Following are a number of back-translations of Philippians 1:28:
- Uma: “No matter what happens, don’t you be afraid of people who oppose you. Because that makes-clear that God will punish them, and you, relatives, will be freed from punishment, for God has freed you from the punishment of your sins.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Don’t be afraid of the ones who ‘enemy’ you. For if you are not afraid, they will understand that they are the ones who will be punished and you are the ones who will be given life without end because God is the one helping you.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And I will hear also, that you are not afraid of your enemies. Because if you’re not afraid of them, they will understand that they are the ones who will be punished and you are the ones who’ll be given life without end. Because God will cause them to understand this.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “You should have no fear of those who oppose you, because your courage, that’s the sign by which God shows them that they will in-the-future be punished forever. And that indeed also is how-they -will-know that you will be saved.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Don’t be afraid of those who oppose you, for as long as you endure with a good mind/inner-being their causing you hardship, it testifies that, according to the determined-plan of God, they will fall under the sentence of death which is unending punishment, and as for you, your salvation is assured.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “When you are persecuted by those who are enemies to the good news, do not be afraid. Because concerning them, what they do is a sign that they will be lost. But concerning you, what you do will be a sign that your lives (soul and spirit) will be saved. In what you do, it is God who helps you.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 13:37:
- Uma: “Petrus said again: ‘Why will I not be able to follow you (sing.) now, Lord? I would even die because of my following you (sing.)!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Petros said to him, ‘Sir, why can I not follow you now? I submit/surrender even if I am killed, if it is because of you.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Peter said to him again, ‘Why can’t I accompany you now? I’ll go with you even if I have to allow myself to be killed because of you.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Pedro then said, ‘Lord, why perhaps can-I not -follow now? Because here-now I am prepared to die for you (sing.).'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “‘Lord/Chief, why won’t I be able to go along with you now?’ next question of Pedro. ‘It’s true, I will give my life/breath because of you!'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Peter said, ‘Lord. Why do you say that I can’t follow you now? I will lay down my life for you.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 23:23:
- Uma: “‘Disaster on you, you religious teachers and Parisi people! You are just good on the outside! Even the little plants, like mint, lemongrass and basil, you offer-in-worship one tenth part to God. Yet the really big commands in the Lord’s Law, like behaving uprightly, loving others, and keeping promises, you don’t pay attention to [them]. Actually it is those big commands that you must keep, and also don’t forget the small commands.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “‘You are to be pitied teachers of the law and Pariseo for God will punish you. You only pretend to follow God. You tithe even up to the plants for spicing your food. But you do not follow the great/important commandments. You are not straight/righteous, you have no pity/mercy on your companions and you are not trustworthy. It is good if you tithe, but you should not forget/reject doing what I said there.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Pity you, you teachers of the law and you Pharisees, because your faith in God is a lie. You give to God the tenth part, even of the seasonings of food like mint, anise and cummin, but you do not obey the greatest commands like righteous activity, pitying your companion, and fulfilling your promises. You must give the tenth, but you must not also avoid these more important laws.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘Pitiful are you teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! Because you are careful to give to God the tenth, even what you harvest that is added-in-small-amounts (as flavoring) to what is cooked-for-viand, but you have been ignoring the more-valuable commands of the law that say that your way with your fellows should be righteous, you should be merciful to them and be trustworthy/faithful. It would be good/better if you had been careful/thorough with these more-important things while meanwhile you continued to give the tenth.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Extremely hard is being reserved for you, you explainers of law and Pariseo, who pretend to believe/obey God. You follow/obey well the law about giving God a tenth part of your plants, even food flavorings. But you deliberately-forget to follow/obey the most important teaching of the law, which is straight/righteous deeds, aid-giving/generosity and the habit of being reliable/trustworthy. You really must do these most important things, and keep on too with your following/obeying of those others which were said.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Listen, you teachers of the law and Pharisees, how great is the suffering you will have, for it is not true that you are good people. Concerning the tenth you give to God, you give it of all you have, even the mint you give a tenth of to God. The same for the anise and cummin, you give the tenth of it to God. It is good that you do so, but there in the law it says another word that is more important that you do. Because it is written that you must walk good, and you must have mercy, and that you must truly walk so that all is correct in what you do. These are the words which are most important that you do, as well as continuing to give a tenth to God.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Philippians 2:30:
