Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 23:22:
- Uma: “The head of the soldiers said: ‘Don’t tell anyone that you (sing.) have told/exposed their intentions to me.’ After that, he commanded him to go-home.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “The colonel said to him, ‘Don’t tell anyone that you have told me about this.’ Then the colonel sent him away.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then the captain said, ‘Boy, don’t you tell anyone that you told me this.’ And then he sent the boy home.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then the commander sent-him-home saying, ‘Don’t (sing.) be-telling even anyone that you (sing.) have reported-this -negative-news to me.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When the highest-ranking-officer heard, he said, ‘Now don’t you tell anyone at all that you have come and told me.’ And then he sent him home.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 3:7:
- Noongar: “Many people came out to John. He baptised them in water. ‘You snakes!’ John said to them. ‘Who said that you would escape! Soon God will send your punishment!” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “Many people came requesting-to-be-baptized to Yohanes. Yohanes said saying to them: ‘You whose actions are twisted! Why do you come? Perhaps you think that you can get away from the anger of the Lord God that is almost striking you?” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Very many people went to Yahiya asking him to be bathed. Therefore he said to them, ‘You there, your custom is like the custom of a deceiving snake. Why do you come here? Do you perhaps mistakenly-think that if you are bathed you won’t be hit by the wrath of God which is soon coming?” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And there were many people who went there to John to be baptized. And he said to them, ‘Just like a custom of a snake is your custom because you are liars. Why are you coming here? You thought, mistakenly perhaps, that you could escape from the punishment of God.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Many people went to Juan to get-baptized koma, but whereupon he said, ‘Oh you who are like crafty snakes are just-too-much (expression of rebuke)! Who perhaps told you that you will escape God’s judging of you if you are baptized?” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Many people went to Juan and were baptized. Juan was telling-them -frankly, saying, ‘Why are you (pl.) here who are deceivers like the nature of a snake? Who said that you could run away from the punishment which is coming?” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 2 Peter 2:13:
- Uma: “The punishment that will strike them will be in-line-with their evil behavior. The behavior of those lying religion teachers is very shameful. Even during the daytime they really like to follow their own desires [lit., desires of their own bodies]. At your meetings they eat together with you, and they satisfy their own desires. Because of their character others end up disparaging you, for they say that your character is the same as those lying teachers’.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “The bad they have done to their companions will come back to them. Even in daytime they are happy to indulge their body’s desire. They only bring shame to you and they like/are-happy to deceive you because they join you in eating your feast but their doings are bad.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The punishment which they will have to endure in the future will be very painful just like the painful things they caused people to endure. The amusement which they like is to satisfy, even while it is still daytime, all kinds of filthy desires of their bodies. You are ashamed of them, and they are the reason you are criticized. For even when they eat with you at your gatherings, what they really like is to tell you lies.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “They will endure the suffering that is the deserved-recompense of the evil they have done. What they enjoy is their fulfilling the evil desires of their bodies, even though it is still daytime. They can-be-compared to stains which make-bad clean clothes, because they are joining you when you eat and take-communion, but simultaneously they are continuing to enjoy their excessive means-of-happiness.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “For since they kept doing what was not good, what will be their reward is, they will be subjected to what is not good too. Those people, just so that they can indulge this disgusting desire of theirs, they delight in doing even in the daytime this pleasure of theirs which is disgusting. It’s really a big shame and source-of-negative-criticism, for they join in with you at your meals which include Communion(lit. doing the evening-meal, glossary item). It really pleases them to fool you.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “These people will be punished because of the suffering they cause for their fellowmen. Because they like to do the evil that comes to mind, even in the day time. These people, when they go to the fiestas you have, make the believers be ashamed to see them there. But these do not feel at all bad about the evil they do.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 24:19:
- Uma: “Actually, it is those Yahudi people from the province of Asia who should come here to accuse me to the Governor, if there is indeed some wrong of mine to them.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But there were Yahudi from the land of Asiya there. They should have been the ones to come before you accusing me if they really have something against me.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “But there were some Jews from Asia who were there also. It would be better if they were the ones to come before you if they had anything to accuse me of.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Those-aforementioned ones-from-Asia should have been the ones to come here to go file-charges, if they have accusations against me.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But even though it was like that, I was lied-about/framed by some Jews from Asia. I-wish they would be the ones to come here and bring up a case, supposing they have something against me.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 4:1:
