Following are a number of back-translations of Hebrews 10:26:
Uma: “Don’t let-go-of your faith, relatives. For if we have heard and know the true news from the Lord, yet after that we deliberately reject him, there no longer [emphatic] is any other worship-gift that can pay-for our sin.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “For if we (dual) know already the true teaching but yet purposely sin, na, there really no longer is a sacrifice that God will accept that could yet remove our (incl.) sins.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “But if we understand already what the true doctrine is, but purposely go on always doing evil, there is no longer any sacrifice which God will accept that will remove our sins.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “Because if we have already come-to-know the truth concerning Cristo and we still deliberately sin in/by our turning-our -backs-on him, there is no other offering that can remove our sins.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “For if the truth concerning the death of Jesus has now really pierced our minds/inner-being, but we still regard- it -as-unimportant in that we deliberately still continue our doing of sin, there really is now no other thing-to-sacrifice with-which-to-obtain-forgiveness for our sin.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Tenango Otomi: “But concerning the person who already knows what is the true word and yet determines to live doing evil, afterwards then there is no sacrifice which will clear the sin he has done.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 14:20:
Uma: “But in fact, while the followers of Yesus stood around him, suddenly he got up and he straightway entered the town. The next day, he went with Barnabas to the town of Derbe.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “But when the trusters in Isa gathered around Paul, he got up and he returned into that city. The next day he went with Barnabas to the place Derbe.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “However, when the believers gathered around him, he got up and returned to the town. Then on the next day Paul and Barnabas went to the town of Derbe.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “But when the believers surrounded (him), he got-up and returned to the town. The next day (lit. Upon its getting-light), Pablo and Barnabas went to Derbe.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “But no. When those who had thrown left, while the believers were standing around him, he got up for he had regained conciousness. When he felt better, they returned to the city. Next day he and Bernabe set out to go on to Derbe.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 12:37:
Uma: “Yet Daud himself calls him his Lord. With the leading of the Holy Spirit Daud speaks of the Redeemer King like this: The Lord God said to my Lord: ‘Sit on my right side until I make all your (sing.) enemies submit to You (sing.).’ So, if the Redeemer King is indeed a descendant of Daud, why does Daud call him his Lord?’ A great many people had gathered in the House of God at that time, and they were happy to hear his teaching.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “Na, look,’ said Isa, ‘if Da’ud calls Almasi his Lord, surely he is not just/only his descendant but he is still greater than Da’ud.’ The crowds were glad to listen to the teaching/preaching of Isa.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus continued speaking, he said, ‘If David said that the expected king was his Lord, can it be that he was just a descendant of David?’ The many people really liked that teaching of Jesus.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “Then Jesus went-on to say, ‘If David said that the Messiah was his Lord, how is it that he is David’s descendant?’ And the large-group of people liked to listen to what he was saying.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “In that, David indeed was the one who called him his Lord. Well, if it’s like that, isn’t it clear that this Cristo isn’t just the descendant of David?’ Everybody listened well, for that teaching of Jesus pleased them.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Tlahuitoltepec Mixe: “If he is his boss, how will he only be his grandchild? …” (Source: B. Moore / G. Turner in Notes on Translation 1967, p. 1ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Hebrews 11:19:
Uma: “For Abraham said, God is powerful to make Ishak live again from death. So, we can say: he got his child back from death.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “For Ibrahim thought that if for example Isahak died God could make him alive again. And Isahak was figuratively raised again from death because if God had not hindered Ibrahim, Isahak would surely have died.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “For Abraham was thinking that if Isaac died, God would be able to raise him up; and it’s as if Isaac was raised from the dead at that time, because Abraham was thinking that it was certainly true that he was going to die.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “Because Abraham was thinking that God was able to make-Isaac -live again. And it’s as if he did make-him-live again, because if God had not stopped Abraham, he would have carried-through and killed that son of his.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “Because sticking-into the mind/inner-being of Abraham was his trust that even though Isaac were to die now, God would indeed make-him-live. And even though Abraham did not in fact go through with killing (him) because God forbade him, you could say that it’s really like Isaac just came alive again.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Tenango Otomi: “Therefore Abraham believed that God truly has power to cause that anew Isaac would live when he had been dead. But since it happened that Isaac did not die, it can be said that anew he lived because Abraham had already determined to kill him.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 15:24:
Uma: “‘We(excl.) have heard that several people from us (excl.) here went there and confused you and shook up your faith with their teaching. So, so that you know, it was not we (excl.) who sent them.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “We (excl.) heard that there are reportedly disciples of Isa from us (excl.) here who went there to trouble your minds because of their teaching. We (excl.) did not tell them to do that.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “We have heard a report that there are some of our companions who are Jews who have troubled you because you are confused by their teaching. However, we did not send them.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “There are reportedly those who came-from here who went to disturb you by teaching what is wrong/different. But we (excl.) had not given them authority to do that.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “We(excl.) have sent a letter for we (excl.) heard news that some people coming from us (excl.) here have been troubling you for they have been agitating your minds/thinking with their teaching. It’s necessary for you to know that we (excl.) didn’t send them to do that which they were doing.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 13:25:
Uma: “‘So, at that time, when that time of suffering has passed, all the powerful things in the sky will be shaken. The sun will turn dark, the moon will no longer shine, the stars will drop from the sky.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “The stars will fall from the sky and the different-kinds in the sky will leave their places.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And the stars in the sky will fall, and everything in heaven shall be shaken.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “The many-stars will also fall and all that is in the sky will be shaken.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “The stars will fall from the sky/heaven, for the whole sky/heavens will be caused to quake/tremble by the strength of the supernatural-power of God.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Amele: “And then the stars will pluck out of the sky and fall down, and the strong doings that sit in the sky will tremble,’ he said.” (Source: John Roberts in this article )
Following are a number of back-translations of Hebrews 12:11:
Uma: “While we are being advised and beaten, we aren’t happy, we feel it hurt. Afterwards, when we have become clear [i.e., aware, mature] because of that advice, our lives become good [i.e., happy, at peace] and our deeds become upright.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “When we (dual) are punished we (dual) are not happy because we (dual) have difficulties. But when God punishes us (incl.) and we (dual) endure and believe, the final outcome (will be that) our (dual) works/doings are straight and our (dual) thinking is peaceful/we have peace in our minds.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when God trains us, we do not like it because what we have to go through is difficult. But when His training of us is finished and by means of this we are already trained by God, then our behavior is already righteous and then our situation is very peaceful.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “It is admittedly true that advice and spankings do not make-us-happy upon their arrival, because they hurt, but when we are taught/trained by them, the outcome is good, because it leads to a peaceful mind and righteous behavior.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “Really as long as it’s the time when he is correcting us, we are not happy, for it’s hard for us. But when it has now passed, provided we submitted-meekly/patiently, our life will become all the more righteous/straight, that being what will lead us to a mind/inner-being which is much more peaceful.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Tenango Otomi: “When God whips us, we suffer, we don’t like the whipping he gives us. But when our hearts understand that it does us good, they are at peace and more do we endeavor to walk good.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 16:15:
Uma: “After that Lidia and her household, they were all baptized as/becoming followers of the Lord Yesus. After they were baptized, she encouraged us (excl.) to go dwell in her house, she said to us (excl.): ‘If you see that my belief in the Lord Yesus is true, let’s go to my house.’ And she forced us (excl.) to follow her request.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “Lidiya and her companions in the house were baptized/bathed as a sign that they now belonged to Isa. After that, Lidiya begged us (excl.), she said, ‘If you think that I truly trust in Isa, the Lord, now do come along and stay at my house.’ And she really insisted.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “She caused herself to be baptized and all of those who were with her in her house, and she said to us, ‘If you consider that my faith in the Lord is true, come up there into my house (come and live at my house).’ And she would not allow that we would not go with her.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “And all of those in the household got-baptized. Then she invited us (excl.) to stay-with them. ‘If you think that it’s true that I believe in the Lord Jesus, let’s go to my-house so that you will stay-there,’ she said. And she insisted that we (excl.) go.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “When she had believed, she then had herself baptized, including those of her household. And then she asked us. She said, ‘If you regard me as having truly believed in the Lord, stay at our (excl.) house now.’ She kept on asking us (excl.), therefore we (excl.) then moved to their place.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
