Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 12:8:
- Uma: “For I am the Child of Mankind who was sent by God. I have power/authority to say what may/can be done on the day of worship. ‘In the Holy Book, God says like this: ‘I do not request livestock that you offer to me. What I request, [is that] you love others.’ So, if you had known the meaning of those words, you would not have criticized those who are not wrong.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “I, the Son of Man, have authority to say as to what is right/fitting to do on the day-of-no-work.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “For I, the Older Sibling of Mankind, I am the one who has authority to say what is the proper thing to do on the Day of Rest.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because I who am Child of a Person am the one who has authority over what can be done on the day for-resting.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Because this Day of Rest is under my control who am the One From Heaven Born of Man/human.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “The Man who came from heaven has the authority that what he determines, that is what happens on the day of rest.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 2 Corinthians 10:6:
- Uma: “So, when your submission to us (excl.) is evident, relatives, we (excl.) are ready to punish them who are still rejecting [us (excl.)].” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Now, if you really follow Almasi’s commands, but there is still someone there who doesn’t follow Almasi’s commands we (excl.) will surely punish him.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when you show that you have carried out the commands of Christ, then we will punish any other believers there who do not wish to obey His commands.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “And when/if you show that you are properly obeying Cristo, then we (excl.) will punish whoever refuses to obey him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well, I will first give you an opportunity so that we (excl.) will comprehend whether you have now truly repented and dropped your sin, but I am fully-prepared to punish all those who are still opposing (me).” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “When it has appeared that you obeyed very well the word I tell you, then concerning those people who reject that word, I will be strengthened to reprimand what they do.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 5:46:
- Uma: “But if you really believed Musa, certainly you would also believe me, because what Musa wrote, it concerns / was about [lit., touches] me.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “If you truly believed Musa, you should believe me because it is about me hep that he wrote in the holy-book.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “If only your belief in him was true, you would be able to believe also in me because he wrote about me.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “because if you did believe/obey-it, you would also believe/obey me, because what Moses wrote, I am the one he is speaking-about.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “If it’s so that you are believing-in/obeying Moises, surely it’s necessary that as for me, you indeed believe-in/obey me also, because as for the things he wrote, I really am the one he was referring to.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “If you had believed the word Moses spoke, you also would have believed me then. Because Moses wrote in the book about me.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 12:40:
- Uma: “Like the prophet Yunus was three days three nights in the stomach of a large fish, so also I The Child of Mankind will be in the grave three days three nights.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “For as Nabi Yunus was there in the belly of the big fish three days and three nights, likewise I the Son of Mankind will be in the future in the earth/ground for three days and three nights.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “For Jonah long ago went into the belly of the big fish for three days. And in just the same way, I, the Older Sibling of Mankind, I will have to go underneath the earth for three days.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because Jonas, he stayed in the stomach of a large fish for three days and three nights, and I who am Child of a Person, I will also stay in my burial-place for three days and three nights.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “For as for this Jonas, three days and three nights he was in the belly of an enormous fish and then he was caused to come out alive. Well like that indeed, I who am the One From Heaven Born of Man/human will be buried for three days in the ground and then made alive again.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Because Jonah was inside the fish for three days. Like this it will be for the Man who came from heaven, for three days he will be inside the earth.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
For the Old Testament quote, see Jonah 1:17
Following are a number of back-translations of 2 Corinthians 11:20:
- Uma: “If there are leaders who make you slaves, you just receive them. If there are those who deceive you and de-flesh you [i.e., take advantage of you, ‘bleed you dry’], if there are those who make their hearts high and slap you, you actually put up with it.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “You just endure even if people rule/lord-it over you. Even if they finish/get your wealth or make fools of you, you don’t do a thing. Even if they criticize you or slap you, it is only good to you.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “For if there is anybody who lords it over you, and if anybody takes your possessions or cheats you and if anybody treats you in a snobbish manner, or if they beat you, then you put up with it.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “They are turning-you -into their slaves, they are using up your possessions, they are cheating you, they are being proud (lit. making-high their bodies) to you, and they are excessively shaming you, but you are still putting-up-with them!” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “For look at this, you are happily accepting them even though you are being enslaved, having your possessions used up, being deceived, being forced to submit to their alleged authority, and being-struck-on-the-face.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “And the teachers to whom you pay attention now want to rule you. But you continue to bear with them in what they do to you. These are people who only want to extract money from you. They make themselves your bosses and think you are of no value. They even slap your faces. Yet you endure it all.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 6:31:
