Following are a number of back-translations of Hebrews 13:2:
- Uma: “Don’t you stop hosting [lit., causing-to-stop-in] people who pass by. For you don’t know if they are people or perhaps angels. For there have been people who hosted people who passed by their house, they thought they were ordinary people, but in fact they were angels!” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Remember, if there are people coming to your house whom you don’t know, you should treat-them-according-to-custom. For there were people of old when they treated-according-to-custom the people who came to their house, they didn’t know that those were, surprise, angels.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Don’t forget that it’s necessary for you to show your kindness to people whom you do not know. Welcome them in your house because there were some people long ago who had visitors but they did not know that these visitors were angels of God from Heaven.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “See to it also that you are hospitable, because there are those who showed-hospitality to those they thought were their fellow people, and contrary-to-expectation they were angels.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Don’t forget to be causing-to-come-up/stay in your houses those from other places. For there are some who did like this, well it-turned-out-to-be angels that they caused-to-come-up.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Do not forget that when someone comes to your house, give them a welcome. Because there have been some people who gave a resting place in their homes, and didn’t know that it was to angels of God they were giving the resting place.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 16:35:
- Uma: “The next day the Roman ruler(s) ordered police to go to the jail and say to that head of the jail: ‘Release those two who were arrested yesterday.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “In the morning, the officials commanded the policemen, to take the order to the prison, saying, ‘Set those men free.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when morning came, the Roman officials sent the police. They said, ‘Go let out those men.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “The next day, the judges sent police to go tell the guard, ‘Release those people.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Next day some pulis arrived who had been sent by the highest officials. They said to that overseer of the jail, ‘Release those people now.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 14:40:
- Uma: “After that, he returned again to find his disciples sleeping again for their eyes were so heavy [lit., puckery]. He expressed-surprised / was-critical-of them, but they didn’t reply for they didn’t know what to say to him.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Then he returned again to his disciples and he saw them having fallen asleep because they were very sleepy. They didn’t know what they answered Isa.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Then he returned to his disciples, and he saw them sleeping for they could not resist falling asleep. Then they did not know what excuse to give to Jesus.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Returning then again to where his disciples were, they were again asleep, because they were not able-to-hold-open their eyes. And they didn’t know what to say to him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When he had ended, he returned again to those three disciples of his. On his arrival, they were asleep again for they were very sleepy. They didn’t know what to say to Jesus.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of James 1:9:
- Uma: “My one-faith relatives! We who are poor, we must be glad because even though our lives are pitiable, God has made-us-high [i.e., exalted us] [can also be read as future tense].” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “If for example there is a fellow of ours (incl.) a truster in Isa Almasi and he is poor, he should be glad because he will be made great/honored by God.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The poor believer must rejoice in that he is very dear to God.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “You brothers who are poor, extreme should be your happiness, because you have been made-high/important in God’s estimation.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “As for the sibling in believing who is low-class/unimportant here in the world, it would be good for him to be happy about his importance in the sight of God who chose him.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Concerning the believer who is poor, it is said that he isn’t worth anything, but he should be very happy. Because God reckons that the poor person is valuable.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 17:27:
- Uma: “He did like this so that we would want to know who he is, so that if we look for him, we would indeed find him. For actually he is not far from each of us.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “God did this to the tribes in order that they would seek him and in their perseverance perhaps they might find him. But,’ Paul said, ‘God is not far from us (incl.).” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The reason he did this is so that we might search for him and that we might find him. And as for God, he is not also far from each one of us,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “He did that in order that people would look-for him so-that-hopefully they would find him in their groping, because he is certainly not far from us.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “He did like this so that all people would hopefully search for him, even if only a groping/long-shot search, just so that they would find him. For it’s true, he isn’t indeed far from each one of us.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 14:72:
- Uma: “At that time, a chicken crowed a second time. Petrus remembered Yesus’ words earlier that said to him: ‘Before a chicken crows the second time, you (sing.) will already have denied three time that you (sing.) know me.’ [So] Petrus wept sobbingly.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Immediately the cock crowed. This was the second time. Then Petros remembered what Isa had said to him, ‘(When) the cock has not yet crowed twice, you will have argued/denied three times that you do not know me.’ When Petros thought about this, he wept.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And immediately the chicken crowed a second time. And then Peter remembered what Jesus had said to him when he said, ‘Before the chicken crows twice you will say three times that you do not know me.’ And then Peter wept out loud because his breath was very painful.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Right-then the rooster crowed the second-time (lit. repeated to crow). And then Pedro remembered what Jesus had said that before the repeating of the rooster to crow, he would three-times say-in-denial that he didn’t know him. And he was absolutely defeated by his sorrow (lit. pain of his thoughts) and he cried-bitterly.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Suddenly/unexpectedly a rooster crowed again. Pedro remembered then what Jesus had said to him, saying, ‘Before the rooster crows a second time, three times you will deny me.’ When he remembered that, he cried.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of James 2:14:
- Uma: “All my relatives! What is the use if we say we believe in the Lord, and our behavior doesn’t follow his desire/will. Will we be freed from the punishment of our sins if our faith is like that? No indeed!” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “My brothers, if there is a person who says that he trusts in Isa Almasi, but his doings are not right, there is no use in that trust of his. That trust of his will not be able to take him to heaven.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “There is no value in the faith of anybody toward God if his faith cannot be perceived by means of good works. Faith like this is not true and cannot save from punishment.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Brothers, if someone says that he believes in Jesu Cristo but he is doing nothing to show that it is true, of what use is it do-you-suppose? Is it possible do-you-suppose for him to be saved by-means-of that kind of faith?” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “My siblings in believing, really nothing will be gained by a person, even though he says, ‘As for me, I am now a believer,’ if there is nothing he is doing which testifies that he now belongs to the Lord. The truth is, with that kind of believing, he won’t be sure of being saved.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Listen, my dear brethren, the person who says that he is a believer and does not do anything good, says that he is a believer in vain. Can the person be saved who only says that he has faith?” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 18:25:
- Uma: “He had already also been taught the account of the Lord Yesus. So, when he arrived in Efesus, he taught with his real heart, teaching people the account of Yesus with all-clarity, but he did not-yet know all the teachings of Yesus, it was still only the baptizing of Yohanes the Baptizer that he knew.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “He had been taught about the teaching of Isa, the Lord. He spoke forcefully (lit. caused-to-be-really) and his teaching about Isa was correct. But that is what he only knew the baptism/bathing taught by Yahiya.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Someone had taught him beforehand about our Lord Jesus, and he was very strong to teach, and correct was his explaining about Jesus. However, the only thing he knew about so far was the baptism that John taught.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “He was industrious to teach concerning the Lord Jesus, and what he was saying moreover was true, because someone had taught him previously. But what he knew however was only what Juan had been teaching when he was still baptizing.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “He had been taught already concerning the Lord, but the limit of it was that which had been taught by Juan who was baptizing in the past, saying, ‘Repent and let go of your sins because the kingdom of God is near.’ But even though that’s all he knew concerning Jesus, he was really teaching it thoroughly and with perseverance.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
