Following are a number of back-translations of 2 Corinthians 5:15:
Uma: “For the purpose of Kristus dying to take the place of all people [is/was] so that we who are still living in this world will no longer follow our own desires. We follow Kristus’s desires, for he is the one who died and lived again to take our place.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “Almasi died in place/as exchange for all people so that we (incl.) the ones living, no longer follow our (incl.) own wishes but that is what we (incl.) follow the wishes of the one who died in our (incl.) stead and he lives again for our (incl.) good.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “He died as a substitute for all mankind, so that those people who are still alive, they might no longer do what they want to but rather, they might fulfill the desire of Christ who is the one who was killed and raised again, so that they might be freed from punishment.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “He died for all in order that we who are alive, it shouldn’t be what we desire that we follow but rather what Cristo desires who died and lived again for us.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “Well, he died substituting for all people so that, we who are like his companions in being made alive again, hopefully we will now live no longer giving priority to our own will but rather to his will because he died because of us, and was made alive again too.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Tenango Otomi: “Christ died to save all of us and now we do not decide for ourselves how we will walk. Rather we now live to do the will of Christ, he who died and resurrected.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 4:15:
Uma: “That woman said: ‘If thus, give me that water, so that I will no longer always be thirsty, and I will no longer need to come here to fetch water every day.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “‘Sir,’ said the woman, ‘give me this water, that you spoke about, to drink, so that I won’t get thirsty again and that I don’t have to keep coming here to draw water.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And the woman said, ‘Sir, let me drink some of that water that you are talking about so that I will never get thirsty again, and I will never again also have to fetch water here.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “Then the woman said, ‘Sir, please give-me-some of that water so I will-never-get-thirsty and I will not have to keep-coming here to go get-water.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “The woman said next, ‘Master, well if that’s how it is, give me that water you’re talking about, so that I won’t become thirsty again, coming again and again here to this well to draw water.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Tenango Otomi: “The woman said, ‘Sir. Give me the water you are speaking about so that I will never be thirsty. Also I will never come to draw water from this well here.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 10:27:
Uma: “‘What I say to you that other people do not listen to, you must speak/tell to all people. What I just whisper to you in your ear, say clearly in the ears of the people/crowd.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “Whatever I tell you at night, tell it in daytime, and whatever you hear when it is you only/in private, spread it to the people in the market.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The things which I say which you alone have heard, tell them to everybody. That which I whisper to you, spread it to all people.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “What I have been saying to you that no one (else) was able-to-hear, it is necessary that you make-known to the many-people. What moreover I have been whispering to you, it is necessary that you shout it so that many-people will hear it.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “The things I am saying to you when you are the only ones I am teaching, you must make them known to all people. My teachings that only you heard, you are to teach them to everyone.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Tenango Otomi: “These words I tell alone to you, you must tell to all the people. These words I whisper in your ears will be heard in all the towns.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Amele: “(What) I tell you secretly in the dark tell in daylight before the eyes of men. (What) I whisper to you and you hear tell all people while standing on the house ridgepole.” (Source: John Roberts in this article )
Following are a number of back-translations of 2 Corinthians 7:8:
Uma: “Even though the contents of my letter the other day [lit., yesterday] stung your hearts, yet my heart is not sorry that I wrote that letter. At first my heart was sorry, for I knew that your hearts would be sad reading that letter. But your sadness of heart was only for a while.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “Because even if you are sad/troubled because of my letter/what I wrote to you, I do not regret that I sent that letter to you. It is true in the beginning I regretted it, when I knew that you were sad even a little while only because of that letter.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “For even though you became sad by means of that letter. I decided that it was very good that I sent it. At first I was sorry that I had sent it, because it made you sad; however, only for a short time.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “Because even though you were saddened because of that letter of mine to you, I have no regret now that I wrote it. I did admittedly feel-regret when-I-found-out that you were hurt, even though your sorrow was only for-a-moment.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “For even though that letter that I sent you gave you grief, I am not now regretting the things that I wrote. Admittedly I did feel-regret over that letter when I heard that it had given you grief even if only for a short time.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Tenango Otomi: “When I sent the letter to you before, my heart was sad because of the words in the letter. Because I knew very well that your hearts would be sad when you read the words written there. And now, my isn’t sad because I wrote the letter to you. Because I know that no longer are your hearts sad.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 4:47:
