Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 25:20:
- Uma: “The ordered-one who had gotten five thousand gold coins came and turned-over to his noble ten thousand, he said: ‘Noble, what you (sing.) turned over to me the other day was five thousand. Look, here is its increase [lit., child], five thousand more.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “His servant who had been given five thousand pesos went and took his gain/profit of five thousand and he said, ‘Sir, you gave me five thousand pesos, I was able to gain also five thousand.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And the servant to whom he had given five thousand pesos, he went there and he brought the money along with the five thousand pesos gained. He said, ‘You gave me five thousand pesos. Here is the gain of five thousand pesos.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “So then the one-entrusted with five talents went and said to his master, ‘Sir, five talents are what you (sing.) entrusted to me. Here also are the five that it earned (lit. gave-birth to).'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “The first one to hand-over was the one left in charge of five thousand. He said, ‘Master, here is that five thousand of yours. I was able to increase it by another five thousand which I got in profit, for I traded with it.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “First he called the worker to whom he had given five thousand monies. This one gave back to the boss all ten thousand monies he held. He said: ‘Listen, boss, five thousand monies you gave me, but here is another five thousand monies I have gained,’ he said.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Colossians 2:16:
- Uma: “Relatives, there are people who want to force you to follow the customs of their religion. They criticize you because you do not follow the taboos of food and drink. They criticize you because you do not follow the customs of the big days of the Yahudi religion, like the big day of the new moon and the taboo of working on the Sabat Day. Don’t you pay attention to those people,” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Therefore, my siblings who trust in Isa Almasi, don’t be willing to be ruled by a person/people about your food or your drink or about the Yahudi feasts/celebrations and their feasts/celebrations when new moon and about days-when-it-is-prohibited-to-work.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Therefore, brothers, don’t pay any attention to those who criticize you if you do not obey their rules about eating and drinking and also about celebrating important days and celebrating the new moon and the days of rest.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Therefore you should not believe/obey those who accuse you saying that you must follow their many taboos such as those concerning food and drink and the days that they consider-taboo which are yearly and the becoming-new-moon-stage of the moon and the Saturdays which are their time-of-resting.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Therefore don’t pay attention to those there who are judging you because you don’t follow/obey their laws concerning eating, drinking, and the Day of Rest. And you don’t join in their fiestas every new moon or every (new) year.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Therefore now, concerning the people who say that it is wrong about what you eat, don’t believe what they say. Don’t believe them when they say you must respect the feast day or you must respect the new moon day, or you must respect the day of rest.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 17:26:
- Uma: “I told them who you (sing.) are, and I will keep doing-like-that, so that they will experience/feel your love in their hearts, like I experience/feel your love, and so that I will dwell in their hearts.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “I have made you known to them and I will make you known more, so that their love for their companions will be the same as your love for me and so that I will remain in their livers.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “I have caused them to understand who you are, and I will continue to cause them to understand this so that I might be there to them and all of them will be big in the breath of each one of them just like I am big in your breath.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because I have made known to them your (sing.) godhood, and I am continuing to make-it-known so that they will love-one-another like your (sing.) manner-of-loving me and so that I will be in them.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “I have caused you to be known by them and I will keep on with this making-known so that, in the way in which you hold me dear, like that indeed will be their holding dear. And too, so that I indeed will be their companion always through the Espiritu Santo who will enter to indwell them.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “I have told them about you. And I am still telling about you so that like you love me, also they will do so. And I will be in fellowship with them.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 26:6:
- Uma: “When Yesus was in the village of Betania, he went to the house of a person named Simon the leper.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When Isa was there in the place Betani in the house of Simon who had had leprosy” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when Jesus was in the town of Bethany, he was in the house of Simon, the leper who was cured already.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “While (pl.) Jesus were in Betania, they went to eat (lit. eat-with) at the house of Simon, whose fearful skin disease Jesus had removed.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When Jesus and company were still there at Betania, they went to the house of Simon, he who had been healed from his leprosy.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Jesus was in the town of Bethany at the house of Simon, the one whom he had healed of the rot in his body.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Colossians 3:25:
