Following are a number of back-translations of John 2:21:
- Uma: “In fact, it was himself / his body that Yesus referred-to-in-a-figure-of-speech, speaking of the House of God.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But the meaning of the temple Isa was speaking of was not that temple, but his body.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “However they did not understand that the house he was talking about was his body.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But the Temple that Jesus spoke-of, it was his body.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But that which Jesus spoke of as house/building, it was his own body he was referring to.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “But the church about which Jesus spoke was his body.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 9:11:
- Uma: “There were some Parisi people who saw that. Those Parisi people said to the disciples of Yesus: ‘Why does your teacher eat together with tax collectors and sinners!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “There were Pariseo there. When they saw this they said to the disciples of Isa, ‘Why does your teacher eat together with (lit. mix in eating with) the tax collectors and the other sinful people?'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “There were some Pharisees who saw these people, and they said to the disciples of Jesus, ‘As for your boss, why does he eat and drink with cheating tax collectors and law breakers?'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When the Pharisees saw them, they said to Jesus’ disciples, ‘Why does your teacher eat-with collectors of taxes and other sinful people?'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When the Pariseo saw that, they questioned Jesus’ disciples. They said, ‘Why does your teacher eat together with money-grabbing official-receivers of payment and those others who don’t fully obey our (incl.) laws ?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “The Pharisees saw what Jesus did and questioned his learners, saying: ‘How come your teacher eats together with the tax collectors and with other people who have many sins?’ they said.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 2 Corinthians 4:11:
- Uma: “Its meaning: while we (excl.) still live in this world, there are always people who want to kill us (excl.) because [we (excl.)] follow the Lord Yesus. That happens so that it becomes clear to all people that the Lord Yesus lives again, for they see his power in these weak bodies of ours(excl.).” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “As long as we (excl.) live, we (excl.) are always in danger to be killed because of our following Isa, so that because of this our (excl.) body that finally dies, people will see that Isa lives.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “We are at any time free from danger of people who would like to kill us, because we are spreading the name of Jesus. And the reason this happens to us is so that it might be known that Jesus is alive again, because He is always helping us so that we cannot be killed.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “No matter where we (excl.) go, we (excl.) continually face death like Jesus (did) because of our (excl.) being-joined to him in order that the life that he gives will be seen in our (excl.) bodies that die.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Yes indeed, even though we (excl.) are barely escaping death because of our (excl.) serving Jesus, he is not allowing that we (excl.) be killed, so that it will be evident in our bodies that we are being looked after through the supernatural-power of this Jesus who was made alive again.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “During the time I live, each day people want to kill me because I speak about Jesus. From this, then the people can see that Jesus is the one who lives to help me, and therefore the people couldn’t do anything to me.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 3:29:
- Uma: “‘ For example at a marriage feast, it is the groom who is important, because he is the owner/lord of the bride. As for the friend of the groom, he just stands beside him and listens to his commands. And he is glad to hear the voice of the groom. So also with me, I am like the friend of the groom. I am glad, and my joy is complete, because more and more people are following Yesus.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “For example if there is a wedding, it is the bridegroom who has/owns the wife. But his friend stands there and listens. He is happy when he hears the bridegroom speak. I and Isa are like them also,’ said Yahiya. ‘I am very glad now.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “My status/situation, it is like the companion of a man-getting-married who is in-charge-of preparations for the wedding. Even though he isn’t the one who will be the woman’s spouse (lit. spouse owner of the woman), great nevertheless is his happiness to join the wedding, because he hears what his companion is saying. Therefore I also who prepared people for the coming of the Messiah, great is my happiness now.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “For like about marriage, the woman who is being married belongs only to the bridegroom. And as for the man who causes-to-be-prepared the marriage-feast, who is the friend of the bridegroom, he is really happy when he hears the speech/words of this friend of his whose marriage they are celebrating. Now/today as for me, that’s how it is. I am really very happy now, for Jesus has now arrived, for whom I am as-it-were preparing.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Take a man who is going to get married, the girl goes to where her husband is. The friend of the man stands there and hears what he says. And he is glad that the girls is going to be with the husband. It is like that with me. I am glad that the people are going to where Jesus is.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 10:5:
