Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 9:15:
- Uma: “The many people saw, there was Yesus coming. As soon as they saw him, they were amazed / startled. Off they ran to meet him.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then when the crowds saw Isa, they were-astonished/wondered because they had not expected that Isa would go there. They ran to greet him.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “When the people saw that Jesus had come, they were very much amazed because not expecting Jesus and they quickly went up to meet him.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When the many-people saw Jesus, they were very surprised, and they ran to where he was and greeted him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “It’s like the people were startled when they saw Jesus. They ran to meet him and give-greeting.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Hebrews 5:5:
- Uma: “Thus also Kristus, he did not exalt himself, he did not appoint himself to be a Big Priest. It was God who appointed him, he said to him: ‘You (sing.) are my Child, Today I-relate-to-you (sing.)-as-Child.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Likewise Isa did not cause himself to be great so that he would be made high priest. But he was made-great/honored by God, for God spoke to him, he said, ‘You are my Son; now I am your Father.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And in the same way also, Christ did not choose Himself in order to become our (incl.) powerful high priest, but rather God did, because God said to Him, ‘You are my Son and I say that today, I will show that I am Your Father.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Likewise also with Cristo, he didn’t make-himself -high to become the honored highest priest but rather it was God who chose him. Because God said to him, ‘You (sing.) are my Child. Today I will show that I am your (sing.) Father.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well in just the same way, Cristo did not just elevate himself to his responsibility/job of Most-important Priest, but rather God indeed is the origin of this. For what he said which he caused-to-be-written in the past says, ‘Now/today, I am positively-indicating that you (sing.) are my Son. I am your Father.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “And now, this Jesus Christ is like a high priest of God where God is. He did not decide on his own to work as priest, rather God appointed him to this work. Because God said to him: ‘You are my Son. Let the people know now that I am your Father,’ he said.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 11:3:
- Uma: “they said to him: ‘Why did you (sing.) enter the house of people who are dirty according to the custom of our religion and you (sing.) even ate with them?'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “They said, ‘Why did you go to the house of people who have not been circumcised and you also ate with them?'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And they said, ‘Why is it that you a Jew, you visit there with the people who are not Jews who are not circumcized, and you ate also with them?'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘(Exclamation of reproof) you (sing.) who visited in the house of Gentiles and furthermore ate-with them.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “They said, ‘Expl! Why did you do like that, that you went to the house of people who aren’t Jews? And you even ate with them!'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 9:47:
- Uma: “And if for instance one of our eyes makes [carries] us sin, just gouge it out. It is better we just have one eye and become God’s person/crowd in his Kingdom. That would be far better than for us to have two eyes, yet in the end be cast into the fire of hell.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “And also if your eye carries/influences you to sin, leave your sin. It’s parable is, as if you dig out your eye. It is better for you to enter heaven even if you have only one eye, than that you have two eyes but are thrown into hell.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And if your eye is the means by which you are successfully tempted, goudge it out and throw it away. For it is better if you have only one eye and are given eternal life, rather than having two eyes, you are thrown into hell.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Your (sing.) eye also, if that’s what-makes-you-(sing.)-sin, extract-it. Because it would be better if you (sing.) go to share the life in heaven one-eyed than your (sing.) having two eyes and you (sing.) are thrown into the fire in hell.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well supposing your eye is what causes you to sin, just pluck it out. For it doesn’t matter even if one eye is plucked out, as long as you can enter the kingdom of God. Rather than having both eyes still and have to go there to far-from-ordinary punishment.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Hebrews 7:3:
- Uma: “If we read his account/story, not mentioned are his father or mother or ancestor, there is nothing that recounts the beginning of his life or end of his life. We can say: this Melkisedek is the same as the Child of God, for he stays a priest forever.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “It is not said as to who Malkisadik’s parents were or who his ancestors were. Nothing is known about his birth or about his death. Therefore he is like the Son of God and he is priest forever.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “That’s not all, for there is no account as to who his mother or father of his ancestors were, and there is also no account of his birth or about his death. Therefore, as for this Melchizedek, he has become like the son of God, because it’s as if he has no origin and he has no ending, and there is no ending to his being a priest.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Melkizedek, nothing is written concerning his father and mother and likewise also his ancestors. Neither also are his birth and his death knowable, so he is like the Child of God, because there is no ending of his priesthood.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “No mention can be made of the mother and father of this Melquisedec or relatives which are his origination. Neither is anything written concerning his birth or death. His likeness is, like the Son of God for it’s like there is no ending to his priesthood.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “And concerning Melchizedek, there isn’t anything written which says who is his father or mother. Neither is it known who his ancestors are. Nor is it known when he was born nor when he died. It is only written that he was a priest. Therefore he is compared with the Son of God, because this one is priest forever.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 12:5:
- Uma: “So, Petrus was confined to jail, but the believers in the Lord Yesus kept praying to God, praying for him.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Therefore Petros was first there detained in the prison, but the ones trusting in Isa were praying intensely to God for him.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Peter was put in prison, and he was watched by the soldiers. And the believers continued praying because they would ask God that he might help Peter.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “So then, Pedro was in-jail, while-simultaneously the congregation of believers, they persevered in praying for him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Therefore Pedro was just there in jail. But the believers kept on praying earnestly (lit. using up all that was in their mind/inner-being), so that Pedro would be released.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 10:30:
- Uma: “he will get a big pay-back. In this life he will get a hundred times as many houses, relatives, mothers, children, gardens–and he will also get persecution. And in the future he will also get good life forever.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “God will truly recompense/reward him causing-to-be-many the houses, and siblings male-female, mothers, children, and lands, as long as he is here in the world. But he will also experience persecution if he follows me. But even if he is persecuted,’ said Isa, ‘he will be given life without end there in the afterworld.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “that person will receive a hundred-fold of that which he left–houses, brothers, and sisters, his mother, his children and lands, and besides that, in the future he will be given eternal life. However, while he is still here on the earth, he will have to endure persecutions.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “he will receive a hundred times more in this life than the value of what he left. He will receive more houses, siblings/cousins, mothers, children and lands. He will also be persecuted, but in the future (lit. addition of days) he will be given life that has no end.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “For it’s really certain that one hundred times as much (lit. one hundred doubles) is what he will receive in this life, houses, parents, siblings, children and livelihood, but this won’t run-out-of persecutions (lit, being caused suffering) by others. And then in the second life, life which is without ending will be his.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Hebrews 8:7:
- Uma: “If for example the Law of Musa had no lacks, there would have been no need to hunt for another way to connect mankind with God.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “If there had been no fault in the first covenant, na, God would not have changed that covenant.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “For as for that first way, it could not help us (incl.). For if that first way had helped, it would not have been necessary to replace it with a new way.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “If the first agreement had had no defects, it would not have been necessary for another-one to replace-it.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “For if there was no lack in that initiated-agreement in the past, well why is this new one needed?” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Concerning the agreement which was before, no person arose who did all that God said. Therefore God hunted for how to make a new agreement.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
