Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 2:20:
- Uma: “But the time will come, when the bridegroom will be taken from their midst. At that time they will fast.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But in the future, when the bridegroom has been caused-to-leave/been driven-away, then they will fast.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus said to them, ‘For example,’ he said, ‘if there is a wedding, the companions of the bridegroom, they wouldn’t think about fasting while the bridegroom is still with them. But later, when the bridegroom is taken away from them, then they will fast. It is just the same way with my disciples, for if I am still with them, they will not fast.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But a time will come when the man-getting-married is taken away from them, and that is when they will fast.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well, that’s how it is with these disciples of mine. But the day will come when I will be separated from them. And then is when they will fast.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- English translation by Michael Pakaluk (2019): “Yet the days will come when the bridegroom is snatched away from them. Then they will fast—on that day.'”
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Timothy 4:15:
- Uma: “Don’t you stop doing all this work, make it the most important, so that your diligence doing the Lord’s work will be clear to all people.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Really do wholeheartedly all I caused you to do in this letter so that all people see that your deeds increasingly become better.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Hold fast to and see carefully to your fulfilling all of this so that all might know that you are always increasing in your fulfilling the desire of God.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Concentrate your (sing.) thoughts on your (sing.) following these-things that I have instructed so that all people will see that your manner-of-doing is becoming-more-and-more-correct.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “I hope these tasks are what you are always persevering in, they being what is always dominant in your mind/inner-being. Well if it’s like that, it will be clear to all that your ability is increasing-and-increasing in this responsibility/job of yours.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “These words which I tell you, earnestly endeavor to do them. I want that people will see that more and more you know how to apply the word as you do God’s work.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 4:15:
- Uma: “That is why they put those apostles of the Lord Yesus out of their meeting, and they made-plans,” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Therefore they sent them out of the judgment room and the councilors conferred among themselves.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Therefore there in the room in which they were gathered, they told Peter and company that they should go outside for a while. And then they discussed it saying,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “That being so, they had-plural Pedro -go-out so they the leaders would-be-alone to converse.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Therefore they caused Pedro-and-companion to go out of their gathering-place, so that they could discuss what would be good to do.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Eastern Highland Otomi: “They sent the disciples outside because they wanted to talk among themselves about them.”
- Lalana Chinantec: “They told Peter and John to go outside for a while. When Peter and John had gone outside they discussed by themselves, just the people who judged.”
- Chuj: “But those rulers said that Peter and John must go out from their faces (presence). After they were taken out, those rulers talked together alone.”
- Chichimeca-Jonaz: “Then they commanded them to go outside from where the elders were assembled, and they alone went to talking together.” (Source for this and three above: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 3:24:
- Uma: “If for example there is a king and the people in his kingdom are constantly at odds, his kingdom won’t last long.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “If there is for example a kingdom and it’s people are fighting, that kingdom will not last long.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “For example, if there is a king and his followers fight each other, his power to rule will soon be taken away.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “If the many-people of one town/country war-against-each-other, that country/town will be destroyed.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “For if the subjects of a kingdom are having-conflicts-among-themselves, it’s certain that that kingdom won’t last.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Timothy 6:6:
- Uma: “Actually it’s true, our being-religious does bring big benefit/profit, as long as our hearts are content with what we have.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “It is also true that if a person follows/obeys the will of God he is really as-if rich if he gives-thanks/is-content with whatever God gives him.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “It’s really true that submitting oneself to God is of great value, but only to that person who is satisfied with just a little wealth.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Many/Much granted are what will be gained by the person who believes in God provided he is content with what he has, but it is not possessions/wealth.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But this is wealth which is far-from-ordinary, when we obey well the will of God and we are able to be happy with our circumstances.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Truly our faith is worth very much, because much good accompanies it. But the person must be happy no matter how little he has.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 5:10:
- Uma: “Upon hearing those words of Petrus, she also fell down immediately died. When the people returned from burying Ananias, what should they see but that there also was his wife dead. So they picked her up also and went and buried her next to her husband’s grave.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Immediately the woman fell down at the feet of Petros and died. When the young men entered, they found the woman already dead. So they carried her out and buried her beside her husband.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And immediately Sapphira fell down and died. And when the men came in, they saw her that she was dead, and they carried her out and buried her next to the grave of her husband.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “And she fell-down dead. Those young-men entered, and when they saw that she had died, then they took her out to go put-her-next-to where-her husband -was-buried.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well, what else but when that woman heard, she fell down at once because she also died, just like her husband. Without anything further, when those who had gone burying had entered, what met their eyes was that one who had died next. Therefore they buried that one too. Where they buried her was right beside her husband.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 4:21:
- Uma: “Yesus also said: ‘Would any of us take a lamp into a house and cover it with a pot or put it under a bed? Of course not. A lamp is put in its place so that it shines all over.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then Isa said to them, ‘If you use-a-lamp, do you cover the lamp with a basin or do you place it under the bedstead? No. Instead you place it on it’s lampstand.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Jesus spoke to them again, he said, ‘If a person lights a lamp, it cannot be that he will put it inside an upside-down basket or that he puts it underneath a bed, because he puts it on a holder.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Jesus also said parabling, ‘Do-you-suppose there is someone who lights a lamp in-order-to then cover it with a basin or to put it underneath a bed? He sets-it-on-top (of something) indeed!” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Jesus continued speaking. He said, ‘Do you (sing.) light a lamp just so that you will cover it with a ganta measure or hide it under the bed? Surely not. Of course where it will be placed is on a proper stand/resting-place so that all will be made bright/clear.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- San Mateo Del Mar Huave: “Also Jesus told another story. He told them, Who will close up a kerosene lamp in a big jar, or who would put a lamp under a bed if he wants to light up the inside of the house well? No, that lamp needs to be put up high to light the house well.” (In this culture lamps are sometimes placed under beds so the wind coming in through the roof won’t blow them out. Because of this, the purpose, “to light up the inside of the house well” had to be made explicit.) (Source: B. Moore / G. Turner in Notes on Translation 1967, p. 1ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of 2 Timothy 1:17:
- Uma: “But as for Onesiforus, many times he comforted me. For even though I was imprisoned, he wasn’t ashamed to visit me. When he arrived here in Roma, he exerted effort to search for me until he met with me. And you yourself know how much was his help to me before [lit., yesterday] when I was in Efesus. I call out to the Lord, I request that he bless all the relatives of Onesiforus, and that he show love to Onesiforus on the Judgment Day.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But when he arrived here in Roma he immediately looked for me and he didn’t stop until he found me.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “rather, immediately upon my arrival here in Rome he kept looking for me until he found me.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “but rather he searched-and-searched-for-me at his arrival here in Roma until he found me.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “On the contrary, on his arrival here in Roma, he kept on looking for me until he found me.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “When he arrived in Rome, he diligently searched where I was in prison until he found me.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
