Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 3:38:
- Uma: “Kenan the child of Enos, Enos the child of Set, Set the child of Adam, Adam the child of God.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Kenan was a son of Enos, Enos was a son of Set, Set was a son of grandfather Adam and grandfather Adam was a son of God.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “the son of Enos, and Enos was the son of Seth, and Seth was the son of Adam, and Adam was the son of God.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “And Cainan, he was the child of Enos who was the child of Set who was the child of Adan who was in-turn the child of God.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “As for Cainan, he was the son of Enos who was in turn the son of Set, Set being the son of Adam who was as-it-were the son of God.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 John 1:4:
- Uma: “We(excl.) write this so that our (incl.) joy [will] be complete.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “I write this to you so that our (incl.) joy will be complete.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And because of that, I am writing to you like this so that our (incl.) joy might be drawn tight.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “so that we (incl.) will thus be thoroughly happy.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “We(excl.) are writing these things so that we can be happy with happiness which has no lack.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Now I write these words so that you will more greatly rejoice.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- Yatzachi Zapotec: “And these things I write to you in order that you may be very well off (happy).”
- Eastern Highland Otomi: This here I am writing to you so that we (inclusive) all will have very much joy.”
- Tzotzil: “Therefore thus I write to you (pl.) this in order that thus most happy we (inclusive) all will be.” (Source for this and two above: John Beekman in Notes on Translation 12, November 1964, p. 1ff.)
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- Candoshi-Shapra: “I’m writing this in order that you might live with happy hearts.”
- Yanesha’: “We, we write to you these things, therein completely you will be happy.”
- Aguaruna: “I write this to you in order that you also, with us, may stay very content.” (Source for this and two above: Mildred Larson in Notes on Translation, July 1965, p. 1-15)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 25:23:
- Uma: “The next day, Agripa and Bernike indeed came, and they were met with many kinds of respect. They entered into the meeting house with the warchiefs of the soldiers and the city elders. Festus commanded for Paulus to be brought to their meeting.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “The next day, Agarippa and Bernike arrived there. They were dressed in their most-expensive clothes so that they would be honored by the people. They entered the judgment room together with the captains and the important people in that place. Then Pestus commanded Paul to be brought in.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And the next day King Agrippa and Bernice arrived dressed in their king and queen’s clothing, and they went into the court. The captain of the soldiers went in also and also the respected people there in their village. And then Festus commanded that Paul be brought in. And when Paul was already there,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Therefore the next-day, King Agrippa and Bernice went to the place-of-trial showing-off their highness/importance. The commanders of the solders and the rich-people of the town went-along also. When they had all entered, Governor Festus had-Pablo -called.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Therefore, next day king Agripa and Bernice went to the legal-hearing-place. There clothing was really ornate and the salute sounded for them was far-from-ordinary. The highest-ranking-officers of the soldiers and all the important people in Cesarea also assembled there. When all were assembled, Festo then had Pablo fetched.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 4:32:
- Noongar: “All the people heard Jesus. They were surprised because he spoke very powerfully.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “All the people who heard his teaching were surprised, because he spoke like a person who had authority.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “They wondered when they heard his preaching for he had power when he spoke.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And the people, when they heard His teaching, were very surprised because Jesus had great power to teach.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “And they were amazed at the way he taught, because his words, they were like the words of someone who had authority/rule.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “The people were amazed because it was clear from his words/speech that he was one who had true wisdom/understanding with which to teach.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 John 2:26:
- Uma: “I write this letter to you, speaking of them who want to deceive you.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “I write you this about the people who test/try to fool you in order to take you astray/separate you from the true teaching.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “I am writing to you so that you might be on your guard, for there are people who want you to believe what is false.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “I have written you this about those who are trying to distract/turn-you -aside from the true teaching.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “I have written these things concerning those people who keep on doing what can lead to your believing/obeying going astray.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “I write these words in order that you know that there are those going about who want to deceive you.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- Yatzachi Zapotec: “I have written this letter to you and have spoken these words about how people are doing who want to deceive you.”
- Eastern Highland Otomi: “That is why I wrote this to you, because there are some who intend to deceive us.”
