Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 15:14:
- Uma: “We just heard the words of Simon, telling us how God first showed his love for the people who are not Yahudi people, he chose from their midst people whom he made his people/crowd.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Petros has explained to you just now about how God first showed his love to the non-Yahudi tribes in order that there will also be some from them who belong to God.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “As for God, Simon Peter, has already told you what he did when he first began to cause the Gentiles to believe so that there might be some people also from them that would follow him.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Simon Pedro has-just-related God’s first showing of his grace/mercy to the people who are Gentiles in order that he would choose-from-among them those who would be called his people.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “We have now heard that story of Simon Pedro’s, how God began to cause people who aren’t Jews to believe, so that among them also, there would be those who could be included as his people.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 13:15:
- Uma: “A person who is sitting on his porch should not waste time entering his house to get anything.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “And if a person is outside his house, he should not go inside to fetch anything, but he should flee.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The person who happens to be outside of his house should not waste his time going into the house to get any of his possessions.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “The one who is in the yard of his house, he must not delay to enter to go get his possessions.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “The one on top of the flat roof of his house is not to bother/busy-himself going into his house to get whatever of his belongings there, but on the contrary having come down he is to keep going and run away.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Hebrews 12:1:
- Uma: “Relatives! We can say, all those people who lived long ago, they are standing around us, and they strengthen our hearts with their testimonies. Because of that, I fire-up your hearts: Come let us discard all that hinders us. Let us discard sin that clings-to us, and we must endure, following the way that God has made-certain for us, like people who compete-running.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “As for us (incl.), we (incl.) are surrounded by crowds of people who followed God in old times and they witness that God is really trustworthy. Our (incl.) following God is figuratively like a (foot) race. Therefore we (dual) should leave whatever obstructs us (incl.) in our (incl.) running and we (dual) should leave/give-up the sin which addicts us (incl.). And we should really persevere figuratively running as God has commanded us (incl.).” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And as for us (incl.) also brothers, here in our believing God we are like those who run in a race. And since there are very many believers long ago who have shown us that God is faithful, it’s necessary that we abandon anything which is able to hinder us in the race and also abandon behavior which is not right which it seems we are always doing. And we must run strongly until we arrive at our (incl.) goal.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “As for us now, we are compared to those-running-in-a-race who are being viewed (lit. spectated) by all those who confirmed the importance of faith back then. Therefore let us follow-the-example-of what a runner-in-a-race does so we will remove whatever encumbers/hinders us, as-well-as the sins that are as-if sticking to us. Let us persevere in running-on the racetrack that God has taught/pointed-out to us” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well now, if we liken our life to a contest, those people in the past whose believing/obeying and trust in God was sturdy, they have now raced-to their destination and now, it’s like they are surrounding us because they’re watching. Therefore, we need to drop/give-up now the sin or whatever thing like prevents or restricts us and (we need to) persevere to complete our course.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “We now see that very many people endured all the suffering they went through because they believed that it is true what God says. The same for us now, let us endure all the suffering we must go through. Concerning that which we know hinders us, let us throw to the side. Let us separate from sin which spoils our faith. Let us earnestly endeavor in the coming days to do what God wants us to do.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 16:5:
- Uma: “From there, the faith of the believers in the Lord Yesus in that town grew stronger-and-stronger, and every day more-and-more people believed.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Therefore the trust/faith of the trusting ones became strong and as days went on, their number also increased.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And because of this, the faith of the believers was drawn tight, and every day the number of people who believed increased.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Therefore the faith of the brothers in the various-congregations became-strong while-simultaneously they became-more-and-more daily.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Therefore the believing/obeying became sturdy of the believers in all the places where they were going and every day they were being added to.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 14:10:
- Uma: “At that time, one of his twelve disciples, who was named Yudas Iskariot, went to the leading priests, telling them of his plan to sell Yesus to them.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then after that, Judas Iskariyot, one of the twelve disciples of Isa, went to the leaders of the priests in order to betray Isa and to hand him over to them.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Then Judas Iscariot, one of his twelve disciples, went to the chief priests because he wanted to turn Jesus over to them.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then Judas Iscariot who was one of Jesus’ twelve disciples went to the leaders of the priests to arrange-with (them) how he could turn-over Jesus to them.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well, as for Judas Iscariote, one of those twelve disciples, he then went to the chiefs of the priests to trade Jesus to them.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Hebrews 13:4:
- Uma: “All people must submit-to [i.e., respect] marriage customs. Don’t transgress [lit., go-off-the-road]. For people who are adulterers and others who behave wrongly, God will judge their cases.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “You should honor the custom of marriage, and married couples should really not commit adultery with another woman or another man, but they should be steadfastly/continually for each other (lit. one). God will really punish people who commit adultery.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “It’s necessary that all of you respect your marriage. It must be that there is no one who sins against his spouse (‘sins against his spouse’ = adultery). God will punish the person whose behavior is filthy and the person who sins against his spouse.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “You should all value the status of a married-couple so that you don’t go-astray with someone who is not your spouse, because God will punish those who commit-adultery and even anyone who sleeps-with someone who is not his spouse.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “It’s also necessary that you don’t treat- marriage -as-a-game, but rather really respect it. Because it’s certain that he will sentence to judgment all those who behave-immorally with a person who is not their spouse.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Concerning all the people who are married, they must respect their marriage. They must not hunt for another to live with. Because God will judge those adulterers.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 16:37:
- Uma: “But Paulus said to the police: ‘We(excl.) here are Romans. Our(excl.) case had not-yet been tried according to the laws of the Roma government, we (excl.) were right-away beaten in front of the crowd [lit., in the eyes of the crowd] and jailed. Yet now they want to make us (excl.) leave secretly / without saying anything. We(excl.) don’t want to! You tell them there, that they must come themselves and free us (excl.).'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But Paul said to the policemen, ‘Yesterday we (excl.) were whipped by them in the midst of the people although we (excl.) had not been investigated. And-what’s-more we (excl.) here are people of Roma. Then they imprisoned us (excl.) yet. And now they want to send us (excl.) away in secret? It cannot be,’ Paul said. ‘Those officials shall come and let us (excl.) out.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then Paul didn’t accept this and he said to the police, ‘It cannot be because we are towned under the law of the town of Rome, and they have broken the law of the Romans because they did not investigate us and we have not broken the law. But they caused us to be beaten before all the people and they put us in jail. And now you would hide our being sent away? It is not possible because it is necessary that the ones to come and set us free are your bosses, the Roman officials.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But Pablo said to the police, ‘They had-us (excl.) -whipped with the many-people spectating without first trying-us (excl.), then they imprisoned-us (excl.), and we (excl.) are emphatically Romano. And here-now they want us (excl.) to keep-quiet in leaving? It is emphatically not possible! Let-the judges come (here) -instead (lit. even-if …come) so that they will be the ones to escort us (excl.) to leave.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But Pablo replied to those sent ones, ‘Expl! What kind of talk is that, since, although we (excl.) have Romanoship, we (excl.) have been beaten publicly, without even being interrogated/tried, and then imprisoned too? Well now, they want us (excl.) to be released without people’s awareness. We(excl.) really can’t accept that. It’s necessary that they, the highest officials, come here for they will be the ones to release us (excl.).'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 14:42:
- Uma: “Get us! Look, here comes the one who sells me. Let’s go.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Stand up, let us (incl.) go. Look, here is already the one who betrays me.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Get up because here is the man who will betray me. Let’s go to meet him.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Get up, because here comes the one who will betray me. Let’s go meet (him).'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Get up now and let’s be going. There now is that one who traded me!'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
