Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 10:22:
- Uma: “Hearing those words of Yesus, his heart hurt [anger or sadness]. He went away from there with a sad heart, for he had much stuff.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When he heard those words of Isa, his face was sad and he left grieved/sad, for he had very much wealth.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then that person, when he heard that which Jesus said, his breath became very painful, and he left there very sad for he had great wealth.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When he heard that-aforementioned which Jesus had said, it could be seen in his face/eyes that he was sad, and he left them mourning, because he was extremely rich.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When that man heard, his face fell/clouded-over(fig.). He went being grieved, because he was really wealthy.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Hebrews 7:27:
- Uma: “He is not like other big priests. Those priests, every day they offer worship-gifts, first worship-gifts that pay-for their own sins first, and then they offer worship-gifts that pay-for the sins of the crowds/people. Yesus, just once he offered a worship-gift to God, when he offered himself to be killed. That worship-gift of his does not need to be repeated again ever.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “He is not like the other high priests. They have to sacrifice to God every day to take away their own sins first and then the sins of the people. But Isa sacrificed only once to take away the sins of all mankind and that is what he sacrificed – himself.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “He’s not like those former high priests, because it’s not necessary that He offer sacrifice every day like they did. For every day they offer sacrifice; they first sacrifice because of their own sins and then they sacrifice because of the sins of the people. But as for Jesus, by contrast, His sacrifice was done only once and He never repeated it. He did this when He allowed Himself to be killed on the cross.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Jesus is not like the other highest priests who daily need to have that which they offer to God for their sins and then they also sacrifice-an-offering for the sins of the collective-people. Because Jesus, he offered himself once only to God for the sins of the collective-people. That death of his, it suffices forever.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “He is really not like those others who were also called Most-important Priest in the past. For as for them, every day they would make sacrifices with which to ask-for forgiveness for sin, first their own sin and then the sin also of other people. But, as for this Jesus, once only he made himself like a sacrifice as-a-means of asking for forgiveness for the sin of people. It is not necessary to repeat or yet add to it.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Now concerning the high priests of the Jews, day after day they offer sacrifices to God for their own sins. After that they offer sacrifices to clear the sins of the rest of the people. But this Jesus gave himself up to be killed. He became a sacrifice for the people forever. Yet just one time he died.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 13:4:
- Uma: “So, because the Holy Spirit commanded them to spread the Good News, they walked going to the town of Seleukia, which was at the edge of the sea. From there, they boarded a ship going to the island of Siprus.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then because they were told/commanded by the Holy Spirit to go that’s why Barnabas and Saul went down to the place Seluki and they sailed from there to the island of Kiprus.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Now these two, since they had been sent by the Holy Spirit, they went downstream to the town of Seleucia and there they got on a ship because they will go to the island in the sea called Cyprus.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When that was so, the Holy Spirit sent them and they went to Seleucia to ride in a ship to go to Cyprus. They took-along Juan Marcos to help them. When they came-to-land in Salamis which was a town in Cyprus, they went to preach the word of God in the various-synagogues of the Jews.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Through the inspiring by the Espiritu Santo who caused them to go, where they first went to was Selucia. From there, they sailed and went to the island of Chipre.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 11:2:
- Uma: “he said to them: ‘You go to that village we are facing over there [in sight, far away]. Just when you enter the village, you will see a young keledai [animal] tied up, that has never been ridden. Undo its ropes and bring it here.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “He said to them, ‘Go to that village ahead of you. When you arrive there, immediately you will see the offspring of an asnu tied (to something), it has not been ridden on. Untie (it) and bring (it) here.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “he said, ‘Go to the village that we are about to arrive in, and when you get there you will see a young asnu tied up there that has never been ridden on. Untie it and bring it here.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “saying, ‘Go to that town across-the-way. Exactly as you are arriving there, you will come-upon a young (lit. child of) donkey that has never been ridden that is tethered. Untie it and bring it here.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “He said to them, ‘Go there to that bario of Betfage. When you get there, you will see a young asno horse tethered, which has not yet been-broken-for-riding. Untie it and bring it here to me.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Hebrews 9:18:
