Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 11:15:
- Uma: “[When] they arrived in Yerusalem, Yesus went to the yard of the House of God. There is expelled the people who were selling. He overturned on them their money changing tables, and he also overturned the seats of those selling pigeons/doves.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When they arrived in Awrusalam, Isa went into the big prayer-house and he drove out the people trading/selling and those who bought inside the house of God. He overturned the tables of the people who exchanged money. He also overturned the seats of those selling doves for sacrifices.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “When Jesus arrived in Jerusalem, he went again into the church, the House of God, and he drove out the cheats there who bought and sold. He turned over the tables of those who changed money and the seats of those who sell doves for sacrifice.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then Jesus entered the Temple and drove-out those who were selling and buying what-would-be-offered to God. He also tipped-over the tables of those who exchanged money and the seats of those who sold doves.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “On their arriving at Jerusalem again, Jesus again entered the Templo. He drove out the traders and buyers from its like-a-yard. He turned over the tables of the money exchangers and the seats of the sellers of doves.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Hebrews 10:3:
- Uma: “But in fact it was not like that at all. From those worship-gifts that they brought every year, they always remembered that they were sinful.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But they still sacrifice every year and this reminds them that they still have sin.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “But since every year at that time it was necessary just the same to continue sacrificing, they knew that their sins were not taken away.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But the truth concerning those offerings of theirs is, they reminded them yearly that they had sins.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But this in fact is the truth of it, these sacrifices, (they are) just reminding people of their sins year-by-year.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Thus it is seen that these people who make sacrifices year after year have had come to their hearts that they have sins.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 13:49:
- Uma: “So, the Word of the Lord spread all through that land.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “The word/message of God continued to spread in that whole place.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And the word of the Lord spread in all of the neighboring towns.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “That being so, the word of God concerning Jesus was newsed-from-one-to-another in their various-towns there.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “From that time, the Good News concerning the Lord spread over all that land, including the bordering places.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 12:14:
- Uma: “When the came to Yesus they said to him: ‘Teacher, we (excl.) know that [you] Teacher are an upright person. You (sing.) teach with straightforwardness, saying what the will of God is for mankind. You (sing.) don’t submit to anyone, for you (sing.) do not differentiate [lit., distinguish] people. That’s why we (excl.) ask you (sing.): according to the laws of our (incl.) religion, can we pay tax to Kaisar or not? Must we pay it, or do we not have to pay it?'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When they arrived there at Isa, they said to him, ‘Sir, we (excl.) know that your words are only true and you are not worried (about) whatever people think about you, even if they are people who have authority. And your teaching about the will of God of what mankind should do is true. Tell us (excl.),’ they said, ‘is it according to our (incl.) law to pay taxes to the Leader King of the tribe of Roma or not?'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “They came and said to him, ‘Teacher, we know you are a righteous person. What people say cannot change what you teach for you do not play favorites with anybody, but rather, you teach the truth as to what God wants us to do. Therefore, tell us, do we break our (incl.) law if we pay tax to the king in the city of Rome?'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When they found (lit. arrived-at) him, they said, ‘Sir teacher, we (excl.) know that everything you (sing.) say is true. We (excl.) also know that you (sing.) don’t show-favoritism-to (lit. cause-to-be-distinguished) those who have status (lit. something to be acknowledged), but rather you (sing.) are teaching the truth concerning what God wants people to do. Therefore kindly tell (us) if we (excl.) are breaking our (incl.) law if we (excl.) pay taxes to the Emperador in Roma. Are we (excl.) to pay it or not?'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “On their arriving, they said, ‘Teacher, we (excl.) know that all you say is true. The truth of that is that whether important or low-class people, your teaching is the same. What you teach about the will of God really is the truth. Well how about it, is it in harmony with what Moises commanded to pay the payment which is being caused to be paid by that Impiradur who is a Romano who is ruling us (incl.)? What is good, to pay or not?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Hebrews 10:35:
