Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 2:7:
Uma: “No kidding their surprise, they said: ‘What do you think is happening here? For those speakers there are all Galilea people.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “They were amazed and greatly surprised, so they said, ‘What’s this? These who are speaking are men from Jalil hep.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Therefore they were startled and amazed, and they asked each other saying, ‘What maybe is this? They are Galileans who are speaking.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “They were extremely amazed saying, ‘What truly is this? Aren’t all those who are speaking from-Galilea don’t-you-suppose?” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “They were really very amazed and were quesioning-one-another, saying, ‘Isn’t it so that these ones speaking in many different languages are all taga Galilea?” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Hiligaynon: “They said, ‘What is this? They are all from-Galilee!” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
Mairasi: “They themselves their breath kept escaping as they looked at them, then they said: ‘Wow! We say in our hearts: ‘These very people who are speaking are all Galileans!’ we say.” (Source: Enggavoter 2004)
Bariai: “They were startled and amazed and said, “Yo, these people who are talking, they are all from Galili, eh?” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
Kupsabiny: “Then these people said, ‘This is unheard of! Are not all these people Galileans?” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 1:16:
Uma: “While he was walking on the edge of Lake Galilea, he saw two men. Their names: Simon with Andreas his relative. At that time they were fishing in the lake with nets, because that was their work.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “So-then, while Isa was walking at the edge of the lake called Jalil, he saw two siblings, Simon and Andariyas fishing-with-a-net (magpokot) there in the lake because they were fishermen.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “One day at that time as Jesus was walking along the shore of the lake of Galilee, he saw Simon and the younger brother of Simon, Andrew, who were netting for fish in the lake, for they were netters.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “On one-occasion when Jesus was walking along the edge of the wide pond/lake (henceforth lake) in Galilea, he saw Simon and Andrew who were siblings who were net-fishing, because that was their work.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “Once when Jesus was walking there on the shore of the Lake of Galilea, he came upon two fisherman brothers, Simon and Andres. They were fishing (with a circular net hand-thrown from the shore).” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Shipibo-Conibo: “Then, edging-along Galilee lake, Jesus saw Simon. He saw Simon’s brother Andrew also. They were cast-netting in the lake. They were fish getters.” (Source: James Lauriault in The Bible Translator 1951, p. 32ff. )
Balinese: While walking at the shore of the lake of Galilea, He met I Simon [I is a personal article referring to regular people] and his brother, I Andreas, whilst they were casting their net in that lake, for both were cast-net-fishers.” (Source: J.L. Swellengrebel in The Bible Translator 1950, p. 75ff. )
English translation by Michael Pakaluk (2019): “And as he was walking along the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon, and Andrew, the brother of Simon, in the sea casting. (They were fishermen, after all.)”
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Timothy 1:17:
Uma: “It is so fitting we honor and worship God, the King who governs forever, who has no death, who is not visible, and of whom there is no second one. It is fitting we honor him and make-big his name forever. Amin! Thus indeed!” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “Let us (incl.) honor the only God. He is the one who rules forever. He does not die. Mankind cannot see him. He is worthy to be praised and honored forever. Amin.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “As for the only one God, He cannot be seen. He is the king of everything and He has no death; may He be respected and praised forever.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “Therefore may the King whose rule has no end be acknowledged and honored/praised/worshipped forever, the only-one God who will-never-die and can-not -be-seen. Amen.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “Therefore praise and honor without ending our King who has no origin, no ending, he who has no death, who can’t be seen with our eyes. He only is God, there is no other. This is the truth.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Tenango Otomi: “Therefore now,God must be praised forever. Because concerning all that there is, this is what he rules forever. This One is One who will never die and no person is able to see him. There is no one like him. He is alone wise. Amen.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 2:39:
