Following are a number of back-translations of Colossians 3:20:
- Uma: “Children, follow all the commands of your parents, because that is fitting for children who follow the Lord, and that is what the Lord likes.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “And you also, children, because you now trust our (incl.) Leader, you ought always to follow/obey your parents’ instruction because God is pleased with you if you do this.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “As for you children who are believers in the Lord, you must always obey the commands of your parents because this is what God likes.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “You children, obey your father and mother always, because that is what makes-God -happy and that also is the correct-thing that believers ought to do.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “You children also, obey your parents in everything they are teaching, for this is what the Lord wants to be made a habit of by those who are united/tied-together with him.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Listen you children, when your father or mother calls you, obey them. Because this is what the Lord Jesus likes, that you listen to their word when you are called.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 18:27:
- Uma: “Petrus again denied, he said: ‘No!’ At that time, a chicken crowed.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Petros denied again, he said, ‘It wasn’t me.’ Then immediately the cock crowed.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Peter denied it again. And right then the chicken crowed.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But Pedro again denied-it while-simultaneously the rooster (i.e. a specific rooster) suddenly-crowed.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Pedro was now emphatically-saying-no, at the same time as the rooster crowed.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Peter again denied it. At that time the cock crowed.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 26:33:
- Uma: “After that, Petrus said: ‘Even though all people’s faith in you (sing.) is shaken, Lord, not me!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then Petros said to him, ‘Even if all of them leave you, Sir, but I, I will certainly not leave you.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then Peter said to him, ‘Even if the faith of all of these my companions becomes weak, my faith, by contrast, won’t get weak no matter what happens.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Whereupon Pedro said, ‘Even if all these my companions run-away, I will not abandon you (sing.).'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Pedro spoke saying, ‘Even if the belief/obeying of all of them in you is lacking, as for me I will never leave/desert you.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Peter said to him: ‘Even though all the others will desert you, yet I will not desert you,’ he said.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Thessalonians 1:9:
- Uma: “Because beginning from you, the Word of the Lord was announced all over Makedonia and Akhaya. More than that, your faith in God is spoken about everywhere. Wherever we journey, the townspeople already knew the story, how you believed the Good News that we brought to you. It is not necessary for us to say anything because they were already talking about how you gave up worshipping idols [see Glossary] and you turned around to worship the God that is true and lives on-and-on.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “They already are the ones telling. They tell as to how you received/accepted us (excl.) when we (excl.) came to you. They also tell us (excl.) that you gave up your gods and that the one you are following now is God the living-one and the true-one.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “They have heard about it and they are the ones who tell about how you welcomed us. They tell that you have abandoned the worship of things not truly to be worshipped. You have abandoned them, they say, so that you might worship the true God who has no death.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “because they (surprised realization particle) are the ones who are giving-news to us (excl.) about how you received us (excl.) and about your turning-your-backs-on idols (lit. false/imitation gods) to turn-to-face and serve the true God who is living.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “because they now themselves tell how our (excl.) lives and teaching were there with you. They also tell how you dropped/gave-up the make-believe gods you were worshipping, because you comprehended that the one you really ought to serve is, this true God who is really alive.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Rather the people themselves tell what happened there where you live when we went there. The people tell how it was that you separated from idols and believed that he who truly is God is living.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 19:19:
- Uma: “Pilatus ordered his soldiers to fasten a board on Yesus’s cross. On that cross was written: YESUS THE NAZARET PERSON, KING OF THE YAHUDI PEOPLE.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “There was (something) written by Pilatus which he commanded to be put onto the post of Isa. This was his writing: ‘Isa, man from Nasaret, King of the Yahudi.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “There was that which Governor Pilate wrote that they stuck there at the top of the cross. The words which were written were, ‘Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “There was also that which Pilato wrote which they fastened to Jesus’ cross which said, ‘Jesus from-Nazaret, the King of the Jews.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Pilato wrote a brief communication (lit. a few syllables of talk). He caused it to be attached to the cross. What he had written said, ‘Jesus the taga Nazaret, the King of the Judio.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Pilate ordered that a sign be placed on the cross saying, ‘This is Jesus, the native of Galilee, the ruler of the Jews.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 26:65:
- Uma: “Hearing this, the Big Priest tore his shirt from being angry, and he said: ‘This person makes himself the same as God! There is no more need of witnesses! You have heard for yourselves his words belittling God.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then the leader priest tore his clothes because of his anger, and he said, ‘He speaks as if he is God. Why should we seek witnesses? You have now heard what he said there, as if he is God.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then the high priest, he tore his shirt as a sign that he was very angry because of what Jesus had said and he said, ‘He pretends to be the Son of God. This one has transgressed God. There is no need for any more witnesses, because all of you have heard his words which are a great transgression against God.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Upon hearing that, the highest priest tore his own clothes due-to his anger and he said, ‘He has made-himself -equal to God! Is it indeed-the-case (RQ implying of course not) that we need one(s)-to-testify? Here-now emphatically we have heard the evil that he said.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When that Most-important Priest heard, he tore his own clothes in anger. He spoke saying, ‘Really as for that speech/word, he is falsely-claiming to be God! Well, why do we (incl.) still need evidence? Isn’t it so that you have all heard this which he said making himself the same as God?” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “When the high priest heard the word Jesus spoke, he tore his clothes with anger. He said to the people: ‘This man here is mocking God. It is clear that we do not need to search for any more witnesses. You have yourselves heard how he mocks God.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Thessalonians 3:11:
- Uma: “We pray to God our (incl.) Father and to our (incl.) Lord Yesus, we request that he open for us a road to meet with you, relatives.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “May our (incl.) Father God and our (incl.) Leader Isa Almasi help us (excl.) so that we (excl.) will be able to come to you.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “May our Father God and our Lord Jesus see to it that we soon can come to you.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “May God our Father and Jesus our Lord remove what is blocking us (excl.) so that we (excl.) will be able to go there (near addressee).” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Hopefully it is indeed the will of God our Father and our Lord Jesus to cause our (excl.) journey to be accomplished so that we (excl.) can go there indeed to you.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “May God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ cause that we go to where you are and see you.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 20:9:
- Uma: “Until that day, they had not really understood what was written in the Holy Book long ago that said: Yesus had to live again.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “There is certainly written in the holy-book about Isa that he would live again from his death, but they did not yet understand it.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then the disciple who had arrived first also entered. He also saw all of this, and even though they did not yet know the prophecies that it was necessary for Jesus to be raised, he believed at that time that Jesus had been raised.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because what God had caused-to-be-written that said that he had to live again, they did not yet understand it.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “(They didn’t yet understand what is there in the writing, which is contained there which says, it is necessary that Jesus would come alive again.)” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “So he realized what had been written in the Holy Book, that Jesus must be resurrected from where he was entombed.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
