Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 5:32:
- Uma: “But Yesus looked around searching for the person who had held/felt him.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But he looked around to see as to who had touched him.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus was continually looking around to see who had grasped his shirt.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But Jesus nevertheless looked-from-side-to-side to see who it was.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But no, Jesus kept on looking around. He was looking for who it was who had brushed against his clothes.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 2 Timothy 4:8:
- Uma: “So now, my victory prize/present is ready in heaven, for I have followed the Lord’s will/desire. He will give me that present in the Kiama Day, when he judges [lit., sits-on] the cases of all people with all uprightness. And it won’t just be me who gets that present. He will also give [it] to all people who love him and who wait for his coming again.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Now there is (something) there in heaven prepared by God as his repayment to everyone who is a straight/righteous person. When the day when Isa comes back is reached, this will be given to me by Isa Almasi my Leader, the one who is the straight/righteous judge. It is not only I who will be rewarded but also all who wait for the coming of Isa to the world will be rewarded because they love him.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And now the Lord has prepared for me the payment which He will give to all righteous people. He will give this in the future on the day when He investigates the things all mankind has done. He is the one whose investigating is just. And I am not the only one He has prepared a payment for, rather, He has also prepared it for all people who will be happy in the future when He returns.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Therefore I have a reward that the Lord who judges correctly has stored-away, and that’s what he will give me on the day when-he-judges all people on-account-of my righteous way-of-life. And I am not the only one he will reward, but rather all those who are lonely/homesick for his appearing.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Therefore now, because of this victory of mine, there’s a reward in store which will be given to me by the Lord on that day when he will judge. For as for him, he’s a really righteous/straight judge. And it’s not only I who will be given this reward by him, but rather it’s for all who are really expectantly-awaiting his return here.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Now I await for when my Lord in heaven judges me well. I know that I will be given the pay which is given to whoever does what is good. And it will be given not just to me, rather it will be given to all who love the Lord Jesus and await the day when he will come.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 7:37:
- Uma: “Musa was also the one who said to the Israel people long ago like this: ‘God will raise up one from your relatives, to be a prophet, like me here.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “It was this Musa who said to our (incl.) forefathers of the tribe of Isra’il, ‘In the future God will send to you a prophet like me and he will be your fellow(-men or -Jew understood).'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Now as for Moses, he told the people, he said, ‘In the future there is also one who will be inspired by God who will lead you just like me whom he has inspired. And this one whom he will inspire in the future will also be your companion Jew.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “It was Moses also who said to the descendants of Israel, ‘In-the-future indeed (prophetic formula) there will be a prophet like me whom God will send to you. He will be our fellow-countryman a descendant of Israel.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “And that Moises was indeed the one who told to our ancestors, saying, ‘The day will come when God will set up from among your people a Prophet just like me.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
For the Old Testament quotes, see Deuteronomy 18:15 and 18:18.
