Following are a number of back-translations of Hebrews 10:1:
- Uma: “The Lord’s Law that Musa delivered is merely like a picture. In that Law we do not yet really know the goodness that we get from Kristus. We just see its shadow, not its real image. According to the Law of Musa, every-every year, people who want to approach God bring their worship-gifts that are always the same, but they do not become straight in God’s sight by their bringing those worship-gifts.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “The law that God gave to the Yahudi in old times is only like a shadow. That is the true thing, the different good things that Almasi brought when he came here to earth. The law says hep that every year without end sacrifices have to be made to God but these sacrifices cannot make straight/righteous the livers of the people worshipping God.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “We (incl.) now understand that the Law left behind by Moses was just a shadow. And all of the good things that come by means of Christ, these are the true things that the Law reflected. It was commanded by the Law that every year it was necessary for the sacrifices to be made; because of this we understand also that by means of these sacrifices it was not possible for people to be made righteous.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “The law of Moses, it is like a mere shadow or drawing which was-showing the nature of the good blessings that Cristo gives, but it is not the same as those blessings. Therefore even though every-year those who worshipped God continued to offer what the law commanded, it was absolutely not possible for them to become people who had no faults/lacks righteous on-account-of their doing that.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “As for those laws which God put into the hands of the Jews, this is not the means-of-obtaining the good things that are coming. Those things that the law can obtain, they (are) only like a shadow of these which are coming. For those animals that they are-making-sacrifices-of year after year, which-are-a-means-of-asking for forgiveness for sin, they certainly cannot erase the sin of those going-to- God -for-help.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Moses wrote the law by which the Jews walk. But this law he wrote is like the shadow of the good which must come afterwards. Because with the law it doesn’t appear well about the word which will come afterwards. Those people who worshipped God made sacrifices which the law commanded. But the sacrifice the people made did not take away the people’s sins because year after year the people made the sacrifices over again.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 13:47:
- Uma: “Because here is the command of the Lord God to us (excl.). He said: ‘I have chosen you (sing.) to become the light that shines-on/enlightens the hearts people who are not Yahudi, so that You (sing.) announce salvation/goodness to people all over the world.’ ‘” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “For this is also the command of God to us (excl.), he said, ‘You are like lights which I have placed to shine on other nations/tribes, in order that this word/message will reach the whole world, that I am the one saving mankind.’ ‘” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “This is what the Lord causes us to do because there is a written word of his which say, ‘I made you lamps who can illuminate the people who aren’t Jews so that it might be spread to the ends of the earth my setting people free so that they are not punished.’ ‘” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because that is what God commanded us (excl.) saying, ‘I chose you (sing.) to illuminate the mind/thoughts of the Gentiles so that all people on this earth would have a way to be saved because of you (sing.).’ ‘” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “For this is what the Lord is having us (excl.) do, which is alluded to by this which is written which says, ‘I have set you (sing.) up to be like a light for the people who aren’t of the nation of Israel. For you will enlighten all people here under the heavens concerning the trail/way of salvation.”” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
For the Old Testament quotes, see Isaiah 49:6.
