Following are a number of back-translations of John 9:22:
- Uma: “His mother and father said like that, because they were afraid of the Yahudi rulers. Because their command was the same [i.e., they had agreed on a course of action]: whoever said that Yesus was the Redeemer King was expelled from the house of prayer.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “His parents answered like that because they were afraid of their leaders. For the leaders had planned/decided that if someone would say that he believed that Isa was the Almasi, that person would not be allowed in the prayer-house.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The reason why his parents answered this way is because they were afraid of the Jewish rulers, because the rulers had already agreed that if anyone said that Jesus was the king chosen by God, that person who said it, he would no longer be allowed to enter their churches.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “That’s what they said, because they were afraid of the rulers of the Jews. Because they had already made-an-agreement that if anyone said that Jesus was the Messiah, he wouldn’t be counted among his fellow Jews.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Like that was the speaking of his parents because they were afraid of those leaders of the Judio, because there was something those Judio had agreed about, that whoever gives out that Jesus is the Cristo who is that Savior King who was promised, he would be removed from their place-of-worship. No longer included as being a Judio.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “The father and mother of the man who had been blind spoke this way because they were afraid of the leaders of the Jews. Because they now had agreed to remove the name from the church of whoever said that Jesus was the Christ.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 18:8:
- Uma: “‘If for instance one of our (incl.) hands or one of our (incl.) feet causes [lit., carries] us (incl.) to sin, just cut it off and throw it away. It is better to have just one hand or one foot, as long as we (incl.) receive goodness of life with God. It is better that way, than to have both hands and both feet, but finally/at the end we (incl.) are thrown into the fire that continually flames.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “‘If your hand or your foot influences you to sin, leave/give up your sin. Figuratively as if you cut off your hand and your foot and throw it away. It is better for you to enter heaven even (if) you (have a limb) cut off than (if) you (have) two hands or two feet but are thrown into the fire which cannot be put out.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “If your hand or your foot is the thing by which you are successfully tempted, cut it off and throw it away, because it is better if you are maimed and given eternal life rather than to have two hands or feet and be thrown into the fire which is forever.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Therefore if your (sing.) hand/arm or your (sing.) foot/leg is your (sing.) means-of-sinning, cut it off to throw it away. Because it is better if you (sing.) go join-in-experiencing the life in heaven with one of your (sing.) hands/arms or legs cut-off than that you (sing.) have two arms or legs and you (sing.) are thrown into the place of fire that never goes-out.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Therefore supposing your (sing.) hand or your foot is where the sin you do originates, you had better just cut it off and throw it away. For it doesn’t matter even if one hand or foot is cut off, as long as life which is without ending will be yours. Certainly (better) than still having both hands and feet and be thrown into the fire which never dies down.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Therefore if you should say that it is the sin of your hand or the sin of your foot that you committed sin, then cut it off. Throw it far away. It is better that you are without a hand or without a foot when you enter where you will live with God than that you should have both your hands or both your feet and thus you go to where there is the fire forever.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Ephesians 1:10:
- Uma: “According to his own desire, he made-known-to us his plan/intention that was not yet known by mankind from long ago. That intention of his: that every [kind of] thing, both what is in heaven and what is on earth, he will unite/make-at-peace in/by their connection with Kristus, and Kristus becomes like the Head of every thing. From long ago he made certain beforehand his intention that he would do with Kristus, and that intention of his he will make come to pass when the time comes.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “God wants/wanted hep that when the time comes/came which he has/had pre-arranged, all he has created will/would become one, all that is there in heaven and all that is here in the world, and Almasi would rule over them all.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “He would do this at the proper time. For God decided that at that time, He would make Jesus Christ the only one to be in charge of every created thing in Heaven and here on the earth.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “And this is his plan: when all that needs to happen is finished and the proper time arrives, then he will arrange/put-in-order all that is on this earth and in heaven so that Cristo alone will be their master/leader.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “For when the set-termination-time will now have been reached, every created thing in heaven/sky and in the world, he will then hand (them) over to Cristo for everything will then be under his control.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Concerning that what was determined to be done, there will come the day that it will happened. God will cause that Christ will rule all the things there are, alike in heaven and here on earth, all will be ruled by him.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 10:13:
