Following are a number of back-translations of John 8:40:
- Uma: “I announce to you the true teaching that I received from God, but you just want to kill me! The behavior of Abraham was not like your behavior.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But you, you want to kill me because I have told you the truth I have heard from God. Ibrahim did not do like that.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “As for me, I taught you the true doctrine that God taught me, and surprise, you want to kill me but Abraham never did anything like that.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But here-now your minds are determined to kill-me, and I am emphatically the one who has been repeatedly-telling you the truth I heard from God. Is it indeed-the-case that (RQ implying of course not) Abraham did anything like that?” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Because just look at this, you very much want to kill me, when I am only telling you the truth which I heard from God. Abraham’s actions were not like that.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “But now you want to kill me and here I am telling you what is true even that which I heard God speak. But Abraham didn’t do such things.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 16:22:
- Uma: “But Petrus drew him aside, and tried-to-dissuade him, he said: ‘Don’t, Lord! I ask God that he will turn-aside all that from [you] Lord.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Petros took Isa aside and scolded him, he said, ‘May God not let that happen/cause-to-be-close, Sir. That will not happen to you.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then Peter came up to him and said, ‘Oh, Lord, may it be that God will not let happen what you said.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Whereupon Pedro took-him-aside and began to rebuke him saying, ‘Lord, may God not allow what you (sing.) said! It is not possible that these (things) will-happen to you (sing.)!'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When Pedro heard, he took Jesus by the arm. He said, ‘Don’t, Lord! Really not like that hopefully will be permitted to happen to you!'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Peter took Jesus aside and said to him: ‘Listen, Lord. May God not want you to go through that.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Galatians 5:13:
- Uma: “The reason God called us was so that we are / could be free. But let’s not say like this: "If we are indeed free from the Law of Musa, we can just do whatever we want." Don’t, relatives! We must love each other and help each other.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then, you, my brothers, you were chosen by God so that he could free you, therefore you no longer must/ought-to follow the law. But this does not mean that because you are free, it is now possible for you to give-in/indulge in the cravings/greedy-desires of your bodies. No. But you ought to help each other because you love each other.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “So, brothers, it’s really true that we (incl.) have been chosen by God so that He might free us and it’s no longer necessary that we observe the Law. But in spite of that, we have not been freed so that the thing which is to control us is the evil desire in our body. It’s necessary that because our kindness for our companions is great, each one of us should be helpful to his fellow belivers.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “As for you, brothers, God has called you so you will be set-free. But you ought not to use your freedom as your excuse to fulfill your evil desires, but rather serve-one-another because of your loving-one-another.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “My brethren, because of God’s determined-plan, you are now outside/released from the enslavement of those laws that were entrusted to Moises. But even though it’s now like that, don’t think that it’s now possible/acceptable to indulge whatever disgusting desire of the body, but rather, through the big-size of your valuing of your companion, be serving one another.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Listen, my dear brethren, God called you in order that no more you should fear the punishment which the law says. But do not say that you can now do the evil that lights on your hearts. No, not at all. Because you love your brethren, each of you, now help each other.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 9:13:
- Uma: “Yesus mixed his spit with dirt and healed that blind man on the Sabat Day, the worship day of the Yahudi people. So, that blind man who could see was carried to the Parisi people.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Then the people brought the person who had been blind to the Pariseo.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And they took that cured blind person to the Pharisees.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When that was so, they took that man to the Pharisees.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “They caused that blind person whom Jesus had made well to go with them to the Pariseo.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Then the man who had been blind was taken to the Pharisees.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 17:26:
- Uma: “Petrus said: ‘Certainly the citizens of the town he has authority/power over are the ones who must pay.’ Yesus said: ‘If thus, his own people do not need to pay. So also we (incl.) who are God’s people, we (incl.) do not need to pay the tax of the House of God.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Petros said, ‘The other people.’ Isa said, ‘That’s right, that means his relatives do not pay. So-then, we (incl.) are the relatives of God, therefore it is possible even if we (incl.) do not pay.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Then Jesus said, ‘Now if that’s the case, then the close relatives of the king don’t have to pay. Now we who are the close relatives of God, it is also not necessary that we pay what is asked to be paid for His House.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘From other people indeed,’ said Pedro. Jesus then said, ‘If then that is so, it isn’t necessary for their children to pay.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “‘Their subjects, surely,’ was the reply of Pedro.’Well if it’s like that,’ said Jesus, ‘isn’t it so that those of the household are not caused to pay?” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Peter answered and said: ‘It is the foreigners they collect money from,’ he said. Again Jesus spoke: ‘Therefore the children of God do not have to pay the money.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Ephesians 1:1:
- Uma: “This letter is from me, Paulus, a messenger of Kristus Yesus according to the will of God, I send it going to you Kristen people who are in Efesus, who remain believing [i.e., who faithfully believe] in Kristus Yesus.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “This letter is from me, Paul, sent to you, God’s people there in the place of Epesus, the ones remaining-steadfast with Isa Almasi. It is from God’s will that I am commissioned by Isa Almasi to proclaim the good news from him.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “I am Paul, the one writing this. I became an apostle of Jesus Christ, which is to say, He sent me because it is what God wants. I’m sending this letter to you in the town of Ephesus to you believers who are faithful to the commands of Jesus Christ.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “I am Pablo who am an apostle of Cristo Jesus according to what God wants. Here is my letter to you who are God’s people at Efeso who persevere in believing in Cristo Jesus.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Our (excl.) siblings in believing there in Efeso, there-(with-you) is my letter, I who am Pablo, one of the apostles of Cristo Jesus according to the determined-plan of God. I am writing to you who are now united/tied-together with Cristo, you whom God separated-out as his people now, who are truly trusting and believing/obeying this Cristo Jesus.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “I am Paul whom God appointed to be a representative of Jesus Christ. I now greet the people who are in the hand of God, those people who believe in Jesus Christ there in the city of Ephesus.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 10:4:
- Uma: “When he has led them all outside, he walks ahead of his sheep, and his sheep follow him, because they know how to recognize his voice.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When they are outside, he goes ahead and the sheep follow after him because they recognise his voice.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when the one who cares causes his own sheep to go out, he goes ahead and they will follow him because they are used to his voice.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When they all go-out then, he leads them, and he is the one they follow, because they know his voice.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When he has brought out all which are his, he then is the one there in front and the sheep follow behind him, because they recognize his voice.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “When he has brought out all his sheep, he goes ahead of his sheep. The sheep follow him because they know his voice.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 18:32:
- Uma: “Hearing that earlier, the king became angry. He ordered people to go call that slave whose behavior was evil. When he arrived, he said to him: ‘You (sing.) are very evil! Your (sing.) debt I wiped our of my books, because you (sing.) pleaded-for-mercy to me.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Therefore the sultan commanded the servant who had the great debt to come to him again. ‘You are really wicked/a fool,’ he said. ‘I told you, surprise, you need not pay your debt because you asked me to have pity.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And the king called that servant, and he said, ‘You are a wicked slave. I forgave you, and I removed from you the debt just because you begged me.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘Whereupon the king had-that official of his -called and he said to him, ‘Your (sing.) behavior is bad (strong rebuke)! I canceled (lit. set-aside) your (sing.) debt because you (sing.) entreated me.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When that king knew, he at once sent for (him). On arriving, he said, ‘You, your nature/ways are really evil! I just wrote-off-as-paid the whole of your debt because you begged me for mercy.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “The boss then ordered for that one to be called again and he said to him: ‘You evil man. Here I forgave you all the money you owed me to do you the favor you asked.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
