Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 9:2:
- Uma: “Arriving there, there were people who carried [on a stretcher–implied in verb] a lame person coming to Yesus. When he saw the bigness of their faith, he said to that lame person: ‘My child, make-strong your (sing.) heart! Your (sing.) sins are forgiven.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “People came to him carrying a paralyzed man. He was lying on his place-for-lying. When Isa saw that they really trusted him, he said to the paralyzed man, ‘Cheer up (lit. make your liver good), friend, your sins are forgiven.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Some people arrived bringing to Jesus a person who half of his body was dead who was lying on a hammock carried by four. When Jesus understood that their confidence in him was great, he said to this person who half of his body was dead, he said, ‘Friend, may your breath be good, because your sins are forgiven.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When that was so, there were those-who-brought to him a cripple who was lying-on-his-back on a stretcher. Upon Jesus’ seeing their trust in him, he said to that cripple, ‘Strengthen your (sing.) mind, companion. Your (sing.) sins are forgiven.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When he was there again, some came who were bringing a person who was paralized (lit. had part of his body dead). When Jesus observed that the belief of those people was big, he said to the one with the illness, ‘Son, be encouraged (lit. strengthen your mind), for your sins have been forgiven.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “When he arrived at the town, there was brought to him a person lying on a mat who had paralyzed legs. Upon seeing what the people did in bringing the sick person, Jesus knew that these people believed that he was able to heal the sick person. He said to the sick person then: ‘Listen son, do not be sad at heart, now I have forgiven your sins,’ he said to him.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 2 Corinthians 4:2:
- Uma: “We(excl.) discard/get-rid-of all shameful actions, there is nothing that we (excl.) hide, we (excl.) don’t deceive others, we (excl.) don’t misuse/twist God’s Word. We(excl.) announce what is true with clarity, so that all people believe that the news we (excl.) carry is true. God gazes-down-on us (excl.)!” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “We (excl.) really don’t do any hidden deeds, shameful deeds. We (excl.) do not deceive people, and we (excl.) do not mix untrue teaching in with our (excl.) preaching. But we (excl.) make the true teaching very clear so that the people will be pleased with our (excl.) doings and so that there is nothing that they can find fault with. All our doings are in God’s sight.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “As for the ugly activities which are hidden which other people do, we don’t do those things. We don’t tell lies and we don’t change the word of God, but rather our spreading of it is right, so that everybody might understand that what we are doing is not a lie. The one who checks up on this is God.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “We (excl.) have turned-our -backs on all that people do that is hidden and shameful and there is no one whom we (excl.) trick. Neither do we (excl.) change the word of God but rather we (excl.) correctly make-clear the truth. We (excl.) do these-things in the sight of God so that any person will thereby-know that our (excl.) behavior/character is good.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Really those shameful ulterior-motives have been put far from us (excl.). We (excl.) are not as-might-be-said deceiving (people) by changing God’s words just so that people will accept us (excl.). But rather, whatever is the truth, that really is what we (excl.) teach without concealing anything. The mind/inner-being of everyone can really testify that this so, and God also knows that our (excl.) teaching really is like this.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Concerning any matter which is hidden, which is shameful, that is not what I walk in. I do not walk evilly, deceiving the people. It is the word of God which I speak, I do make up what I speak. Before the face, the eye of God, it is all true what I speak. Thus I do so that the hearts of people will perceive that the word I speak is good.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 3:20:
- Uma: “All people who do evil behavior hate the light. They do not want to come to the light so that their evil behavior will not be visible.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “All who do bad really hate the light and they do not come near the light because they don’t want their bad deeds to be seen.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “He who does bad, he does not want the light, and he does not come near to the light because he does not want that his bad deeds will be known.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because those who are doing evil, they dislike/reject the light (silaw), and they don’t approach-it lest their sins be shown.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “The one who is doing evil, he really doesn’t like/want this light. He doesn’t want to come close because his activity which is evil will be made clear.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “All who do evil do not want it to be known. Therefore they do not look favorably on the Son of God, and do not want to go near to him.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 9:34:
- Uma: “But the Parisi people didn’t believe in Yesus’ power, they said: ‘Ah, that power/authority of his is from the king of demons. That is why he has the power to make demons go away.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But the Pariseo said, ‘He is given power by the leader of demons that’s why he can drive out the demons.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “But the Pharisees said, ‘the boss of the demons, he’s the one who gave him the power so that he could cure those afflicted with demons.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But there were Pharisees there who said, ‘The leader of the evil-spirits is the one-who-gave him the power to cause-evil-spirits -to-leave.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “‘Oh,’ said the (pl.) Pariseo, ‘the one who gave him that ability to drive out evil spirits is indeed the leader/chief of the evil spirits.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “But the Pharisees said: ‘This man here heals people who walk with evil spirits because it is the devil himself, the boss of evil spirits, who helps him do what he does.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- Vagla: “(…) ‘Through the insides-power of the prince of bad spirits, he is able to chase bad spirits.'” (Source: Callow 1972, p. 64)