- Noongar: “Jesus came back from the River Jordan, full of the Holy Spirit. Then the Holy Spirit took him to the desert.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “When Yesus left from the Yordan river, the Holy Spirit controlled him and led him going into the desert [lit, deserted field].” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then when Isa had been bathed by Yahiya he left from the river Jordan. He was ruled by the Holy Spirit and was taken by the Holy Spirit to the lonely place/country.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when Jesus was already baptized, He left the River Jordan; He was thoroughly controlled by the Holy Spirit, and the Holy Spirit led Him to the land where nobody lived.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When Jesus was-going-from the river Jordan, he was filled with the power of the Holy Spirit, and the Holy Spirit led him to a place where there were no inhabitants.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When Jesus left Jordan, he was taken by the Espiritu Santo who had-entered-to-indwell him, the place-where- he -was-taken being a wilderness place.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Bariai: “Iesus left Iordan and then returned back and came, and the Straight Spirit was full in him. He followed the voice of the Straight Spirit and so went to the desolate area” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Kupsabiny: “When Jesus had been filled with the Holy Spirit, he left the side/area of river Jordan and the Holy Spirit led him to the wilderness.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Mairasi: “When Yesus left the Yordan river Great Above One’s Spirit already controlled Him. Great Above One’s Spirit guarding Him took Him went over there into the place where noisiness was cut off.” (Source Enggavoter 2004)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 John 1:5:
- Uma: “This is the news that we (excl.) heard from Yesus and we (excl.) announce to you: God, he is light, there is not any darkness in him.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “This is what we (excl.) heard from Isa Almasi and we (excl.) also tell it to you: that God is truly light and there is no darkness in him. That means there really is no sin of his whatsoever.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “I will cause you to understand what the Son of God caused us (excl.) to understand, that as for God, He is the source of life and there is no darkness at all in Him.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “This is what we (excl.) heard from that-aforementioned Child of God and that is what we (excl.) make-known to you: God is like light/a light, for there is absolutely no darkness in him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “This is that word which we (excl.) heard from the Son of God which we (excl.) are telling to you. As for God, what he is like is a bright light. There is no darkness at all with him.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “This now is the word Jesus Christ taught us and this is what we tell you now: that God is very good and in no way can it be seen that there is anything wrong with him.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- Yatzachi Zapotec: “We heard (with attention) what Jesus Christ said and we proclaim it to you how he said that God, for his doing good, is like light. Not even a little bit is he like darkness.”
- Eastern Highland Otomi: “Then here is the word that Jesus Christ told us (ex), that God is Light, which wants to say, God is entirely good and there is no darkness with regards to him, not even a little.”
- Tzotzil: “I will tell you the word of Jesus Christ how he told us. Thus he told us There is only sunlight in the presence of God. Not even a little bit is there darkness in his presence. Because God is straight-hearted, not even a little bit is there sin in his heart, he said.” (Source for this and two above: John Beekman in Notes on Translation 12, November 1964, p. 1ff.)
- Candoshi-Shapra: “This is the message which he (Christ) told us. That’s what I’m telling you all about, God Himself is light. In Him, God, there is no darkness.”
- Yanesha’: “These are the words which he caused us to hear, now we are going to relate them to you: Our Father, he lights (verb, meaning functions as day-light). He, about him, there is no darkness, not even a little bit.”
- Aguaruna: “‘God is light. He truly is not darkness.’ That is the word which Jesus Christ spoke, hearing that I tell you all.” (Source for this and two above: Mildred Larson in Notes on Translation, July 1965, p. 1-15)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 25:24:
- Uma: “From there, Festus began to talk, saying: ‘King Agripa and all the fathers gathered here! This man is accused by all the Yahudi people, both in Yerusalem and here. They repeatedly ask me that he be one-timed [i.e., be killed once and for all].” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When Paul was already inside, Pestus said, ‘King Agarippa, and all of you who are here with us (excl.), you now can see the man accused by all the Yahudi, the Yahudi here in this place and the Yahudi in Awrusalam. They really requested that this man be killed.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Festus said, ‘King Agrippa, and all of you who are gathered here, see this man. All the Jews here in Caesarea and the Jews in Jerusalem begged me shouting that I should put him to death.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then he said, ‘Honored King Agrippa and all of you who are here! This person whom you are looking at, this is the one whom the Jews in Jerusalem and here in Cesarea are-complaining-about to me shouting that he ought not to have-a-right to live.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When Pablo arrived, Festo then spoke. He said, ‘Respected King, and all the people who are our companions here, here now is the person whose death is being demanded by all the Jews. They really persisted in asking for it in Jerusalem, and then even here in Cesarea, they again persisted in asking for it. They were shouting out that he no longer be allowed to live.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 4:33:
- Noongar: “A man was sitting in the synagogue. An evil spirit lived inside him. He shouted very strongly:” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “There was also there a person who was possessed by a very evil demon. He shouted/howled he said:” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “In that prayer-house there was a demon possessed person. He cried out loud,” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then, while Jesus was still teaching, there was a man in the church who was afflicted with a demon. And when he saw Jesus, he shouted out saying,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “There was there a man who was possessed (lit. fastened-to) by an evil spirit. He screamed shouting,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “There was there in that worship-place a man who was possessed by an evil-spirit. He shouted out loudly saying,” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