- Uma: “That person who is salaried runs away, because he only works to be salaried. He does not care for / pay attention to his shepherded-things.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “The reason he flees is because he is only hired. He has no love for the sheep.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The reason the hired person runs away is because he is not the true person who cares. He has no breath for the sheep.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “And this is the reason that salaried-one will run-away, because he is merely salaried and he doesn’t value the sheep.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “The hired one runs away because the sheep aren’t his own, therefore he doesn’t value them.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “That man runs away because he is just a hired hand. It doesn’t make him sad about what happens to the sheep.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 19:6:
- Uma: “So, in the sight of God, married people are no longer two[-persons], they are one[-person]. That is why I say to you: if God has indeed connected them, man may not separate/divorce them.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then they are no longer two bodies,’ said Isa, ‘but are one body already. Therefore people who have been made one by God shall really not divorce.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Therefore a married couple are no longer two, but rather they are one, and because of this it is necessary that people do not separate what God has made one.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Therefore they are not two but rather just-one. What God therefore has made-into just-one, a person should not separate.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “That’s why it’s like they can no longer be said to be two people still, for it’s like they are now one body-entity. Well since it’s now like that, of course it’s not possible/acceptable to be separated by man what has been put-together by God.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Therefore now, concerning those whom God has brought together, there is not permission for one to divorce.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Ephesians 2:19:
- Uma: “Because of that, relatives who are not Yahudi people, you were previously like people on the outside. But now it is no longer like that. Now you have become one-group with all people who believe in Yesus. You have become one-family [lit., one-house] with all the children of God.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Na, therefore you the non Yahudi, you are no longer foreigners but you are God’s people now/already together with his original people and you are included with the children of God.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And as for you believers who aren’t Jews, even though long ago you were not considered to be subjects of God, today you have already become companions of those people whom He has chosen. You have become children of God just like any believer in Him.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “So-then, you who are Gentiles, you are not foreigners/strangers but rather you have now been joined to the other people of God whom he is ruling. You have also been joined to the family of God.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Therefore you are not now like foreigners or other nations who are not the people of God, but rather you are now fellow-countrymen with these people whom he chose and set apart from other people here under heaven. Furthermore you are included with/among his children in his household.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “And now, you are not the ‘other’ people. Now you are the people of God. Because now you walk with all these people who are in the hand of God.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 11:3:
- Uma: “Those two sisters sent a person going to Yesus, to say to him: ‘Lord, your (sing.) friend whom you (sing.) love is sick.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “the two siblings sent word to Isa, they said, ‘Sir, your friend whom you love is sick.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The two women sent a message to Jesus saying, ‘Datu, your friend who is big in your breath is sick.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “That being so, Maria and Marta sent someone to go report to Jesus, ‘Sir, your (sing.) friend whom you (sing.) love is sick.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “therefore what his two sisters did was, they sent someone to go to Jesus, taking their word which said, ‘Lord/Chief, your friend whom you hold dear is sick.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “These two sisters sent word to Jesus, saying, ‘Lord, your dear friend is sick.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 20:8:
- Uma: “‘At sunset, the owner of the field said to his supervisor: ‘Call those workers, and give them their wages. First give wages to the people who just began working at five o’clock earlier. After that, give wages to the people who began to work at three o’clock, until [you get] to the people who worked from early morning.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “‘When it was evening the owner of the land said to his foreman, ‘Call the people who are working and pay them their wages. Take those people last whom I got first.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when it was already night, the man said to his trusted one, ‘Call those who are working and pay them. Pay first those who were last, and then those who were first.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘Then when the sun was setting, the land owner said to his foreman, ‘Call the workers to give them their daily wage, starting with the last to go join-in-working until the ones-who-went-first.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When the sun was setting, that owner gave orders to his overseer. He said, ‘Call those casual-workers and pay them all. Start with those last ones I put to work. Those I put to work first, just pay them last.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “When evening came the field-owner spoke to his worker who ordered the other workers: ‘Call the workers now and pay them their wages. First give the wages to the workers who were last to come to work. Concerning the workers who worked all day long, let them be the last you give wages to,’ he said.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- Mairasi: “It was already almost dark and then Throated One [Leader; Elder; Lord] grape farm owner, said to the headman over the disciples [workers] [his steward]: ‘Call the workers and pay their wages to them, starting with the person who came up at the last all the way until the very first person’ says he.” (Source: Enggavoter 2004)
