Following are a number of back-translations of Romans 5:11:
- Uma: “And not only that, our hearts are glad, rejoicing over our connection with God that we obtain because of our Lord Yesus Kristus. For through Yesus Kristus, we are in harmony with God.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “And it is not only that. But God made us (incl.) glad also for on-account-of/because-of Isa Almasi, our (incl.) Leader, we (incl.) are now reconciled (with himself) by him.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And that’s not all, for our joy is very great because of God’s kindness to us which He showed by means of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by means also of Him, we (incl.) have become friends of God.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But that’s not the only-thing that we expect, because even now, we are happy because of our companionship with God on account of Jesu Cristo our Lord who made-us his -friends.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “But we not only rejoice that we are saved from punishment, rather we rejoice even more that by means of our Lord Jesus Christ we are brought together with God.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 9:33:
- Noongar: “The two men started leaving Jesus. Peter said, ‘Lord, it is very good for us standing here! We will make three houses, for you, for Moses and for Elijah.’ Peter did not really know the things he was saying.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “When those two were ready to leave/almost leaving, Petrus said: ‘Teacher, it is very good that we stay here! It is better that we (excl.) make three huts here. One is your (sing.) portion, Teacher, one the portion of Musa, and one also the portion of Elia.’ (But he did not know what he was saying [lit, the landing-place of his words,)” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “After this, when the two were soon leaving from Isa, Petros said to Isa, ‘Sir, it is good that we (excl.) are here. We (excl.) will make three huts. One for you, one for Musa and one for Prophet Eliyas.’ He was just speaking but he did not know as to what he was saying.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And as those two were leaving him, Peter said, ‘Lord, it’s very good that we are here. We will make three shelters — one is yours, one is for Moses and one is for Elijah.’ Peter did not remember that he spoke these words. (Manobo way of saying: ‘He didn’t know what he was saying.’)” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When those two men were leaving from where Jesus was, Pedro said to him, ‘Lord, it’s indeed a-good-thing that we have been here. We (excl.) will indeed make three shelters so that one will be yours (sing.), one will be Moses’, and one will be Elias’.’ But he just-for-no-reason said that, because he didn’t (sympathy particle) know what he was talking about.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When those two who were close to Jesus were about to leave, Pedro spoke. He said, ‘Master, it’s really good that we (incl.) are here now. And probably it would be good if we (excl.) make three shelters. One for you, one for Moises and one for Elias.’ Pedro hadn’t thought about that which he said.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Revelation 7:3:
- Uma: “‘Do not yet strike the sea and the shore/land and the forest with plagues/tortures, before we (excl.) put this sign on the foreheads of the slaves/servants of God our [inc] Lord so they will not be hit by those plagues .'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “The angel said to them, ‘Don’t destroy yet the earth and the sea and the trees as long as the servants of our (incl.) God have not yet been marked/sealed on their foreheads.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And as for the four angels to whom are entrusted the destruction of the earth and sea, He spoke to them. He raised His voice and said, ‘Don’t yet destroy the earth and sea and trees until we have placed the mark on the foreheads of the servants of our God.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘Don’t destroy the earth or the ocean or the trees until we (excl.) mark the foreheads of those who serve our God.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “He said, ‘Don’t yet destroy the ground/earth, the ocean and the forest. Wait until the foreheads have been marked of the servants of our God.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “He said to them: ‘Do not do any damage on the land nor on the sea nor on any tree while I am marking the people who are God’s workers, putting a seal on their foreheads,’ he said.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Romans 6:22:
- Uma: “But at this time, you are released from the power of sin and are enslaved by God. This really brings blessing to you, because you live holy and in the end receive good life forever.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But now you have been freed/taken out by God from the holding/ruling of your first master, that is sin. And now you are the slaves of God and God is whom you obey/follow. What is given you in return/the repayment to you is, God causes your livers to be good so you whole-heartedly now obey/follow God and finally God will give you life without end.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “But now we have been redeemed from slavery by God and we are freed from our having to do evil, and because of this we are now servants of God, and this has great value for us because we can now obey what He wants and the reward we will get will be life without end.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But now, since you have been set-free from sin in order to become slaves of God, you are gaining your becoming holy and its outcome is the life that has no end.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “But now we are saved out of sin and now we are workers for God. Therefore now we are God’s people and now we have been given the life which is forever.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 10:3:
