Following are a number of back-translations of John 3:28:
- Uma: “You heard my words yesterday [recent past time]. I said: I am not the Redeemer King. The reason that I came here, I came here ahead of him to prepare his way for him.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “You are my witnesses that I said that I am not the Almasi. I am only sent here ahead of him, to prepare for him.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “You can testify that I said that I was not the one chosen by God to rule, but rather God sent me to arrive first and then the king.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “You have of-course heard what I said that I am not the Messiah but rather the one whom God sent to go-ahead of him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “You now are the ones who can testify to what I said, when I said, you remember, I am not the one who is Cristo. I was just sent as his fore-runner.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “You heard yourselves that I said before that I am not the Christ whom God appointed to rule. Rather, I have preceded him before he comes.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 10:4:
- Uma: “The names of those twelve apostles/sent ones of Yesus are these: First, Simon, who is also called/named Petrus; after that, Andreas the relative of Simon; Yakobus the child of Zebedeus; Yohanes the relative of Yakobus; Filipus; Bartolomeus; Tomas; Matius the tax collector; Yakobus the son of Alfeus; Tadeus; Simon the Zelot; and Yudas Iskariot (he’s the one who will sell Yesus to his enemies).” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Simon, he is the challenger, and Judas Iskariyot. This Judas was the one who betrayed Isa.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Simon, one of the members of the Canaanite group, and Judas from Kerioth, the one who turned Jesus over to the Jews.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Simon who was called Patriota because he showed-concern-for his country, and Judas Iscariot who betrayed Jesus.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Simon the Cananeo and Judas Iscariote, he being the person who, the time would come when he would be the one to lead the ones wanting to kill Jesus.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Simon, who was in the party of the Cananistas. And Judas Iscariot, the one who betrayed Jesus.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 2 Corinthians 6:3:
- Uma: “We(excl.) really are careful so that our (excl.) behavior is beyond reproach, so that no-one will disparage our (excl.) work carrying God’s Word.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “We (excl.) don’t want that anyone can find fault with our (excl.) doing, therefore we (excl.) really take care so that there is no reason that people do not follow Almasi.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “We want that there is nothing of our activity that people can scold us for, so that no one will be able to criticize our spreading the word of God.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “We (excl.) take-care that we (excl.) do nothing that would be a cause-of-offense or cause-of-sinning of our (excl.) fellow people so that no one will criticize/look-down-on this work of ours (excl.).” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “We (excl.) are really careful not to do anything like something-to-be-tripped-and-fallen-over by anyone, so that our teaching of the Good News will not be shamefully-criticized.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “I search for how what I do will come out well, because I do not want the people to say that the word of God which I speak is no good.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 4:24:
- Supyire Senoufo: “God is Munaa [nose/spirit/breath] — no one can see him. People can only worship him when God’s Munaa shows them the truth.” (Source: Michael Jemphrey)
- Uma: “God, He is Spirit. So, people who worship him must worship with the power of the Holy Spirit, and following the true way.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Isa said, ‘God is the source of spirit/soul, even more so, he is spirit, he is not like mankind having a body. And whoever worships him has to worship him from inside his liver and his worship to him has to be true.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “God is a Spirit, and he has no body, therefore all who worship him, they must worship him not by means of the body, but by means of their whole breath, and their worship of him must be true.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “God, he is a spirit (particle indicates that this is the relevant factor). So those who worship him, it is necessary that their worship be sincere/heartfelt through his Spirit based-on his true godhood.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Because as for God, he is wholly mind/inner-being, having no body. Therefore it is necessary to worship him with/through the mind/inner-being and truth.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “God is not visible, not having a body. Those who worship him must truly from the heart worship him.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- Candoshi-Shapra: “God is fleshless. We must honor him with our hearts [= emotions, intelligence]. We can do this by God’s power.” (source: John C. Tuggy)
See also Holy Spirit.
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 10:36:
- Uma: “Because of this my coming, the people of one household will oppose one another, some will follow me, some will not. A male child is opposed to/has differences with his father, a female child is opposed to/has differences with her mother, a child-in-law is opposed to/has differences with his/her parent-in-law.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “The worst enemies of a person are his relatives.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And a person will be against his close relatives.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “and a person’s enemies will be his own family.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Really a person’s enemy will be from within his own household.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Concerning the enemies of the person who believes in me, those who live in his house will fight him.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 2 Corinthians 8:1:
- Uma: “Continuing on, relatives, we (excl.) tell you what has happened here in the land of Makedonia. The Lord’s help to your one-faith relatives in Makedonia has been big.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So then, my brothers, we (excl.) want to tell you how God helps the gatherings of trusters in Isa Almasi in the place Makedoniya.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “We want you to know, brothers, what took place because of the favor of God to the believers there in Macedonia.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Brothers, we (excl.) want you to know the good result of God’s grace to the congregations in Macedonia.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Now, my siblings in believing, I want to tell you about the good-quality of what the groups of believers in Macedonia did, through the strength of God’s grace/mercy to them.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Listen my brothers, I want to tell you about how the blessing which God gave the believers in the towns of Macedonia came out well.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 5:2:
- Uma: “In Yerusalem, close to the gate called Sheep Gate, there is a pool, in the Yahudi language it is called Betesda. Around that pool, there were five patios [places to sit around and get fresh air].” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “There in Awrusalam was a pool, called in the Yahudi language pool Betsata. This pool is next to one of the gates for entering Awrusalam, called the sheep-gate. There are five huts for shade next to that pool.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And in Jerusalem there was a pool near the gate of the fortress that was called the Gate of the Domestic Animal Sheep. And by the side of the pool there were five sheltering places, and that pool was called Bethesda in the language of Hebrews.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “In Jerusalem, near the gate of the sheep, there was a dammed-up pool that the Jews had named Betzata. At its edge, there were five small-roofed-structures” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “There in that city, near to what was called Gateway of the Sheep, there was a big caused-to-pool water. The name of that in the Hebreo-language was Betesda. There were five roofed-places around it.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “There at Jerusalem is a pool of water which is called in the Hebrew speech, ‘Bethesda.’ It was located next to the gate which is called ‘The Gate for Sheep.’ Also there were there five porches around the pool.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- Lalana Chinantec: “In Jerusalem there is a large hole containing water where people bathe. It is near the gate in the wall which goes around the outside of town which is called the gate of sheep. They call the hole which contains water Bethzatha in the Hebrew language, There were five porches along the water.” (Source: Larson 1998, p. 279)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 11:26:
- Uma: “because thus is your will, Father.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Yes, Father, I really praise you because this is your wish/will.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The reason I thank you is because you did this in this way because it was your desire because of your kindness.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “And you (sing.) did this, Father, because that (concessive particle) is what you (sing.) wanted to be done.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “This is true, Father, for it’s what you determined which is your will.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Thus you did my Father because this is what you determined to happen.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