Following are a number of back-translations of 2 Corinthians 5:16:
- Uma: “So, that’s why we (excl.) no longer evaluate [lit., look at the face of] people according to what is seeable on the outside. Long ago we (excl.) said Kristus was just an ordinary human, but now our (excl.) thinking is no longer like that.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So then, our (excl.) thinking is now different about people, (we think) no longer as to what their status (in life) is. We (excl.) do no longer consider whether they have anything (are rich) or not. In the beginning we (excl.) did not respect Isa Almasi. But now our (excl.) thoughts are changed.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The way we think about any person is not the way that people who don’t believe think. Long ago this was the way we thought because we considered that Christ was just a person. But now we know that He is not just a person.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Therefore now/today, we (excl.) don’t acknowledge/esteem any person according to his status on this earth. Like that is how we (excl.) acknowledged Cristo previously, but our (excl.) opinion of him is changed now.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “And so now, we (excl.) no longer regard anyone as good or not just because of exterior things that can be seen. Admittedly in the past, that was my estimation of Cristo. But now, it’s really no longer like that.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “So now, is it that a person can just look and already know one’s heart? No, he can’t do that. When Christ was living, I thought that I knew about him. But concerning what I thought in those days, it is quite different from my thought now.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 4:16:
- Uma: “Yesus said: ‘Go now/first, call your (sing.) husband, and come back.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “‘Go and fetch your husband,’ said Isa, ‘and bring him here.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus said, ‘Go call your husband and come back here.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Jesus said, ‘Go call your (sing.) spouse so you (pl.) will come here.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “‘Go home first,’ said Jesus, ‘and fetch your husband.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Jesus said to her, ‘Go, call your husband and return here.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 10:28:
- Uma: “Don’t be afraid of people/mankind who want to kill you, because they do not have the power to punish you in hell. What you [should] be afraid of is God, because he has the power/authority to kill you, and he also has the power/authority to punish you in hell.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Do not be afraid of those who can kill the body but as for the soul they certainly cannot kill. But him you should fear, God, for he can destroy in hell not only the body but also the soul.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Don’t be afraid of people. They can only kill your body. They can’t kill your soul. God is the one you should be afraid of, because he can kill body and even your soul by means of hell.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Do not be afraid of those who kill only the body of a person but they are not capable of killing his spirit, but rather fear God. Because he is capable of punishing the body and also the spirit of people in hell.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Don’t fear a person who kills the body but can’t kill the soul. The one you really are to fear is God, he being the one who can destroy the soul and the body there in the fire which doesn’t die down.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Do not be afraid of those who want to kill you. Because when they have killed you then they can do nothing to your souls. Concerning God who has the power to finish off your bodies and also your souls there in hell, he it is whom you should fear.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999): ” Do not be afraid of those who kill you physically but cannot kill your innermost being. But be afraid of God. For he can cause you to perish in hell, both outwardly and inwardly.”
Following are a number of back-translations of 2 Corinthians 7:9:
- Uma: “So, that’s why I say my heart is not sorry. In fact I’m happy! I’m not happy because you were sorrowful. I’m happy because your sorrow lead you to repent from your behavior that was not good. For even though your hearts were sad reading that letter of mine, your sadness of heart God used as a way to bring blessings to you. So, you didn’t suffer-loss because of my letter.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But now I am glad. It is not that I am glad because you were sad, but the reason that I am glad is, for because of your sadness you have changed your doings. That your sadness was from God so that you would regret. That is why I said that that letter was for your good. (came home for your good)” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And now I’m happy– not because you were sad but rather, because you corrected your activities through your being sad. And as for that sorrow of yours, it was an instrument of God. That’s why it was good for us to write that letter.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But now, here I’ve been made-really-happy, not because I made-you -sad but rather because your sorrow resulted in your repenting (same word as regret). That sorrow of yours, it was indeed also according to what God wanted so that your faith would not be hurt.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But now, my mind/inner-being is happy. It’s not that I’m happy that you grieved, but rather what I am happy about is, that grief of yours, that’s what led you to repent-of/be-sorry-for and drop your sins. That grief of yours, (it was) in accordance with God’s will. Therefore rather than your believing/obeying being destroyed by that letter of mine, good results were achieved.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Now I am very glad. But I am not glad because you were sad. Rather I am glad that your being sad caused you to change your thoughts. God caused you to be sad for what you were doing in order that the letter I wrote to you worked for your good and didn’t harm you.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
