Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 21:18:
- Uma: “The next day we (excl.) went with Paulus to visit Yakobus. All the other leaders were also there gathered with Yakobus.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “The next day, we (excl.) went together with Paul to visit Yakub. The elders also gathered there.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And the next morning Paul and we visited apostle James, and there were there also all of the elders of the believers.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Upon its getting-light (i.e. next day), we (excl.) and Pablo went to go visit Santiago. All the leaders of the believers were also there.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “The following day, we (excl.) went with Pablo to Santiago. On our (excl.) arrival there, the overseers of the believers were assembled.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 1:65:
- Noongar: “All the people became frightened, and this news went to all the hills of the land of Judea. ” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “All their neighbors were surprised, and the news spread all through the hills of Yudea.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “All their companions from near by houses were entered by fear and these happenings became well known in all the places upland there in Yahudiya.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And all of the neighboring people when they heard this, they were very surprised. And the news of that happening immediately spread to all the hill villages there in the province of Judea.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “All their townmates were greatly amazed, and this that had happened was newsed-from-one-to-the-other in all the towns in the mountain-country in Judea.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Fear came to the crowd of their neighbors. Well, those things about Zacarias and family were now always being discussed by everyone in that hilly district of Judea.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Peter 3:15:
- Uma: “Offer our lives to Kristus, and admit/confess that he alone is our Lord. We must make-ready ahead of time our answer to answer people who ask us why we trust in God. But we answer them with smooth/gentle words and with humbleness [lit., a low heart].” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “You should respect Isa Almasi in your liver and you should honor him because he is your Lord. Think beforehand what you will answer if someone asks you why you trust in Isa Almasi.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “You must always consider that your master is Christ. You must always prepare an answer if someone asks you why you trust in God.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “but rather thoroughly esteem/respect and acknowledge Cristo as the holy Lord. Always be prepared so that if someone questions you concerning the basis of your hope/expectation as a Cristoian, you will be able to answer. But see to it that your way of answering is soft/gentle, showing proper respect.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Rather, concentrate your mind/inner-being to acknowledge Cristo with respect, that he really is your Lord/chief. You must always be ready to explain to whoever will ask you concerning this Good News which you are sure of. But be careful to explain slowly/gently to them and to speak with respect.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Respect Christ because he is your Lord. If someone asks you about your beliefs, always know what to answer them. Act respectfully to those who question you, and when you speak, do so softly.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- Martu Wangka: “You should sit true to Christ and think like this, ‘Jesus Christ is my big boss and I will sit true to him only.’ If another person asks you, ‘Why is it that you sit true to Jesus?’ You should carefully report to him Jesus’s talk — you should not speak angrily to him.” (Source: Carl Gross)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 22:10:
- Uma: “‘From there, I said: ‘In that case, what do I have to do, Lord?’ ‘The Lord said: ‘Get up and continue on into the town of Damsyik. There they will tell you (sing.) [or, it will be told to you] all that the Lord God commands you (sing.) to do.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Then I asked, ‘What must I do, Sir?’ He said to me, ‘Get up and proceed now to Damaskus. You will be told there all the work that God has given to you.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And I asked, ‘Lord, what do you want me to do?’ And the Lord said, ‘Get up and continue on into the town of Damascus, and there it will be told you everything that God has decreed for you that he wants you to do.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘I then said, ‘What must I do Lord?’ ‘Then he said in reply, ‘Get-up to go to Damascus, because there is someone there who will tell you (sing.) all that I have decided to have-you (sing.) -do.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “I questioned again, saying, ‘Lord, what am I to do now?’ His reply to me was, ‘Stand up now and continue on now to Damasco. Someone will tell you there concerning all the things which God has determined for you to do.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 2:17:
- Noongar: “When the shepherds saw the baby, they told the couple what the angel had said about the child.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “When they saw that child, they told what the angel had said to them about him.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When they saw the child, they told about what the angel had said to them about that child.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when they had seen the child, they told Joseph and company all that the angel had told them about that child.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When they saw the baby, they related what the angel had said concerning him,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When the shepherds had seen, they related all which the angel had said concerning that child.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Peter 5:6:
- Uma: “So, relatives, make your hearts low, and submit to God who is powerful, so that he will make you high when the time comes.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Therefore cause yourselves to be low towards God the Most Powerful, so that he will make-you-great/honor-you when the time comes that he has appointed.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And because of that it is necessary that you do not hold yourselves high, but rather you submit yourselves to God who is powerful, and He will make you very high in the future at the proper time.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Humble yourselves (lit. make-low your bodies) therefore to God who is all-powerful so that he will make-you -high on the day that he has chosen.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Therefore humble yourselves submitting truly to the supernaturally-powerful God who determines everything. For if it’s like that, he will elevate you when the time has come which he determined.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Therefore do not be proud because you know that God only had the power. And there will come the day that God will honor you.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 23:12:
- Uma: “The next day, several Yahudi people made-plans to kill Paulus. They vowed/swore, they said: ‘We(excl.) will not eat or drink if we (excl.) have not-yet killed him!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When it was morning, some Yahudi gathered together and conferred/planned. They swore that they would not eat nor drink as long as they had not been-able-to-kill Paul.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when it was morning the Jews gathered together because they wanted to do something to Paul. They said, ‘Let’s not eat or drink until we have not yet killed Paul.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When it was the next-day, there were more-than forty Jews who agreed-together to kill Pablo. They all vowed that they would not eat and drink until they had killed him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When the next day came, there were some Jews who gathered together and looked for how they might get Pablo killed. What they did was, they vowed that they would not eat or drink water until they had killed him.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 2:49:
- Noongar: “Jesus said to them both, ‘Why must you two come to this place, looking for me? Didn’t you know that I must be here, in my father’s house?'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “He said to them: ‘Why were you looking for me? Didn’t you know that I had to be in the house of my Father!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “‘Why did you search for me?’ said Isa. ‘Didn’t you know that I have to be here in the house of my father?'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus answered, ‘Why were you looking for me? Didn’t you know that it was necessary that I would be here in the house of my father?'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘How come? Why were you looking-and-looking-for-me? You should have known that I needed to be here in my Father’s house,’ Jesus said in reply.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Jesus replied, saying, ‘Mother, why were you looking for me? Didn’t you (pl.) know that I have to be here in this house of my Father?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
