Following are a number of back-translations of Hebrews 7:11:
- Uma: “When God gave his Law to the Yahudi people, he appointed [lit., lifted] the descendants of Lewi he made them priests who are in-charge-of the people to follow his Law. But the work of those priests does not make-holy mankind in God’s sight. That is why another priest must appear. That priest who appears is a priest like Melkisedek, not of the descendants of Lewi like Harun.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “The laws of God which he gave to the tribe of Isra’il in old times, he gave at the time when the descendants of Libi were the priests. But the work of the priests, the descendants of Libi, was not complete because they were not able to bring the people to God. Therefore God sent a different priest here, and his priesting/priesthood is different from the priesthood of Harun, the descendant of Libi. His priesthood is like that of Malkisadik.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And we know that at the time when God gave the Law to the Jews, He appointed priests who were the descendants of Levi to be the ones to be in charge of the Law. And if it were possible for mankind to be made righteous by means of their works it would not be necessary that there was another priest like Melchizedek; however, there is another kind of priest that God has chosen, and this one is not like Aaron, the descendant of Levi, but he is like Melchizedek.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “God’s giving of his law to the Jews was based on his appointment of Levi’s descendants as priests to be in-charge-of the offerings the law commanded. But the work of those priests, it was not sufficient to make-people -righteous, so there needed to be another priest to replace (them) like the priesthood of Melkizedek, not the priesthood of Aaron who was a descendant of Levi.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When God gave his laws to the Israelita, Aaron and other descendants of Levi were the ones he appointed to lead the people in doing that-with-which-to-ask-for forgiveness for sin. But, in/by that priesthood of theirs, this could not remove the sin of the people. For supposing the sin of the people really could be removed by the priesthood of Aaron and company it would not of course be necessary to set up another priest whose priesthood would be like that of Melquisedec, which was different from the priesthood of Aaron.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “These priests now exhort the Jews to follow the law Moses wrote. They continue just like the priest Aaron did. But this law which they tell the Jews to follow does not have strength so that the people can be cleared by God. Because it was necessary that there be a different, new priest, one who does not follow just what the priest Aaron did. Rather he would take up the work at which the priest Melchizedek worked.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 12:13:
- Uma: “So, Petrus knocked on the door outside of the house. And a girl worker of the house, her name Rode, came intending to open the door.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “He knocked on the outside door. There was a female servant named Roda who went to answer.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Now Peter knocked on the gate which goes into the yard, and there was there a woman servant named Rhoda, and she came to see because she would find out who it was.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “He knocked and there was a helper named Roda who went to see.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When he arrived there, he knocked at the outside door. Before long, a female servant went there. Her name was Rode. She asked who it was.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 10:38:
- Uma: “Yesus said to them: ‘You don’t know what you are requesting. Will you be able to carry the suffering that I [emphatic] must carry? Are you able to endure what I will endure?'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But Isa said to them, ‘You do not know as to what you are requesting there. Are you willing to be persecuted as I will soon be persecuted? Are you willing to be killed as I will soon be killed?'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus answered, ‘You do not understand what you are asking for. Can you endure the torment which I will be caused to endure? And can you stand the difficulties which I will be caused to stand?'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Whereupon Jesus said to them, ‘You do not know what you are saying. Can you endure do-you-suppose the suffering that I will-undergo? Are you able-to-brave dying like the way I will die?'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “‘It’s like you don’t know what you are asking for,’ said Jesus to them. ‘Are you able to experience the hardship which I will experience? Can you endure the extremely severe hardship which I will be caused to endure?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Hebrews 9:2:
- Uma: “Their worship house was a house called the Worship Tent, inside it were two rooms. The first room was called the Holy Room. In that room there was the lamp putting-place, and there was also the putting-place table for the bread that was offered to God.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “This house was a house made of animal skin, it had two rooms. The room (that one) first entered was called the Holy Room. Inside it was placed the lampstand with seven branches. There was also there a table where the bread was placed-on that was given to God.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “They set up the church which was a house of cloth and it had two rooms. The one room was named the ‘Precious Room’ and there was placed the lamp and the table where the bread which was offered to God was placed.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “This Tent, it had two rooms. The first to-be-entered, it was called the Holy Room. That was the location of the light and the table on which was placed the bread that was offered to God.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “That worshipping-place, (it was) a house/building that could be folded-up and was divided-up into two rooms. One of the rooms, it was called the Far-from-ordinary Room. There in that room was the lamp, table, and bread which was their thank-offering to God.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “The church which was here on earth had two rooms. The first room was called the place which is holy. There in the room there was a candleholder. And there was a table on which bread was displayed for God to see.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 13:20:
