Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 24:14:
- Uma: “And the Good News that says how God becomes King will be spread all over the world so that all mankind can hear. After that, then the end of the world will come.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “And the good news about God’s ruling will be proclaimed/preached in the whole world so that all mankind will know. After that the end of the world will come.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And this good news about how God will rule will be spread to all the world so that all mankind might know. And when that is finished, that will be the end.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “The good news concerning God’s ruling, it will be preached in the collective-countries of this world so that all people will hear, and then the end of the world will arrive.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “And this Good News concerning the kingdom of God will be spread by being taught all over the world, so that all nations will comprehend it. And then that is when the end of the world will be.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Before all that must be has happened there will spread the good news all over the world in order that all the people know about entering the hand of God.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Philippians 4:12:
- Uma: “I know to live with a little bit, I also know to live with a surplus. No matter what happens to me [lit., strikes me], I always know to make-glad my heart–when full when hungry, much or little, having plenty or being-in-want.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “I have experienced need and I have also experienced having more-than-enough/excess. I am used to it, therefore even wherever and even whenever, whether I am full or hungry, whether I have excess or need, I am not troubled just the same.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “I have experienced being in need and also having all that I need. I am used to this at any place and any time, whether I have food or whether I don’t have food; whether I have a lot or I lack what I need.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “I have experienced having-lack and so also having-excess. Whatever happens to me, whether I am hungry or full, and whether what I need is lacking or in-excess, I have-come-to-know the way to be satisfied.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Why wouldn’t I say that since I have already experienced being in need and having everything I need ? I have accustomed myself to the habit of being able to be happy anyway, whatever my situation is, whether being full or being hungry, having plenty or being in need.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “I know how to pass through the time when I am filled, or when I am hungry. Alike I rejoice whether I have more than enough, or whether I don’t have any of what I need.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 16:3:
- Uma: “They do all that to you, because they do not know my Father, and I also, they do not know me.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “They will do this to you because they do not know my Father nor me.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The reason they will do this to you is because I and my Father, they do not know us.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “They will do these-things because they don’t know my Father and me.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “They really will do this because they don’t recognize/know me, or the Father either.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “This will happen to you because they have never come to know my Father nor me.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 24:46:
- Uma: “No kidding his blessedness/good-fortune if his noble returns from his journey and finds him doing his work.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When his master comes back, that servant is very happy when his masters sees that he has done all that he was commanded to do.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “When his master returns, how great is the joy of the servant if his master finds that he obeyed all that his master told him to do.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Fortunate is that servant if his master comes-home and comes-upon him doing the work that was entrusted to him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “That slave will be able to be really happy if on the arrival of his master, like that truly is what he is doing.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “The good fortune will be met by the worker who does what his boss ordered. When the boss arrives he will find him working.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Colossians 1:21:
- Uma: “Long ago, relatives, you were far from God. You were his enemies because your hearts and actions were evil.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “You beforehand, you were far from God. And you were God’s enemies because your thoughts and your deeds were evil.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Long ago you were not friends of God, but rather you were his enemies, because your thinking and your behavior were always evil.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Even you back then, you were still far from God, and you were opposing him because of the evil that you were thinking and doing.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well now, as for you, you are included also in this. Because there in the past, you were really far from God in the opposition to him of your minds/inner-being and your evil doings.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “In past days, in your hearts you looked upon God as apart from you. You were enemies with him because of all the sins in which you lived. But now God has wanted that you be friends with him.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 17:2:
- Navajo (Dinė): “You have given me charge of human beings, as many as there are, in order that I should give to all that you have given me life that does not end.”
- Huehuetla Tepehua: “You have given me my chieftainship so that I can rule all people. In this way can give eternal life in heaven to all you gave me.”
- Aguaruna: “You are the one who said in reference to me, ‘Let him be the commander of all people; so that he gives never ending life to those I have given him.'” (Source for this and above: M. Larson / B. Moore in Notes on Translation February 1970, p. 1-125.)
- Uma: “You gave me authority over all people, so that the people whom you gave me, I gave them good life forever.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “You gave me authority to rule over all mankind so that I could give life without end to all people you gave to me.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “You have entrusted to me the authority over all people so that I might give life forever to all the people you have given to me.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because you (sing.) handed-over to me the authority to rule-over all people so that I would give life that is forever to all those whom you (sing.) entrusted to me.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Like indeed your giving to me the rule over all people under the heavens, so that I will give life which is without ending to all whom you have given to me.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “You gave your son power to decide over all people so that he will give the new life which is forever to all whom you delivered over to him.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 25:28:
- Uma: “The noble also said to another ordered-one: ‘Take the money from him, give it to the one who has ten thousand.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then he said to his other servants, ‘Take the money away from him and give it to the one who has ten thousand pesos.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And he said to another servant, ‘Take the thousand away from him, and give it to the one who was able to get ten thousand.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then he said to his other servants, ‘Get his talent so you will then give it to the one who has ten talents.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “And then that master said to his other slaves, ‘Go ahead, take that one thousand from him and add it to the one who got ten thousand.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Then the boss said to the workers who were standing there: ‘Concerning this worker here, take away the one thousand monies he has. Give that money to the worker who is holding the ten thousand monies.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Colossians 3:1:
- Uma: “We who believe in Kristus, we can say that we have been caused-to-live again together with Kristus, because God gave us new life from our connection with him. So, because we have indeed been caused-to-live again together with Kristus, we must seek what is in heaven, where Kristus is, sitting on the right side of God.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then, because Almasi has been made alive from his death we (incl.) also, it is as if (we) have been made alive again together with him/followed him being made alive again and we (incl.) have now life without end. That’s why we (incl.) ought to aspire/aim-for the things there in heaven. Because Almasi is there in heaven ruling and sitting at God’s right-side, which is the place most prominent/important.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Now, brothers, Christ is raised from the dead and it’s as though we also were raised from the dead along with Him, because we now have life forever. And because of this it’s necessary that we always carefully think about the things that God in Heaven wants us to think about. That’s where Christ rules, sitting at the right hand of God.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Since (i.e. because) you joined in coming-alive at/in Cristo’s living again, you ought to value/esteem that which is in Cristo’s ruling-place at the right-side of God in heaven.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well now, since you are now the companion of Cristo in having been made alive again, therefore what you should always be striving for is, the fitted-for-heaven things that please him, he who is sitting now on the right side of God the Father there in heaven.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “You must reckon that when Christ resurrected, you also resurrected. Therefore in how you live now, reckon that it is as though you lived there in heaven with Christ at the right of God.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- Kupsabiny: “So, since you (plur.) have entered into (a) new life as Christ entered when he rose from death, look for things that come from God’s Homestead where he is seated at the right hand of God.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Bariai: “But God lifted you (plur.) back together with Kristus, therefore you must be eager to search for the things of heaven. There Kristus sat down on his chief seat at God’s right hand.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Mairasi: “You guys already rose from death with Kristus. That is the reason you guys must strive so that you will see the good things [grace] over there in Heaven, specifically in that place over there where Kristus sits at Great Above One’s right ruling.” (Source: Enggavoter 2004)
