Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 5:2:
- Uma: “Part of the buying money of his land he handed-over to the apostles of the Lord Yesus, he said: ‘Here is all the buying money of my land.’ But in fact he had saved/stored part it [emphatic]. In that deed, the couple were in-agreement.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “but he kept some of the proceeds for himself. His wife knew this. The rest of the money he handed over to the commissioned ones and he said that that was the proceeds.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “however he kept part of the proceeds, and his wife was pleased by this. And that which he didn’t keep, he took it and gave it to the apostles, and he said that it was all of the proceeds of his land.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “They agreed to set-aside some of its sale-money, then Ananias went and turned-over the rest to the apostles saying, ‘Here is the sale-money of our (excl.) land.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When they had sold it, Ananias took the payment to the apostles, but there was something they husband-and-wife had agreed upon together which was not to give all of it. When Ananias arrived, he said, ‘Here also is our (excl.) help. Thats as much as was paid for our (excl.) land which we (excl.) sold.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 4:13:
- Uma: “After that Yesus said to them: ‘If you do not know the meaning of that earlier parable, how will you know the meaning of other parables?” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “‘Na,’ said Isa to them, ‘you really-surprise-did not understand that parable of mine. If it is like that, you also don’t understand all the parables that I have taught you.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus spoke again, ‘Do you understand this parable that I told you? If you don’t understand this, you will also not be able to understand my other teachings which are by means of parables.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then Jesus said to them, ‘Don’t you understand this parable? If that’s how-it-is, how then will you understand other parables?” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Jesus also said, ‘Well don’t you understand those illustrations I gave? Then isn’t it so that you won’t understand if there are other illustrations next?” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 2 Timothy 1:9:
- Uma: “He lifted us from the punishment of our sins and called us to be his holy portion. He lifted us and called us not because of our good behavior. He did it only because of the whiteness of his insides [grace], and according to his own purpose(s). For from before the world was created, God already had a purpose / intention to give us goodness [salvation] from the whiteness of his insides, because of our connection with Kristus Yesus.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “We (dual) are already saved/rescued by him and chosen by him, made his people, not because we (dual) have done something good and this is his repayment to us (dual). But the reason he did this to us (dual) is because he loved and he pitied/had mercy on us (dual), and because beforehand he planned, at the time when the world had not yet been created, that he (would) show his love and mercy to us (dual) because of what Isa Almasi has done.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “God is the one who frees us from punishment and He has made us His possession. The reason He has done this is not because our behavior is good, rather only because it is His purpose and because His kindness toward us is very great. Long ago before anything was created He decided that He would show His kindness to us through giving us Jesus Christ.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “(God) who saved us and called us so that we would be his holy people. His doing that, it wasn’t due to what we have done, but rather due to his plan to show-mercy-to us. Because before the world was created, he had already decided to show mercy/grace to us through Cristo Jesus.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Consider that this God is the one who saved us, and he set us apart as his people now to live lives far from all sin. He saved us, not because of our own deeds, but rather in harmony with what he had already determined, and because of the big-size of his grace/mercy. The truth is, he determined when he hadn’t yet created the world, that he would grace us with salvation because of what Cristo Jesus would do.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “God saved us and he called us to separate from evil. Even though we did not walk always good, yet God did the favor that he called us to save us. Because before God made the world, he already had determined to send Jesus Christ to save us.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 5:34:
- Uma: “But there was one from their midst, named Gamaliel. That Gamaliel was a Parisi person, and a teacher of religion that was honored by all the people. He stood and ordered people to carry those apostles outside for a while.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But one councilor got up. His name was Gamaliel. He was a Pariseo and a teacher very well versed in the Yahudi religious law, and he was respected by all the people. He requested that those men being investigated be taken outside for a while.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “However there was one of their companions named Gamaliel. He was a Pharisee, a teacher of the law, and respected by all the people. He stood up and commanded that the apostles be taken outside for a while. And when they were already outside,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But there was a Fariseo who was a teacher of the law whom the many-people respected/acknowledged. His name was Gamaliel. He stood-up and said, ‘Have-them -go-out for a little-while.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But when it was like that now, there stood up a person who was a Pariseo who was one of the members of that Sanedrin. His name was Gamaliel. He was a teacher of the laws written by Moises and he was respected by all the people. He ordered that the apostles be first taken outside.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Lalana Chinantec: “A Pharisee person who judges stood up. His name is Gamaliel. He teaches the law of God. A good person people say. Gamaliel told the sent people to go outside for a while.”
