Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 12:34:
- Noongar: “Because your hearts will always live in the country where your wealth lives!” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “For wherever the storing-place of our goods [is], there also are our hearts [are].” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “For wherever you store up your wealth, there also stays your liver.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And wherever is placed those things which you cherish, there also will be your breath.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because where your wealth is, that also is where your minds are.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Because it’s true, wherever your wealth is, of course there always is your mind/inner-being.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Revelation 16:17:
- Uma: “After that, the seventh angel spilled the contents of his bowl in the atmosphere. And I heard, there was one who spoke from the Seat of God inside the Worship House in heaven. He called loudly, he said: ‘It is finished!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “After this, the seventh angel poured out the disaster in his bowl into the air-space. Immediately there was a strong voice coming out from the throne in the prayer-house. The voice said, ‘It is finished.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Then the seventh angel poured out his bowl on the wind. And I heard someone speaking from the seat of ruling which in the church, and He said, ‘It is finished!'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When that was finished, then the seventh angel went and poured-out what was in his bowl on the wind, and there was a loud voice from the throne in the temple saying, ‘It-is-finished!'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “After that, the seventh angel poured out the contents of his bowl. In the air is where he poured it. And then the one there at/on that king’s seat in the Temple in heaven spoke loudly, saying, ‘The completion of God’s judgment and anger has happened/arrived!'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Then the seventh angel poured out the bowl he was holding upon the wind. Someone there in the church which is in heaven where God is seated loudly said: ‘Now there will be ended what must come to happen,’ he said.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Romans 12:4:
- Uma: “For instance in the human body there are many portions/parts, but it is only one body, and every part of the body has its own work.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Our (dual) bodies are one but we (dual) have feet, hands, eyes and others yet but their use is not the same.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “For each one of you has a body, and the parts of that body, the function of each one, is different.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because the body of us people, it has many parts and their work is also of-various-kinds.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “You see that a person’s body has many parts which have different works to do.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 13:7:
- Noongar: “So he said to his worker, ‘Look! I searched for the fruit of this fig tree, and I didn’t see one fruit. Cut down this tree! This fig tree must not use up the ground.'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “That is why he said saying to the person who looked after his garden: ‘See, I have been coming for three years to see that tree, whether it had fruit, there never has been any. Just chop it down! What is the use of it growing here using up the fertility [lit., fat] of the land in vain [lit., dry]?'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Therefore he said to the caretaker of the vineyard, ‘Look, for three years I have come now to this fig tree looking for it’s fruit but haven’t found any. Chop it down. It only takes away room for the other plants.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And he said to the one he had to take care of the tree, he said, ‘I wonder what happened to this tree that it never bears fruit. For it has already been three years that I’ve been expecting it to give fruit, but it never gives fruit. You’d better chop it down because it just takes up space here among the other plants.’ ‘” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “So he said to the one-he-salaried, ‘Look, three years I have been coming to go look if this tree has born-fruit (lit. fruited), but I have found absolutely nothing. Cut-it-down then, because it is only using up the fertilizer of the soil.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Therefore he said to the manager/tender of his ubas plantation, ‘That igos, for three years now I keep checking on it but I can’t find any fruit on it. It would be good if you will chop it down now, for it’s only an obstruction there.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Revelation 18:10:
- Uma: “They just gazed from afar because they feared that the torture that struck that village would spread to them. They said: ‘How-sad! [like Indonesian: kasihan!] How-sad for that big village over there, the strong village of Babel! In just one hour came its punishment.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “They will stand from far off watching because they are afraid that they might be included being punished. They wail saying, ‘Allo. It’s all over (lit. no longer becoming). What a pity, really, for the famous and strong city of Babilon. In just one hour you were struck by God’s judgment.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “They will have to stay far away watching, for they will be afraid lest they be included in the torturing of that town. They will say, ‘Pity you, you very great city of Babylon. For within one hour you have been overtaken by punishment!'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Due to their fear of being-punished-with her, they will stand far-off and say, ‘Oh how-awful (exp. of sympathy)! Extremely to-be-pitied is that famous (lit. newsed) city Babilonia! Even though that was a large city, yet its punishment was sudden, because it was a mere only-one hour and it was destroyed!'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “They will just stand at a distance, because they are afraid of being included in that punishment of suffering. They are saying, ‘Alas, this really is extremely hard! It’s a really gooseflesh-causing thing. Because in the space of just one hour the punishment has come to the glorious and famous city of Babilonia.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Far off these people will stand to look at what happened. Because the people will fear the punishment which will come. They will say: ‘Pity the city of Babylon. It was powerful but now in just a short time there has come the punishment it passes through,’ they will say.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Romans 14:1:
- Uma: “There are some of our one-faith relatives whose faith is not yet strong, with the result that their hearts are still unsure [about] doing several kinds of behavior. We must receive well people like that. Even though their customs are different than our opinions, don’t argue about that.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “There is something I want to say to you (pl.) about a person whose trusting Isa is not yet strong. You ought/must treat-him-according-to-good-custom/respect him. Don’t carry/influence him to argue if your (pl.) thinking is not the same about what is proper/right to be done and what is not proper/right.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “If there is one of your companions who believes in Christ, but his faith is not yet drawn tight, accept him, but don’t argue with him if the practice of his believing is not exactly like yours.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “If there is a person whose faith is not yet mature or is weak, accept him anyway without arguing-with him concerning the differences of his thoughts/opinions from yours.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Concerning the believer who does not yet understand well about the word he believes, there where you meet together give him a welcome. Do not want that you just argue with him.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 14:4:
- Noongar: “But they could not say one thing. Jesus took the man, healed him and told him to go away.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “Those religion teachers and Parisi people refused to answer him. From there, Yesus laid-hands on that sick person, he healed him and he ordered him to go.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But they did not answer. Then Isa touched the sick person and he was made well by him and then sent him home.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “But they did not answer Jesus, and then Jesus took hold of that person who was sick and immediately he was healed. And Jesus sent him home.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But they kept-quiet. So he placed-his-hands-on that sick-person and he became-well, and then he sent-him-home.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But not one of those questioned responded. Well, what Jesus did was he took hold of the hand of that sick one and healed him, and then sent him on his way.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Revelation 19:18:
- Uma: “Come, eat the flesh of kings and war leaders, eat the flesh of brave soldiers, eat the flesh of horses and the flesh of the riders of horses. Come eat the flesh of people big or small, who are [[lit., live as] noblemen or are slaves.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Come here to eat the flesh of the dead people, the flesh of kings and generals and soldiers, the flesh of horses and their riders. Eat the flesh of all the dead people, slaves and not slaves, of those of high status and of those of low status.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Gather together that you might eat the flesh of kings, captains, and soldiers. Eat the bodies of horses and those who ride on the horses! Eat the bodies of all people, slave and not slave, great in status or small in status!’ he said.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Come to join-in-eating the bodies of kings, soldiers and their leaders, horses and horseback-riders, and all people who reject God who are slaves and not slaves, important and unimportant (lit. high and low).'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Come now. Eat the flesh of all who didn’t submit to God. Eat the flesh of kings, soldiers and their officers, including the horses which they ride. Eat the flesh of all people who don’t acknowledge God, slaves and not (slaves), low-class and high.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Now you will eat the meat of rulers. You will eat the meat of generals, and all the people who are valiant. You will eat the meat of people who have bosses and also of those who do not, the big and little, all you will eat.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
