Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 3:27:
- Uma: “‘ Demons can be compared to a strong person. If we enter into the house of a strong person wanting to take the contents of his house, we must first bind him, and than we can carry off his stuff. So also if I expel demons, it means my power is greater than demons.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “The demon is figuratively a strong man. Nobody can go and rob the house of a strong man, if he doesn’t first tie-up that strong man, and then he can rob.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “I have defeated Satan; that’s why I can drive away his followers. For nobody can enter into the house of a strong man to steal his goods if he doesn’t first tie up the strong man. He must first tie him up and then he can plunder the goods of that strong man.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Satan can be compared to a strong person, because no one can enter his house to steal his possessions if he will not first tie-him -up. Then he will be able to run-off-with his possessions.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But I have defeated Satanas already, that’s why I can drive out evil spirits. For no-one can enter the house of a person who is strong to plunder his possessions if he doesn’t first tie up that person. Well, of course if he is now tied up, his house can now be plundered.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Timothy 6:9:
- Uma: “But people who want to be rich, they are easily tempted to commit sin, many desires bind them up. Those desires of theirs don’t have any use, they just bring disaster. In the end, people who want to be rich fall into sin(s), and get disaster.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But the people who want to be rich are easily tempted to sin. They are like trapped by their greedy-desire for all kinds of foolish things and what causes their ruin. Finally they will be destroyed not only in this world but including in the hereafter.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The people who want to become rich, they are easily successfully tempted and trapped. They have many worthless desires, and these can destroy. These can destroy them and can also be the means of their death.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But those who are greedy-to become-rich, they are easily tempted and it’s as if they have been snared/caught by the many foolish-things they crave which ruin them. And those-aforementioned things-they-crave, it’s as if that’s what sweeps-them -along (floodwater) to the punishment that has no end.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “For those people for whom, what is big in their minds is, wanting to become rich, of course they can be caused to fall(fig.) into sin and be snared by evil. What they want to indulge in becomes many, things which cause hurt, and accomplish nothing, those being what take them to that great hardship/suffering which is punishment without end.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “But concerning the person who only wants to be rich, this is a person who is easily deceived to commit sin in obtaining money. It is like he gets into a trap because just desires which are of no value sit in their hearts and this what causes the person to be lost.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 5:13:
- Uma: “People who did not believe in Yesus did not dare gather with them. But even so, all the believers were respected by the crowds/masses.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “None of the other people dared to join them there even though they were greatly respected by the people.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And those who were not believers, they would not join in with them because they were afraid. However all of the people of Jerusalem, they respected the believers.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Where-the believers -were-meeting-together was what they called Solomon’s Roofed-Shelter which was in the Temple area. As for those who did not believe, they were afraid to join (them), but the many-people nevertheless acknowledged-with-respect the believers and many men and women were joining/being-added who believed. There were many amazing-things that the apostles were doing that the many-people were seeing.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But the others who hadn’t yet believed didn’t dare join with them there. However they spoke highly of those believers.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Chuj: “And the nonbelievers they were afraid to enter among them where they gathered together. But they knew that the believers were very good.”
- Lalana Chinantec: “There were many people who didn’t have the nerve to join, but the townspeople spoke well about the people of Jesus.” (Source for this and above: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 4:24:
- Uma: “Yesus said further: ‘Really pay attention to what you are hearing here. For the more of God’s Word that you share/divide with others, the more also God will explain to you–or even more than that.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Isa said also, ‘Pay very good attention to whatever you hear. For if your paying-attention is good, what you get/receive will also be good and you will receive/get more.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus spoke again, ‘Carefully listen to my teaching, for according to how you carefully listen, God will give you understanding, however, he will cause you to understand much more.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then Jesus continued, saying, ‘Be-diligent then in listening to what I am saying, because if you do that, you will also understand much, and there will be moreover that which God will add to your understanding.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Jesus added on, saying, ‘It’s necessary that you try-to-understand well this teaching of mine which you are hearing. For whatever your judgment/decision is, to follow/obey well or just to disregard it, that’s what God will use to judge you, or much more.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tsafiki: “… If you give a little bit of hearing you will get a little bit of knowledge. If you give good hearing, you will get lots of knowledge. God will cause those who listen well to learn even more.”