- Uma: “All those happenings earlier were about 450 years in length. ‘After that, the Lord God gave them warchiefs who became their leaders, down to [lit., until arriving at] the prophet Samuel.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “From the time they went to the country Misil until the time they lived in the country Kana’an, it was four hundred and fifty years. After that,’ Paul said, ‘there were judges whom God chose to rule them until-including Nabi Samuel who was their last judge.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “After that datus is what he caused to lead them until the time of Samuel, who was a prophet also.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘When that was done, God appointed those-to-judge them who took-each-other’s-places until the time of Samuel who was God’s spokesman.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “The length of all this was four hundred and fifty years.When they had settled down in Canaan, God appointed for them leaders who succeeded one another till Prophet Samuel was now their leader.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 11:18:
- Uma: “When the leading priests and religion teachers heard what Yesus had done, they sought for a scheme/way to kill him. They were nervous, for all the people were glad hearing his teaching.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then the leaders of the priests and the teachers of the religious law were told about what Isa did. They were afraid of him because all the crowds of people were amazed at his preaching. Therefore they looked for a way so that they could kill Isa.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The chief priests and the teachers of the law heard about what Jesus did. They were afraid of Jesus for the many people liked to hear his teaching. That’s why the leaders were looking for a way that they might be permitted to have Jesus put to death.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “The leaders of the priests and the teachers of the law heard-the-news of what Jesus had done, and they were looking-for how they would kill him. Because they were afraid of him, because of-the-fact-that the many-people were amazed at what he was teaching.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “This was heard by the chiefs of the priests and the explainers of law. From then on, they were looking for how they could get Jesus killed, for they were afraid of him. Because as for the crowd, they were really fascinated with his teaching.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Mairasi: “The headmen of the religious leaders [chief priests] and people who write and explain Great Above One’s prohibitions [scribes] heard this message. Then they looked for bait/lies/excuse/way to kill him because they were afraid of Him: ‘The people will follow Him’ said they and they were afraid that the people would not respect religious leaders [priests]. Because all the people gazed at him their-breath-evaporated [in amazement] because of his strong words.” (Source: Enggavoter 2004)
Following are a number of back-translations of Hebrews 10:6:
- Uma: “That’s why when Kristus arrived in the world, he said to God like this: ‘You do not request worship-gifts and offerings, you do not like worship-gifts that are burned or livestock that is slaughtered to pay-for sin. But [it is] my body [that] you have prepared as the worship-gift that you like.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “You are not pleased with sacrifices of whole animals burnt and sacrifices for taking-away sin.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “For You do not want those sacrifices of animals which are burned and the blood of animals in order to take away their sins.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “That is the reason that when Cristo came to the earth, he said to God, ‘It’s not butchered animals and other offerings that you (sing.) desire. Neither is it the burning of animals and other offerings for sin that make-you-(sing.)-happy. Therefore there is a body that you (sing.) have prepared for me.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Really you are not pleased with the animals that are being burned, which are the-means-of-asking for forgiveness for sin.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Concerning the animals killed by the people to make sacrifices and that meat which is burned on the altar to clear the sins of the people, you don’t look well upon this.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- Chichewa: “Whole burnt sacrifices, | and also sacrifices offered for sins, | you were not pleased with.” (Interconfessional translation, publ. 1999) (Source: Wendland 1998, p. 100)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 13:52:
- Uma: “The followers of the Lord Yesus in Antiokhia were controlled by the Holy Spirit, and their hearts were very glad.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But the trusters in Isa in Antiyok continued to be glad and they were ruled by the Holy Spirit.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “and the followers of Jesus that were left behind in the city of Antioch, they were inspired by the Holy Spirit, and their joy was very great.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “while-meanwhile the disciples of Jesus who were left-behind in Antiok, great nonetheless was their joy and they were full of the power of the Holy Spirit.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But, those who had acknowledged their teaching as true and submitted to the Lord, their happiness was big and the Espiritu Santo was now indwelling the bodies of them all.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
