Following are a number of back-translations of Romans 5:18:
- Uma: “So from the transgression of Adam all people become wrong/guilty and fit to be punished. So also from the straight thing that Yesus did, all people can become straight in God’s sight and they get good life forever.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then because of one sin only all mankind is destined to be punished by God. Likewise also because of one straight deed all human beings can be forgiven and be considered straight by God and they live without end.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And in the same way also, we can see that because of the one evil thing that Adam did, everybody was judged worthy of punishment. But also because of one righteous thing that Jesus Christ did, which was His allowing Himself to be killed, it’s possible that as for everybody who believes, God will consider them righteous and He will give them life forever.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Therefore all people were condemned to die because of the one sin, but because of the one right-thing that Cristo did, it is also possible for all people to be counted righteous so that they will have life that has no end.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “This Adam committed sin and thus all the people are subject to going to punishment. But this Jesus Christ did good and thus all the people are subject to having their sins cleared and encountering the new life.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 9:40:
- Noongar: “I begged your disciples to tell the evil spirit to go away, but they could not do that. It would not go away.'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “I requested your (sing.) disciples to cause-to-go-out/expel that evil-one, but they were not able.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “I have asked your disciples here to drive out the demon but they are not able to drive him out.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “I begged your disciples that they cure him, but they could not.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “I begged your (sing.) disciples to cause-the evil-spirit -to-leave, but they weren’t able.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “I was asking help for him from your disciples, that they would drive out this one possessing/making-him -crazy but they can’t do it.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Revelation 7:10:
- Uma: “They cheered loudly, they said: ‘Let us praise our Lord, the Lord God who sits on the Seat of the King! Let us praise the Lamb! Because they are the ones who lifted us from disaster/evil and gave us goodness/salvation.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “They spoke loudly, they said, ‘Let us (incl.) praise our (incl.) God, the one who sits on the throne and let us (incl.) praise also the one called the Sheep because they are the ones who saved us (incl.) from the judgment of our (incl.) sins.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “They raised their voices and said, ‘Praise our God Who sits on His seat of ruling, and praise also the young sheep because they have freed us from punishment!'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “They raised their voices saying, ‘The one who saved us, it is our God who is seated on the throne and the Sheep.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “And I heard that they voiced loudly simultaneously saying, ‘Praiseworthy is this God in his kingship. Praiseworthy is the Young Sheep. For these are from whom salavation comes.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “All these people called loudly, saying: ‘Concerning our God who is seated in the chair, he is the one who saved us. Also did the Lamb, our Saviour,’ they said.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Romans 7:6:
- Uma: “But now, we are released from the Lord’s Law that bound us formerly, because we died together with Kristus. So we no longer follow the old way: we no longer follow written laws. Now we follow a new way: we follow God’s will from the power of the Holy Spirit.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But now the law has no authority over us (incl.) because it is as if we (incl.) have now died and we (incl.) have been freed from sin. Our (incl.) following God is different now. It is not like in past times that we (incl.) ought to/must only follow/obey everything written in the law. But now God’s Spirit makes our (incl.) livers new already and he helps us (incl.) to obey/follow God.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when we came to believe in Jesus Christ, God set us free. And it’s no longer necessary that we obey the Law, for when Jesus died, it’s as if we also died and we have been set free from our slavery to sin and today there’s a new way for us to do what God wants because it’s by means of the help of the Holy Spirit and no longer by means of the old way which is obedience to the written Law.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But now, because of our being included in Cristo’s death, we have been set-free from the law that enslaved us. Thus our serving God now is not based on our following the written law like what we did previously but rather it is based on the new way-of-life that comes from the Holy Spirit.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “But now is released the word of the law which rules us. Because now we make the judgment that we have died. Now anew we live in order that we do the work of God. The Holy Spirit gives us the desire to do the work of God; it is not that we do the work of God because we fear what the old law says.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 10:10:
- Noongar: “‘But if you go into a town and they do not welcome you, go to the street and say,” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “But if you enter into a town and you are not received, go to the main-road and say:” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But whatever village you come to and the people don’t treat you according-to-custom, go to the roads and say,” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “But if you come to a village and they don’t welcome you there, give a sign to those people there, and say,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But if you go to a town and they reject you, go out into the street and say to them,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But whichever town won’t receive you, don’t stay around there. However what you are to do is, stand wherever many people are. And speak saying,” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Revelation 9:12:
- Uma: “The first plague/tormenting is past. There are still two kinds of plagues/tormentings following.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Na, that is the first of the most frightening disasters that come to the people in the world. After that there are still two frightening disasters that will soon come.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The first fearful happening is finished. There are still two which have not yet taken place.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “This was the ending of the first fearful hardship. There are still two that are to arrive.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “The first of those far-from-ordinary hardships had now passed. But there were two more to follow.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Now the first disaster is done. But there still are two to come.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 10:42:
- Noongar: “But you need only one thing. Mary desires the best thing. We must not take that away from her.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “But really, what you need to do is just one-kind, that is to hear the Word of God. As for Maria, she has chosen the good portion, and that portion will not be taken from her.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Only one thing has great use/value. And Mariyam has chosen this good thing and this will not be taken away from her.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “There’s only one thing that is really of great value, and that’s what Mary chose, and this cannot be taken away from her.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “but only one is necessary to do, and that is the correct-thing that Maria has chosen. It can emphatically not be removed from her.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But only one is really necessary to do. Maria has chosen this which is much the best, that she is listening to my teaching, and this which she has chosen won’t be taken away from her.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Revelation 11:12:
- Uma: “After that, they heard / there was heard a speaker in heaven that called loudly to those two men, saying to them: ‘Come up here!’ And they were indeed lifted going to heaven covered/wrapped by a cloud, and all their enemies saw their departure.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Then the two prophets will hear a strong voice from heaven saying to them, ‘Come up here.’ Na, immediately they will be carried by a bright-cloud to heaven while their enemies are watching them.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then the two preachers heard someone speaking loud in heaven, and He said, ‘Come here to heaven.’ And then they were lifted up to heaven and they were wrapped in a cloud, and this was seen by their enemies there.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “After-that there was a loud (lit. strong) voice from heaven which the two of them heard which said, ‘Come here.’ And they ascended-with the clouds to go to heaven in the sight of their enemies.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “And then they heard loud speech coming from heaven, saying. ‘Come here you two. Come up here now.’ Therefore while they were being stared at by those enemies of theirs, those two were veiled in cloud, for they rose-up-in-the-air to heaven.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “These two persons who had spoken the word of God before, it was heard that they were called to from above. They were told: ‘Come up here now,’ they were told. They went up to heaven then, they went in a cloud. Their enemies looked on as they went up.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
