Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 20:7:
- Uma: “On Sunday we (excl.) gathered to eat together with our (excl.) one-faith relatives in Troas. Our (excl.) meeting house was a tall house. We (excl.) met in the room that was at the very top. Many lamps were lit. Long was the speech of Paulus speaking to the people gathered there. He spoke until the middle of the night, because it was his intention to leave the next morning.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When it was Saturday night, we (excl.) gathered to eat bread which-was-divided-into-pieces to remember the death of Isa. Paul planned to leave the next day, that’s why he preached to the people until midnight.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “On Saturday when the sun had gone down, we gathered together so that we might fulfill the holy supper. As for Paul, he preached to the people and his preaching lasted until the middle of the night because on the next morning he was going to leave.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “On Saturday afternoon, we (excl.) believers all met-as-a-congregation to eat the bread that caused-us -to-remember the death of Jesus. Afterwards Pablo taught until the middle of the night, because he said/thought he would set-out the next day (lit. its tomorrow).” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When it was Sunday, when the sun set, we (excl.) gathered together with the taga Troas believers to eat a meal and do Communion, right after which Pablo would teach. And because next day we (excl.) would sail again, he taught for a long time. It reached midnight.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 1:16:
- Noongar: “and he will bring back many people of Israel to the Lord their God.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “Many descendants of Israel he will lead back so that they believe in the God that was worshipped by their ancestors long ago.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “And he will bring many people of Isra’il back to God their Leader. (Lord after this)” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And by means of his teaching,’ said that angel, ‘many of the descendents of Israel will return to believe in God whom their forefathers worshipped long ago.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “In-the-future indeed (prophetic formula) many are your (sing.) fellow descendants of Israel whom he will cause-to-return to God who is their Lord.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Really many are the descendants of Israel whom he will cause to return to their God.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Peter 1:16:
- Uma: “For there is the Word of God that was written long ago that says: ‘You must be holy, because I am holy.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “For it is written hep in the holy-book, it says, ‘Don’t sin,’ says God, ‘because I do not have sin.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “For there is a written word of God which says, ‘It must be that there is nothing in our actions to scold you for just like there is nothing in my actions to scold me for.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because there is that which God caused-to-be-written which says, ‘You must be holy, because I, I am holy.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “For that is in harmony with his written word which says, ‘You must live lives which are far from all sin, because as for me, I really am very far from whatever sin.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “In the Holy Book it is written, ‘Do that which is supremely good, because I am supremely good,’ says God.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- Saint Lucian Creole French: “… ‘You must separate yourselves from wickedness just as I God am separate from wickedness.” (Source: David Frank)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 21:1:
- Uma: “We(excl.) exchanged greetings with those leaders of the Kristen people from Efesus, and we (excl.) left them behind, continuing our (excl.) journey to the province of Siria. Our(excl.) ship left, going straight to the island of Kos, and the next day arrived at the island of Rodos. From there we (excl.) continued to the island of Patara.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then we (excl.) bade-farewell to those people of Epesus and we (excl.) sailed. We (excl.) went-straight toward Kos. The following day we (excl.) arrived at Rodos and from there we (excl.) proceeded to Patara.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then when we had said goodbye to them, we got on the ship again and left. We straightened our course and arrive there on the island of Cos. And the next day we arrived there on the island which is called Rhodes. We left there and then we landed in the town of Patara.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When we (excl.) and Pablo had-gotten-on-board in leaving them, we (excl.) went-directly to Cos. On the next day then, we (excl.) went to Rodes, on the (lit. its) third, to Patara, and that’s where-we (excl.) -disembarked.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When we (excl.) all split up, we (excl.) ourselves sailed again. Our(excl.) voyage went straight to Cos. Next day we (excl.) went on to Rodas, and then from there went to Patara.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 1:48:
- Noongar: “because he remembers (lit.: “ear-hold”) me, his weak worker. Now all people, they will say I am happy,” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “He remembered me, me his pitiful slave. From now, all people will say that I am a woman blessed by God.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “for he has paid attention to me, his humble servant. Because from now on all people of all generations will call me the most happy woman.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Because I his servant, whose rank is very low, he still didn’t forget me. And beginning today all mankind will say that I am the woman whose blessing from God is very great.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “because he remembered me who am an unimportant (lit. low) servant of his. Therefore from now on, all people will say that I am fortunate” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Because he is indeed thinking about me, his insignificant servant. And from now on, down through the generations, the way I will be regarded is, a woman caused to be exceedingly happy.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Peter 2:23:
- Uma: “They yelled-at him, he did not retaliate by yelling-at them. They tortured him, he did not curse. He offered his life to God, the just Decider/Judge.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Even when he was spoken-evil-about/insulted he did not answer evil. Even when he was persecuted he did not threaten those who persecuted him. But he entrusted himself to God because his judgment is righteous/straight.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “When people spoke in rejection of Him when He was crucified, He didn’t answer back with anything bad; He never pronounced a curse. The revenge upon those who tormented Him He entrusted to God who is the one whose judgment is righteous.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When they mocked/deprecated him, he didn’t answer-with any evil. When they hardshipped him, neither did he threaten (lit. frighten) them with punishment, but rather he entrusted everything to God who judges correctly.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “For when he was insulted, he just took-no-notice/let-it-go. When he was caused to suffer, no ‘I’ll-get-you-back!’ came from his mouth. He just left it to God, the far-from-ordinary Judge who is righteous/straight.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “When he was spoken evil of, he didn’t return the evil speaking. When he suffered, he didn’t threaten the people. Rather he left the judgment of what was to be done to God who judges good.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 21:33:
- Uma: “The head of the soldiers went and arrested him and commanded his soldiers to tie both his hands with chains. After that he asked: ‘Who is this person? What has he done?'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “The colonel went near and seized Paul and commanded his soldiers to chain him with two chains. Then he asked the people, he said, ‘Who is this man and what is his sin?'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Now as for the captain, he went to Paul and grabbed him and he commanded that he be tied up with two chains. And then he asked the people who this man was and what was his sin.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then the commander arrested him, and had-him-bound with two chains. He then said to the many-people, ‘Who is this person? What has he done?'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When that highest-ranking-officer arrived, he at once arrested Pablo and caused him to be tied up with two chains. And then he asked who he was and what he had done.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 1:80:
- Noongar: “The child grew very well, strong in body and spirit. John remained in the desert until the day he came publicly to the people of Israel.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “That child of Zakharia, the older he got, the clearer his heart got. He lived in the desert, until the time came for him to begin carrying the Word of the Lord to the descendants of Israel.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Then the child of Jakariya continued to grow and his thinking increased. And he lived there in the lonely place as long as he did not come out to face the people of Isra’il.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And as for this child of Zechariah, his body grew and his ability to think increased also, and when he became mature he went to a land where no people lived, and there he stayed until the time arrived for him to teach his fellow descendants of Israel about the Word of God.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Now as for his son, he grew-up and became-wiser while simultaneously his faith became-stronger. He went to stay in a place where there were no inhabitants until the time-arrived -for-him-to-appear to teach the descendants of Israel.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well, that child grew-big and his nature/ways were really good. When he was old enough, where he lived/spent-all-his-time was then the wilderness, until the day when he would begin to go teaching his fellow-countrymen who were the descendants of Israel.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
