Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 11:12:
- Uma: “The next day, they again departed from Betania going to Yerusalem. On the way Yesus was hungry.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “The next day while they were walking from Betani back to Awrusalam Isa was hungry.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The next morning while Jesus was on the trail for he was returning to Jerusalem from Bethany, Jesus was hungry.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “The next-morning when plural Jesus were returning from Betania, he was hungry.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Next morning, when they were walking again going from Betania, Jesus felt hungry.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Hebrews 9:28:
- Uma: “Thus also Kristus, just one time he offered himself to God to carry[-on-his-shoulders] the sins of the people. And the time will come he will appear the second time in this world. That coming will not be to carry[-on-his-shoulders] sin. He will come then, he will carry/bring goodness [salvation] to people who wait for his arrival.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Likewise Almasi also died only once but he sacrificed his body in order to take-away the sin of the people. And he will come again no longer to take-away sin but he will come to save the ones who are waiting for him.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And as for Christ also, He died only once which was the sacrifice of His body so that He might remove the sins of many people. And Jesus will again come down here on earth, not to remove our (incl.) sins, but rather He will finish freeing everybody whose expectancy of Him is very great.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Likewise also Cristo’s being offered to bear/undergo the sins of people was once only. So when he comes again, it will not be because of our sins but rather he will come to completely save all who are waiting for him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well, just like that, just once also Cristo was made a sacrifice, so that he would take-the-punishment-for the sin of people/humanity. And he will indeed return here again, however that is not in order to take-the-punishment-for the sin of people, but rather in order to just fetch all those who are waiting-eagerly-for him, because it will then be the time for the completion of their salvation.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Like that, Christ died only one time, he became a sacrifice. Very many people did he clear of their sins. And now again he will come, but he will not be coming again to pay for the people’s sins. Rather he will come to save those who are waiting for him to come.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 13:46:
- Uma: “But Paulus and Barnabas became even braver speaking. They said to the Yahudi people: ‘The fitting thing is that the Word of God must be announced first to you Yahudi people. But inasmuch as you [emphatic] do not want to receive it, then you yourselves make it clear that you are not fit to receive eternal life. So as of now, we (excl.) leave you, going to take the Word of God to people who are not Yahudi people!” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But Paul and Barnabas became bolder to speak. They said, ‘It is hep to you, the tribe of Isra’il, to whom the word/message of God should first be told. But because you do not accept it, and don’t consider yourselves worthy to be given everlasting life, na, we (excl.) are now going to the people of other tribes.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And in spite of this, Paul and Barnabas were not afraid, because they said to the Jews, ‘It is necessary that we tell you Jews first what God causes people to understand. However, since you don’t accept it, you show that you are not worthy to be given eternal life. We are not going to preach the good news to you anymore, rather we are going to those who aren’t Jews.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Whereupon Pablo and Barnabas made-bold to say, ‘It is necessary that you Jews first be the ones-to whom-we (excl.) -tell the word of God. But because you reject-it, you yourselves are the ones counting-as/considering yourselves as not worthy to join-in-experiencing life that is-forever. Therefore now we (excl.) will indeed leave you to go to the Gentiles.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But Pablo and Bernabe spoke with boldness. They said, ‘It’s necessary that you were the first to be able to hear this word of God which we (excl.) are teaching. But, since it’s like that that you are rejecting it, it’s like you are judging yourselves, that you are not fit to be given life which has no ending. Therefore, now, it’s no longer you whom we (excl.) will teach, but on the contrary those who are not Jews.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 12:11:
- Uma: “That happened following the desire of the Lord God, no kidding it’s goodness in our sight.’ ‘” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “God has done this, and it is really exceedingly good!’ ‘” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “This is the work of the Lord, and it really amazes us.’ ‘” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “This is what the Lord God did, and it is very-good and amazing in our viewpoint.’ ‘” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “God really did this and it is really amazing.”” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Hebrews 10:32:
- Uma: “Remember, relatives, the time when you got the light. At that time, many sufferings hit you because of your following the Lord. But even so, you did not retreat, you remained following him.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Remember as to how you were formerly. At that time you had only recently known the true teaching which you believed (and) you endured all kinds of difficulties. But your trust/faith did not move.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Consider the long time ago when you were first illuminated by the true doctrine which you believed in. There were very many hard trials that you had to go through; however, you endured them and they were not able to remove your faith.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Remember the way you were back then when your minds were illuminated, because even though you were greatly hardshipped, you nonetheless endured it and you were not defeated.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Consider again the past, when you were newly enlightened about this truth. Did you not hold fast even though you were-being-severely-hardshipped by many difficulties?” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Remember the past days when it was just a little while you had believed the word. Overflowingly you suffered because people warred with you. Yet your were strengthened to endure what all the people did to you.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 14:26:
- Uma: “Their work taking the Good News to those villages. That’s why they boarded a ship returning to the town of Antiokhia in the land of Siria. For the town of Antiokhia was the starting-point of their journey the other day and it was the followers of Yesus in Antiokhia who had prayed for them and asked God to watch over them with his grace [lit., white insides] while they were doing the work that they had just finished doing.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Then they sailed back to Antiyok. It was there hep in that Antiyok where the ones trusting in Isa had prayed that God would take care of Paul and company when they were about to journey to proclaim the good news. And now they had finished that work of theirs.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then they got on a ship because they will return to Antioch, because Antioch, that was the city they started from when the believers first prayed for them that God might watch after them (in that which he had given them to do which they had now finished.)” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “and they rode in a ship to return to Antiok in Syria. Because that was the location of those who had prayed-for them entrusting-them to God in order that he would care-for and have-mercy on them in the work they had-just-finished.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “There is where they sailed from going home again to that Antioquia which was in the district of Siria. It was at that Antioquia where they had been prayed for by the believers entrusting them to the Lord, that he would grace that journey of theirs. Well now, they had now finished what had been given to them to do.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 12:43:
- Uma: “Yesus called his disciples and said to them: ‘Indeed I tell you: that poor widow over there, her gift was more than the gifts that were put in by all the other people.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then Isa called his disciples to come close to him. He said to them, ‘Truly I say to you, this poor widow woman, she has dropped more money than all of them who dropped money.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Then Jesus called his disciples to come to him, and he said, ‘What I say to you is true as for this widow woman, according to what God thinks, what she has given is higher in rank than that which is given by the rest of the people.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then Jesus called his disciples and said to them, ‘This that I say to you is emphatically true that this poor widow has inserted more than all the rest have inserted.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Jesus called his disciples and said, ‘This which I will say to you really is true. That poor widow dropped more than what was dropped by all those others.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Hebrews 11:25:
- Uma: “For he did not want to live happily for a brief time in sin, he chose rather to undergo suffering along with the people of God.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “For he chose yet/preferred to endure difficulties in going with his fellow tribesmen of Isra’il, the people of God, rather than live in the king’s house pleasing himself and/but sinning, for the good in this world does not last.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “For what he considered better was to suffer along with the people who were subjects of God rather than to be happy by means of the sins in this world which last only for a short time.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “The reason he refused that is that he valued his being-included-with God’s people to be hardshipped more than his enjoying sin the enjoyment-of-which is for a short-time only.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “What he in fact gave preference to was, (that) he could indeed be included with his fellow-countrymen who were the people of God even though he would be caused hardship, rather than letting-himself-be-captivated by sin from-which-is-obtained only happiness that doesn’t last.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Rather he wanted to suffer together with God’s people. He did not want to commit the sin of separating from God by staying where he lived for a short time having pleasures.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
