Following are a number of back-translations of John 9:31:
- Uma: “We know that God does not answer the requests of sinners. He only opens his ears to whoever submit to him and who follow his commands.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “We (incl.) know that God does not listen to sinful people. Those are listened to by God who honor him and do his will.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “We know that as for God, he does not help a transgressing person. But rather, if there is a person who worships him and carries out his will, he helps him.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “We certainly know that God doesn’t hear what a sinner is saying but rather the one who worships/honors him who does what he wants.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Isn’t it so that we know that God doesn’t answer sinners, but he answers those who worship him with reverence and follow/obey his wishes?” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “And we know that God does not listen when those who have sins pray to him. But when one prays to him who worships him and does his will, then he hears.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 18:17:
- Uma: “If he does not want to believe/accept the word of those witnesses, bring him up [i.e., present his case] to all the one-faith relatives. If he still does not believe/accept even all the one-faith relatives reprimand him, just leave him alone, we (incl.) just consider him as a person who does not know God, and like people whose behavior/character is evil.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “If he does not listen to them, then tell all the people there in the prayer-house. If he still does not listen even though the whole congregation is a witness, then your customs to him shall be like your customs to the people who do not follow God or to the tax collectors.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And if he doesn’t allow it to be settled, tell it to the gathering of your fellow believers. And if he still doesn’t allow it to be settled then, think of him as not being a believer in God or think of him also like one of those cheating tax collectors.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “If he still refuses to listen to what they say, make-it-known to the congregation, and if he still refuses to listen to what the congregation says, count him as a person who does not know God or one who collects taxes.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “However if he still will not let himself be reconciled because he won’t listen to those you took with you, tell it to the whole-group of believers when assembled. Well if even there, he won’t let himself be reconciled, just regard him now as a person who doesn’t acknowledge God or one whose nature/ways are not good like the money-grabbing official-receivers of payment.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “If he then doesn’t want to listen to them even, put the matter before the church. If he doesn’t want to listen to what is said at the church, make a judgment that he is like those who are not believers or like tax collectors.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Ephesians 1:19:
- Uma: “and in order that you also know how great [lit., no kidding] is his power to help us who believe in him. That power is the same as his strength and his very big power/authority” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “and so that you could/will also understand as to how great his power is towards us (incl.) the ones trusting in him. This is also the power that he used” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And I pray also that He will cause you to understand what is the immeasurable, very great power of God which works here in us (incl.) who are His believers. And this is that very great power,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “and so that you will feel the strength of his power which is helping us who believe. This power, it is the same as his amazing power which has no equal” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “I am also praying that hopefully he will cause you to comprehend the big-size of his far-from-ordinary supernatural-power which he causes us believers to experience. He showed us the strength of this supernatural-power of his which has no equal” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “I ask him that you will know that God abundantly has power, it is without end. And this power which God has is what helps all those who believe. Concerning this power of God, it is shown that he abundantly has power.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 10:22:
- Uma: “In Yerusalem at that time, people made a festival to remember the big day of the consecration of the House of God long ago. At that time, it was the cold time.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then the time had come for the festival they called ‘For-purifying the temple’ there in Awrusalam. It was the cold season.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And there in the town of Jerusalem, that was the time of the feast of the Jews when they celebrated the cleaning long ago of their church, the House of God.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “During the frost-season, there is in Jerusalem a fiesta called Dedication of the Temple. When that fiesta arrived,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Cold season coincided with the fiesta in Jerusalem which was the Fiesta of Making-far-from-ordinary the Templo.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “It was the time of the cold rains. There in Jerusalem the people prepared to celebrate at the church.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 19:15:
- Uma: “From there, he touched those children, and blessed them. After that, he went away from there.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then he placed his hands on them. And then he left.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus laid his hands on the children and he invoked a blessing on them. And when he finished that, he left there.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then he put-his-hands-on them blessing them, and then he went-away.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well, he prayed for them laying hands on them, and then went.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Jesus placed his hands on the heads of the children. Afterwards he left from there.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Ephesians 3:6:
- Uma: “Long ago, there was an intention of God that was not yet known by mankind. His intention was this: that people who are not Yahudi people also get blessings from God together with the Yahudi people. His intention also was that those who are not Yahudi people become one-body with the Yahudi, and that they as well receive what God promised to all his children. They receive it because of their connection with Kristus Yesus, since they have believed in the Good News. Long ago, that intention of God’s for the Yahudi people and those who are not Yahudi people was not yet known by mankind. But God himself told me that intention of his in a vision, like what I have already written earlier. What I wrote, although it is short, it makes clear God’s intention that Kristus brought to pass. And when you read it, you will understand the intention of God that was not yet known by mankind from long ago, as I also understand it. Previously, his intention was not announced to men. But at this time, God’s intention has become clear to us (excl.) his holy apostles and prophets, because the Holy Spirit made it clear to us (excl.).” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “This is what God had planned (which) he made known to us (excl.), that you the non Yahudi are now included with us (excl.) the Yahudi in God’s blessings and you are now included in Almasi’s body, that means with the ones trusting in him. And all that God has promised belongs to you also because you have believed-obeyed the good news.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “I’ll explain to you this which was hidden long ago, that as for you who are not Jews, by means of your believing the Good News, you are also blessed by God with all of the good things that He will bless the Jews with. You are included also in the body of Christ and you will receive the promises of God because of your being made one with Jesus Christ.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “And this is what he made-known. Because of your believing in the good news, you who are Gentiles join-in-experiencing the many blessings of God that we (excl.) Jews benefit-from and you are counted-in-with all believers who can-be-compared to Cristo’s body. You will also have-a-share in what God promised he would give to all who are joined to Cristo Jesus.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well now, this then is the determined-plan I mean, that the people who are not Jews, by their accepting this Good News, they can be the same as the Jews in that they now have a share in this unsurpassable grace/mercy coming from God. They are also joined to the single-body-entity which is the body of Cristo Jesus, and because of their being united/tied-together with him, they also will receive all the good that God has promised.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “This word which was not known is this word here: Now, not only the Jews have part in the blessing of God. Rather also the people who are not Jews have part in the blessing of God when they believe the good news. Now all became the people of God. Because they have part in the good which God promised to give to those people who believed in Jesus Christ.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 11:12:
- Uma: “Actually, those words of Yesus were making-a-parable-of the death of Lazarus. But his disciples did not understand that parable, they thought Lazarus was really asleep. That is why they said to Yesus, ‘Lord, if he is asleep, he will get well.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “His disciples said to him, ‘Sir, he is getting better if he is asleep.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And the disciples said, ‘If he has gone to sleep, that’s good because he will get well.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Whereupon his disciples said, ‘Lord, if he is sleeping, it’s good, because he will get-better.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “‘That’s good, Lord/Chief, if he is sleeping for he will indeed recover,’ said his disciples.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “The learners said, ‘Lord, if he is sleeping, there isn’t anything wrong then.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 20:17:
- Uma: “At that time Yesus walked heading-towards the town of Yerusalem. On the way he called his twelve disciples to gather by themselves, and he said to them:” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then, while Isa and company were on the road climbing up to Awrusalam, Isa took his twelve disciples aside and said to them,” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And while Jesus was climbing up to Jerusalem, he said to his twelve disciples that they should separate themselves because he had something to say to them while they were still walking.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When (pl.) Jesus were walking-uphill going to Jerusalem, he called his twelve disciples so that they would move-to-one-side and he said to them,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When they were travelling again, going to Jerusalem, Jesus segregated his disciples from that mass of people.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Jesus was on the road going to Jerusalem, but he took aside the twelve learners and said to them:” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