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 12:12:
- Uma: “When the Yahudi leaders heard Yesus’ words, they wanted to catch him, for they knew that they were the ones that he was aiming at with his parable. But they didn’t dare to catch him, for they feared the crowds. So they left him.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then, those leaders of the Yahudi wanted already to seize Isa, because they understood that he was implying them in the parable about that garden. But they did not seize him because they were afraid of the crowds. Therefore they left him there and they went away.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Then those leaders of the Jews understood that they were the ones meant in the parable. They thought they would like to seize Jesus, but they could not because they were afraid of the many people. And then they left Jesus alone and left.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then those leaders of the Jews wanted to arrest Jesus, because they knew that they were the ones the parable was talking-about. But they were afraid of the many-people, so they left-him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Without anything further, the chiefs of the priests wanted to arrest Jesus, for they understood that they were the ones alluded to in that which was illustrated. But they were indeed afraid of the crowd of people, therefore they didn’t dare. They then went off.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Hebrews 10:33:
- Uma: “Some of you were disparaged and persecuted in front of the crowds/people, some of you also helped your companions who were treated like that, to the point that you too were treated badly. [This last verb means to be treated badly by someone because you are associated with the person they are angry at, and thus you get hit by the "fallout."]” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Sometimes you were made ashamed in crowds of people/publicly and you were beaten because of your following Almasi. Sometimes also you took sides with your companions who were persecuted.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “You were harmed and you were treated scornfully in the presence of many people; there was a time when you shared with your companions in the abuses they suffered because you pitied them.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “There were times you were shamed and persecuted in the sight of many people. Sometimes as well, even though you weren’t the ones hardshipped, yet you still showed that you were their companions.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “For sometimes you were being-harshly-insulted and even caused-hardship/suffering in the presence of all the people. Sometimes also you were helping your companions who were being caused-hardship/suffering like that.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “There were the days when people gathered to insult you and hurt you. And when you saw other fellow believers being hurt, you did not fear to let it be known that you were their friends.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 14:27:
- Uma: “When they arrived in Antiokhia, they gathered all the believers in the Lord Yesus and they recounted to them all that God had done on their journey. They also told how God opened the road for them so that people who were not Yahudi people also believed in Yesus.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When Paul and company arrived there at Antiyok, they gathered all who trusted in Isa. They told/related-to them all that they had done by the help of God to them. They also related to them that they had been able to proclaim to the non-Yahudi tribes/nations about Isa and (that) already many of them trusted in Isa.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when they arrived there in Antioch, they gathered the believers together, and they told them all that God had done through them and the way God had made so that the people who are not Jews might believe.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When they arrived there, they caused-the congregation -to-be-gathered, and then they related all that God had-given-them -to-do and his helping them to preach to the Gentiles so that they would also have opportunity to believe.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Therefore when they arrived there, they gathered together the believers and related to them all the things which the Lord had done where they had gone, and how he had given the opportunity to the people who weren’t Jews to believe-in/obey Jesus.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 12:44:
- Uma: “For they gave from the excess of their wealth. But that woman, even though she is so poor/pitiable, she gave all that she had, even though actually she needed it for her daily life.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “For they all,’ said Isa, ‘they give from their excess wealth. But this woman, even though she is poor, she has given all her money even what had been earmarked to help her need.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “For all the others who have given here, they gave the excess of their wealth, but that poor woman, even though she is having a difficult time, she gave everything she had.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because as for the rest, it was only the excess of their wealth that they gave, but this widow, even-though she is poor, she gave all that she has-to-live-on.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Because as for those others who have-lots-of-money, what they drop is the excess which they don’t need. But as for this widow, although her poverty is great, she dropped all she had left to live on.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Hebrews 11:26:
- Uma: “He refused to get wealth in the land of Mesir, he chose to be disparaged because of his faith in the Redeemer King who was to arrive afterwards. For Musa kept in-his-mind’s-eye [lit., he-in-eye-eyed] the reward of his faith that he would get in the future.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “He thought that it would be better for him to endure being put-down/humbled because of his expectation/hope in Almasi than to become rich in the country of Misil. Because that is what he wished for his reward from God in the future.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “He decided that it was far better for him to endure being scorned because of his faith in the chosen king that God would reveal in the future, rather than have great riches which he could get there in Egypt. For what he was really waiting for were all the good things that God would give him in the future.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because even though they looked-down-on/despised him because of his faith in the coming Messiah, he considered his aforementioned being-despised more valuable/important than his gaining all the wealth in Egipto, because he was thinking of the reward that would be given to him at a future day.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “For, in his mind/thinking, no matter what hardship he would experience at the hands of others because of his believing in the Savior whom God would cause-to-come-down in the future, that would be far better than the riches that he would get there in Egipto. What he really caused-to-pierce his mind/inner-being was, the far-from-ordinary (things) with which God would reward him in the future.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Moses wanted, considering it more good, to suffer the suffering like the suffering which Christ suffered. Therefore he didn’t want to remain in Egypt, being the owner of all the money there. Because he well knew that there is very much which God pays later.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 15:31:
- Uma: “When this letter was read to the masses, they were all glad, for its contents comforted their hearts.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When they read the letter, they were very glad over that letter which encouraged their livers.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And as for the believers, when they read it they were very happy over this advice to them.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When they read it then, great was their happiness at the good advice.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When those believers had read it, they were happy about the teaching for them which it contained.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
