Following are a number of back-translations of James 1:22:
- Uma: “So, we must follow the Lord’s Word, don’t just listen dry [idiom meaning to do something without the proper accompanying action]. For if we just listen to it dry, we are deceiving ourselves.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Don’t just listen to the word/message of God but do what he commands. For if you just listen but don’t do it, you just/simply deceive yourselves.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “You must obey the Word of God. If you just listen to his word and you do not obey it, it is as if you are lying to your own breath.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Do not only listen to the words of God, but rather obey (them) as-well, because if you only listen and you don’t obey, surely you are deceiving yourselves.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But if the limit of it is, you are just listening to his word, for you aren’t following/obeying it, you are only lying to yourselves. It’s really necessary that you are following/obeying it.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Do what the good new word teaches you. Don’t deceive your hearts in that you think that you only need to listen to the word, it isn’t that.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 18:6:
- Uma: “But the Yahudi people in the town of Korintus continually disparaged him. That’s why he knocked-off the dust that was sticking to his clothes as a sign that he was leaving them. And he said to them: ‘If God punishes you, it’s not I who am responsible! It’s you yourselves! From now on, I am leaving you and am going to take the News of the Lord to people who are not Yahudi people!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But they contradicted him and spoke-evil-of/insulted him. So Paul shook-the-dust-of his clothes as a sign that he was through/finished with them. He said to them, ‘If you perish in hell, it’s not because of me. From now on, I am changing-over to proclaim to the people of other tribes.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when they would not believe because they spoke against him, Paul shook out his shirt as a sign that he was done with them, and he said, ‘It is no longer my sin if you are punished by God. And now I will preach the word of God to the Gentiles.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But when the Jews opposed/contradicted and spoke-evil-about him, he shook-out his clothes in order that they would thus-know that they were responsible for their punishment and he said, ‘If God punishes you, it is certainly what you deserve (lit. your reward)! It’s not my fault (lit. sin). Starting-from now, I am going to teach Gentiles.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But well, Pablo was opposed and insulted by those Jews. Therefore, when it was now like that, Pablo dusted off his clothes as a sign that he was giving up on them now. And he said, ‘Well, if it’s like that, you can take responsibility. If you fall into punishment, it won’t be my sin, just yours. Today, the people who aren’t Judio are whom I will teach.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 15:13:
- Uma: “The crowd called-out/hooted, they said: ‘Crucify him!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “They shouted, they said, ‘Nail him onto the post.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And they shouted out, ‘Nail him to the cross!'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘Nail (him) to the cross!’ they said shouting.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Those people made-a-tremendous-excited-noise. They said, ‘Nail that one to a cross!'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
For the Old Testament quote, see Lamentations 2:15, Psalm 22:7, and Palm 109:25.
Following are a number of back-translations of James 3:1:
- Uma: “All my relatives! Don’t many of you want to be/become Kristen religion teachers. For we know, relatives, God’s inspection of us who are teachers will be heavier that his inspection of other people.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “My brothers, few of you should aspire to being religious-teachers (guru). For you know that we (incl.) the religious-teachers, if we (dual) happen-to-be-at-fault/make-a-mistake our (incl.) judgment will be greater than that of those who are not religious-teachers.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Brothers, it is good if not many of you want to teach, for as for us who teach, God’s investigation of us in the future will be tighter than of those whom we teach.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Brothers, it would be good if few of you planned to teach the word of God, because you know that the punishment of us (excl.) who teach is heavier if we (excl.) make-a-mistake than those who-are-being-taught.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “My siblings in believing, it’s good if the crowd/total of you don’t too-lightly/without-sufficient-forethought want the responsibility/job of teacher of the word of God. Because you know that as for us (excl.) teachers, we (excl.) will be all the more judged/sentenced if we (excl.) aren’t following/obeying this which we (excl.) are teaching.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Listen, my dear brethren, not just anyone among you can decide to teach the word of God. Because you know that we who teach the word of God will be judged strictly, and those who don’t teach, less strictly.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 19:10:
- Uma: “That was his work for two years, until all the people in the province of Asia, both Yahudi and non-Yahudi people, had heard the Word of the Lord.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “This was what he did for two years, therefore all the people in that whole land of Asiya, Yahudi or non-Yahudi they heard the word/message about Isa, the Lord.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And for two years, this is what they did, and the word of the Lord spread to all the Jews and Gentiles who lived there in the province of Asia.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “until two years had gone. Therefore all the inhabitants in the province Asia, both (lit. even) Jews and Gentiles, they heard the word of God concerning the Lord Jesus.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “He did like that for the space of two years. Therefore, it wasn’t only those taga Efeso who could hear his teaching of the word of God, but on the contrary all the people, Jew and not Jew, there in that province of Asia.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 15:45:
- Uma: “When Pilatus heard the words of the chief, he allowed Yusuf to take Yesus’ body.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When he knew from the captain that Isa was really dead, he gave his corpse to Yusup.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when he learned that he really was dead, he permitted Joseph to get the body of Jesus.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “The captain said that he was truly dead, and then Pilato granted-permission that Jose go get the corpse of Jesus.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When he knew from the captain that he truly was dead, it was okay with him for Jose to get the body.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of James 4:15:
- Uma: “Actually your words ought to be like this: ‘If the Lord likes, we (excl.) will live and we (excl.) will do thus and so.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Therefore your words should be like this, ‘If it is God’s will, we (dual) will still be living and we (incl.) will do this or that.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “It is better if we (incl.) say, ‘If God permits us before we die, we will do something like that.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Therefore it would be better if you were to say, ‘If that’s what the Lord God permits, we (excl.) will continue-living in order that this and that is what we (excl.) will do.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Hopefully indeed, if/when you are making plans, you will just consider whether or not it is the will of God. What would be good for you to say is, ‘If it is God’s will and he will grace/mercy (us) with good health/breath, that hopefully is what we (excl.) are deciding on doing or where (we) want/plan to go to.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “The word you should say is like this: ‘If God wants that I live for some days, we will do the work which we can do,’ you will say.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 20:1:
- Uma: “When the disturbance in Efesus was over, Paulus gathered the followers of Yesus and strengthened their hearts. After that he bid-farewell and continued his journey going to the land of Makedonia.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “After those troubles were over, Paul called the disciples of Isa telling them to gather. He spoke to them to encourage their livers. Then he bade them farewell (nabiya’- ask to be excused) and he went to Makedoniya.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Now as for Paul, when the people had stopped rioting, he gathered together the disciples. He preached to them so that their faith might be drawn tight, and he caused them to understand that he was about to leave. He left and he returned to the province of Macedonia.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When that-aforementioned riot/disturbance was finished, Pablo caused-to-be-gathered the believers to strengthen their mind/thoughts. He said-goodbye, then he left to go to Macedonia.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “After that trouble was finished, Pablo gathered together all the believers there. He taught them what would enable their believing/obeying to be sturdy and took leave to go to Macedonia.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
