Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 17:24:
- Uma: “God who made the world with all its contents, he is the Lord of the sky and the earth. He does not dwell in a worship house made by mankind.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “This is the God who created the world and all the-different-things in the world. He rules in heaven and on earth. This God does not dwell in houses for worship made by humans.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Because as for this God, he is the one who created the earth and everything that is in it. He is the Lord of heaven and earth, and he does not just live in churches made by people.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “He is the God who created the earth and all that is here, and he doesn’t dwell in temples that people have made, because he is the Lord in heaven and on the earth.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “He is the God who created heaven/sky and the world, and all their contents. And because he is the Lord who controls heaven and the world, he doesn’t live in worship-places just made by man.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 14:69:
- Uma: “The woman saw [him] again, she said to the people there: ‘That person also is a companion of Yesus over there [in sight].'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “He was seen again by that woman servant and the woman said to the people standing there, ‘That man is also a companion of theirs.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “This woman saw Peter again, and she spoke again to the people there, she said, ‘This person is a companion of Jesus and company.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then that young-lady again saw him and said to those standing there, ‘That man, he is emphatically one of them.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “He was seen next by another servant girl. She said to those others there, ‘This fellow was indeed one of them.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of James 2:11:
- Uma: “For there is a command of the Lord that says: ‘Don’t commit-adultery.’ And there is another command of his that says: ‘Don’t kill.’ So, even though we don’t commit-adultery, but if we do murder, we are still breaking the Lord’s Law.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “For God says in his law, ‘Don’t commit adultery’ and he also says, ‘Do not kill.’ Even if you don’t commit adultery but if you kill you have just the same broken the law of God.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “For the one who said, ‘Do not commit adultery against your spouse,’ he is also the one who said, ‘Do not murder.’ And even though you have not committed adultery against your spouse, if you have murdered, you have transgressed the whole Law, for the one who commanded all those laws is only one.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because the God who commanded, ‘Don’t (sing.) commit-adultery,’ he also commanded, ‘Don’t (sing.) murder.’ So for-example, if you (pl.) have managed not to commit-adultery-with-women or commit-adultery-with-men but you have murdered one of your fellows, you have nevertheless already-broken the law.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “For example, God commanded saying, ‘Do not behave-immorally with one not your (sing.) spouse.’ And he too is the one who commanded, ‘Do not kill your (sing.) fellowman.’ Well, you (sing.) truly aren’t behaving-immorally, but supposing you (sing.) kill someone, of course you (sing.) are now a sinner, for you (sing.) have indeed broken the law.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “God himself said: ‘Do not commit adultery.’ And again he said, ‘Do not kill people.’ Then if a person does not commit adultery but kills, then he rejects what is said in the law.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 18:22:
- Uma: “When he really arrived at the town of Kaisarea in the land of Siria, he went first to Yerusalem to greet the believers in the Lord Yesus there, and only then did he go to the town of Antiokhia.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When Paul arrived in Kesarea, he went up to Awrusalam to visit the people there who were trusting in Isa. Then he went to Antiyok.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when he landed at Caesarea, Paul continued up to Jerusalem and he visited the believers there, and then he went home to the town of Antioch.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Arriving then at Cesarea, (The BT for the preceding phrase and the last part of vv.19-21 represents a revision made since the 2000 edition was published) he walked to go-uphill to Jerusalem to go visit the congregation, after that he then went-downhill to Antiok.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When what Pablo was sailing on arrived at Cesarea, after docking, he disembarked. He went on at once going to Jerusalem and went to see/meet the believers there. And then he continued on to Antioquia.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 15:29:
- Uma: “The people who went by there, they shook their heads making fun of him, they said: ‘Hahi!! You (sing.) [emphatic] said you’d destroy the House of God and build it again in three days!” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “And the people who passed-by, they laughed at him. They shook their heads and they said, ‘Aha. You said you would break down the temple and would erect it again in three days.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The people passing by shook their heads laughing at Jesus. they said, ‘Oho! You thought you could tear down the church, the House of God, and raise it up in three days!” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “As for those who passed-by, they shook-their-heads to mock/disparage him saying, ‘O (disparaging ejaculation), you (sing.) also said indeed that you (sing.) would destroy the Temple in order that you (sing.) would again erect it in three days.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Jesus was then insulted/belittled by those who passed by. They shook their heads, saying, ‘Isn’t it so that you are that one who would destroy the Templo and completely-build it within only three days?” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of James 3:17:
- Uma: “But as for people who really get clearness of heart from God, their behavior is like this: first their hearts are holy. They live in harmony with others, they are gentle [lit., their hearts are smooth] and they follow the will/desire of others. They often help people who are pitiable/poor, and do good actions. They don’t take-sides and they don’t sleep like-an-eel [i.e., aren’t fickle, changing their tune depending on who they are talking to, like an slippery eel rolls this way and that].” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But a person who has knowledge/wisdom from God, firstly, he has/does no evil/bad. Secondly he does not cause quarrels and he is easily influenced to agree. His head is not hard/he is not stubborn. He has pity/mercy and he does good to his fellow-men. He doesn’t treat people differently and he doesn’t have two tongues.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The person whose wisdom comes from God, there is nothing to scold him for. He has a peaceful relationship with other people; he treats his fellows well; he is not arrogant, rather he is submissive. He is merciful and he is generous; he does not show favoritism to anyone, and his faith is not just pretense.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But if God is the source of a person’s kind-of-wisdom, his thoughts are totally good, he is cooperative/peaceful, patient/gentle, he doesn’t force what he wants, he is consistently-merciful, much good is what he does, there is none among his fellows who he favors/prefers, and he doesn’t act-hypocritically.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But as for the one who has understanding/wisdom which comes from God, he will live a life far from sin. Good being-friends with his fellowman is what he really wants. He is kind/nice and meek/patient, gracious and persevering in doing good. His mind/inner-being is concentrated in righteousness/straightness and is sincere (lit. doesn’t give-false-impressions).” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “But concerning the person whom God makes wise, first of all it is seen that he does all that is good. He is not a fighter, a quarreler, he is respectful to his fellowmen. He is compassionate, he does good, he doesn’t pick favorites to help. With all his heart he does whatever he does.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 19:26:
- Uma: “But you see and you hear what that man named Paulus over there [out of sight] is doing. He says that images made by men are not appropriate to worship. Many are the people he has persuaded to the point that they believe in his teaching. Not only in Efesus, in almost all the province of Asia it is just like that.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “You have seen and you have heard what that man named Paul has done. He teaches that if a god is made by man, it is reportedly not a true god. And many already believe in this teaching of his, not only here in Epesus but almost throughout Asiya.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Surely you have seen and heard what this man who is named Paul is doing. He says that as for gods that are made by people, it is not proper to worship them. Many people have believed what he is saying, and not only here in our village of Ephesus but rather also in the whole of our province of Asia.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “We have also been seeing Pablo, and we have been hearing what he is teaching to the many-people. He says that what a person has made is not a true god, and many are the ones he has persuaded here in Efeso and in almost all towns in the province Asia.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But, now, you can observe and hear news of the things this person named Pablo is doing. He is saying that our worship of gods made by man is worthless/ineffective. Really many now are the ones he has been able to cause to believe and whom he has-rounded-up-as-followers, not only here in Efeso, but on the contrary it has spread over almost all of Asia.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of James 5:14:
- Uma: “If there is one who is sick, he should call the religion leaders, so that those leaders can pray for him and rub him with oil in the name of the Lord.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “If anyone among you is sick, he should tell/command the elders who are leaders of the trusters in Isa Almasi to be fetched. And those elders shall ask/pray-to God there beside the sick person. And they shall rub a little oil on him while they are praying and pronouncing/calling-on the name of our (incl.) Lord.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “If anyone is sick, he must call for the elders of the believers so that they might pray for him and pour oil on him and call upon the name of the Lord.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “And if moreover there is someone among you who is sick, he should cause-the leaders of the believers -to-be-invited so that they will pray-for him while-at-the-same-time they rub/massage him with coconut-oil using the name of the Lord Jesus.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “And whoever of you will get sick, he is to send for the overseers of the believers, for they will pray for him and anoint/wipe him with oil in the name of the Lord.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “If someone is sick, he should call those who lead at the church for them to pray for him to God. And they should anoint the sick person with oil while they ask help from our Lord Jesus Christ.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
