Following are a number of back-translations of Hebrews 10:4:
- Uma: “For the blood of cows and the blood of goats certainly cannot wipe-away sins.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “For the blood of cows and of goats cannot hep remove man’s sin.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Because it’s not possible in any way that the blood of cows and goats could take away our sins.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because the blood of male cows and goats, it is absolutely unable to remove sins.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Because, this blood of bulls and blood of the goats, this cannot remove sins.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Concerning the blood of cows or of goats when they have been killed, it can never be able to take away the sins of the people.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 13:50:
- Uma: “But the Yahudi people incited the elders of the town and the rich women who submitted to God, with the result that Paulus and Barnabas were persecuted and expelled from Antiokhia.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But the Yahudi stirred up the leaders of that place and the prominent women who were not Yahudi but worshiped God, in order that they would oppose Paul and Barnabas. Therefore they sent/drove the two away from that place.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And the leaders there in the city of Antioch and the important women who worship God, (I have given ‘important women’ as the equivalent of one word in Manobo which means ‘the wife of a dat`u’. A dat`u could be any of the leading or important men of the town), the Jews caused them to be angry at Paul and Barnabas, and they drove those two out of the town.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But the Jews who didn’t believe, they incited-to-wrongdoing the rich women who worshipped God and the respected/acknowledged leaders of the town to begin to cause-hardship to Pablo and Barnabas. And they drove-them -out of that town.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But, what those Jews at Antioquia did was, they incited the women of high/important blood, who were devout-worshippers of God although they weren’t Jews. They also incited the men who were the most important in that city to oppose Pablo and Bernabe. What else but they expelled them from their place.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 12:15:
- Uma: “Yesus knew the hidden purpose of their heart. That’s why he said to them: ‘Why do you search for a slip-up in my words? Bring here the money you usually use to pay the tax, I want to see it.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But Isa knew their deceit. He said to them, ‘Why are you testing me? Bring a coin (lit. hard money) here so that I can look at it.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus knew that they were intending to trap him and so he said, ‘Why are you testing me? Show me what the money looks like with which you pay the tax to the king of Rome.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But Jesus knew they were tricking him, so then he said to them, ‘Why are you testing me? Please bring-me a money so I will look-at-it.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But Jesus knew the motive in their mind. That’s why he said to them, ‘Why are you putting a noose around my neck(fig.)? Bring me that money to look at.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Hebrews 10:36:
- Uma: “You must remain believing no matter what happens, continually follow the will/desire of God, until you get what he has promised to you.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “You should really persevere so that you can do God’s will and finally receive what God has promised to you.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “You must be long suffering so that you might carry out what God wants, and then you will finally receive what He promises you.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “You must persevere in being patient so you will fulfill what God wants and gain what he has promised.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “It’s necessary that you hold fast so that you will really obey the will of God. And then if it’s like that you will receive what he promised.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “What you must do now, endure all the suffering you go through. Earnestly endeavor to do the will of God in order that the word he promised to happen will apply to you.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 15:2:
- Uma: “No kidding the opposition of Paulus and Barnabas contradicting that teaching of theirs. Finally the Kristen people in Antiokhia said: ‘We should send several of our companions to Yerusalem to present [lit., bring to the top] this matter to the apostles of the Lord Yesus and other elders.’ The ones they sent, were Paulus, Barnabas and several others.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Paul and Barnabas argued strongly with those people and they debated much about that teaching of theirs. Therefore the disciples of Isa in Antiyok planned-agreed that Paul and Barnabas and others of the brothers should go to Awrusalam to question the commissioned ones and the elders about that matter/problem.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Now Paul and Barnabas, they didn’t receive the teaching of these people, and their arguing with them was very strong; therefore the believers there, they sent Paul, Barnabas, and some others of them to go to Jerusalem so that they might ask about this to the apostles and to the elders of the believers there.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But Pablo and Barnabas, extreme was the way they were arguing with them. Therefore they all agreed-together that Pablo and Barnabas and some other believers would go to Jerusalem to go speak-with the apostles and leaders of the believers concerning that-aforementioned that they taught.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When Pablo and Bernabe heard, they really argued-with/challenged that teaching. Their answering-back-and-forth was intense. Therefore, when it was now like that, the believers at Antoquia decided to send Pablo and Bernabe, together with some other believers from there, to go to Jerusalem, for they would get the solution to that thing from the apostles and overseers there.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 13:3:
- Uma: “After that, Yesus went to Zaitun Mountain and he sat down opposite the House of God. Petrus, Yakobus, Yohanes and Andreas cam to speak to him when there were no other people.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then while Isa was sitting on the hill Jaitun facing towards the temple, Petros and Yakub and Yahiya and Andariyas went to him, they by themselves.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when they were on the hill called the Place of Olives, they looked down on the church, and Peter, James, John, and Andrew asked Jesus when they were alone, for they said,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then they climbed the hill Olivo and Jesus sat-down facing the Temple. After that Pedro, Santiago, Juan and Andrew approached him by-themselves and said,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “And then when Jesus was sitting down there on the Hill of Olibo, across from the Templo (implies which was opposite, on another hill), Pedro, Santiago and Juan questioned him privately.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Hebrews 11:29:
- Uma: “From the faith of the Yahudi people long ago, they crossed the Red Sea like they were just walking on land. Yet the Mesir people, they drowned in the sea when they were still crossing.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “The descendants of Isra’il also trusted in God therefore they went-through/crossed-over through the middle of the Red Sea like on dry land to the other side. But the people of Misil who chased them also tried to cross-over and-then they all drowned because the sea closed up again.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And as for the descendants of Israel, by means of their faith in God they crossed the ocean called Red, which God had caused to separate. And the way they passed over was just like dry land. However, the Egyptians who were chasing them, they were all drowned because God caused that ocean which he had separated to return.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because of the faith of those descendants of Israel, they walked-through what was called the Reddish/Brownish Sea like the way people walk on dry land. But when those-from-Egipto tried to follow them, they all drowned.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well, as for the Israelita also, because of their believing/obeying God, they were able to cross that sea which is called Red, in-which where- they -walked was dried ground. But when the Egyptians then crossed, they all drowned.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “The Jews believed that it is true what God says. Therefore they were able to cross the Red Sea, just as though it was dry land where they walked. However, the people of Egypt wanted also to cross the sea and they were covered over by the water.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 15:34:
- Uma: “But as for Silas, he said: ‘I will not-yet return to Yerusalem. I’ll stay here in Antiokhia for now.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “However, Silas did not go along, but he stayed there.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But as for Silas, he stayed behind at Antioquia.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
