Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 16:25:
- Noongar: “But Abraham said, ‘Remember, my son, when you were alive, you had all the good things, but Lazarus had all the bad things. But now he is sits happily in this place while you have pain.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “‘Abraham said: ‘Remember, child: While you (sing.) were still living in the world, you (sing.) received/got all the good, while Lazarus (emphatic) received/got only the bad. At this time, he is comforted here, and as for you (sing.), you (sing.) receive/get suffering/difficulty.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But Ibrahim said, ‘Friend, remember that you have received already all kinds of good during your lifetime but Lasarus has received bad. But now his situation is good here, and you are suffering pain.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “However, Abraham answered, calling, ‘Grandchild, remember that when you were still alive, your life was filled with happiness. But as for Lazarus, his life was filled with torment, and now Lazarus is happy, and you are in torment.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘But Abraham said, ‘Remember my child that during your (sing.) lifetime, you (sing.) had all the good things that you (sing.) wanted, and as for Lazarus, it was pure hardship that he underwent. But now he is enjoying himself here and you (sing.) in-turn are the one being hardshipped there.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But the reply of Abraham was, ‘Son, what you are to remember is your life while still under the heavens, that you caused yourself to have-an-abundance-of-everything. As for Lazaro here, he experienced big hardship/suffering. But today, he is being comforted here. You now are the one who is experiencing far from ordinary hardship/suffering.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Corinthians 2:7:
- Uma: “What we (excl.) announce is cleverness that is from God, we (excl.) announce God’s purpose to give us (incl.) bigness of life [glory]. That purpose of his was not-yet know to mankind long ago. But before the world was made, God made-certain from-the-start to give us that bigness of life.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “My preaching is about the purpose of God which mankind did not know. When this world was not yet created, God already thought about what he should do (lit. as to how) so that we (incl.) would go to heaven.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “This teaching that I’m talking about, it is the hidden things that God is doing that was not known long ago by mankind. A long time ago, before anything was created, God already thought of this that He would do, so that we might be made immortal.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “The kind-of-wisdom that we (excl.) are talking-about, it is God’s plan which he decided before the world was created that we be included in his greatness (lit. highness). But he didn’t make-this -known to people previously.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But rather, in this that we (excl.) are teaching, God’s far-from-ordinary wisdom/understanding is being made evident, which he did not make known to the people of the past, and which even now is not understood by many. But even though it’s like that, through the strength of this wisdom/understanding of his, before he created this world, God had already determined this which has now happened which Cristo did so that we would receive-a-share of his praiseworthiness in the future.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “But this word I speak which truly makes the people wise is God’s word. In the days which are past, the people who lived here on earth did not know about this word. Before God made the world, he already had determined what would happen afterwards to cause our souls to be saved.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 17:26:
- Noongar: “‘The Days of the Son of Man will come like the days of Noah.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “‘Like what happened at the time of the prophet Nuh long ago, like that also what will happen at the day of my coming, I the Son of Man.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “In the future when I come back to the world, the works of the people will be like the works/doings of the people of the time of Nu ley.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And in the future, at the time when I return to the earth, the activity of people will be like the activity of the people long ago at the time of Noah.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘The behavior of people on the day that I come again will be like the time of Noe.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “It’s true, that how the punishment coming to them wasn’t being considered by (lit. in the head of) the people in the time of Noe, that is indeed how it will be at my returning here, I who am the One From Heaven Born of Man/human.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Corinthians 3:23:
- Uma: “And you are the portion of Kristus, and Kristus is the portion of God.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But remember, you belong to Almasi. Almasi also belongs to God.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And as for you, you are only subjects of Christ; and Christ, He also is the subject of God.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “And as for you, you belong to Cristo, and as for Cristo, he belongs to God.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “For is it not so that you are now Cristo’s?. And this Cristo, (he is) God’s.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “We now, we will do the will of Christ. And Christ does the will of God.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 18:21:
- Noongar: “The man replied, ‘Since I was young, I have always done everything the Law says.’ ” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “That person said: ‘All those rules, I have followed since my childhood.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “The man said to him, ‘Sir, all that I have obeyed since I was a child.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And that man answered Jesus, he said, ‘Teacher, all of those things I have observed, and I have not disobeyed, ever since I was a child.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “That man then said, ‘Beginning from my youth, I have-been-obeying all these laws.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “‘Teacher,’ said that man again, ‘as for all of that, I have been obeying that since my childhood.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Corinthians 5:11:
- Uma: “What I said was don’t mix with those who say they do believe in the Lord Yesus, yet they [contrary to expectation] behave wrongly, are greedy/gluttonous, worship idols, curse others, are drunken, or are deceivers. Even to eat with people like that, don’t!” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But this is the meaning of what I said, don’t go along with a person who says that he is your fellow truster in Isa Almasi, but his doing is adultery or craving the possessions of his companion or (he) worships idols or slanders his companions or drinks or steals. Don’t even eat together with people/persons like that.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “I wasn’t talking about people who do not believe in God whose activities are filthy, or selfish people or people who rob and those who worship false gods, because if that was what I was talking about, it would be very difficult to avoid that, because we could only avoid things like that if we got completely out of the world. That I was saying was, that we should avoid people who say that they are believers but their activities are evil, like filthy-doing and those who are selfish, they worship false gods, and those who say their companions are evil when they’re not; those who are drunk and those who rob. Even to eat with these people, you must not do.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “What that which I said means to say is, if there is a person who says he is your brother who believes but who at-the-same-time is-sleeping-with someone not his spouse or covets or worships idols or speaks-evil-of his fellows or is a drunkard or thief, don’t be-friends-with him. Even as-far-as food, don’t eat-with a person like that.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “This is actually who I meant whom you should not go-around-as-friends-with, those people who say they are your siblings in believing, whereas they still behave-immorally with one who is not their spouse, (they are) still covetous of the things that can be obtained here in the world, (they) worship pretend gods, still use harsh language, (they are) drunkards, and make-a-habit-of-taking-what-they-want-by-force. If their nature/ways are still like that, don’t even eat with them.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “This word I want to tell you is that no longer should you carry along those who say they are your brothers and are adulterers, or concerning what they own, they only want it to increase, or those who worship idols, or liars, or drunkards, or thieves. Now about these, you cannot even eat together with them.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 19:10:
- Noongar: “The Son of Man came here to seek lost people and save them.'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “Because that is why I have come, I the Son of Man. I come to hunt for people who are far from God, and to lift them from the punishment of their sins.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “I, the Son of Mankind, my business/purpose for coming here to the world is to seek the people who are far from God and to save them.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And as for me, the older sibling of mankind, the reason I came here to the earth is so that I might free from punishmet all of those who have strayed away from the true path.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “and I who am Child of a Person, I came here in order that I would go and search-for and save people who are lost.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Because I who am the One From Heaven Born of Man/human, why I came here was, I am searching for the led-astray/lost for I will save/free them from the punishment because of their sin.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Corinthians 7:10:
- Uma: “To [you] relatives who are married, here is my command–but they aren’t my words, they are the Lord Yesus’ words: a woman who is married is not to separate from her husband.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “To the married couples I also have something to tell/command. And these words are not just from me but from our leader Isa Almasi. He said, a woman should not leave her husband.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Now as for you married couples, I also have a word for you. This is not just my advice to you, but rather it is a command of our Lord. It is: as for woman, she must not divorce her husband; and a man, he must not divorce his spouse. However, if there is a woman who has already divorced her husband, it is not possible that she get married again. It is possible for them to come back together.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “As for you also who are married, I have something to tell you that is not only my command but rather is the command of the Lord Jesus. A woman must not leave her husband.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well now, to you believers who are married, this is what I am saying, and it’s not just I but the Lord who commanded this. It’s not permissible for the woman to separate-from/divorce her husband.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “I tell the people who already are married that the woman who has a husband should not separate from her husband. This word I tell you is not just my own word, rather the Lord Himself said this word about what I tell you to do.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
