Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 10:28:
Noongar: “‘You speak the truth,’ Jesus said. ‘Do this and you will live.'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
Uma: “Yesus said: ‘Your (sing.) answer is right/true. Do like that, you (sing.) will get/attain good life.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “‘Your answer is right,’ said Isa. ‘Do that and you will be given everlasting life.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then Jesus said to him, ‘What you said is true. If you do that, you will be given life without end.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “‘Your (sing.) answer is correct,’ Jesus said. ‘If you (sing.) do that, you (sing.) will have life that has no ending.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “‘Really true is what you answered there,’ said Jesus. ‘Provided you always obey those, this life will be yours.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Revelation 10:9:
Uma: “So I did go to that angel, I said to him: ‘Give me that little letter there.’ He said to me: ‘Take it and eat it. If it is in your stomach, it is bitter. But in your mouth it is sweet like honey [bee water].'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “Na, I went to the angel and asked/requested from him the little paper roll. He said to me, ‘Take this and eat it. It will be sweet like honey in your mouth but sour when it is in your stomach.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And I went to the angel and I asked for the small scroll, and he said to me, ‘Take it and eat it. It will be very sweet like honey in your mouth, but when it is in your stomach it will be very sour.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “So I approached the angel and requested the small paper. ‘Take it and (lit. to) eat it,’ he said. ‘Its taste, it is sweet like the honey (lit. water) of bees, but later your (sing.) stomach will hurt from its bitterness.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “Well, I approached that angel. I asked for that writing. He said to me, ‘Here-you-are, here it is. Take it and eat it. On your lips, it’s like the sweetness of bees’ honey, but it’s bitter when it has been swallowed.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Tenango Otomi: “I went to where the angel was to ask for the paper he held in his hand. The angel said to me: ‘Here is the paper. Eat it. There in your mouth it will be sweet like honey. But when it has gone to your stomach it will be sour.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Romans 8:31:
Uma: “If we consider all of this that God has done, our hearts are strengthened. If God is on our side, who will be sufficient/able to oppose us!” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “When we (incl.) think about what I have said there, we (incl.) really know that there is nothing/no one that/who can defeat us (incl.) because God defends us (incl.)/takes our side.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “When we think about all these things, we know that God really is our companion and there’s nothing that can harm us.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “What then do all these-things mean to say? What they mean to say is this. Since God is in/with/for us, who perhaps will be able-to-defeat us?” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tenango Otomi: “Then what other word should we say then? Now we are friends with God. Whoever wants to be against us, it doesn’t matter a bit.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 11:18:
Noongar: “So if Satan’s country is divided, how will his country stand? You say that I drive out evil spirits because Beelzebul gives me strength.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
Uma: “So also in the kingdom of demons. If a demon opposes his fellow demon, the kingdom of demons will definitely fall/be destroyed. But you(emphatic) say, I expel demons with power of Beelzebul, the king of demons.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “Therefore if the leader of demons drives out his demon adherents/disciples that means that they are opposing/fighting each other and the ruling of the demons will not be long-lasting. You say that I drive out demons because I am given power by Belsebul, the leader of demons.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And if Satan fights against his followers, his power will be destroyed. It is not possible what you said, that by means of the power of Endedaman, I am able to overcome his followers.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “It’s the same also with Satanas. If he quarrels-with his fellow evil-spirits, his ruling will emphatically be ruined. I tell you this because you are saying that Beelzebub is the one who gave me my power to cause-evil-spirits -to-leave.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “Supposing Satanas is driving out the evil spirits he rules over, isn’t it so that he is opposing himself? Well, how will his kingdom last? Isn’t it so that it won’t? Therefore it’s not possible/acceptable for you to say that I am able to drive out evil spirits because I was given this ability/means by Beelzebub.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Revelation 12:11:
Uma: “Those our relatives have won, they have defeated the King of Evil-ones. They defeated him with the power of the blood of the Lamb who died to redeem their sins. They defeated him because they kept on confessing/admittingthat the Lamb was their Lord. Although they were persecuted or even killed, they did not retreat from that confession of theirs.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “But he has been defeated by our (incl.) brothers. They can no longer be reached/affected by accusation because of the blood of Isa the one called the Sheep, his blood that was spilled to take-away their sins. The leader of demons is also defeated by the true teaching that they spread/made-known. And they submitted their lives even if they were killed.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “These our brethren, they have defeated the ones accusing them by means of the blood of the sacrificed young sheep and by means of the true doctrine which they spread. They did not hold thier life dear, but rather they let themselves be killed because of their faith.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “Our brothers have defeated (him) because of the blood of the Sheep that flowed-out at his death and also because of the good news that they confirmed. They didn’t give-up but rather they continued to believe even though that was their death.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “Satanas has been defeated by those brethren of ours through the strength of the shed blood of the one referred to as Young Sheep and through their testifying to the truth concerning him who is Jesu-Cristo. For they really didn’t value their lives, just because of their believing in him.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Tenango Otomi: “These brothers of ours have conquered the devil now because the fact of the Lamb dying has power to clear their sins. These have not feared to say that they believe in the Lamb. They didn’t fear to speak the word even though they were killed.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Romans 9:24:
Uma: “We are the ones he called to get that blessing, not just from among the Jews but from among those who are not Jews also.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “We (incl.) hep are his chosen ones. We (incl.) are not only from the Yahudi nation/tribe but from the nations/tribes not Yahudi also.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “We’re the ones He has chosen, however; those whom He has chosen are not just Jews, but rather He has also chosen people who are not Jews.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “We indeed are those people whom God called, and not only we (excl.) who are Jews but you also who are Gentiles.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tenango Otomi: “God called us. Not only Jews he called, but also the people who aren’t Jews he called.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 11:50:
Noongar: “So the people of today will be punished for the killing of the Prophets, all the Prophets who have been killed, since the beginning of the World.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
Uma: “At the end, you who live at this time will be punished because of all the prophets who have been killed since the world was first created,” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “Therefore you, the people of this day, will be punished because of the sin of your forefathers for killing the prophets since the world was created.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “That’s why, as for you people today, you also will be punished for the murder of all the prophets of God who were murdered long ago,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “Therefore the people now, they will be punished for the death of all the prophets since the creation of the earth,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “Therefore in the determining of God, punishment will come to you for all these prophets who have been killed from the creating of the world,” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Revelation 14:7:
Uma: “He called loudly, saying: ‘Submit to God, worship his bigness of life [glory]. Because the time of his punishing has come. Worship God who created the sky, the world, the sea and all the headwaters.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “He called loud, saying, ‘You should fear God. Praise him. Because the time has come now when he judges all mankind. Praise him, he is the one who created the sky and the earth and the sea and the springs of water.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “He spoke loudly saying, ‘Respect God and honor Him because the time has come for Him to investigate the deeds of all mankind. Worship God because He is the one who has created heaven, and earth, and sea, and the sources of water.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “He raised his voice saying, ‘Properly esteem God and acknowledge his greatness, because the time when-he-will-judge people has arrived. Praise/Worship therefore the one who made the sky and the earth, the ocean and the springs and the rivers.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “He spoke loudly, saying, ‘Respect/honor and fear God, and praise the far-from-ordinary strength of his supernatural-power. For the time has now been reached when he will judge all the people. You (pl.) must worship this God who created heaven/sky and the world/land, ocean and all springing water.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Tenango Otomi: “Very loudly he spoke and said to the people: ‘Fear God. Praise him, for now has arrived the time that he will judge the people. Worship God, he who made all that there is above, and he made what there is on land, and he made what there is in the sea. And he made all the places where water comes forth,’ he said.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