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 6:21:
- Uma: “On the day of remembering the birth of King Herodes, Herodias got her opportunity. On that day, King Herodes made a feast to remember the day of his birth. He called many nobles, war chiefs and leaders from the land of Galilea.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then one day the wish of Herodiyas was fulfilled. When the day came for remembering the birth of King Herod, Herod made a feast for the officials in his kingdom and for the captains of his soldiers, and for the important people in that land Jalil.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “But the time came for celebrating the day of Herod’s birth, and then Herodias at last found a way that she might have John killed. King Herod held a great feast, and he invited the leaders and chiefs of soldiers and the rich people in the province of Galilee.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When Herod’s birthday (lit. day of Herod’s birth) arrived, he caused-to-be-invited the officials and leaders of the soldiers and those who had status (lit. something-to-be-acknowledged) in Galilea so that they would celebrate-with (lit. be-happy-with) him. And that was Herodias’ chance to have-Juan -killed.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But there was a time when Herodias had an opportunity, when it was the birthday of Herodes. Herodes invited to a feast his officials/aids, the officers of the soldiers and people who had high/important blood there in Galilea.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Titus 2:2:
- Uma: “You must teach the old men so that their hearts are clear [they are wise], so that they know to hold-in-check the evil desires of their hearts, and so that their actions be like those of old-people who are fit to be respected. Their faith in the Lord Yesus must be really serious/strict, their love for others [must be] from true hearts, they [must] endure in trouble.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Instruct/teach the old men that they should not indulge in their desires/greedy-desires and they should make their customs good and their thoughts ought to be good also. They ought to really trust in Isa. They ought to love their fellowmen and they should really persevere/endure.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “As for the older men, what you must teach them is: it is necessary that they know how to control the desires of their body; they must be worthy of respect because of their good deeds; they must know how to think properly. Their faith in God is drawn tight, they hold their companions dear in their breath, and they show endurance.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “As for the collective-older-men, advise them to limit what they drink and the other-things that they do, to be worthy of being respected because of their good character, and to control themselves (lit. their bodies). Advise them also that their faith be persevering and correct, that their love be sincere/heartfelt, and that they be extremely patient.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “As for those old/mature men, teach them to develop habits like this. It’s necessary that they know how to control themselves, and live good lives, so that they will be respected by the people. It’s necessary also that they don’t indulge evil desires, their believing/obeying is firmly-grounded, they truly value their fellowman and their believing/obeying is holding-fast/enduring.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Tell the old men that they should control their hearts, be good people, watch themselves well. The word which is true is what they must believe. They must love their fellowmen. They must endure whatever suffering they have.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 8:9:
- Uma: “In that town, there was a man named Simon. That Simon was a magician / sleight-of-hand-expert [topobali’mata]. For a long time he had shown his magic that surprised the Samaritans. He said that he was a man with big power.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “There was a person living in that town whose name was Simon. He was a diviner (landungan) and the people of Samariya were very amazed about his doings. That Simon said that he was a person with (supernatural) power.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “There was a Samarian person who was a magician, and his name was Simon. For how many years had he surprised the people with his work. He caused the people to believe that he was not just a common person.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But there was someone who had for-a-long-time practiced-divination in that town who was named Simon of-whom-all the residents in Samaria -were-amazed. He had-been-boasting-about himself saying that he had importance/greatness (lit. highness).” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But in that city there was a person whose name was Simon. He was a powerful-spirit-medium. For a long time already, all the taga Samaria were amazed by him because of the big-size of his knowledge/aquired-skill. He kept on saying that he was a very-far-from-ordinary person.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Teutila Cuicatec: “In that town there lived a man called Simon who had been a Witch doctor formerly. He had really deceived the people who lived throughout all the land of Samaria, claiming that there was no one else like him.” (source: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)
- Spanish Traducción en lenguaje actual (2002, 2004): “For some time a man named Simon had lived there and had amazed the people of Samaria. He practiced witchcraft and claimed to be somebody great. (Source: Edesio Sanchez in de Regt 2011, p. 69)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 6:53:
- Uma: “When they arrived at the other side of the lake, they landed at a place called Genesaret.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When they had crossed over, they arrived in the place Gennesaret and they made-fast/docked at the shore.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “When they had arrived at the other side of the lake, they went ashore at the village of Genesaret.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When they had-crossed-over and they had come-to-land in the region of Gennesaret, they tied the boat (to something) at the edge of the lake.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When they had crossed over, there at Genesaret is where they came to land, and when they had anchored the boat, they went ashore there.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Philemon 1:4:
- Uma: “Every time I pray, I always mention you, relative, and I say thank you to God.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When I pray to God I also mention you and I always thank God” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “As for you, Brother, my thanks to God is always big because of you whenever I pray;” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Brother Filemon, I always thank God in my praying for you (sing.),” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Each time I pray for you, I am always giving thanks to my God,” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “When I pray to God, I always thank him concerning you.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
