Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 10:17:
- Uma: “From there, Petrus was confused thinking what was the meaning of the vision he had just seen. While he was still thinking, the messengers of Kornelius arrived in Yope. They asked the townspeople where the house of Simon was. The house that they were looking for was pointed-out to them, and they went and stood at the gate [door of the fence],” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “While Petros was still wondering what the meaning was of that which had been caused-to-appear to him, those sent by Korneliyus arrived at Simon’s house. They were now there at the gate.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And while Peter was still thinking about what might be the meaning of this that he had seen, the messengers of Cornelius arrived in the village. They asked where the house of Simon was. And when they were already outside the house near the doorway,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “As Pedro was thinking-about what perhaps it meant to say, those whom Cornelius sent arrived and inquired-about the location of Simon’s house. When they arrived then at the entrance,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Pedro was still trying-to-understand the meaning of that thing when those sent by Cornelio arrived in Jope, and they had themselves shown where the house of Simon was. There they were now at the gate,” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Lalana Chinantec: “Peter very much meditated. ‘What in the world?’ he thought. As he was meditating, Peter, the people whom Cornelius had sent arrived. They asked where Peter lived. They stopped outside the door.” (Source: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 9:13:
- Uma: “But as for the prophet Elia, I tell you that Elia has already come, but the leaders of our village opposed him according to their desires, like what is written in the Holy Book.’n” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But I tell you,’ said Isa, ‘Eliyas has already come and the people already did to him whatever they wanted to, as is written in the holy-book about him.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The appearance of Elijah has already been fulfilled. They tormented him according to their desire to do to him for this is the prophesy which we can read in the written word of God.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But I say also to you that Elias already came, and people did whatever (implies bad) to him, just as God caused-to-be-written about him.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But this which I will say to you really is true, that Elias has already come here, and they did to him all they wanted to do, according to what was said in the writing concerning him.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Hebrews 5:3:
- Uma: “So, since Big Priests are weak too, that’s why they must offer worship-gifts to pay-for their own sins. It is not just the worship-gifts of the people that they offers, but worship-gifts to pay-for their own sins also.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “And because of his weakness that’s why he has first to sacrifice to God for his sins then he also sacrifices for the people.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And since there are also his mistakes, it’s necessary that he have something to sacrifice on behalf of his own behavior, just like there is also that which he will sacrifice because of the evil behavior of his fellow men.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “So when there is that which he goes to offer for the sins of the people, he must also offer something for his own sins.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “And because he also sins, it is essential for him to make a sacrifice with which to ask for forgiveness for his own sin, and also for the sin of the people.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “The high priest, because he also is not strong, must first offer a sacrifice to God to clear his sins. Then he offers sacrifice to clear the sins of the people.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 11:1:
- Uma: “From there, the apostles of the Lord Yesus with the one-faith relatives in the land of Yudea heard that there were people who were not Yahudi people receiving the Word of God also.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “The commissioned ones and the disciples of Isa throughout Yahudiya heard that the people who were not Yahudi had believed-obeyed the message/word of God.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The apostles there in the province of Judea and their companion Jewish believers, they heard that those who are not Jews had received the word of God which had been caused to be understood by them.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When that was so, the apostles and their companions who believed in the many-towns in Judea, they heard-the-news that Gentiles had also received the word of God.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “The apostles and other believers in Judea heard news that there were people who weren’t Jews who had now believed the word of God. But there were some who heard that news who couldn’t accept it.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Alekano: “After that, after talk that those who were not Jews had joined on to God’s word had spread, the other apostles and their Jewish brethren who were in Judea land heard it.” (Source: Larson 1998, p. 91).
