Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 8:3:
- Uma: “But Saulus, he was on-a-rampage to persecuting people who believed in the Lord Yesus. Every home of theirs he entered and whoever believed in the Lord Yesus, whether man or woman, he arrested, dragged out, and turned over to the government to be imprisoned.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “And that Saul, he persecuted severely the people who trusted in Isa. He entered their houses one by one and he seized them male and female and imprisoned them.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And as for Saul, he wanted to destroy the unity of the believers, and bad was what he was doing to them. He went and investigated every house, and he arrested the believers, and he took them, men and women, and put them in prison.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “That day when-Esteban -died, that was the beginning of an extreme persecution of the congregations of believers in Jerusalem. There were those who consistently-obeyed God’s law who went and buried him (Esteban) while crying-for-him wailing. But Saulo, he approved-of Esteban’s death and was-excessive-in causing-to-be-pitiful those-aforementioned believers so that none should (desired effect) be left. Plural Saulo were-entering-and-entering the many-houses while (concurrent action) he-was-causing-the occupants -to-be-dragged to take them to jail. Therefore all who believed, excepting the apostles, they separated-from-each-other to run-away to the many-towns in the provinces Judea and Samaria.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Really as for Saulo, his persevering was far-from-ordinary in persecuting the believers. He really hounded them. Proof was, he was entering the houses and everyone he caught/arrested, female or male, he would drag them and have them imprisoned.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 6:47:
- Uma: “When it was already dark, his disciples were in the middle of the lake. Yet he was still on the land by himself.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When it was evening, the boat was there in the middle of the lake. Isa was still there on the hill by himself.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when it was already night, these who were riding in the boat were already far out because they were in the middle of the lake, and Jesus, he was still on the land by himself.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When it was night, Jesus was still on the mountain by himself while the boat that his disciples were riding in, it was in the middle of the lake.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Benighted, that boat was now in the middle of the lake. As for Jesus, he was all alone on land.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Titus 3:13:
- Uma: “As for Zenas, that teacher of the Law of Musa, and Apolos, I ask that you give-a-good-sendoff to them, so that they won’t lack anything [lit., so that there won’t be their lacks] on their trip.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Help Apollos and Senas, the lawyer, when they continue travelling. Give them whatever they lack.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Do what you can to help the lawyer Zenas and Apollos when they travel. Check up on them so that they have no lack.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Do your (sing.) utmost also to help Zenas who is a lawyer and Apollos when they start-out from there so they will have all they need on their journey.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “And persevere to be able to help Apolos and the lawyer Zenas, so that they can travel quickly/easily. Ensure that they won’t be lacking anything they need on that planned-journey of theirs.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Concerning Zenas, the lawyer, help him in what he needs. Also help Apollos in what he needs. Give them what they need for traveling, don’t let them lack anything.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 8:35:
- Uma: “So, beginning from that reading earlier, Filipus explained to him the Good News of Yesus.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Then Pilip spoke. And beginning from those verses that had been read, Pilip related to him the good news about Isa.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then Philip interpreted it to him. He started with this which the official was reading, and he taught him the good news about Jesus.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “And Felipe clarified that Jesus was the one referred to by (lit. one to-whom-was-leading) that-aforementioned (passage) which he read. Then he continued until he had made-known the good news concerning Jesus.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Without anything further, Felipe then taught it, where he began being at that writing which the taga Etiope was reading. Felipe explained to him the Good News concerning Jesus.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 7:23:
- Uma: “All evil actions like that appear from the hearts of mankind. That is what makes people bad in God’s sight.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “All these bad things come out of a persons liver and that is what defiles him/makes him unclean.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “These bad doings come out of the breath of a person, and they are what can cause God to be displeased with him.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “All these, they come-from the mind/thoughts of a person, and they are what makes-him -dirty.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “All of these come from the mind of a person, and that’s what makes him disgusting in the sight of God.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Hebrews 1:5:
- Uma: “Never once has God spoken even to one angel like this: ‘You (sing.) are my Child, Today a I-relate-to-you (sing.)-as-Child.’ Also never once has God spoken about one angel like this: ‘Me he relates-to-as-Father, and him I relate-to-as-Child.’ These words are directed only at God’s Child.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “For God has not spoken to his angels as he spoke to his Son, he said, ‘You are my Child/Son. Now I am your Father.’ And God also did not speak about any angel like this, ‘I am his father and he is my son.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “For there is a written word of God to His son which says, and He says, ‘You are my son and I say today I will show that I am your Father.’ However, there is no angel of His that He spoke to like that at any time. There is another written word of God which says, ‘It can be that I am His father and He is my son.’ And it’s not the angels He was talking about there.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because there is absolutely no angel to whom God said, ‘You (sing.) are my Child. Today I will show that I am your (sing.) Father.’ Neither did God say regarding even any angel, ‘We (excl.) are father-and-child.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Because, from back in the past, there wasn’t even one angel to whom God said, ‘Today/now, I am positively-indicating that you (sing.) are my Son. I am your Father. ‘ And there’s no angel at all he was referring to (lit. causing-to-be-hit) by these words of his saying, ‘From now on it is evident that I really am his Father, and as-for-him, (he is) really my Son.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “This Son of God is greater than all the angels. Because God said to his Son: ‘You are my Son. And now it will be known that I am your Father,’ he said to him. But God never has said to even one angel that which he said to his Son. Again God said: ‘I am his Father. He is my Son,’ he said.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 9:27:
- Uma: “But Barnabas, he went and befriended Saulus and accompanied him to the apostles of the Lord Yesus. He recounted to them how Saulus had seen the Lord Yesus on the road going to Damsyik, and how the Lord had spoken to him. He also told them of Saulus’s bravery newsing the news of the Lord Yesus in Damsyik.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Then Saul was helped by Barnabas and he took him to the commissioned ones. Barnabas told them that this Saul had seen the Lord, Isa, while he was on the road to Damaskus and (that) the Lord also talked to him, and that there at Damaskus he was brave/bold to preach to the people about Isa.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “But Barnabas helped Saul, and he took him to the apostles, and he told them about the Lord appearing to Saul on his way and what the Lord said to him. And he told them also that Saul, even though the Jews in Damascus were against him, had no fear there in Damascus to spread the news about faith in the name of Jesus.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Whereupon Barnabas accompanied him to where-the apostles -were, and then he related Saulo’s seeing Jesus on the path and Jesus’ conversing-with him. He also related his boldness to preach concerning Jesus in Damascus.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But he was helped by Bernabe. He took Saulo to the apostles and related to them how Saulo had seen/met the Lord who spoke to him on the trail. And he also related how much was the boldness of Saulo in teaching concerning Jesus in Damasco.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 8:18:
- Uma: “But Yesus knew what he disciples were saying, so he said to them: ‘Why do you keep talking about the fact that you don’t have any bread? Do you still not understand? Are your hearts still not clear, [even though] you have often heard my teaching, often have seen my power? You have-eyes and have-ears, yet do you still not understand what you see and hear? Don’t you remember,” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “You have eyes but it is as if you can’t see. You have ears but it is as if you can’t hear. Do you not remember what I did that day?” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “You have eyes, but it seems as if you cannot see. You have ears but it seems as if you cannot hear. Have you forgotten what I did?” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “You have eyes, but you can-not -see. You also have ears, but you can-not -hear. Have you forgotten” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Don’t you have eyes? Don’t you have ears? Have you already forgotten?” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
