Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 6:39:
- Uma: “From there Yesus ordered the many people to all sit in groups on the grass, for there was much green/fresh grass at that time.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then Isa told them all to sit down in groups/piles (tumpuk) on the grass.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then Jesus had the people get into groups and sit down on the grass.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then he commanded that they have-the many-people -sit-down in-multiple-groups on the grass.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Jesus caused everyone to sit down in groups.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Titus 3:5:
- Uma: “Why did he lift us from the punishment of our sins? Did he lift us because our character was upright? Of course not. He lifted us only because-of the goodness of his own heart. Yesus Kristus died to redeem/take-the-place-for our sins, becoming the King who lifted us, with the result that God gave us the Holy Spirit, who no kidding is the greatness of his power in our lives. By the power of the Holy Spirit he cleaned us from our sins, he gave us new life and a new heart.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “He rescued/saved us (incl.) not because we (incl.) do/did good but because he pities us (incl.). It is as if he washed the dirt in our (incl.) livers and we (incl.) are given new life by the Holy Spirit and we (incl.) are born again.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “he freed us from punishment. The reason he freed us was: not because of righteous acts which we (dual) did, but rather only because of his pity for us (dual). He freed us by means of cleansing us, which is our being born again by means of the power of the Holy Spirit who has given us new life.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “and he saved us. He-saved-us not due to the good we have done but rather his grace/mercy. He saved us through his washing us upon/at the Holy Spirit’s giving us new life and renewing (lit. making-new) us.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “For he saved us, not because there are things we’ve done which are righteous/straight in his sight, but rather because of the big-size of his grace/mercy. He saved us, in which we were like born again through the work of the Espiritu Santo which is cleaning and making-new of our nature/ways.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “God saved us. Not any good did we do in that we were saved. Rather he pitied us and therefore saved us. He took care of our sins. We were given a new life in that the Holy Spirit caused that we lived anew.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 8:27:
- Uma: “Filipus did go. At that time, there was also an Ethiopia person traveling on that road returning going to his town. That Etiopia person was a man of big rank, who controlled all the contents of the house of the queen of the land of Etiopia who was named Kandake. Having finished worshipping God in Yerusalem, he was returning to his town riding a cart pulled by horses. While he sat in his cart, he read the letter of the prophet Yesaya.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Therefore Pilip got ready and went there. When he was already on that road, he saw a man of the tribe/nation of Etiyopiya who had been to Awrusalam to-call-on God. This man was an important/prominent official and he was the one in charge of the property/wealth of the queen of the country Etiyopiya. This man was castrated.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then Philip left. And there was a person there, an Ethiopian, who had gone to Jerusalem because he will worship God. He was an official trusted by the Candace, which is to say, queen, there in Ethiopia. The queen entrusted to him all of her wealth. And when the official was going home riding on a cart, he was reading the book which Isaiah wrote a long time ago, Isaiah the inspired one of God.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Felipe got-right-up and left. While he was still on the way, he saw-in-the-distance an official from-Etiopia who had come-from Jerusalem, because he had gone there to go worship God. That-aforementioned official, he had a high position, because he was in-charge-of all the money/wealth of the queen (loan reyna) or Candace of Etiopia.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Therefore, without anything further, Felipe set out. Suddenly/unexpectedly he saw on that road a taga Etiope whose position was high for he was an official of the Candace who was the female king of Etiope. He was the overseer of all the possessions/property of that king. He had gone to Jerusalem to worship God.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 7:15:
- Uma: “Whatever we may eat, it isn’t that which makes us bad in God’s sight. The character that appears from in our hearts, it’s that which makes us bad in God’s sight.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “It is not the food that goes into the body of a person that causes him to be defiled. But that is what causes him to be defiled, what comes out of his liver.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “that which can cause God to be displeased with a person is not the food which enters into his mouth even though he has not washed, but rather, it is the words which come out of his mouth.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “It is not what a person causes-to-go-into his mouth that makes-him -dirty, but rather what he causes-to-go-out of his mouth.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “It’s not what goes into the mouth of a person which causes him to be disgusting in the sight of God, but on the contrary the evil words which come out of his mouth.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Philemon 1:22:
- Uma: “And also, I request that you please prepare a bed for me in your home, because I hope that God will answer your (pl.) prayers, in order that I to be released from this prison, so that I can visit you (pl.).” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “There is still (something) I ask/beg of you. Prepare a room for me beforehand because I hope/expect that God will answer your (pl.) prayers and I will be released.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “There is something else I want to ask you for, and it is this: Prepare a place for me to sleep there for I have great confidence that by means of your prayers, God will permit me to come to you.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “There is still one-thing that I will say. If possible, please prepare-for me a room where-I-will-stay. For I expect that God will answer your prayers that I be-set-free to visit you.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “What I will further add is, if possible/acceptable also with you set-aside-for me a place to stay there in your house. For I am hoping that, through the strength of your (pl.) praying, I will be able to get out of this prison and indeed be able to return to you (pl.).” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “And now, prepare a place for me to stay when I come there. I think that I will come, because that is what you are asking God to bring about.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 9:19:
- Uma: “After that he ate and got strong again. After that, Saulus dwelled with the followers of Yesus in Damsyik for several nights.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Then he ate and his strength returned. For some days Saul stayed with the disciples of Isa in Damaskus.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And he ate and his strength returned to him. And during how many days when Saul went around with the followers of Jesus there in Damascus.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When that was finished, then he ate and his body became-stronger. Few were the days that Saulo stayed-with them who believed in Damascus.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “After being baptized, he then ate, and then his strength returned-to-normal again. After that he then went-to-companion the believers there at Damasco for a few days.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 8:10:
- Uma: “and he with his disciples got on a boat and went to the village of Dalmanuta.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then the people were sent home by Isa and immediately he and his disciples rode in a boat going to the place Dalmanuta.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Then Jesus sent them home. Then Jesus and his disciples got into a boat and went to the land of Dalmanutha.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then Jesus sent-the many-people -home and he rode-with his disciples in the boat to go to the region of Dalmanuta.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Jesus and his disciples then sailed, going to a place in the district of Dalmanuta.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Hebrews 2:15:
- Uma: “[It was] that death of his that he used-as-a-way to release us from death. For previously, we lived like slaves continually, for we were afraid of death.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Because of this doing of his he helped those who were afraid to die and he freed them from their fear. For as long as they lived they were really afraid to die therefore they were like grabbed/held-tightly by their fear.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “and so that by means of this He might help us (incl.) and free us from death. Because a long time ago before we were set free, the fear of death could not be removed from us (incl.) and it’s as if we were slaves to fear.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “and also set-free (nonpast) all those who were like slaves beginning from (the time of) their birth (lit. coming-out) because of their fear of dying.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Therefore, in this that he did, he released us from our fear of death. Because since our becoming people here in the world (i.e. all our lives), it’s like we are slaves to fear of this death.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Concerning these people who live in misery because they fear to die all their days, he caused that they no longer fear to die.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
