Following are a number of back-translations of Hebrews 5:10:
- Uma: “And God appointed him as a Big Priest like Melkisedek long ago.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “And God made him high priest like Malkisadik of old.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then, as for God, He gave Him title of high priest just like the priest long ago, Melchizedek.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “because God appointed him highest priest like the priesthood of Melkizedek.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Because God set him up in the responsibility/job of Most-important Priest, like the high/important priesthood of Melquisedec.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Concerning Christ, God appointed him to become the high priest, taking up the work at which the priest Melchizedek worked.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 11:8:
- Uma: “I answered: ‘No indeed, Lord! I have never-yet eaten an animal that is taboo/forbidden or dirty according to the custom of our (excl.) religion.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But I said, ‘I won’t, Sir. As long as I have lived, I have never yet eaten anything defiled or forbidden.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And I answered, ‘Not me, Lord, because I have not yet eaten anything unclean like that which is forbidden by the law.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Whereupon I said, ‘I emphatically don’t-want-to, Lord, because I have eaten-for-viand absolutely nothing that we (excl.) Jews consider-taboo.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “However, I replied saying, ‘Oh, I can’t do like that, Lord, for as long as I’ve been in the world, I haven’t trespassed by eating any food which is forbidden by our (excl.) handed-down law.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 10:2:
- Uma: “There were some Parisi people who arrived wanting to pick a fight. They asked him: ‘According to the law of our religion, can a man divorce his wife?'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Some Pariseo went close to him in order to trap him, they asked him, they said, ‘According to the law, is it possible if a person divorces his wife?'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Then there were some Pharisee people who came to Jesus, for they were looking for a way to accuse him. They said, ‘Does the law allow us to divorce our wives?'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “There were also Pharisees that went to Jesus to try to trick-him -with-words. They said, ‘Does our law permit a man to divorce his wife?'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “There were some Pariseo who went to Jesus there, for the motive in their mind was to test him through this question of theirs which said, ‘Is it in harmony with the law of Moises for a man to divorce his wife?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Hebrews 7:8:
- Uma: “So also, Melkisedek is greater than the priests descendants of Lewi. Those priests descendants of Lewi, they do get one-tenth-part from their companions. But those priests, they also do indeed die just like ordinary people/mankind. Yet Melkisedek got one-tenth-part from Abraham, and there is nothing written in the Holy Book that mentions his death. So, we can say that he lives on and on.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “As for the priests that I have mentioned, they are the ones that the people give their tithes to, they eventually die. But Malkisadik the one Ibrahim gave his tithes to, it is written in the holy-book that he lives.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And as for the priests who are descendants of Levi, they accept the tenth part and they die just the same; but as for Melchizedek whom Abraham gave the tenth part to long ago, according to what we understand in the word of God, it’s as if he is still alive.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Third, the descendants of Levi who are given a tenth, they are all people who die, but Melkizedek, nothing is said about his death in the word of God but rather it says that his priesthood remains-unchanging forever.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Here’s something else, as for those descendants of Levi who were taking a tenth part from the Israelita, they(emph) died. But this Melquisedec who received a tenth part coming from Abraham, it’s like he is alive without ending for it’s not written in the writing concerning his death.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Now concerning these priests who are now alive, whatever the people come to possess they have a tenth taken for the priest. When the priest dies, another priest takes over his work. But this Melchizedek, it isn’t to be seen that he finished his work. Rather it is written in the Holy Book as though he were still living.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 12:10:
- Uma: “So, they walked going past the soldier who was guarding the first door and the soldier guarding the second door, and they arrived at the iron door, the road/way going into the town. That iron door opened by itself. They continued on through that door and went into the town. Before they had walked very long, the angel all of a sudden vanished, leaving Petrus.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “After they had passed the first guard and then the second, finally they arrived at the iron gate that led out to that city. The gate opened by itself and they went out. They walked following one street then suddenly the angel disappeared.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Now they passed the first guard on their way and then the second, and when they arrived at the iron door of the gate, which faces the city, surprisingly it just opened without anyone opening it, and they went inside. The two of them continued on, and after they had walked for a little while the angel disappeared, and Peter was left there by himself.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “They passed-by the first and second guards, then they arrived at the metal door to go-out to the outside. For-no-reason it opened and they went-out. When they had walked the interval of one street, then the angel disappeared.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “They passed the first and then the second guard. And then they reached the gate which went to the city. Although the gate was iron, when they arrived, it opened by itself. Therefore they went straight out. After going out, they continued walking. But they hadn’t walked far when the angel disappeared.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 10:35:
- Uma: “After that Yakobus and Yohanes, the children of Zebedeus, approached Yesus, they said to him: ‘Teacher, we (excl.) have something we (excl.) want to request of you (sing.).'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then Yakub and Yahiya, the sons of Sebede, came close to Isa. They said to him, ‘Sir, we (excl.) would like to ask you (something) to do for us (excl.).'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Then the two sons of Zebedee, James and John, came to Jesus, they said, ‘Oh teacher, we have something to ask from you.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then Santiago and Juan who were Zebedeo’s children went to Jesus and they said, ‘Sir teacher, we (excl.) would have something to request from you (sing.).'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “And then Santiago and Juan, the sons of Zebedeo, came up to Jesus and said, ‘Master, there is something we want hopefully to ask you for. If possible/acceptable, please do it.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Hebrews 8:12:
- Uma: “At that time I will forgive their wrongs, and I will deliberately forget their sins.’ Like that are the saying/words of the Lord.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “I will forgive their sins and I will no longer remember their bad doings,’ says God.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And even though their behavior was evil, I will pity them and I will forgive them and I will forget their sins,’ he said.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because I will forgive their sins. I will not again remember the evil they have done,’ said the Lord God.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Because I have now forgiven them their evil and I will now really forget their sins.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “I will forgive the evil which the people have done. No longer will I remember the sins the people have done,’ says God.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
For the Old Testament quote, see Jeremiah 31:31 – Jeremiah 31:34.
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 13:17:
- Uma: “God whom we Israel people worship chose our grandfathers long ago, and he gave-them-descendants with the result that they were very many while they dwelt-as-aliens in the land of Mesir. From there, he showed them his great power when he lead them out from the land of Mesir.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Our (excl.) forefathers were chosen by God, who is really whom we (excl.) the tribe of Isra’il acknowledge-as-God. He exalted the tribe of Isra’il when they were staying in Misil, the country of another tribe/nation. And God brought them out from that country by his great power.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The God of us (incl.) Jews, he chose long ago our (incl.) ancestors. And he blessed them with good, and their descendants become very very many while they were still living in the land of Egypt which was not their land. Now as for God, by means of his great power he helped them so that they might get away from Egypt.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “The God that we descendants of Israel are worshipping, he chose our ancestors previously so that they would be his people. When they stayed in Egipto which was not their town/country, he helped them and they multiplied, and then he showed his strong power to cause-them -to-come-out of there.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “We know that the God of our nation of Israel chose our forefathers and caused them to multiply, when they went to live in Egipto, and he graced them with great good/good-situation. And then, through the strength of his supernatural-power, he brought them out from their slavery there.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
