Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 15:23:
- Uma: “Yesus did not answer. His disciples approached him, they said to him: ‘Teacher, send that woman away, because she keeps-on-calling following us (incl.).'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But Isa did not answer, not even one word. So-then his disciples went to Isa they said, ‘Tell her to go away, for here she is following us calling us.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “But Jesus took no notice of her, and then Jesus’ disciples came to him, and they begged him saying, ‘Send her home because she doesn’t leave us, and she is always yelling.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Jesus was leaving-her -alone, remaining-silent, so his disciples approached him and they said, ‘Maybe it’s-OK if you (sing.) do what she wants so (she) will go away, because here she is following-and-following (us) shouting.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But Jesus made no verbal response at all. His disciples came up to him. They said, ‘Lord, send her away. For it’s annoying(of sounds), and what she is doing there is following us (incl.) around.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “But Jesus didn’t answer her. The learners then said to Jesus: ‘Hurry up and do what she asks you, because she is bothering us with all this fuss.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Galatians 4:6:
- Uma: “So, since indeed we are children of God, God ordered the Spirit of his Child to live in our hearts. From the work of the Holy Spirit in our hearts, we call-out to God, we say to him: "O Mama! O my Father!" [Mama is the vocative used by children to their fathers.]” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “You are assured that you are his children now because the Holy Spirit the one who is there at his Child/Son, Isa Almasi, was caused-to-come/sent into our (incl.) livers by God. Because of the Holy Spirit in our (incl.) livers it is possible now for us (incl.) to call God our (incl.) Father.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And so that we might know that we (incl.) are children of God, God sent to live here with us the Holy Spirit which is in Jesus. And He has inspired us so that we might be able to say, ‘My Father, God.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “God’s means-of-showing that we are his children, he sent the Spirit of his Child to stay in our minds. Because of him, Father is what we use-to-address God.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well since we are now his children, therefore he caused us also to be indwelt by the Espiritu Santo, that Espiritu Santo who was taught about and promised by his Son Jesus. Therefore through the inspiration (lit. putting-into-our-minds) of this Espiritu Santo, our tongues are light in calling God Father.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Now that we are God’s children, God along with his Son sent the Holy Spirit to our hearts to walk with us. And this Holy Spirit puts it into the mind of a person when he says to God, ‘You are my Father, God.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 8:34:
- Uma: “Yesus said: ‘These my words are very true: all people who do sin are slaves of sin.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Isa answered them, he said, ‘I tell you the truth, whoever does sin, is enslaved by his desire to sin.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus ansered, ‘Very true I say to you that anyone who does bad, he is a slave of bad things.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Jesus answered-them and said, ‘This that I tell you is true. Whoever is consistently-sinful, he is a slave of sin.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “The reply of Jesus to them said, ‘This which I am saying to you is true, that whoever continues to sin is a slave of sin.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Jesus said to the people, ‘Truly I tell you that all who commit sin are already grabbed by sin.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 16:16:
- Uma: “Simon Petrus answered: ‘You (sing.) are the Redeemer King, the Child of God who Lives.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Simon Petros answered, he said, ‘You are the Almasi, the one chosen by God to rule. You are the Son of the living God.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then Simon Peter answered, ‘You are the one chosen by God to rule mankind. You are the Son of the God who has no death.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Simon Pedro said, ‘You (sing.) are the Messiah who is the Child of the living God.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Simon Pedro answered saying, ‘You really are the Son of God who is alive without ending. You really are the Cristo he promised.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Peter answered and said: ‘You are the Christ, the Son of God who truly lives.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Galatians 5:7:
- Uma: “Long ago, your following the Good News was good. So why do you no longer follow the true teaching? Who are they who are misleading you?” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Before/formerly the true teaching about Isa Almasihin was really followed by you. But now who is the one stopping/forbidding you that’s why you no longer follow/obey?” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Long ago you thoroughly followed the true way. Why did you permit that someone hold you back so that you might not believe the true teaching?” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Back then, your following of Cristo was good. What/Who perhaps led-you-astray so that you don’t/won’t believe the truth?” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “In the past your following/obeying the trail/way of truth was indeed good. Well then who has piled-up-a-barrier across this trail, that you are now going-off-the-trail?” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “At the first you walked good. Who is it that spoiled your hearts so that you are separating from the true word?” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 9:7:
