Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 7:53:
- Uma: “You received the Law of the Lord God that the angels announced/delivered to our ancestors, but you do not follow them.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “You there, you are the ones who received God’s law from the angel, but you are the ones who do not obey/follow the law.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And as for the law of God, it was given to us long ago by means of angels of God, however you have not obeyed it.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “You are the ones who inherited the law that God passed to the angels back then, but you haven’t believed/obeyed it,’ said Esteban.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “you who have been enlightened about the laws of God which were entrusted to Moises, angels being as-it-were his go-betweens. But well, you didn’t obey them.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 6:37:
- Uma: “Yesus said: ‘You feed them.’ His disciples answered back: ‘Ei’! What are we (excl.) to give them? Even two hundred silver moneys wouldn’t be enough to feed this many people.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But Isa said to them, ‘You feed them.’ They said to him, ‘Na, how (shall) this (be)? For those many people it should be the wages of a person working for eight months to buy bread to feed them.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “But Jesus said, ‘You be the ones to give them something to eat.’ ‘What!’ they said. ‘Even if we had a lot of money, even two hundred pieces of denarius money, that would not be enough to buy food for all these many people.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But Jesus said to them, ‘Better (lit. even-if) you be the ones to feed them.’ Then they said, ‘Do you (sing.) mean to say that we (excl.) are to buy bread worth how-many thousands to feed-them -with?'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But Jesus replied to them, ‘You be the ones to give them something to eat.’ Those disciples were saying, ‘Oh expletive, what’s to be done? Shall we (excl.) go and buy bread, what it could be bought with being what could rightly be paid in wages for work lasting eight months, for us (excl.) to give them to eat?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Titus 3:3:
- Uma: “For long ago, our hearts were still dark too [implied: the same as other people’s hearts], we did not know the true way/path to go to the Lord God, we transgressed his Laws. Our lives long ago were controlled by the evil desires of our hearts and the enjoyment/gladness of the world that is not good. Our hearts were evil, we were envious of others. We just were hateful and hated one another.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Because we (incl.) also formerly, we (incl.) were ignorant and we (incl.) did not obey/lit. follow teaching. We (incl.) were always deceived. We (incl.) always followed our (incl.) own wishes good or bad. There was only bad in our (incl.) livers and we (incl.) put our (dual) companions at a disadvantage (jidiil). We (incl.) were hated by the people and we (incl.) also hated them.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “For as for us (incl.) believers, we were stupid long ago and transgressors against God for we had not found the true way. We were enslaved by the evil desires of our bodies and the pleasures which were not good. Our minds were saturated with wickedness and jealousy. People were angry with us and we were also angry with them.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “For even we who believe, our thoughts were also lacking concerning God previously and we were not obedient. We were being-deceived and we were-led-astray by what wasn’t correct and we were enslaved by the various desires of our bodies and the evil-things that we enjoyed. Our thoughts toward our companions were evil, we were-mutually-envious and we hated-each-other.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Consider that before, even we who are now believers, we were lacking in understanding, disobedient, and misled concerning the trail/way of truth. At that time we were still slaves of the evil desires of our body which we were indulging. Our nature/ways in the past were, being hurtful to our fellowman and envious. We were hated by others/some. As for them, we hated/were-angry-with them too.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Let us remember that in another day that we also were foolish, we were disobedient, we did what was not right. Our hearts were grabbed by the desires which were evil. We lived evilly, and were envious. People hated us all. And we hated each other.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 8:25:
- Uma: “So, when Petrus and Yohanes finished announcing the Word of God and making strong the hearts of the Samaria people, they returned to Yerusalem. On their journey, they also announced the Word of the Lord in many villages in the land of Samaria.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Petros and Yahiya continued proclaiming God’s word/message to the people there and they testified about Isa. After that they returned to Awrusalam. While they were on the way, they stopped in the villages of Samariya and they proclaimed there the good news about Isa.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And within how many days then Peter and John told about Jesus, and they caused the word of the Lord to be understood. And then they went home to Jerusalem. And on their way were many villages in the province of Samaria, and they caused the people there also to understand the good news.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When Pedro and Juan were then finished telling the word of the Lord and confirming/verifying what they had seen and heard from Jesus, they returned to Jerusalem stopping in the many-towns in Samaria that they passed in order to preach the good news about Jesus.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well, when Pedro-and-companion ended their testifying concerning the Lord Jesus and their teaching of the things he had said, they then went home to Jerusalem. On that returning-home of theirs, they went through many villages belonging to Samaria, and Pedro-and-companion explained to the people from there concerning the Good News concerning Jesus.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 7:13:
