Following are a number of back-translations of Romans 15:17:
- Uma: “From my connection with Kristus Yesus, I am proud [my heart is big] to recount the work that I have worked for God.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Because I belong already to Isa Almasi, I am not ashamed to make well-known about what I do for God.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And because of Jesus Christ’s help to me, I’m not ashamed to tell about everything that I’ve been able to do as a servant of God.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “So because of my being-one-with Cristo Jesus, I can boast-about my aforementioned serving God.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “I thank Jesus Christ that the work I do for God has turned out well.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- Miahuatlán Zapotec: “Therefore I feel it is all right if I become a little happy [polite way to talk about boasting] concerning the things that Jesus Christ did for you through my agency.”
- Chicahuaxtla Triqui: “And thanks to Christ Jesus I can speak well concerning my work which is the work of God.” (Source for this and above: Waterhouse / Parrott in Notes on Translation October 1967, p. 1ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 15:8:
- Noongar: “‘Now if a woman had ten silver coins and she lost one of them, what will she do? She lights a lamp, she sweeps her house and she looks in all parts of the house and she only stops when she finds her coin.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “‘For example, there is a woman who has ten pieces of silver money. If one piece is lost, what does she do? She lights a lamp and sweeps her house, and she hunts for where it got lost, until she finds it.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “‘Or’, said Isa, ‘for example there is a woman who has ten gold coins (dublun now only used as jewelry) and-then she loses one, what does she do? Certainly she will light a lamp and sweep the house searching very well as long as she hasn’t found it.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And there was another parable that Jesus told them; he said, ‘There was a woman who was saving ten silver coins which were very expensive because they were all silver. What does she do if she loses one piece? What she does, is, she first lights a lamp. And then she sweeps her house and she carefully looks for it until she finds it.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Jesus continued parabling, ‘Now supposing there is a woman who has ten coins and (unexpected development particle) she lost one, what will she do? She will light a torch/light and will thoroughly sweep her house searching-and-searching until she finds it, isn’t that so?” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “‘Like that too,’ said Jesus, ‘supposing there is a woman who had ten pieces of hard money, each one being worth a day’s wages, and then suddenly/enexpectedly one was lost, what will she do? Isn’t it so that she will light a lamp? She will sweep the house well for she will search thoroughly for it until she finds it.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Revelation 21:21:
- Uma: “The twelve doors were all of a stone that is fine and smooth like an egg, called pearl. Each door was made from one large pearl. The roads in the village were pure gold, shining like transparent glass.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “And the twelve doors were made of twelve pearls. Each door was made of one pearl. And the streets in that city were of unmixed gold, clear like glass.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And the twelve gates were twelve pearls for each gate was made of a single pearl. And the street in the city was very pure gold because like glass our eyes could see through it.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “The twelve entrances also, they were made from one-pearl -each, and the streets of the town, they were cemented with pure gold which gleamed like glass.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Like oyster pearls were the twelve gates, each one made of one pearl. The streets of the city were first-class gold and sparklingly-clear like mirror/glass.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “The twelve gates were all equipped with doors all of pearl. And just one pearl formed each of the doors. the streets of the city were all of gold. The streets reflected the sunlight like glass.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Romans 16:16:
- Uma: “Greet each other with your whole heart when you meet at services. All the believers in Kristus that are here send their greetings to you, relatives.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “And when you all meet together magsalam (a person takes the hand of another person kisses/smells that hand and touches it immediately to his own forehead). All who trust Isa Almasi in the many-prayer-houses send word that they remember you.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And as for all of you there, show your affection to each other when you gather together. The believers in the town here send their greetings to you.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Greet-one-another also to show that you love-one-another. All the congregations of those who believe in Cristo also send-greetings to you there.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “With respect greet one another of you. All the people who live in all places and who believe in Christ greet you there.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 16:8:
