Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 1:6:
- Noongar: “Both behaved well in the sight of God, doing everything the God’s Law said.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “That married couple, their behavior was straight in the sight of God, because they followed all the commands and rules of God with no faults.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Both of them were straight in God’s sight. They really followed all laws and commands of God, nobody could blame them for anything.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Now as for Zechariah and his wife, they were righteous people because there was nothing to rebuke them for in their thoroughly obeying all of the doctrines and commands of God.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “They were a righteous (lit. straight/law-abiding) married-couple in the sight of God, and they thoroughly obeyed all his rules and laws.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “And really as for both of this married-couple, their lives were straight/righteous in the sight of God. They obeyed well his laws and will.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Peter 1:6:
- Uma: “Because of that [lit., From there], relatives, you must always be glad. Even though at this time your heart is sad because there are many kinds of trials hitting you, your hearts are still/nonetheless glad. For that sadness of yours is just for a short time,” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Therefore you ought to be happy even if you suffer/endure now for a short time because of the different kinds of trouble that have come to you.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And because of that, you can now rejoice even though you are troubled for a while now because of many persecutions which you have to endure.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “You-are-happy/be-happy because of all these, even though you admittedly have to suffer various-kinds of hardship for a short-while.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “That’s why you can really be happy. Admittedly you indeed have griefs now which are many-many persecutions/caused-hardships, but these won’t last long.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Therefore be happy now, even though there comes the time that you will be sad when you pass through various sufferings.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 20:29:
- Uma: “I know, relatives, that when I go away from here, certainly evil people will come to bother those people that you tend, like a serigala [jackal] bothers sheep.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “I know that when I have left,’ Paul said, ‘there will be religious-teachers who are liars coming to mingle with you and they will teach what is not true. They are like bold dogs, and they will not pity you.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “I know that when I leave you there will appear among you teachers whose teaching can destroy unity, and they will destroy the unity of the believers.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because I know that when I leave, there will be those who go and teach you what is wrong/different. They are like fierce animals that kill domesticated-animals, because they will disrupt the faith of the people you are caring-for, and they will not take-pity-on them.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “For I know that after I have left, people will come to Efeso who will teach what is really wrong. An illustration of them is, they are like fierce wild-dogs who tear-and-eat sheep, for they want to destroy the believing of the believers there with you.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 1:38:
- Noongar: “‘I am God’s servant,’ Mary said. ‘May this happen to me, everything you say.’ The angel left her.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “Maria said: ‘I am the slave of the Lord, I submit to his command, so that he makes happen his intention to me, like you (sing.) say to me.’ After that, the angel went out, leaving Maria.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then Mariyam said, ‘I am the servant of God. I submit to what you said.’ Then the angel left her.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Mary answered, ‘May it be that it happens to me according to what you say because I submit myself to the Lord.’ And then the angel left Mary.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Maria then said, ‘Here I am (agreement particle) to serve God. May it be fulfilled to me what you (sing.) said.’ And then the angel left.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Maria spoke again, ‘I really am the servant of God. I am subjecting myself to his will, that he will fulfill here with me all you have said.’ And then the angel disappeared.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Peter 2:13:
- Uma: “We must submit to all the rulers/governing-ones that are appointed [lit., made certain] by mankind, because that is the desire of the Lord. Submit to the big king, since he is the one who is at the very top.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “In order that our (incl.) Lord Isa Almasi be honored/made great you ought to follow/obey the law of those who have authority in your place. Follow/obey the leading king because he is the greatest here in our (incl.) place/country.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “You must obey the established law in your town for this is what the Lord wants. We must submit ourselves to the high King for He is the one who controls everything.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “On account of our Lord, submit yourselves to (lit. cause-yourselves -to-be-ruled by) all people who have authority over us. Submit-yourselves to the Emperor who is the highest-one who rules” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Also for the sake of bringing praise to the Lord, make it your habit to obey officials, especially the one who is the highest official in the land.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “If you want to do the will of God, do what is commanded by a man who has been appointed to have authority then. Obey the ruler who is above all in the land where you live.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 21:23:
- Uma: “It is better that you (sing.) follow this advice of ours(excl.), so that it will be clear that those critical words are not true: There are here four of our (excl.) companions who made a promise to God with vowing.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Therefore it is good if you follow what we (excl.) are saying to you,’ the elders said. ‘There are four men here who have made a vow to God and soon their vow is finished/fulfilled.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “It would be good if you would do what we advise you. There are here four men who have made a promise to God according to our custom.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “That which is in our (excl.) mind/thoughts, it would be good if this is what you (sing.) will do. There are among us (excl.) four men whose ritual-abstinence that they have promised God is almost finished.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “It would be good if you follow/obey this which we (excl.) will say to you. There are four men here who have made a promise to God.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 1:70:
- Noongar: “Long ago, he promised his Prophets.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “From long ago with the lips of the holy prophets, the Lord promised” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “God promised in old times and this was spread/made known by his holy prophets.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “As for God, by means of his prophets long ago,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “That indeed also is what he caused-to-be-prophesied by the holy prophets long ago” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “This is what he promised which he caused to be spoken by the prophets of the past,” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Chichewa (interconfessional translation, 1999): “These are the very things that He had prophesied about long ago through his holy-hearted prophets [lit.: spokesmen].” (Source: Wendland 1998, p. 154)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Peter 3:20:
- Uma: “They were put in prison because of their rebelling against God long ago when the prophet Nuh was still living. At that time long ago, the love of God was patient [lit., long] waiting for men to change their hearts, while Nuh was making his boat. But when the water destroyed the world, there were only eight people who entered into the boat and were saved [lit., received goodness].” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “They are the spirits/souls of the people who did not follow/obey God’s commandment at the time of Nu deceased (ley). God waited that perhaps they would follow/obey him while Nu built the big ship. But when the flood came only eight people rode in the ship and were saved from the water.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “These were the people long ago who would not listen to God at the time when He was just being patient with evil behaviour until Noah finished building the ark. There were only eight people who went into the ark to be saved from the water.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “These-aforementioned who were imprisoned, they are those who didn’t believe/obey God in the time of Noe long ago. At that time when Noe was making the ark (daong), God patiently waited for people to believe koma in him, but few there were who weren’t drowned when the earth was flooded, because only eight entered the ark and were saved from/by/in the water.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Through this Espiritu Santo, he went to the people of long ago, in the time of Noe. They really were taught/shown the will of God, but well, they didn’t obey it. That’s why now, their spirits are imprisoned. Because all the time Noe-and-co were still making the boat which was like a big chest, God just did-nothing-about those rebellious ones. He was waiting for them to repent/be-sorry for their sin. But since they didn’t repent, he caused it to flood, that being his punishment for them. Very few people were like rescued by him from that water, only eight, only Noe’s family who were in the boat.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “These did not believe the word at the time Noah lived. God put up with them during the time Noah built the boat. And only eight people were saved, because they were aboard the boat while the flood occurred.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
