Following are a number of back-translations of John 5:30:
- Uma: “‘I, I cannot do anything according to my own will. I judge according to what my Father tells me. My judgments are straight, because I do not follow my own will, I follow the desires of the Lord God who sent me.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Isa said, ‘I can do nothing if it is from myself only. I judge only as my Father tells me to. Therefore my judgment is straight/righteous. For I am not determined/persevering doing my own wishes but the wish of God who sent me.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “There is nothing that I can do by myself because the way in which I will investigate what humanity has done, it was taught to me by my Father God. And my investigating them is just (righteous) because I am not looking for my own will, but rather the will of my Father who sent me.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “I am able to do nothing on my own, because the way I judge, it is based on what God tells me. Therefore the way I judge is correct, because it is not what I want/like that I follow but rather what the one who sent me wants/likes.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “It really is not possible/acceptable that I do anything by myself only. I judge always in accordance with what the Father says to me. That’s why my judgment is good, because it’s not my own will which I follow/obey, but on the contrary what I follow/obey is the will of the one who sent me to come here.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “There isn’t anything that I can decide on my own. I will judge but as I have been ordered. That which I decide will be done and it will be proper. I cannot decide what I will do on my own. Instead that which my Father who sent me desires, that is what I do.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 12:24:
- Uma: “When the Parisi people heard those words, they said: ‘Ah, that power of his is from Beelzebul, the king of all demons. That’s why he has power to expel demons.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When the Pariseo heard this, they said, ‘He is given power by Belsebul, the leader of demons, that’s why he can drive out demons.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And there were some Pharisees there and when they heard that, they said, ‘The reason he has power to cure those afflicted with demons is because Endedaman the boss of the demons, he is the one who has given him the power.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, ‘He certainly isn’t! His power to cause-evil-spirits -to-leave, it is no other who gave it to him than Beelzebul the leader of the evil-spirits.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “The Pariseo overheard this which the people were discussing. That’s why they said, ‘Expletive, what do you mean, since he indeed is able to drive out evil spirits because he has the ability in him of Beelzebub who is the leader/chief of all evil spirits!'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “When the Pharisees heard what the people were saying, they said, ‘This man they speak of heals people who walk with evil spirits, but it is the devil, the boss of the evil spirits, who helps him do it.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 2 Corinthians 11:4:
- Uma: “People arrive there teaching you to follow Yesus, but their teaching isn’t the same as what we (excl.) taught you. But even so, you are actually patient listening to their teaching! You are actually glad to receive a spirit that is different from the Holy Spirit that you have already received! You are actually glad to receive news that is different than the Good News that you have already believed!” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Because if someone comes and preaches to you, you are still happy even if their preaching about Isa is different from our (excl.) preaching; and you receive (something) which is not the Holy Spirit, and their teaching is not the good news that we (excl.) taught you.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The reason I am worried about you is because if someone comes there to you and they teach something different about Jesus, and it’s a different spirit that they teach about, and what they teach is not the true doctrine which we taught to you but rather what they teach is different, then you just allow their teaching and that’s not all, because you very much like to listen to it.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because if there are those who arrive who are preaching something different about Jesus, you definitely don’t turn-a-deaf-ear-to them. You also easily receive a spirit (RL ispirito) who is different from the Holy Spirit whom you originally received. And you also easily believe news that they say is good but it is different from the good news that we (excl.) preached to you. Oh you (expression of rebuke)! Why do you put-up-with them?” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Because you accept the teaching of anybody who arrives, even if what they teach concerning Jesus is different from what we (excl.) taught you. You are acknowledging it as true even if the Espiritu that they teach you about is different from the Espiritu Santo, and even if they are replacing the Good News we taught you.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Because concerning whoever arrives with a different teaching, not the same as what I taught you about Christ, that is the one you pay attention to. It is different what they teach you about the Holy Spirit, it is different what they teach you about the good news, it isn’t the same as the word I have already taught you.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 6:15:
- Uma: “So, they had a plan they wanted to force him to become their king. Because Yesus knew their plan, he left from there going to the hills/mountains.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Isa knew that the people would soon come to seize him and tell him to be their king, therefore he immediately left and went to the mountain, he by himself.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And as for Jesus, since he knew that they would come to him because they would force him to make him their king, he left there by himself and went up on the hill.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But Jesus however, he knew that they would koma force him to be-king-over them. And he immediately-left to go to the mountain-country by-himself.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When Jesus observed that there was something those people wanted to do, which was to force him and put him into the office of kingship, he left them and then went-uphill by himself.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “The people decided to take Jesus and make him to govern. But when Jesus knew what the people had decided, he left the people and went to a hill.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 13:6:
- Uma: “When the sun got hot, it wilted till it was dry, because its roots were not deep.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When the sun was shining, immediately (the plants) drooped and because the roots were not deep, they withered.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “However when the sun shone, the plant quickly dried up because what its roots had penetrated was very shallow only.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But when the sun became-high, they wilted and withered, because their roots were lacking.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But when the heat became scorching, they shrivelled, because there was nowhere they’d been able to put their roots down deep.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “The roots did not go deep into the earth. When the sun came up, it burned the seeds which had sprouted.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 2 Corinthians 12:3:
- Uma: “What I clearly know [is], this person was pulled-up to a dwelling that was no kidding good, named Firdaus. (Again I say, I don’t know if he was really pulled-up, or if was just a vision. Only God knows.) While there, he heard talk that was very good, which has not yet been heard by mankind’s ears, and mankind isn’t even permitted to utter it.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But I know that he was taken there to heaven, there where God is. I repeat, I do not know if he really went there or if heaven was shown to him in a vision. God only knows it.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The only thing I know is he entered there in the very beautiful town of God and I will say again that I do not know whether his body went there or whether God just showed this to him by means of a dream; the only one who knows is God.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “There is that which happened to a believer in Cristo whom I know. Starting from when it happened until now, fourteen years have gone. That aforementioned happening, he was raised to heaven where God is. I admittedly don’t know whether it was only his spirit that went or his body was included. Only God knows that. But I know that that person was raised to Paradise (RL Paraiso),” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “This acquaintance of mine, he really was taken to the place where there is an unsurpassably good-situation. But, just like I said, I am not sure if it was just his soul or his body that was taken. God is the only one who knows.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “He it is who knows whether my body also went or not.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 6:47:
- Uma: “These my words are very true: whoever believe in me, they have received good life forever.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Truly I tell you,’ said Isa, ‘whoever believes in me will live forever.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Very true is what I say to you that the person who believes in me, he has already come to own eternal life.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “True indeed is this that I say that the one who believes in me, he has in him life that has no end.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “This is the truth which I will say to you. The one who will believe-in/obey and submit to me, he has life which is without ending.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “It is true what I tell you. He who believes in me has the new life forever.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 13:38:
- Uma: “The garden stands-for this world. The good seed stands-for people who become God’s people in his Kingdom. The grass stands-for people who follow the King of Evil-ones.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “The field is the world. The meaning of the good seed is the people who follow the ruling of God. The weeds are the people who follow the leader of demons.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “As for the field, now this is the world. And the good plants, these are the people who allow themselves to be ruled over by God. The bad plants, now these are the subjects of Satan.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “and the rice-field is this earth. The good rice seeds, they are the people who are added/joined to God’s kingdom, and the weeds for-their-part are Satanas’ people.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “The field is this world. The good seed is the people who are under the control of God and the poisonous weeds are the people under the control of Satanas.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “The field means here on earth. The good seed means people who are in the hand of God. The seed which appears like wheat means the people who are in the hand of the devil.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
