Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 20:6:
- Uma: “‘In the late afternoon, about five o’clock, he again went walking he met people who were sitting-around. He asked them: ‘Why are you just sitting-around idle [lit., dry] all day long, not working?'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then when it was afternoon already he went again to the market and he saw people who were still standing there. He said to them, ‘Why are you just standing here all day long and are not working?'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when the sun was about to set, he returned again to the market. And he saw there some people who had no work, and he said, ‘Why are you just sitting around here all afternoon, and you’re not working?'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When it was almost five o’clock, he went again to the marketplace and there were still others that he saw there who were just loafing. He said to them, ‘Why did you waste a day just visiting/playing-around?'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When the sun was now getting low, he went again. He again found some people just standing-around. He said to them, ‘Why have you been standing around all day, that you haven’t been working?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “When it approached five o’clock, again he went to the market. Again he found some people who hadn’t found work. He said to them: ‘How come you have spent the day here and haven’t worked?’ he said.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- Mairasi: “Finally, in the afternoon around strike five [five o’clock], he himself again went out again in the same way and to his surprise there were people wandering around aimlessly. And then he said to them: ‘Why are you guys aimlessly standing here regularly with the result that this whole day you guys have not done any work?’ said he.” (Source: Enggavoter 2004)
Following are a number of back-translations of Ephesians 4:6:
- Uma: “Just one is God whom we all relate-to-as-Father, and he is the one who has authority/power over all, who works all, and who lives in us all.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “God also is only one and he is the father of all people. He rules over everything. Wherever – he is there, and he is also here in the liver of us (incl.) all.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “There is only one God, the Father of everybody. He is the one who is in charge of every believer, and He is in every believer and He works by means of every believer.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “There is moreover only-one God who is the Father of us all. He is the one who rules us all, he assigns-us all -to-do what he wants to be accomplished, and all-the-while he also remains in us all.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Even God, who is the Father of us all, he really is one-only. He is the one controlling all believers, he is there indwelling them all, and he is using them all in fulfilling his determined-plans.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “And one God lives, and that one is the Father of all. And he it is who rules all of us. He it is who lives in all places. And he it is who walks with us all.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 11:33:
- Uma: “When Yesus saw Maria wailing with the people who accompanied her, he was sad and moved/upset.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Mariyam wept and her companions the Yahudi also wept. When Isa saw them weeping, his liver was moved (with pity and sorrow) (hansul) and he was very grieved.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when Jesus saw that Mary was crying and the Jews that were with her also were crying, his breath became very bad because he was grieved.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When Jesus saw that plural Maria and the accompanying Jews were all-weeping-loudly, his mind/thoughts were extremely painful (i.e. he was sad) and disturbed,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Jesus felt really bad (lit. his mind/inner-being became bad, connotes grief or anger), and his face became-overshadowed-with-emotion, when he saw Maria crying and those Judio who were her companions crying also.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “When Jesus saw that Mary was crying, along with the Jews who had come with her, he was hurt in the heart.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 21:4:
- Uma: “That happened so that it would be fulfilled what the prophet long ago said like this:” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “This happened so that the words of the prophet in the holy-book were fulfilled, it says,” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The reason this which Jesus was speaking about was taking place is because the prophesy of the inspired one of God long ago is being fulfilled. He said,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “These things happened so that what God caused-the prophet -to-say would be fulfilled saying,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “This came about like this so that what was said by the prophet in the past would be fulfilled, which said,” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “This he did so that it would happen according to the word spoken by the spokesman for God who said:” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Ephesians 5:6:
- Uma: “So, let’s not be deceived with the words of people who want to entice us to do deeds like that. Those words of theirs are not true. For because of deeds like that, God is angry with people who do not submit to him.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Do not listen to the people who say that those doings are not bad, lest you will be deceived by them. For those doings hep are the reason why God is angry with those who don’t follow him and he will certainly punish them.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And because of these types of behavior, God will be very angry in the future at those people who will not obey His commandments. Therefore, don’t you permit that anyone deceive you by means of arguments that are not true.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Don’t be deceived by those who are lying in saying that those who do sins like those are not bad, because deeds like those, they are the reason that God will punish those who don’t obey him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “And whoever among you is saying that these doings are not in fact wrong, don’t believe them, because there’s nothing true in those words of theirs. The truth is, all who are doing these things that I’ve mentioned, they will certainly be reached by the anger of God.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Do not let anyone deceive you into doing the evil they tell you. Because concerning whoever does these words rejecting God’s words, God will punish them.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 12:8:
- Uma: “As for poor people, you will always have an opportunity to help them. But me, there is almost no more opportunity for you to help me, because I will not be with you long.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “The poor (people) will not move away/leave you and you can help them. But I, I will not remain here with you.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The poor people, you can always help them, but as for me, I will not always be here with you.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “As for the poor, they are always with you, but as for me, I will not always be with you.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “For all time the poor will be your companions, but as for me I won’t be your companion for much longer.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “There is a time to help the poor people since you live among them. But I am not going to be with you much longer.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 21:36:
- Uma: “The owner of the field again sent/ordered other slaves, more than the first time. But they were also just done to like that.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Then the owner sent again other servants to go to them. They were more then the previous ones. The caretakers did to them as they had done to the others.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And this person again sent many more than he sent at first. However, these who were caring (for the vineyard), they did the same thing to them.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then the farm owner sent more slaves than the first-time, but what the tenant-farmers (lit. those-who-took-care-of the farm) did to them was the same.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When that owner discovered it, he sent others, more than those first slaves. But like that indeed was done by those he’d left in charge.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “The field-owner then sent even more servants to the field, but those workers at the field again mistreated the ones who arrived there.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Ephesians 6:5:
- Uma: “My relatives that are slaves, follow the orders of your nobles in this world. Honor and submit to them sincerely [lit., from the whiteness of your heart]. Do it the same way that you submit to Kristus [lit., Do it like your submitting to Kristus.]” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “You the slaves/servants, you should follow/obey the commands of your masters here in this world. Honor them and follow/obey them whole-heartedly, as if it is Almasi whom you are working for.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “As for you servants, thoroughly carry out the commands which your bosses here on the earth give you. Respect them, and it’s necessary that your obeying their commands comes from your good breath (comes from your desire to do good), just as if Christ was the One who commanded you.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “You slaves, you should obey your masters on this earth. Respect them (lit. have-shame-to them) and put-forth your efforts (lit. ability) to do what they tell you as you would do if Cristo were the one sending-you-on-errands (i.e. your master).” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well now you slaves also, you need to obey with complete obedience your masters here in the world. Obey them with true respect for them, not just pretence, in which it is like Cristo you are serving.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Listen you workers, obey your bosses for whom you work here in the world. Truly from the heart respect them. From the heart do the work you are working at, considering it like as though you were doing the work of Christ.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
