm in your minds the teaching we (incl.) inherited which we (excl.) taught you while we (excl.) were there (near addressee) and in what we (excl.) wrote you so that you will be-sure-to follow it continually without going-astray.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Therefore, siblings in believing, hopefully (you will) hold fast in that your believing/obeying the truth which we (excl.) taught to you there is sturdy, teaching which we (excl.) spoke or which we (excl.) wrote.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Therefore now, my brethren, make your faith firm. Believe the word I taught you. This is the word I told you when I went to where you live, it is the word I wrote in a letter and sent to you, they say the same.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