- Ocotlán Zapotec: “… If you hear well, you will benefit well, and God will cause you to hear more.” (Source for this and one above: B. Moore / G. Turner in Notes on Translation 1967, p. 1ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of 2 Timothy 2:2:
- Uma: “You yourself heard all my teaching before [lit., yesterday], and there were many other people also who witnessed and heard my teaching. So, that teaching you must deliver also to people who can be trusted and who know [how] to teach other people.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “You have heard my teaching to the many people. So-then, all my teaching/preaching you have heard you ought to teach to people who are trustworthy, to people who know-how-to/can teach their companions.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “You heard my teaching the true doctrine to many believers, and it is necessary that you also teach this true doctrine to people whom you can trust so that they also may be able to teach others.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Pass-on also to trustworthy people what I have been teaching that you (sing.) have heard and that many other people have also heard in order that they will have a way to teach others.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “It’s good that, what you heard from me in the presence of everyone who was listening, you teach it to people who are trustworthy, so that they now have the ability/means to teach others also.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Many people heard the word I taught you. These words which I told to you, you must tell to people who know how to teach so that they will teach the very same thing to other people.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 6:3:
- Uma: “So, relatives, it is better that we choose from our companions seven people with good actions, who are controlled by the Holy Spirit, and who are wise [have clear hearts], so that to them we (excl.) give the work of supervising this matter of food.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So brothers,’ they said, ‘you must/should choose seven men from among you, men whom you really know are controlled/ruled-over by the Holy Spirit and who have deep knowledge. We (excl.) will give them this work.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Therefore, brethren,’ they said, ‘it would be good if you choose seven of our companions who are respected. It is necessary that the ones you choose must be men who are wise whom you know are thoroughly inspired by the Holy Spirit. And we will give to them the authority to divide up.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Therefore you siblings, choose seven intelligent men who are full of the power of the Holy Spirit and whose behavior is well spoken-of. It is they to-whom-we (excl.) -will-entrust the distribution of money,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Therefore now, it would be good for you to choose seven men whom we (excl.) will set up in this job/responsibility of being distributors. It’s necessary that those you choose are people recognized by all of you as being very obedient to the Espiritu Santo who indwells them and their wisdom/understanding is mature/full-strength.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Isthmus Mixe: “Then the twelve sent ones of Jesus ordered that the brethren gather together. Then they said: ‘It is not proper that we (excl.) distribute food. We will thus not be able to teach God’s word well.'”
- Teutila Cuicatec: “Then the twelve apostles gather all those who believed in our Lord Jesus and said: ‘It is not right that we should discontinue proclaiming God’s word in order to feed people.'” (Source for this and above: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 5:15:
- Uma: “When they came to Yesus, what should they see but the possessed person sitting quietly, he was clothed, and his heart was clear [i.e., rational, wise]. Seeing that, they became afraid.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When they came there to Isa, they saw the man who had been possessed by the many demons. He sat there clothed and already sound/good in his mind. Then they were afraid.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when they arrived, they saw the man who had been afflicted by the thousands of demons. They saw that he had on clothes and his thinking was good again. And because of this, they were very amazed.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When they arrived where plural Jesus were, they found the man whom the many-spirits had left, sitting clothed and with his mind made-good. And they all became-afraid.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “On their arrival, they approached Jesus. They saw that that person who had been possessed by an evil spirit was now sitting down. He was clothed and his mind was alert. That crowd was reached by fear and they were very amazed.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 2 Timothy 3:8:
- Uma: “Those lying teachers, their thinking is crooked and their faith is a lie, with the result that God shoves-away/rejects them. They oppose the true teaching, like Yanes and Yambres opposed the prophet Musa long ago.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Those deceiving people, they are-against/oppose the true teaching. What they think no longer hits the mark and they no longer follow the true teaching. They have joined/copied the doings of Jannes and Jambes, the people who opposed Musa long ago.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “As for those men also, they speak in rejection of the true doctrine. Their minds are astray and their belief in the Lord is a sham. They are like Jannes and Jambres who spoke in rejection against Moses long ago.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “The people who deceive/trick these women, their minds are totally filthy, and their pretend faith is of no account in God’s sight. They oppose the true teaching like Jannais and Jambres opposed Moses previously.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “And these who teach them, what they do is, they oppose this truth, for their minds/thinking have been really made evil. They have no knowledge at all of believing/obeying which is acceptable to God. They’re just like Janes and Jambres, who opposed Moises in the past.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “The lying teachers do as did Jannes and Jambres who opposed the word spoken by Moses. Also like them are the ones I am telling you about. The true word is opposed by them. They are men with evil thoughts. It is not true that they follow the faith which we have.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
