Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 10:4:
- Uma: “The Parisi people answered: ‘Musa allowed a man to divorce his wife, as long as he first makes a divorce letter.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “They said, ‘Musa allowed a man to sign (pilma) a letter of divorce, then he can divorce his wife.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And they answered, ‘Moses allowed a man to divorce his wife but it was necessary that that man give his wife a notice of his divorcing her.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘Moses allowed a man to give his wife a writing that confirmed that they had divorced, then he would make-her-leave,’ they said answering.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “They said, ‘Well, Moises did indeed permit a man to divorce his wife, provided there is a writing which is the sign that they are now divorced.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Hebrews 7:10:
- Uma: “For Lewi was a great grandchild [lit., second-layer grandchild] of Abraham. When Melkisedek met Abraham, Lewi was not yet born, he was still in the body of Abraham. So, if Abraham paid to Melkisedek, certainly Lewi and the priests descendants of Lewi are downhill in life [status] from Melkisedek.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “It is true, Libi was not yet born at the time when Ibrahim and Malkisadik met but even so he was already there in the body of Ibrahim because finally he would become the descendant of Ibrahim.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Because when Abraham and Melchizedek met each other, Levi was not yet born, but rather he was still in the body of Abraham, his ancestor.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “because even though Levi had not yet been born when Melkizedek met Abraham, he is still counted as already-being in Abraham’s body, because Abraham was his ancestor.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Because even though Levi had not yet been born when Melquisedec met with Abraham, however Abraham was his great-grandparent.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Because when Abraham took the tenth to deliver it to the priest Melchizedek, it was as though all the descendants who would live afterwards also were giving that tenth.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 12:12:
- Uma: “After pondering/thinking like that, he went to the house of Maria, the mother of Yohanes Markus. At that house, many people were gathered praying.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When Petros knew this, he went to the house of Mariyam, the mother of Yahiya Markus. Many people were gathered there praying to God.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And since he understood all of this, he continued to the house of Mary, that one who is the mother of John who is that John who is also called Mark. And at that house there were many believers gathered because they would pray to God.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When he realized that, he went to the house of plural Maria the mother of Juan Marcos where-many people -were-gathered praying.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Without anything further, when he had comprehended that, he went to the house of Maria, the mother of Juan whose other name was Marcos. There at that house many were the believers who were gathered to pray. What they were praying about was Pedro.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 10:37:
- Uma: “They said: ‘When you (sing.) show your (sing.) power and you become King, allow us (excl.) to govern with you (sing.), one on your (sing.) right, one on your (sing.) left.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “They answered, they said, ‘We (excl.) want, when you already sit and rule, that you seat us (excl.) at your side, one on your right and one on your left.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And they said, ‘We ask that in the future when you sit on your seat of ruling let us also sit there, one on your right and the other on your left.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘When you (sing.) are honored in your (sing.) ruling, please seat us (excl.) on your (sing.) right and left,’ they said answering.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Those two replied saying, ‘Hopefuly grant to us the right that right-beside you is where we will sit there in your praiseworthiness/glory. One on your right and one on the left.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Hebrews 9:1:
- Uma: “As for the Promise of God that was delivered by Musa to the Yahudi people long ago, they had customs of worship and they had a worship house that was made by mankind.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “In the first/previous covenant there were laws about worship and there was also a house for worship made by the people.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And in that first way for God to become one with mankind, God taught the way they should worship Him and how they should build the church here on the earth.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “God’s first agreement-that-he -presented to his people, it had commands concerning the proper way for them to worship him. There was also a Tent which they set-up in-which-to-worship him on this earth.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well in that initiated-agreement in the past there were indeed laws that the people were following/obeying in their worshipping, and there was a house/building which was their worshipping-place here in the world.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “In the old agreement which was before, there are many words written about what all the people will do as they worship God. But there where the people worship, it is a church which was here on earth.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 13:19:
- Uma: “Seven kings with their people he defeated, so that their land he divided to the Israel people so that they became the owners.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Seven tribes were destroyed by God there in the place/country Kana’an and he gave that place to his people, the tribe of Isra’il, as their inheritance from him.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The inhabitants there in seven kingdoms in the land of Canaan, God overpowered them, and he caused their land to be owned by our ancestors. God accomplished all this in 450 years.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When they then arrived in Canaan, he caused-to-be-defeated the seven nations that were there so that his people would become-owners of their land. Beginning with their going to Egipto until then, four hundred and fifty years went-by.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “And then he caused to be defeated the seven nations of original inhabitants of Canaan. And he caused that land to be inherited by our anscestors.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 11:17:
- Uma: “He taught them, he said: ‘Don’t you know what is written in the Holy Book? God said like this: ‘My house will become a prayer house used by people all over the world.’ Yet you [emphatic], you have treated it like the house of robbers!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Isa preached/taught, he said to the people, ‘It is written in the holy-book, God says, ‘My house is called a house for praying (of) all tribes.’ But you,’ said Isa, ‘you have made the house of God like a house for thieves to hide in.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Then he taught the people there, he said, ‘There is a written word of God which says, ‘As for my house, it shall be called a house of prayer for all people of every kingdom.’ But as for you,’ said Jesus, ‘you have made it a place where cheaters live.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then he taught the many-people and said, ‘It is written in the word of God, ‘My house, it will-be-called a praying-place for people.’ But as for you, you have changed it to a place-where-you -cheat your fellows!'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “And then he taught the people saying, ‘Isn’t it so that it’s contained there in the written word of God, ‘The house where I am worshipped is to be called a house of prayer for all nations’? But you have made it a nest of thieves!'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
For the Old Testament quote, see Jeremiah 7:11 and Isaiah 56:7.
Following are a number of back-translations of Hebrews 10:5:
- Uma: “That’s why when Kristus arrived in the world, he said to God like this: ‘You do not request worship-gifts and offerings, you do not like worship-gifts that are burned or livestock that is slaughtered to pay-for sin. But [it is] my body [that] you have prepared as the worship-gift that you like.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “This is hep the reason why Almasi, when he was about to come here into the world said to God, he said, ‘You don’t want animal sacrifices and gifts of the people. But you have prepared for me a body.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And we know this because at the time long ago when Christ came here to the world, He said to His father God, He said, ‘It’s not the sacrifices of animals that You want, but rather You created a body for Me to use and that’s what You want to be sacrificed.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “That is the reason that when Cristo came to the earth, he said to God, ‘It’s not butchered animals and other offerings that you (sing.) desire. Neither is it the burning of animals and other offerings for sin that make-you-(sing.)-happy. Therefore there is a body that you (sing.) have prepared for me.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “That’s why when Cristo’s first coming here to the world was near, he said to his Father, ‘It’s not the blood of animals which are sacrificed, or other things being-given, that you (sing.) were-pleased-with but rather it was this blood of mine which will be shed. Therefore there is the body of a man/human that you have caused-to-come-into-being for me.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Therefore Christ, when he was about to come here on earth, said to God: ‘Concerning the animals people kill to offer as sacrifices, you do not look well upon them as able to clear the people’s sins. Rather you have determined that there be my body which will become a sacrifice.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- Chichewa: “For this reason when Christ came down here, he said, | ‘O God you did not desire sacrifices or offerings, | but a body you prepared for me.” (Interconfessional translation, publ. 1999) (Source: Wendland 1998, p. 100)
For the Old Testament quote, see Psalm 40:6 – Psalm 40:8.
