Following are a number of back-translations of John 2:5:
- Uma: “From there, Yesus’ mother said to the workers: ‘Whatever Yesus commands you to do, do it!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then his mother said to the servants of that house, ‘Whatever Isa tells you, do it.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And as for his mother, she told the servants, she said, ‘You do whatever he tells you to do.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then Jesus’ mother said to the drink-servers, ‘Obey all that he instructs you.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “That mother of Jesus said to the servers, ‘Now you (pl.) do everything he tells you to do.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “But Jesus’ mother told the people who were serving, ‘Do what he tells you.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 8:29:
- Uma: “They called, they said: ‘Ee Child of God! What in the world are you (sing.) coming here for? Don’t torment us! The time has not yet come.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Immediately they shouted, they said, ‘O Son of God, you have nothing to do with us. Have you come to punish us and-what’s-more our appointed-end has not yet come?'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “They burst out at Jesus saying, ‘You, the Son of God, are you going to punish us before the appointed time arrives?'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “They suddenly-shouted saying, ‘You (sing.) who are the Child of God, why are you (sing.) disturbing-us (excl.)? Have you (sing.) come here to punish us (excl.) and here it isn’t-yet the correct time?'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “They shouted at once, saying, ‘What is your business/interference with us, you who are the Son of God? Why have you come here, to cause us suffering when the time hasn’t yet arrived which has been determined for judging?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “When they saw Jesus they began to shout and say: ‘Listen Jesus, you Son of God, why are you bothering us here? For the day has not yet come for you to send us to the punishment,’ they said to him.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 2 Corinthians 3:13:
- Uma: “We(excl.) don’t hide anything. We(excl.) are not like the prophet Musa long ago, who hid his face with a veil. He hid his face so that the Yahudi people would not see its shine that was decreasing until it vanished/went-out.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “There is nothing that we (excl.) have hidden. We (excl.) are not like Musa. He covered-his-head-including-face so that the people of Isra’il would not see God’s brightness in his face decrease and eventually disappear.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “We are not like Moses because we have nothing to hide; because as for Moses, he covered up his face so that his fellow descendants of Israel could not see the shining power which was slowly fading/being removed.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “We (excl.) are not like Moses who hid-his face -from-view in order that the descendants of Israel would not see-it when-its dazzling-brightness -was-weakening.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “This is not like Moises who veiled his face so that the Israelita would not see the now disappearing dazzlingness of his face.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “I do not do like Moses did, in that he covered his face, not wanting the Jews to see that his face shone. Because he did not want the people to see the shining disappear from his face.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 3:12:
- Uma: “When I tell you what happens in the world, you do not believe. Even more so [you will not believe] when I tell you what will happen in heaven.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “How can you (pl.) believe my teaching about heaven if even my teaching about the world you (pl.) do not believe?” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And if you do not believe me when I explain to you things that happen here on earth, how then can you believe if I explain to you the things which take place in heaven?” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Here I have made-known to you concerning this earth, but you don’t believe-it. If that is so, how perhaps will you believe if I relate something concerning in heaven?” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Since you (pl.) don’t believe these which I’ve told you which are things which you can comprehend here under the heavens, how will you believe it if I tell you about how it is in heaven and what is done there?” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “And so if I speak of things of what will be here on the earth and you don’t believe me, how can I tell you about heaven for you to believe me?'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 9:27:
- Uma: “While Yesus continued his journey, on the way there were two blind persons who followed him, and they called: ‘Descendant of King Daud, please have pity/love for us!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Isa went on from there. While he was on the road, two blind men followed him. They shouted loudly, they said, ‘O descendant of Sultan Da’ud, have pity/mercy on us.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when Jesus left there, two blind men followed him. They called to Jesus begging, ‘Pity us, because you are the descendant of long ago King David.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When Jesus left, two men who were blind followed him shouting, ‘You (sing.) Descendant of David, have-mercy please (intense request)!'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When Jesus went from that house, two blind people followed along after him. They were shouting out saying, ‘Son of David, hopefully you will aid us!'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Jesus left the house and on the road he was followed by two blind men. They shouted and said: ‘Listen you descendant of David, pity us.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 2 Corinthians 5:9:
- Uma: “We don’t know whether the Lord will find us while we are still living or whether we will already be dead. But no matter what, we always exert effort to do what makes his heart glad.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But whether here in the world or there in heaven, that is what we (incl.) really wish/want that he is pleased with us (incl.).” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “However, wherever we are, whether we are still here on the earth or whether we are already there in the place where God lives, we really want to fulfill what God wants us to do.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “but whether we (excl.) are on this earth or where he is in heaven, our (excl.) most-important purpose/motive is that he be pleased with us (excl.).” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Therefore that’s what we (excl.) are really striving for, that he will always be pleased with us (excl.) as long as we are here in the world, and then when (we are) in heaven.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “But now, whether I live or should die, I want always to do the will of the Lord.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 4:9:
- Uma: “That woman was surprised, because usually the Yahudi people felt-disgusted to mix with the Samaria people. That is why she said: ‘You (sing.) are a Yahudi person, I am a Samaria person. Why do you (sing.) dare to ask me for water?'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “The woman answered, she said, ‘Oy, you are a Yahudi. Why do you ask for water from me and-what’s-more I am from the Samariya tribe?’ The woman spoke like that for the Yahudi don’t like hep to use the things of the Samariya people.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And the woman said, ‘You are a Jew, and I, I am a Samaritan. Why are you asking me for water?’ (The reason she said this is because the Jews, they do not enter into conversation with a Samaritan.)” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘Yes all-right, but you (sing.) are emphatically a Jew. Why perhaps do you (sing.) request water from me who am a woman from-Samaria?’ she said in reply. (Because the Jews, they don’t (empathy-particle) associate-with ones-from-Samaria.)” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “That Samaritano woman spoke, saying, ‘Why are you asking for water to drink, since you are a Judio, I a Samaritano?’ (For the Judio, they tabooed the eating and drinking utensils of the Samaritano people.)” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “The Jews are not allowed to speak with the natives of Samaria. Therefore when Jesus asked for water, the woman said, ‘How come? You are a Jew, and you ask me for water to drink and I am a native of Samaria.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 10:21:
- Uma: “‘The time will come, all people will hate you because of your following of Me. There will be people who will give their own relatives or children to be killed because of their following of Me. There will also be children who oppose their parents and kill them. But people who are faithful believing in Me until the end [lit., all], they will receive goodness/salvation in the future.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “‘In the future there will be people who hand their siblings over and command them to be killed. There will also be children whose fathers will hand them over to be killed. And the children will be the enemies of their parents and they will command their parents to be killed.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “At that time there will be people who will cause their siblings to be killed. There will also be fathers who will cause their children to be killed. There will be people who will be against and will cause their parents to be killed.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘At that time, there will be those who betray a brother to the rulers in order that they will kill them. The same with fathers who will betray their children to the rulers in order that they will kill them. The children also, they will oppose their fathers and mothers and have-them-killed.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Really because of me, a brother who has believed will be caused to be killed by his brother who has no belief. Like that indeed will be done by a father to his own child. And a child will fight/go-against his parent who has believed. He won’t just fight/go-against him but will cause him to be killed too.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Men who believe in me will be accused by their brothers who do not believe in me, that they will be killed. Fathers, when their children believe in me, will deliver up their children to be killed. Children, when their parents believe in me, will deliver up their parents to be killed.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
