Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 9:30:
- Uma: “Immediately they could see. From there, Yesus forbade them, he said to them: ‘Do not tell anyone what I did to/for you here!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then they saw already. Isa instructed them sternly not to tell it to anyone (lit. even to who).” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And their eyes were cured. Immediately their seeing was opened. Then Jesus commanded them strongly that they shouldn’t tell about it.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “And their blindness was removed right-away. Then he thoroughly commanded them saying, ‘Absolutely don’t speak of this that I did to you to absolutely anyone (lit. even whatever person)!'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well, their sight truly did clear. Jesus said to them emphatically not to go telling anyone at all.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “At once the blind men’s eyes were healed. But then Jesus ordered them not to tell about it. He said: ‘Do not tell what I have done to you,’ he told them.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 2 Corinthians 5:15:
- Uma: “For the purpose of Kristus dying to take the place of all people [is/was] so that we who are still living in this world will no longer follow our own desires. We follow Kristus’s desires, for he is the one who died and lived again to take our place.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Almasi died in place/as exchange for all people so that we (incl.) the ones living, no longer follow our (incl.) own wishes but that is what we (incl.) follow the wishes of the one who died in our (incl.) stead and he lives again for our (incl.) good.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “He died as a substitute for all mankind, so that those people who are still alive, they might no longer do what they want to but rather, they might fulfill the desire of Christ who is the one who was killed and raised again, so that they might be freed from punishment.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “He died for all in order that we who are alive, it shouldn’t be what we desire that we follow but rather what Cristo desires who died and lived again for us.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well, he died substituting for all people so that, we who are like his companions in being made alive again, hopefully we will now live no longer giving priority to our own will but rather to his will because he died because of us, and was made alive again too.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Christ died to save all of us and now we do not decide for ourselves how we will walk. Rather we now live to do the will of Christ, he who died and resurrected.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 4:14:
- Uma: “But whoever drinks water that I give to them, they will not be thirsty again forever. Because the water that I give them becomes the water of life that flows continually in their hearts–meaning, they receive good life forever.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But whoever is able to drink the water which I cause him to drink he will really not become thirsty again. For the water which I give him to drink becomes like a spring bubbling in his liver giving him water which gives him life forever.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Because the water which I will give to him will become in him a head(source) of water which can give him life forever.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But the one by-contrast who drinks the water I will give, he will-never-get-thirsty. Because the water that I give, it will become like a spring in his body which never-dries-up which gives him life that is forever.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But the one who drinks the water I will give, he will become thirsty no more, for it will be like a spring within him which gives life which has no ending.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “He who will drink the water I give never will be thirsty. Because that water which I give is like water which springs up in the insides of the one who drinks in order to give the new life forever.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 10:24:
- Uma: “‘A student [school child] is not more honored than his teacher. A slave is not more important than his master.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “‘The pupil is not greater than his teacher. And the servant is not greater than his master.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “He who causes himself to be tuaght, he should not consider that he is more to be respected than the one who teaches him. And the same way with the servant, because he is not more to be respected than his master.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘There is no one who is studying who is higher/greater than his teacher. Neither is there a slave who is higher/greater than his master.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Consider this, that as for a disciple, of course he isn’t more-important/greater than his teacher. Like that too, a slave isn’t greater than his master.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Do not let the learner think that he will not go through what his teacher goes through. Also for the worker, do not let him think that he will not go through what his boss goes through.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 2 Corinthians 7:8:
- Uma: “Even though the contents of my letter the other day [lit., yesterday] stung your hearts, yet my heart is not sorry that I wrote that letter. At first my heart was sorry, for I knew that your hearts would be sad reading that letter. But your sadness of heart was only for a while.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Because even if you are sad/troubled because of my letter/what I wrote to you, I do not regret that I sent that letter to you. It is true in the beginning I regretted it, when I knew that you were sad even a little while only because of that letter.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “For even though you became sad by means of that letter. I decided that it was very good that I sent it. At first I was sorry that I had sent it, because it made you sad; however, only for a short time.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because even though you were saddened because of that letter of mine to you, I have no regret now that I wrote it. I did admittedly feel-regret when-I-found-out that you were hurt, even though your sorrow was only for-a-moment.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “For even though that letter that I sent you gave you grief, I am not now regretting the things that I wrote. Admittedly I did feel-regret over that letter when I heard that it had given you grief even if only for a short time.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “When I sent the letter to you before, my heart was sad because of the words in the letter. Because I knew very well that your hearts would be sad when you read the words written there. And now, my isn’t sad because I wrote the letter to you. Because I know that no longer are your hearts sad.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 4:46:
- Uma: “Yesus also arrived in Kana town in Galilea, in the town where he had changed water into wine. Not far from Kana, there was a leader/commander in Kapernaum town who worked in the house of the king, his child was very sick.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then Isa returned to Kana there in Jalil. There in Kana hep he had made the water into wine. So-then while he was there a certain titled-one of the king was also there. His male child was sick there in the town Kapernaum.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Jesus returned to the town of Cana in Galilee. That was the town where he changed the water into wine. And there was there a person who had an important position with the king. And he had a child there in the village of Capernaum who was sick.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When that was so, plural Jesus returned to Cana the town in Galilea where-he-had-turned-water -into liquor. Upon his arriving there, there was an official of the government whose male child was sick in Capernaum.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “He returned again to Cana which is in the district of Galilea, there being where he had caused the water to become prepared-drink on his first going there. At Capernaum, which is another town in the district of Galilea, there was a person whose position/responsibility was important. His son was seriously ill.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Jesus returned and went to the town of Cana in the land of Galilee where he had caused the water to become wine. A man who was a native of Capernaum had the high position of working for the government. He had a son who was sick.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 11:14:
- Uma: “There was a prophet long ago who foretold that the prophet Elia would come again. So, if you want to believe it, this Yohanes is the prophet Elia who was foretold long ago.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “It has been foretold hep that Nabi Eliyas will come back to the world. If you want to believe the words of the prophets, Yahiya is hep Nabi Eliyas.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And if you are able to believe what they caused to be understood, you will know that John really is Elijah, for they prophesied the return of Elijah.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “And if you want to believe what one prophet said, you will understand that Juan himself is the Elias that he foretold would come.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “And if you want to believe the truth, you will comprehend that this Juan was fulfilling what was told by the prophet that Elias would return here again.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Concerning Elijah who was spoken about before by the spokesmen for God, if you want to know about this matter, this John is the one who is said to be Elijah.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 2 Corinthians 8:24:
- Uma: “So, I request that you receive them well, and you show them your love, so that all the Kristen people know your loving [attitude], and they will also know that the words of praise that we (excl.) spoke about you are true.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When they arrive there, show them your love, so that all the other gatherings of trusters in Isa Almasi will be sure that your love is true and they will know that all our (excl.) praising you is true.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Show them your kindness so that believers in every town will know that it’s really true that you are kind to your companions. And they will know also that what we say is true, that is, that you are helpful.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Show then your love for them so it will be confirmed to them and to the congregations which chose them that your love is sincere and that what I have been saying in boasting-about you is also true.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Therefore cause them to comprehend that your valuing is true/genuine, so that all believers will observe that we (excl.) were not mistaken in this praising of ours (excl.) of you.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “When these of whom I am speaking have arrived, be respectful to them so that the believers all over will be able to know that truly you love your brothers. Because that is what I told all the people, that you very much love your brothers.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
