Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Thessalonians 5:4:
- Uma: “But you, relatives, you are not in darkness. You will not be surprised at the day of the Lord Yesus’s coming, like at the coming of a thief.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But you, my brothers, you are not in darkness, that is, you are not ignorant of this. Therefore you ought not to be startled when suddenly that day comes like a thief arrives.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “But as for you, Brothers, you, by contrast, are not in the dark. You will not be surprised by the day of the Lord’s punishment like people are surprised by a thief. You really are not like that” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But as for you brothers, (reassurance particle) you will not be surprised when that day arrives like your being-surprised if a thief suddenly/unexpectedly arrives, because the darkness is not where you are.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But as for you, siblings in believing, this coming of the Lord is no longer dark/unclear to you. That’s why even if he will come on a day we aren’t sure about, like a thief does, panic will be far from you.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “But now brothers, you are not living in darkness. Therefore the day when the Lord comes will not suddenly surprise you. Therefore the day when the Lord comes will not suddenly surprise you. It will not come to you like it happens when a thief suddenly comes to where he comes.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 21:2:
- Uma: “Several of his disciples gathered there. Simon Petrus, Tomas who is nicknamed the Twin, Natanael from Kana in Galilea, the two sons of Zebedeus, and two other disciples.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Simon Petros was there together with Tomas, whom they call Twin and Natanael, the man from Kana there in Jalil. There were also together with them the children of Sebede and still two other disciples of Isa.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Simon Peter was there and Thomas the one called Twin, Nathaniel from Cana in Galilee, and the two sons of Zebedee were also there, and there were also two other disciples of Jesus there.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Simon Pedro, Tomas who was nicknamed Twin, Nataniel from-Cana in Galilea, the children of Zebedeo, and two other disciples of Jesus were accompanying-each-other.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Once when Simon Pedro, Tomas who was called Twin, Natanael who was from Cana in the district of Galilea, the sons of Zebedeo and two other disciples were all together,” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “These are the names of those who were together: Peter, Thomas, who is called the twin, Nathanael, a native of Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee and two other learners of Jesus.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 27:46:
- Uma: “At three o’clock in the afternoon, Yesus cried loudly saying: ‘My God! My God! Why have you (sing.) left me?’ In the Yahudi language: ‘Eli! Eli! Lama sabakhtani?'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When it was three o’clock Isa cried loudly, he said, ‘Eli, Eli lama sabachthani?’ That means, ‘O, my God, why have you abandoned me?'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when the sun had gone half-way down, Jesus shouted out with a loud word a saying, ‘Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani,’ which is to say, ‘Oh my God, why did you turn your back on me?'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “At three o’clock then, Jesus raised his voice (lit. made-strong his speech) shouting, ‘Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?’ meaning to say, ‘My God, my God, why have you abandoned-me?'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When it was now mid afternoon, Jesus shouted loudly, saying ‘Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?’ This means, ‘My God, my God, why are you leaving me alone?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “When it was getting near to three o’clock Jesus loudly said: ‘Eli, Eli, lama sabactani?’ he said. This word means to say: ‘My God, my God, why have you left me?'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
For the Old Testament quote, see Psalm 22:1.
Following are a number of back-translations of 2 Thessalonians 1:8:
- Uma: “He will descend here with flaming fire to punish those who do not want to know God and who do not want to follow the News of Yesus our (incl.) Lord.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “He will come surrounded by flames of fire and he will punish the ones who turn their back on/reject God, the ones that don’t follow/obey the good news about our (incl.) Leader Isa.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “At that time He will punish those who have ignored God and who have not obeyed the Good News about our Lord Jesus.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “There will also be flaming fire surrounding him. He will come to go punish (= come to punish) those who don’t-want/refuse-to know God and who don’t believe/obey the good news concerning Jesus our Lord.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Included indeed in his coming is a fiercely-burning fire, and he will truly punish as many as don’t acknowledge/know God and don’t believe/obey the Good News concerning this Lord of ours who is Jesus.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “He will come in order to send to punishment all the people who have not known God and have not believed the good news they were told about who our Lord Jesus Christ is.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 1:9:
- Uma: “After speaking like that, he was lifted-up-and-up going to the sky. They gazed-up gazing-up at him, until they could no longer see him, because he was obscured by clouds.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “After he had said this, he ascended to heaven while they were looking at him. Then he was covered/hidden by a cloud and they could not see him anymore.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when Jesus had spoken this he was lifted up going to heaven, and while they were still looking up because they were watching his being lifted up, a cloud blocked Jesus, and he was removed from their seeing. And while they were still looking up into heaven, nearby them there appeared to them two males whose clothing glowed.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Upon Jesus’ saying that, he was-raised to heaven and they were-looking-up-at-him until he was hidden by a cloud.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When he had said all that, as they looked, he was going up till they lost sight of him for he was veiled in cloud.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 28:12:
- Uma: “The leading priests with the other elders of the Yahudi people took-counsel/made-plans. The decision of their words [was] that it would be better to give the soldiers lots of money to keep them quiet [lit., to cover their lips], so that they would talk around [about it].” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then the elders and the leading priests gathered and they planned/discussed. When they had finished planning/discussing they gave much money to the soldiers” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And the chief priests, they discussed it with the elders, and then they gave the soldiers a large amount of money.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “So then the leaders of the priests and the elders had-a-meeting to make-an-agreement on what they were to do. What they decided to do, they bribed the soldiers with much money” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Those chiefs of the priests and important tribal leaders all got together to make arrangements. The outcome was that they gave those soldiers a lot of money.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “The priests then went to talk with the men who lead at the church to come to an agreement about what to do. They decided that they would give money to those soldiers who had seen that Jesus had resurrected.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 2 Thessalonians 3:11:
- Uma: “The reason we are talking like this, let’s(incl.) come to the point [an idiomatic phrase], is because we heard that there are some there who are acting-lazy. They are just busy mixing with the affairs of others, they do not do/work their own work well.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “That’s why we (excl.) talk-about/mention it here, because we (excl.) hear that there are very lazy people there with you who really don’t work, but that’s what they do, meddle in their companions work.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “We have been told that there are some of you there who are lazy. It is said that they will not work, rather, they disturb the work of their fellows.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “We (excl.) write you this because there reportedly are some loafers/goof-offs among you who are not industrious to work but rather they are only industrious in meddling in what their companions are doing.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “We(excl.) have mentioned this here in this letter of ours(excl.) for we (excl.) have received news that there are some there with you who have dropped/given-up their own means-of-getting-what-they-can-live-on. Not only that but on the contrary they are being a bother to the lives of others.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “We hear a word here that some of your friends do not want to work. What they do do is just that they pry into what people are doing, so that they gossip.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 2:15:
- Uma: “We(excl.) here, we (excl.) are not drunk like you say/think, because it is not-yet of course the time for drinking. It is just nine o’clock in the morning.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “These persons/people are not drunk as you think-mistakenly, because it’s only nine o’clock in the morning.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “You suppose, mistakenly, that these my companions are drunk. It cannot be because the sun has only half-way climbed up.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “You say/think that these are drunk, but (they) emphatically aren’t, because people don’t get-drunk at nine in the morning.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “As for us (excl.), we aren’t drunk like some suspect. How could we get drunk so soon since it’s still morning?” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Some translations add something for clarification. San Mateo Del Mar Huave adds “it is not yet time for drunks to be out” and Isthmus Mixe has “we (incl.) Israelites don’t drink in the morning.” (Source: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)
