Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 15:46:
- Uma: “Yusuf bought white cloth to use as a burial-item for him. He took his body off the cross and wrapped it with the cloth. After that he put it in a grave that was dug into the side of a rock mountain, and he rolled a rock to close up the door of the grave.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then Yusup bought white-cloth (kakana’) and after he had taken Isa down from the post, he shrouded him with the white-cloth. Then he laid him in a burial cave, a hollowed out stone. Then he rolled a stone to close-off the entrance of the cave.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Joseph bought a white banket and took the body of Jesus and wrapped it in the blanket. There was a burial cave cut out of a limestone cliff. He put the body of Jesus there, and he rolled a large stone to cover the grave.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “That being so, Jose went to go buy white cloth. Then he went and lowered Jesus’ body from the cross, and he wrapped it in that-aforementioned cloth, after which he placed-(it)-in a cave that was chipped-from rock. That being finished, he rolled a large stone in order that the cave would be closed (lit. doored).” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Therefore Jose went-and-bought first-class cloth. And then having removed the body of Jesus from the cross, he wrapped it in that. He put it in a grave which was hollowed out of rock. After-laying- Jesus -out inside, he caused a big rock to be rolled to block off the mouth of that grave.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of James 4:16:
- Uma: “Yet your [inclusive] words aren’t like that. Your hearts are just proud [high] and you put yourselves forward. Everything like that is definitely evil [emphatic].” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But you, you are proud and you boast. All boasting like that is bad.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “However as for you, by contrast, you are full of pride for you boast about what you are going to do and that is bad.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But come-to-find-out your minds are indeed proud and at-the-same-time you boast-about what you do. All boasting of people like that is bad.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But well, you are conceited and overbearing/presumptious against God. Like that really is not acceptable to him.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “But you are being arrogant in what you say. And this arrogance you have is bad.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 20:2:
- Uma: “On that journey of his, he paid visits to the followers of Yesus and he strengthened their hearts with many kinds of advice. From there, he also went to the province of Akhaya, the land of the Yunani people.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “He went covering all the places there and he spoke to the people to encourage their livers. Then he went to the land of Girik.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “He went through all the towns there and he thoroughly preached to the believers in order to draw their faith tight, and then he went on to Achaia.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “He visited the believers in the various-towns there to strengthen them, afterwards he then went to Akaya which is also called Grecia.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When he arrived there, he went to all the places where there were believers. He added to what he had taught them in the past which would also enable their believing/obeying to be sturdy, and then he went on to Grecia.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 1:11:
- Noongar: “An angel of God came to Zechariah and he stood on the right hand side of the altar, the right place for burning the incense.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “At that time, an angel of the Lord appeared on the right side of the table for burning incense.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then there appeared to him an angel of God standing there at the right side of where the incense was burned.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then an angel of God appeared to Him, and as for this angel, he was standing there at the right hand side of the altar where the incense was burned.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Whereupon an angel of God appeared to him standing at the right-side of the altar where-they -burned incense.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Suddenly/unexpectedly an angel(loan word, in glossary) of God came to Zacarias and stood to the right of that burning-place of incense.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Peter 1:11:
- Uma: “The prophets long ago foretold the blessing that you have received now, relatives, they foretold how God [would] show you his love at this time. From the leading of the Spirit of Kristus in their hearts, God made known to them the suffering(s) that would strike the person [lit., body] of Kristus and the bigness of life that he would receive when those sufferings were past. But those prophets long ago, they did not know how what they foretold would come to pass. That is why they really investigated, they wanted to know when and how the fulfilling/happening of all that they foretold [would be].” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “God’s Spirit who was there with them made-known/revealed to them about the suffering/persecution Almasi endured and about his being made great/honored when those sufferings/persecutions were over. They really wanted to know when this would happen and how this would happen, therefore they studied.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “They studied as to when and how this would be fulfilled, for they were inspired to do this by the Holy Spirit who comes from Christ. He caused them to understand that there would be tribulations which Christ would have to endure here on the earth. And when those were finished, He would be made very high.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because even though they were the spokesmen (lit. place-of-speaking) of the Spirit of Cristo when he predicted Cristo’s suffering and his being-made-high which followed, they still repeatedly-searched to find-out koma the time of its fulfillment and the way it would be fulfilled.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “For they really wanted to comprehend at what time and in what way these things would happen which they were caused to tell by the Espiritu Santo of Cristo. Because those things they were caused to tell were alluding to (lit. hitting) none other than the hardships which would be experienced by Cristo and the praise/glory which would be its outcome.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Because Christ caused that the Holy Spirit accompanied these prophets. This Holy Spirit caused them to write the word that Christ must suffer and afterwards it would be seen that no one is as great as he. But these prophets then wanted to know about what person he would be or what day he would live. And they very much searched in order to understand this word.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 20:34:
- Uma: “You yourselves know, relatives, how I worked with my own hands so I could buy whatever my needs were, and the needs of my friends.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “You, you know very well that I worked so that I (lit. we (excl.)) and my companions had (money for our) expenses.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “You know that I continued on working so that I might get what I and my companions needed.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “You know that I myself am the one who has-been-working to get my-needs and the needs of my fellows who are my traveling-companions.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “but on the contrary, you observed what my persevering was like so that I could find what I would live on, including what my companions would live on.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 1:43:
- Noongar: “Why does this great thing happen to me, now my Lord’s mother comes to see me?” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “Who am I, that you (sing.) the mother of my Lord comes here to visit me!” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Why is it that I am honored by the mother of my Lord coming to visit me?” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Why is it that I am so favored by God because why are you, the mother of the chosen king, visiting me.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “What I-wonder (RQ marker) is my status (lit. personhood) that you (sing.) have come to visit-me, you (sing.) who are moreover the mother of my Lord?” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “I don’t know just who I am, that the mother of my Lord/Chief has come here to me.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Peter 2:18:
- Uma: “Slaves, submit to and honor your nobles, not just your nobles that are good and who have gentle character. Even your nobles that are harsh, you must submit to them.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “You also, servants, respect really your masters and follow/obey what they command/tell you. Don’t just respect those masters who have good customs but respect even those who don’t have good customs and those who get easily angry.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “As for us (incl.) servants, let us submit ourselves to our master and may our respect for him be right. We must not only show respect to a master who is generous and good. Rather, we must also obey him who easily gets angry.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “As for you who are being-sent-on-errands, submit-yourselves to your masters and thoroughly respect them. You should do this to your good and patient/gentle masters and even also to the masters who are cruel (doesn’t imply that a slave has more than one master).” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well as for you slaves, you must truly submit with true respect to your masters. Whatever their nature/ways, a good/kind one giving good management, or strict, obey well anyway.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Listen, you workmen. Obey your bosses and respect them. Not only the good people who speak softly should you obey, but also those who speak harshly you should obey.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
