Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 21:39:
- Uma: “Paulus answered: ‘I here am a Yahudi, from the town of Tarsus, a town with a big name in the land of Kilikia. Please give me chance to speak to that crowd there.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “‘I am not,’ Paul said. ‘I am a Yahudi. I was born there in Tarsus, in the land Kilikiya. I am a man from a prominent place. I ask of you, colonel, let me speak to these people.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Paul answered, ‘I am a Jew, a subject of a large city in the province of Silicia, because I was born in Tarsus. I beg you that you permit me to speak to the people.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘It was certainly not I,’ answered Pablo, ‘because as for me, I am a Jew from-Tarsus in the province Cilicia which is a famous (lit. being-newsed) city. There is also that which I would like to tell the people, if it-is-possible.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “‘Respects to you,’ said Pablo, ‘far from me is what you refer to for I am a Jew, a taga Tarso which is in the district of Cilicia. That place of mine is indeed a famous city. If possible/acceptable to you hopefully, I want to speak to this crowd.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 2:6:
- Noongar: “They both came to Bethlehem, then the time happened for Mary bearing her baby.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “While they were in Betlehem, the time arrived for Maria to give birth.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Then, while they were there in Betlehem the time came for Mariyam to give birth.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And while they were in the village of Bethlehem, the time came for Mary to give birth,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “and while they were in Betlehem, it was time for the baby to be born (lit. come-out).” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “The birth coincided with their being there.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Peter 4:14:
- Uma: “You are actually fortunate/blessed, relatives, for if you are disparaged because you follow Kristus, that means that the powerful Spirit/Awareness [lit., clearness] has come upon you, that is, the Spirit from God.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “If you are talked-evil-about/insulted because you follow Isa Almasi you should be glad because it means that the most powerful Spirit is there with you, that is the Spirit of God.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “You are far better off when people criticize you because you are disciples of Christ, for this is a sign that you are inspired by the powerful spirit which is God.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “You are also fortunate if you are mocked/looked-down-on because of your faith in Cristo, because that’s how-you -know that the powerful Spirit of God stays in you.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “You can indeed be happy when you are being insulted/belittled because of your believing/obeying Cristo, because it testifies that you are being indwelled by the praiseworthy Espiritu Santo of God.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Fortunate are you when you are evilly spoken of because you are believers in Christ. Because now you walk with the Holy Spirit and he is supreme. People speak evil of God. But you respect him.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 23:1:
- Uma: “When Paulus arrived at the gathering, he looked at all those judges, he said to them: ‘My relatives! My heart is clean/smooth like an egg [i.e., sincere]! Until this day, I consider that there is no wrong of mine in God’s sight.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then Paul looked straight/steadily at the council members and he said to them, ‘My brothers, in my mind, there is really nothing in my behavior that is wrong before God in the past or at present (lit. since before and until now).'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And as for Paul, he stared at the gathered elders, and he said, ‘Brothers, there is no spot on my reputation before God, even until today.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Pablo looked-intently-at them and said, ‘Brothers, God knows that my mind/thoughts are clean concerning the way I have served him starting-from back then until now.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Pablo looked straight at those members of the Sanedrin, and then spoke. ‘My fellow-Jews,’ he said, ‘for all of my life, from the past until now, all I have been doing is what I thought was good in the sight of God.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 2:38:
- Noongar: “That moment, she arrived and thanked God. She spoke to all the people, those expecting God would liberate Jerusalem. Anna told them of the child.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “So, when Yusuf and Maria were in the House of God, Hana also arrived, saying thank you to God, and continually talking about that child to all the people who were waiting for the time when God would free the Yerusalem people from their enemies.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “She came close and thanked God and spoke about the child to the people, to whoever hoped that God would save their tribe Isra’il.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then, while Mary and Joseph were still in the church, she arrived and she praised God because of that child. And all the people who were gathered there, whose expectancy was true that God would set free the descendants of Israel, she caused them to understand who that child was.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “At that hour in which plural Jesus were in the Temple, she arrived and thanked God. Starting-from then, she was relating-about the baby to all who were waiting for God’s setting-free of those from-Israel.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “The words of Simeon hadn’t yet ended when Ana approached Jose and spouse. She gave thanks to God. And then she kept on relating concerning that child to anyone who was also longing for the saving/freeing of them who were the Judio.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 2 Peter 1:13:
- Uma: “For I know that my appointed-day-of-death [lit., yes-thing] is about to arrive, like our Lord Yesus Kristus told me. So, as long as I am still living, it is fitting that I keep on saying my words to fire up your heart and remind you of all this.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “I think it is fitting for me to remind you about these (things) while I am still living.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “For while I am still here on the earth, it is good if I can let you hear these things so that you will not forget them.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “My opinion is, it is right/good if I do that now while I am still alive.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “For I’m sure it’s good that I am always/often awakening you concerning these things, as long as I am still alive.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “As long as I live, I think it good that I exhort you to listen to this word.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 23:33:
- Uma: “When they arrived in Kaisarea, they handed over to the Governor the letter from their head, and Paulus also they handed over into the power of the Governor.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “They brought Paul to Kesarea and when they arrived there, they gave the letter to the governor and they handed Paul over to him.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And they went on to Caesarea and they gave the letter to the governor and they turned Paul over to him.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Upon their arrival in Cesarea, they gave the letter to the governor, and they handed-over Pablo to him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When those who had continued on arrived in Cesarea, the letter was given to the governor and Pablo was handed over to him.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 3:18:
- Noongar: “John preached the Good News to the people. He used many different ways. John urged them, they must change their bad lives.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “Like that Yohanes carried the Good News to the people, and he advised them with many kinds of teaching.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Yahiya used still many different ‘preachings’ in proclaiming the good news to the people and he begged them telling them to change their behavior.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Now one of those days when all the people had finished being baptized, Jesus also had himself baptized by John. And then Jesus prayed, and while He was still praying, the heaven was opened and there landed on him the Holy Spirit who looked like a dove. And then God was heard speaking in Heaven, and He said, ‘You are my precious son; I am very pleased with you.’ There were very many things still that John taught those people, because he caused them to understand the good news. And as for John, he told the people that the custom of Governor Herod was bad because Herod had stolen his sister-in-law, Herodias, who was the wife of his younger brother Philip. And that which John told about was not the only evil doing of Herod because there were many other very evil things that he did. And that’s not all the evil that he did because he put John in prison.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “This and much more as well is what Juan was teaching the many-people in his preaching the good news to them.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “There were many more things which Juan taught to those people in his explaining the Good News.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
