Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 5:23:
- Uma: “and requested-help, he said: ‘My little-girl is on the verge of death at the house. Let’s go to my house, you (sing.) lay-hands on her for me please, so she’ll get well and not die.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “And he really begged Isa, he said, ‘Sir, my child a girl is dying. Come and place your hands on her so that she will get well and will live.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And he begged Jesus, he said, ‘My small daughter, her breath is about to leave her. I beg you that you come to my house and touch her so that she might be healed and live.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘Our (excl.) female child is near dying. Please (strong entreaty) come to lay-your (sing.) -hands-on her so that she will-get-well and live.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “and begged-for-pity saying, ‘My daughter is-about-to-expire. If possible/acceptable to you, come with me and touch her so that her illness will stop after all, that she will revive again.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 2 Timothy 3:16:
- Uma: “All that is written in the Holy Book was written with clearness from God, and is useful to us. With the Holy Book we can announce true teaching, oppose wrong teaching, fix/make-good evil character, and teach people to have straight actions.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Everything written in the holy-book was caused-to-be-written by God and there is a use for it when we/one (dual) teach the true teaching and when we (dual) teach those who have sinned, and when we (dual) correct (cause to go straight) people who have done incorrect things and when we/one (dual) teach the good customs,” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The writing of all His written words was inspired by God and this word is of big help to us when we teach, when we correct, when we advise the believers, and when we teach righteous behavior.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Everything that God caused-to-be-written, he is the one from whom the thoughts originated (lit. owner of the thoughts), and (it) is valuable to be used, because it teaches us the truth, it makes-known if we have mistakes and sins, it admonishes/advises us about how our bad behavior is to be changed and it causes-us -to-be-accustomed to following a holy way-of-life,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “The truth is, really all that is written which is the word of God, God indeed was the one who caused it to be written for he inspired (lit.put it in the minds of) those who wrote. That’s why all of it is useful. It teaches what is the truth, it rebukes and corrects/straightens all doing which is wrong, and causes to be comprehended the lifestyle which is righteous/straight in the sight of God.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “All the words written in the Holy Book are what God put on the minds of the writers who wrote them. This is necessary for us to study. From it we know what word we should believe, and what word we should not believe. From it we know what word we should not do. From it we know what all the good it is necessary for us to do.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 7:28:
- Uma: “Maybe you (sing.) want to kill me too, like you (sing.) killed the Mesir person yesterday?'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Do you want to kill me also like you killed the man/person of Misil yesterday?'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Perhaps you are going to kill me like you killed that Egyptian yesterday.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Will you (sing.) perhaps kill-me like the way you (sing.) did the one-from-Egipto yesterday?'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Maybe you intend to kill me too, like that which you did yesterday to that taga Egipto!'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 6:12:
- Uma: “After Yesus taught his twelve disciples, they left and taught people to repent from their sins.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then they went and proclaimed that the people should regret their sins and leave now their bad/evil doings.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Then the disciples of Jesus went out and they preached that people must give up their bad doings.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then his disciples set-out and they went preaching to the many-people that they should repent-of their sins.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well, those twelve disciples then set out to go teaching the people. They were teaching that it is necessary to repent-of and drop-/give-up sins.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Titus 1:9:
- Uma: “They must strongly hold to the teaching that we believe in, like what we have already received, so that they know [how] to teach people the true teaching and to fire-up their hearts, and they also know [how] to reprimand those who reject our teaching.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “He ought to really remain-steadfast with the trustworthy message/word, which he has been taught. Then he will know how to teach others the true teaching and he will also know to answer the people who are against/oppose this teaching and tell them what their mistakes/faults are.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “It is necessary that in his teaching he does not depart from the true doctrine which is what we (dual) taught. For if what he teaches will be drawn tight, and he will inadvertently cause people to understand that those who speak in rejection of his teaching are greatly in error.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “As concerns his faith, he must moreover thoroughly believe/obey what we (du) have-been-teaching which is absolutely-true which people are able to trust. He must thoroughly believe/obey it in order that he will also be able to teach it to his companions and admonish/advise them and show the erring of those who oppose what is true.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “It’s also necessary that he hold fast to and stand up for the true teaching. Because through his teaching of this truth, he can strengthen the believing/obeying of others and defeat those who give opposition.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “The man you appoint must be one who teaches the word which is just like the word which he was taught. Because that is the true word. With this word he will be able to encourage the other believers. And he will be able to win out over those who speak words which are not correct.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 7:60:
- Uma: “After that, he knelt and he said out loud: ‘Lord, don’t you (sing.) punish them because of this sin of theirs.’ After he spoke like that, he died.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Then he stood on his knees and he called out loudly, he said, ‘O God, do not punish them for this their sin.’ After he said this, immediately he died. And Saul agreed to their killing of Estepan.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then he knelt down and he said again, ‘Oh Lord, do not consider as reason for punishing them this their sin.’ And after he had said this, his breath left him.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then he knelt and shouted saying, ‘Lord Jesus, please don’t be-counting/considering this sin of theirs,’ and then he died.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When his life/breath was already low, he knelt down and called out loudly. He said, ‘Lord, forgive them this sin which they have done.’ As those words of his ended, he then died.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 6:44:
- Uma: “The number who ate the bread was about five thousand all men.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “The number of those who had eaten bread, the men only were five thousand.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The number of the men who ate the bread there were five thousand, and the women and children were not counted.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “The number of the old-men and young-men who ate, it was about five thousand.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “As for the number of those who ate, the men alone were five thousand, apart from the women and children.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Titus 3:10:
- Uma: “If there are people who make separations/division in our one-faith relatives, reprimand them once or twice. If they still don’t stop, don’t you let them teach the people any more.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “If you (pl.) have a companion who divides/causes division among the trusters in Isa Almasi, stop him/tell-him-not-to once or twice. Then if he does not heed/pay attention, just leave him alone (lit. don’t do anything to him).” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “If there are any of your companions who disturb the unity of the believers, scold them and if they do not obey, scold them again. And if they still do not obey, have nothing more to do with them.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “If there is a person who is teaching what is not true who is separating believers, advise him to stop-it. If you (sing.) advise (him) twice and he doesn’t obey, don’t companion (him),” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “And warn whoever of those you are overseeing who disturbs or destroys the believing/obeying of his companions. However if you have warned him twice but he isn’t indeed taking it seriously, have-nothing-more-to-do-with-correcting-him like he is no longer one of you (pl.).” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “If there is someone who is causing disputes which separate the believers, then reprimand him. One or two times you should reprimand him. But if he does not want to hear what you say, then no longer walk with him.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
