Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 2:30:
Uma: “Daud was a prophet, and he knew from-the-start what God would do in the future. God made a promise to Daud with vowing, he said: one from the descendants of Daud later would be raised by God and be made king, like Daud himself. So, that is why Daud foretold ahead-of-time that the Redeemer King would live again, he said: he was not abandoned in the dwelling-place of the dead, and his body is not abandoned in the grave until rotten.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “Because he was a prophet, he knew that God had made a promise to him and had yet sworn that at a future time one of his descendants would rule-as-king like he did.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “As for David, since he was inspired by God, he understood what God promised him because what God had promised him was that in the future there would be a descendant of David who would be a king like David.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “But since he was a prophet, he knew what God promised to him that he would have a descendant that God would cause-to-be-king to succeed him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “But David spoke like that because he was being caused to be a prophet. He knew what God had promised him with an oath. That promise was, there would be someone God would set in the kingship of David who would be one of his descendants.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 1:39:
Uma: “From there, Yesus and his disciples went carrying the Word of God to all the towns in Galilea-land. He taught in the prayer houses and he expelled demons that had entered/possessed people.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “So-then Isa went to all the places in Jalil. He proclaimed in their prayer-houses and he cast-out demons from the people.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Jesus went to all the villages in the province of Galilee and preached in the churches of the Jews there, and he caused to go away the demons who were afflicting people.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “Then they went-around to all-the-towns in Galilea preaching in their many-synagogues.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “Without anything further, he went all over the whole of Galilea, teaching in the worship-places and driving out evil spirits.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Shipibo-Conibo: “Thus, everywhere in Galilee, he spoke-along the word in their small houses to praise God in, expelling demons all along.” (Source: James Lauriault in The Bible Translator 1951, p. 32ff. )
Balinese: “Then He went preaching in their places of worship. in all the territory of Galilea, and expelling demons.” (Source: J.L. Swellengrebel in The Bible Translator 1950, p. 75ff. )
English translation by Michael Pakaluk (2019): “So he went throughout the whole of Galilee, preaching in the synagogues there, and expelling devils.”
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Timothy 3:5:
Uma: “For if there is a person who does not know how to manage well the people in his own house, his taking-care-of our one-faith relatives who believe in God will not be good either.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “Because just think (you pl) if the one titled leader does not even know how to-take-care-of his children and wife how can he take-care-of the ones trusting in Isa in-his-holding/under-him.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “For the man who does not know how to lead his wife and children, how will he ever lead the people who are believers in God?” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “Because if he doesn’t know how to manage his family, will he be able do-you-suppose to care-for the congregation of God?” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “For if he doesn’t know how to supervise even his own household, for he isn’t able to keep-their-conduct-good, how can he oversee the believers in God?” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Tenango Otomi: “If he doesn’t know how to rule well in his house, then he won’t know how to lead where God’s people gather together.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 3:15:
Uma: “You did indeed kill Yesus. But God made him live again, since after all Yesus is the one that gives good life. We (excl.) here are witnesses, because we (excl.) have seen with our eyes [emphatic] that he lives again.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “You killed the one who gives life, but God caused him to be alive again and we (excl.) can testify to this.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “But the source of life forever you killed, however, God raised him from the dead. We can testify that Jesus was raised from the dead because we saw him.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “You had-the one who gives life -killed, but God, he made-him-alive again. And we (excl.) confirm that he truly came-alive because we (excl.) saw (him).” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “Really back to front is what you did for, as for that Jesus, he is the source of our life, but death is what you rewarded him with. However he was made alive again by God, and we (excl.) testify to this, for after he came alive again, we (excl.) indeed saw/met him.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Desano: “You asked that death be given to the one who gives life. Him God the Chief resurrected after he was dead. This we saw that it happened to him.” (Source: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 2:26:
Uma: “Yesus said: ‘Have you not read what King Daud did long ago when Abyatar was/became High Priest? When Daud and his friends were hungry and there was nothing for them to eat, he entered into the worship house and ate the bread that was offered/sacrificed to God, and he also distributed it to his companions. According to the customs of our religion, it is only priests who are allowed to eat that bread. But even so, this behavior of Daud was not considered-wrong. ‘” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “He went hep into the house of God and he ate the bread that was placed there given to God. And/but it is forbidden hep by the law to eat that bread, (it is) only for the priests. And Da’ud also gave his companions. But he did not sin in doing that.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And because of that, David went into the House of God and they ate the food which was placed before God, and he let his companions eat it also. Abiathar was the high priest at that time. It was against the law to eat this food because the only ones who would eat that food were the priests.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “He entered the house of God and he took the bread that was offered to God which the law forbids non priests from eating. But he ate it nonetheless and also shared it with his companions. This was done during the period-of-time that Abiatar was Highest Priest.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “Isn’t it so that at the time when Abiatar was Most-important Priest, David entered their worship-place of God and ate the bread which is the thank-offering to God? The law says that only priests are able/acceptable to eat that, but David ate and gave those companions of his some too. But since they were-in-dire-straits, therefore they weren’t rebuked.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
English translation by Michael Pakaluk (2019): “How he entered into the house of God, in the presence of Abiathar, high priest, and he ate the loaves for the offering, which only priests are allowed to eat? He gave them also to the men who were with him.'”
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Timothy 5:5:
Uma: “If there is a woman who is really a widow, it means no-one takes cares of her, she hopes in God alone, day and night she prays calling out to God.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “But if a widow is alone, what she expects/hopes for is God, she prays and she asks help from God day and night.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Now as for that widow woman who has no one to depend on for her livelihood, she just depends on God, and day and night she prays and asks for help from God.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “The widow who has absolutely no one to take-care of her, she expects that God will be the one to help her, so she continues to pray and request help from God every-day and every-night.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “Well, that widow who is to be pitied because she has no-one to rely on, her trust is concentrated now on God. That’s why night and day she keeps on praying and asking him for help.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Tenango Otomi: “But for the widow who lives alone with no one to provide for her, this is the one who must be helped by the fellow believers. Because only in God does she trust and does not rest day or night from calling to God.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 4:21:
Uma: “From there, the judges were even angrier at Petrus and Yohanes. But finally they released them, because there was no way to punish them. Because all the people praised God because of the surprising sign that they had done.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “So-then the leaders threatened them yet and then let them go. The leaders did not dare to punish them because all the people there were praising God because of that work of power that had been done.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “However they let them go, and they forbad them to spread it. And the elders, they could not think of a way to punish them because they were afraid of the people. All of the people praised God because of the miracle which was done.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “Whereupon the leaders of the Jews again threatened them and then they released them, because they were not able-to-think how to punish them, because the many-people, they were praising God on-account-of the amazing-thing that was done.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “When those leaders heard, they again threatened Pedro-and-companion that they really would be punished if they continued that teaching of theirs. But well, they released them anyway, for they couldn’t find how they could punish them at once. For they feared the mass of people, for that crowd was praising God because of that amazing thing which had been done.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 3:30:
Uma: “Yesus’ words were like that, because some had said that he was ridden [possessed] by an evil-spirit, they didn’t believe that his power was from the Holy Spirit.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “The reason that Isa spoke to them like that was, because they said that he was demon possessed.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The reason Jesus said this was because the teachers had said that the Holy Spirit which inspires Jesus was a demon.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “Jesus said that, because they were saying that an evil-spirit had possessed him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “Jesus spoke like that because some were saying that that he was possessed by an evil spirit. Well since it was like that, they were regarding/classifying as evil the Espiritu Santo who was indwelling Jesus.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