Uma: “When that leader heard of Yesus’s arrival in Galilea from Yudea, he went to Kana town to meet him, he said to him: ‘Lord, let us go to Kapernaum, you (sing.) please heal my child for me, because he is nearly dead.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “When this titled-one heard that Isa had arrived in Jalil from Yahudiya, he immediately went to Isa. He begged Isa to come along to Kapernaum to heal his child because he was soon to die.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when he heard the news that Jesus was arriving in Galilee from Judea, he went to Jesus and he begged him that he should go to Capernaum so that he might heal his child because it was dying already.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “When he heard-reported that Jesus had arrived in Galilea coming-from Judea, he went and pleaded with him that he go to Capernaum to go heal his child who was already dying.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “When that person knew that Jesus had arrived again in Galilea coming from Judea, he went at once to him in Cana. He asked him to continue on to Capernaum because he was asking aid for his now dying son.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Tenango Otomi: “That man heard that Jesus had now arrived in Galilee from Judea. He went to see him to ask the favor that Jesus come to his house in order to heal his son, since he was about to die.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 5:4:
Uma: “Because sometimes an angel of the Lord descended to that pool to stir-up the water. And whoever got into the pool first when its water was stirred-up, he was healed from the disease that he suffered from.]]” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “For sometimes, an angel from God went to the pool and stirred the water. And the first one getting into the water, after the water had stirred, was healed no matter what his sickness was.)” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “For it was reported that there was a time when an angel of God would come down to the pool, and he would stir the water. And then the first person to jump into the water would become well of whatever sickness he had.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “Because from-time-to-time reportedly, there was an angel of God who went and entered to move/ripple the water. And the one who went-first to enter the water upon the angel’s moving/rippling-it, whatever was his sickness was removed.]” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “Because according to their folklore, an angel of God sometimes came down and he stirred up the water. Whoever was first to go down and step into that water which was stirred up, whatever illness was his illness would then get better.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Tenango Otomi: “Because at times an angel arrived and disturbed the water in the pool. That one of the sick people who first got into the water when it was disturbed was healed of whatever sickness he had.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 11:28:
Uma: “‘Come, all you who are tired, and whose burden [anything carried on the back with straps] is heavy, I myself remove/release your burden.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “Come to me, whoever of you is tired and in difficulties (lit. feels heavy) so that you can rest.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Come here to me, all of you who are tired because of your carrying heavy customs, because I will cause you to rest.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “‘All of you who are tired and burdened (lit. heavied), come to me so that I will cause-you-to-rest.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “Come here to me for help, all you who are weary and suffering hardship for your customs and rules/taboos are like heavy baggage. Believe/obey and trust-in/rely-on me for I will cause you to rest.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Tenango Otomi: “All the people who are tired from not being able to do all the words taught to them, you must allow me to help you in order that you find out how to rest your souls.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 2 Corinthians 9:11:
Uma: “He will give every sort of blessing to you, so that you can always be generous to others. So, when we (excl.) take your gift to our (incl.) companions whose lives are pitiable in Yudea, many people will say thank you to God.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “God will always give you exceedingly so that you can be generous even whenever. When we (excl.) take your help to the people they will really thank God.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “For He always makes it possible that we have enough money so that we might help those in trouble. And therefore, brothers, many will thank God because of the help that you will send with us.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “He enriches you with all kinds of richness so that you will also be able to share continually with those who are-in-need. And many will thank God when they receive what you send-via us (excl.).” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “Therefore I am sure that, because of this (financial) help that you will give, God will give-you -a-plentiful-supply of all things, so that more (people) than ever can be helped by you. And it will also happen that many will thank God because of your help that we will take to them.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Tenango Otomi: “You will find much in order that you can give much. When I have delivered the help you send to our brethren who are suffering, this will cause God to be thanked very much.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
