Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 22:5:
- Uma: “But all those who were called did not pay attention to that calling. Each one went to his own work-place. There were those who went to their field, there were those who went to other work.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But the invited people did not pay any attention. They left, one went to his field, one to his store,” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “But it was as if the people didn’t hear. They didn’t turn their backs on their work. One of them was in his field and another was in his store.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But those who were invited, they turned-a-deaf-ear. They didn’t come but rather they continued on with what they were doing. One went to his rice-field, another went to sell.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But those who had been invited were otherwise-occupied. They didn’t disturb their individual planned-trips. One person went to his field. Another person attended to his trading.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “But the people who were called for did not want to come. One went to work in the field. Another went on selling.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Ephesians 6:22:
- Uma: “That is why I send him to go [to you], in order to say to you there how we (excl.) are, in order that your hearts be comforted.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “I send Tikikus to you so that he can tell you as to how I am here and what I am doing. This Tikikus is one of our (incl.) beloved brothers because he also trusts in Almasi. He works for our (incl.) Lord/Leader and he is trustworthy in his work. He will tell you about us (excl.) here and he will encourage your livers.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The reason I am sending him there to you is so that you might know what our situation is here, so that your faith in God might be perfected.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Therefore I am sending him to you so that he will report what is happening to us (excl.) here and so that he will strengthen your minds.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “I sent him there to you so that you would really comprehend our (excl.) situation here, and so that your mind/inner-being would be strengthened.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “This Tychicus I am sending to you in order to greet you. And thus he will tell you what is happening to me. This word he will tell you will strengthen your hearts.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 13:7:
- Uma: “Yesus said: ‘At this time you (sing.) do not yet know what I am doing. Later on, and then will you (sing.) come to know.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Isa answered him, he said, ‘You do not understand now as to what I am doing, but you will understand it in the future.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus answered, ‘You do not understand what I am doing now, but in the future, you will understand.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Jesus said in-return, ‘You (sing.) don’t understand now what I am doing. Later so that in a future day, then you (sing.) will understand.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Jesus answered, saying, ‘You don’t understand now this which I am doing, but there in the near-future you will indeed understand it.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Jesus said, ‘Now you don’t know what is the significance of what I am doing, but afterwards you will know.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 22:37:
- Uma: “Yesus said: ‘ ‘We (incl.) must love our (incl.) Lord, the Lord God with our (incl.) real heart, we (incl.) offer all our (incl.) life to Him, and we (incl.) love him to the full extent of our (incl.) knowledge.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Isa answered he said, ‘This, ‘You shall love God, your Leader/Lord with your whole liver and mind and strength.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus answered, ‘It is necessary that the thing big in your breath, is our God the Lord. He must be big in your breath, in your mind, and in your understanding.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Jesus said, ‘ ‘You (sing.) must concentrate all your (sing.) mind/thoughts and your (sing.) skill/intelligence in loving God your (sing.) Lord.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Jesus replied, saying, ‘That one which says, ‘You (sing.) must hold-dear your God not just not-meaning-it but on the contrary really with your mind/inner-being and with mind/thinking concentrated.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Jesus said to him: ‘The word you ask about is this word which says: ‘Earnestly endeavor to overflowingly love God with all you hearts. Only him you put in mind always.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
See also complete verse (Mark 12:30).