Uma: “Because God promised that he would give us the Holy Spirit, and to our descendants, even to people who are far away. This promise of God’s is for [lit., the portion of] all people whom our Lord, the Lord God, has called to be his followers.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “For this is God’s promise hep to you Yahudi and to your descendants, and including also all in the far places, whoever is told/commanded by our (incl.) Leader God to follow him.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And as for us (incl.) and our (incl.) descendants, we (incl.) are the ones who were promised the Holy Spirit. And not just only us, but also those people who live a long way off, anyone whom God makes to believe in him.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “Because that is what God promised to you and to your descendants and to them who are in distant countries, even any person whom God our Lord calls.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “For this is what was promised to us all, including our children and people in far away places, as many as are called by God to submit to him.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Lalana Chinantec: “‘For God has said he is willing to give to you his Great Spirit. He will also give it to your sons. He will give it to people who live far away and to all the people whom our Lord has chosen.’ That’s what Peter said to the Israel people.” Morelos Nahuatl. “God wants to give his Holy Spirit to you and your children and to all those who are far away. All whom God calls he will give his Holy Spirit to them.” Isthmus Mixe: “For if you thus comply, you will be surely given the Holy Spirit. God previously said that he would thus truly give you. He wants to give him to you and your children and all the ones in a far place and who ever gets called to/by the Lord our God.” (Source for this and two above: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 2:3:
Uma: “While he was speaking, four people carrying their lame friend came.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “So-then a sick person was brought to him carried-on-a-stretcher by four people. That sick person was paralyzed (lit. dead his body).” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “and then some people arrived carrying a person whose body is paralyzed. He is being carried by four men.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “some arrived who were bringing a cripple. Four men were carrying-him -at-either-end.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “Just as he was teaching, four people arrived bringing a person who was paralyzed (lit. had a dead part of his body).” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Kim text for oral translation: “They brought to him a person who was paralysed sabtak [qualifier], there were four people carrying him.” (Source: Bayamy Tchande Awakde in The Bible Translator 2025, p. 23ff.)
English translation by Michael Pakaluk (2019): “And here they come bringing a paralyzed man, carried by four men!”
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Timothy 3:14:
Uma: “Timotius, I have-plans to come visit you. But even so, I am still writing this letter to you,” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “Na Timoteo, I expect/hope that I can go to you easily/soon. But I am just writing to you these teachings” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “As I write this, I am expecting that I might soon be able to visit you.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “May it not be long until (and-then) I have a way to go there (near addressee), but I will write you (sing.) these-things nevertheless” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “I want hopefully to be able to come there to you soon, but I may be delayed. That’s why I am writing these instructions to send to you, so that you will know how to do the work of the Lord which is overseeing the believers in him there. For all of these who are believers in God, he who lives till forever, an illustration of them is, they’re like posts and buttresses of a house, because they are the ones who uphold/stand-up-for the truth which comes from this God.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Tenango Otomi: “Listen Timothy, I am eager to go to see you.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 3:24:
Uma: “The prophets who carried the Lord’s Word long ago, beginning from the prophet Samuel down to [lit., until arriving] the prophets who came after Samuel, they all foretold what has happened at this time.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “Likewise also,’ Petros said, ‘all the prophets beginning with/from Nabi Samuel have spoken about these present days.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And the others who were inspired long ago who prophesied,’ said Peter, ‘like Samuel and those who came after him, they prophesied also the things that are taking place today.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “Samuel also and all the other prophets who replaced/succeeded him, there is also that which they prophesied concerning what is happening nowadays.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “Yes indeed, all the prophets, from Samuel onward, there wasn’t one who didn’t tell concerning this time right now.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 3:7:
Uma: “Yesus with his disciples departed from there and went to the edge of the lake. Many Galilea people followed him. Many also came from Yudea-land,” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “So-then Isa and his disciples left going to the shore of lake Jalil. Very many people followed him, not just from the place Jalil but from the place Yahudiya also” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Jesus and his disciples left there and they went to the shore of the lake. Very many people from the province of Galilee followed Jesus. Some of them came from the province of Judea,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “Whereupon Jesus and his disciples went-away from there and they went to the edge of the lake. In-a-large-group were the people who followed them from Galilea. There were also many from Judea,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “As for Jesus and his disciples, they didn’t stay there any longer. They went to the shore of the lake. Many taga Galilea followed them. There were other people too who were arriving. There were some from Judea,” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
