Following are a number of back-translations of Romans 2:16:
- Uma: “So, that is how it will happen on the Kiama Day. At that time, God will give Yesus authority to judge [lit., sit-on] and decide the hidden contents of the hearts of men. That is the content of the Good News that I carry [i.e., take to people].” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “The good news which I proclaim says that (it will be) like that also in the last day when God commands Isa Almasi to judge mankind. The things they have hidden in their livers will be brought-out by God and he will judge them.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And this will not be forgotten by God in the future on the day when by means of Jesus Christ he checks up on even the hidden thoughts of all people. This is what is taught by means of the Good News which I spread.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Like this likewise is what will happen on the day when God causes-Jesu Cristo -to-judge all the deeds and thoughts of people, including what has not been-made-known. This also is what I say in my preaching the good news.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Concerning all that people think in their hearts there will come the day when God will send Jesus Christ to judge all the people concerning all the word they think in their hearts. Thus is the word I tell as I preach the Good News.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 8:9:
- Noongar: “Jesus’ disciples asked him, ‘What is the truth of the story?'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “His disciples asked Yesus what the meaning of that parable was.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Isa was asked by his disciples as to what the meaning of that parable was.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Now the disciples of Jesus, they asked him what was the interpretation of this parable.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then the disciples inquired of him as to what that parable meant to say.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Jesus was asked by his disciples as to what that illustration meant.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Revelation 2:16:
- Uma: “That is why I way to you, repent from your sins! If not, when I come to meet you, I will wage-war against those people with the sword that appears from my mouth.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Therefore, regret your sins and leave them. Because if you don’t, I will soon come to you and fight/challenge them. That is what I will fight with, the weapon that comes out of my mouth.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Stop doing these bad things because if you don’t, I will come quickly to you and fight against these people. My weapon will be the sword here in My mouth which is My Word.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Repent therefore, because if you don’t repent, it won’t be long before (lit. and) I go there (near addressee), and I will use the sword that comes-out of my mouth to wage-war-against them.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Therefore they must repent and let go of these sins of theirs. For if they don’t, I will come in a short time and I will exterminate those people with this bladed-weapon which comes out of my mouth.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “But now do not give the road to these people who teach you the word taught by these I am talking about. Tell them to separate from this word they have learned, I will myself go to where you are and will fight with the sword which comes from my mouth the people who do not want to separate from that teaching.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Romans 3:19:
- Uma: “So, from the words of the Lord’s Law, we know there are no men who are upright. And we clearly know that all that is written in the Book of the Lord’s Law concerns/strikes the Jews who were given the Lord’s Law. So, there are no people who can say: ‘I, I am upright!’ All men are guilty in God’s sight.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “All those sayings are included in the holy-book. We (incl.) know that the people who are given the law should/ought to follow/obey the commands in the law. But because they do not follow/obey it, therefore there is no longer anyone who can excuse himself/argue that they have no sin for because of this law the people understand that all mankind/human-beings in the world is/are sinful in God’s sight and God must punish them.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And we know that what this word of God tells us, it is telling also those people who are under the Law, who are us (excl.) Jews. By means of this, we can know that there is no person who can say that he is not deserving to be punished, because all mankind has transgressed against God.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “That is what the written word of God says, and we know that those to whom-it-applies (lit. extends) are the people to whom-it-was-given. Thus it is not possible that even any person make-an-excuse, saying that he has no sin, and all people moreover deserve that God judge them (lit. him).” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Thus is the word written in the law of God. Therefore no one can say that he does not have sin. Because concerning the word which the law says, it tells about how the people who follow that law live. This word spoken by God is that all the people in the world have sin.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 8:41:
- Noongar: “Then a man called Jairus came; he was a boss of the synagogue. He fell down at the feet of Jesus and begged Jesus to come to his house,” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “At that time, a leader of the house of prayer in that town came, his name [was] Yairus. He knelt-down in front of Yesus, he requested that he go to his house.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “A certain leader of the prayer-house of that place came to him, his name was Jairus. He prostrated at the feet of Isa and really begged him to come with him to his house. (lit. to bring Isa to…)” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And there there was a man named Jairus, a chief of one of the churches of the Jews. He came near to Jesus and knelt before him, begging him to go with him to his house,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Just then a leader of the synagogue arrived named Jairus. He knelt face-down before Jesus begging him to go to their house,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Before long a man arrived whose name was Jairo. He was one of the overseers of the worship-place. He approached Jesus and kneeled down in front of him, begging-mercy that Jesus would go with him to his house.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Revelation 3:19:
- Uma: “Every person whom I love I reprove and beat to teach them. That is why I say, fire-up your hearts and repent from your being lukewarm.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Whoever I love, I teach and punish so that they will become good. Therefore persevere in doing good, regret and leave your sins.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “All people who are big here in My breath, I scold and I punish in order to teach them. And because of that, correct your behavior and abandon your evil doing.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “All whom I love, I advise/admonish and spank/whip them, so repent of your sins to follow me properly.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “As many as I hold dear, I train/manage well. I rebuke the wrong they do and I am correct them. Therefore it’s necessary that you be single-minded. Repent and let go of your sin right now.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “As for me, all whom I love, when they walk improperly, I whip them to reprimand them. Therefore I will whip you if you are not strengthened to turn your hearts.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Romans 4:20:
- Uma: “His heart was not uncertain about God’s promise. He kept believing, and his faith strengthened his heart. That’s why Abraham said thank you ahead of time to God,” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “He continued to believe that finally God’s promise to him would be fulfilled. Ibrahim did not doubt but his trust in God became stronger and God was praised by him.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “He did not doubt the promise of God, but rather, he held tight to his believing and he thanked God for what he would do.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Neither did he doubt that God would fulfill what he had promised but instead his faith grew-stronger and at-the-same-time he also was praising God.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “He did not at all doubt. Rather he firmly thought that there would happen the word God had told him. He was strengthened to believe that the child would be born as God had said. Therefore he praised God.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 9:17:
- Noongar: “All the people ate and became full, and the disciples picked up twelve baskets of bread and fish which the people did not eat.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “They all ate until they were full. After they ate, his disciples gathered the left-over food. There were twelve luncu-baskets left-over.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “They all ate and were filled/satisfied. Then the disciples gathered the leftovers of the people, there were twelve full baskets.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And all of those people ate and they were satisfied. And as for that food, there was left over twelve baskets of pieces that were picked up.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “They all ate and were satisfied. When they afterwards collected the left-overs, twelve baskets were filled with the food scraps.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “All of them ate until they were full. The disciples collected the left-overs, filling twelve baskets with broken/divided bits of food.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
