Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 5:41:
- Uma: “He held the child’s hand and said to her: ‘Get/wake up, child!’ In the Yahudi people’s language, it sounds like this: ‘Talita kum!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “He took the hand of the child and he said to her, ‘Talita kumi.’ In our (incl.) language it means, ‘Girl, I say to you, get up.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when they were there, Jesus took hold of the hand of the child and he said, ‘Talitha kumi,’ which is to say, ‘Girl, get up!'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Jesus took-her -by-the-hand and said in their language, ‘Talita kom.’ It’s meaning is: ‘Young-lady, you (sing.) get-up.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Jesus took hold of the hand of the child and spoke saying, ‘Talita kumi!’ That means, ‘Daughter, go ahead, get up!'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 2 Timothy 4:17:
- Uma: “But even if no companions were with me, the Lord always remains with me. He gives/gave me strength to finish my work spreading the Good News, so that all the people who are not Yahudi could hear. In the end / Finally he released me from the hands of those who wanted to kill me.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But even if they left me, Isa Almasi our (dual) Leader did not leave me. I am helped by him and I am given strength by him so that I can really proclaim his message to all people not of the Yahudi tribe. I was taken-out/freed from danger by God.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “In spite of that, the Lord helped me and strengthened me, and because of that I have carefully spread the Good News to all the people who are not Jews. That’s why I was rescued and I was not killed.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But even though they did that, (reassurance particle) the Lord has not abandoned-me, but rather he has companioned-me and has given me power. Therefore I have had opportunity to fulfill my preaching the good news, and all the Gentiles that were there have heard-it. He has also saved me from fearful/terrible hardship that can-be-compared to a lion’s mouth.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But even though it was like that, that they deserted me, the Lord indeed accompanied me. And he gave me boldness/courage of mind/inner-being so that I could explain-in-detail to that crowd/everyone who weren’t Jews this truth which is the word of God. And he indeed saved me that I wasn’t killed prematurely.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “But the Lord helped me and strengthened me so that I spoke the good news there to those people who are not Jews. God saved me because the people were about to kill me like wild animals.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 7:46:
- Uma: “That Daud made glad the heart of the Lord God. He called-out to the Lord God, he said: ‘O God who was worshipped by Yakub long ago, I request that you (sing.) permit me to build your dwelling house.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “God was pleased with Da’ud. Da’ud asked permission to make a house for God, the one who was also really worshiped-as-God by our (incl.) forefather, Yakub.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when he became king, he pleased God, and David begged God that he would be permitted by God, that he would be the one to build a true house for a worship place where God would be worshipped, the God who was worshipped a long time ago by our ancestor Jacob.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Now David, God loved-him, and he requested God if it would be possible to build a proper dwelling-place-for-him so that it would be a place-for Jacob’s descendants -to-worship him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Because David really pleased God, he requested that if possible/acceptable, he would permit him to build a house which would be their worship-place of God, they who were descendants of Jacob.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 6:30:
- Uma: “The messengers that Yesus had send to spread God’s Word the other day [lit., yesterday], they returned from their journey and told Yesus all that they had done and what they had taught to the crowds.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then the people whom Isa had commissioned gathered again there at him. They told Isa all that they had been able to do and what they had taught. Many people hep were going to and coming from them therefore they didn’t even have time to eat.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And the disciples of Jesus, when they returned to him, they told him everything they had done and taught.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “The apostles returned, and they told Jesus all they had done and taught.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When those twelve disciples whom Jesus had sent out had returned, they related to him all that they had done and taught.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Titus 2:11:
- Uma: “You must teach them appropriate actions like that, because God has opened the way to all men, in order that we be lifted from the punishment of our sins. He did that from his grace [lit., white insides].” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then, mankind is-shown (lit. cause-to-be-seen) by God that he loves them and has pity/mercy on them. And because of his love and his mercy all mankind can be saved.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The kindness of God has been revealed now to make it possible that all mankind might be free from punishment.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “For God showed his grace/mercy in order that all people may/will-be-saved.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “For now/today God has caused to be comprehended by all people the big-size of his grace/mercy through the salvation he made/worked.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Now it is known how great the grace is that God gave us. He wants that all people here in the world be saved.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 8:18:
- Uma: “Simon saw that whomever Petrus and Yohanes laid-hands-on, they did get the Holy Spirit. That’s why Simon took his money to Petrus and Yohanes,” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When Simon saw that the Holy Spirit was given to the people when the commissioned ones laid their hands on them, he went to Petros and Yahiya offering money.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then Simon saw that people were inspired by the Holy Spirit if the two apostles laid their hands on them. And then he wanted to give them money.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When Simon saw that the Holy Spirit entered them upon-the apostles’ -laying-hands-on-them, he showed money” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well, when Simon that former powerful-spirit-medium, observed that those who had believed were indwelt by the Espiritu Santo through the putting hands on by the apostles, he put money down for he wanted to learn-the-skill. He said,” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 7:6:
- Uma: “Yesus said: ‘You, your following of God is just on the outside! How true the words that the prophet Yesaya wrote long ago that foretell you, like this their sound: God said: ‘Those people honor me just with their lips, their hearts are far from me.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Isa answered, he said, ‘You are pretending to follow God but you are not. The word of God is really true which Nabi Isaya wrote about you. There God says, ‘These people honor (lit. make great) me with their mouth, but their livers do not follow/obey me.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus answered, he said, ‘You whose faith in God is just deceit, very true is the word of God written by the ancient prophet Isaiah. He prophesied about you for he said, ‘These people,’ says God, ‘they say that they respect me. But there is no faith that has come into their breaths.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Jesus answered and said, ‘This that God said that Isaias prophesied about you is true which says, ‘These people, they are praising/honoring me with their words, but their mind/thoughts are far from me.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Jesus replied, ‘Really true is what was told by Isaias, that prophet of the past concerning you. You are only pretending to believe-in/obey God, like what he wrote which is the word of God, saying, ‘As for the serving and worshipping of me by these people, it’s only superficial (lit. on their beaks), their having no true holding-dear of me.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
For the Old Testament quote, see Isaiah 29:13.
Following are a number of back-translations of Philemon 1:13:
- Uma: “If [I followed] my heart, I [would] keep him here with me, as your replacement, so that he could help me while I am in prison because of my work carrying the Good News.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “I would be happy if he were still here companioning me so that he could help me in your stead as long as I am here in prison because of my preaching/proclaiming the good news.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “I had thought that it would be good if he were my companion here so that he might become your assistance to me while I am still in prison because of my spreading the Good News.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “I would still want to restrain-him -from-leaving (often said of persuading a guest to stay) in order that he might help me in your (sing.) absence during this imprisonment-of-mine because of my preaching the good news.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “I would like to cause him to be longer here with me so that, as long as I am still in prison because of my teaching of the Good News, he would be like your gift to me of my helper here in the prison.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “I know that you want to help me in what I need. Therefore I should like to keep him here to help me while I am in prison where I am suffering because I speak the good news.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