- Uma: “Thus also the previous Promise that was delivered by the prophet Musa: There was something/someone that died to strengthen that Promise. What died was livestock that was slaughtered. Like this the story:” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Therefore even (with) the first covenant given by God, there flowed blood first – that means a sacrifice – before that covenant was firm/confirmed.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And just like that also was the first way which God established, because it was necessary that there be blood as a sign that an animal had been killed and then that way would be carried out.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Therefore even the first agreement-that-God -presented, it wouldn’t have gone-into-effect (lit. been-continued) if there had been no blood to indicate that someone/something had died.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well now just like that, when that first initiated-agreement was set up, it had no strength if there was no blood of animals which had been killed.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “It is like that for the old agreement which was before. When an animal died to make a sacrifice, then the law had power.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 13:36:
- Uma: “Relatives, it was not Daud’s own body that these words were aimed at. Because Daud did all that God commanded him, and after his life on earth was done he died. His body was buried next to the grave of his ancestors and indeed became rotten.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Da’ud, as long as he lived he did what God had planned for him and-then he died. He was buried near his forefathers and his body decayed.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Now we know, brethren,’ said Paul, ‘that David lived a long time ago. He fulfilled what God gave him to do, and when his life came to an end, he died. He was buried near his ancestors, and his body rotted.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But David, when he was finished doing what God wanted during his lifetime, he died. They buried him in the burial-place of his ancestors, and then his body rotted.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “It isn’t David who is being referred to here, for when he had fulfilled his job/responsibility which God had given him, he died. Without anything further, he was then buried where his elders had been buried and his body then rotted.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 12:1:
- Uma: “After that Yesus spoke to those Yahudi leaders with a parable, he said: ‘There was a person who planted his field with anggur. He put a fence around it, he dug the ground to make an anggur press, and he erected [lit., planted] a tower-hut to guard it from. After that he gave his field to be worked to several people, and he went to a far-off village.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then Isa preached to/taught them in a parable. ‘There was,’ he said, ‘a person/man who made a garden with grape vines and he fenced it. He made a hole under the place-for-squeezing the grapes to catch the grape water. He also made a tall shed to watch the garden. So-then he gave his garden into the care of people for sharing the proceeds from what was planted. Then he left going to a far place/country.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Again Jesus taught in parables. He said, ‘There was a man who had some land that he planted with grapevines. He fenced it, and he made a big hole in a big stone to make a place to squeeze out the juice from the grape fruit. And he put a shelter for the person who guarded the field to live in. And he let someone take care of the grape orchard, and he went to a far town.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then Jesus said parabling, ‘There was a person who planted many grapes. He stone-walled the borders, and hollowed-out a stone to catch/collect the juice of its fruit that was extracted when they stepped-on it. He also built a tall platform for harvest-guards to stay-in. Then he caused-it-(the vineyard)-to-be-taken-care-of by other farmers, and then he went to a far country.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Jesus continued his words, but using illustrations. He said, ‘There was a person who planted ubas plants in his field. He enclosed it with a fence. And then he dug where he would make a press for those ubas, and he even built a high look-out (used for guarding from vermin, etc.). When he had finished all of it, he left several people who were farmers in charge of that ubas plantation of his, for he went to another place.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Hebrews 10:22:
- Uma: “Our hearts he made-holy with his blood so that we know that we no longer have any guilt/wrong. Our bodies he bathed with water as a sign that he has cleaned us. That’s why I fire-up your hearts, relatives, let us approach God with our whole heart [lit., our real heart] and with faith that is no longer uncertain/wavering.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Therefore we (incl.) should come-close-to/approach God whole-heartedly (lit. with a single liver) and with strong trust in him and our (dual) minds should not be troubled anymore because our (dual) livers have been cleansed and we (dual) have been bathed as a sign that we (incl.) have been cleansed already.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And because of this we come in the presence of God and our worship of Him is not false. Let us draw tight our faith and let us not doubt. For we know that we have been cleansed by the blood of Jesus. And we know also that this has removed our sins. We (incl.) have been baptized as a sign of our being cleansed by God.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “we ought to draw-near to God with our minds sincere (lit. from-the-heart) and our faith persistent. Our minds must also have been cleansed as if we have been sprinkled with the blood of Cristo and as if our bodies have also been washed with clean water.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Therefore let us not now be hesitant, but rather let us now approach into the presence of God not just jokingly, but rather in truth, and our trust and believing/obeying him being sturdy. Because what is now dominant in our mind/inner-being is, we are now clean from all sin, for it’s like Jesus sprinkled us with his blood, and it’s like he washed us with far-from-ordinary water.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Therefore let us approach where God is. We will worship with all our hearts, never will we doubt concerning our faith. The evil thoughts we had have been washed. The same for our bodies, it is as though they were washed so that we can pass to where God is.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
