Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 19:5:
- Uma: “When they heard that, they were baptized as/becoming followers of the Lord Yesus.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When they heard this, they were bathed as a sign that they belonged now to Isa.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when they heard these words of Paul, they were baptized so that it might be known that they were in fellowship with our Lord Jesus.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Upon their hearing that, they got-baptized again to make-known that Jesus was their Lord.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well, when those people heard, they had themselves baptized again as an indicator that they were now believers in the Lord Jesus.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 15:40:
- Uma: “There were also there several women who were watching from far away. The name of one was Maria Magdalena. Another was Maria the mother of Yakobus the younger and Yoses. And another was Salome.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “There were women there watching from far-off. In that group were Mariyam the woman from Magdala, and Salome. There was also Mariyam, the mother of Joses and Yakub the young one.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “A little ways off from there there were some women watching. There were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of Joseph and of little James, and also Salome.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “There were also women watching-from-a-distance. Some of them were Maria Magdalena and Maria the mother of Jose and Santiago who was nicknamed Small and Salome.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “There were some women at a distance, viewing. Included were Maria Magdalena, Maria the mother of Santiago and Jose, and Salome.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of James 4:10:
- Uma: “We must make-low our hearts [humble ourselves] in front of the Lord, he will make-high [exalt] us.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Cause your livers to be lowly/humble towards God and he will make you great.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “for if you submit yourselves to God, he will make you high.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because if you humble yourselves in the sight of God, he will also raise you (i.e. make you important).” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Humble yourselves in the sight of God. Because, as for the humble, he will elevate them.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “When you worship God, live in humbleness. God will exalt you when you do this.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 19:37:
- Uma: “These two people you brought here, but they haven’t robbed our worship house or disparaged the name of our anitu.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “You have brought these people here but they have not broken into (and robbed) the prayer-house nor spoken evil about our (dual) female god.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “You brought these men here, but they haven’t stolen anything from our temples and they have also not said bad things against our god.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “The people you have brought here, they have certainly stolen nothing from our temple, and neither have they spoken-evil-of our god.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “For, as for these people whom you have brought here, they aren’t indeed taking belongings from our worship-place. They also aren’t belittling/insulting the one we worship.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 1:5:
- Noongar: “A man, his name was Zechariah, he was a priest in the years Herod was King of Judea. He was one of the priests who worked for Abijah. Elizabeth was his wife. Her people were priests also.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “When King Herodes was ruling in Yudea-land, there was a priest named Zakharia. This Zakharia was from the family of priests descended from Abia. The name of his wife, Elisabet, she was also a descendant of priests.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “The beginning was like this. Formerly, at the time when Herod was still king in the place of Yahudiya, there was a priest called Jakariya. He was one of the priests in the group of Priest Abiya ley (deceased-particle). His wife was Elisabet, also a descendant of priests.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And this which I am telling you, it started long ago at the time when Herod was still king over the province of Judea. And there was then a man named Zechariah. And as for this Zechariah, he was a priest, one of the descendent of a man long ago named Abiah. And the descendents of Abiah, they were priests of God. And as for Zechariah, his wife was a woman named Elizabeth, a descendent of the priest long ago called Aaron.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “During the ruling of King Herod in Judea, there was a priest named Zekarias who belonged to the party/group of priests who were descendants of Abias. His wife Elizabet, she was also descended from Aaron who was a priest long ago.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “At the time when Herodes was king in Judea, there was a priest of the group of Abias whose name was Zacarias. His wife was Elisabet. They were both descendants of Aaron.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Peter 1:5:
- Uma: “All this, relatives, is certainly your portion, because you believe in God and he takes-care-of you with his power so that you will receive the goodness that is already prepared that he will give you on the Kiama Day.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “All these good-things are certainly for you. And you are watched over by God’s power because you trust in God. You are watched-over as-long-as (it) has not yet been shown/revealed your being saved (by) God on the last day./You are watched-over until God’s saving you will be revealed on the last day.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “That which He has prepared is already ours. Because we have trusted in Him we have been strengthened about with the power of God while we are still waiting for Him to make us immortal in the future at the last time.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “God is reserving it for you until he fulfills your salvation which he has prepared, and he is protecting you by/with his power because of your faith until he shows its fulfillment at the last time.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well because of your believing/obeying and trust in him, you are always being taken care of through the supernatural-power of God, while you are awaiting the salvation/freedom which he will fulfill and make-evident at the end of the world.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Because you believe in God, you now are guarded by the power of God until that last day. When that day arrives, then you will know very well all the good which will be given to you because you are saved.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 20:28:
- Uma: “Be careful to guard you own selves and to guard all the followers of God that the Holy Spirit has entrusted to you. You must care for them like a shepherd shepherds his sheep, because the Lord Yesus died, his blood flowed, to pay for the punishment of our sins so we could become God’s portion.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Be careful about yourselves,’ Paul said, ‘and take care also of all those trusting in Isa whom the Holy Spirit has caused you to take care of. Attend to those who trust in our (incl.) Lord because they belong to God because his Son died for them.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Keep watch over your actions, and keep watch also over all the believers that the Holy Spirit has entrusted to you because you are the ones to strengthen the faith of the believers in God. He made us his subjects by means of his son causing himself to be killed.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘Be-careful therefore what you do with/in your life, while-simultaneously you watch-out-for the people the Holy Spirit has entrusted to you, because that is the responsibility of you who are their leaders. Properly care-for the people of God, because he redeemed-them-with the blood of his Child.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Therefore, now, be careful always of your own believing/obeying, and also keep-close-watch on the believing/obeying of all the believers there in Efeso who have been placed by the Espiritu Santo under the supervision of you overseers. Take good care of these ones who have been as it were bought by God, what he bought them with being none other than the blood of his own Son Jesus.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 1:37:
- Noongar: “No things exist which God can’t do.'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “Because whatever God says, must happen.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “For as for God nothing is difficult.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The reason this is taking place is because God can do anything.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because as for God, there is nothing he is not able to do.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Because there really is nothing which can’t be caused to happen by God.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
