Following are a number of back-translations of Galatians 4:27:
- Uma: “This is like the words of the Holy Book that say: "You (sing.) are glad [emp], barren woman, who has not ever given-birth! Be glad and hoot ("halelo’" [from excitement or joy], you who have not one time suffered birthing a child. Because even though you (sing.) are barren, the number of your (sing.) descendants will be more than those of the woman who had-children to start with." We, relatives, are the ones who have become the children of God, according to God’s promise. We are like Ishak, the child of Abraham who was born according to God’s promise.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “It is written hep in the holy-book saying, ‘Be glad woman, even if you have not given birth. Shout with your joy even though you have not felt the pain (‘of childbirth’ is understood). Because the descendants of the woman left by her husband will be very many more than the descendants of the woman who has her husband.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “There’s a written word of God which says, ‘As for you, woman who does not give birth, rejoice. Even though you never had labor pains, shout with joy because even though your husband has abandoned you, He will return to you and you have more descendants than the woman who has a husband.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because there is that which God caused-to-be-written which says, ‘You (sing.) who are barren who have never undergone-hardship to bear-children, be happy. Raise moreover your (sing.) voice (lit. make-strong your (sing.) speech) to make-known your (sing.) happiness. Because you (sing.) who have been left by your (sing.) husband, you (sing.) will have more children in-the-future than the woman whose husband is staying-with-her.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “This is like that which is written in the writing which says, ‘Be happy, you woman who does not give birth. You who have not experienced childbirth even once, shout out now your happiness. Because even though you have been divorced by your husband, your children will be even more numerous than hers who has not been divorced by her husband.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “It is written in the Holy Book, ‘Be happy you barren one, you have never given birth. Shout because you are happy even though you have not experienced giving birth. Because the woman who is barren and has been left by her husband, will have more children than the woman who lives with her husband.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 8:55:
- Uma: “But really you do not know him. As for me, I know him. If for example I say that I do not know him, I am lying like you. Because I really know him, and I follow his words.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “You don’t even know God. But I, I know him. If for example I would say that I don’t know God, I would be like you a liar. But I really, really know God and I follow all that he has commanded me.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “however you do not know who he is. As for me, by contrast, I know who he is. If I said that I didn’t know him I would be a liar just like you. However, I know who he is and I obey his words to me.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “You have not come-to-know him, but I by-contrast, I know-him. If I were to say that I didn’t know him, I would equal/take-after you liars. But I of-course know-him and I believe/obey what he says.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “You really don’t know him. But as for me, I really know him well. For if I say I don’t know him, I would be a liar like you who are liars. But it is true that I know him. I follow/obey and stand up for everything he says.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “But you don’t know him. I know him. If I should say that I didn’t know God, I would be lying just as you do. But I truly know him and I respect what he tells me.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 17:9:
- Uma: “They descended from the mountain, Yesus said to them: ‘Don’t say to anyone what you saw earlier, until I the Child of Mankind have been brought back to life from death.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then while they were going down from the mountain Isa instructed them, he said, ‘Do not talk about what you have seen on this mountain, as long as I, the Son of Man have not yet come back to life from my death.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And as they were going down the mountain, Jesus strongly charged them, saying, ‘This that you have seen, don’t you tell it to anybody until I, The Older Sibling of Mankind, have been raised from the dead.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “As they were walking-downhill, Jesus commanded them, ‘Don’t tell (lit. story) this that was shown to you, not even to one person until I who am Child of a Person live again.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When they were going down, Jesus spoke emphatically to them saying, ‘Now don’t go telling anyone what took place before your eyes, not till I have come to life again, I who am the One From Heaven Born of Man/human.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Now as they were walking, doing down the slope, Jesus said to his learners: ‘Don’t tell anyone about what you have seen now until it is seen that the Man who came from heaven has resurrected.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Galatians 6:2:
- Uma: “We must help each other, whoever of us is in difficulties/sorrows, so that with those deeds of ours we follow the law of Kristus.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Help each other for if you do this, you follow the command of Isa Almasi.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Each one of you always help each other, because if you do this you will fulfill Christ’s commandment to us.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Help-one-another if you undergo-hardship or are burdened, because if you do that, you will fulfill what Cristo commanded.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “And what’s good is, be-helping-one-another with one another’s hardships, for in doing like this, that’s how you will obey what Cristo commanded.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Each one of you, whenever you see that someone is suffering, help him. If you do this, then you will be doing what Christ commanded.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 9:28:
- Uma: “From there, they spoke-harshly to him and they said to him: ‘You (sing.) are the one who is the disciple of that man! We(excl.), we (excl.) are the disciples of the prophet Musa!” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Those leaders talked-bad about/insulted him, they said, ‘You are his disciple. We (excl.) here are disciples of Musa.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “They became angry then, and they spoke bad words to him, they said, ‘You are his disciple. As for us, we are the disciples of the prophet long ago Moses.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then they jeered at him saying, ‘Wo, you (sing.) really are a disciple of that person. As for us (excl.), we are Moses’ disciples.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Then they insulted/spoke-harshly-to him, saying, ‘You’re the one who is his disciple! As for us (excl.) expl., we are disciples of Moises!” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Then they spoke against him saying, ‘You follow what that man says. But we follow Moses.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 18:14:
- Mairasi: “Like that for any of these little children’s self to dry up [to perish] is not My Father Who is in Surga [Heaven]’s throat [will]’ said He.” (source: Enggavoter 2004)
- Uma: “So also your Father in heaven, he does not like it if there is one from these little children who is far from Him.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “A person does not want that one of his animals gets lost. Na, like that is also your Father in heaven, he does not want that even one of these small children happens-to-go-far from God.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “It is just the same also with our Father in heaven, because he doesn’t want that there is even one only of these children who are not freed from punishment.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “So also with your Father in heaven who does not want even one of the lowest of people to be separated from him.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Like that indeed, your Father there in heaven doesn’t want even one to go astray of these ones who cause themselves to be like a small child who believes in me.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Thus it is like your Father who is in heaven, he does not want that even one of these children will be lost.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Ephesians 1:16:
- Uma: “I have not stopped saying thank you to God because of you, and I always name you in my prayers.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “I did not stop thanking God because of you. When I pray I always also mention you.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “my giving thanks to God for you cannot be exhausted. I’m always praying for you.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “I haven’t stopped thanking God because of you while-at-the-same-time I continue-praying-for you.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “my thanks to God because of you really can’t come to an end, and I am also always/often mentioning you in my prayers.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Therefore I do not rest from thanking God concerning you. Now I always pray to God concerning you.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 10:19:
- Uma: “When the Yahudi people heard that speech of Yesus, they also argued among themselves.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When the people heard these words of Isa, they again had different thoughts/were divided in their thinking.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when the Jews heard this teaching of Jesus, they could not agree.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “After-that the Jews again contradicted-each-other on-account-of the aforementioned that Jesus had said.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Because of that which Jesus had said, the Judio again couldn’t agree.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “The Jews, after hearing this, did not agree among themselves.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
