Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 25:34:
- Uma: “‘And I the King, I will say to them on my right side: ‘Come here, you who are blessed by my Father! Come into my Kingdom, I’ve had a place prepared for you since the world was first created.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Then I, the ruler, will say to the people on my right, ‘You, the ones who are given good/blessing by my Father, God, come, stay here in my (sphere of) ruling, for this has been prepared for you since the beginning of the world.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And I, the king, I will say to the people on my right side, ‘You whom my Father God has blessed, you stay here because you are the ones I will rule. My rule over you was prepared long ago, ever since the world was created.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘Then I who am king, I will say to the people who are on my right, ‘You whom my Father has blessed, come to enjoy your inheritance which is your being-joined-to God’s ruling which has already-been-prepared for you beginning-from the creation of the world.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “And then I who am their King will say to those on my right, ‘Come here now, ones mercied/aided by my Father. You enter now because you will now live there in my kingdom which has been reserved for you from the creation of the world.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “The ruler will say to the people who are put on his right: ‘Come to me, my Father will bless you. Because thus has he determined to happen before the earth was made, that here where I rule, you also will be.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Colossians 3:7:
- Uma: “Formerly, before you submitted to God, your behavior was certainly like that.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “You formerly always really did those bad things.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “As for the things you did long ago, they were like this also, for at that time your behavior was always evil.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “And your way-of-life was like that before you believed.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well you also, in the past your lives were still like that for you were still being controlled by these disgusting doings.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “You also in days gone by also were like that in that you disobeyed the word of God.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 18:14:
- Uma: “It was that Kayafas who said to the Yahudi rulers yesterday: ‘It is better that one man die in place of the people/crowd.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Kayapas hep was the one who had given thought/council to the Yahudi leaders when he said that it was for their good if one person died substituting for all the people.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Caiphas is the one who advised the Jews that it was necessary that one person should die in the stead of all Jewry.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “and it was also he who had said to the Jews that it would be better if one person died in order that his countrymen might live.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Caifas was that one who had said to the Judio that it would be good if only one person needed to die, like a replacement for the mass of people.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Caiaphas had told the leaders of the Jews that it was better that one person be killed for all the people.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 26:20:
- Uma: “That night, Yesus with his twelve disciples sat eating.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When it was evening Isa sat together with his twelve disciples to eat.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And that night Jesus and his twelve disciples were there at the table.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When it was night, Jesus sat-down-with his disciples to eat.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When night came, Jesus sat down in the eating-place together with those twelve disciples of his.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “When evening fell Jesus was together with all twelve of his learners at the table.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Colossians 4:14:
- Uma: “Greetings also from Dokter Lukas whom we love, and from Demas.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Lukas our (incl.) beloved doctor and including Demas send word also that they remember you.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “As for Luke, our dear doctor, he also along with Deams, sends greetings to you.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Our (excl.) friend Doktor Lucas and Demas also, they send-you -greetings.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Others who are greeting you are, our held-dear doctor Lucas, and also Demas.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Also our dear brother Luke, the doctor, greets you. And our brother Demas also greets you.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 19:6:
- Uma: “When the leaders of the priests and the guards saw Yesus, they jeered, they said: ‘Crucify him! Crucify him!’ Pilatus said: ‘If you want to crucify him, take him, you crucify him yourselves, because me, I do not find his wrong.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When the leaders of the priests and the guards of the temple saw Isa, they shouted, they said, ‘Kill him. Nail him on the post.’ Pilatus said to the people, ‘It is your wish already. (meaning: I take no responsibility for it.) Take him and you nail him on the post. But as for me, I cannot find a reason for killing him.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And the chief priests and the police when they saw Jesus, they shouted out, ‘Kill him! Nail him to the cross!’ And Pilate answered, ‘You be the ones to nail him to the cross, because as for me, I don’t know of any sin he’s done.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When the leaders of the priests and the police of the Temple saw him, they immediately-shouted saying, ‘Nail-him! Nail-him to the cross!’ But Pilato said, ‘You then be the ones to nail him to the cross, because as for me, I know of no sin/crime of his.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When those chiefs of the priests and the guards saw him, they shouted out saying, ‘Nail him to a cross! Nail him to a cross!’ They were answered by Pilato, ‘You take him! You be responsible for having (him) nailed. Because there really is nothing which I can find which is his sin.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “When the chief priests and the police saw him, they began to shout, saying, ‘Put him on the cross. Put him on the cross.’ Pilate said, ‘Take him yourselves and put him on the cross because I did not find him guilty of sin.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 26:52:
- Uma: “Yesus said to him: ‘Sheathe your (sing.) sword! For whoever uses a sword to kill others, he will certainly be killed with a sword himself.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Isa said to him, ‘Put your sword back in it’s sheath. For whoever uses a knife/weapon (generic for any weapon, especially bladed ones) for killing/fighting, he will die by a knife/weapon.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus said to him, ‘Sheathe your bolo, because he who quickly takes up arms will die also through arms.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But Jesus said-immediately, ‘Sheath that, because the one who uses a sword will die by a sword.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When Jesus saw, he told him to stop. He said, ‘Sheathe that bolo of yours, for as for the one who kills-with-a-blade, what will kill him is indeed being-killed-with-a-blade.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Jesus said to this one: ‘Put up your machete. Because the person who kills with the machete will also with the machete be killed.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Thessalonians 2:18:
- Uma: “We really did have a plan before [lit., yesterday] to go visit you, relatives. I Paulus, several times I intended to go, but the King of Evil always hindered/blocked [us].” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “We (excl.) would really like to go there to you, especially me, Paul. Several times I prepared to go soon but we (excl.) were hindered by the leader of demons.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Because of this we are always thinking that we would like to return to Thessalonica. As for me, Paul, I am always thinking like that, however Satan has hindered us; that’s why we have not proceeded.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But we (excl.) still want to return there. And as for me, I often tried to go there (near addressee), but Satanas repeatedly-blocked us (excl.).” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “We(excl.) really do very much want to return there to you. As for me, time-and-again I’ve been going to set out. But it’s true that Satanas doesn’t stop hindering, preventing our (excl.) being able to follow through.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “I, Paul, time after time decided that we would go to you, but the devil prevented that we go.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