- Uma: “Yesus sent those twelve going to carry the Good News. Before they left, he taught them like this: ‘Don’t go to a village that they are not Yahudi people. Do not go to a village of Samaria people.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Isa told/commanded these his twelve disciples to go. He instructed them sternly, he said, ‘Do not go to the places of other tribes or to the towns of the tribe Samariya.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Jesus caused these twelve that they go out. He said, ‘Don’t you go to the villages of the people who aren’t Jews or to the villages of Samaria.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Jesus sent these twelve and instructed them saying, ‘Do not take (lit. walk) the paths that go to the towns of Gentiles. Don’t go either to the towns in Samaria,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Jesus sent out those twelve disciples of his and he instructed them, saying, ‘Now don’t go to the place of people who aren’t Judio, or to any of the towns of the Samaritano.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Concerning these twelve learners of Jesus, he sent them to speak the word. But first he told them: ‘Do not go to where the people who are not Jews live. And do not enter the towns in the land of Samaria.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 2 Corinthians 6:4:
- Uma: “In every sort of thing [we do], we (excl.) always have good behavior, so that it will be clear that we (excl.) are God’s workers. We(excl.) endure in many kinds of sickness, suffering and difficulties.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Really, whatever we (excl.) do we (excl.) show that we (excl.) are truly God’s servants because of our (excl.) persevering in enduring persecution and difficulties (tight).” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “For this reason we carefully straighten up our activity so that we might be seen as servants of God in every way. And because of this we endure any kind of difficulty, hardship and trouble.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “In all that we (excl.) do, we (excl.) show that God is the one we (excl.) are serving because of our (excl.) enduring all worries and hardships and fearful-things that happen to us (excl.).” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But rather we (excl.) make sure that only ways which are fitting for servants of God are what can be observed in us in whatever we are doing or experiencing. That this can be observed in the big-size of our perseverance, in hardships, tight-straits, and far-from-ordinary major-difficulties,” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Rather I want that all the people will know that I do the work of God. Therefore I endure however much suffering I go through. There are times when there isn’t what I need. There are times when people persecute me because they are against me.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999): “Rather, I always want to prove that I am in God’s service by being patient, enduring all hardship and distress, even when I am barely given room to breathe.”
Following are a number of back-translations of John 4:25:
- Uma: “That woman said: ‘Yes, what I know [is that] the Redeemer King named Kristus will come. When he comes, he will make everything clear to us.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “The woman said to Isa, ‘I really do know, in the future there will someone come here to be our (incl.) king, he is the Almasi. When he comes here, he will explain everything to us (excl.).'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then the woman said, ‘I know that in the future the one whom God has chosen to rule will arrive, the one titled Christ. And when he arrives, he will explain everything to us.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then the woman said, ‘I admittedly know that the Messiah is coming (who will be named Cristo). And when he comes, he will make-known to us everything.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “The woman said next, ‘I know, Master, that that Savior King will come who has been promised by God, the one called Cristo. When he arrives here, he’ll be the one to make-clear to us (incl.) all these things.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “The woman said, ‘I know that when the Christ comes he will rule here. When he comes he will really tell about everything.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 10:37:
- Uma: “‘A person who loves his mother or his father more than his love for Me, he is not worthy/appropriate to become my follower. A person who loves his child more than his love for Me, he is not worthy/appropriate to become my follower.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “If a person loves his mother and father more than me, he is not worthy/fit to become my disciple, and if a person loves his children more than me, he is not worthy/fit to become my disciple.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “If there is a person who the thing which is big in his breath is his mother and father, not me, he is not fitted to be called my disciple. Or if the thing which is big in his breath is his offspring not me, he again is not fitted to be called my disciple.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘Whoever has a larger love for his father and mother and even his children than his love for me, he is not worthy to be counted as my disciple.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “The person who holds his father or mother dearer than his holding dear of me, he’s not acceptable as one of my people. And the one whose holding dear of his child is more than his holding dear of me is not acceptable as one of my people.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “So the person who loves his father or mother more than me is a person who does not deserve to follow me. The person who loves his son or daughter more than me is a person who does not deserve to follow me.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
