Following are a number of back-translations of 2 Timothy 2:21:
- Uma: “So, if we release/stop our evil character, we become like the good things, that are used to honor guests. Its meaning, we become workers who are holy and useful to our Lord, and we are ready to do every kind of good work.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then we (incl.) the ones who trust Isa are figuratively those valuable things/equipments. If our (incl.) livers are clean/holy and we (incl.) abandon all our (incl.) evil deeds we (incl.) are precious/valuable to God because we (incl.) are entirely for God. So-then he has a use for us (incl.) and we (incl.) are ready/prepared to do everything which is good.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “As for the person who wants to be considered dear and set aside by God like those very precious implements, he must have done with all evil behavior and then he will be worthy to be used by God for every kind of good work.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “So also with a person, if he distances-himself from all evil, the Lord will use him for (something) important/valuable, because he will be suitable and ready to be used for all good that is-to-be-done.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well now, those people who go far from all evil, they are like these utensils which are far-from-ordinary. For that is who has made sure he belongs to his Lord, one who is useful and is always ready to do whatever good work.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Like this it is in the church, not all of the people have separated from evil. But the person who wants to separate from evil is the person who does the work of God. He works in what is special.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- Natügu (verses 20-21): “In our way, when a big man comes to our house, we give him very nice food, in our honouring him. But when we stay alone, we don’t habitually eat food like that given to him. And this is the talk-picture that we must follow. And we also will be like that good food if we purify ourselves from those bad things. Because it is we who are chosen to help our Lord. So, we are already prepared to do very nice things.” (Source: Carl Gross)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 7:7:
- Uma: “But after that, I myself will punish the inhabitants of the town that have enslaved them, and only then will they go-out from that town and come here to worship me in this land.’ Thus the words of God to Abraham.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But I will punish the tribe/nation that will make your descendants slaves. After that, I will cause-them-to-go-out/free-them from that country where they were slaves, and they will return here to this country to worship/call-on me,’ God said.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “I will punish those who are their slave owners, and they will at that time leave that land, and they will return home here. And as for me, God, they will worship me here.’ ‘” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “And God said that then he would punish those who had enslaved them, so then his descendants would leave there to return to this country, so that here is where-they -would-worship him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But as for that land which will enslave them, I really will punish it. After that, they will then be able to leave there and return again here to this land. And then I, God, will again be worshipped by them here.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
For the Old Testament quotes, see Genesis 15:14.
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 5:32:
- Uma: “But Yesus looked around searching for the person who had held/felt him.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But he looked around to see as to who had touched him.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus was continually looking around to see who had grasped his shirt.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But Jesus nevertheless looked-from-side-to-side to see who it was.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But no, Jesus kept on looking around. He was looking for who it was who had brushed against his clothes.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 2 Timothy 4:10:
- Uma: “For almost no-one is with me any more here. Demas, he forsook me [emphatic], for he desired/longed-for his life in this world. He went to Tesalonika. As for Kreskes, he has gone to Galatia. Titus went to Dalmatia.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Demas, what is already valuable to him are the things in this world now. He is no longer here with me, he has already left to go to Tessalonika. Kereskes took off for Galatiya and Titus took off for Dalmatiya.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “for Demas has left me since what he has set his heart on is his life here on the earth. He has gone to Thessalonica. As for Crescens, he has gone to Galatia, and Titus also has gone to Dalmatia.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “because Demas, he up-and-left me and went to Tesalonika because his love is concentrated on the life on this earth. As for Cresente also, he went to Galacia, and Tito, he went to Dalmacia.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “For I’ve been left/deserted now by Demas, because he preferred what pleases his own body. He’s now in Tesalonica. As for Crescente, he’s now gone to Galacia. As for Tito, he’s in Dalmacia.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Because Demas liked the pleasure here in this world and left me, and went to the city of Thessalonica. Cresens went to Galatia. Titus went to Dalmatia.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 7:39:
