Following are a number of back-translations of John 20:17:
Uma: “Yesus said saying to Maria: ‘Don’t touch/handle me, because I have not yet ascended/gone up going to my Father. Go to my relatives, say to them that I go to my Father and your Father, my God and your God.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “Isa said to her, ‘Do not hold-on/cling-to (kaput) me because I have not yet gone home to my Father. But go to my siblings and tell them from me that I go home to my Father and my God. He is also your (pl.) Father and your (pl.) God.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus said to her, ‘Do not cling to me because I have not yet ascended to my Father. Go to my brethren and say ‘I am going to my Father, to my God. He is also your Father and your God.’ ‘” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “But Jesus said, ‘Don’t you (sing.) hang-onto/restrain-me (both lit. and figurative meanings possible), because I have not yet returned to my Father. Go immediately make-known to my brothers that I return to my Father who is also your Father, and to my God who is also your God.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “‘Please don’t keep holding on to me, because I haven’t yet gotten to return home to the Father. What you are to do now is, go to my disciples whom I now regard as my brothers and tell them that I will go home now to my Father, who is your (pl.) Father also, to my God who is your (pl.) God also.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Tenango Otomi: “Jesus said, ‘Don’t hold me because I must go to where my Father is. But you go and tell my brethren that I am going to my Father, he who is your Father. I am going to my God, he who is your God.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 27:30:
Uma: “They spit on him and took the staff from his hand and hit his head with it.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “Then they spat on Isa and took the stick he was holding and hit his head.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “They spit on him, and they snatched the staff away from him and hit him on the head with it.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “They repeatedly-spit-on-him while-simultaneously also they took-turns taking the reed he was holding in order to use-it-to-strike-repeatedly on his head.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “Well, they kept spitting at him and then they took that stick which they had caused him to hold for that’s what they used to hit the head of Jesus.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Tenango Otomi: “They spit on him. They took the stick from his hand then and hit him on his head.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Thessalonians 5:20:
Uma: “Don’t you not pay attention to the words of people who speak God’s Words.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “Don’t criticise the words that God causes to be spoken (prophecy).” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Do not ignore the words of those who are inspired,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “Don’t belittle/take-lightly what God’s spokesmen say either.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “Don’t insult/belittle what a person is making known or teaching which is being put in his mind/inner-being by this Espiritu Santo.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Tenango Otomi: “Have respect to what the prophets of God say, do not reject their word.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 21:18:
Uma: “These my words are very true: While you (sing.) are still young, you (sing.) yourself tie the sarong on your (sing.) waist, and you (sing.) go wherever you (sing.) want. But when you (sing.) are old later, you (sing.) will offer you (sing.) hands to be tied by other people, and you (sing.) will be carried going to where you (sing.) do not want.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “Truly I tell you,’ said Isa, ‘when you were young you clothed yourself, and you went wherever you wanted to. But when you are old already, you will stretch out your hands (lit. cause-to-armspan) and someone else will clothe you and bring you to a place where you don’t want to go.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “It is true what I say to you that long ago when you were still young, you were the one to put your belt on your body and wherever you wanted to go you just went, but when you are old you will have to stretch out your hands and someone else will tie up your body and will take you where you don’t want to go.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “Then he went-on to say, ‘This that I tell you (sing.) is true. During your (sing.) young-manhood, you (sing.) yourself fastened-on your (sing.) belt and you (sing.) went wherever-you-wanted. But when you (sing.) get-old however, you (sing.) will stretch-out (lit. span) your (sing.) arms, and they will bind you (sing.) so they will then take you (sing.) where you (sing.) don’t want to go.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “This is absolutely the truth which I am saying to you, that when you were still young, you used to tie on your own bolo-belt and go wherever you wanted to go. But when you are old, you will raise-and-stretch-out your hands/arms and someone else will tie a belt round you, and take you where you don’t want to go.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Tenango Otomi: “Truly I tell you that when you were young, you could tie on your belt and you went where you wanted to go. But the day will come when you are old and you will stretch out your arms so another will tie you and take you where you do not want to go.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 27:62:
Uma: “The next day on the Sabat Day, the leading priests and the Parisi people went together to Pilatus,” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “When it was the next day, that means the Saturday, the leaders of the priests and the Pariseo went to Pilatus.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Now on the next day, which was Saturday, the chief priests and the Pharisees went to Pilate,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “That day which was Friday, that was the preparation-time of the Jews for the tomorrow which was their day for-resting. During that resting-time, the leaders of the priests and the Pharisees went to Pilato” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “As for that day, it was the day called Preparing for the Fiesta. On the morning of the following day, the chiefs of the priests and the Pariseo went to Pilato.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Tenango Otomi: “The next day was the day of rest. The chief priest and the Pharisees went to speak with Pilate.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 2 Thessalonians 2:12:
Uma: “In the end, God will punish all people who like sin and who do not believe the true news.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “so that judgment would/will fall on them all who don’t believe the true teaching. Because only that is what makes them happy, to do evil.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And because of that God will permit them to be deceived by means of the lies which can deceive so that they will be able to believe what is not true.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “so that they all will then be sentenced to be punished, because of-course they didn’t believe the truth, but rather they were-enjoying sin.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “They will be treated/regarded like this for punishment has been made certain for all who, instead of believing/obeying the truth, maintained-their-devotion-to evil.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Tenango Otomi: “Therefore there will go to punishment all these people who did not believe the true word. Rather only the evil life is what they looked well upon.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 1:25:
Uma: “After that, they prayed, they said: ‘Lord, you (sing.) know all the hearts of people. Yudas, he fell from his work as your (sing.) messenger, and he was judged according to his actions. That is why we (excl.) request, Lord, point out to us (excl.) from these two which one you (sing.) have chosen to replace Yudas.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “in order that he can do the work that you have given to the people you have commissioned. This work was left-behind by Judas and he went to the place that is right/fitting for him.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “to be an apostle to take the place of Judas. Because Judas, he abandoned that which was given him to do, and he went to his proper going-home place.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “to take-over the apostleship of Judas, because he turned-his-back-on his serving as apostle and went to the place befitting him.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “to replace Judas in this service and apostleship of his. For as for Judas, he gave-up/let-go, and has gone to the place which is really suited to him.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 1:8:
Uma: “I baptize you with water a sign that you have repented from your sins. But He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “You are bathed by me with water but he, it is different what he bathes you with. He will send to you the Holy Spirit.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “I baptize you with water, but that person who will take my place, what he will baptize you with is the Holy Spirit, which is to say, he will give you the Holy Spirit.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “Water only is what I baptize-you -with, but as-for him, he will baptize you with the Ispirito Santo (Holy Spirit).'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “Today/now I am baptizing you here in water, but as for him, the Espiritu Santo is what he will baptize you with.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Longuda: “I, I doing you baptism with water but he, coming he doing you baptism with Spirit Holy.” (An independent and repeated pronoun is used to signal emphasis — source: Bonnie Newman in Notes on Translation 57/1975, p. 2ff.)
English translation by Michael Pakaluk (2019): “I baptize you with water, but he himself will baptize you in the Holy Spirit.'”
