Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 18:9:
- Uma: “One night, Paulus had-a-vision. In his vision, the Lord said to him: ‘Don’t be afraid, and don’t stop announcing my Word.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “One night something appeared to Paul/Paul had a vision and he heard the Lord, Isa, speaking to him. The Lord said, ‘Do not be afraid to speak but continue to proclaim. Do not stop.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And the Lord appeared to Paul at night, and he said, ‘Don’t be afraid, Don’t you stop, but rather keep on your preaching my word” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “On one night, Pablo dreamed that the Lord Jesus said to him, ‘Don’t be afraid, no one will injure you (sing.), because I will companion you (sing.). Persevere therefore in preaching without being silent, because there are yet many inhabitants here who will become my people.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “One night, it’s like Pablo was caused to dream by the Lord, who said to him, ‘Pablo, don’t be afraid. Continue your teaching here in Corinto. Don’t want to quit,” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 15:16:
- Uma: “After that the soldiers took Yesus to their dwelling in the Gubernur’s house, and they called all their companions to come.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then Isa was taken by the soldiers to the yard of the palace of the governor. And they called all the soldiers of one company to gather.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Then the soldiers brought Jesus inside the yard of the palace of the governor, and they gathered together the whole company of soldiers.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “The soldiers brought-in Jesus to the house of the governor and gathered-together all their companions.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Jesus was taken by the soldiers inside the house of the governor. And then they gathered together all their fellow soldiers.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of James 3:4:
- Uma: “So also a ship on the sea: no matter how big it is and blown by a big wind, the ship is made-to-walk wherever the will of its leader with just a small [piece of] wood that is named a rudder. [a rare Uma word, probably borrowed from some coastal language; that’s why it is described first].” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “A figure (for it) also is the rudder of a ship. Even though the body of the ship is big and even though the wind which blows it is strong, it is only a small rudder which directs the ship to wherever the one who holds the steering wheel wants it to go.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And even a very big ship which is carried by strong winds, we can control the way it goes by means of a very small instrument.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “It’s also like a ship, because even though it is large and it is propelled-forward by the swift wind, that which directs it toward where the driver wants to go, it is the small metal-piece at its rear.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Like that too is a sailing ship. Even though it is a really big ship and the wind is really strong which can make it go, it can-be-turned-this-way-and-that by the helmsman wherever he wants to cause it to head toward because of its rudder, even though it’s such a little thing.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Now boats are big. When they meet up with a wind, they are pushed, but they don’t turn aside. Because he who steers only has to move the wheel to steer it, and the boat goes wherever he wants it to go.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 19:13:
- Uma: “At that time there were also in Efesus several Yahudi people who were traveling around expelling demons that had entered people. Among them were seven men, all children of a leading priest named Skewa. One time, those seven tried to expel a demon from a person by naming the name of the Lord Yesus. They said: ‘With the name of Yesus whom Paulus carries, you (sing.) leave!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “There were also Yahudi medicine-men (tawal) who were travelling-throughout (lit. covering) that country/place. Their words-uttered for-medicine (tawal) were for casting out demons from people. Then they tried to use the name of Isa, the Lord, for casting out demons. They said to the demons, ‘In the name of Isa whom Paul proclaims, I command you to come out of that person.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And there were some Jews who wandered around because they would cure people who were afflicted by demons, and they decided that they would try curing the afflicted person by using the name of Jesus. And they said to the demons, ‘We say to you by means of the power of the name of Jesus whom Paul spreads, get away from that person.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But-then there were Jews who went-around causing-evil-spirits -to-leave, and they tried to use the name of Jesus. What they were doing, they would say, ‘You (sing.) evil-spirit, on-account-of the power of the name of Jesus whom Pablo preaches-about, you (sing.) leave.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “At that time, there arrived in Efeso some wandering Jews. What those people were doing was, they were expelling evil-spirits. When they observed that the name of the Lord Jesus was what Pablo was mentioning when he expelled evil-spirits, they decided to copy. Therefore, once when they were again expelling, they said, ‘We say to you evil-spirit, in the name of Jesus about whom Pablo is teaching, leave!'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 19:24:
