Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 7:19:
- Uma: “For that food doesn’t enter our heart. It just enters our stomachs, and from there we discard it.’ With these words, Yesus made-clear that there is no food that is taboo.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Because this does not hep go into his liver but in his stomach only, and then it goes out again.’ This speech of Isa explains that there is no defiled/forbidden food, all is clean/allowed (halal).” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “for his food, it goes through his stomach, and then it goes out of him; it doesn’t pass through his breath.’ (By means of these words of Jesus we know that we are permitted to eat any kind of food that can be eaten.)” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because where it goes is not his mind/thoughts but rather his stomach and then goes-out.’ When Jesus said that, he meant to say that it-is-possible that we eat all foods. It is not sin.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Because that doesn’t enter into his mind/inner-being, but on the contrary it’s there in his abdomen/bowels, and then comes out again,’ From that talk of Jesus, it’s like he was causing them to comprehend that it’s now possible/acceptable to eat all foods.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Hebrews 1:1:
- Uma: “Long ago, many times God spoke to our grandparents by the lips of the prophets, and many [were] the ways he used to speak to them.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “In old times God often sent his word here to our (incl.) ancestors the Yahudi and he sent his word in different ways to them. The prophets spread/made-known his word.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Long ago there was which God told to our ancestors by means of people whom he inspired. There were many ways that He inspired them, and there were many things also that He told by means of them.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Long ago, many times there was that which God made-known to our ancestors by means of those through-whom-he-spoke who were the prophets. The ways he made-it-known were also varied.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When it was still the time of our ancestors, those things God wanted to say to them, he caused to be said by the prophets at various times and also according to his various determined-plans.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “In the days gone past God put into the minds of his spokesmen the word with which they should speak to the old-time people they addressed. Very many times did he speak to the people but in different ways God called to them.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 9:23:
- Uma: “Some time from there, the Yahudi people planned to kill Saulus.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When he had been there for some time the Yahudi planned that they would kill Saul.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And it was not long after that that the Jews agreed that they would kill Saul.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When how-many days had gone, those-aforementioned Jews agreed-together as to how they would kill Saulo.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “After a long time, the Jews there agreed-together that they would kill Saulo.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 8:14:
- Uma: “On their journey, Yesus’ disciples didn’t remember to take a food-bundle, there was only one [loaf of] bread in the boat.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “The disciples of Isa had not remembered to take food with them. They had only one bread in the boat.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The disciples forgot to bring their supply of bread, and there was only one piece of bread among them.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Now (new development particle) his disciples had forgotten to take-along bread for their pack-lunch. Only-one bread was what was in the boat.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Jesus and company were now sailing crossing over but well, the disciples had forgotten to take along a lot of bread. They only had one bread for their bit-of-provisisons.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Hebrews 3:1:
- Uma: “Relatives who belong to God and whom he has called to enter heaven! Consider / Pay-attention-to who the Messenger [Apostle] of God and the Big Priest that we believe-in is, He is Yesus.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “My brothers trusting in Almasi, you also were chosen by God being made his people. Think about Isa. He was sent here by God to us (incl.) and he was made High/Leading Priest of our (incl.) religion.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And because of this, my brothers in the faith who are also invited by God to live in the future in Heaven, just think about Jesus. He is the one God sent here to the earth, so that He might become the high priest who helps us in our submitting ourselves to God.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Therefore my brothers whom God has chosen as his people and has called to join him in heaven, let us think about Jesus, because as concerning the faith that we confess, he is the one whom God sent as his Apostle and the Highest Priest who represents us to God.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Now therefore, my siblings who have been like set apart by God, you whom he determined would be able to stay/reside in heaven in the future, it would be good if you think about (lit. walk your minds on) this Jesus. According to the truth which we are believing/obeying, he was the one God caused to come here, and he is the Most-important Priest who is standing up for us.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Listen, my brothers, God called you to be his people. And now consider very well about the work of Jesus Christ. He is God’s representative here on earth and he has become the high priest of God where God lives in order to help us. Because in the word which we believe, this is apparent.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 10:12:
- Uma: “Inside the blanket being lowered, there were all kinds of animals: those with four feet, those that slithered, with birds also.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Inside that blanket there were various kinds of animals that walked, those that crawled and birds.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And inside of that there were all kinds of legged creatures such as animals, and reptiles, and birds.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Its contents were all that are seen of large-animals, crawling/slithering-things and flying-things, which are forbidden to the Jews to eat.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Its contents were all kinds of animals. Crawlers, walkers and fliers, they were there. There were many which the Jews didn’t eat for they tabooed them.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 9:8:
- Uma: “All of a sudden, they looked around, there were no longer any other people with them, just Yesus alone.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then, when they looked around, suddenly they didn’t see anything else, except Isa.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Then the disciples looked around, but they could no longer see any other person, for Jesus again was their only companion.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “They immediately-looked-up, but there was no other whom they saw except Jesus alone.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Suddenly/unexpectedly again, when those disciples looked around, they saw nobody else with them, only Jesus.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Hebrews 4:14:
- Uma: “So, we have a Big Priest who is indeed greater [lit., whose life is indeed bigger]: he is Yesus the Child of God. He went through the sky and entered heaven to come-before / face God to be(come) our Big Priest who advocates for us. That’s why we must hold strongly to our faith and not stop/let-go-of confessing/admitting that Yesus is our Lord.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “We (dual) have a very great High/Leader Priest, he has gone there already into the presence of God. He is Isa, the Son of God. Therefore we (incl.) ought to really cause our (incl.) trust in him to be firm.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And because of this, brothers, let us hold tight to the believing that was taught to us, because there is a very high priest who is our chief (the word chief or datu, here, is the nearest equivalent to a lawyer or someone who settles a case for us or speaks on our behalf), and He is standing in the presence of God. This is Jesus the son of God,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Let us then make-firm in our minds the faith that we confess, because Jesus the Child of God is the Highest Priest who has gone to the exact place of God in heaven to represent us.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “What’s really good is, we would make all the more sturdy our acknowledging-as-true/real and (our) believing/obeying Jesus. For he is the Son of God and he became our Far-from ordinary Most-important Priest in heaven, who is always standing up for us in the presence of God.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Jesus, the Son of God, arrived to heaven and he it is who is like our high priest where God is. Therefore then it is wanted that our faith be firmed very well.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