- Uma: “Give us (excl.) food, like what our ancestors ate long ago. While they were in the desert, they ate food called manna, like is written in the Holy Book: ‘He gave them food from heaven.’ ‘” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “They said to Isa, ‘What sign are you going to show us (excl.) so that we (excl.) will believe in you? Our (incl.) forefathers ate manna there in the lonely place in old times. The holy-book says, ‘They were given food from heaven.’ Na, you,’ they said to Isa, ‘what deed can you do?'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Because long ago our ancestors when they were in the land which cannot be lived in, manna is the food that God gave them. Because there is a written word of God which says, ‘Food from heaven is what Moses gave them.’ ‘” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “As for Moses, he fed our ancestors manna in their walking through the place with no inhabitants. And what God caused-to-be-written says exactly that also, ‘He fed them with food from heaven.’ ‘” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Because as for Moises, he also was able to do like that, when he was leading our ancestors there in the wilderness place, for they got to eat food called manna. For it says in the writings, being written, ‘Food which comes from heaven/sky is what he gave them,” they said in addition.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Our ancestors ate in the wilds like it is written in the Holy Book which says, ‘He gave the people the tortilla which came from heaven.’ ‘” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 13:22:
- Uma: “‘The seed that fell in the middle of the thorns stands-for people who hear the Word of God, but they are busy always just thinking about their lives in the world and they just want to gather riches in the world. All that makes them busy, with the result that there is no dwelling-place for the Word of God in their hearts, and there is no meaning/use for that Word in their lives.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “And the seeds that fell into the thorns is a figure of the people who hear the message of God. But they are always thinking about their troubles in the world. That is what is the most valuable to them, their wealth. Therefore in the figure of plants, the message of God which they have heard is choked and does not bear fruit.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And that which was planted which fell on the soil where the weeds were thorny there, it refers to the people who listen to the word, however they forget it because of their cares here in the world and their desire for money. And because of that the word of God profits nothing in them.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “What fell also in the thorny-area, they are those who hear the word of God, but they get-sidetracked by what they are worrying about and by their getting-rich, therefore the word that they heard is choked-out and it doesn’t bear-fruit.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well as for this one, this scattered-on-place where weeds are sprouting all over, they are the ones who listen to the word of God, but their mind/thinking is bothered/busy with things here in the world. Wanting to increase wealth is what is big in their minds. What else but this word of God gets overpowered by this which is in their mind/thinking. That’s why there’s no fruit of believing in their lives.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Other people are compared with the earth in which there are thorns where the seed landed. These people hear about the word. But the work they have is all that they set their hearts on day after day. They earnestly seek how to become rich. Thus the word they heard did them no good.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 2 Corinthians 12:19:
- Uma: “Don’t you say/think like this: all that we (excl.) write here, we (excl.) write to defend ourselves. Relatives whom I love! All that we (excl.) say here, we (excl.) say in our (excl.) connection with Kristus. God gazes down on us (incl.)! All that we (excl.) say, all that we (excl.) do, we (excl.) say and do to strengthen your faith.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Perhaps you think-mistakenly that this what we (excl.) are doing here is defending ourselves. But that is not true. We (excl.) speak in God’s sight as people belonging to Almasi. All that we (excl.) do to you my friends, is for your good so that your trust in Almasi becomes strong.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Perhaps you’re thinking mistakenly that by means of what I am saying to you I am letting you know that we haven’t made my mistakes. However, that’s not my purpose because God can testify that this I am saying to you is what I should say because of my being made one with Christ. And I’ve written all of this, dear brothers, so that your faith might be strengthened.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “What is perhaps in your minds is that we (excl.) have been defending ourselves (excl.) to you by means of what we’ve (excl.) been saying. But the truth of it is, we (excl.) have said everything in the sight of God because of our being-united-with Cristo, and we (excl.) have no purpose other than the strengthening of your faith my friends.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “In these words of mine, I’m not as-might-be-said striving-hard to defend myself to you. Of course it’s not you who are the ones to judge me. For I am united/tied-together with Cristo and only to God do I need to defend myself. I am testifying, my dear ones, that all that I do is for the firm-establishing of your believing/obeying.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Do not think that I am speaking these words just because I want you to look well upon me. It isn’t that. Rather it is the word which Christ wants me to speak that I am speaking. And I want that God will look well upon the word I speak to you. Now my dear brothers, in all I words I speak to you, I am hunting for how to strengthen your faith.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