- Uma: “In Efesus, there was a man who was skilled at making things from silver, his name Demitrius. His work was making little-houses from silver that resembled the house of worship of the anitu named Dewa [Goddess] Artemis. From that work of his, he and his workers received no little amount of money.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “There was a silversmith, his name was Demetiri. He was making miniature-houses of silver in the shape of the prayer-house of their female god named Artemis. Demetiri and the men working for him, they earned much money in that work.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “There was a person who was a craftsman named Demetrius. He had many workmen on his payroll who were craftsmen also, and they made much money by making small silver altars which were the means of showing respect to their goddess Artimesa.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because there was a man named Demetrius who was skilled in metal-working silver/coins. Many also were those he salaried to make pretend temples (i.e. images, carvings) of the woman who was their god Artemis, and large also were their profits.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “The one who was the start of it all was Demetrio. He was a metal-worker, who had many personnel who were metal-workers too, who were makers of little images of the worship-place there in Efeso of their pretend god Diana. As for those images, silver is what they were made of, and this livelihood really made money for them.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 16:12:
- Uma: “After that, Yesus also made himself appear to two of his followers while they were walking outside the village. At that time, his appearance was changed, with the result that they didn’t know it was Yesus.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “After that, Isa appeared to two of his disciples while they were walking to a place up-country. But his shape/appearance was changed.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And after this Jesus appeared with his appearance changed to two of his disciples as they were going to the fields.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “After that Jesus appeared to two of his disciples while they were walking to go to the barrios, but his appearance (i.e. the way he looked) had-changed.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Jesus also went-to-see/meet two people who were disciples who were walking, going from the city, but his appearance was different.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of James 5:12:
- Uma: “All my relatives! Of all my advice, this is the most [i.e., is really important]: Let’s not swear [from Indonesian sumpah], naming the sky or naming the earth or anything else. If our purpose is to say yes, say [emphatic] ‘Yes.’ If our purpose is to say no, say ‘No,’ so that we don’t get hit with punishment.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “My brothers, this command of mine is greater than all: really do not swear/use an oath. Do not swear pronouncing/calling-on heaven or earth or whatever. Say yes if it is really yes, and say no if it is really no so that God will not drop judgement on you.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Brothers, I give you a law that if you have a promise, do not make it tight by means of swearing or an oath. Do not swear by means of using anything in heaven or on earth to support your words. Simply ‘yes’ or ‘no’ is what you should use so that God will not punish you.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “I have something yet to tell you brothers which is very important. If you say something, do not swear-an-oath (i.e. call God as witness). Do not swear by heaven or by the earth or anything else. It’s enough that you say ‘Yes’ if you agree and ‘No’ if you don’t-like/disagree, so that God will not punish you.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well now, my siblings in believing, I very much impress upon you that you don’t vow/curse. Don’t say ‘Heaven/sky is my witness,’ or, ‘The world is my witness,’ or anything else which you add on as a vow. What is good for you to say is, if yes, yes. If no, no. Only like that so that you won’t be sentenced by God to judgment.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Now, my dear brethren, here is another word that is important for me to tell you. Do not call for a witness when you speak, not heaven, nor earth, nor any other thing should you call as a witness. When you speak, you must say, ‘Yes’ and that is all. When you say no, then that is all. Don’t want that God punish you because of the words you speak.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 20:15:
- Uma: “From there, we (excl.) continued on, and the next day arrived at the land that was across from the island of Khios. The next day we (excl.) arrived at the island of Samos, and the next day arrived in the town of Miletus.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “We (excl.) sailed again from there and the following day we arrived there near Kiyos. The next day we stopped-briefly at Samos and on the second day, we arrived at Miletus.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Paul decided that we would pass by the town of Ephesus so that we would not have to spend a long time in the province of Asia. Paul was in a hurry because he wanted to arrive in the town of Jerusalem before the day of Pentecost. We left Mitylene and one night later we passed by the island of Chios, and one night later we passed by the island of Samos, and one night later than that we came into the town of Miletus.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “The next-day then, we (excl.) set-out from there, and we (excl.) passed-by Kios. On the second day, we stopped-by at Samos, and on the third then, we went-directly to Miletus.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “We(excl.) left there, and next day arrived opposite Chios. Next day, Samos is where we (excl.) came to. On the fourth day, we (excl.) arrived at Mileto.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
