Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 7:24:
- Uma: “‘Whoever hears my words and follows them, that person is like a smart person who builds his house on top of a strong foundation stone.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “‘So-then, whoever hears those my words and follows/obeys them, he is like a man who is a real expert in thinking who built his house on stone/rock.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Whoever hears all of these my advices and he carries them out, he is like a wise person. For this wise person, he built a house on a large stone.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘All who hear and believe/obey what I am saying can be compared to a wise/intelligent person who built his house on a rock.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “‘Therefore whoever listens and obeys these things I am teaching, he is like a wise/thinking person who built his house on ground with rocks in it and put-posts-down-deep. (This is what makes a Tagbanwa house sturdy.)” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Concerning the person who hears all that I speak and does what I say, such a one is to be compared with a man who is wise and builds his house on rock.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- Martu Wangka: “If a person hears/obeys my talk and sits obedient to me, he who belongs to Jesus will be like another, like this working-bloke. This knowledgeable working-bloke will build correctly a house on a big flat rock.” (Source: Carl Gross)
Following are a number of back-translations of 2 Corinthians 1:20:
- Uma: “For no kidding the number of God’s promises to us, and all his promises will all come-to-pass because of our connection with Yesus Kristus. That’s why when we praise God, we say: ‘Amin! Thus indeed!’ for God’s promises to us will indeed come to pass because of Yesus Kristus.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “because Isa Almasi is the one who fulfills all promises of God. And this is the reason that because of Isa Almasi we (incl.) say ‘Amin’, meaning ‘that’s true’. Then God is praised.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “By means of him, all the promises of God will be fulfilled; and because of this, we (incl.) can say that it’s really true that he is faithful, and because of this God will be praised.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “And he is the fulfillment of all that God has promised, so because of him, we agree that God’s promises are true in our saying ‘Amen,’ and he is praised-thereby.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “The truth is, everything that God promised, in Jesu-Cristo is its fulfillment. Therefore, because of this fulfilling of his, we acknowledge and testify that he really is the truth/genuine, to the praise of God.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Concerning all the words God has promised to happen, it is Christ who causes all the words promised by God to happen. Therefore we praise God when we say that it is true what the word of God says. Because what was said about what Jesus Christ would pass through has happened.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 2:3:
- Uma: “While they were feasting, they ran out of wine. The mother of Yesus said to Yesus: ‘They have run out of wine.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then there at the wedding, their drink was juice of the grape and the people had already used up the drink (after this called wine). Isa’s mother said to him, ‘The wine they are drinking is finished.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And the wine which was used at the wedding ran out, and that’s why Jesus’ mother came to him, and she said, ‘They have no more wine.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When the liquor was used-up, Jesus’ mother said to him, ‘They are out-of liquor.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When what was being drunk by those celebrating ran short, Jesus’ mother said to him, ‘What they’re drinking has run short now.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “The wine being finished, Jesus’ mother said to him, ‘The wine is finished.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 8:27:
- Uma: “When they saw that, they were amazed at it, they said: ‘Who really is this person? That the wind and the lake are quiet [emphatic] following his command!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “They wondered very much. ‘What (kind of) person is this?’ they said, ‘even the wind and the waves follow his command.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “All of his companions were amazed. ‘What kind of a person is this?’ they said, ‘because even the wind and the waves, they obey him.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “They were all extremely surprised and they said, ‘What kind-of-person is this? Unexpectedly even the wind and waves, they obey what he says!'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Those companions of his were amazed. They were saying, ‘What is this person? For even the wind and lake obey him.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “The learners then were amazed at what happened. They said to each other: ‘Who can this man be? Even the wind and the water obey when he calls to them,’ they said.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 2 Corinthians 3:11:
- Uma: “For if the previous Promise that was only for a while was powerful, how much more powerful is the new Promise that remains forever.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “If God’s law of the/in the beginning was great but it was just passing, the new covenant of God which has no end is much greater.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “For if there was power of the former, and that former has been taken away, how much greater will be the power of the new, which cannot be taken away.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because if that which was replaced had importance, even more-important is that which replaced it which will last forever.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Really, if God gave glory/praiseworthiness to that former (system) which in his determined-plan it would happen that it would be removed, is it not so that the glory/praiseworthiness of this new (system) which will never be removed is far superior?” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Now if the Law which was before was very greatly respected, and yet it didn’t last forever, then much overflowingly greater is this good news now, for it is forever.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 3:10:
- Uma: “Yesus said: ‘You (sing.) are a respected teacher of the Israel people, yet you (sing.) do not know the meaning of my words!” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Isa answered, he said, ‘You do not understand this and you are a famous teacher here in our (incl.) tribe of Isra’il?” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus said, ‘You are a ruling teacher here among our companion descendants of Israel and evidently you do not understand this that I am saying?” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Jesus said, ‘You (sing.) are one of the honored teachers here in Israel, but you (sing.) don’t understand?” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Jesus answered, ‘Why can’t you understand these things since you are a well-known teacher here in the nation of Israel?” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Jesus said, ‘Here you are a teacher among the Jews and yet you don’t understand what I am speaking about.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 9:25:
- Uma: “After he caused-to-go-away those people, he entered into the sleeping-place/bedroom of that child, and he held her hand. The child immediately got up.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When the people had been ordered outside, Isa went into the room of the girl and took her hand and the girl got up.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “When the people had all gone out, Jesus went into the room of the child. He took hold of her hand, and immediately the child got up.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Whereupon he made-the many-people -leave, and he entered to where the young-lady was. Then he took-her-hand and she got-right-up.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When all those people were now outside, Jesus then went inside. He took hold of the hand of the girl. The child got up for she indeed revived.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “When the people had gone outside, Jesus went to where the girl was lying down. He took hold of her hand to raise her. The girl resurrected then and got up.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 2 Corinthians 5:7:
- Uma: “for while we are still living in this world, we follow the Lord from our faith, not from our seeing him.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Whatever we (incl.) do, that is what/whom we (incl.) follow, Isa Almasi because we (incl.) trust him even though we (incl.) do not see him.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “For we make our way here on the earth by means only of our trusting God because we cannot yet see that place where we’re going to end up in which is in Heaven.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “for our (excl.) life on this earth, it is based on faith, not what can-be-seen.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “We (excl.) really are sure that this good-situation in the future will be ours. That’s what we (excl.) cause-to-be-dominant in our minds/inner-being, even though our eyes can’t yet see it.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Concerning that which I await to happen, I am assured that it will truly happen.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
