Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 5:17:
- Uma: “At that time, the Big Priest with his companions that followed the teaching of the Saduki, they became jealous of the apostles of the Lord Yesus. That’s why they began to persecute them.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So then, the leading priest and his companions the Sadduseo in Awrusalam, they were really jealous of the commissioned ones.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And at that time the high priest and his companions and the Sadducee people, they were very jealous of the apostles.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When that was so, the highest priest and his companions the Saducees were excessively jealous of the apostles.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When that’s how it was, the jealousy became much worse of the Most-important Priest and all his companions who were Saduceo.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Chuj + verse 18: “!After that the chief priest, with all those his companions who were the people called Sadducees, their faces became red because of their jealousy. They caused the sent ones of Jesus to be apprehended; they had them put into the prison of the town rulers.” (Source for this and above: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 4:28:
- Uma: “From the land itself its fruit appears. First the leaves and stalk appear, after that the-head-forms, until it fruits [lit., has-contents].” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “For the seed sprouts by itself and bears fruit. First the shoots (tuglus) then the head (forms) (betteng) and then the ear-comes-out (bukbus).” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “For the earth is the means by which his plants sprout. The plant sprouts, then the leaf comes out, then the fruit comes out, and then it ripens.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because the plants just grow anyway. They sprout, then the grain-heads-develop and then the kernels-come-out (stages in growth of rice).” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “For as for soil/ground, that’s what causes whatever plant to sprout and bear fruit. Of course it will grow and then bear fruit with long heads full of grain.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 2 Timothy 2:6:
- Uma: “And a person who works the work of the Lord can be compared to a farmer. If he works hard [lit., heavy], it is very appropriate if he is the first to eat the fruit of his farming.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “A person who is working hard on the land, he should be the first one who gets a share of the yield of what he planted.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The servant of God is also like a farmer. The person who works hard farming, he is the one who first receives a share of his harvest.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “This also is another illustration. The one who industriously prepares-a farm -for-planting, he should be first (lit. precede) to take his share of what is harvested.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well that too, a farmer, he being the one who did-all-the-hard-work, of course he is the one who is first to be able to eat when what he worked hard for arrives.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “You must be like the worker who works in the filed. The worker who works hard is the one who gets a good wage.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 6:7:
- Uma: “So, that was the reason that more-and-more people heard the Word of God. And the amount of the followers of Yesus in Yerusalem was added-and-added-to. And even the priests also, many of them believed and submitted to Lord Yesus.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “God’s word became more and more well-known. The followers of Isa in Awrusalam also increased in number. Many of the priests also trusted now in Isa.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And they increased their teaching the word of God to many people. And very many people of Jerusalem believed in Jesus. And there were also many of the priests who believed.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “That being so, the word of God became-even-more -known while-simultaneously the believers in Jerusalem constantly increased-in-number. There were also many priests who followed the correct/true faith.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well, they all the more got-down-to-business-with their teaching of the word of God. Proof was, the number of believers in Jerusalem really increased very much. Even among the priests, many also believed.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 5:19:
- Uma: “But he didn’t permit him, he said to him: ‘Return to your house, tell your fellow-villagers what the Lord God has done for you, and his love to you.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But Isa did not allow him (to come). Isa said to him, ‘Go home to your place. Tell your relatives about the great deed God has done to you and about his mercy/pity to you.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “But Jesus did not permit him to go along with him, but rather he said to him, ‘Go home and tell your relatives the very great things that God has done for you, and his mercy to you.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But Jesus refused, saying, ‘It-would-be-good-instead if (lit. Even-if) you (sing.) went-home to your (sing.) companions to go relate everything that the Lord did in pitying you (sing.).'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But Jesus didn’t want that. What he instead said was, ‘It would probably be good if you go home now to your (pl.) place and tell your companions there all that the Lord did for you and how he had pity on you.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 2 Timothy 3:12:
- Uma: “That indeed [is how it is]! All people who follow Kristus Yesus and who want to submit to God will be persecuted.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “It is true that all who want to follow/obey the will of God, because of their trusting in Isa Almasi, difficulties/hardships will arrive at them.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “As for all believers in Jesus Christ who desire through Him to obey the will of God, the enemies of God will persecute them.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “And it’s not only I who will be hardshipped, but rather all those who want to follow godly behavior on-account-of their being joined to Cristo Jesus.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “And well, the truth is, whoever wants to live righteously/straight in the sight of God for he will cause himself to be united/tied-together with Cristo Jesus, he also really experiences being persecuted by his fellowman.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “And now, all who want to follow Jesus Christ will all suffer from being persecuted.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 7:24:
- Uma: “When he arrived there, he saw an Israel person hit by a Mesir person. Off Musa went and avenged his relative, killing the Mesir person.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Then he saw one being beaten by a man of the tribe Misil. He went to help his fellow (-Israelite) and retaliated, killing the man of Misil.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when he arrived he saw a Jewish man who was being ill treated by an Egyptian. And he helped his companion Jew, and he killed that Egyptian.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When he went, he happened-upon one whom one-from-Egipto was excessively-mistreating. He went and helped him and avenged him by killing the one-from-Egipto.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When he arrived there, he saw one of his own people who was being caused to suffer by a taga Egipto. Having seen, he helped that one of his own people. He killed that taga Egipto who was causing suffering.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 6:8:
- Uma: “Before they left, he taught them like this: ‘Don’t take anything on your trip, just a walking stick. Don’t take food or a food-bundle or money in your wallet.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “And he instructed them that they should not take along anything (lit. whatever) on their journey. They should not take food or a bag for putting (things) in or money in their belts. Only a walking-stick they could take.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “He commanded them that while they were traveling they must only take a walking stick. They should not carry food, a bag, or even money.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “and he instructed them saying, ‘Don’t be taking anything with you on your trip (lit. walking), only a walking-stick. Don’t be taking-along food, backpack, and money.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Before he caused them to go, he instructed them that they weren’t to take any provisions for their trip. They weren’t to take food, money, and even a container for what would be given to them. Only a walking-stick was to be taken.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
