Following are a number of back-translations of Revelation 1:19:
- Uma: “So, write what you (sing.) see, what is happening at this time, and what will happen in the future.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “‘Write,’ he said, ‘all that you see, the things that happen now and those that will-be-caused-to-happen in the future.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Write down what I will show you, that which you will see which will come to pass now and that which will come to pass in the future.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Write then all that I will show you (sing.) that is happening now and will-happen in a future day.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Therefore write the things you have already seen and the things which you will yet see, the meaning of all of this being the things which have come/happened already and those which are yet to come in the future.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “And now write down what all you now see. Write what happens now and also what will happen afterwards.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Romans 3:2:
- Uma: “They do have blessings, and there is value! First, because God gave his words to the Jews long ago.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But there is much good/advantage. Firstly, to the Yahudi hep God entrusted his message so that they follow (it) and tell (it) to the people.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “However, there really is a big value because as for us (excl.) Jews, we were entrusted with the word of God.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But we Jews indeed have many advantages. First, God entrusted to us the words which he caused-to-be-written.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Because it means very much. Because concerning the Jews, it is of great importance that they were given the care of God’s word.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 8:24:
- Noongar: “The disciples went to Jesus and woke him. ‘Lord! Lord! We will die!’ Jesus awoke and spoke to the storm and waves. They stopped and everything became peaceful.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “His disciples went to Yesus [and] woke him up, they said: ‘Teacher! Teacher! We are dying!’ Yesus got up and forbade the wind and frightening waves. The wind stopped, and the lake was again still. All was quiet.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “They went and woke up Isa, they said, ‘O, Sir, we (incl.) here will die.’ Then Isa got up and he stopped the wind and the strong waves. Immediately the wind stopped and the lake was calm.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And they came to Jesus and woke him and they said, ‘Chief, we’re about to be destroyed!’ And Jesus woke up then, and got up, and he told the wind and the big waves that they should be quiet. And then the lake became very peaceful.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “So they then woke Jesus saying, ‘Ay Lord, Lord! Here we are drowning!’ Then Jesus got-up and commanded the wind and strong waves, and they completely (lit. correctly) became-quiet.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “The disciples woke Jesus. ‘Master! Master!’ they said, ‘we’re going to sink!’ Without anything further, Jesus got up and spoke-sternly to the wind and the roughness. Well suddenly/unexpectedly the wind died down and it became very calm.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Revelation 3:2:
- Uma: “Wake up! Strengthen your faith that there still is before it all dies. Because I see all that you do, none of it is yet perfect/complete in the sight of God my Father.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Watch out. Strengthen your trust in me while/as long as there is still some of your trust left so that it won’t all go away/leave. Because when I scrutinized/examined your doings, they did not yet hit-the-mark/were not yet right in God’s sight.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Do not sleep, but rather bolster up what is left of the strength of your faith because it seems as if it is about to be removed. I know that your lack is very great because God is not pleased with what you are doing,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Wake-up then so that you will strengthen your weak faith that is left which is close to ceasing-to-exist. Because I have found-out that what you are doing does not suffice for God’s being-satisfied/pleased with you.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Wake up! Strengthen your believing/obeying so that it won’t get completely removed, for it’s really weak now. I have observed that your serving is really lacking in the sight of my God.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Do not any longer be sleeping. Work at strengthening the people, not wanting that anymore people will separate from God. Because I see what you are doing, just resting, and God does not look well on this.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Romans 4:3:
- Uma: “For there is something written in the Holy Book that speaks of Abraham like this: ‘Abraham believed God, and because of his faith God said he was straight in his sight.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “What does the holy-book say about Ibrahim? The holy-book says that Ibrahim believed God’s promise to him. And because of that belief of his he was forgiven and he was considered straight by God.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The reason we know this is because there is a written word of God which says, ‘Abraham believed in God, and because of this belief of His, God considered him to be righteous.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because there is a written word of God which says, ‘Abraham believed/obeyed what God said, so God counted him as righteous.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “It says in the Holy Book how it is that God cleared Abraham. It says: ‘Abraham believed that the word God said would happen. In that he believed, for that God cleared him.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- Chichewa (interconfessional translation, 1999): “Thus what do the Writings say? They say, ‘Abraham believed God, and upon that believing, God viewed him as [being] righteous.'” (Source: Wendland 1998, p. 112)
For the Old Testament quote, see Genesis 15:6.
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 8:56:
- Noongar: “Her father and mother were astonished, but Jesus told them they must not tell people what happened.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “Her parents were very surprised. But Yesus forbade them, that they not say to anyone what had happened.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “The parents of the child wondered very much. But they were sternly instructed by Isa not to tell anybody (lit. even who) about it.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And the parents of the child were very, very surprised at this which Jesus had done. And Jesus said to them that they should not tell this to anybody.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Her father and mother were extremely amazed, but Jesus instructed them that they were absolutely not to relate what had happened to even any person.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Jairo and spouse/company were amazed. But Jesus impressed upon them not to tell anyone about that which he had done.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Revelation 5:1:
- Uma: “From there I saw, there was a rolled-up letter/paper in the right hand of him who Sits on his Seat. That paper/letter was written on both sides, was rolled up and sealed with seven seals [saa’, from Indonesian: cap] so that it could not be opened.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Then I saw that the one sitting on that throne held a rolled-up paper in his right hand. That rolled-up paper had writing on the inside and outside and its edge was glued/sealed seven times so that it could not be opened.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “As for the one sitting on the ruling seat, I saw that He held in His right hand a scroll (rolled up thing-to-read). The scroll was written on both sides. There were seven marks stuck to it so that it might not be opened.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then I saw that the one who was seated to rule, he was holding a paper that was rolled-up in his right hand. Both-sides were written-on and there were seven (things) like stamps adhering/affixed to its edge so it couldn’t be unrolled.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “I also saw a writing which was rolled up, being held in the right hand of that one sitting on the king’s seat. There was writing on both sides of it and it had seven fastenings.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Concerning God who sat there in the chair, in his right hand I saw that there was held a paper which was rolled up. It was written inside and outside. On the edge of it there were seven seals, holding tight the edge so it wouldn’t open.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Romans 5:10:
- Uma: “Before, when we were still at-odds with God, he ordered his Son to die in our place, with the result that we are in harmony with God. So, as of now we are now in harmony with God, and Yesus lives on-and-on with us. That’s why it is even more clear that we will be set-free from God’s anger on the Kiama Day.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Formerly we (incl.) opposed God. But now we (incl.) are no longer enemies with him, because God has reconciled us (incl.) (with himself) because of his Child/Son having died because of us (incl.). If because of the death of his Child/Son God has reconciled us (incl.) (with himself), it is even more sure that he will save us (incl.) because Almasi that Child/Son of his is already alive again.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Because at that time, long time ago when we were still enemies of God we became His friends because of His son allowing Himself to be killed. And if that is true, now that we are already His friends, how much more will we be freed in the future from punishment because His son lives here inside of us.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because if God removed what was blocking us from him through the death of his Child when he was still our enemy (‘we were still his enemies’ would imply that God was acting as an enemy), even-more will we be saved in the future because of Cristo’s living, because now we have already become his friends.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Because of our sins we were enemies of God. But God caused that we were brought together with him by reason of his Son’s dying. And now we are friends with God. Now more than ever we are assured that Christ lives in order to save us from the punishment.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