- Uma: “Whoever does evil, he will indeed receive the reward/return of his evil work, because the Lord does not look-at-appearance of people.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “And everyone who does evil, he is repaid for his bad deeds, because God, he makes no difference between human beings.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And as for those people whose behavior is evil, they will be punished according to the weight of their sin, because God plays no favorites with anybody.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “If there is also someone who does evil, God will pay-him-back properly, because there is no person whom he-will-favor at his judging them.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But whoever still continues to do evil, the reward that he’ll receive is punishment. Without distinction, God will punish them all.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “But the people who do evil, these will be paid with punishment. Because concerning all people, whatever all they have done will determine their pay.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 18:32:
- Uma: “(This happened so that what Yesus said foretelling how he would die would come true.)” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “All this happened so that it would be fulfilled what Isa had said as to how he would die.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “(The reason this happened is because the prophecy of Jesus was being fulfilled that he would die by means of being nailed to a cross.)” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “This happened so that what Jesus said about the way he would die would be-fulfilled.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “It was like that so that what Jesus had said would be fulfilled concerning the ordaining of his death.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “So it appeared to be true as Jesus said before when he said that he would be killed on a cross.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 26:38:
- Uma: “He said to them: ‘My heart is very sad, I feel like I’m going to die. You stay here for now, watch/guard long with me.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then he said to them, ‘My liver is very grieved, it is almost killing me. Stay here now and keep watch.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And he said to them, ‘My breath is very painful. It’s as if I am dying. You stay here and don’t you sleep.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “and he said to them, ‘My sadness is excessive. It’s as if this will be my death. You stay here to companion-me. Don’t go to sleep.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “He said to those three, ‘I am really very sad/troubled like it would kill me. I ask you please to wait here and don’t go to sleep. Stay awake with me.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “He said to those with him: ‘Very much is my heart sad, I feel that I am going to die from it. Wait here now, but don’t sleep. Let us keep awake.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Thessalonians 2:4:
- Uma: “We also did not speak just to make-glad the hearts of mankind. We speak to make-glad God’s heart, because he is the one who examines our hearts and he said that we were fit to carry that Good News.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “That is what we (excl.) tell, what God has commanded us (excl.). Because we (excl.) are chosen by him and he entrusted to us (excl.) telling/commanding us (excl.) to spread this good news. Therefore we (excl.) proclaim this to please God, not to please mankind. God knows what is in our (excl.) liver.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “God has accepted us and He has entrusted to us the preaching of the Good News, and because of this, we tell it. Our purpose is not to please people, for our purpose is to please God. He is the one who knows how to test us (incl.) so that it might be known that our purpose is right.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “but rather God confirmed that we (excl.) are trustworthy to be preaching the good news. That’s the work he entrusted to us (excl.), so it’s only what he wants that we (excl.) are saying. And it’s not people’s being-happy-with us (excl.) that we (excl.) are striving to gain but rather God’s being-happy, because he of-course is the one who knows what is in our (excl.) thoughts.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “On the contrary, the truth is that we (excl.) were tested and found-acceptable to God as members of the people whom he had entrusted with being teachers of this Good News. That’s why we (excl.) teach, not to please people, but rather God, nothing in our (excl.) mind/thinking or mind/inner-being being able to be hidden from him.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Because God chose us to take care of the good news. And it is this word which we speak. We do not speak this word in order that people look well upon us. Rather we want that it be God who looks well upon us. Because it is he who will judge concerning our thoughts.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- Mairasi: “Above-One trusted us to the extent that we go forward with His message. We do not speak it to make the livers of people happy with us. But we speak it so that in Above-One Himself’s own sight we will make His liver happy. Because He Himself is the One Who will test and then know our throats and livers.” (Source: Enggavoter 2004)
- Bariai: “But God showed that he is happy with us (excl.) and so he trusted us with the expounding of his good message. Therefore we expounded talk, and yet we weren’t doing like this to make people happy with us, but we wanted to make God happy. He is the man who evaluates (lit. his eye follows) the interiors of each one of us (incl.).” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
