Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 9:52:
- Noongar: “Jesus sent people ahead of him, his messengers, to a village of Samaria to prepare everything.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “He ordered several of his followers to go-ahead of Him. Those who were ordered entered into the town of the Samaria people in order to prepare everything before Yesus arrived.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “He sent some people ahead of him. Therefore those he had told went and they went to a village there in the place Samariya to prepare a resting place for Isa.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “There were some people that Jesus sent ahead, so they left and they went to a village in the province of Samaria to prepare what Jesus and company needed.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “So he sent-someone -ahead to go to a town in Samaria to prepare for where he would go and stop-by.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “He caused a few people to go ahead. Well, they went ahead going to a bario in the district of Samaria, for they would get ready there where Jesus would go to stay.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Revelation 8:5:
- Uma: “After that, the angel took the incense-burning bowl, filled it with coals from offering burning table, and he threw it down on the world. From there, thunder rolled and lightning struck back and forth, and it earthquaked.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Then the angel took the censer and filled it with live coals from that table, and then he threw them on to the earth. Immediately there were thunderclaps and rolling-thunder and lightning and earthquakes on earth.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Then the angel filled his bowl with coals which came from the altar and threw the bowl onto the earth from heaven. Then thunder roared, and there were loud noises, and lightning flashed, and it earthquaked.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “After-that the angel again took the container of incense and he filled it with glowing coals from the altar, and he threw it to the earth. Right after-that the thunder roared and there was fearful lightning while simultaneously it earthquaked.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “After that, that angel took glowing-embers from the altar, and put them in that container of incense till it was full. And then he threw it here to the world. Suddenly it thundered with loud thunder-claps, kept flashing lightning and the earth shook.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “The angel took the incense burner he had and filled it with the coals on the altar. Then he threw the coals upon the earth. There was thunder then. There was lightning, the earth quaked. Very much was the noise.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Romans 7:18:
- Uma: “For I certainly know, there is nothing good in my heart, I am a sinful human. I do want to do good behavior, but I am not able to do it.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “I know that I am only a human being and there is really no good in my liver. Even if I really want to do good yet I cannot do (it).” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “I know that there is not anything good which comes from the evil desires of my body because even if I want to do good I cannot do it.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because I know that there is absolutely nothing good in my human mind, because even though I want to do good, I am not able-to-do-it.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Because I know that not any good was done by me. Concerning the good which I wanted to do, I couldn’t do it.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 10:22:
- Noongar: “‘My Father has given me everything. No person truly knows the Son, only the Father; and no person truly knows the Father, only the Son and those people whom the Son wants to see the Father.'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “‘Everything was offered/given to me by my Father. No-one knows who I am, I the Child of God, only my Father knows me. So also no-one knows who my Father is, only I his Child know him, and whomever I told who my Father is.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “And Isa said yet, ‘My Father God has entrusted to me everything. Nobody knows who I am except only my Father, God. And nobody also knows who my Father is except only me, his child and whoever I choose to make my Father known to.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then Jesus spoke again to the people, ‘Everything has been entrusted to me by my father, God. Nobody knows who I am, the Son of God. The only one who knows is my father, God. And nobody knows who my Father God is — I, his son, am the only one who knows, and those people that I have, by my power, caused to know him.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then Jesus said to the many-people, ‘I am the one to whom my Father has handed-over everything. Because no one entirely knows me if not my Father, and no one also knows my Father if not I and the people to whom I want to make him known.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “And then Jesus spoke to that crowd, saying, ‘All things have been delivered/entrusted to me by my Father. No-one can really know/recognize the Son but only the Father (can). And also no-one can know/recognize the Father but only the Son (can), and whoever the Son will choose to enlighten concerning the Father.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Revelation 10:3:
- Uma: “That angel shouted like the roar of a lion. When he had finished shouting, the seven thunders also sounded with a loud sound, speaking like men.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Then he called loudly and his voice was like the loud/strong sounding of a lion. When he had called, he was answered by seven loud rolling-thunders.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “He called out loudly, and his voice was like the roaring of lions. And when he called, seven very loud thunderclaps answered.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “He shouted like the loud (lit. strong) roar/growl of a lion, and seven thunders roared (different word) in reply.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “He called out, his voice being like the roaring of a leon. After he had called out, it was like he was answered by thunder because it thundered seven times, like it was speaking.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “I heard him speak loudly, like a ferocious animal when it roars. After shouting out, I heard seven thunders thunder.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Romans 8:25:
- Uma: “So, if we hope that we will receive something we have not yet received, we are patient waiting [for it].” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But because our (dual) expectation/hope is not yet fulfilled we (dual) keep on waiting for its fulfillment and we (dual) do not get tired of waiting.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “However, if that which we are waiting for has not yet taken place, it’s necessary that we just endure in waiting.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But since what we are hoping for is not yet fulfilled, we are patiently waiting for it.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “But we wait for what must happen afterwards. Let us endure all the suffering we go through until what we wait for takes place.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- Isthmus Zapotec: “And also the Spirit helps us when our liver lacks us (we get shaky) because we don’t know how to talk to God right, but when we can’t find what to say, we just sigh and that Spirit speaks in our favor before God.” (Source: Waterhouse / Parrott in Notes on Translation October 1967, p. 1ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 11:12:
- Noongar: “And when he asks for an egg, you will give him a scorpion, will you?'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “Or give him a stinging-caterpillar if he asked for an egg? Of course not.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Or if he asks for an egg, do you give him a scorpion?” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And if he begs from you an egg, it’s not also possible that you give him a scorpion.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Or if he requests an egg, do you by-any-chance give him a centipede?” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Is a scorpion what you will give when an egg is requested?” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Revelation 12:5:
- Uma: “That woman did give birth, bearing a male Child. That Child, He is the one who will rule all the world with strength like the strength of an iron walking stick. The dragon was about to swallow the Child, when he was lifted up and taken to God to rule along with God in heaven.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Then the woman gave birth to a boy but he was not eaten by the dragon because immediately he was snatched away and brought to God, there to the throne of God. The fate of that boy was that he should rule over all tribes in the future and his ruling would be strong like iron that does not break.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Then a male came out, and as for this male, in the future He will rule over all kingdoms here on the earth, and no one will be able to resist His rule over them. And this child was snatched by God and taken up to heaven to the seat of His ruling.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But upon the birth of her child which was a male, someone snatched him to take him to where-God -was who was ruling, because he is the one who will later rule-over all nations, and he will thoroughly defeat whoever doesn’t acknowledge his authority.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Without anything further, that woman gave birth, a male being born. But it didn’t get drawn into the mouth of the dragon, because through the determined-plan of God, someone grabbed that baby and took him to him who was sitting on his seat of kingship. For as for that child, he was dedicated/secured to reign over all nations with far-from-ordinary means/ability.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “This woman who carried the child gave birth to a son, the one who will strongly rule the people. But this son was taken by God to where he lives so that he would sit with him.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
