Following are a number of back-translations of Galatians 2:1:
- Uma: “Fourteen years after that, I went again to Yerusalem with Barnabas. And I also took along Titus.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “After 14 years passed, I went again to Awrusalam along with Barnabas. Titus was also taken by me.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Fourteen years after that I returned to Jerusalem. Barnabas went with me and I also took along Titus.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When fourteen years passed-by, I went again to Jerusalem taking-as-a-companion Barnabas. We (excl.) also took-along Tito.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well, after fourteen years I went to Jerusalem again, along with Bernabe. I also took Tito along.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Having finished fourteen years, again I went to Jerusalem. With me went Barnabas and Titus.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 7:32:
- Uma: “There were some Parisi people who heard that the crowd was murmuring about Yesus. That is why the Parisi people with the leader priests ordered several guards of the House of God to go arrest him.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When the Pariseo knew as to what the people whispered about Isa, they and the leaders of the priests immediately commanded the guards to go and arrest Isa.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when the Pharisee people heard this that the people were saying, they and the leaders of the sacrificers, they sent the guards of the big church in order to seize Jesus.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When the Pharisees heard what-it-was aforementioned that the many-people were muttering, the Pharisees and the leaders of the priests, they sent Temple police to go arrest Jesus.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “The Pariseo came-to-hear-about what was being discussed by the people concerning Jesus. Therefore what those Pariseo and chiefs of the priests did was, they sent their men/employees there who were guards of the Templo to arrest Jesus.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “The Pharisees heard what the people said, that they thought Jesus was the Christ. The Pharisees along with the chief priests sent police to grab Jesus to jail him.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 14:36:
- Uma: “They requested to Yesus that he allow them to touch even as little as just the edges of his clothes. All who touched his clothes were immediately healed.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “They begged Isa if it were possible that the sick would only even touch the edge of his garment. Na, all who touched him were healed.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And they begged Jesus that he might permit them to take hold of even the hem of his shirt. And all who took hold of it were cured.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “They entreated that the sick might touch even just the hem of his clothes. And all who touched were made-well.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “They begged Jesus just to allow those sick ones to touch/brush-against what was attached to the hem of his cloak. Really all who touched truly got better for their illness stopped.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “The people asked the favor of Jesus if even the edge of his clothing could be touched by the sick, and at once they were healed when they did so.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Galatians 3:12:
- Uma: “If we want to become straight in God’s sight by following the Law of Musa, it means that we are trusting in our own behavior, we are not believing in God. Because there is written in the Holy Book that says: "Whoever really does all these laws, they are the ones who get life from these laws."” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “If there would be a person who could follow/obey all commandments in the law, he would not need to trust in Isa Almasi. For there is also written in the holy-book, it says, ‘The person who can follow/obey all that is commanded in the law, he shall live forever.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “However, if there is a person who thoroughly observes every command in the Law, it’s not necessary for him to believe so that he might be given life forever. For there is a written word of God which says, ‘A person who thoroughly observes every command in the Law, he will be given life forever.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “A person’s faith in God is also far different from his following the law, because there is also that which God caused-to-be-written that says, ‘The person who obeys all the commands of the law, he has life that has no end.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But the one trusting his obedience to the laws, he has gone far from the way of trusting in what Cristo did. Well, it’s clear that there is evidently nothing gained by this. For in the writing it says again that the one obeying the laws, it’s necessary that he obey them fully throughout his whole life.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Then nothing will come of the faith of a person who wants to do what all the law says. Because it is written in the law: ‘The person who does not lack in anything which is said in the law is the person who will receive new life.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 8:11:
- Uma: “The woman answered: ‘There is no-one, Lord.’ Yesus said: ‘I also do not condemn you. Thus, go, and stop [lit., let go] doing sin.’]]” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “‘There is none, Sir,’ said the woman. Isa said, ‘Even I do not judge you to be killed. Go home now but do not sin again.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And the woman answered, ‘No more. Because they are all gone.’ And Jesus said again to her, ‘As for me, I also do not condemn you to death. Go home and never again do wrong.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘No one, Sir,’ she answered. Jesus then said, ‘Neither do I condemn you (sing.) to die. You (sing.) go now, but don’t sin again (lit. repeat to sin).'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “That woman replied, saying, ‘Well no, Master.”Well even I,’ said Jesus, ‘I will not punish you. Go now and cease the doing of sin.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “The woman said, ‘Not now, Lord.’ Jesus again spoke to her, ‘And neither do I sentence you. Go now. Never again commit sin.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 15:32:
- Uma: “After that Yesus called his disciples, he said to them: ‘My heart is moved [lit., far-away] to see all those people over there. They have been with me for three days, they have no food. I can’t bring myself [lit., my heart isn’t there] to order them to go home hungry, they will faint on the way/road.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then Isa called his disciples to him and he said, ‘I have pity on these crowds of people, for it is three days now that they are here with me and they have nothing to eat. I do not want to send them home if they haven’t eaten, perhaps they will faint on the road.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Jesus called his disciples and he said to them, ‘Pity these people here because for three nights they haven’t separated from me, and they no longer have any food. It’s not good if they go home without having eaten because they might get weak on the way.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When they were three days there, Jesus called his disciples and said, ‘I feel-pity for these many-people, because they have stayed-here -with us for three days and their pack-lunches are already used-up. I don’t want to send-them -home when they haven’t yet eaten, because they may faint-from-hunger on the way (lit. path).'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When it was the third day that they were there, Jesus called his disciples and said, ‘I pity these people, because today is now the third day that they have been with me, and they have no more food. I really don’t want to send them on their way hungry because maybe they won’t make it.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Jesus called his learners to himself and told them: ‘I pity the people here because now it is the third day that they have been here with me. I know that now there isn’t anything for them to eat. I do not want to send them away to their homes without having first eaten, for they would faint on the road.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Galatians 4:15:
- Uma: “Your hearts were very glad at that time, relatives. But why have your hearts changed now? At that time, I really know, relatives, if there was anything I needed, you were not stingy with it; probably if it just could be done, even your own eyes you would have gouged out and given to me, you wouldn’t have been stingy with them.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “You were really glad that time because I was there with you. I can really say that if it had been only possible, you would even have dug-out/taken-out your eyes and given them to me to show how much you regarded/loved me. But why has your regard/love for me now changed?” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “You welcomed me very much long ago, for if it had been possible you would have dug out your own eyes and given them to me. I myself can say this about you, and now, why has your breath changed?” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “What happened to that happiness of yours with me? I confirm that back then, if it would have been possible, you would have extracted your eyes in order to give them to me.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “I really testify that at that time, even your eyes, if it were only possible for you to pluck them out for my benefit, you would have plucked them out to give to me. You were so happy then, what has happened to change things?” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Where have you thrown that pleasure you had the time I spoke to you? I know very well that in order to help me you would have even taken out your eyes if it could help me.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 8:43:
- Uma: “Of course you do not know the meaning of my words, because you cannot stand to hear my teaching.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Why do you not understand what I am saying? The reason that you don’t understand is because you cannot endure to listen to what I am saying.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Therefore you cannot understand what I said because you do not want to do what I teach.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Why don’t you understand what I say? Is it that you have turned-a-deaf-ear-to (lit. deafed) what I mean to say, is that it?” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Why can’t you understand what I am saying? Probably it’s because you don’t want to accept this which I am teaching.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Why can’t you understand what I say? You do not understand because you do not want to listen to what I teach you.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