- Noongar: “‘Then the boss praised his worker because he had thought quickly and prepared for what would happen. Because this world’s people know this world’s things and they know the way to use these things. In this world, they are wiser than the people of the light.'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “‘When the rich man heard what that servant of his with bent behavior was doing, he just praised him, because he was clever hunting for an idea/plan so that his life would be good. Because people who do not know the Lord God are smarter/more clever arranging their lives with their fellow companions, than the cleverness/smartness of people who are in the light of the Lord God arranging their lives in the future.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When the master heard what this deceiving servant of his had done, he praised him yet because he was wise. He said, he knows to think for his future.’ Then Isa said, ‘The people who do not follow/obey God are wiser than the people who follow/obey God, for they know how to cause their companions to profit for their own good.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then,’ said Jesus, ‘when that master of his heard what that servant had done, he said, ‘Hey! He is really wise, because he’s preparing now ahead of time his livelihood in the future.’ And Jesus said, ‘Those people who will not obey the word of God, they really know how to make things better for themselves. But as for the people who are followers of God, apparently they don’t really know the way in order that they might be better off in the future there in Heaven.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘When his master found-out, he praised that employee for his trickiness in thinking of his livelihood. Because it’s true that the people who don’t believe, they are wiser in doing-business-with their companions than those whose minds are enlightened,’ said Jesus.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When that master of his observed, he spoke well of that deceiving manager of his, not because of that deception of his, but on the contrary, because he showed he could use his head. Because today, in this first life, the people who have no belief in God really know very well how to plan for their own benefit, much more so than the people of God.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999): “Then the master praised the steward, for although the instigation of forgery was an offense, he had not acted foolishly. The children of the world are often clever in their dealings with one another, the children of God or the children of light are stupid in comparison.”
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Corinthians 1:21:
- Uma: “For no matter how clever man is, they don’t [come to] know God by their cleverness. For following God’s wisdom [lit., clearness of heart], he decided that whoever believes in the Good News he would lift from the punishment of their sins. But when we (excl.) announce the Good News, those who do not believe say: ‘Those are the words of stupid people.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “God’s knowledge is really deep. That is what he wants, that the people will not know about God going through/by their knowledge. Therefore God purposed to save the ones who believe-obey the good news that we (excl.) proclaim, even though the ones who don’t believe-obey say that there is no use in our (excl.) proclaiming.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “God is really wise; He has that people cannot know who He is by means of their own wisdom, for He has made it so that they can only be set free by means of their faith in the Good News which we (dual) teach. But they suppose mistakenly that it is a lie and it has no value.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because due to God’s wisdom, he decided that it would not be possible for people to come-to-know him through their own wisdom, because God’s plan is to save those who believe in Cristo through what we (excl.) are preaching which those who don’t believe consider of no value.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Because according to his far-from-ordinary wisdom, God determined that he would not be recognized/known by people just because of their own perception. Therefore he determined already and this is his will that only because of people’s belief-in/obeying what is being taught concerning Cristo will he save them. As for this, it has no worth/usefulness according to the world’s perception.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “God truly has all wisdom. He determined that concerning the wisdom of the people who live here on earth, it will not be that wisdom which will understand who God is. God determined that those people who will believe the good news are those who will have their souls saved. Concerning this new word, people who do not believe the word say that it is of no value.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 17:9:
- Noongar: “You do not praise servant for doing what you told him to do, do you?” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “We do not need to say thank you to our slave, because he is just following our commands.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Do you thank your servant because he has done what you told him to do? Certainly not.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus said again, ‘As for that servant, he will not think that it is necessary that he be praised if he just obeys the commandments of his master.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Do you (sing.) moreover thank him if he has obeyed what you (sing.) commanded? No indeed!” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “And when that slave has obeyed all that was ordered him, will he be thanked by that master of his? Probably not.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Corinthians 3:6:
- Uma: “I am the one who planted [lit., scattered], Apolos is the one who poured [water on it]. God is the one who made-it-grow.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “We (excl.) are figuratively like people planting useful-plants, I am like the one planting the seed of the plant and Apollos is like the one watering it. But God is the one who makes the plant grow.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “As for me, I’m like the one who plants; as for Apollos, he’s like one who waters the plants. But if God doesn’t cause those plants to grow, it is of no value.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “If I compare you to a garden/field, I am the one who planted the seed, Apollos for-his-part is the one who watered-it, but God by-contrast is the one who caused-it-to-grow.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Because, what it’s like (is this), I planted, Apolos is the one who watered. But God is the one who caused-to-sprout and grow.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Concerning that word I told you, it is like a seed when it is planted. And Apollos is the one who watered it. But it is God who is the one who causes it to grow.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