- Uma: “At that time, relatives, your faith in the Lord was really strong. So, that strong faith of yours, don’t let-go of it, for if you remain [are faithful] believing, the return/reward will be big.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Therefore don’t give up your faith/trust for if you trust you will receive a great reward from God.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Therefore, brethren don’t you abandon your trust. Because if your trust in God is strong, you will receive His reward to you which is very good.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “So don’t abandon this courage of yours but rather continue-it, because large will be your reward if you do that.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Now therefore what is good is, don’t move your following/obeying of Cristo, whom/which you are standing up for boldly. For the far-from-ordinary reward for this following/obeying of yours is definitely assured.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Be brave hearted now, continue to do what you are doing in the days to come. For there is great pay there in heaven.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 15:1:
- Uma: “There were several Yahudi people from Yudea who believed in Lord Yesus who went to the town of Antiokhia. Those Yahudi people taught the followers of Yesus in Antiokhia, they taught them saying to them: ‘If you are not circumcised according to the custom in the Law of Musa, you will definitely not be freed from the punishment of your sins!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Then there were some people from Yahudiya who went to Antiyok. They taught the ones trusting in Isa there. They said, ‘You cannot be saved if you are not circumcised as commanded by Musa.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “At that time there were Jewish believers from the province of Judea who went to the town of Antioch. And as for these people, there was that which they taught to the believers who were not Jews who were from Antioch. They said, ‘If you do not obey what was commanded to us (incl.) in the law which Moses left behind that you be circumcised, you cannot be freed from punishment.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When that was so, there were those who came-from Judea who went to Antiok to teach those who believed. They said, ‘It is not possible that you will be saved if you don’t have-yourselves-circumcised to obey the custom that Moses taught.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well, when they were now there at Antioquia some people arrived who came from Judea. When they arrived, they began to teach those who were not Jews saying, ‘Brethren, unless you have yourselves circumcized, that being what is said in the laws of Moises, you won’t be saved.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 13:2:
- Uma: “Yesus said: ‘You (sing.) see all these big houses? There won’t be a single rock that is left stacked up. It will all be destroyed.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Isa said to them, ‘This big temple will finally fall. There is a day in the future, when none of those stones placed-on-top-of-each-other (magbangkat-bangkat) will be left here, but all will be scattered.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus said to him, he said, ‘That large church built of stone, in the future not even one stone will be sitting on top of another, for they will all be scattered.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘Yes granted,’ said Jesus, ‘you are seeing all these large buildings, but in the future they will all be scattered, because not even a single stone will remain in its place.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Jesus replied, saying, ‘As for these big buildings which you are looking at now, all will be destroyed. For the day will come when no stone/rock will be left on the rock it is stacked on. All will be caused to collapse.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Hebrews 11:28:
- Uma: “From his faith, he did the custom of the big day of Paskah, he ordered the Yahudi people to sprinkle blood on the doors of their houses, so that when the killing angel went by, their firstborn children would not be killed-along-with the firstborn children of the Mesir people.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Because he trusted in God therefore Musa followed God’s commands. He commanded to sprinkle the blood of a sheep on the doors of their houses so that their first born children would not be killed by the angel who brought death. That is when he first made/established the custom about the feast/celebration called Remembrance of the Passing-by of God.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And because of his faith, he carried out the Feast of the Passover and he commanded that the doors of the houses of the descendants of Israel be sprinkled with the blood of a lamb. The reason he did this was so that the elder children might not be killed by the angel of God that was caused to kill all of the oldest children of the people in Israel.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Also because of his faith, he taught his companions the descendants of Israel what they needed to do at the fiesta called Passed-By. He instructed them to butcher a sheep so they would sprinkle its blood on the sides of their doorways so that when the angel came to kill the firstborn children in Egipto, he would pass-by the houses of the descendants of Israel killing none of the firstborn.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Because also of his believing what God said, Moises ordered that the doorways of their houses be daubed with blood so that the Exterminating Angel would not kill their, the Israelitas’, oldest children. And from that day he set in motion the Fiesta of Passed-by.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Moses believed that it is true what God says. He ordered all the Jews to kill sheep and prepare the feast of Passover. Concerning the blood of the sheep which were killed, they placed it on their doors so that when passed the angel who would kill the eldest sons, he would not kill the sons of the Jews.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
