Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 10:29:
- Uma: “Yesus said: ‘Indeed I tell you: whoever leaves his relatives, his mother or his father, his children or his house or his gardens because of following me, and because of the Good News,” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “‘Yes,’ said Isa, ‘truly I tell you, if a person leaves his house or his siblings male-female, or his mother and father, or his children, or his land, if he leaves these because of his love for me and in order to be able to go and carry the good news,” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus said, ‘Don’t you forget that anyone who leaves his house, his brothers and sisters, his mother and father, his child and his lands in order to follow me and to spread the good news,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘Yes agreed,’ said Jesus, ‘and this that I say to you is true, that whoever leaves his house, his siblings/cousins, his father and mother, his children and his land due-to his being-joined to me and his preaching of the good news,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Jesus replied, saying to them, ‘This is the truth which I will say to you, that there’s nobody at all who won’t be rewarded who can-leave (implies when necessary, not total desertion) his household, his siblings, his parents and children, or his livelihood, because of his serving me and spreading the Good News.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Hebrews 8:6:
- Uma: “But the work of Yesus is better than the work of the priests who are on this world, since Yesus is/became a mediator [lit., one who ‘middle-persons’] who delivers/delivered the Promise of God that is better than the previous Promise that the prophet Musa delivered, for what God promises us with the mediating of Yesus is better.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But now the work of Isa as priest is much better than the work of the priests here on earth. Likewise also the new covenant which he brought here when he reconciled mankind with God is much better than the former covenant because God’s promises in the new covenant are much better.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And the work of Jesus as a priest, it is far better than the work of the priests here on the earth. And in the same way also, the new way which He follows so that we might be accepted by God is much better than the old way. For as for this new way, it was strengthened by a much better promise to God.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But the work that God entrusted to Jesus, it is more-important than the work of the original priests, because God’s new agreement-which-he -presented to people which Jesus finalized (lit. tied-in-a-knot), it is also greater than the old agreement-that-he -presented. And the reason it’s greater is that the promises of God on which it is based are greater.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But this serving that was entrusted to Jesus, it really was much better than that serving by the priests here in the world. Because he is the one who made firm this much better initiated-agreement by God with people. For look-at-this, the things that God promised in this new initiated-agreement, they are much better than what were promised in the past.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Now concerning us, our high priest is Jesus Christ and so much more powerful is the work he does than the work the priests do here on earth. Because he made a new agreement which is much greater than the old agreement which was before. This new agreement which has come into being has overflowingly good words which God promises to cause to happen.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 13:11:
- Uma: “Now, look! The Lord punishes you (sing.)! From now you (sing.) are blind, you (sing.) will no longer see for several days!’ At that time Elimas felt there was something black like smoke covering his eyes, with the result that he began to grope around for someone to lead him.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Look’ Paul said, ‘now God will cause disaster to arrive on you. You will become blind and for some time you will not see the light of the sun.’ Immediately Elimas felt as though a black cloud covered his eyes and he could no longer see. He walked/went searching for a man to-lead-him-by-the-hand.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And now,’ said Paul, ‘the Lord will punish you. You will become blind. It will be a long time before you are well again, and you will not be able to see.’ Immediately the seeing of Elymas came dark, and he groped around because he was trying to find people to help him by leading him by the hand.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Now, God will punish you (sing.) and you (sing.) will be blind for how-many days, so that even the sunshine, you (sing.) will not be-able-to-distinguish.’ Exactly when he said that, Elimas felt (something) like a cloud that became-dark that blocked/covered his eyes, and he groped-about looking for someone-to-take-his -hand.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well, now, he will now judge you. You will now become blind. You won’t be able to tell night from day until the time arrives which has been set by God.’ When Pablo had said that, suddenly/unexpectedly the sight of Elimas darkened, that he truly was now blind. What he did was grope around, for he was searching for someone to lead him by the hand.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 11:9:
- Uma: “They went towards Yerusalem. Many people followed them, some ahead some behind. Many spread their clothes on the roadway that Yesus was passing by on, and some also went and got tree leaves / leafy branches in the gardens and laid spread them on the roadway to honor him. Those many people, they continually cheered saying: ‘Praise the Lord God! The Lord bless the King who comes carrying him name!” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “The people in front and in the back shouted. They said, ‘Let us (incl.) praise God. Let us (incl.) praise the one sent by God.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And many people went ahead of Jesus, and many also followed him, shouting with joy and saying, ‘Let’s give thanks to God! Praise the one who was sent by the Lord!” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Those that went-ahead and those following, they were shouting saying, ‘Be-honored/praised! May this one be blessed that God sent as his representative (lit. bodyness)!” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “The people in front and behind Jesus were calling out saying, ‘Praiseworthy is this one who was sent by God!” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Hebrews 9:25:
