Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 17:21:
- Uma: “[[But a demon like that earlier, he will only go away if/when you pray and fast.]]'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But that kind of demon cannot be driven out except only when you pray and fast.)'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “However, this kind of demon, it can only be caused to go out by means of praying and by means of abstaining from food. There is no other way.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But evil-spirits like those, they don’t come-out if the one casting-out does not persist in praying to God.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But that kind of evil spirit can’t be driven out unless you persevere in prayer and fasting.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Concerning those like this evil spirit which walked with the boy, in order to separate them from the person they walk with, it is necessary to pray to God and fast.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Galatians 6:14:
- Uma: “But as for me, I do not want to be proud about anything [make-big my heart], I just make-big [i.e., praise, honor] our Lord Yesus Kristus who died crucified. We can say like this, when Yesus was crucified, I also was crucified, for my connection with everything in this world was severed, there is no longer anything that I hope in other than him.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But (as for) me, there is nothing else that I boast about only just about the death of our (incl.) Leader, Isa Almasi because of me. Because/For he died being nailed on the post so that he could free me from my sin. And because of his death I am no longer carried/influenced by the greedy-desires which-are-evil in this world and I no longer have a desire for the evil deeds in this world.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “As for me by contrast, the only one I praise is our Lord Jesus Christ who let Himself be killed as our substitute. Because of His dying, I am no longer a slave to earthly desires and there is no longer any power of these to rule over me.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But as for me, I boast-about nothing except the death of Jesu Cristo our Lord on the cross, because due to that death of his, what worldly people value has ceased-to-have value to me, and I also, I have ceased-to-be of-account in the estimation of worldly people.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But as for me, that habit of praise-seeking is far from me. I will certainly not seek praise for myself but rather for what Jesu-Cristo our Lord did, in that he took-upon-himself- on the cross -the-punishment for our sins. For, because of that death of his on the cross, I now regard as of no account all that is striven for here in the world, that supposedly being what can cause them to be accepted by God. And also the world’s estimation of me is that I am a person of no account, for I no longer regard as important these things that they strive after.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “But I do not want to be proud about anything, I only want to tell about Jesus Christ dying on the cross. Since Christ died on the cross for me, now I do not like the evil practiced by the people here on earth. And these people who do evil also do not like me.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 9:40:
- Uma: “Several Parisi people who were there heard the words of Yesus. They said to Yesus: ‘Are you (sing.) saying that we (excl.) also are blind?'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Some of the Pariseo there heard Isa say this and they said to him, ‘What are you saying there? That we (excl.) are also blind? We (excl.) here can see.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And there were some Pharisees who heard these words, and they said, ‘So our understanding is blinded is it?'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “There were Pharisees where Jesus was who heard what he said, and they said to him, ‘Are you (sing.) maybe meaning to say that we (excl.) are also blind?'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “The Pariseo who were beside them heard this which Jesus said, therefore they asked at once, saying, ‘Surely we (excl.) aren’t included in those whom you mean by those blind ones!'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Some of the Pharisees who were standing there heard what Jesus said. They said, ‘Do you think that also we are blind people?'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 18:26:
- Uma: “‘That slave knelt down before the king asking for mercy/pity, he said: ‘Please be patient, King, I really will pay my debt!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Immediately that servant stood on his knees facing the sultan begging, he said, ‘Sir, give me some time. I will pay you all my debt to you.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And the servant knelt down in front of the king praying to him. He said, ‘Give me yet time because I will look for this to pay you, and I will pay it all.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When that was so, that official immediately-knelt in front of the king and pled-for-mercy saying, ‘Sir, please have-mercy! Be-patient with me still longer so that I will pay it all.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “That one being caused to pay bowed down in front of the king and begged for mercy. He said, ‘Master, hopefully just give me time to earn/find-money and it’s certain that I will pay all that debt of mine to you.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “But the worker knelt before his boss. He asked the favor and said: ‘Listen, Lord, wait a bit while I find the money to pay you,’ he said.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Ephesians 2:5:
- Uma: “While we were still like dead people because of our transgressions, he gave us new life together with [lit., at one time with] Kristus. So, only because-of the grace of God we were lifted from the punishment of our sins.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “therefore, even though we (incl.) were like dead people because of our (incl.) bad doings, we (incl.) are caused-to-be-alive together with Christ. You are saved because of his love and his mercy/pity for you.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “In spite of the fact that we (incl.) were like dead people because we did not obey His commands, when He raised Christ from the dead He included us also so that we (incl.) might come to own life which has no end. He freed us (incl.) from punishment only because of His kindness to us.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Even though it was as though we were dead on account of our sins, he gave us new life on account of our being joined-to/belonging-to Cristo. Therefore the mercy/grace of God is the reason that we were saved.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Because even though it’s like we were absolutely dead because of our sin, he like included us with Cristo whom he made to live again, in that he will give us life which has no end. Really only because of this grace/mercy of God can we be saved from his punishment of our former way-of-life.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “And now because we walk with Christ, he has given us the new life. Because we had been dead because of our sins. But God did us the favor that he saved us.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 10:31:
- Uma: “From there, the Yahudi people picked up rocks they wanted to throw them at Yesus so that he would die.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When the people heard Isa say this, they again picked up stones for throwing them at Isa.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “When the Jews heard this, they picked up stones again to throw at him because they wanted to kill him.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “That being so, the Jews again picked-up stones to throw at him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When those Judio heard, they all again picked up rocks for they were wanting to stone him again.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “The Jews again picked up stones to stone him.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 19:24:
- Uma: “I also say: it is easier for a camel to go through the hole of a needle that for rich people to submit to God so that he becomes their King.’ [NOTE in Back Translation: the load word ‘camel’ is clearly marked as an animal by a classifier.]” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Yes, I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye (lit. hole) of a needle than for a rich person to be willing to be ruled over by God.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “I tell you that he can’t do it. It’s easier for the animal camel to go into the hole of a needle, rather than for a rich person to submit himself to God that he might be ruled.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “I say furthermore that it is easier for a camel (kamel) to enter the hole of a needle than for a rich person to be included in God’s ruling.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “And I will say this to you also. It’s easier for a big kamelyo animal to pass through the eye (lit. bored-hole) of a needle than for a rich (person) to be able to enter the kingdom of God.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “It is clear that it is very hard for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle. But I tell you that it is even harder for a rich man to let himself enter the hand of God.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Ephesians 3:15:
- Uma: “whom we all relate-to-as-Father, both those of us on earth, and also all the contents of heaven.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “He is the one who gives life to all families/who-are-closely-related (magtewtey-anak) in heaven and on earth.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “As for all of the believers who are still here on the earth, or whether they are there now in Heaven, He has called them His family.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “who is the source of the name or familyhood of all families on this earth and in heaven.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “he who is like-the-Father of all whom he has adopted, in heaven now and still here on the earth, who are now being-called his household.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Concerning this Father, all those who are in heaven and all those here on earth, he is Father to all of them.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- Maan: “Every family in heaven and on earth derives its life from God the Father.” (Source: Don Slager)
