Following are a number of back-translations of John 9:4:
- Uma: “While it is still light, we must work, working the work of God who sent me. Because the dark/night is about to come, and there will no longer be anyone working.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “While it is yet day we (dual) should do the works of God, God the one who sent me,’ said Isa. ‘When the night has been reached nobody can work anymore.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “While it is still daytime, which is to say, while we are still alive, it is necessary that we do that which God wants us to do, that God who sent me, because when night comes, no one can work.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘We must do what the one who sent me gave-to-be-done because it is still daytime, meaning to say, we still have opportunity. Because later it will become-night and we will have no way to do-it.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “It is necessary that as for us, we will do the things which God is causing to be done, he who sent me to come here. It’s necessary that we do it while we are still alive for that’s like daytime. Because when already dead, there’s no more opportunity to work, a likeness of it being night-time. Well, who would still be able to work? Isn’t it so that no-one can then?” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “While there is time it is necessary that I do the work for him who sent me. When the time has come, then I won’t be able to work.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 17:17:
- Uma: “Yesus said: ‘No kidding you [plural]! Apparently you still do not believe! You still deny/refuse the will of God! How much longer do you think [lit., say] I will be with you, how much longer I will put up with your weak faith! Bring that child here!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Isa answered, he said, ‘You people of now, your thinking is wrong/at fault. You don’t have any trust in God. Until when shall I yet be here with you? Until when yet shall I endure your customs until you believe?’ So-then he said to the father of the child, ‘Bring your child here.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then Jesus answered, ‘You people today, your errors are very great. You really don’t have faith. Evidently I’ll have to be a long time here with you. Evidently I’ll have to endure you a long time before you will believe. Bring the child here.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘Oh confound (expression of exasperation) you! You don’t believe and you are stubbornly-wicked (lit. can’t be spoken to)!’ Jesus said in reply. ‘It certainly seems as if my-remaining-with you has been extremely-long! How much longer must I put up with you (lit. how repeatedly-much yet is my endurance to you)?’ Then he said to the child’s father, ‘All-right, bring your (sing.) child here.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Jesus replied, saying, ‘You people today, all you are thinking is really wrong and your belief really is lacking. Whenever are you really going to believe/obey since I’ve been with you a long time already? Till when must I endure this nature/ways of yours (pl.)? Bring that child here to me.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Jesus said to all of the people there: ‘How long will it be until you believe in me? Do you think that I will endure you forever with patience? Bring your son here quickly, I will heal him,’ he said.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Galatians 6:10:
- Uma: “So, while we still have opportunity, we must do good to all people, especially to our relatives of one faith.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Therefore whenever we (incl.) have an opportunity we (incl.) ought to do good to all people, especially to our (incl.) brothers who trust in Isa Almasi.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Let’s always treat any person well, especially our fellow believers in Christ.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Therefore as-long-as we still have opportunity, let us continue to do good to all people, especially our companions who believe.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Therefore, every time we are given opportunity, we need to strive to do good to our companions, especially our brethren in believing.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Therefore when we can do good, let us do good to all, but more especially to our brethren who have our belief, let us do good.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 9:36:
- Uma: “That person said: ‘Tell me who he is, so that I can believe in him.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “The person answered, he said, ‘Who is he, Sir? Tell me so that I believe in him.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And that person answered, ‘Tell me who he is so that I might believe in him.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘Sir, please tell who he is so that I will believe in him,’ he answered.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “That man replied, saying, ‘Well who is he then, my Master? Tell me so that I can believe-in/obey him.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “The man said, ‘Who is he, Sir? Tell me so I can believe in him.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 18:22:
- Uma: “Yesus said: ‘Not just seven times. Even if he does wrong to us (incl.) hundreds of times, we (incl.) must forgive him.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Isa said, ‘Not seven times but seventy seven times.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Then Jesus answered, ‘Not seven times only, but rather seven times seventy.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘I do not say seven times only but rather seventy sevens times,’ said Jesus answering.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Jesus answered him, saying, ‘I am not saying until only seven but on the contrary seventy sevens.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Jesus said to him: ‘I do not tell you only seven times must you forgive him. Rather I’ll tell you how many times you must forgive, seven seventies you must forgive.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Ephesians 2:1:
- Uma: “Previously, before you believed in Yesus, it was like you were already dead, you did not-yet have life that is from God because you sinned and transgressed the commands of God.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Na, you formerly, you had no new life from God; you were figuratively like dead people because of your bad doings and your sins.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Long time ago it was as if you were dead because you did not yet have life forever, because you did not yet at that time obey the commands of God and because of your evil behavior.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Previously, before you believed, it was as if you were dead concerning God on account of your sins.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Really as for you in the past, an example of you was, like dead in the sight of God through the big-size of your sin which was contrary to his will. There was nothing at all which came into your mind concerning acknowledging him.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “In past times it was very evil that we did. It could be said that it was as though we were dead because of the sins we had.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 10:27:
- Uma: “My sheep recognize my voice. I know them, and they follow me.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “The people who belong to me, the ones figuratively like my sheep, they listen-to/obey my voice. I know them and they follow me.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Because my own people, they will listen to my words. I know who they are, and they will follow me.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because my sheep, they recognize my voice and I also know them. Therefore I am the one they follow,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “My sheep listen to my voice. I recognize/know them, and they also follow after me.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “My sheep know my voice. And I know which are mine. And they follow me.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 19:20:
- Uma: “That young man said: ‘I have followed all those commands. What else must I do?'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “The man said, ‘I am following already all that. What else shall I do?'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And the person answered also, ‘All of this I have guarded; what yet do I lack that is given me to do?'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “So then that man said, ‘I have been fulfilling all these commands. What else must I do?'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “That young man replied, saying, ‘I have been obeying all those already. Well what else must I do?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “The man answered: ‘Concerning these words you speak, I have done them all since I was a child. So now what is the word lacking which I haven’t done?'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
