Following are a number of back-translations of John 15:6:
- Uma: “Whoever does not remain in-harmony with me will definitely be thrown-away, like the throwing away of the branches that have been broken off until they are dry. Branches like that are gathered and thrown into the fire.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “If a person does not remain with/in me he is figuratively like a broken-off branch which is thrown away and whithers. Then these branches are gathered and thrown into the fire to be burnt.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “For if there is a person who separates from me, he will be abandoned just like a branch which is thrown away so that it will dry up. And those dried up branches are gathered and thrown into the fire to be burned.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Whoever though doesn’t continue to be united-with me, he is like a cut-off branch that is thrown away. When those branches dry-up, they are gathered and burned.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “That one who will not hold fast to me, he will be thrown away because he will be separated like a branch which has been broken off. Well, those branches, when they’re now dead, they will be gathered and thrown on the fire so that they will be burned up.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “He who forsakes my word will have done to him like it is done to a branch which doesn’t bear fruit. It is cut off to dry. When it is dry it is gathered to be burned.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 24:22:
- Uma: “But God will shorten that time of suffering, for if he didn’t shorten it, surely not a single person would be alive. So, since he loves the people whom he has chosen, he will shorten that time of suffering.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “If God would not reduce those days of difficulty, no person would live. But because of his chosen people God will reduce those days.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “But God has already shortened the time of torment, because if he didn’t all mankind would be destroyed then. But because he pities his chosen people, he has shortened the time of torment.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “If God had not decided to shorten that time of hardship, no people would be left on this earth. But (reassurance particle) he has shortened it due to his people that he chose.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “And if that time is long, all people really would be wiped out. But because of those chosen by God, he won’t cause it to be long.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “God has already determined that this calamity will not last many days. If it did last many days, no one would come through it. But he will cause it to pass because God loves the people whom he has chosen.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Philippians 4:20:
- Uma: “Praise God our Father forever. Amin.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Let us (incl.) praise our (incl.) Father God forever. Amin.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “May our Father God be praised forever.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “May we praise God our Father forever. Amen.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “God who is our Father really must be praised without ending until forever. This is the truth.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Forever will we praise God our Father. Amen.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 16:11:
- Uma: “He will also make clear that God will condemn/punish people who sin, because he has condemned/punished the King of Evil-ones who has-authority-over this world.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “He will explain to them the judgment of God for the leader of demons is already judged the one who rules/leads here in the world.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “He will cause them to understand about God’s punishing them because Satan, the master of the enemies of God, has already been sentenced to be punished.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “As concerning also God’s judging of the many-people, he will confirm/verify that he has already condemned Satanas who is the leader of those who don’t believe.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Concerning the judging of sin, he will make apparent that this Satanas who rules here under the heavens has already been judged.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “The people will realize what word God has decided. The people will realize how the righteous life is. Because now will be sentenced the devil who rules here on earth.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 25:4:
- Uma: “The five wise young-women, they brought their torches with spare oil.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But the wise girls took their lamps and oil in their containers.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And the wise ones, each one of them had a lamp along with some extra kerosene in a bottle in preparation for when the kerosene in the lamp would be exhausted.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Now as for the thoughtful-ones, they had taken-along bottles full of reserve oil.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But as for those thinkers, apart from what was in their lamps, they also had some reserve to put in when it was used up.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “The wise ones took their lights and they also took along extra oil.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Colossians 1:29:
- Uma: “That is why I work hard, I exert-effort to do my work, according to the strength that Kristus gives me, for his power in my life is indeed strong.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “This is my aim, that’s why I continue to work and to strive and I am given strength from Almasi’s power, he is the one helping me.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “As for us, I continue working, so that this might come about, being strengthened by the strong power of Christ so that I might do this.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “I put-forth all my efforts (lit. ability) so that these-things will be fulfilled using the strong power that Cristo gives me.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Therefore I am diligently-performing this job/responsibility of mine in the strength of the far-from-ordinary ability that Cristo is giving to me.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “It is for this that I earnestly work. Because Christ strengthens me so that I can work preaching this word.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 17:10:
- Chol: “All who belong to you also are mine. All who are mine are yours. My greatness has been shown in the believers.”
- Mezquital Otomi: “All mine are yours and all yours are mine. We own them together. My glory appears in them.”
- Yatzachi Zapotec: “And all the people who follow me are your children. And thus it is, whoever are your children are also my children. I receive honor because of what they do.”
- Central Pame: “. . . It is apparent that I am glorious when the people I rule live righteously.” (Source for this and above: M. Larson / B. Moore in Notes on Translation February 1970, p. 1-125.)
- Uma: “All people who are my portion are your (sing.) portion, Father. And all people who are your (sing.) portion are my portion. They are the ones who show the bigness of my life.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “All that are/is mine are/is yours and all that are/is yours are/is mine. And I am honored/made great by them, because they trust in me.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And as for the people who belong to you, they are mine also, and all that are mine are yours also. And by means of them my power is known.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because all that-is/who-are mine is/are yours (sing.), and what is/are yours (sing.), is/are likewise also mine. And I am already being-honored/praised by-means-of them.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “All the ones who are mine, these are indeed yours, and all who are yours, they’re mine too. And my glory is apparent in/to them.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “All those who are in my hand are in your hand. Those who are in your hand are in my hand. I will be looked upon favorably because of them.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 25:36:
- Uma: “I didn’t have any clothes, you gave me clothes. I was sick, you paid me a visit. I was in prison, you visited me.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “I didn’t have any clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you cared for me, I was in prison and you visited me.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “When I had no clothing, you gave me some. When I was sick, you took care of me. When I was in prison, you visited me.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “I also had no clothes and you clothed me. I was moreover sick and you took-care-of-me, and when I was in-prison you visited-me in order to help-me.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well, when I had no clothes, you clothed me. You checked up on me when I was sick. When I was imprisoned, you came to me.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “When I didn’t have clothing to wear, you gave me clothes to wear. When I was sick you went to visit me. When I was in jail, you went to see me,’ he will say.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
