Following are a number of back-translations of Romans 10:8:
- Uma: “Musa also says like this: ‘The News of the Lord is just close-by, it is on our lips and it is in our heart.’ This [cataphoric] is the news that we announce to all people, the news of faith:” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Because it is said in the holy-book, ‘God’s message is there with you already. You are able to/can speak it and put it away/store it in your livers.’ That means the message we (excl.) proclaimed to you about how God forgives and considers straight the ones who trust Isa Almasi.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “For there is another written word of God which tells us that it is very easy for us to believe in the word of God, as for the word of God, it is already here with us, and it’s possible for us to tell it to other people. And as for this word of God about believing in Christ, this is also what we preached.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because God’s word is near you. It is in your minds and you can tell-about it.’ This word of God is what we (excl.) are preaching concerning faith saying:” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Now it isn’t necessary that you search about this word concerning how people’s sins are cleared. Because the word is written which says: ‘This word now, is not far from you. You are now speaking this word. It is in your hearts now’ it says. This word it is speaking of is the word I tell you to believe in.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- Highland Totonac: “But what does it say? It says that God’s word, it is already close by, even so that you can say it and you can store it in your heart. It is this same word that we preach to you about faith.”
- Huehuetla Tepehua: “Well, what does the word of God say about the straight life? This is what it says: The word about the straight life isn’t hard to find. Just say it with your mouth and believe it with your heart. That word that I told you when I said that it is necessary for you to have confidence in Christ.” (Source for this and above: Waterhouse / Parrott in Notes on Translation October 1967, p. 1ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 12:13:
- Noongar: “Among the crowd, one man said to Jesus, ‘Boss, tell my brother to share everything our father gave us after he died.'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “There was a person from the midst of the people who said to Yesus: ‘Teacher, tell my relative to please give me my share of the inheritance [from] our (excl.) parents.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Then there was one from the crowds who spoke. He said to Isa, ‘O Sir, tell my older sibling that he should share the inheritance from our father with me.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then there was a man of those people gathered there, and he said, ‘Chief, you’re the one who knows how to handle my older brother, so that he will share with me the possessions that were left to us by our father who has now died.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then a man who was gathered-with the many-people said, ‘Sir teacher, please tell my sibling to share with me our (excl.) inheritance.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “There was a person there in that crowd who asked Jesus for help. ‘Teacher,’ he said, ‘instruct my brother to give (me) my share of our (excl.) inheritance.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Revelation 15:4:
- Uma: “Who does not submit to you (sing.) Lord! Who does not admit/confess the bigness of your (sing.) life [i.e.,your glory]! Because only you (sing.) are holy. All people definitely must come to worship you (sing.), Because they know that your (sing.) decisions inall things/cases are straight/just.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Who does not fear you, God? Who does not honor you? You are the only holy one. All tribes will gather praising you because your straight/righteous deeds are clear to all people.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “You are respected by all people, and they honor Your name, Lord, for You alone are the holy God. All people of every kingdom come to You, and they worship You because Your righteous works are well known.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “There is absolutely no one who doesn’t acknowledge you (sing.) as Lord. There is no one who doesn’t praise your (sing.) name. Because you (sing.) alone are totally holy. People from all towns/countries will gather before you (sing.) in order to worship/praise you (sing.), because they have seen all the righteous-things that you (sing.) have done.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Who wouldn’t fear you, God? Who would not testify to your praiseworthiness/glory? For you alone are far from sin. Really as for all the nations, they will be assembled and will worship you. Because all can see the righteous things you determined.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Who can arise to say that he will not reverence you, Lord? Who can arise who can say that he will not praise you? Because you only do what all is good. Now all the people all over the world will come to worship you. For the people have seen what you do, all is right in what you do,’ they said.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Romans 11:19:
- Uma: “And don’t say/think in your hearts: ‘ It’s us (excl.) [emphatic] that God likes, because he discarded some of the Jews so that we (excl.) could take their place.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Perhaps you (pl.) say, ‘That is true, but they have been cut off by God and we (excl.), the not Yahudi, were joined to substitute for them.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And it’s possible that someone will say, ‘As for us who are not Jews, we are greater because God has put us in place of the Jews.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Now there may perhaps be someone among you who will answer-back saying, ‘Yes, OK, but some of the branches were cut-off so that we (excl.) could take-their-place.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Do you suppose that you are better than the Jews? Do you suppose the branches of the good tree were broken off so that you could be joined to the good tree? No, not that.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 12:45:
- Noongar: “But if this servant says to himself, ‘My master is a long time coming back’, and if he begins to hit the other servants, the men and also the women, and eating and drinking and getting drunk,” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “But disaster will [come] to the slave who slaves: ‘The nobleman will not soon come.’ He begins to beat/strike his fellow slaves, woman or man, and he continually eats and drinks to the point of drunkenness.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But if for example that servant says in his liver, that it is still a long time till his master comes, and then he beats his fellow servants including the women and that is what he does he feasts and has drinking-parties and gets drunk,” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “But pity him if what is in his thinking is that his master will be a long time coming home, and he beats his fellow servants, women and men, and the only thing he does is to eat and drink and get drunk.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But if for-example that servant is evil, he says to himself, ‘My master’s return will probably still be a long-time-away.’ And he repeatedly-hardships his fellow slaves who are men or women and meanwhile eats-and-eats, drinks-and-drinks and gets-repeatedly-drunk.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But supposing the nature/ways of that slave are evil, what is in his mind is, ‘Probably it will be much longer before my master returns.’ Well, what he will do is he will keep causing-hardship/suffering to his fellow slaves, female and male. And he will do nothing else but eat only and get drunk.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Revelation 17:7:
- Uma: “After that, the angel who took me said to me: ‘Why are you (sing.) so surprised? Apparently you (sing.) do not yet understand the meaning of that woman and the animal she rides. In that case, I will make clear to you (sing.) its meaning. That animal has seven heads and ten horns.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “‘Why are you wondering,’ said the angel. ‘I will tell you now what the meaning of that woman is and the meaning of the creature she is riding on, the one that has seven heads and ten horns.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “However, the angel said to me, ‘Why are you amazed? I will explain to you the secret meaning of that woman and of that beast with seven heads and ten horns that the woman rides on.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “but the angel said to me, ‘Why are you (sing.) amazed? I will tell you (sing.) the meaning of that woman and the fearsome animal upon-which-she-is-riding which has seven heads and ten horns.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But I was questioned by that angel, saying, ‘Why are you amazed? Now I will explain to you the meaning of that woman and that monster she is riding which has seven heads branching out and ten horns.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “The angel said to me: ‘How come you are surprised? I will tell you the meaning of what you saw, in regard to the woman who sits on the terrible animal, this one who has seven heads and ten horns.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Romans 12:15:
- Uma: “Be happy together with people who are happy, weep with people who weep.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Be joyful/glad together with those who are joyful/glad and grieve together with those who grieve.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “If there is a person and he has a cause for rejoicing, let us also rejoice because of his joy. And if there is a person who has a cause for sorrow, be sorrowful also because of his sorrow.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Be-happy-with those who are happy, and mourn/be-sorrowful-with those who are mourning/sorrowful.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “When there is occasion for your fellowman to rejoice, also you rejoice. When your fellowman is crying, also cry with him.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 13:18:
- Noongar: “Jesus asked, ‘What of the Kingdom of God? What can I say it is like?” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “From there, Yesus said: ‘When God becomes King in the world, how will it happen? Its happening, is like this parable:” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Isa said still more, he said, ‘What shall we (incl.) compare the ruling of God over his people to? What is my parable for it?” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Now Jesus also taught another parable, he said, ‘What is a good thing to which to liken the increase of the people whom God rules over?” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then Jesus said, ‘What perhaps will I use-as-a-parable/comparison of the ruling of God? What is it like?” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Jesus spoke again, saying, ‘What is the kingdom of God like? To what shall I compare it?” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
