Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 8:19:
- Uma: “and said to them: ‘Give me that power of yours, so that whomever I lay-hands-on as well, they will get the Holy Spirit.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “He said to them, ‘Give me also that power of yours so that if I lay my hands on anyone, he will be entered into by the Holy Spirit.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “He said, ‘Give me also this your power that I might lay my hands on a person and he would be inspired by the Holy Spirit.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “saying, ‘Please give-me-some of that power so that whomever also I lay-hands-on, they will receive the Holy Spirit.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “‘Please, give me also this authority so that whoever I put hands on, he also will be indwelt by this Espiritu Santo.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 7:7:
- Uma: “There is no use of their worshipping me, for their teaching is just the teaching of mankind, not the teaching that is from me.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “There is no use in their worshiping me, because their teachings are just made by men but they say it is from me,’ says God.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “It is no use for them to worship me because they teach as my commandments the things that they alone tell people to do.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “There is no use in their praising/honoring me, because what they teach that are just commandments of people, they say that they are my commandments.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Their worshipping of me is really worthless. For what was commanded by man only is regarded now by them as the law of God, they say.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
For the Old Testament quote, see Isaiah 29:13.
Following are a number of back-translations of Philemon 1:14:
- Uma: “But I do/did not want to keep him here if we have not yet agreed. My desire is that what you do, you do from your own heart, not just because I force you.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But I do not want to force you to help me. I want that you help me from your wish/your own will. Therefore I don’t do anything if you don’t agree/are pleased with it.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “However, I will not yet do this before you permit it. I will not force you to pity me. For what is good is: your doing this should come from a bright breath.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But I decided that it wouldn’t be right if I did that because here you (sing.) haven’t yet had opportunity to give-permission. For I don’t want you (sing.) to be forced to do what is good but rather it should come-from your (sing.) own mind.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But I will not do like that unless you really are the origin. I want your help to be really voluntary, not just being forced.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “But I am not keeping him because I do not want to force you to help me. If you want to help me, that desire which comes to your heart must be what is done.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 9:11:
- Uma: “The Lord said: ‘Leave, go to the road that is called the Straight Road to the house of Yudas. Ask the owner of the house there if there is a Tarsus person named Saulus. That Saulus is presently praying,” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “He said to Ananiyas, ‘Get up. Go to that street called Straight Street and inquire there at the house of Judas about a man from Tarsus named Saul. He is there praying now.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And the Lord said, ‘Go to the street which is named Straight, and there in the house of Judas ask for a person from Tarsus whose name is Saul. He is still praying.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘Go to the street named Straight, and inquire at the house of Judas if Saulo from-Tarsus is there. He is there praying,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Ananias next heard the Lord say, ‘Ananias, go now. Go to the street named Straight/Righteous. The house of Judas is where you are to go. Say to them that you are looking for that person named Saulo who is a taga Tarso. He keeps on praying now.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 8:2:
- Uma: “‘My heart is moved [lit., far-away] seeing these many people. They have been with me for three days, they don’t have any food.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “‘I have pity on these many people because they have been here now with me for three days and they have nothing to eat anymore.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “‘Pity these people. Three nights they have not gone away from us, and they no longer have food.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘I am feeling-pity-for these many-people, because they have stayed-here -with us for three days and their pack-lunches are already used-up.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “‘I pity these people, because today is now the third day that they have been with me, and they have no more food.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Hebrews 2:7:
- Uma: “You made him downhill [in status] a little from the angels, you made him big and gave him an honored position/seat.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “You have caused them first for a little while to be lesser than/below the angels, and then they are praised and honored by you,” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “You made that angels be higher than him; however, only for a short time, because You said that there would be a time in the future when it would be necessary when humanity would be made immortal and be honored.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because even though they are only people, you (sing.) have established-them -in-a-position a little lower than the angels. You (sing.) have also greatly honored them like the honor of a king,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “For this short time you have made people/humanity humble/unimportant in which they are more humble/unimportant than the angels. But you have determined that the day will come when you will elevate people and will give them superior praiseworthiness/glory.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “My God, you first caused that the power of the people would be made less than that of the angels. But afterwards you caused that they would be supremely respected. Because you gave them the position that they rule all the things you have made.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
For the Old Testament quote, see Psalm 8:5 – Psalm 8:7.
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 9:43:
- Uma: “After that, Petrus stayed in Yope for several more nights, dwelling in the house of a worker of leather goods named Simon.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Petros stayed yet in Joppa for some time. He was there in the house of Simon, a man whose work was fixing animal skins.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Peter, he stayed on there in the house of a person named Simon who was a maker of useful things from skin which he dried.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “As for Pedro, he stayed a measurable-number of (i.e. quite a few) days in Joppa at the house of Simon who worked with leather.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Pedro stayed a long time there in Jope. Where he stayed was at the house of Simon who was a preparer of animal hides.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 8:34:
- Uma: “After that Yesus called the many people to gather together with him and his disciples. He said to them: ‘Who[ever] wants to follow me must release his won desires, and he must carry [on the shoulder] his cross–that means he must follow my commands even if it means his death. After that, he can/may follow me.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then Isa called to him the crowds and his disciples. He said to them, ‘If there is a person who wants to follow me, he has to follow my will/wish, not his will/wish. And he also has to carry the post for killing him, that means he submits to endure/suffer persecution and even die. Then he can follow me.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then Jesus called to him the people and his disciples and he said, ‘If there is one who wants to follow me, he must remove out of his mind the things he wants to do, and he must put his cross on his shoulder, which is to say, he must carry out my commands even if it leads to his death. Then he can follow me.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then Jesus called the many-people and his disciples and said to them, ‘Whoever wants to join me, he must turn-his-back-on himself and carry-on-his-shoulder his cross so that he will then go-with me.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Jesus caused the people and his disciples to come close and he spoke, saying, ‘Whoever really wants to follow/obey me, he must deliberately-forget his own will. It’s like he will shoulder his own cross, for what he is now obeying is my will, even if it causes his life/breath to be severed.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
