Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 15:32:
- Uma: “From there, Yudas and Silas also spoke a long time, strengthening the hearts of their one-faith relatives and advising them to keep believing in the Lord, because the two of them were prophets who carried the Word of the Lord God.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Judas and Silas were men who spread/made-known the word/message of God. For a long time they taught/preached-to the ones trusting in Isa who were there in Antiyok helping them so that their trust/faith would be strengthened and their livers encouraged.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And as for Judas and Silas, they were prophets of God. They spent a long time talking to the believers because they advised them so that the strength of their believing might be drawn tight.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “There-were-many-things also that Judas and Silas said to make-happy and strengthen their faith, because they were God’s spokesmen.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “As for Judas and Silas, because they were also prophets, they taught many other things too to the believers there, so that their believing/obeying would become sturdy.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 13:33:
- Uma: “That’s why you must be on the watch and watch out, for you don’t know the time it will happen.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Therefore watch out,’ said Isa. ‘Don’t be careless/inattentive (lipat) because you do not know as to when this will happen.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Therefore be on your guard and be ready, for you do not know when.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Watch-out then, be continually prepared, because you don’t know when it will happen.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Therefore be careful and always be ready, because you don’t know when this will happen.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Hebrews 12:19:
- Uma: “They heard a big sound that was like the sound of a trumpet, and a big voice spoke to them. When they heard that voice, they were terrified, they said: ‘We(excl.) request that that voice there not speak to us any more, for we are afraid [poor us!].'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “They heard (something) like the sound of a tabuli’ (a big shell blown to give signals) and they also heard the voice of God. When the people heard that voice they really begged that it wouldn’t speak again because they were very afraid.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “They could hear the trumpet and the loud voice of God, and when the people heard that voice they begged that He might stop talking because it was very frightening.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “They also heard the trumpet and the frightening voice of God. When they heard that aforementioned voice of God, they begged that it not continue,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “There was the sound of a horn/siren and a voice which spoke. After the people heard that voice, they were asking that they would no more be spoken to by that.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “They heard the trumpets sound. They heard God speak and call to them. These people feared when they heard him call to them. Therefore they asked that no longer would they hear what word God would speak.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 16:23:
- Uma: “They were beaten many times, and after that they were jailed. They said to the head of the jail: ‘You (sing.) guard those two well!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “After they were badly whipped, they were imprisoned. The officials commanded the guard to close the prison doors very tightly/firmly.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “When Paul and Silas were thoroughly beaten, they were put in prison. And as for the watcher of the prison, they told him that he should carefully watch these two.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When they had severely whipped them, then they imprisoned them, and they commanded the guard to carefully watch them.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “They really kept on beating them and then imprisoned them. They emphatically told the overseer of the jail to guard them well.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 14:28:
- Uma: “But when I come back to life, I will go ahead of you to the land of Galilea, in order that we meet each other there.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But when I am alive again, we (incl.) will meet. I will go ahead of you to the place Jalil.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “However,’ said Jesus, ‘when I am raised from the dead, I will go ahead of you into the province of Galilee.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But when God makes-me -live again, I will go-ahead of you to go to Galilea.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But on my coming alive again, I will go ahead of you there to Galilea.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Hebrews 13:22:
- Uma: “Relatives, I request that you not be tired listening to this advice of mine, for this letter of mine is just short.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “I beseech you, my brothers, really listen-obey my teaching in this letter, for this my letter isn’t all that long.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Brethren, I beg you that you endure listening to all of these words of mine to you, because this letter of mine is not yet so very long.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Please-be-so-kind brothers as to patiently receive this that I have written to advise/admonish and strengthen you, because this letter of mine to you is really not very-long.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Lastly, I am asking, brethren, that hopefully you will not get fed up with (lit. enoughed) listening to this teaching of mine, for I really didn’t make it very long.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Listen, my brothers, listen well to this word I am telling you. It is not a long word with which I instruct you.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 17:15:
- Uma: “The people who escorted Paulus escorted him to in the town of Atena. After that, Paulus said to them: ‘Go back to Berea, and tell Silas and Timotius to come quickly here to me.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Paul was accompanied to the city of Aten. Then the ones who had taken him (there) returned to Berea carrying instructions from Paul that Silas and Timoteo should follow him soon.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “As for the men who went along with Paul who guided him, they went with him as far as the village of Athens. And then they went back to Berea, and they told Silas and Timothy that they should quickly go to be with Paul.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Pablo’s companions, they escorted (him) as-far-as Athens, then they went-home to go tell what Pablo had-instructed that Silas and Timoteo should hurry to go join (lit. find) him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “The ones arranged with to accompany Pablo delivered him as far as Atenas. When they left, he sent word that Silas-and-companion follow on soon.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 14:60:
- Uma: “The Big Priest stood in front of all the judges [sitters], and he said to Yesus: ‘You (sing.) don’t answer them who accuse you (sing.)?'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then the leading priest stood there in the middle of them to ask Isa. He said, ‘Don’t you answer anything to their accusations of you?'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Then the high priest stood in the middle and said to Jesus, ‘are these accusations, about you true? What have you to answer?'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “That being so, the highest priest stood-up in front of them all and said to Jesus, ‘Is there nothing perhaps that you (sing.) are able-to-answer to what-these -have-accused-you (sing.) -of?'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When that Most-important Priest heard, he stood up in front of everybody, and questioned Jesus, saying, ‘Do you have an answer to this which they have told in evidence against you?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
