Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 17:36:
- Noongar: “Two men will be in the bush. One man will be taken and the other man remain.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “[[Two people are-together working in the garden/field, one will be taken, the other will be left behind.]]'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “(There will be two men working in the field, one will be taken and the other one left behind.)'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And in the same way also, if there are two people helping each other in the field, one of them will be able to go along with me and the other will be left behind.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “If moreover there are two men working in the rice-fields, one will be taken and one will be left.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “It’s the same if two people are working in the field. As long as they are not the same in being my people, one will be left, only one taken.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Corinthians 4:10:
- Uma: “We(excl.) are considered-stupid by people because we (excl.) spread the News of Kristus, yet you [emphatic] say that your hearts are already clear [i.e., wise, mature]! We(excl.), we (excl.) are weak, yet you [emphatic] say that your faith is already strong! You [emphatic], you are honored by people, yet we (excl.) [emphatic] are disparaged.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “This really causes wonder. We (excl.) the apostles, we (excl.) are dull/stupid they say because we (excl.) follow Isa Almasi. But you, you really know they say because you follow Isa Almasi. They say we (excl.) have no strength but you they say are strong. They mock/despise us (excl.), but they praise you.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “As for us, people say that we don’t know how to think because we’re teaching the word of Christ. But you, on the other hand, you say that you are very wise because of your faith in Christ. We are cowards, they say, but as for you, you are very brave! You are respected by people, but as for us, they don’t respect us but rather, they treat us harmfully.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because of our (excl.) serving Cristo, we (excl.) are reportedly foolish, but as for you, you think that you are thoughtful (i.e. thinking people) because of your being joined to him. As for us (excl.), we (excl.) reportedly have no ability, but you by-contrast are able (to handle) everything. You also are the ones people are praising, but as for us (excl.), they look-down-on/despise (us).” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “In the sight of the world we (excl.) are stupid in our standing-up-for Cristo. But you, you are saying that you are very knowledgeable concerning Cristo. As for us (excl.), it’s said, we have no worth/effectiveness, but as for you, you are reportedly the ones who are praiseworthy. We(excl.) are being belittled, but as for you, you are being highly-spoken-of.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “We are said to be foolish because we speak the word of Christ. But you, in how you consider yourselves, the word of Christ you understand very well by yourselves. We think about ourselves that we do not speak powerfully. But you think you speak powerfully. While we are made fun of by the people, you are looked upon with respect.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 18:31:
- Noongar: “Jesus took aside his twelve disciples and said to them, ‘Listen! We are going to Jerusalem. There, everything will happen which the prophets have written about the Son of Man.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “Yesus called his twelve disciples apart and said to them: ‘Hear! Let us go towards Yerusalem. There all that was written by the prophets long ago foretelling the Son of Man must happen to Me.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Then Isa took his disciples a little way away and he said to them, ‘Listen, we (incl.) are going up to Awrusalam. When we (incl.) are there everything will be fulfilled which was written by the prophets about me, the Son of Mankind.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then Jesus told his twelve disciples that they should move away together. And he said to them then, ‘You know that we are going up to the town of Jerusalem, and when we arrive all of the prohecies that were written by the prophets long ago, about me, will come to pass.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then Jesus called his twelve disciples so that they would move-aside and he said to them, ‘Listen. Here-now we are climbing-up to Jerusalem, and all that the prophets wrote concerning me who am Child of a Person will be fulfilled.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Jesus separated out his twelve disciples (from the other people) and said to them, ‘Today/now, we (incl.) are going to Jerusalem. Well, when we are there, all which was written by the prophets concerning me who am the One From Heaven Born of Man/human will be fulfilled.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Corinthians 6:8:
- Uma: “Yet it’s you who are the ones who are deceiving others and defrauding others–and you are doing it to your one-faith relatives too!” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But you are the ones doing bad and taking advantage/cheating and you do this yet to your fellow trusters in Isa.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “But as for you, you harm and you take the possessions of your fellow believers!” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But instead of your doing that, you yourselves are the ones doing wrong and cheating, even your brothers who believe, you’re cheating (them)!” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But well, the-whole-lot-of-you who are one brotherhood in believing are doing wrong and deceiving one another!” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “But instead, you yourselves do wrong, even robbing from your fellow believers.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 19:20:
- Noongar: “Another servant came and said, ‘Your Majesty, here is your one gold coin, take it. I kept your coin and I hid the coin in a cloth.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “‘From there, another servant also came. He said: ‘Here is your (sing.) money, King. I stored it well, I wrapped it with a handkerchief.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Then the one also went to him and said, ‘Sir, here is your gold-coin. I wrapped it well in a handkerchief and stored it.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then the third servant came near and he said, ‘Here is the money that you had me keep; I carefully wrapped it up and put it away,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘Another servant then went and said, ‘Sir King, here also is the money you (sing.) gave me. I wrapped it in a handkerchief and just stored it away,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Another person approached and said, ‘Master, here is that money of yours. I wrapped it in a cloth and then hid it so that it wouldn’t be-subtracted-from.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Corinthians 7:20:
- Uma: “Every person, whatever their life is, if God calls them to believe in the Lord Yesus, they should follow him in that life of theirs.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “We (incl.) should not aspire to changing our (incl.) status from our (incl.) status when we (incl.) first followed Isa Almasi.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “You continue in the situation you had when you first believed in our Lord.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Therefore each one ought to remain in his status when he heard God’s calling him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Therefore, it’s good if each one remains in the circumstances he was in when God put it in his mind to submit to him.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Each person, according to how he was when God called him to believe in Jesus Christ should remain as he was.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 20:4:
- Noongar: “John had power to baptise people, didn’t he? Tell me, who gave John this power? God or people?'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “Tell me, from where was the authority of Yohanes the Baptizer to baptize people? From God, or from man?'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “when Yahiya bathed the people where did his authority come from? From God or only from men/mankind/humans?'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “‘Who gave John the Baptist the right to baptize people? Was it given him by God or was it just a person?'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “who gave Juan his authority to baptize the many-people. Was it God or a person?'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “From whom did Juan’s authority come to baptize? Was it from God or from the people?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Corinthians 8:12:
- Uma: “So, our behavior is wrong, relatives, because we have saddened/made-things-difficult-for the heart of our relative whose heart is not-yet certain. And more than that, our behavior is wrong in the sight of Kristus.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Because of that your doing you really sin towards/against Isa Almasi, because you sin against your brother whose trust is weak. He is troubled now in his thinking because he thinks that he has sinned.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “If by means of this doing of ours our fellow believer feels guilty, we have sinned against him and we’ve also sinned against Christ.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “If you (sing.) thus-sin against your (sing.) brother whose faith is weak and you (sing.) grieve him (lit. injure his thoughts), you (sing.) also sin against Cristo.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well, as long as you are doing like that, sinning against your sibling in believing, for you have caused him to fall-(fig.)-into-sin by doing what is not right in his mind/inner-being, it’s Cristo himself whom you have sinned against.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Therefore whoever is at fault in causing the brother whose faith is not strong to sin, is himself sinning because he rejects the word of Christ.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