- Uma: “So the Word of God you don’t-pay-attention-to, the customs you received from your elders, that is what you teach to the people. You do many other things like this.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Na, in doing that, you do not pay attention/honor the command of God because that is what you teach, the teachings of your forefathers. And you do many more things like that.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “By means of these handed down customs of yours, you turn your back on the word of God and it does you no good. There are many other things like that you do.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Due-to that custom that you are teaching to the many-people, you have caused-to-be (expression of strong rebuke) useless the word of God. And you are doing many things like this,’ said Jesus to them.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Through that reasoning, as for the word of God, you really have exchanged it for these which you have inherited. And really there are many more things which you are doing which are like those.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Philemon 1:20:
- Uma: “So, relative, because we are relatives in the Lord, please follow this request of mine. Receive Onesimus back, so that my heart will be glad from our being-relatives in Kristus.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Yes, Friend, I wish that you help me because we (dual) equally trust in Isa Almasi, our (dual) Leader. Cause my liver to be happy/cheer my liver for we (dual) are brothers because of Isa Almasi.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And because of this, Friend, I beg you to pity me for we (dual) are brothers by means of our faith in the Lord. Do this so that I might rejoice, for we are brothers by means of Christ.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Therefore my brother, may you (sing.) honor this request of mine to you (sing.) because of our (du) faith in the Lord Jesus. May you (sing.) make-me-happy and strengthen my mind, for we (du) are brothers because of our (du) being-united-with Cristo.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Therefore, my dear sibling in believing, please do indeed do this which I’m asking. Through the strength of our being in harmony having believed in Cristo make my inner-being happy.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Listen, my brother, because we believe in the one Lord, do me the favor I ask of you. Put my heart at rest because we are brothers in regard to Christ.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 9:17:
- Uma: “So, Ananias did indeed go to the house that was said by the Lord earlier. When he got there, he laid-hands-on Saulus, he said to him: ‘My relative Saulus! The Lord Yesus whom you (sing.) saw on the road when you (sing.) came here, he is the one who ordered me to come here and visit you (sing.). He ordered me to come here so that you (sing.) can see again, and you (sing.) will be controlled by the Holy Spirit.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Therefore Ananiyas went and he entered the house of Judas. He laid his hands on Saul and he said, ‘Saul, you are my brother. I was told to come here by our (dual) Lord, Isa, the one who showed himself to you on the road when you came. He told me to come in order that you will be able to see again and in order that you will be entered into by the Holy Spirit.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then Ananias left, and he went to the house, and when he entered in, he placed his hands upon Saul saying, ‘You Saul, my brother, the Lord Jesus sent me here, the one who appeared to you on your way. He has caused me to come here so that your seeing might be opened again and that you might be inspired by the Holy Spirit.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then Ananias went and entered the house where Saulo was staying. After that he then laid-hands-on him while saying, ‘My-brother Saulo, our Lord who is Jesus who appeared to you (sing.) at your (sing.) coming here, he is the very-one who sent me so that you will be able-to-see again and receive the Holy Spirit.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well, without anything further, Ananias then set out, going straight to that house. Having gone in, he placed his hands on Saulo and then spoke. He said, ‘Saulo, my brother in believing, I have been sent by the Lord. He indeed, Jesus who came to see/meet you on the road you were traveling coming here. He sent me here so that you would again see and so that you would now be indwelt by the Espiritu Santo.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 8:8:
- Uma: “They ate until they were full. The number who ate at that time [was] about four thousand. After they ate, they gathered the leftovers, still seven baskets full. After that, Yesus ordered them to return to their houses,” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “They all ate and they were filled/satisfied. And then they gathered the left-overs, seven baskets full.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And those people there who ate were all filled, and the leftovers from the broken pieces of bread and fish were seven baskets.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “They all ate and they were full. When they gathered-together what remained, seven baskets were filled (lit. placed-in) with the food that remained.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “All of them ate until they were full. Well, the disciples collected what was left over, filling seven large-baskets.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
