Following are a number of back-translations of Galatians 4:2:
- Uma: “There is/are person(s) who take care of him and manage his belongings, until the time that his father set arrives.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Because he and his wealth are yet governed/ruled over by the people who take-care-of him. But when the day that his father had instructed arrives, he has authority to rule over his wealth.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “For example, there is a child of a chief and his father died while he was still a child. And even though he is the one who will inherit all of the possessions of his dead father, while he is still a child he is only like a servant, because there is still someone who is in charge of him. There is someone who takes care of him who also cares for his possessions until the time comes, set by his father, then he at last will receive the authority to be in charge of his possessions.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because he isn’t free to do what he wants but rather someone is in charge-of him and there is also someone who handles his father’s wealth until the time arrives when his father said he would get his inheritance.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Because he is still under the oversight of the one to whom his father gave the oversight of the household until the time appointed by his father arrives when he will have the ability to take control.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “There are people who are appointed to care for his possessions until there comes the day decided upon by his father.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 8:30:
- Uma: “After Yesus said all that, many people believed in him.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When they heard Isa say this, many people trusted in him.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when he said this, many of them believed in him.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “And they were many who believed on him upon their hearing that.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Many believed of those who heard him.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “When Jesus had spoken this word, many there were who believed in him.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 16:12:
- Uma: “Only then did the disciples know that it was not yeast that is mixed with bread that Yesus was talking about. The intention of his words, so that they watch out for the teachings of the Parisi and Saduki people.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “so-then they understood that he had not spoken about yeast in bread, but that they should stay away from the teachings of the Pariseo and Sadduseo.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then his disciples understood that they were not to avoid the yeast used in bread, but rather the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “And then they understood that what Jesus was telling them to beware of was not the yeast/baking powder that is used in the cooking of bread but rather the teachings of the Pharisees and Saducees.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well, at that the disciples understood that what they were being caused to be careful of was the teaching of the Pariseo and the Saduceo, not the raising-agent of bread.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “When the learners understood that Jesus wasn’t talking about the leaven which leavens bread that they were to be careful of. Rather the word he spoke was that they should not follow the word taught by the Pharisees and the Saducees.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Galatians 5:3:
- Uma: “I also say: those who request-to-be-circumcised following the Law of Musa, they must also follow all the other commands in the Law of Musa.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Really I instruct/warn you again that whoever is circumcised as the law commands, they ought to obey/follow all the commands of the law.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And that’s not all because it’s true that if there’s anyone who supposes mistakenly that circumcision is any value to him, he also must thoroughly obey every command there in the whole Law.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “I tell you again that if someone goes and gets-circumcised, he must also then fulfill all the commands of the law of Moses.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “I say again to you that whoever will still have himself circimcised, he will not in fact become righteous if he does not obey completely all the laws entrusted to Moises.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Again I want to tell you. Every person who says that he will mark his body, let him not say that only that should he do, rather he must do all that is written in the law then.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 9:3:
- Uma: “Yesus said: ‘It was not his own sin, and it also was not the sin of his parents. This happened so that people can see the power of God that happens in him.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Isa answered, he said, ‘He is not blind because of his sin or the sin of his parents. But he is blind in order for God to show his power when this person can see.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus answered, ‘It was not because of his sin, his being blind, and it was also not because of the sin of his mother or father. But rather, the reason he is blind is so that through him might be shown the power of God.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘It wasn’t his sin that made-him -blind. Neither was it the sin of his parents. That happened to him in order that God’s power to remove his blindness would be shown,’ Jesus said in reply.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Jesus replied saying, ‘He was born blind, not because he or his parents had sin, but on the contrary only so that the supernatural-power of God might become apparent in his body.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Jesus said, ‘This man is not blind because of his own sins or of the sins of his mother or father. Rather he was blind in order that by means of what is done to him it will become known that God had power.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 17:16:
- Uma: “I brought him to your disciples, but they were not able / did not have strength to heal him.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “I have brought him to your disciples, but they could not heal him.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “I showed him to your disciples, but they couldn’t cure him.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “I brought him to your (sing.) disciples but they were not able to heal him.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “I brought him for help to your disciples, but they aren’t able to stop it.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “I have already asked your learners to heal him, but they weren’t able to.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Galatians 6:9:
- Uma: “So, relatives, that’s the reason that we must not get tired/bored of doing good deeds, for if we keep on doing those good deeds, there will certainly come the time that we receive its fruit.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Therefore we (incl.) ought not to get tired of doing good. Because if we (dual) continue to do good, there is a time in the future, (when) God will give us (incl.) good/blessing.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “That’s why we should not become tired in doing good, because if we keep on doing this, the time will come in the future when God will give us a good reward.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Therefore we ought not to be/get discouraged in our doing what is good, because when the right time arrives, there is also that which we will harvest if we don’t lose-interest-and-give-up.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Therefore let us not get-fed-up-with (doing) good deeds, because when the proper time arrives, we will of course have a harvest if we don’t quit (lit. get enoughed).” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Don’t rest, let’s do what is good. Because if we don’t rest from doing good there will come the day when we are rewarded.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 9:35:
- Uma: “Yesus heard that he had been expelled from the house of prayer. So he went to meet him, and he said to him: ‘Do you (sing.) believe in the Child of Mankind?'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When Isa heard that the formerly blind person had been expelled by the leaders, Isa went to him. When he found him, he said to the person, ‘Do you believe in the person called the Son of Mankind?'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “When Jesus heard that which the leaders of the Jews had done to that cured blind person, he went to find him. And when he found him he asked him, ‘Do you believe in the Older Brother of Mankind?'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When Jesus heard-reported that they had done that to the blind-person, he went and found him and said to him, ‘Do you (sing.) believe in the one who am Child of a Person?'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Jesus heard the news that as for that blind person whom he had made well, he had been driven out by the Pariseo. After Jesus had found him, he asked him saying, ‘Do you believe-in/obey him who is the One From Heaven Born of Man?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Jesus knew that the man who had been blind had been thrown out of church. He met him and said, ‘Do you believe in the Son of God?'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
