Following are a number of back-translations of John 9:20:
- Uma: “His mother and father answered: ‘What we know is that he is definitely our (excl.) child, and that he really was blind since birth.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “His parents answered, they said, ‘Yes this is our (excl.) son. It is true that he was born blind.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And the parents of the cured person answered, they said, ‘We know that this is our child, and we know also that he was blind before he was born.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “The parents then answering, said, ‘Yes indeed, that is our (excl.) child and he truly was blind at his birth (lit. coming-out).” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “His parents replied, saying, ‘He really is truly our (excl.) son, and he really was already blind when he was born.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Then his father and mother said, ‘We know that this one is our son. And he was blind when he was born.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 18:6:
- Uma: “‘But whoever causes-to-fall a little child with the result that he/she no longer believes in Me, great indeed the punishment of God to that person. It [would be] better for a big sharpening stone to be tied around his neck and he be tossed into the sea.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “‘If a person causes one little child like this who trusts in me to sin, it would be better for him that a big stone would be hung around his neck and he be thrown into the sea in order that he would not influence to sin.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Any person who, through him, a child is successfully tempted, it would be better for that person if a great millstone was tied to his neck and he were thrown into the middle of the sea, rather than the punishment on him if, by means of him, a child is successfully tempted.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘But whoever tempts even one of these lowest people who has believed in me to sin, it would be better if his neck were hung with a heavy rock and then he were thrown into the sea than that he continue-with his temptation.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But well, whoever will cause to fall (into sin, fig.) one of these humble ones who believe in me, it would be better really if he were just weighted with a big milling stone and thrown into the middle of the ocean. (That would be) better than that he would go through with such big evil.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Concerning children who believe in me like this child here, the person who causes one of them to separate from me will be in line for a terrible punishment. Before a person should so sin, it would be better that the person jump into the sea with a grinding stone tied around his neck to drown him.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Ephesians 1:8:
- Uma: “He shows us his love that is without limit, he makes our hearts clear [i.e., gives us understanding] and he makes us know all his intentions.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “He gave to us all wisdom/knowledge and thoughts/wisdom and” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “His showing us kindness is not by means of measuring, but rather His kindness to us is more than enough and He has given also to us understanding and wisdom, so that we might know what His ways are.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “to us which has no equal. Much also is the wisdom/knowledge that he has given us so that we will properly understand concerning him and the good way-of-life that we ought to follow.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “which he gave absolutely-freely to us without limit. He further gave to us to know his determined-plans and to be able to understand well what are the reasons-behind them.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “God abundantly loves us. Because he opened our minds, he caused that we know about his word.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 10:11:
- Uma: “‘I am the good shepherd. I give my life so that my sheep may live.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “‘I,’ said Isa, ‘am figuratively the shepherd of the sheep, who takes good care of his sheep. The good shepherd surrenders to dying on behalf of his sheep.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “I am the one who cares for the sheep, who is very good in caring. I lay my life crosswise so that the sheep may not be harmed.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Jesus also said by-illustration, ‘I am the good care-taker of the sheep and the one who saves them, even though that is my cause-of-death.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “‘I am the one who is an exceedingly good shepherd. The truth of being a good shepherd is that just because of the sheep he will give even his life/breath.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “I am like a good shepherd. The good shepherd gives up his life to save the sheep.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- Bariai: “I am the good owner of the sheep. The good sheep owner yields himself to die to help them.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 19:4:
- Uma: “Yesus answered: ‘Remember what is written in the Holy Book long ago: first the Creator created a man and a woman.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Isa answered, he said, ‘Did you not read in the holy-book that in the beginning when God created mankind, he created them man and woman” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus answered, ‘Evidently you haven’t read the written saying of God which says, ‘Long ago when he created everything, the Creator made man and woman. Because of this a man leaves his father and mother and married a woman, and then the two become one.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Jesus answered saying, ‘Did you not read what was written in God’s word concerning when-he-created people? What is written, it says that the way of the creator at the first was that he made a man and a woman.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Jesus replied, saying, ‘Haven’t you yet read what is written which is the word of God which says, ‘The origin of man was that they were created by God, female and male.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Jesus said: ‘Haven’t you read the word written in the Holy Book about when God made the world, he made the man and he made the woman?” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
For the Old Testament quote, see Genesis 1:27 and Genesis 5:2
Following are a number of back-translations of Ephesians 2:17:
- Uma: “That is why Kristus came here to spread the news of peace to you who are far from God, and to them who were already close.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Therefore Almasi came here to tell that it is possible for us (incl.) all to be reconciled to/with God. You have been told the non Yahudi, the ones who were far from God and we (excl.) the Yahudi also, the ones who were close to God.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Christ came here to the earth and He explained to us the Good News about peace so that we might become one with God. As for you who were not Jews whose minds were very far away from the true God, and for us Jews who were always thinking about Him, He explained to us the way that (incl.) we might become one with Him.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Yes, Cristo came to preach to you who were far from God and to us (excl.) of-course who were close to him the good news that it was possible for us to be joined to God.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “He came down here to the world because he taught the people how true peace of mind/inner-being might be theirs, you who are not Jews who are those referred to as being far from God, and we (excl.) who are Jews who were close to him.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Christ came to tell the good news to people in order to fix things up. He told the word to the people who didn’t know God, and also to the Jews who already knew God.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 11:1:
- Uma: “A man named Lazarus lived in Betania town with his sisters Maria and Marta. (That Maria was the one who would oil the feet of Yesus with fragrant oil and wipe them with her hair.) One time, Lazarus was sick.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then, there was a man called Lasarus, he was sick. He lived in the village of Betani. His two sisters also lived there, Mariyam and Marta.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “There was a man who was sick. His name was Lazarus from Bethany. He had two sisters, and they also lived in Bethany, Mary and Martha.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “There were siblings who resided in Betania, Maria and Marta and Lazarus. This Maria was the one who later would pour perfume on the Lord Jesus’ feet so she would then wipe-them with her hair. As for Lazarus, he was sick.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “There was a person who was sick, who was named Lazaro. Where he lived was in Betania. The only ones living with him were his two sisters Maria and Marta.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “There was a man who was sick, he was named Lazarus. He was a native of Bethany, that town where Mary with her sister Martha lived.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 20:6:
- Uma: “‘In the late afternoon, about five o’clock, he again went walking he met people who were sitting-around. He asked them: ‘Why are you just sitting-around idle [lit., dry] all day long, not working?'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then when it was afternoon already he went again to the market and he saw people who were still standing there. He said to them, ‘Why are you just standing here all day long and are not working?'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when the sun was about to set, he returned again to the market. And he saw there some people who had no work, and he said, ‘Why are you just sitting around here all afternoon, and you’re not working?'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When it was almost five o’clock, he went again to the marketplace and there were still others that he saw there who were just loafing. He said to them, ‘Why did you waste a day just visiting/playing-around?'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When the sun was now getting low, he went again. He again found some people just standing-around. He said to them, ‘Why have you been standing around all day, that you haven’t been working?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “When it approached five o’clock, again he went to the market. Again he found some people who hadn’t found work. He said to them: ‘How come you have spent the day here and haven’t worked?’ he said.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- Mairasi: “Finally, in the afternoon around strike five [five o’clock], he himself again went out again in the same way and to his surprise there were people wandering around aimlessly. And then he said to them: ‘Why are you guys aimlessly standing here regularly with the result that this whole day you guys have not done any work?’ said he.” (Source: Enggavoter 2004)
