Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 7:3:
- Noongar: “When the boss heard of Jesus, he sent important men of Judea to Jesus, asking him if he would come and heal his servant.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “When that warchief heard that Yesus was in his town, he ordered several Yahudi leaders to go request-help from Yesus, that he come heal his slave.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When the captain heard about Isa, he told the elders of the Yahudi to go to Isa (to ask) if it would be possible for him to come and heal his servant.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when somebody told that boss about Jesus, he sent some of the elders of the Jews, so that they might beg Jesus to go there, so that he could heal that servant of the captain.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When that captain heard about Jesus, he sent leaders of the Jews to go call Jesus to go heal his servant.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When that captain heard news that Jesus was there, he sent some Judio who were tribal-leaders to fetch Jesus to help that servant of his.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Jude 1:5:
- Uma: “So relatives, actually you do know all this. But even so, I want to remind you about the Lord God’s punishing of to people whose deeds are/were evil. Long ago the Lord freed the Yahudi people from the land of Mesir. But afterwards there were some who did not believe him. Some of those people he killed in the wilderness [lit., uninhabited prairie].” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Even though you know this already I would just like to remind you about the tribe of Isra’il at the time when they were slaves in the land of Misil. God brought them out of the land of Misil but after that he killed the ones who did not believe-obey him.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “You already know what I am saying, however I will say it again to you so that you won’t forget it. Long ago God set free his chosen people and caused them to leave the kingdom of Eygpt. However after they had gone out, he killed some of them who would not trust him.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “You have already come-to-know all that I am going to tell you concerning God’s punishing of those who sinned long ago, but I nonetheless want to remind you. Remember that God saved/rescued his people when he led them in leaving Egipto, but after that he punished those who didn’t believe and-so they died.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Therefore even though of course you indeed know this, I want anyway to remind you that, although God saved/freed the Israelita from their slavery in Egipto, however he exterminated some of their number/companions who did not belief/obey and trust him.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Even though now you know this word which I will tell you, nevertheless I want to remind you of the word about what God did. Because when he took out the Israel people from the land of Egypt, afterwards he killed those who did not believe what he said.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Romans 1:24:
- Uma: “So, because men did not want to worship God, that’s why he just allowed them to follow the desire of their hearts, to behave evilly, with the result that they do behavior that is shameful with each other.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Therefore God abandoned them to do the dirty-things their livers want to do. They do shameful things with their companions.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And because of this, God no longer pays any attention to them so that they might do all the filthy things that they want to do. And very shameful are the things which each one of them do to their bodies.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Therefore God has let-them -alone so that they obey/fulfil the evil-things their minds desire so that they do whatever kind of filthiness that shames their bodies/themselves.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Because this is what the people do, God separated from them, he gave them the road to do whatever evil settles in their hearts to do. Concerning these people, it is shameful about what they do to each other.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 7:35:
- Noongar: “But you can see the God’s truth in all people who hear and hold the truth.'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “But even so, we know that God’s purpose(s) is/are wise [lit., clear] if we look-at the actions of his followers.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But,’ said Isa, ‘the people who follow God testify that God’s wisdom is great.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “However,’ said Jesus, ‘by means of the customs of the people whose trust in God is true, we can tell, that God is really wise.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But even if that is what you say, the correctness of God’s wisdom will nevertheless be seen in the lives of those who receive it.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But even though it’s like that, it’s evident that Juan’s and my teaching is indeed correct because of its results in the lives of those who believe/obey.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
See also wisdom is vindicated by all her children.
Following are a number of back-translations of Revelation 1:12:
- Uma: “When I turned around behind me wanting to see who was speaking to me, what should I see but seven lampstands [lit., lamp feet] made of gold.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then I turned to see who was talking to me. There I saw seven golden lampstands.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “I turned around so that I might see who was speaking, and I saw seven golden lamps.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When I heard that voice, I turned-around to see who was speaking to me, and I saw seven gold places-on-which-lights -were-put.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When I heard, I turned my head to see who that was who was speaking to me. What I saw was seven lampstands (lit. lamps whose what-placed-on are standing) made purely of gold.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “I, John, turned around in order to see who was speaking to me. When I had turned I saw seven candle holders of gold.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Romans 2:24:
- Uma: “There is something written in the Holy Book long ago that says like this: ‘Because of the evil character of you Jews, the result is that people who are not Jews just disparage the name of God.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “It is said in the holy-book, ‘Because of you Yahudi, God is spoken-evil-of by the people who are not Yahudi.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And concerning this, there is that which God caused to be written long ago which says, ‘Because of you Jews, the people who aren’t Jews, they speak in rejection against God.’ That is what was caused to be written long ago.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “This is what the written word of God is talking-about saying, ‘The Gentiles speak-evil of the name of God on account of you Jews.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “It is written in the Holy Book: ‘It is your fault that God is spoken against by the people who are not Jews’, it says.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
For the Old Testament quote, see Isaiah 5:25.
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 8:17:
- Noongar: “Everything people hide will be shown and things people cover up will be brought into the light.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “Because all that is hidden must be uncovered/caused-to-appear. And all that is concealed must be opened and become visible.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “For nothing is hidden now that will not finally in the future come out and everything that is not understood now will finally be known in the future.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus said again, ‘And in the same way, whatever is hidden today will be revealed just the same in the future. And whatever of my teaching you do not understand today, you will understand it just the same in the future.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “It’s the same with what I have been parabling, because everything that is hidden or not known now, it will become-known and be-made-clear in the future (lit. addition of days).” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well, there is nothing which is hidden which won’t be brought out. And whatever isn’t yet known/realized will be made known so that it’s clear/obvious.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Revelation 2:24:
- Uma: “‘But there are also some of you in Tiatira who do not follow that evil teaching, you do not want to learn the teaching that is called the knowledge of demons. To you I say, I will not add any other commands.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “‘But there are some of you there in Tatira who haven’t followed this bad teaching. You have not learned what they call the deep teaching from demons. Na, I don’t have anything else to admonish/instruct you other than this:” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And you other people there in Thyatira who have not accepted the teaching of this woman, which is to say, you have not accepted that which is called the deep teaching of Satan, I have nothing further for you to do.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “”But the rest of you there at Tiatira, you haven’t been-led-astray by that-aforementioned evil that she is teaching and you have learned nothing of what they call the deep teachings from Satanas. So I will not add to the commands you are following.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But this is what I will say to those others of you people of Tiatira who haven’t followed this evil which is being taught by Jezebel and who haven’t gone-to-learn her secret-supernatural-skills which come from Satanas, I won’t make difficult/heavy your obeying of laws.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “But concerning the word taught by Jezebel, there in the city of Thyatira, there are many of you who do not want to follow this word. Because you do not want to study about the word taught by people who want to know the ways of the devil. There is not other word that I have against you.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
