Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 2:25:
- Uma: “Yesus said: ‘Have you not read what King Daud did long ago when Abyatar was/became High Priest? When Daud and his friends were hungry and there was nothing for them to eat, he entered into the worship house and ate the bread that was offered/sacrificed to God, and he also distributed it to his companions. According to the customs of our religion, it is only priests who are allowed to eat that bread. But even so, this behavior of Daud was not considered-wrong. ‘” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Isa answered, he said, ‘Have you not read as to what King Da’ud did at the time when Imam Abiyatar was the leading priest? Da’ud and his companions were hungry hep and they had no food.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus answered, ‘It is not possible that you have not read in the long ago writings what David did. He and his soldiers were having a difficult time because they were hungry.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Jesus answered saying, ‘You have certainly read what King David and his companions did when they became-hungry.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Jesus answered them, saying, ‘Haven’t you yet read what was done by king David in the past, when he and his companions were hungered?” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- English translation by Michael Pakaluk (2019): “So he says to them, ‘Did you never read what David did, from necessity, when he and the men in his group were hungry?”
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Timothy 5:4:
- Uma: “But if there is a widow who does have children or grandchildren, those children or grandchildren of hers are the ones who must first be taught to take care of her, in order to pay-back/return the [good] character of their elders. For that is what makes God’s heart happy.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But if a widow has children or grandchildren, they ought to know how to help their parents. Because if they really love God they ought to help their parent or their grandparent as their repayment for their helping them before. If they do this God is pleased with them.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “If there is a widow woman who has children and grandchildren, you must teach them what they must do to respect their parent so that they may repay her. This is what God desires.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But if they have children or grandchildren, these must understand that what they should cause-to-go-first in their serving God, it is their caring for their parents and their grandparents to repay them, because that pleases/satisfies God.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “However supposing this widow has children and grandchildren, it’s necessary that they are the ones to look after this parent of theirs. It’s necessary that what is the first-and-foremost to be made a habit of by believers is, taking good care of their parents, for this really pleases the Lord. For they are rewarding these who looked-after/raised them.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “But concerning the widows who have children or grandchildren, these children of the widow are obliged to give them what they need. Because in past days the mother of the children cared for them all the while they grew up. Therefore it is right that the children now care for their mothers when they (mothers) have become old people. Because this is what God looks well upon, that the children care for those who raised them.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 4:20:
- Uma: “As for us (excl.), we (excl.) can no longer stop telling what we (excl.) have seen and what we (excl.) have heard.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “For we (excl.) cannot stop telling people about what we (excl.) have seen and heard.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “It is not possible that we do not spread that which we have heard and that which we have seen,’ said Peter.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because as for us (excl.), we (excl.) we are not able-to-stop telling what we (excl.) have seen and have heard from Jesus.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “As for us (excl.), it’s clear to us (excl.) which we (excl.) must do, for it’s not possible that we (excl.) won’t tell everything we (excl.) saw which Jesus did and all he taught us (excl.).'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 3:29:
- Uma: “But whoever rejects the Holy Spirit, there is no forgiveness for them forever. They are guilty of their rejecting [him] forever.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But if he speaks evil-of/insults the Holy Spirit, he will really not be forgiven for that sin of his will remain with him forever.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “he who speaks in rejection against the Holy Spirit, that sin can never be removed from him, and it can never be forgiven forever.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But as-for the one-who-speaks-evil-of the Holy Spirit, his sin can absolutely not be forgiven, because that is his sin forever.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But whoever will insult/belittle the Espiritu Santo, it really will not be forgiven. As for this sin of his, it can never be removed.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Timothy 6:11:
