Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 22:43:
- Noongar: “An angel came from Heaven and helped Jesus become stronger. ” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “From there, an angel from heaven appeared to strengthen him.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Then an angel from heaven appeared to him giving him strength.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then as he was praying, an angel of God came from heaven and strenghtened the breath of Jesus.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then an angel appeared to him from heaven to strengthen him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When he was praying, an angel arrived coming from heaven. He strengthened the mind/inner-being of Jesus.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 2:13:
- Uma: “When the people who knew how to look at stars had gone, an angel of the Lord also appeared to Yusuf in his dream. That angel said: ‘Yusuf! Herodes is searching for that Child, he wants to kill him. Get up, take that Child with his mother, go away going to the land of Mesir! Live there until there is my word speaking to you.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then, when they had left an angel of God appeared to Yusup in his dream, he said, ‘Herod will soon command to search for the child commanding him to be killed. Get up, take the child and Mariyam his mother and flee to the land of Misil. Live there as long as I don’t tell you to leave from there.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “After the stargazers had gone, a messenger of God caused Joseph to dream, saying, ‘Get up, Joseph. Take the child and his mother and run away to Egypt. Wait there until I do not yet tell you. Because Herod is looking for that child because he wants to kill him.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When they had left, the angel of the Lord God appeared to Jose in his dream and said to him, ‘Get up, and escort the baby and his mother to flee to Egipto. Stay there until I tell you to return, because Herod’s purpose is to have-the baby -searched-for to have-him-killed.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “After those thinkers had left, Jose dreamed. In his dream, an angel of God came, who said to him, ‘Jose, you (pl.) get up and leave here at once. You (sing.) take this child and his mother and you (pl.) run-away to Egipto. And don’t leave there until I tell you, because Herodes will cause that child to be looked for to be killed.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “After the men had gone, the angel of God was seen by Joseph when he was sleeping. He said to him: ‘Get up at once, take the baby along with his mother. Flee, going to the land of Egypt. There you must live until I tell you to return. Because now Herod will hunt for the baby in order to kill him,’ he said.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Corinthians 12:29:
- Uma: “Not all are/become apostles, or all prophets or all ones-who-teach. Not all have authority to do miracles” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Not all are chosen and commanded to proclaim. Not all know how to speak/make-known and explain the word of God. Not all know how to preach. Not all are given the power to do works of power,” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “It’s not possible that all the believers are apostles and it’s not also possible that everybody’s given a skill to explain what God has caused them to understand. It is not also possible that everyone teach. And it’s not also possible that everybody is given the power to perform miracles.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Are all of them perhaps apostles or are all of them God’s spokesmen? Do they all teach God’s Word? (They are) not. Neither is it possible that they all have the ability to do miracles” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Not all as-might-be-said are apostles, prophets, or teachers. Also it’s not everyone who has been given the ability to do amazing things.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “But not everyone was given the work to be representatives of Christ. Not all were given the work of speaking the word put in mind by the Holy Spirit to speak. Not all were given the work of being able to teach the word. Not all were given the work of being able to do miracles.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 23:4:
- Noongar: “Pilate said to the Chief Priests and all the people, ‘I can’t see a wrong thing in this man to punish him.'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “From there, Pilatus said to the leading priests and to the people: ‘I do not find any fault/wrong of this person.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Pilatus said to the chief priests and to the crowds, ‘I do not find any sin in this person.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then Pilate said to the chief priests and the people, he said, ‘I haven’t found anything worthy of punishing this person,’ he said.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then Pilato said to the leaders of the priests and the many-people, ‘I know of no sin of his.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When Pilate heard, he said to those chiefs of the priests and the people with them, ‘I can’t find any sin which this person has done.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 4:5:
- Uma: “After that, the King of Evil-ones took him to Yerusalem, the holy city, he stood him on top of the roof-ridge of the House of God,” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “After that he was taken by the leader of demons to Awrusalam and he was caused-to-stand on top of the roof/ridge of the temple (lit. big prayer-house).” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Then Jesus was taken by Satan to the city of Jerusalem to a very high roofpeak of the worshipping place called the House of God.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then the Diablo led him to the holy city, and made-him -stand on the highest part of the Temple.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When Satanas observed that, he took Jesus to the city of Jerusalem. He caused him to stand at the highest point of the Templo.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “The devil then took him the holy city Jerusalem and placed him on the roof of the temple.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- Bariai: “It came about that the bad man took him so that they went to God’s village of Ierusalem and then he stood him above God’s big house, on its top.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Kupsabiny: “After that, the Enemy took/led Jesus to Jerusalem and made him stand on the corner on the top of the wall of the Home of God.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Mairasi: “And then again the headman of malevolent spirits aking Yesus went over there to the holy village Yerusalem which Great Above One Himself selected. And then taking Him he went up [and] placed Him on the peak of the roof of Great Above One’s own House.” (Source Enggavoter 2004)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Corinthians 14:17:
- Uma: “Though our prayer saying thank you to God is good, yet it has no point for others, for their hearts are not strengthened hearing our prayer.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Even though your giving thanks is however (very) good, it does not make peoples trust strong because they don’t understand.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Even if that which you said giving thanks to God is very good, it cannot help the faith of this person.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Thus even though your (sing.) prayer to thank God is very-good, your (sing.) companion will absolutely not be helped.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Even though this thanks of yours is good, it can’t help others by strengthening their believing/obeying.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “No matter how beautiful it is how you thank God, but if the people do not understand the words with which you thank God, it will not do any good for those who listen to the words.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 23:36:
- Noongar: “The soldiers also mocked Jesus. They came to Jesus and gave him bad wine,” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “The soldiers also mocked him. They came close to him and they caused-him-t-drink sour wine,” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “The soldiers also made fun of him. They went close to him and gave him a drink to drink.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And the soldiers also, they also jeered at him. They got near to him to make him drink wine.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “The soldiers also made-fun-of him. They approached to extend-upward to him homemade-vinegar” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “He was also being mocked by the soldiers. They approached him bringing a sour drink to cause him to drink.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 5:12:
- Uma: “The prophets long ago were persecuted also like that. So make your hearts glad, because great will be the blessing that you receive in heaven.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Be very glad because your reward in heaven will be great. For like that also were the prophets of old persecuted.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “This is what they did long ago to the inspired ones of God. Rejoice very much because very great will be that which is paid to you in the future in heaven.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “You should be extremely happy, because the reward that is stored-away for you in heaven is extremely large. Because what people do to you, that very-thing is what-was-being-done to those who were prophets in the distant-past.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Be happy! Really be very pleased about this, because what God will reward you with in heaven is really far-from-ordinary. Remember that like that indeed was the treatment their ancestors gave to the prophets long ago.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Rejoice when this happens, let there be gladness with you, because very much will be your payment in heaven. You know that the spokesmen for God who lived before were also persecuted.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
