Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 21:6:
- Noongar: “‘You see all these things. The day will come when not one of these stones will stand in its place; all the stones will be knocked down.'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “‘The time will come when all that you see there will be destroyed, there will no longer be one stone on top of the other.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “‘All that you see here, will be destroyed in the future. There is a day when there will be none of those stones here left on top of the other but all will be scattered.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “‘The day is coming when all of these things which you see will be destroyed. There isn’t even one of these stones that will be left in its place because everything there is going to be knocked down.’ ‘” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘In-the-future indeed (prophetic formula) the day will arrive when all these-things that you see will be scattered, because not even a single stone will remain in its place.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But Jesus said, ‘What you are looking at there, which are its buildings, they will all be destroyed. For the day will come when no stone will be left on top of the stone it is stacked on. All will be caused to collapse.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Corinthians 10:21:
- Uma: “When we drink wine in our worshipping the Lord Yesus, we cannot also drink wine with those who worship demons. We can’t eat bread to remember the Lord’s death, and also eat with those who are worshipping demons. So it certainly isn’t fitting for us to enter an idol worship house and eat with them who worship idols. [NOTE: This is Paul’s main point, but he never explicitly states it! Cf. section heading at 10:14]” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When you gather to eat and drink to remember the death of Isa Almasi, you cannot also follow/join in eating and drinking what the people have given to their idols. Because if you eat that, it is as if you follow now the demons.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “As for us (incl.) believers, if we carry out that which was commanded about the Lord’s supper, it is not allowable that we eat and drink also, that which was sacrificed by unbelievers to the demons. Because it’s as if we have fellowship with demons.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “It is not possible for you to join in eating and drinking what has been offered to demons and at-the-same-time join in eating and drinking what reminds us of the Lord’s death.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “For it is really not allowable that you include yourselves in the drinking and eating which is a remembrance of the far-from-ordinary death of the Lord, and (that you) also take part in feasts which are their means of worshipping the messengers of Satanas.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “You can not eat the Holy Supper the Lord Jesus left for us to do and also go to where is eaten the meat offered to evil spirits.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 21:38:
- Noongar: “When the sun rose, all the people came to the Temple to hear Jesus.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “Every morning the crowds gathered at the House of God wanting to hear his teaching.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “And early in the morning yet, all the people went already to the temple to listen to his preaching/teaching.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And all the people in that town, they went early to the house of God because they wanted to hear his teaching.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Therefore the many-people, they went early every-morning to the Temple to go listen to what he was saying.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Therefore the people came early going to the Templo, so that they could hear the things Jesus was teaching.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Corinthians 11:20:
- Uma: “So, when you meet together, your behavior is not fitting for people who gather to eat bread and drink wine to remember the Lord Yesus’ death.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When you gather to eat for remembering the death of Isa Almasi, it is as if you are not remembering Almasi.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when you gather together to eat because you want to observe the Lord’s Supper, what you do is not very good, and this cannot be the Lord’s Supper.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But the result of it is that when you gather to eat-together koma what-reminds you of the death of the Lord Jesus, he in fact is not the one you are thinking about.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well, when you gather together to do this act-of-worship which is a remembrance of the death of the Lord, the significance of it is far from your minds/inner-being. It’s not the death of the Lord that is in your minds,” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Therefore when you gather together in order to have the Holy Supper, it is not looked well upon by Christ in what you are doing.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 22:32:
- Noongar: “But I ask God to help you, Simon, so your faith will not die. And when you come back to me, you must give strength to your brothers.'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “But I pray for you ahead of time, Simon, that your faith not be weak/limp. So, when your heart is again clear, you must strengthen the hearts of your companions.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But I have prayed for you to God, Simon, that your trust in me may remain steadfast. You will turn your back on/reject me, but when you return to me, cause the trust of your brothers to be firm.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “However, I’ve prayed for you, Simon, to God, that your faith in me might not be removed. And when your faith in me is already strong, you must cause that the faith of your companions also become strong.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But I have prayed for you (sing.) Simon that you (sing.) will-continue to believe, and when you (sing.) turn again to me, you (sing.) must strengthen your (sing.) companions.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But well, I have indeed prayed, Simon, that you (sing.) won’t drop/give-up your believing-in/obeying me. And then when you repent/are-sorry and your believing-in/obeying me returns to being strong again, strengthen the believing of these companions of yours who are your siblings in believing.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 2:2:
- Uma: “They asked the Yerusalem villagers, they said: ‘Where is the Child who was just born to become the King of the Yahudi people? In the east we saw a star that meant/told of his birth. That is why we came wanting to worship him.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When they arrived there they asked, they said, ‘Where is the child that was recently born the one who will finally become the king of the Yahudi? For we have seen a star appear there in the east and that star is a sign that he has been born and we have come to praise him.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “They asked, ‘Where is the prophesied child born who will rule over the Jew people? We saw the appearing of the star which is the sign of his birth. Because of this we came here for we will worship him.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When they arrived there, they inquired saying, ‘Where is the one who was born who is king of the Jews? Because we (excl.) saw the coming-out of the star that is the sign of his birth, and we (excl.) came to worship/honor him.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When they arrived in Jerusalem, they kept asking around as to where was the one who had been born who would reign as King of the Judio. ‘Because we saw,’ they said, ‘a new star which rose in the east, which is the sign that he has now been born. This is why we (excl.) have come, that we (excl.) will worship him.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “They were asking, saying: ‘Where is the baby who has been born, the one who is the kind of the Jews? For there towards where the sun rises we saw a star which was a sign that he has now been born. So now we have come in order to worship him,’ they said.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 2:13:
- Uma: “When the people who knew how to look at stars had gone, an angel of the Lord also appeared to Yusuf in his dream. That angel said: ‘Yusuf! Herodes is searching for that Child, he wants to kill him. Get up, take that Child with his mother, go away going to the land of Mesir! Live there until there is my word speaking to you.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then, when they had left an angel of God appeared to Yusup in his dream, he said, ‘Herod will soon command to search for the child commanding him to be killed. Get up, take the child and Mariyam his mother and flee to the land of Misil. Live there as long as I don’t tell you to leave from there.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “After the stargazers had gone, a messenger of God caused Joseph to dream, saying, ‘Get up, Joseph. Take the child and his mother and run away to Egypt. Wait there until I do not yet tell you. Because Herod is looking for that child because he wants to kill him.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When they had left, the angel of the Lord God appeared to Jose in his dream and said to him, ‘Get up, and escort the baby and his mother to flee to Egipto. Stay there until I tell you to return, because Herod’s purpose is to have-the baby -searched-for to have-him-killed.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “After those thinkers had left, Jose dreamed. In his dream, an angel of God came, who said to him, ‘Jose, you (pl.) get up and leave here at once. You (sing.) take this child and his mother and you (pl.) run-away to Egipto. And don’t leave there until I tell you, because Herodes will cause that child to be looked for to be killed.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “After the men had gone, the angel of God was seen by Joseph when he was sleeping. He said to him: ‘Get up at once, take the baby along with his mother. Flee, going to the land of Egypt. There you must live until I tell you to return. Because now Herod will hunt for the baby in order to kill him,’ he said.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Corinthians 12:29:
- Uma: “Not all are/become apostles, or all prophets or all ones-who-teach. Not all have authority to do miracles” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Not all are chosen and commanded to proclaim. Not all know how to speak/make-known and explain the word of God. Not all know how to preach. Not all are given the power to do works of power,” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “It’s not possible that all the believers are apostles and it’s not also possible that everybody’s given a skill to explain what God has caused them to understand. It is not also possible that everyone teach. And it’s not also possible that everybody is given the power to perform miracles.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Are all of them perhaps apostles or are all of them God’s spokesmen? Do they all teach God’s Word? (They are) not. Neither is it possible that they all have the ability to do miracles” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Not all as-might-be-said are apostles, prophets, or teachers. Also it’s not everyone who has been given the ability to do amazing things.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “But not everyone was given the work to be representatives of Christ. Not all were given the work of speaking the word put in mind by the Holy Spirit to speak. Not all were given the work of being able to teach the word. Not all were given the work of being able to do miracles.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