- Uma: “and he said to him: ‘Go wash your (sing.) face in Siloam pool.’ (The name ‘Siloam’ means ‘Sent.’) He went and washed his face. When he returned, he could see.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Then he said to the person, ‘Go and wash-your-face in the water Siluwam.’ The meaning of Siluwam is ‘sent’. So-then the blind person went and washed-his-face. When he returned he could see already.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “He said, ‘Go to the pool that is called Siloam and wash your face there.’ (The meaning of the name Siloam is ‘sent’). And the blind man went there and washed his face, and when he returned he was able already to see.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “and said, ‘Go (sing.) wash-your-face in the dammed-up pool at Siloam.’ (The meaning of Siloam is sent.) When the blind-one went and washed-his-face, he was-able-to-see and afterwards went-home.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When he had applied it, he said, ‘Go, go-and-wash-your-face in that water called Standing-water of Siloe. (That Siloe means sent.) That blind man believed/obeyed. On his return to his home, he could now see.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Then he said to him, ‘Go now, wash your eyes in the water place Siloam.’ Siloam means ‘have been sent.’ The blind man went to wash his eyes. Coming back, his eyes were now opened.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 17:20:
- Uma: “Yesus said: ‘[Of course] it was like that, because your faith is so little. I say to you: if we (incl.) have faith, even just a chigger’s-worth, there would not be anything that would not happen. We (incl.) could say to that mountain over there: ‘Move from there,’, and it would certainly move.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Isa said, ‘The reason that you could not drive him out is, because your trust in God is very little. I tell you truly, if you trust in God only just a little bit, figuratively just like the size of a mustard seed, and you tell the mountain to transfer/move, it will really transfer/move. Nothing is difficult for you if you trust. (” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “‘You couldn’t heal him,’ answered Jesus, ‘because your faith is so small. Remember that if you have faith, even just a little bit like a mustard seed, you can say to this hill that it be transferred, and it will obey you. You can do anything.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘Because your faith is lacking,’ said Jesus answering. ‘This that I say to you is true that even if your faith is small like the smallest seed, it is possible for you to say to this mountain, ‘Move-over there,’ and it will truly move-over. There is absolutely nothing that you can’t do!” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Jesus replied saying, ‘Because your belief-in/obeying-of me is still lacking. Hopefully your belief can be like a small seed of mustasa’ which keeps on growing till it is a big plant. For this it true which I will say to you, if your belief in me is like this, really even supposing you say to that hill to move, it’s certain that it will obey you. There’s nothing you won’t have ability for as long as your trust and belief are firmly-founded in me.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Jesus said to his learners: ‘You couldn’t because you were not sure in your hearts that he would be healed. Truly I tell you that if you have just a little faith, even though it is no bigger than the small seed of mustard, then you would be able to say to the mountain there: ‘Leave from where you are, mountain, go to the other side,’ you would say. And the mountain would leave. Nothing is impossible if you have a little faith.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Galatians 6:13:
- Uma: “But actually, those people who are following the custom of circumcision, even they are not following all the Law of Musa. Their desire is for you to be circumcised so that they will be proud [lit., their hearts will be big] of your following their orders.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Even though they teach that you ought to be circumcised as the law written by Musa commands, they do not follow/obey all the commands in the law. They force/persuade you to be circumcised only so that they can boast that they are the ones who convinced you therefore you were circumcised.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “As for those people, now they teach that it is necessary that you be circumcised according to the teaching of the Law. But in spite of that, they do not thoroughly keep the Law. The reason they want that you be circumcised is so that they might be praised because you have become their converts.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Even those who are circumcised, they don’t obey all the laws of Moses, but they want you to get-circumcised so they will be able to boast that you got-circumcised because of them.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But even those who have themselves circimcised, they are not in fact obeying those laws with true obedience. They are just forcing you to be circumcised so that they will be praised because they persuaded you to join the way that they are following.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Well, these teachers whose bodies are marked do not even do all that the law says. They only want you to be marked in order that where they talk they can be proud, saying that you have obeyed them in getting marked.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
