Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Corinthians 10:5:
- Uma: “But even though they all got those blessing from God, God did not like the behavior of many of them, and so they died scattered-all-over in the wilderness [empty field].” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But even though God helped them like that, most of them God was not pleased with their doings; therefore many of them died there in the uninhabited place.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “But in spite of the fact that God helped them very much, God was not pleased with the activity of the majority of them, and because of this they died there in the land they passed through where it seldom rained.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But even though all of them, they experienced those-things, God rejected the majority of them, and that was the reason their bodies were scattered in the place with no inhabitants.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “However even though big was this grace/mercy of God that they experienced, as for the majority of them, he was not pleased with them. That’s the reason their bones are now scattered in that wilderness place.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “But afterwards, almost all of the people were not looked well upon by God in what they did. Therefore all these people died there in the wilds.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 21:22:
- Noongar: “These days will become ‘The Days of Punishment’ , because everything the Scriptures say really will happen.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “Because that time will be the time of the punishment of God, so that all that is written in the Holy Book is fulfilled/happens.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “For those are the days when God will punish the people and all that is written in the holy-book will be fulfilled.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Because that will be the time prophesied long ago when God will punish the people who are his enemies. And this was written by the prophets of God long ago.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because this is the time of punishment that is the fulfillment of all that God caused-to-be-written.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Because you then will know that the time has now come for the fulfilling of all the punishment which was warned about which is contained in what is written which is the word of God, about this Jerusalem.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Corinthians 11:4:
- Uma: “If a man wears-a-veil and prays or speaks God’s words in a service, that man belittles Kristus, who is his head.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When you gather in your prayer-house and there is a man who is going to pray or to spread/make-known God’s word, if he wears-a-headdress that means that he does not respect Almasi who is his leader (lit. for-head).” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And because of this, when you gather together in the church, if there is a man praying or explaining what God has caused him to understand, it’s necessary that he take off his hat if he has a hat on, because if he does not take it off, it’s as if Christ is not in charge of him.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Due to this orderly-arrangement, when you congregate and there is a man who is-wearing-a-headcloth (note: cloth worn over or wrapped around head as protection from wind, sun, etc.) who prays or speaks what God has made-known to him, he shames Cristo who is his leader.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Therefore the man who prays in front of everyone, or who makes known words which God has put-in-his -mind, if he does it having his face veiled, he is really insulting/belittling his like-the-head who is Cristo.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “If a man prays to God at church, or if he wants to speak the word which God gives him to speak and if he wears his hat at the time, then it appears that he does not have very much respect for Christ.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 22:16:
- Noongar: “So I tell you, I will not again eat with you, only when the truth of all these things becomes known in the Kingdom of God.'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “Because so that you know: I will no longer eat the Paskah food that is like this, until the meaning of this feast is fulfilled when God becomes King in the world.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “For I tell you, after this I will not eat this again. I only will eat it again when God rules already over his people and when it is fulfilled what the real meaning of this feast is.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Because it’s true what I say to you, I will not again eat the Passover supper until the time in the future when its true meaning is fulfilled when God rules over mankind.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because I tell you that I will not again join-in-eating at a fiesta like this until what-it-signifies is fulfilled in the ruling of God in heaven.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “For what I will say to you is really true that I won’t eat this again until what is alluded to by it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Gurung: ” . . . When people eat the feast in heaven, the meaning of this festival will be fulfilled. And until this festival is fulfilled I will not eat its meal.” (Source: Warren Glover in The Bible Translator 1978, p. 231ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 1:11:
- Uma: “Yosia was the progenitor of Yekhonya and his relatives/siblings. At that time the Yahudi people were taken-captive going to Babel.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Josiah was the father of Jeconiah and his siblings. That was the time when the Babylonians carried the Israelites to Babylon.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “And Josias was the father of Jeconias and his siblings at the time that the Jews had-been-forcibly taken to Babilonia.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Josias was the father of Jeconias and his brothers. At that time, the Israelita were captured/taken-prisoner by the taga Babilonia.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Josiah was the father of Jechoniah along with others of his brothers. This was at the time when the Jews were grabbed and taken to the land of Babylon.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Corinthians 12:2:
- Uma: “You yourselves know, relatives, that before you knew God, you were continually led-along without thinking to worship idols that couldn’t speak.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “You remember that formerly at the time when you did not yet trust in Isa Almasi you were influenced/taken along by demons to worship the idols that don’t live.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “You know that a long time ago before you believed in Jesus, there was someone who used supernatural power to make you worship idols. And by means of these lifeless idols, your thoughts long ago were led astray.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because you know that while you were still pagans, you were continually going-astray, because someone was guiding you so that you would be worshipping idols that were not able-to-speak.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Is it not so that in the past, when you did not yet acknowledge God, you were dragged and being fooled into serving no matter what pretend god, idols/statues which can’t speak?” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “You know concerning the days which have already passed, when you did not yet know God, you worshipped the idols which do not speak. And because of the idols you worshipped, you did not know God’s road.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 22:48:
- Noongar: “But Jesus said, ‘Judas, you betray the Son of Man with a kiss, do you?'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “But Yesus said to him: ‘Ee’ Yudas, so it is with your (sing.) greeting that you (sing.) sell me, Me the Son of Man!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Isa said to him, ‘Like this, Judas, you betray the Son of Mankind?'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then Jesus said to him, ‘Isn’t it true, Judas, that this kiss you’ve given me, the older sibling of mankind, is the way you are having me arrested by those, your companions?'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “but Jesus said, ‘Judas, why have you (sing.) turned-the kiss which is a sign of love -into a sign of betraying me who am Child of a Person?'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But Jesus spoke, saying, ‘What’s this, Judas, you kiss me, the One From Heaven Born of Man/human, for this sign of holding-dear, you are using it to identify me to those ones wanting to arrest me?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 2:18:
- Uma: “‘In the village of Rama no kidding the crying and weeping. Rahel is weeping for her children. She cannot be comforted, because they are no longer.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “‘A voice is heard wailing in the place of Rama. Rakel really cries because of her children. She does not want to be comforted because her children are dead.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “‘There is a noise (noise here is specific for what is heard when a group of people are talking or shouting or excited all at once) which we (dual) are hearing in the town of Ramah. We can hear crying and wailing because Rachel is mourning her children. She weeps and cannot be comforted because her children have been taken away.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘Extreme crying and mourning is-being-heard in Rama, because Raquel is crying-for her children. She absolutely cannot be comforted, because they have-ceased-to-exist.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “‘Loud-crying without restraint can be heard in Rama. For Raquel is crying over her children. She really won’t allow herself to be comforted because of her grieg over her children who have been wiped out.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “‘There in the city of Ramah was heard the great sad-speaking of a woman, and she was crying. This one is Rachel who weeps because her children were killed. And she didn’t want to be comforted because all her children were dead.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
For the Old Testament quote, see Jeremiah 31:15.