- Uma: “From his work working for Kristus, he very nearly died. He did not consider himself because he wanted to be your hands here helping me.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “for he really almost died because of his work for Almasi. He did not hold-dear his life so that he could just help me because you were not able to help me at that time.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “because he almost died so that he might fulfill what Christ wanted him to do. He risked his life so that he might help me, because I could not be helped at that time by you.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “because as for him, he almost died because of his doing the work-that-Cristo -had-him -do, and he risked his life helping me in your absence.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “For as for this Epafrodito, he really risked his life (lit. body). Why wouldn’t I say that when this illness of his couldn’t have been more serious in his just persevering in this work of Cristo, and what you sent him here to do because you want to help me.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “You see that he was on the verge of death because he was doing the work of Christ in that he was helping me. He gave himself to suffer in helping me, doing that which you were not able to do for me.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 14:31:
- Uma: “But this must happen, so that all people know that I love my Father and I always follow all that he commands me. Stand-up, and let’s go.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But all mankind shall know that I love my Father, therefore I persevere doing all as my Father has commanded to me. Na, stand up now, let us (incl.) go,’ said Isa.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “However, what I am going to do now is what my Father God commanded me to do. I will carry this out so that mankind will know that my Father is big in my breath. Now get going, because we are leaving here.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “but I permit what will happen so that all people will come-to-know that I love my Father and am careful/thorough to obey all that he has commanded me. All-right, let’s go.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But so that it will be comprehended by the people here under the heavens that I hold the Father very dear, I will really fulfill what he sent me here to do. Stand up now and we’ll be going now.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “But it is necessary for what is to be, in order that the people will know that I love the Father. And I do what he ordered me to do. Get up now and let’s leave here.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 24:16:
- Uma: “the people in Yudea had better flee to the mountains.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When you see this, the people who are in Yahudiya shall/must flee to the mountains.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “those who are in the province of Judea should run away to the hills.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When you see that, those who are staying in Judea, it is necessary that they hurry to run-away to the mountains.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When you see this, as for those who are taga Judea, it’s necessary to run-away to the hills.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “When you have seen this come to pass, then the people who live in the land of Judea must flee and go to where the mountains are.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Philippians 4:14:
- Uma: “But even so, your hearts are very good, relatives, to help me in my trouble.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But it is really good because I have been helped by you when I was in trouble.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “But in spite of that, you are very generous because you have helped me here in my many troubles.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But even though that is so, the way you helped me in my time-of-hardship was nonetheless admittedly good.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “However I am really very happy about this which you have done which is your help to me in my hardship now.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “It is good what you do, in that you help me when I am in need.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 16:5:
- Aguaruna: “But now, returning to the one who sent me I tell you this. Not even one of you says to me, ‘Where are you going?'”
- Yatzachi Zapotec: “And even though I will return now where my Father is, the person who sent me, not one of you asks me what it means that I will return.” (Source for this and above: M. Larson / B. Moore in Notes on Translation February 1970, p. 1-125.)
- Uma: “But now, I am about to go to my Father who sent me, and there is not one of you who asks where I am going.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But now I am telling you because I am soon leaving, going back to the one who sent me. And none of you asks me as to where I am going.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “But now I am returning to my Father who sent me and none of you asks me where I am going.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But I tell-it now, because I am returning to the one who sent me. And here none of you inquires as to where I am going?” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Jesus further said, ‘Today/now, I will now go home to the one who sent me, but there’s not even one of you who is asking about this where I will go home to.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Now I am going and will live where my Father who sent me lives. Now none of you asks me, ‘Where are you going?'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