- Uma: “But you Timotius, you are God’s slave. Keep your life far from all behavior like that. Exert-effort to follow upright behavior. Submit to God. Make-strong your faith in Kristus and your love of others. Endure in difficulties, be gentle to others.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But you, Timoteo, because you were chosen by God to work for him, go-far-from all these bad things. What you ought to aim for is straight/righteous behavior and to do everything desired by God. Strengthen your trust in Isa Almasi, love your fellow-men and make-good your custom to them. Even though you are in hardship/difficulties just endure.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “But as for you, by contrast, you are the servant of God; avoid all behavior like this. Hold tight to righteous behavior, to the fulfilling of the desire of God, to trust in him, to showing love to your companions, to being patient with their transgressions, and to peaceful behavior.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But as for you (sing.) who are serving God, distance-yourself (sing.) from all these-things and strive to follow a righteous and godly way-of-life while at-the-same-time you (sing.) also persevere in believing in the Lord Jesus. Strive also to love God and your (sing.) companions, and if you (sing.) are hardshipped, endure-it. See also that you (sing.) are forbearing to your (sing.) companions.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But you, Timoteo, you are now a servant of God. Therefore put far from you these evil things. What you are to persevere in is, living in righteousness/straightness, which is in harmony with the will of God. Be careful that your believing/obeying and your holding-dear of God and your valuing of your siblings in believing hold fast. What you are also to persevere in is, that you can endure hardship with a good mind/inner-being and you conduct-yourself-properly/be-nice.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “But you, being a worker for God, must not do these things I tell you about. You must do what is good. Let it be seen that your faith is good. Worship God with all your heart. Earnestly endeavor that you love your fellowmen. Endure whatever you pass through. And do not be proud.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 5:15:
- Uma: “Many amazing signs were done by the apostles of the Lord Yesus, with the result that many sick people were carried with their mats, they were laid on the edge of the road. Because they hoped if Petrus passed there later, if only his shadow hit their bodies, they would become well.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Because of the works of the power which the commissioned ones did, the sick were brought by the people to the streets laid on stretchers and on mats so that if Petros passed by there, perhaps some of them might be overshadowed (lit. hit by his shadow).” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Because of the miracles which the apostles did, people carried the sick and placed them at the side of the road on their mats and beds so that they might be shadowed by the shadow of Peter as he passed by.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Therefore, they took the sick-ones to the street and then they laid-them on their beds and mats, because they thought that if Pedro were to pass-by, even if they were only shaded by his shadow, their sickness would be removed.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well because many now had been made well by the apostles, what people there were doing was, they would take the sick ones on the mats they were lying on and put them at the sides of the streets of that city. They were hoping that if/when Pedro would walk there, if those sick ones were even just overshadowed by his shadow, they would get well.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 4:26:
- Uma: “Yesus said: ‘When God becomes King on earth, that happening is like this parable: A person plants his garden/field.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Isa said yet, ‘The ruling of God over his people is like this. (It is) figuratively like seed that a person broadcasted on his land.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Jesus continued speaking, he said, ‘The growing bigger of the rule of God is like a person who planted seed in his field.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “There was also another parable that Jesus told. He said, ‘God’s ruling can-be-compared-to a man who went to plant in his unflooded-rice field.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Something else which Jesus said was, ‘The kingdom of God is like this. There was a person who planted his field.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 2 Timothy 2:4:
- Uma: “For a good soldier, he is certainly patient shouldering suffering, and he is not busy arranging his own arrangements, for he wants to please the heart of his warchief.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “A person who is a soldier (lit. mag-soldier), he wants that his leader be pleased with him. That’s why he does not join in the doing/work of civilians.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “A person who has become a soldier, it is not possible for him to do what people who aren’t soldiers do. For he must always be ready to obey the commands of his master.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Follow-as-an-example also the way a soldier doesn’t get-sidetracked by/in what civilians are doing, because he wants his boss to be satisfied/content with him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “For while he’s a soldier, he doesn’t interfere/get-involved in anything other than his soldiering. On the contrary what he really perseveres in is, that the one who caused him to be a soldier will be pleased with him.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “The person who is like a soldier of Christ is ordered by his Lord and it is He whose will he does. He does not decide for himself what work he will do.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
