Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 14:20:
- Uma: “Yesus said: ‘The one who will sell me, is one of you twelve here, who eats-from-one-dish-with me.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Isa answered, he said, ‘The one betraying me is one of you and we (excl.) eat sharing one bowl.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus said, It is one of you twelve who is eating with me from this dish.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘It is emphatically one of you twelve who is joining-with-me -in-dipping bread in this bowl,’ said Jesus in reply.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Jesus answered them, saying, ‘One indeed of you twelve, one indeed who dips together with me here in the bowl, he indeed is the one who will lead (them).” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Hebrews 13:14:
- Uma: “For in this world, we do not have a permanent dwelling-place. We seek the dwelling-place that is future.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “For there is no town where we (incl.) can remain/stay here in this world. Instead that is what we (incl.) are expecting/hoping-for a town there in heaven.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Because we’re not always going to have to live here on earth, but rather we are expecting a true town in the future which will be our dwelling place without end.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because it’s not on this earth that we will live forever but instead our minds are concentrated on the town/country that we will live-in in-the-future.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Because our permanent dwelling-place is not here in this world, but rather (it’s) that far-from-ordinary city in the future. That’s our destination.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Because here on earth there is for us no city which is forever. Rather we await another city, that which will be afterwards.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 17:7:
- Uma: “And this Yason, he received [emphatic] them in his home! They are the ones who oppose the command of Kaisar, our king in Roma, they say that there is another king named Yesus.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “And this Jason, he keeps them in his house. All these are transgressing the law of the Leader King (emperor). They say that there is reportedly another king, his name is Isa.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And as for this Jason,’ they said, ‘he has brought them up into his house. All of them have disobeyed the law of our king in Rome because they say that the king is a man who is named Jesus.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “and this Jason, he has shown-them -hospitality. All who follow them, they break the law of the Emperor by saying that there is a different king who is named Jesus.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “As for this Jason, he took them into his house. It’s true, as for all of these ones, they oppose the laws of the Impiradur, for they are giving out that the true king is Jesus.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 14:52:
- Uma: “so he took of his sarong and fled naked.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But he left his wrap-around behind and ran-away naked.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “however he struggled and got away naked, for he left his blanket behind, held onto by the people.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But he abruptly-flung-it-off and abruptly-ran-away naked.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But that with which he had cloaked himself got removed. Naked was how he ran away.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of James 1:21:
- Uma: “That’s why we must give-up all dirty actions and evil behavior that is usual with us, and humble [lit., make-low] our hearts, listening to the word that God plants/scatters in our hearts. For that word of his has-power to free us from the punishment of our sins.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Therefore remove all that causes your liver to be dirty and leave/give-up all your bad/evil deeds. Cause-to-be-low/humble your liver towards God and receive/accept his message/word which he put/placed into your liver. For it is the word/message of God hep that can save you.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Stop doing any kind of filthy behavior or wickedness; submit yourselves to God; hold fast to his word which was preached to it for it is what can free you from punishment.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Turn-your-backs-then -on all that is filthy and other kinds of evil that you think-about and do, and humble (lit. lower) your minds moreover to obey the words of God that he has-put-inside your minds which are able to save you.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Therefore what is good is, drop/give-up all doing which is disgusting and your evil nature/ways. And then meekly/patiently submit to God and be listening well to his word, for that is what can cause you to be saved.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Therefore depart from all that is evil. No longer do that which is not right. Earnestly believe the word which was planted in your hearts. This word has power to save your souls.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 18:5:
- Uma: “So, when Silas and Timotius arrived from the province of Makedonia , Paulus no longer worked making tents. He used all his time to take the Good News to the Yahudi people, he told them that Yesus was the Redeemer King promised by God.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When Silas and Timoteo arrived from Makedoniya, the only thing Paul did was proclaiming the word/message of God to the Yahudi. He made it clear to them that Isa was really the Almasi, chosen by God to rule.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when Silas and Timothy arrived from Macedonia, the only thing Paul did was to preach the word of God because he wanted to show the Jews that it was really true that Jesus was the one chosen by God to rule.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When Silas and Timoteo arrived from Macedonia, Pablo spent-his-days preaching and confirming to the Jews that Jesus was the Messiah.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “And then when Silas and Timoteo arrived, to whom he had sent word, whom he had left there in Macedonia, he gave full attention to teaching the word of God. He testified to the Jews there that Jesus really is the Cristo, that Savior King who was promised by God.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 15:12:
- Uma: “From there, Pilatus said again to the crowd: ‘If I should release Barabas for you, what should I do with the person you say is your Yahudi person king?'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Pilatus said again to them, ‘What/how shall I do to this man you call the King of the Yahudi?'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Pilate said to them again, ‘If I do that, what shall I do with the person titled King of the Jews?'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘If that is so, what then will I do to Jesus whom you say is King of the Jews?’ Pilato said.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “‘Well, if it’s like that,’ said Pilato, ‘what am I to do with this one whom you call King of the Judio?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of James 2:26:
- Uma: “So, like a body that has no breath, we say he/it has died. So also our faith, if it isn’t evident/knowable in our behavior, it’s the same as dead, it has no use.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then, our (dual) trust in God is like figuratively this our (dual) body. If we (dual) have no breath, there is no use in/to our (dual) body because it is dead. Likewise also is our (dual) trust in God. If our (dual) trust is not accompanied by good deeds there is no use in it.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “As for the body of a person, if it no longer has any breath, we can tell that it is already dead and has no more value. Just like that also is the faith of anybody, for if that faith is not accompanied by good works, there is also no value in that faith of his.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “What we should understand here is this: the faith that has no evidence in good deeds, it’s as if it is dead because it has no value/use. It is also like a person’s body whose spirit has already separated, because likewise that is dead.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Another example which I’ll add on is, when the body has been left by the spirit, of course it’s dead. Well like that too, believing which is just simply acknowledging as true for there is no work which is giving testimony, it’s really dead believing.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Now the person who is dead does not do a bit of work. Like this is the person who is not truly a believer, it cannot be seen that he does a bit of good.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