- Uma: “As for the Big Priest of the Yahudi religion, every year he enters the More Holy Room, bringing blood of livestock–not his own blood. But Kristus, it was not many times that he offered himself to God.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “The Yahudi high priest goes into the Most Holy Place every year bringing/taking blood of a sacrificial animal to God. But Almasi did not sacrifice his body often.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And as for the high priest of the Jews, every year he goes inside of the very precious room of the church here on earth because he offers the blood of an animal. But as for Christ, by contrast, He is not always sacrificing His body,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “What Cristo did, it is also distinguished from what the highest priests of the Jews are doing, because as for them, they are entering yearly the Holiest Room bringing-with-them the blood of animals. But as for Cristo, he didn’t repeatedly offer himself.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “And also it isn’t as if he entered heaven in order to constantly shed his blood, like the Most-important Priest of the Jews, who every year will go in to that Exceedingly Far-from-ordinary Room, taking blood of animals which had been shed (lit.caused-to-drip).” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Concerning the high priest here on earth, there in the room which is overflowingly holy, year after year he enters in order to offer the blood of animals which have been killed, it isn’t his own blood which he offers. But Christ doesn’t go on dying over again to make other sacrifices.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 13:43:
- Uma: “After that, they separated from that house of prayer. Many Yahudi people followed Paulus and Barnabas. And many other people who were not Yahudi people but who had entered the Yahudi religion, they also followed Paulus and Barnabas. Those apostles of the Lord Yesus fired-up their hearts to continue believing in God who gives us goodness from his grace [lit., white insides].” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When the people had left the prayer-house, many of them followed after Paul and Barnabas. Those who followed after them were Yahudi and those of other tribes who followed the Yahudi religion. The two spoke to them and told them to steadfastly trust in God who loved them.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then as they were going out, many people went with Paul and Barnabas. Some of those were Jews and some were not Jews who worshipped along with the Jews. Paul and company talked with them, and they advised them that they should not give up their trusting in the kindness of God.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When they all came-out, many went-with them who were Jews and Gentiles who followed the customs of the Jews. Plural Pablo conversed-with them, and instructed them to persevere in trusting in the mercy/grace of God.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well, everyone then went home, but there accompanied Pablo-and-companion some who were Jews and others who had entered Judioship. Therefore Pablo-and-companion said to them that they must hold fast to what they had understood concerning this grace of God.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 12:8:
- Uma: “So they caught the child, killed him and cast him out of the field.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then he was seized by them and then killed and thrown-out by them to the outside of the fence of the garden.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Then they grabbed him and killed him and threw him outside of the orchard.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then they caught-him and killed-him, after that they threw his body outside the grape-area.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Without anything further, they set on him to kill him. They dragged him outside that ubas plantation. Well, they truly did kill him.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Hebrews 10:29:
- Uma: “If the punishment of a person who did not pay attention to the Law of Musa was like that, how much more people who let-go-of their faith in Yesus! Those people, it is like they have [actually] stepped on the Child of God. They have said that there is no use/value to the blood of Yesus that strengthened God’s Promise and that made them holy. They have disparaged the Holy Spirit that God gave us because of his white insides [grace]. Certainly the punishment of God on people whose character is like that will be greater.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Na, even more so will a person be punished if he criticizes/despises Isa Almasi, the Son of God and if he does not consider the blood of Almasi valuable and-what’s-more because of God’s new covenant it is Almasi’s blood hep that cleanses him from his sins. And in doing this, it is as if he causes shame to the Holy Spirit the one who loves us (incl.) and has mercy on us (incl.). Therefore his punishment will really be greater.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “If that’s the case, how much heavier will be the punishment to the person today who speaks in rejection against the pity of the son of God for him. His punishment will be very heavy, for by means of what he has done he will be showing that there is no value to the blood of Christ, which might have cleansed him and which is the sign of the new way of mankind being made one with God. His punishment will be heavy because he speaks in rejection against the gracious Holy Spirit.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “If the punishment of one who turned-his-back-on the law of Moses was like that, surely heavier will be the punishment of the person who looks-down-on/despises and turns-his-back-on the Child of God and who considers his blood to have no value, even though this blood is what confirmed what God presented-for-agreement and what cleansed him so he would become God’s holy person. The person who does that, he also offends the Spirit of God who is the pathway of his grace. Extremely heavy is the punishment he deserves.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well if it’s like that, much heavier is the punishment being-asked-for by the person who just trampled underfoot (lit. threshed-by-trampling) the Son of God, and harshly-insulted the Espiritu Santo who put-it-in-his-mind about the grace/mercy of God. He will certainly have a lot to answer-for because he regarded-as-unimportant the far-from-ordinary blood which is the strength/pledge of God’s initiated-agreement with him, that-being-what-can-cleanse him from his sin.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “So then, how much more punishment will be encountered by whoever rejects what the Son of God speaks, saying that there is nothing that came of the Son of God dying? And here it is that he died in order to bring into effect the new agreement, taking away the evil of the people. They insult the grace which the Holy Spirit wants to give them.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
