Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 19:29:
- Uma: “That disturbance spread all through the town. From there, the masses thronged to the big meeting house in the town. They caught Gayus and Aristarkhus, and took them with them to the meeting house. Gayus and Aristarkhus were both Makedonia people who were accompanying Paulus on his journey.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “The-result-was/finally that whole city was in an uproar. The people seized Gayus and Aristarkus, men of Makedoniya who were travelling companions of Paul. They dragged the two inside the large meeting house.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then the trouble spread through the whole town. Now the two companions of Paul, Gaius and Aristarchus, who were from Macedonia, the people seized them and took them rapidly into the big house where the people were gathered.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “It was no long-time before (lit. and) all the inhabitants were already disrupted/in-a-state-of-confusion. They abruptly-captured Gaius and Aristarkus who were Pablo’s traveling-companions from-Macedonia. Then they all-ran-as-a-group to drag-them-resisting to the spectating-place of the inhabitants.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “What else but the whole city was troubled. Without anything further, they all then hurried to their gathering place. Some were dragging two people who were companions of Pablo, who were Gayo and Aristarco the taga Macedonia.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 16:17:
- Uma: “And those who believe, I will give authority/power to do signs like these: With my name they will expel demons. They will speak with languages that they don’t know from the power of the Holy Spirit,” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “And the ones who believe in me, will be given power (supernatural) to do wonder-causing works. They will be able to drive out demons by the power of my name and they will be able to speak languages which they don’t know.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The person who believes in me, there will be signs that they can do. By means of the authority of my name, they can drive away demons who afflict people, and they will be able to speak in languages that they do not know.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “These are signs that the believers will show. They will cause-evil-spirits -to-leave by using my name and will be able-to-speak other languages that they don’t know.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “And these signs will be observed among the believers. There will be evil spirits they can drive out through the strength of my name. There will be those who can speak what is not their language.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of James 5:17:
- Uma: “Remember the account of the prophet Elia long ago. This prophet Elia, he was just a man/human too like us. He prayed with his real heart that it wouldn’t rain. Rain didn’t fall for three years and six months.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Nabi Eliyas was simply human like we (incl.) are. In old times he prayed whole-heartedly to God that it should not rain and it really did not rain for three and one half years.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “As for Elijah long ago, he was just a human like we are. But in spite of that, his praying was strong that it might not rain. And it really did not rain for three and a half years.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Think-about Elias. He was a person just like us, but when he persisted in praying that it not rain, it truly didn’t-rain for three and a half years.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Consider this, that as for that Elias of long ago, he was a person like us indeed. When he prayed that it wouldn’t rain, isn’t it so that for three and a half years it truly didn’t rain?” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “The prophet Elias also was just a person like us. But he earnestly prayed from the heart, he asked that it wouldn’t rain. And it didn’t rain for three and a half years.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 20:20:
- Uma: “You know relatives, that I was not afraid/uneasy to say to you whatever was beneficial. I taught you relatives, both while you met/gathered and also in your own houses.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “You know,’ Paul said, ‘that I really have not hidden anything that is for your good instead I preached and I taught you among very many people (publicly) and in your homes.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “You know also that I took great care in teaching you in the gatherings and also even in your homes. As I was teaching you and causing you to understand the word of God, I taught you everything that would be good for your faith.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “You also know that I have-kept-nothing -to-myself that would be to your betterment in my preaching and teaching you in our meetings and even in your houses.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “You also are well aware that I didn’t hide/keep from you any teaching which would be of benefit to you, but on the contrary I taught it in the presence of everyone and in your houses also.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 1:29:
- Noongar: “Mary was frightened, hearing the angel, and she questioned everything in her head.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “Maria was surprised to hear the words of that angel, and she thought [about] what was the meaning of his greeting.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When Mariyam heard what the angel said, she was really troubled in her mind and she thought-and-thought about as to what the meaning was of what he said.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when Mary heard this, she was very much dumbfounded and she wondered what might be the interpretation of this word of the angel.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Maria was extremely perplexed at what the angel said and she kept-searching as to what perhaps it signified (lit. wanted to say).” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When Maria heard, she couldn’t respond, and she was really amazed as to what that which had been said meant.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Peter 2:4:
- Uma: “The Lord Yesus is compared to a living stone. That stone was thrown away by men because they said it had no use. But in the sight of God, it/he is very expensive, and God chose him/it to be the main foundation stone. And you also, relatives, come to the Lord,” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Come/Go/Cause-to-be close to Isa Almasi, the Lord. He is the one who gives life without end. He is figuratively the stone on which a house is erected. He was rejected by the people because there is reportedly no use for it/him, but he was chosen by God because he is the very best.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Submit yourselves to our Lord Jesus, who is the one who gives life forever. He is like a building stone which the carpenters will not accept. He was not accepted by people, however He is the one whom God has chosen, for He is very precious.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Come-near then to the source of life who is Cristo who can-be-compared to a living stone which makes-firm the house. This stone, it was rejected/refused by people, but he is the one whom God chose, and he is valuable and honored in his estimation.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “As for this Cristo, he is really alive and what he is like is a smoothed/planed stone/rock which was not acceptable to the people. But he really was acceptable to God for he chose and really values him.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Search to know more about Christ. He is like a stone which is the first to be built into the house of God. The people wanted to throw the stone aside, but God chose it in order to build his house.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- Kekchí verses 4 and 5: “Gome to Christ, the very precious One who was chosen by God to give us life. Jesus Christ was appointed by God to serve like the big, very good stone which serves as the cornerstone of the house. And you, you are like the little stones that enter into the wall.” (Source: Eachus 2006, p. 266f.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 21:14:
- Uma: “So, because he would not believe / pay-attention-to our (excl.) forbidding, we (excl.) just stopped forbidding him, we (excl.) said: ‘Let the desire/will of God happen.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “We (excl.) really were not able to restrain/forbid him so we (excl.) just stopped and we (excl.) said, ‘God’s will be done.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when we realized that Paul could not be persuaded we stopped begging him, and we said, ‘May the desire of the Lord be done.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When we (excl.) were not able-to-change his mind, we (excl.) stopped, then we said, ‘May what God wants be fulfilled.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well, since he wouldn’t be disuaded, we (excl.) then stopped. We(excl.) just said, ‘Whatever is the will of the Lord, that hopefully is what will be followed/obeyed.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 1:61:
- Noongar: “So they said to her, ‘None of your relatives are called ‘John’.'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “They answered: ‘But there have never been any of your relatives named that!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “‘Why?’ they said. ‘There is, surprise, not even one among your relations who is called that.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And they said to Elizabeth, ‘Why? There isn’t even one of your relatives with that name!'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘How come? Absolutely none of your (pl.) relatives is named that!’ they said.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Those who had gathered all said, ‘But it’s like you have no relatives named like that.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