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 9:45:
- Uma: “If for instance one of our feet makes [carries] us sin, just cut it off. It’s better we just have one foot, as long as we get good life with God. That would be far better than for us to have two feet, yet in the end be cast into hell.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Likewise if your foot carries/influences you to sin, leave your sin. It’s parable is, as if you cut off your foot. It is better for you to enter heaven even if you are maimed (putuk) than that you have two feet but are thrown into hell, into the fire that cannot be put out.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And if your foot is the means by which you are successfully tempted, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to be maimed and given eternal life, rather than having two feet, you are thrown into hell.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “And if your (sing.) foot/leg is what-makes-you-(sing.)-sin, cut-it-off. Because it would be better if you (sing.) go to share the life in heaven with one foot/leg cut-off than your (sing.) having two feet/legs and you (sing.) are thrown into the place of fire that never goes-out.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well if it’s your foot which causes you to sin, cut that off. For it doesn’t matter even if one foot is cut off, as long as life which is without ending will be yours. Rather than having both feet and be thrown there into the fire which never dies down.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Hebrews 7:1:
- Uma: “This Melkisedek was king in the village of Salem long ago, and he was also a priest, who handled/did the worship work of/to the God the Creator. When Abraham returned from the battle defeating the kings, it was this Melkisedek who came and met him and blessed him.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “This Malkisadik of old was a sultan there in the place Salem and he also was a priest working for the Most High God. One day in that time while Ibrahim was going home from a fight/war after he had defeated four sultans who were his enemies, Malkisadik went to meet him and asked blessing for Ibrahim from God.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “For as for this Melchizedek, he was a king long ago of the town of Salem, and he was a priest who worshipped the high God. And there was a time, when Abraham fought against his enemy kings and he killed them. At the time when Abraham was going home, Melchizedek met him and Melchizedek spoke in blessing, that Abraham would be blessed by God with good.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “This Melkizedek, he was king of (lit. at) Salem. He was also a priest who served God the Highest. The meaning of his name, it is righteous king and the meaning also of his position, it is king of peace, because the meaning of Salem is peace. When plural Abraham were returning from defeating the four kings, Melkizedek went to meet him and blessed him. Then Abraham gave him a tenth of all the possessions he took-back in his winning in battle.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “For as for this one, this Melquisedec, he was king in Salem in the time of Abraham, and also a priest of God who is Far the Most-important. He is the one who met Abraham and company coming home from having chased the kings who waged war. After meeting Abraham he spoke words which cause grace/mercy so that Abraham would be graced by God.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “This Melchizedek was king at the city of Salem. And it was God supreme whom he served as priest. This Melchizedek went to meet Abraham when he was returning from winning a fight with the kings whom he fought. Upon meeting him, Melchizedek asked God to bless Abraham.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 12:3:
- Uma: “When Herodes saw that the Yahudi people liked that deed of his, he added again: he ordered people to arrest Petrus. That happened at the time of the Yahudi big day called Feast of Bread that is not Yeasted.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “And when he saw that what he had done pleased the Yahudi, he also commanded Petros to be seized. The time when Petros was seized was the time of the celebration of the Yahudi when they ate bread not mixed with leaven (lit. for-rising).” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when Herod understood that the Jews were very pleased with his killing James, he had Peter arrested also. (This happened during the Feast of Bread That Has No Yeast.)” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When he came-to-know that that pleased the Jews, he intensified-it by also having-Pedro -arrested. That happened at the fiesta called Passed-By which is when-they -eat bread that has no yeast.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When he observed that what he had done pleased the Jews who weren’t believers in Cristo, Pedro was the one he next caused to be arrested. But because the Fiesta of Bread Without Raising-agent had been reached,” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 10:28:
- Uma: “After that, Petrus said to Yesus: ‘Yet we (excl.), we (excl.) [emphatic] have left everything in order to follow you.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then Petros spoke. ‘Look at us (excl.),’ he said. ‘We (excl.) have already left everything and we (excl.) are already following you.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then Peter said, he said, ‘Just look, we have left all of our possessions so that we might follow you.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then Pedro said, ‘And how-about us (excl.)? Because we (excl.) have left everything so-that we (excl.) would become your (sing.) disciples.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Pedro spoke saying, ‘Well as for us (excl.), Master, isn’t it so that we have left/deserted everything now to go-around with you?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