- Morelos Nahuatl: “But Gamaliel stood up in the council. Gamaliel was of that group of Jews named Pharisees. Also he was a teacher of God’s word. All people liked him. Gamaliel suggested that they take the apostles outside a little while.” (Source for this and above: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 5:4:
- Uma: “In that land of Gerasa, there was a person who was possessed by an evil-spirit. His dwelling was in the graves. He couldn’t be kept bound even with chains, for no kidding was he strong. Sometimes his feet and hands were bound, but he could always break the ropes and chains. Because he was so strong, no-one dared to guard him. Day and night he kept wandering among the graves and in the mountains, and he called out and wounded himself with rocks. So, just as Yesus got-off/descended from the boat, this possessed person appeared from the graves.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Often his hands and feet had been bound, but he just tore/broke the chain. No person was strong enough to hold him.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Because for a long time already they were always tying his hands and feet, but each time they bound him, he just broke the fetters and the chains. No one could control him because he was very strong.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because many times they had chained his hands/arms and feet/legs, but he just-repeatedly-snapped the chains on his hands/arms and destroyed those that were on his feet/legs. Nor could anyone restrain him, because his strength was too-much.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Many times already he had been fettered and as-was-said bound with chains, but he kept snapping the chains and breaking what was used to fetter him. There was really no-one who could detain him.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 2 Timothy 2:23:
- Uma: “There are people who continually argue-about teaching that has no use, but they have not yet learned [lit., their hearts are not yet clear] to know the true teaching. Don’t you go-along-with them in their arguments, for you yourself know, their words just make disagreements, with the result that people don’t get-along / aren’t in-harmony.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Beware of the arguments which have no use and cause-to-be-foolish only. You (sing.) indeed know that that results in their fighting.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “But have nothing to do with those stupid and ignorant things to be studied. You know that those things are the beginning of quarrels.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Distance-yourself (sing.) also from the foolish discussions of people who are lacking in what they (lit. he) know, because it of-course leads to quarrels.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Put far away the habit of challenging/being-argumentative with arguments which achieve nothing. You are well aware that that’s what starts violent-disputes.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “But those who only want arguments and do not know what they are saying, separate from them. You know that the argument is the source of hatred between people.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 7:9:
- Uma: “‘Those ancestors of ours were jealous of Yusuf their relative, with the result that Yusuf was sold and enslaved in the land of Mesir. But God was with him,” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “‘So-then,’ Estepan said, ‘Yusup was envied by his older brothers, the other sons of Yakub. Therefore they sold him to be made a slave there in the country of Misil. But God was there with him.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Stephen said, ‘Joseph, one of the sons of Jacob, his older brothers were jealous of him, and they sold him and he was brought to Egypt. However God accompanied Joseph” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘But-then those ancestors of ours, they were-jealous-of their younger-sibling Jose, and they sold him to (people)-going to Egipto to become a slave there. But God was there as his companion,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Surely you indeed know what was done by those sons of Jacob to one of their brothers who was Jose. Because their jealousy of Jose was extreme, they sold him to traders who passed by and he was taken to Egipto. But it’s true, as for Jose, he was really being taken care of always by God.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 5:36:
- Uma: “Yesus heard what the messengers said. He said to Yairus: ‘Don’t be discouraged [lit., don’t let your (sing.) heart be lessened]! Believe [emphatic]!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But Isa did not pay any attention to what they said. He said to Jairus, ‘Do not be afraid. Simply trust.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “But Jesus paid no attention to what those people said, rather, he said to Jairus, he said, ‘Don’t grieve, but just trust me.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But Jesus didn’t pay-any-attention to what they said to Jairus but-rather he said to him, ‘Don’t you (sing.) be afraid. Just believe.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “That which they had said wasn’t hidden from Jesus. He said to that overseer, ‘Don’t be grieved. Just believe and trust in me.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
