Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 9:3:
- Uma: “So, during that journey to Damsyik, he was close in the town, suddenly a light shone from the sky surrounding him.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So then, while he was on the way already near Damaskus, suddenly there was a brightness from the sky shining around him.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when Saul was already there on the way because he was traveling towards Damascus, surprisingly to him there was something very bright that came from heaven, and it shined on him.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “While he was still on the way approaching Damascus, a flashing brightness from heaven surrounded-him,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When he had received that writing, he then set out. Just as he was getting near Damasco, suddenly/unexpectedly he was enveloped in a strange light coming from heaven/sky.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 7:31:
- Uma: “From there Yesus left the village of Tirus and continued his journey passing by the village of Sidon, and returned again to lake Galilea, arriving at the land of Dekapolis.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then Isa left from the places at Tiros and went back again to (places) near the lake Jalil. He went through the place Sidon passing by the place/country they call Ten Towns.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when Jesus went home, he passed through the city of Tyre and through the province called the Ten Towns, and then to the sea of Galilee.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then Jesus left Tiro and walked through Sidon, then the region of the Ten Cities, and returned to lake Galilea.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When Jesus was returning now from that place which was in the district of Tiro, he came to Sidon, and then went on to the Lake of Galilea. He also passed through the place called Decapolis.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Hebrews 1:13:
- Uma: “Never has God spoken to any angel like he spoke to his Child, it sounds like this: ‘Sit at my right side, until I make all your enemies submit to you.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “God has never spoken to (even) one of his angels as he spoke to his Son, he said, ‘Come sit down here at my right side, here in the greatest/most-important seat and I will place your enemies under the sole of your feet.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “There is no angel of God whom He said, ‘Sit here on my right side until the time when I make your enemies kneel before you.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Neither also is there even one angel to whom God said what he told his Child saying, ‘Sit down at my right-side while I cause-you (sing.) -to-step-on all your (sing.) enemies.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But really not even once was there any angel to whom he said, ‘Now/today sit down now on my right side until, as for those enemies of yours, I will cause (them) to surrender in which they are just the stool/putting-place of your feet.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “God said to no angel like what he said to his Son when he said: ‘Sit here at my right while I bring about that you rule over all your enemies,’ he said.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 9:35:
- Uma: “All the people in the town of Lida and in Saron saw that he was healed, and they too believed in the Lord Yesus.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Very many people living in Lidda and those living in Saron saw him and they now followed Isa, the Lord.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And all the people who lived there in Lydda and Sharon saw that he was cured. And all of them believed in the Lord Jesus.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “And the residents in Lidda and in the plain at Saron, when they saw him, they believed in Jesus.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well, all the taga Lida, including the taga Saron, who saw that he was now well, they all believed in the Lord.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 8:26:
- Uma: “After that Yesus ordered him to return to his house, he said to him: ‘Return to your (sing.) house, but don’t enter the village to tell the villagers what happened here. ‘” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then he was sent home by Isa. Isa said to him, ‘Do not return to that village/group of houses.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Jesus told that person that he should go straight home, and he should not stop off even in the village.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then Jesus sent-him -home saying, ‘Truly go-straight -home. Don’t stop-off at the town that we left.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “‘Well,’ said Jesus to him, ‘go home now. Don’t go through the town.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Aguaruna: “Jesus farewelling said, ‘Do not tell villagers, rather go straight home.'” (Source: Mildred L. Larson in Notes on Translation, September 1965, p. 1ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Hebrews 3:13:
- Uma: “Rather, strengthen each others’ heart every day, so that none of you will be deceived by sin to the point that your hearts become hard. Strengthen each others’ hearts while you are still living in the time that is called "today"–its meaning, while you still have opportunity.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “This is what you should do so that none of you will be deceived by sin and so that your livers will not finally become hard, you should reciprocally-encourage your livers every day as long as the day which is called ‘This Day,’ has not yet come to an end.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And now while the salvation which God gives us is still available, we (incl.) must advise (encourage) each other so that we might not be deceived because of the sin which is not believing, and so that our breaths might not become hard (we might not become stubborn).” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “What you should do daily until our days are used-up is to admonish-one-another so that there is none of you who is deceived by sin which is the means-by-which-your minds -become-hardened.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well now, since the way/trail of salvation is still open, what is good for you to do is, every day strengthen one another’s believing/obeying and trust, so that nobody will be deceived by sin which will be the beginning of your heads becoming hard.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “While God is still calling us, every day strengthen each other. Let it not be that your hearts be deceived that you do the sin of rejecting the word God speaks.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 10:24:
- Uma: “They were one night on the road, and only then arrived in Kaisarea. Upon arrival there, Kornelius with his family had already gathered, waiting for Petrus. There were also his neighbors and friends that he had called to gather in his house.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “The following day, they arrived at the place Kesarea. Korneliyus was already there waiting in his house. He had also gathered his relatives and his close friends there.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And the following day they arrived at Caesarea. Cornelius was expecting them, and he gathered together all of his relatives and his friends.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When they then arrived at Cesarea on the second day, plural Cornelius were there waiting, along-with his close-relatives and friends whom he had invited.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “On the second day, they arrived in Ceserea. Cornelio-and-co were eagerly-awaiting them. There were many at his house for he had gathered together his relatives and his good friends.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Lalana Chinantec: “It was yesterday that they left the town of Joppa that they arrived in the town of Caesarea. Cornelius was at home waiting for Peter. At Cornelius’s house were gathered the people of his family and the people who are his friends, for Cornelius had called those people.” (Source: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 9:20:
- Uma: “They did bring the child to Yesus. As soon as the evil-spirit saw Yesus, he made the child’s body hard to the point that he fell down and writhed on the ground, his mouth foaming.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “They brought him now to him. When the demon saw Isa, the child immediately was convulsed by him. The child crashed to the ground rolling over-and-over and his mouth was foaming.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Then they brought the child to Jesus. The demon, when he saw Jesus, made the child convulse, and the child was dashed to the ground, and he rolled around, and his mouth foamed.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “And they brought him. When the evil-spirit saw Jesus, right then it made-the child -convulse, and he fell-over and rolled/writhed-from-side-to-side while-simultaneously his mouth foamed.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “That child was taken to Jesus. When the evil spirit saw Jesus, he caused (the madness) to flare up severely. The child convulsed again and fell to the ground, and rolled-over-and-over, his mouth frothing again.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
