Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 19:41:
- Uma: “The words of that town elder were finished, and he ordered everyone to go home.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “After he said that, he sent the people home.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when he said this, he sent the people home.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Upon his saying that, then he asked that they separate.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When he had ended those words of his, he then sent everyone home.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 1:9:
- Noongar: “The priests always used sacred stones, seeing which man would burn the incense on the altar.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “Following their custom, they cast-lots [refers to any test to decide who goes first] for which of them was chosen to enter into the House of God to burn the incense. Zakharia was the one chosen by their lots.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “As was the custom of the priests they drew lots and Jakariya was given the work of burning incense in the holy room of the temple. Therefore he went inside.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then, according to the handed down custom of the priests, Zechariah was chosen by lot so that he would be the one to enter into the House of God and burn incense.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “The custom of the priests, they drew-lots as to what the work of each one would be, and Zekarias was chosen-by-lot to enter the Temple to burn pleasant-smelling insinso (incense).” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well, since it was the custom of the priests to draw-lots as to who would burn incense, Zacarias was picked-by-lot. That’s why he entered the room of the Templo where was the burning-place of incense.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Peter 1:9:
- Uma: “You are glad, because you have received the fruit of your faith, that is the goodness of life [i.e., well being] of your souls.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “because you have life in heaven forever because of your trust in him.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “For you can now receive being freed from punishment which is what you are expecting because you believed in Him.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “because you are already gaining/enjoying the goal/outcome (lit. leading-to) of your faith which is your salvation.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Because you can now be saved in heaven, this being the outcome of your trusting and believing/obeying Jesu-Cristo.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Because you believe now, your lives are saved.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 20:32:
- Uma: “‘So now, relatives, I call-out to the Lord God, I request that he be the one who cares for you. I advise you to faithfully follow Word of the Lord that tells us of God’s white insides [grace] to us. Because it is only God who has power to strengthen our hearts and gives us blessing that he prepared from the start for people who are his portion.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “‘Na now,’ Paul said, ‘may God take-care of you and may his word/message about his love and his mercy make-firm your trust in God. If you follow/obey this his word/message God will give you good/blessing, that is what he gives-as-inheritance to those who follow him wholly.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And now I entrust you to God who is able to help you. His kindness to us all which I taught to you is able to help you also. God is the one who is able to give us strength of faith. From him we also can get our share of the blessings which he gives to all believers in him.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘Now then, I entrust you to God and to what he promised that he would have-mercy-on you. It is he who is powerful to strengthen your faith and to give the blessings he promised to all of them whom he has made-into his people.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well now, I now commit you to God and to the help of his word which tells concerning his far-from-ordinary grace to us. This word of his is what can cause your believing to be sturdy. And as long as you hold fast to him, it’s certain that you will be able to receive the completion of your salvation which is being held in store for all who have been chosen and set apart by God as his people.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 1:41:
- Noongar: “Elizabeth heard Mary’s voice, and immediately, her baby moved inside her womb.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “When Elisabet heard the greeting of Maria, the child in her womb moved, and Elisabet was controlled by the Holy Spirit.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When Elisabet heard the voice of Mariyam, immediately the child moved in her belly and she was ruled by the Holy Spirit,” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, at the same time the child in her womb struggled. And then Elizabeth was thoroughly controlled by the Holy Spirit.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When Elizabet heard Maria’s voice/words, her fetus moved. Then she was filled with the power of the Holy Spirit” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When Elisabet heard the greeting of Maria, the child whom she was carrying-in-her-womb moved, at the same time Elisabet became-indwelled by the Espiritu Santo.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Peter 2:16:
- Uma: “Actually, we Kristen people are no longer enslaved by sin, for God released us from the power of sin. But our not being slaves, let’s not use-as-a-way to do evil. Rather we [should] follow the will of God, since we are indeed his slaves.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “As for you, there is no one who can forbid you whatever you want to do because you have already been made free by Isa Almasi our (incl.) Lord. But don’t make this an excuse if you do bad. But/instead you should show in your deeds that you are truly God’s servants.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And since God has set us free, it is possible that we (incl.) are the ones to control what we do, however it’s necessary that we do not make our freedom an excuse so that we might do what is bad. For even though we have been set free, it is necessary that we are servants of God just the same.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Show because of your way-of-life that you are free people, but don’t use your freedom as your excuse to do evil, but rather use it to serve God.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “You really are free now. But don’t use your freedom/salvation as justification for doing evil. On the contrary live your lives as befits a true servant of God.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Now that it isn’t necessary that we do all that is said in God’s law, don’t let it be said that we can do evil. No! You must want to be in his hands and do what he orders.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 21:26:
- Uma: “That advice Paulus indeed believed / paid-attention-to. The next day he did go with those four to do the religious ceremony of cleansing of the body. After that he entered the House of God and said to the priest how many more days it would be before [lit., how many more day and only then] the time of their cleansing would be finished. Because when the time of their cleansing was finished, Paulus and his four companions must each bring his sacrifice.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Then Paul took the four men and the next day they went together to perform the Yahudi customs about purification. After they had done that, Paul went to the temple to tell the priests as to when their purification would be fulfilled, and as to when each one of them would offer-sacrifice to God.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And the next day Paul went with these men, and he took part in their fulfilling the custom of purification. Paul went into the House of God so that he might let them know how many days yet before their purification would be finished, because when that was finished there would be an offering given by each one of them.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Therefore on the next morning, Pablo accompanied those-aforementioned four men, and he joined in what they did to begin to cleanse their bodies. Then they went to the Temple, and Pablo told the priest the date of its (the cleansing) conclusion, in order that that’s when-his four companions -would-butcher and -would-get-balded.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well, that which the overseers said was okay with Pablo, therfore the following day, he caused those four persons to accompany him to the Templo. When they had done their custom of cleansing, in which Pablo had also joined in, they then went in to the priest and informed him of what day that cleansing would be ended and then they would each bring his share of the sacrifice and thank-offering which would be burned. But as-had-been-said, Pablo would be the one responsible for paying.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999): “Paul then took care of the Nazirites the following day, submitted to their ritual rules and went to the temple regularly. He promised them that he would pay for the sacrificial animals for each of them and thus promised them the end of their Nazirite period.” (see also under a vow)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 1:73:
- Noongar: (combined with verse 74) “He spoke solemnly to Abraham, our ancestor. He gave his sacred word. He would save us so evil people do not hurt us, and so we can work for God, without fear.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “He promised and vowed to Abraham our ancestor long ago, that he would free us from the power of our enemies, so that we could praise him without fear,” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “that is the covenant that he swore about to our (incl.) forefather Ibrahim.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “His promise long ago to our ancestor Abraham was very strong” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “He also promised our ancestor Abraham” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “This is his far from ordinary promise which he promised with an oath to our forefather Abraham,” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Chichewa (interconfessional translation, 1999): “He also promised Abraham, our ancestor, by making an oath,” (Source: Wendland 1998, p. 154)
