Following are a number of back-translations of John 4:32:
- Uma: “But Yesus said: ‘I have food that you do not know about.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But Isa answered them, he said, ‘I have food that you don’t know.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus answered, ‘I have food that you don’t know about.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But he said, ‘It’s enough, because I have eaten something that you don’t know-about.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But his reply was, ‘Oh, I have food which you don’t know about.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Jesus said, ‘I have something to eat. That thing is something you don’t know.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 11:2:
- Uma: “At that time, Yohanes the Baptizer was in prison. Yohanes heard what Kristus did/worked. That is why he ordered several of his followers to go to Yesus to ask him like this:” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Yahiya who bathes people was already in prison. Yahiya was told about the deeds of Almasi and he told his disciples to go to Isa.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And in the prison John Baptizer heard about the miracles which Christ did, and John sent his disciples so that they might ask Jesus.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Now as for Juan the Baptizer, he was still imprisoned. When he heard what Cristo was doing, he sent some of his disciples” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well as for Juan who was the first one baptizing, who was in prison then, he heard news of those things being done by Cristo. That’s why Juan sent some of his disciples,” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “John had already been jailed and he heard about what Jesus was doing. Therefore he sent two of his learners to speak with Jesus.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 2 Corinthians 8:9:
- Uma: “I don’t need to command you, relatives, for you yourselves know how big the help of our Lord Yesus Kristus is. He had big life [i.e., glory], but because of his love for us he gave it all up to help us. He made his life low, becoming a human, in order that we could get bigness of life [glory].” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “You know as to how great the love and mercy of our (incl.) Leader Isa Almasi for us (incl.) is. Because of his mercy for you, even though he was rich there in heaven, he became poor because he submitted to become a human so that you will be rich because of him.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “We (incl.) know just how big the kindness of our Lord Jesus Christ is; because of His pity to us, even though He was very rich there in Heaven, He made himself very poor by means of becoming a human and by means of allowing Himself to be killed. And because of this poverty of His, we (incl.) can become very rich.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because you know the largeness of the grace of Jesu Cristo our Lord. Even though he was extremely rich in heaven, he became-poor for us in his becoming a person, in order that we become-rich on account of his aforementioned poverty.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “For is it not so that you now know how really big is the grace/mercy of our Lord Jesu-Cristo, in that even though his glory/praiseworthiness and highness/importance in heaven were far-from-ordinary, he became like a common/ordinary pauper so that, through that pauperness of his, you might become rich in the good (situation) in heaven.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “It has now appeared plainly about the grace given us by the Lord Jesus Christ. He is the owner of all that there is and he made himself poor because he loved all of us. And now because he made himself poor, the grace he gave us is overflowingly valuable.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 5:10:
- Uma: “That is why the Yahudi rulers admonished the person who had just be healed, they said to him: ‘It is the Sabat Day now! You (sing.) cannot carry your (sing.) mat.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Therefore when the leaders of the Yahudi saw the man who had been healed carrying his for-lying-on, they said, ‘Hoy. Today is a day of-no-work. You are breaking our (incl.) law by carrying that for-lying-on of yours.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “This happened on the Sabbath day which is the day God commanded long ago to the Jews that no person was allowed to work on that day because it was a day of rest.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “So the leaders of the Jews said to that man, ‘It is against our law that you (sing.) carry that mat of yours (sing.), because today, it is the day for-resting.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “That’s why the leaders of the Judio said to that man whom Jesus had healed of his illness, ‘Why are you carrying around that on which you lie? Isn’t it so, of course, that like that is taboo on this Day of Rest because it’s against the law?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “The Jews who were leaders said to the man who had been sick, ‘You are not allowed to carry your mat now, it is the rest day now.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 12:4:
- Uma: “They entered the house of worship, and they ate the bread that was-given-as-worship-gift to God. According to the customs of our (incl.) religion, only priests may eat that bread. But even so, that deed of Daud’s was not consider-wrong.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “He hep went into the house of God and he took the bread that was laid there given to God and he and his companions ate. And it is forbidden hep by the law to eat that bread except for the priests.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “They didn’t sin even though they went into the House of God and they ate the food that was placed there before God. It was against the law their eating this, because the only ones who were able to eat that food were the sacrificers.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “He entered the house of God and took the bread that was offered to God which the law prohibits non priests from eating. But he ate it nonetheless and shared it with his companions.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Isn’t it so that he entered their worship-place of God and he and his companions ate the bread which was a thank-offering to God? It was against the law for them to eat that bread, because only the priests are allowed/able to eat that. But since they were-in-dire-straits, they weren’t rebuked.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “David entered the house of God to eat the bread which was put in place for God to look upon. David ate it along with those who were with him. Concerning this bread, the law does not give permission for anyone to eat it except the priests are given permission to eat the bread placed before God.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 2 Corinthians 10:2:
- Uma: “I really request, relatives, that there not be anybody who still rejects my authority, so that when I arrive there, my words won’t have to be harsh any longer! For there are those there who say that our (excl.) behavior is like the behavior of people who don’t know God. Well then, just wait! When I arrive, they will themselves hear my harsh words!” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “I beseech you, cause your conduct to be good so that I don’t have to scold you when I am there in your presence. Because I am really not afraid to scold the people who slander us (excl.), they say, that is what we (excl.) follow our own greedy-desires like people who don’t follow God.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “I beg you that you correct your behavior so it will not be necessary for my words to be sharp to you when I am there with you. There are some of you who say that I am just like an ordinary person in whose breath what God wants is not big. Well you just wait until I get there, and if they have not corrected their activities, they will see how sharp my words will be.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Please-take-pity (strong request) so I won’t need to show my boldness when I go there. Because I will emphatically indeed have boldness to scold those aforementioned-ones who say that our (excl.) behavior and motives are worldly.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Therefore, I implore you, don’t force me to speak-against you strongly when I go there. For as for some there, (they) are saying that we (excl.) live according to the evil natural-ways here in this world.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Listen my brothers, separate from everything which is not right so that when I come to see you then I will speak well with you. Do not want that I must reprimand you for how you walk. But if there still are those who tell you that I am just looking for how to elevate myself, these people are the ones I must speak strongly to.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 5:42:
- Uma: “Because I know you, that you do not have love for God.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But I know as to what is in your liver. I know that you don’t have any love for God.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “I know you, God is not precious in your breath.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “because I of-course know your mind/thoughts that you have no love for God.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But I do know you, what your natures/ways are. I’m well aware that you have no holding dear for God.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “I know that you do not love God.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 12:36:
- Uma: “So, so that you know: on the Kiama Day. every person must be responsible for every one of his words. Even if it is a word that has no purpose, he must be responsible.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “I tell you, when the day arrives when God judges mankind the people will have to tell about all they have said which has no use/all useless words.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “I tell you that in the future on the day of punishment, God will ask everyone why they said words with no value.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Consider what I say to you. On the day that God judges the people, it will be up-to-them to answer for all they have said that had no purpose.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But this is really true which I will say to you, that at the day of judging, people will have to answer for every worthless word of theirs.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “I tell you that on the day God judges people, then all the evil words which have come from their mouths will all be punished.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