- Tzotzil: “ITherefore I have told you about those who want to deceive you.” (Source for this and two above: John Beekman in Notes on Translation 12, November 1964, p. 1ff.)
- Candoshi-Shapra: “There are those who want to mislead you. That’s why I’m writing to you.”
- Yanesha’: “These things, this is why I write you because they want to deceive you.”
- Aguaruna: “I advised you (plural), ‘The ones angry at Christ will deceive you,’ that:” (Source for this and two above: Mildred Larson in Notes on Translation, July 1965, p. 1-15)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 26:28:
- Uma: “King Agripa said to Paulus: ‘So you (sing.) think it is easy, do you (sing.), to coax me to become a Christian in a moment [lit., in one time passing]?'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Agarippa said to Paul, ‘Perhaps you think you can hurriedly convince me to follow Almasi.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then Agrippa answered, ‘Perhaps you suppose that in a short time you will make me into a believer in Christ.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But King Agrippa said, ‘Do you (sing.) think that your (sing.) convincing me to become a Cristiano will-be-easy?'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Agripa replied, ‘You have caused me to believe just a little bit now in that Jesus you refer to as Cristo.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 5:20:
- Noongar: “When Jesus saw their great faith, he said to the man, ‘My friend, your sins are forgiven.'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “When Yesus saw the bigness of their faith, he said to that lame person: ‘Relative, your (sing.) sins are forgiven.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When Isa saw that they really trusted in him, he said to the person with the dead body, ‘Friend, your sins are now forgiven.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “When Jesus understood that their trust in him was great, he said to this person, ‘Son, your sins are forgiven.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When Jesus saw their trust in him, he said to that man, ‘Your (sing.) sins are forgiven, friend/fellow.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When Jesus observed the big size of the belief of those people, he said, ‘Son, your sins are now forgiven.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 John 4:5:
- Uma: “Those lying prophets, they are from this world. That’s why their teaching appears from this evil world, and people who don’t believe in the Lord hear and receive their teaching.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “These people who pretend to be prophets just/simply belong to the world hep, therefore their teaching is about all-sorts-of-things in this world. And they are heard/listened-to by the people that belong to this world, the ones who do not follow/obey God.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “As for those people who are inspired by lying spirits, they are enemies of God, and what they teach transgresses God. And because of that, people here on the earth who are also enemies of God will listen to them.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “As for those who teach lies, they are following the customs/behavior that is opposed to what God likes, and what they are teaching, it harmonizes with that behavior of theirs, so those who don’t believe like to listen to them.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “As for these who are-falsely-claiming-to-be-prophets, they are companions of those who aren’t believers in Jesu-Cristo, therefore as for their words, they are indeed harmonious with the ways of those who aren’t believers. Well, those who are like them who aren’t believers, those are the ones who listen to them.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “The lying prophets walk with the people who live here on earth, therefore they speak of things here on earth. And the people who live here on earth approve of what these liars say.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- Yatzachi Zapotec: “Those people who lie saying they speak God’s word, their heads are sitting (are concerned) only about what is happening on this earth. And therefore they speak words about what is happening on this earth, and other people who also are concerned only about what is happening on this earth heed them.”
- Eastern Highland Otomi: “And the deceiver prophets are servants of the world. And here in the world their word became visible (originated). So the world hears well what they say.”
- Tzotzil: “Those who think they are saying God’s words, they are only of the world. Because they are only of the world therefore thus they talk. Their word is honored/respected by the people (unbelievers).” (Source for this and two above: John Beekman in Notes on Translation 12, November 1964, p. 1ff.)
- Candoshi-Shapra: “They proceed from the world. That’s why they talk about nothing but the world. The world enjoys listening to them.”
- Yanesha’: “They are people of the earth. That’s why when they speak, this they will speak of, earth-origin things. Those who are the people of the earth listen to them.”
- Aguaruna: “Those opposed to Christ, they belong to this world here. They tell concerning this world here, being so the people listen to them.” (Source for this and two above: Mildred Larson in Notes on Translation, July 1965, p. 1-15)