- Uma: “‘But our ancestors did not want to submit to Musa. They rejected him as their leader. They just wanted to return to the land of Mesir.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “‘But our (incl.) forefathers,’ Estepan said, ‘they did not like to follow Musa. They rejected him and their desire was to go back to the land/place Misil.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “But when Moses was still on the mountains, our ancestors did not obey what Moses wanted them to do. They did not want Moses to be their leader, and they decided it would be good if they would return to Egypt.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘But our ancestors, they rejected Moses not believing/obeying what he said, because they missed the customs of the ones-from-Egipto.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But, as for our ancestors, because they kept on looking-back-longingly to Egipto, where images/likenesses which can be seen were what were worshipped by the people there, they no longer wanted to follow/obey Moises. They really wanted to drop him.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 6:21:
- Uma: “On the day of remembering the birth of King Herodes, Herodias got her opportunity. On that day, King Herodes made a feast to remember the day of his birth. He called many nobles, war chiefs and leaders from the land of Galilea.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then one day the wish of Herodiyas was fulfilled. When the day came for remembering the birth of King Herod, Herod made a feast for the officials in his kingdom and for the captains of his soldiers, and for the important people in that land Jalil.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “But the time came for celebrating the day of Herod’s birth, and then Herodias at last found a way that she might have John killed. King Herod held a great feast, and he invited the leaders and chiefs of soldiers and the rich people in the province of Galilee.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When Herod’s birthday (lit. day of Herod’s birth) arrived, he caused-to-be-invited the officials and leaders of the soldiers and those who had status (lit. something-to-be-acknowledged) in Galilea so that they would celebrate-with (lit. be-happy-with) him. And that was Herodias’ chance to have-Juan -killed.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But there was a time when Herodias had an opportunity, when it was the birthday of Herodes. Herodes invited to a feast his officials/aids, the officers of the soldiers and people who had high/important blood there in Galilea.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Titus 2:4:
- Uma: “If the behavior of old women is like that, they can teach women who are still young so that they too know how to love their husbands and children,” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then they can teach the young women so that they love their husbands and their children” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “so that they might be able to teach to the younger women love for their husbands and their children,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “to the women who are younger than they (lit. their younger-siblings) in order that they be instructed in the right way for them to love their husbands and children.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “For provided it’s like that, they can train/supervise the still young women. They can train them to value their husband and children,” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “They are to teach the young women to love their husbands and to love their children.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- German das Buch translation by Roland Werner (publ. 2009-2022) (verses 3-5): “Exactly the same applies to the older women. They should reflect God’s holiness in their entire demeanor, they should not cause unrest, they should not be enslaved to wine, but they should act as teachers of the good and thus lead a prudent life. The younger women should love their husbands and children. They should live prudently and purely before God, manage their household well and yet voluntarily submit to their husbands so that God’s message cannot be maligned in society.” (This reflects what Ulrich Wendel [in: Werner 2018, p. 73ff.] mentions as a possible translation of these verses. Here it’s not the old women teaching the young women but Titus is instructed to teach both of these groups. Wendel is coming to that conclusion on the basis of the parallelism of verses 2-6 [older men – old women – young women – young men] and the fact that sóphronizó (σωφρονίζω) in verse 4 does not necessarily have “young women” as its object.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 8:11:
- Uma: “For a long time he had surprised him with his magic, to the point that all the townspeople followed him and listened to his commands.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “For a long time already they had been astonished/amazed because of his deeds that’s why they listened very well to him.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “That’s why they followed him, because for a long time now he had led them by means of his skills.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Their following him, it was because he had practiced-divination for a long-time, and they were amazed at his ability.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “He was being honored/respected by the crowd because for a long time already he was fascinating them with what he could do through his skill as a powerful-spirit-medium.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Spanish Traducción en lenguaje actual (2002, 2004): “For a long time, Simon had used witchcraft to amaze the people, and they kept crowding around him.” (Source: Edesio Sanchez in de Regt 2011, p. 69)
