Following are a number of back-translations of Romans 9:2:
Uma: “What I am saying here I say with my whole heart. I am not lying, for I am Kristus’ portion. And the Holy Spirit bears-witness that these words of mine are true. No kidding the sadness of my heart! I feel so sad and my heart continually hurts, because my fellow Jews, they refuse to believe in Yesus.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “This is what I want to say, that my liver is very heavy and I am always very sad/worried/troubled about my fellow tribesmen of Isra’il because they are not willing to follow/obey Isa Almasi.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “It is this: I am very sad and the painfulness in my breath cannot be removed, because of my companion fellow Jews who will not believe in Christ.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “What I want to say is that I am exceedingly burdened (lit. heavied), also I am always sad (lit. my thoughts are pained) on account of my fellow Jews who are related-to-me-by-blood.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tenango Otomi: “I am in very great sorrow. My heart lives in suffering on account of the fact that my fellow Jews do not want to believe in Christ.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 11:28:
Noongar: “But Jesus said, ‘But how happy these people who hear God speaking and do everything he says!'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
Uma: “Yesus said: ‘But the one who is really blessed/fortunate, is the person who hears and follows the Word of God.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “But Isa answered, he said, ‘Happier yet is the person who listens to the word of God and obeys/follows his commands.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “However, Jesus answered, ‘How much greater is the joy of the person who listens to the Word of God and who follows it!'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “‘Yes granted,’ Jesus said in reply, ‘but even more-fortunate is the person who listens to and believes the word of God.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “But Jesus replied, saying, ‘It’s true, the one who listens to the word of God and obeys it can by much happier.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Revelation 13:3:
Uma: “One of those seven heads looked like it was wounded severely [with a wound] that should have caused-its-death, but it became well. People all over the world, no kidding their surprise to see the healing of that evil animal, that is why they just thronged to follow him.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “One of the heads of this creature had been wounded and this would have caused him to die, but that wound of his had healed. Therefore the people on earth were very amazed and they followed that creature.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “One of the heads of the beast was wounded, and it seemed as if that head had died but its severe wound had healed and that head was alive again. All mankind were disciples of that beast because he really amazed them.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “On one of his heads, there was a scar of a severe (lit. wide) wound which should have caused-his-death, but it healed OK (particle indicating reassurance of recovery), so the people on the earth were amazed and they followed him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “As I looked, I saw the visible-evidence of a healed-scar on one of the heads, like a wound which would cause death but it had indeed healed. All people here under the heavens were amazed. They all submitted to that monster.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Tenango Otomi: “Concerning this terrible animal, it was seen that one of its heads had been wounded and was on the verge of dying. But the wound healed. Upon seeing the wound heal, all the people all over the world feared and they went with it.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Romans 10:1:
Uma: “My relatives of one faith! My real desire is that the Israel people be released from the punishment of their sins. That is what I always cry-out to God on their behalf.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “My brothers who trust in Isa Almasi, what I really want is that my fellow tribesmen of Isra’il be saved and go to heaven. And I really am asking this from God.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Brothers, I really want that my fellow Jews should be freed from the punishment of God, and this is what I always pray about to God.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “My brothers, my sincere thinking about my fellow Jews is that I intensively-want them to be saved. This is what I continually pray to God.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tenango Otomi: “Listen my brothers, very much do I desire in my heart to pray to God for the Jews that they will be saved.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 12:6:
Noongar: “‘People sell five little birds for two small coins, don’t they? But God does not forget one little bird.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
Uma: “‘Five sparrows usually are sold for about only two pieces of see [a see is one hundredth of a rupiah] money. But even so, there is not one bird that God does not remember.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “Isa said yet, ‘There are small birds which we (dual) can buy five for two centavos. Even though they have little value none of them, not even one is forgotten by God.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus said, ‘There are birds that people can buy, five of them for two centavos. And even though they have not much value to people, yet to God, He never removes from his thinking even one of them.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “But consider also God’s manner with the rice-birds. Five rice-birds (see here) are sold for just two five-cent-pieces only, isn’t that so? But God doesn’t forget even one of them.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “But the valuing by God is really big. The truth/proof of this is, isn’t it so that for a few centavos only one can buy five ricebirds (see here )? However even though it’s as cheap as that, not even one of them is ignored/left-alone by God.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Revelation 14:17:
Uma: “After that I saw another angel appear from the Worship House that is in heaven. He also held a sharp sickle.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “Then I saw another angel come out of the prayer-house in heaven and he also carried a sharp sickle.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Then I saw a different angel who came out of the church in heaven, and he also had a sharp sickle.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “After that another angel came-out of the temple in heaven, and he also, he was holding a sharp sickle.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “After that, there was another angel who came out of the Temple in heaven. He also was holding a sharp sickle.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Tenango Otomi: “Another angel came out of the church in heaven. He carried another sickle which was well sharpened.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Romans 11:12:
Uma: “Most of the Jews were rebellious/rejecting and they are not God’s portion. And from there many non-Jews over the whole world got big blessings from God. So how much more will be the blessedness of the contents of the world if/when the Jews repent and return to God!” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “If the Yahudi nation is sinning and God is rejecting them turns out (mole’) to the good of the nations not Yahudi, really much more good will come to the not Yahudi when the Yahudi return to God.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “So by means of the disobedience of the Jews, which is their not believing, God has blessed with good all mankind. And by means also of the fact that God’s blessing to the Jews had been removed from them, how greatly God has shown to the people who aren’t Jews, His kindness. And if that’s the case, how much greater will be the good which the people who aren’t Jews will receive at the time in the future when the Jews return to their believing.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “Let us consider this then: if the collective-people on this earth were exceedingly blessed on account of the sin of the Jews and their loss (i.e. what they lost), surely they will be even-more blessed when/if the proper number of Jews will be saved.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tenango Otomi: “In that the Jews separated from God, there came about that all the people are not Jews all over the world encountered God’s blessing. But when there comes the day when also the Jews will believe in Christ, God overflowingly will bless all the people all over the world.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 12:38:
Noongar: “They will be very happy, if he finds them ready, if he even comes in the dark of night or nearly sunrise.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
Uma: “Fortunate indeed are the slaves who are found by their nobleman ready waiting for him, even though it is midnight or sometimes even past midnight.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “Even if it is in the middle of the night or early morning that he arrives if he sees them still watching, certainly those servants will be happy.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “How happy they will be if their master arrives and they are still waiting for him, even though it is in the middle of the night, or even if it is already at dawn when he comes.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “They are fortunate servants if their master comes-upon them waiting and ready, even if it’s the middle of the night or still later when-he-comes-home. I tell you that their master will change (clothes) and seat those servants of his in order to feed them.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “Yes indeed, the slaves can be happy who, even if it’s at midnight or pre-dawn when their master arrives, are still waiting for him in readiness.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