Following are a number of back-translations of Philippians 1:30:
- Uma: “So at this time, you are indeed receiving suffering, the same as the sufferings that I have received, both the sufferings that you saw for yourselves when I was still with you, and the suffering that I am undergoing here, as you have heard.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Because of your trust in Almasi you endure persecution like I do. Formerly you saw the troubles that I endured and now you hear that I am still enduring.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “We (incl.) have all been included in those who suffer hard things because of the Good News, and the hard things which happened to me long ago and still are happening today, I cannot get away from them as you have learned.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “And the hardship that you are experiencing, it’s the same as my previous hardship that you were seeing and likewise also that which you hear is happening to me now.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “For probably you haven’t yet forgotten the big-size of the causing hardship to me by your companions, and probably you are hearing news also of my hardships here. Well now, you also are getting to experience being caused hardship in this way.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “and now, let us search for how the word will win out. You see what I have done before, and now you hear that I continue to search out how to have that word win out.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 14:1:
- Uma: “Yesus also said to his disciples: ‘Do not be sad! Believe in God, and believe also in me. [This may also be taken as a declarative sentence: You believe in God and you also believe in me.]” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Isa said to his disciples, ‘Do not be troubled in your livers because of what I have said. Trust in God and trust also in me.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Your breaths must not be painful,’ said Jesus, ‘rather trust in God and trust also in me.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then Jesus said to them, ‘Don’t be worried, but rather continue to believe in God and believe also in me.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Jesus next taught his disciples saying, ‘Don’t be sad/disheartened. Strengthen your believing-in/obeying God. Strengthen also your believing-in/obeying me.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Do not be sad. Trust God and also me.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 23:23:
- Uma: “‘Disaster on you, you religious teachers and Parisi people! You are just good on the outside! Even the little plants, like mint, lemongrass and basil, you offer-in-worship one tenth part to God. Yet the really big commands in the Lord’s Law, like behaving uprightly, loving others, and keeping promises, you don’t pay attention to [them]. Actually it is those big commands that you must keep, and also don’t forget the small commands.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “‘You are to be pitied teachers of the law and Pariseo for God will punish you. You only pretend to follow God. You tithe even up to the plants for spicing your food. But you do not follow the great/important commandments. You are not straight/righteous, you have no pity/mercy on your companions and you are not trustworthy. It is good if you tithe, but you should not forget/reject doing what I said there.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Pity you, you teachers of the law and you Pharisees, because your faith in God is a lie. You give to God the tenth part, even of the seasonings of food like mint, anise and cummin, but you do not obey the greatest commands like righteous activity, pitying your companion, and fulfilling your promises. You must give the tenth, but you must not also avoid these more important laws.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘Pitiful are you teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! Because you are careful to give to God the tenth, even what you harvest that is added-in-small-amounts (as flavoring) to what is cooked-for-viand, but you have been ignoring the more-valuable commands of the law that say that your way with your fellows should be righteous, you should be merciful to them and be trustworthy/faithful. It would be good/better if you had been careful/thorough with these more-important things while meanwhile you continued to give the tenth.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Extremely hard is being reserved for you, you explainers of law and Pariseo, who pretend to believe/obey God. You follow/obey well the law about giving God a tenth part of your plants, even food flavorings. But you deliberately-forget to follow/obey the most important teaching of the law, which is straight/righteous deeds, aid-giving/generosity and the habit of being reliable/trustworthy. You really must do these most important things, and keep on too with your following/obeying of those others which were said.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Listen, you teachers of the law and Pharisees, how great is the suffering you will have, for it is not true that you are good people. Concerning the tenth you give to God, you give it of all you have, even the mint you give a tenth of to God. The same for the anise and cummin, you give the tenth of it to God. It is good that you do so, but there in the law it says another word that is more important that you do. Because it is written that you must walk good, and you must have mercy, and that you must truly walk so that all is correct in what you do. These are the words which are most important that you do, as well as continuing to give a tenth to God.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Philippians 3:2:
- Uma: “Be careful of people who bring evil teaching, their behavior is like mean dogs. They want to force you to be circumcised following the Law of Musa. Don’t believe / pay-attention-to them! Because it is not from our circumcision that we become straight in God’s sight.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Be careful/watch out because there are people there who do bad. I call them fierce dogs. Their teaching is not true that the people should be circumcised – they say – in order to be accepted by God.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Beware of enemies of God whose behavior is evil; these are the Jews that teach that what God desires is that you cut your bodies.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “You should watch-out-for people who are doing evil whom I illustrate by vicious and filthy dogs. They insist that if a person is not circumcised, he will not be-saved.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Be careful of those people who are doing evil. What they are like is wild-dogs who want to tear-and-eat. For they are insisting that if you aren’t circumcized, which is what was commanded to them who are Jews, then you won’t be able to be saved.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Watch out for the evil people going about doing what is bad. They teach that it is necessary that believers be marked with circumcision.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
