Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 9:26:
- Uma: “That news was spread all over the village and to all the villages that were near.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then, the news about this became known in that whole place/country.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And this happening was heard in all the surrounding towns.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “That being so, this that Jesus did was reported-from-one-to-another in all the nearby towns.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Without anything further, the news about that which had happened spread all over that place.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Concerning what Jesus did, the word went all over that area.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 2 Corinthians 5:8:
- Uma: “So our hearts are always strong. Even if we were to die, we would just consider-it-a-blessing for when we are separated from this body of ours, we are with the Lord!” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Our (incl.) liver is really encouraged. We (incl.) would yet/rather choose to die so that we (incl.) would be there where our (incl.) Leader is, than live here in this world.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Our faith in the Lord is always strong and we wish that we might leave this earthly body so that we might go home to the Lord.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But our (excl.) minds are nevertheless strong. It-would-be-preferable if we (excl.) left our (excl.) bodies on this earth in order to go stay-with the Lord,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Therefore even if death comes we are confident/bold to leave behind this earthly body of ours in order to be with the Lord in heaven. And that also is what would make us (excl.) much happier.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “And now, I do not doubt that it will thus happen, therefore I am eager to die. Because I am eager to live there with the Lord.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 4:8:
- Uma: “His disciples continued on into the town to buy food. Not long [after that], a Samaria woman came to get water. Yesus said to her: ‘Ma’am, please give me some water to drink.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “His disciples were not there because they had gone to the town to buy their food. It wasn’t long when a Samariya woman came to draw water. Isa said to her, ‘Woman, give me (some) water to drink.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “There was also was the well that Jacob had made long ago. And as for Jesus, since he was very tired from walking, he sat down there near the well. And then the sun reached the zenith. He was alone because his disciples, they had gone into the village because they would buy food. And there arrived a Samaritan woman in order to fetch water. And Jesus said to her, ‘Woman, let me drink.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “His followers though, they went to the town to go buy what they would eat. When they had gone, there was a woman who resided in Samaria who went to get-water. ‘I will please drink,’ Jesus said to her.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “(None of his disciples were there because they had gone to buy something to eat in the town.)” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “The learners of Jesus had gone to the town in order to buy food to eat.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 10:20:
- Uma: “So, what you say at that time, is not from your own thinking. Your words will come/issue/appear from the Holy Spirit that your Father who is in heaven gave to you. He is the one who will make-clear-to you what you will say when you speak.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “For what you will say is not from you but-rather the Spirit of your Father God who is there in your bodies/in you is the one speaking.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “What you say will not be words which come from your thinking, but rather it will come from the Holy Spirit whom our Father God sent. He will be the one to open your mouth.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because it will not be yours whose words they are but rather the Spirit of God our Father.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Because it won’t be you who will speak by yourselves, but on the contrary the Espiritu Santo who will be sent by your Father in heaven, he will be the one to put in your minds what you are to say.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Because the Holy Spirit will put in your minds the word which you will speak to the judge. It won’t be your own thoughts you figure out to speak.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 2 Corinthians 7:1:
- Uma: “So, my relatives whom I love, since we have these promises of God, well then, we must get rid of all that makes us evil, both what is visible and what is in our hearts. We must follow God with our whole heart, and fear to do what he doesn’t like.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Na, my loved friends, all these promises of God are for us (incl.). Therefore we (incl.) should leave all that makes unclean, whether it is bad doings or bad thoughts. We (incl.) should really fear God so that we (incl.) are really exactly good.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And since these are the things promised to us (incl.) by God, let us clean our activities so that there are no filthy activities of our bodies or filthy thinking. And let us correct our activities so that our becoming righteous might be made strong by means of our always showing Him respect.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “My esteemed friends, since God has promised these-things to us, we ought to turn-our -backs-on all that makes-filthy our bodies and minds and make-every-effort to follow a thoroughly holy lifestyle because of our esteeming/respecting God.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well now, ones whom I hold dear, since these things have been promised to us, we need to cleanse our bodies and minds/inner-being from all sin, for God is disgusted with all sin of people. Hopefully we will strive to live with respectful fear of God until our lives are righteous with complete righteousness.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Listen my dear brothers, thus is the word which God promised that he would do for us. Therefore let us separate from all the evil there is. We will separate from everything which spoils our bodies. We will separate from all the words which spoil our thoughts. Let us put our heart to revering God. Let us give our hearts to God forever.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 4:40:
- Uma: “So, they went to meet with Yesus, and they asked that he stop in their town. He did stop there two nights.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Therefore when the Samariya people arrived there where Isa was, they urged him to stay with them for a while. And Isa stayed there for two days.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when the Samaritans arrived coming there to Jesus, they begged him that he would not immediately continue on his journey. Therefore Jesus and company stayed there for two days.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “So when they arrived where Jesus was, they persuaded (lit. hung-onto) him to stay-with them. And he stayed there two days.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Therefore when those Samaritanos came to Jesus, they asked him to stay a while with them. That’s why Jesus was there for two days.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “When those inhabitants of the land of Samaria arrived, they told Jesus that he should stay over where they lived. So Jesus stayed there two days.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 11:10:
- Uma: “Because he is the one who prepares the hearts of the people to receive me, like was written in the Holy Book long ago. God said: ‘This one is my messenger/sent-one, I command him to come ahead of You (sing.), to prepare your (sing.) road.’ ‘” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “For Yahiya is the person written about in the holy-book, it says there, ‘God said, I send my messenger ahead of you in order to prepare your way.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “for John is also the fulfillment of the prophesied word of God because God said, ‘This is the person that I will send. I will cause him to go ahead of you so that he might clean your way.’ ‘” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because Juan is what the written word of God is telling-about that says, ‘I will send someone to go-ahead of you (sing.) to prepare the path-you-(sing.)-will-take.’ ‘” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Because this Juan is the one being referred to in the word of God which was written, which says, ‘It’s true, there is someone whom I will send to go ahead of you (sing.), for he will make ready where you will walk.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “This John is the messenger spoken about in the Holy Book, which says: ‘I will send my messenger to go ahead of where you go. He will prepare for your coming,’ it says.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
For the Old Testament quote, see Malachi 3:1.
Following are a number of back-translations of 2 Corinthians 8:17:
- Uma: “We(excl.) asked him: ‘Do you want us (excl.) to order you (sing.) to go to Korintus to help them organize their gathering of this money?’ He answered: ‘I do want it!’ More than that, from his own desire he already had a heart to want to visit you.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When we (excl.) asked Titus if he could go to you, he immediately said yes. From his own desire he is glad to go and help you.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when we asked him if he wanted to help you, he was very glad to do it. And that’s not all, because he already wanted to help you. And because of this desire of his, he has decided to return there to you.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “I know this is true, because he immediately liked our (excl.) plan to send him there (near addressee) and the truth of it is, he had previously decided to go visit you because of his extreme concern-for-your -interests.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “For he didn’t just promise happily to do what I was asking him to do but rather he really persevered in his intention to go there to you, for it was also his desire too to go there.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “When I told him to go and see you, he was very glad to go. Because he himself wanted to go and see you.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
