Following are a number of back-translations of 1 John 2:2:
- Uma: “And he is the one who died to become our redeemer / body substitute so that God [could] forgive our sins. And not only our sins alone did he redeem, but the sins of all mankind also.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “And Isa Almasi was made a sacrifice hep to make our (dual) sins be passed. And not just our (incl.) sins but up to/including the sin of all mankind was taken away/made past by Isa Almasi.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “He is the one who was sacrificed because of us (incl.) so that our sins might be removed. And it’s not just our sins which can be removed, but rather the sins also of the whole of mankind.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “And it is Cristo just the same who underwent/bore the punishment of our sins so that they can be forgiven, and not our sins only but rather the sins of all people.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Because as for this Jesus, he was made a sacrifice, so that he could-take-the-punishment for our sins. As for these sins for which he took the punishment, it wasn’t only ours, but rather for the sin of all people here under-the-heavens.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “This Jesus Christ died in order to take care of our sins, and not just ours, rather he died in order to take care of the sins of all the people living on earth.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- Yatzachi Zapotec: “He died to pay for our guilt in order that we may be at peace with God. Not by reason of our guilt only did he die, but rather by reason of the guilt of all mankind.”
- Eastern Highland Otomi: “Because he delivered himself to pay for our sins. And not only our sins, but also all the sins here in the world, he paid for.”
- Tzotzil: “He paid for our sins when he died on the cross. Not our sins alone he paid. He paid for the sins of all people also.”
- Sayula Popoluca: “And he died for our sins so that God might pity us…” (Source for this and three above: John Beekman in Notes on Translation 12, November 1964, p. 1ff.)
- Candoshi-Shapra: “He himself pacified His Father in regard to our sins so he would not hold them against us. However, He did that not only for our sins. For all the people who live in the world He did that.”
- Yanesha’: “He is given, thus he pays on us our sins. This is not for us alone, it is for all of us who are on the earth.”
- Aguaruna: “He, just he, dying he paid (for our benefit), in order to eradicate for us our sin, but more, he paid for us, not just our sin, all people their sin he paid for for them.” (Source for this and two above: Mildred Larson in Notes on Translation, July 1965, p. 1-15)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 26:4:
- Uma: “‘All the Yahudi people know the whole story of my life from the beginning. From my childhood I lived with my relatives in Yerusalem.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “‘All the Yahudi, they know my behavior since I was a child in my place and there also in Awrusalam.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “As for all the Jews, they know what my doings were from the time I was small, because I grew up among them in my village and also in Jerusalem.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘All our (du) fellow Jews know my way-of-life starting-from my youth (lit. smallness), because I have continually stayed-with them in our (excl.) town/country and in Jerusalem.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well, all the Jews are aware of how my lifestyle has been from my childhood, there in the land where I grew up and also in Jerusalem where I was educated.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 4:40:
- Noongar: “After sunset, all the people brought their friends to Jesus, very sick people. He laid his hands on them and healed all of them.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “At sunset, many people came to Yesus, bring all their relatives who were sick with many kinds of sicknesses. He touched each one of them and he healed them.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When the sun had set all the people who had sick friends even whatever their sickness was, brought them to Isa. Isa placed his hands on each one of them and made them well.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “When evening came, all the people who had companions who were sick, they brought them to Jesus, and Jesus just placed his hand on each sick person there, and they were healed.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When the sun then was going-out-of-sight, the inhabitants took to him all who were sick with even any kind of sickness. Jesus one-at-a-time laid-his-hands-on them and they all became-well.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “At sunset, all who had sick-ones in their family whatever the illness, they brought them there to Jesus. Jesus touched/put-his-hand-on each one and healed their illnesses.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 John 3:5:
- Uma: “And you know, relatives, Yesus’ purpose in appearing in the world was to remove mankind’s sin. Yet he himself, he has no sin [emphatic].” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “You know that Almasi came to the world to take away the sin of all mankind and he really did/does not have any sin.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “You already know that the reason Christ became a human is so that He might remove our sins. And you know also that there was not even one sin which He did or is able to do.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “You know that Cristo came to this earth to remove people’s sins, and as for him, he has absolutely no sin.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “You know of course that Jesu-Cristo was sent down here to the world in order that he might take the punishment for our sins. And as for him, he really has no sin.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “You know that Jesus Christ came here to earth to take care of our sins. And that one has not committed any sin.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- Yatzachi Zapotec: “And we know that Jesus Christ came to take away the things we are guilty of, whereas he has no guilt.”
