Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 8:11:
- Uma: “For a long time he had surprised him with his magic, to the point that all the townspeople followed him and listened to his commands.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “For a long time already they had been astonished/amazed because of his deeds that’s why they listened very well to him.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “That’s why they followed him, because for a long time now he had led them by means of his skills.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Their following him, it was because he had practiced-divination for a long-time, and they were amazed at his ability.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “He was being honored/respected by the crowd because for a long time already he was fascinating them with what he could do through his skill as a powerful-spirit-medium.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Spanish Traducción en lenguaje actual (2002, 2004): “For a long time, Simon had used witchcraft to amaze the people, and they kept crowding around him.” (Source: Edesio Sanchez in de Regt 2011, p. 69)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 6:55:
- Uma: “They went running to the nearby villages, and they brought their sick friends. Wherever they heard that he was, that’s where they brought their sick friends.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then the people ran covering/throughout the surrounding places and they brought the sick people on their stretchers even wherever they heard that Isa was.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And they hurried and notified the sick people in the neighboring villages. And wherever they heard that Jesus was, they carried in slings those who have sickness, and they brought them to him.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “and they hurried to go to the surrounding towns so that they would put-the sick ones -on-stretchers to take-them-to-meet Jesus wherever they found-out he was.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well, they were running to make it known in the neighboring places. All the people who got to know, if they had anyone sick at their-place, they brought them at once to Jesus, wherever they got news that he was.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Philemon 1:6:
- Uma: “I pray that we will be true friends in the Lord Yesus, and that our friendship causes [lit., leads/carries] us to increase our knowledge knowing all the good blessings that we get from our connection with Kristus.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “I pray to/ask of God that we (incl.) the ones trusting in Isa are one in the liver in order that our (incl.) knowledge/wisdom becomes deeper and we (incl.) understand all the good that is ours (incl.) because of our (incl.) being one with Almasi.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And I also pray that by means of your close relationship to us (excl.) because of our (incl.) faith, our (incl.) understanding of all the good things which God has blessed us with because of our being made one with Christ might increase.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “I am praying that because of our oneness in our faith, your (sing.) understanding of all the blessings God gives us because of his purpose that Cristo be praised/honored will be increasingly-added-to.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “I am praying that, resulting from this believing/obeying of yours of Cristo, you will continue to be conducting-yourself-properly/nice to your companions, so that you will all the more recognize all the good (situation) that will be ours through our being united/tied-together with Cristo.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Concerning the people you have caused to believe like you believe, I ask God that he will open their hearts so that they will really know all the blessings God will give us because of Jesus Christ.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 9:3:
- Uma: “So, during that journey to Damsyik, he was close in the town, suddenly a light shone from the sky surrounding him.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So then, while he was on the way already near Damaskus, suddenly there was a brightness from the sky shining around him.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when Saul was already there on the way because he was traveling towards Damascus, surprisingly to him there was something very bright that came from heaven, and it shined on him.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “While he was still on the way approaching Damascus, a flashing brightness from heaven surrounded-him,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When he had received that writing, he then set out. Just as he was getting near Damasco, suddenly/unexpectedly he was enveloped in a strange light coming from heaven/sky.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 7:31:
- Uma: “From there Yesus left the village of Tirus and continued his journey passing by the village of Sidon, and returned again to lake Galilea, arriving at the land of Dekapolis.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then Isa left from the places at Tiros and went back again to (places) near the lake Jalil. He went through the place Sidon passing by the place/country they call Ten Towns.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when Jesus went home, he passed through the city of Tyre and through the province called the Ten Towns, and then to the sea of Galilee.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then Jesus left Tiro and walked through Sidon, then the region of the Ten Cities, and returned to lake Galilea.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When Jesus was returning now from that place which was in the district of Tiro, he came to Sidon, and then went on to the Lake of Galilea. He also passed through the place called Decapolis.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Hebrews 1:13:
- Uma: “Never has God spoken to any angel like he spoke to his Child, it sounds like this: ‘Sit at my right side, until I make all your enemies submit to you.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “God has never spoken to (even) one of his angels as he spoke to his Son, he said, ‘Come sit down here at my right side, here in the greatest/most-important seat and I will place your enemies under the sole of your feet.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “There is no angel of God whom He said, ‘Sit here on my right side until the time when I make your enemies kneel before you.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Neither also is there even one angel to whom God said what he told his Child saying, ‘Sit down at my right-side while I cause-you (sing.) -to-step-on all your (sing.) enemies.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But really not even once was there any angel to whom he said, ‘Now/today sit down now on my right side until, as for those enemies of yours, I will cause (them) to surrender in which they are just the stool/putting-place of your feet.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “God said to no angel like what he said to his Son when he said: ‘Sit here at my right while I bring about that you rule over all your enemies,’ he said.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 9:35:
- Uma: “All the people in the town of Lida and in Saron saw that he was healed, and they too believed in the Lord Yesus.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Very many people living in Lidda and those living in Saron saw him and they now followed Isa, the Lord.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And all the people who lived there in Lydda and Sharon saw that he was cured. And all of them believed in the Lord Jesus.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “And the residents in Lidda and in the plain at Saron, when they saw him, they believed in Jesus.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well, all the taga Lida, including the taga Saron, who saw that he was now well, they all believed in the Lord.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 8:26:
- Uma: “After that Yesus ordered him to return to his house, he said to him: ‘Return to your (sing.) house, but don’t enter the village to tell the villagers what happened here. ‘” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then he was sent home by Isa. Isa said to him, ‘Do not return to that village/group of houses.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Jesus told that person that he should go straight home, and he should not stop off even in the village.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then Jesus sent-him -home saying, ‘Truly go-straight -home. Don’t stop-off at the town that we left.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “‘Well,’ said Jesus to him, ‘go home now. Don’t go through the town.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Aguaruna: “Jesus farewelling said, ‘Do not tell villagers, rather go straight home.'” (Source: Mildred L. Larson in Notes on Translation, September 1965, p. 1ff.)
