Following are a number of back-translations of John 17:20:
- Uma: “‘It is not just these my disciples only for whom I pray. I also pray for people who will believe in me from their testimony.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “‘I am not just asking/requesting for these my disciples,’ said Isa, ‘but for all who believe in me because of their teaching.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “I beseech you not just for these people who are ours now, but rather also because of all who will believe in me later on by means of their teaching.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘It’s not only these that I pray for but even those also who will believe in me on-account-of what these will go and say.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “And it’s not only for these disciples of mine that I am praying, but on the contrary those also who will believe-in/obey me because of their teaching,” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “But I don’t ask you the favor to care for only them, but also for those who will believe in me afterwards by means of the word spoken by our people.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 25:46:
- Uma: “Yesus finished his words, he said: ‘All those evil people will be thrown into hell and be punished forever, and the upright people will get good life forever.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then these people will be put in hell and they will be in difficulty forever, but the righteous people are put in heaven and they have life forever.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then I, the king, will answer, ‘I tell you that if you didn’t help even one of these whose rank is very low, I am the one you didn’t help.’ And these people,’ said Jesus, ‘will be taken away from here because they will be punished with a punishment forever. However, the righteous, by contrast, they will be given life forever.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then Jesus concluded, saying, ‘Those then, they will be removed to be punished forever, but the righteous people, they will enjoy life that has no end.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well, without anything further, they will then be driven there to punishment which is without ending. But as for these righteous ones in the sight of God, they will receive life which is without ending.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Then these people will go to punishment forever. The people whose sins had been acquitted will be given life forever.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Colossians 3:19:
- Uma: “And you men too, don’t be harsh to your wives, you must love them.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “You also men, you ought-to/must love your wives. Don’t be angry with them.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And as for you also, men, love your wives; don’t you speak angrily to them.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “You men also, you must love your spouses. You should also not be angry at them but rather you should be patient/gentle with them.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “And as for you men, it is necessary that you truly value the woman that you married, in that you are always conducting-yourself-well towards her.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Listen you men, love your wives. Gently you direct them, don’t want there to be fighting.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 18:26:
- Uma: “There was also a slave of the Big Priest there. That slave was a relative of the person whose ear Petrus had sliced. That slave said to Petrus: ‘Is it not you (sing.) whom I saw earlier in that garden with Yesus?'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Then one servant of the leader priest, a relative of the man who had his ear severed by Petros spoke. He said to Petros, ‘Did I not see you there in the orchard with him?'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And there was also there one of the high priest’s servants. He was a relative of the one whose ear Peter had cut off. And he said to Peter, ‘It seems as if I saw you a while ago there where they arrested Jesus. Perhaps you are his companion.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Whereupon there was a slave of the highest priest who was a relative of the man whose ear Pedro had sliced-off. He said, ‘Aren’t you (sing.) the one I saw who was a companion of Jesus where-the grove-of-trees -is-located?'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “He was next questioned by a helper of that Most-important Priest, who was a relative of that one whose ear had been cut off, ‘Isn’t it so,’ he said, ‘that you are who I saw with Jesus there in that plantation?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Then one of the workers of the chief priest who was a relative of the man whose right ear had been cut off by Peter said, ‘Wasn’t it you I saw at the woods in his company?'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 26:32:
- Uma: “But when I live again, I will go ahead of you to the land of Galilea, so that we will meet there later.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But when I am alive again, we will meet. I will go ahead of you to the place Jalil.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “But when I am raised from the dead, I will go before you into the province of Galilee.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But when God makes me live again, I will go-ahead of you to go to Galilea.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But on my coming alive again, I will go ahead of you to Galilea.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “But when I have resurrected, I will go to Galilee and there wait for you.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Thessalonians 1:8:
- Uma: “Because beginning from you, the Word of the Lord was announced all over Makedonia and Akhaya. More than that, your faith in God is spoken about everywhere. Wherever we journey, the townspeople already knew the story, how you believed the Good News that we brought to you. It is not necessary for us to say anything because they were already talking about how you gave up worshipping idols [see Glossary] and you turned around to worship the God that is true and lives on-and-on.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “And the good news about the Leader that you told has become-well-known in Makedoniya and Akaya. And not only that but the tale/news about your trust in God is also heard in all places. We (excl.) don’t need to talk about your trust.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Starting from you there, the Word of the Lord has spread, not just there in the province of Macedonia or in the province of Greece, but the people everywhere have heard the news about your faith in God. It’s no longer necessary that we tell people about your faith.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because beginning with you, the word of God regarding the Lord Jesus has been newsed-from-one-to-another in those two provinces, but not only there, because even in the other collective-towns, your faith in God is being-newsed. Therefore there is nothing that we (excl.) need to say regarding you,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “For you continue to tell-around this word of the Lord, not only just there in those provinces of Macedonia and Acaya, but rather, all over the place, your believing/obeying now being famous. Therefore even though we (excl.) don’t give news to them concerning you (it doesn’t matter),” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “You have told people the word about our Lord Jesus Christ. Now, not only in Macedonia and Acaya has the word arrived, but also everywhere it is known that you believe in God now. And now it is not necessary for us to tell them anything about you.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 19:18:
- Uma: “They crucified him there. There were also two other people who were crucified with him. One on his left side, one on his right side, and Yesus in the middle.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When they arrived there, the soldiers nailed Isa on the post and stood the post up on the ground. There were also two people nailed on their posts, one on the right side of Isa and one on his left.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then the soldiers nailed Jesus, and there were two others which they nailed also to a cross. They set up the cross of one on the right side, and the other one on the left side, and Jesus was in the middle.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “That’s where-they -nailed Jesus to the cross. They also put-on-crosses (verb form of cross) two people, one on his-right-side, one on his-left-side.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “On arriving there, he was then nailed to the cross. There were two people who were nailed at the same time. Where they were set up was, one was on his right, one was on his left. Jesus’ place was there in the middle.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “There he was put on the cross. Along with him two other persons were put on crosses. One was at one side, the other was at the other side.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 26:64:
- Uma: “Yesus said: ‘Io’, like you (sing.) say. [Note: the answer ‘Io” does not necessarily imply full agreement] And I say further: the time will come when you [plural] will see me the Child of Mankind sitting and ruling on the right side of God who is powerful, and you will also see me coming down from heaven in the clouds.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Isa said to him, ‘What you say is true, and I tell you all, it won’t be long when you see me, the Son of Man, sitting at the right side of God the Most Powerful. And you will see me coming with the clouds from the sky.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus answered, ‘it is what you say, and I tell all of you that I, the Older Sibling of Mankind, in the future you will see me sitting on the right side of the Lord, and you will see me also in the clouds coming down from heaven.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘If that’s what you (sing.) say, correct,’ said Jesus in reply. ‘And there is something further that I will tell you all. In a future day, you will see me who am Child of a Person sitting at the right of God who is all-powerful. You will also see me coming from heaven accompanied-by the clouds.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Jesus answered saying, ‘Yes, what you said there is true. But this is what I will tell you (pl.), that from now/today you will comprehend that I who am the One From Heaven Born of Man/human am sitting at the right side of the almighty (lit. having surpassing supernatural-power) God. And also you will see me coming from heaven passing between the clouds.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Jesus replied and said: ‘Yes, I am what you say. And I tell you that you will see the Man who came from heaven sitting at the right of God, who has all power. And there will come the day when he again comes, coming from heaven in a cloud.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