- Eastern Highland Otomi: “We know why Christ appeared and became a person. In order to take our sins and remove them. And there is no sin in regards to Christ.”
- Tzotzil: “You know that Christ came to carry our sins. There isn’t any sin in his heart.” (Source for this and two above: John Beekman in Notes on Translation 12, November 1964, p. 1ff.)
- Candoshi-Shapra: “Jesus appeared to completely wipe out sins. Jesus’ sins are none (emphasis).”
- Yanesha’: “You know that Christ, this is why he appeared thus he takes away sin. You know that not there is his sin.”
- Aguaruna: “You all know, ‘Jesus showed himself that sin be thrown out (in reference to us),’ that. He is not a sinner.” (Source for this and two above: Mildred Larson in Notes on Translation, July 1965, p. 1-15)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 27:4:
- Uma: “From there we continued our journey. But the wind met our ship, that is why we went by the edge of the island of Siprus on the east side, so that we would not be hit too hard by the wind.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “We (excl.) sailed from Sidon and followed-the-coastline of Kiprus island taking-shelter because the wind was contrary.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “We left there and since it was not possible to go against the force of the wind, we passed on the side of the island of Cyprus which was sheltered from the wind.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When we (excl.) again set-out, we (excl.) passed-by Cyprus on the sheltered (lit. hidden/blocked/covered) side, because the wind was being-met.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When we sailed again going from there, we couldn’t go-on-a-direct-course for the wind was contrary. Our sailing was toward the shore side of the island of Chipre.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 5:28:
- Noongar: “Levi stood up, left everything and followed Jesus.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “He got up, leaving all and he followed Yesus.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then he got up and left everything there and followed Isa.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then Levi abandoned everything there, and he followed Jesus.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Levi stood-right-up and left-behind everything to go-with Jesus.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When Levi heard, he stood up at once. He left all that which was his making-a-living and followed-right-behind Jesus.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 John 4:13:
- Uma: “This is a sign so we can know that we remain in harmony with God and God with us: because he has given us his Spirit who is holy.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “We (incl.) are assured that we (incl.) are one with God and God also remains/is-steadfastly with us (incl.) because God has given us (incl.) his Spirit.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “He has caused the Holy Spirit to inspire us, and because of that we can tell that we have been made one with Him and that the Holy Spirit lives here in us.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “The way we know for-sure that we remain in God and he also remains in us, he gave us his Spirit.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “And we know that we are holding fast to God and that as for him, he is also holding fast to us, because we are always being helped by the Espiritu Santo whom he caused to indwell our body.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “God sent the Holy Spirit in order for us to know that we walk with God.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- Yatzachi Zapotec: “We know that we are constantly with him and he is constantly with us because he sent his Spirit in order that he is in our head-hearts.”
- Eastern Highland Otomi: “We know that we live with God, and God resides in our hearts. This we know because he gave us his Good Spirit.”
- Tzotzil: “On account of (through) the Holy Spirit that he has given us thus we know that we are in the presence of God. We know also that God is in our hearts.” (Source for this and two above: John Beekman in Notes on Translation 12, November 1964, p. 1ff.)
- Candoshi-Shapra: “We abide in Him. He also abides in us. We come to know (learn) this by the fact that He put His own Spirit in us.”
- Yanesha’: “He, he went and gave us his Spirit, that’s why we know that we, already we are at one.”
- Aguaruna: “We are in him and he is in us, that we know, because He gave his spirit to us.” (Source for this and two above: Mildred Larson in Notes on Translation, July 1965, p. 1-15)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 27:37:
- Uma: “All the people in the ship were two hundred seventy six.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “We (excl.) were two hundred seventy six men in the ship.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The number of us on the ship were two hundred and seventy and six.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “The number of all of us (excl.) on the ship, it was two hundred and seventy six.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “The number of all of us sailing was two hundred and seventy six persons.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
