Following are a number of back-translations of Romans 16:18:
- Uma: “For people who behave like that, they do not do the work of Kristus our Lord, they follow the desire of their own hearts. They deceive people who do not you know anything with the enticement of sweet words.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Because people who do like that, the one they work for is not Isa Almasi, our (incl.) Leader, but what they work for is themselves. They make their words/speech good and they pretend to praise their fellow-men, therefore they (are able to) fool the people who don’t understand well.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The people who do things like this, they do not obey the commands of our Lord Christ. But rather, what they obey is their own desires. By means of their skill in talking and by means of the beautiful things they say, they deceive the minds of ignorant people.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because people like those, it is not Cristo our Lord whom they are serving but rather themselves/their bodies only. Because of their pleasant-sounding and flattering words, they deceive people who are easily-persuaded (lit. follow-follow).” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Because these men are not doing the work of the Lord Jesus Christ, rather that which their own hearts want for them to do. And they attractively make up the word they tell people who are easily deceived.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 16:10:
- Noongar: “A person faithful using little things, he will be faithful using big things.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “The person who can be trusted with a little goods, can also be trusted with many/much goods. The person who behavior is not straight with a little goods, his behavior will also not be straight with many/much goods.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When a person can be trusted with a little wealth, he can also be trusted with much wealth. Likewise also when a person cannot be trusted with a little wealth, he also cannot be trusted with much wealth.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “It’s true what I say to you that if you are trustworthy with a few possessions, you will be trustworthy also with a lot of possessions. And if you are deceiftul with just a little, you will certainly be deceitful if a lot of possessions are placed in your care.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Jesus continued to say, ‘The one who is trustworthy with a little is also trustworthy with much, and the one who is not trustworthy with a little, neither is he trustworthy with much.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “For it’s really true that the one who can be trusted with a little thing, of course he can also be trusted with even a big thing. But that one who is deceitful with even a little thing, of course he will be much more deceitful with a big thing.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Corinthians 1:23:
- Uma: “But we (excl.) [emphatic] spread [the news] that Kristus died crucified. These words are not-liked-by/offensive-to the Yahudi people, and are considered-stupid by those who are not Yahudi.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But we (excl.), we (excl.) preach Isa Almasi dying on the post because of the sin of mankind. The Yahudi hate this preaching of ours (excl.) and the ones not Yahudi also say that there is no use in this our (excl.) preaching.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “But as for us (incl.) by contrast, we (incl.) teach about Christ nailed to the cross. As for the Jews, they’re very much disgusted with this; and as for the Greeks, they think it’s a lie that has no value.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But what we (excl.) are preaching-about however, is Cristo who was nailed to the cross, and that offends the Jews and the Griego (henceforth Greeks) for-their-part think/say it is of no value.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But this which we (excl.) teach is, Cristo who was nailed on a cross. To the Jews, this is a source of stumbling-and-falling to them. To those who are not Jews, they regard this as just nonsense/stupidity.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “But concerning us, only the word which is necessary to tell the people, that Christ died on the cross to clear our sins, is what we speak. But the Jews say that it is a shameful thing when they hear this word. And the people who are not Jews say that this word is of no value.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 17:11:
- Noongar: “When Jesus was going to Jerusalem, he walked on the road between Samaria and Galilee.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “During his journey going to Yerusalem, Yesus passed the border land of the Samaria people and the Galilea people.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When Isa was going to Awrusalam, he passed by between the place Samariya and the place Jalil.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when Jesus was on the way to the town of Jerusalem, he was passing between the province of Samaria and Galilee.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “As plural Jesus were going to Jerusalem, they walked-by-way-of the boundary-area of Samaria and Galilea.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “On that journey of Jesus going to Jerusalem, he passed through between the regions of Samaria and Galilea.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Corinthians 3:8:
- Uma: “The one who plants and the one who pours, they are just the same. Each will get their salary according to the heaviness of their work.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “There is no difference between the one planting and the one watering the plants. In the last day they will equally be rewarded by God for the work each one of them did.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The value of the one who plants and the value of the one who waters is just the same, and these two will be rewarded by God according to what they’ve done.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “It is true that Apollos and I are paid/salaried in proportion to what the two of us (excl.) have done, but our (excl.) status as planter and waterer is nonetheless the same.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “For the planter and the waterer, they are of-one-mind in what they are doing, persevering for a single (end). And the day will come when, each one of them will receive a reward according to what each one has persevered-in-doing.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Those who plant the seeds and those who water them, they are of the same word. But each one, concerning what work he does, God will pay him.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 18:6:
- Noongar: “And Jesus said, ‘You listen to the bad Judge’s words!” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “After that, the Lord Yesus said: ‘Listen to what that judge said. Even though his heart was not straight, he wanted to help the widow who continually requested-of him.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Then Isa said, ‘Na, listen to what that unrighteous judge says. He helped the woman.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus said, ‘Think about what this judge did, even though his decisions were not generally just.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then Jesus concluded, ‘Think about this. If the bad judge helped that widow,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well, Jesus said next, ‘Well, think well about what was said by that judge whose nature/ways were evil.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Corinthians 4:17:
- Uma: “So, I am purposely sending Timotius to meet with you. Timotius, I consider him my own son whom I love, who is faithful [lit., stays] in the Lord’s work. When he arrives, he will remind you how my behavior in following Kristus is, like what I teach all Kristen people in every village I go to.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “This is the reason why I told Timoteo to go there so that you will know/be able to copy my behavior. I love him and he is like my son because I influenced him to trust in Isa Almasi. He is really trustworthy. He will remind you as to how the behavior of people following Almasi should be. Like that is also my behavior since I followed Isa Almasi. And that is also what I teach to the ones trusting in Isa in the places I go to.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Therefore, I am sending Timothy to you; he is my dear son who is very faithful to the commands of the Lord. He will teach you my customs, and these are the things that are good for a believer in Christ to do. And these are also the things that I teach believers in every town.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “This is the reason I sent Timoteo to help you to do that. He is one whom I consider my much-loved child who is also faithful in serving the Lord Jesus. He will remind you of the way-of-life I am following because of my faith in Cristo Jesus which is the way-of-life that I am also teaching in the congregations in all the towns.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well, because of this desire of mine that you be able to copy my nature/ways, I sent Timoteo to you, he whom I really hold dear and whom I regard also as like my child in believing. He is faithful in his following/obeying the Lord and he is the one who will remind you of my nature/ways in my following/obeying the Lord. Obedience like this is also what I teach to believers in all the places I go to.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Therefore I am sending Timothy there in order to tell you how it is that you should walk. This man is one whom I love as though he were my son because he believes well in Jesus Christ. Concerning how I walk in following Jesus Christ, he will tell you about this. Like the work I teach people wherever the believers gather, just like that he will tell you.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 18:38:
- Noongar: “He called out, ‘Jesus! Son of David! Pity me!'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “When he heard that, that blind person shouted, he said: ‘Yesus, descendant of King Daud! Please have pity on me!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When he heard this immediately he called out loud, he said, ‘O, Isa, descendant of King Da’ud, have pity/mercy on me.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when he heard that, he called out, ‘Hey, Jesus, descendant of King David long ago. Pity me!'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “So then he said shouting, ‘Ay (= Hey) Jesus! Descendant of David! Please have mercy!'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When he heard that, he was shouting out now saying, ‘Jesus, descendant of king David, please do pity me!'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
