Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 28:1:
- Uma: “When we were all on land, only then did we know that that island was named Malta.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When we (excl.) reached the shore, somebody told us (excl.) that the name of that island was Malta.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “When we landed we learned that the name of that island was Malta.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When we (excl.) arrived at its edge, that’s when-we (excl.) -found-out that Malta was the name of the place where-we (excl.) -had-arrived.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When we had come ashore, we found out that the name of that island was apparently Malta.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 6:29:
- Noongar: “If people hit you on one cheek, you must say to them, they can hit your other cheek also. If people take your coat, you must say to them, they can also take your other coat.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “If there is a person who slaps our cheeks on one side, don’t get revenge/pay back. Just also offer the other cheek to him. If there is someone who grabs/takes-away our sarong, just also give him our shirt.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “If someone slaps your face on one side turn the other side also to him and let him slap it. If someone takes your blouse let him even if he takes your undershirt as well.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “If there is a person who slaps your cheek, you tell him that it can be that he also slap the other. If there is a person who will take away your shirt, tell him that it can be that he also takes your undershirt.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “If someone slaps one of your (sing.) cheeks, cause-to-be-slapped also the other and if someone takes your (sing.) outer garment (lit. layer of your clothes), just (lit. even-if you (sing.)) let-him-be so he will also take your (sing.) shirt.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Supposing someone slaps you on your right cheek, just leave him alone to slap the other side also. Well if your cloak is snatched, give your shirt also.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 2 John 1:11:
- Uma: “For the people who greet them, it’s the same as accompanying/going-along-with them in their evil work.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Because whoever greets him, it is as if he joins in his bad doings.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “For even if you merely welcome him, you inadvertently help him in his evil behaviour.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because if you do that, you will be helping (him) in the evil that he is doing.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Because whoever makes-friends with him, he is causing himself to be in harmony with that evil he’s doing.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Because the one who greets him does just as though he encourages him to teach the word which isn’t right.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- Yatzachi Zapotec: “If we tell him, ‘Come in, brother’, it means that together we are doing evil.”
- Eastern Highland Otomi: “Because whoever asks God’s help in regard to him, it is just as though he helped his bad deeds.”
- Isthmus Zapotec: “Because one who tells him to enter also is erring as he is erring.” (Source for this and three above: John Beekman in Notes on Translation 12, November 1964, p. 1ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Romans 1:2:
- Uma: “That Good News was promised beforehand by God with the lips of the prophets of old, as is written in the Holy Book.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “This good news God promised in old times and commanded his prophets to write in the holy-book (kitab).” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “I am Paul, the one writing this. I’m a slave of Jesus Christ and he has made me also to be an apostle. God promised long ago by means of what he caused the prophets to write, that there would be a time when there would be Good News which would be made known to us (incl.) The reason he chose me to be an apostle was so that I might tell repeatedly this Good News.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “This good news, it is what God promised long ago which he caused-to-be-written by the prophets through-whom-he-spoke.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Very long ago God’s spokesmen wrote in the Holy Book that there would come the day when it would happen as is the word which is in the good news.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- Huehuetla Tepehua: “A long time ago God had said that there would be such words as these. And the servants of God who lived a long time ago, that’s what they wrote about when God told them to write his words.”
- Chicahuaxtla Triqui: “And way back when, the ones who spoke the Word of God wrote that this good word should come to the world and God Himself cause so that they should write.” (Source for this and above: Waterhouse / Parrott in Notes on Translation October 1967, p. 1ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 7:13:
- Noongar: “Jesus saw the woman; he was very sad and said to her, ‘Don’t weep!'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “When the Lord Yesus saw that woman, his love welled up and he said to her: ‘Do not weep any more!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When Isa the Lord saw that widow, he felt pity for the woman and he said to her, ‘Do not cry anymore, woman.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And the Lord Jesus, when he saw that woman crying, his breath helped her and he said to the woman, ‘Auntie, do not cry.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Even Jesus, he was extremely touched-by-pity upon seeing that widow, and he said to her, ‘It’s OK. Don’t cry.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “The Lord Jesus really pitied that mother of the dead one when he saw her. He said, ‘Don’t cry any more.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Jude 1:15:
- Uma: “He comes to judge [lit., sit-on] the cases of all people, and punish all rebellious people because of all their rebellion. He will punish those sinners who rebel-against Him, he will pay back on them all their disparaging words disparaging him." Like that the words of Henokh long ago foretelling the God’s punishing people who rebel-against him.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “to judge all people. He will pass sentence on all who do not fear God because they did things hateful to God and because they always speak evil things of God.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “for he will investigate the activity of every person. He will punish every wicked person who has no respect for God because of the wicked deeds they have done and because of their speaking in rejection against God.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “to go and judge all people. He will condemn all sinners who have no thoughts toward God because of all the evil they have done and all the offensive-things that they have said in their opposing him.’ That is what Enok prophesied.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “He will sentence all people to judgment. He will punish all who don’t acknowledge him, because of all the evil which they have done, which they did with a mind/inner-being which is very far from God’s will. And he will punish those who have no fear of him, because of all the insulting/belittling things they said about him.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “He will come to judge all people. He will punish all the evil people who do not believe in God because of all the evil they do and because of all the evil words they have spoken against God.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Romans 2:2:
- Uma: “We know relatives, if God punishes people who behave evilly like that, his decision is certainly true. But we have no seat [i.e., right] to criticize our companion, because if we criticize others, it is the same as criticizing ourselves, since our behavior is just like that too. So there is no way for us to make-nothing-of [lit., put downhill] our guilt.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “We (dual) know that it is right/correct/proper for God to punish the people doing those evil-things.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “We (incl.) know that God’s punishment to people who behave wickedly like this is very just. However, you who say that this behavior of people like this is very bad, you cannot escape either, because you criticize the evil behavior of another person but your behavior is also evil. Because of this when you criticize him you are criticizing also your own behavior.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because we know that God’s judging of people like that who do evil is exactly right.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “We surely know that it is right that God judges whatever evil people do.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 7:45:
- Noongar: “You did not meet me with a kiss, but she has not stopped kissing my feet since I came here.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “You (sing.), you (sing.) did not greet me with a kiss according to our custom. But this woman, she has not stopped kissing my feet from when I first arrived until now.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “You did not kiss me as is our (incl.) custom but this woman since I came in here she has not stopped kissing my feet.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And even though it’s our custom of welcoming to kiss our visitors, you did not kiss me when I arrived. And this woman, ever since I came here, she has continued kissing my feet.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “You (sing.) also did not kiss-me in meeting-me as is our custom, but as for her, she has not stopped kissing my feet starting-from when-I-came.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Also you didn’t kiss (showing respect or gratitude) me, but as for her, from when she entered she has kept on kissing my feet.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