- Noongar: “‘Go! I am sending you, like little sheep among dingos.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “‘Go, but be careful, because I order you to go in the middle of evil people. You will be like sheep in the middle of serigala.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Na, go now. But be careful for I send you to bad people, you are like the offspring of sheep going among a crowd of fierce dogs.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “You leave now, but be on your guard because I am sending you to a harmful people. You are like young sheep, and they are like lions.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Go! But be careful, because I am sending you to evil/malicious people as if you are sheep going to where fierce dogs are.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well, you go now. I am sending you like sheep in a mass of wild dogs.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Revelation 9:5:
- Uma: “But those grasshoppers were also not allowed to kill men/mankind, they were only allowed to torture them for five months. The pain of the sting of those grasshoppers was like the pain of the sting of a tumpu lipa.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “They were not allowed to kill those people but to cause them pain during five months. And the pain is as if they had been bitten by a scorpion.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “They were permitted to torture people for five months, but they were not permitted to kill. The torment they inflict upon people is like the pain of a person bitten by a scorpion.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But they were not permitted to kill those people but rather only to hardship them for five months. The strength of the pain of their stings, it was like the extreme pain endured by people who have been stung by a large centipede.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “However those locusts were not being caused to kill those people, but rather only to cause them suffering for the space of five months. The sting they would feel would be like the sting of a scorpion.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “But they were not given permission to kill the people they stung. Because only five months were they given permission to make people suffer. And this pain from their stings was like the sting of a scorpion when it stings a person.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Romans 8:6:
- Uma: “Whoever follow the evil desires of their heart, that-that always is what they think about. People like that get death that separates them from God. But whoever follow the desire of the Holy Spirit, the desire of the Holy Spirit is what they think about, and they get good life and peace/unity/agreement with God.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “If a person always thinks of following his greedy-desire, eventually he will die and go to hell. But if that is what a person always thinks of following/obeying the will of the Holy Spirit, God will give him everlasting life and his liver is peaceful.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Now if the thing which controls the mind of a person is all the evil desires of his body, he will be punished with death death without end. But if the Holy Spirit is the one who controls his thinking, there will be no end to his life and his relations with God are peaceful.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “The person who obeys his evil desires, those alone are what his mind is concentrated on, and the result is that he will be separated from God forever. But the one who obeys the Holy Spirit, his mind is concentrated on what the Holy Spirit desires, and the result is that his mind will become peaceful while at-the-same-time he enjoys life that has no end.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Therefore those who earnestly do the evil in which people live will go to punishment. But the person who earnestly endeavors to do the will of God is the person who has peace in his heart and is given the new life.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 10:35:
- Noongar: “Next day he got his money (lit.: “rock”) and he gave the money to the boss of the house. ‘Look after him’, the Samaritan said, ‘and when I return on this road, I will give you more money for everything you used for him.”” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “The next day he took two pieces of silver money, he gave it to the house owner and said to him: ‘Look-after this person here. I will come back and pay all your (sing.) expenses if there is more/excess than that.’ ‘” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “The next day he gave money to the owner of the house and said to him, ‘Take care of this person for me. If you spend more than this money, I will pay you when I come back here.’ ‘” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “When morning came, he gave some money to the owner of the house, and he said to him, ‘Take care of this man for me, who was robbed, and if you spend any more money on him besides what I’m giving you, when I return I will pay you for it.’ ‘” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “The next day, he gave the house owner some money and said, ‘Please take-care of him. When I return, I will then add to this money if it is lacking.’ ‘” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Next morning, he took out money. He gave it to the owner of that house and arranged with him saying, ‘If possible/acceptable, look after him. If this which I will leave is lacking, just pay on my behalf. When I return here, I’ll just replace it.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
