Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 1:19:
Uma: “Yesus continued walking, [and] not-yet far from there he again saw two brothers: Yakobus and Yohanes, the children of Zebedeus. They were fixing there nets in the boat.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “So-then when he had walked some way/distance he saw two siblings, Yakub and Yahiya, the sons of Sebede. They were there in their boat (bangka’) getting nets ready.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Jesus continued walking along, and while he was walking Jesus saw James and the younger brother of James, John, who were the sons of Zebedee. They were repairing their nets in their boat.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “As they were walking further along the edge of the lake, Jesus saw another two siblings who were Santiago and Juan. They were riding in their boat preparing their nets.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “Jesus continued walking and just a bit further he came upon two more brothers who were Santiago and Juan. They were the sons of Zebedeo. They were fixing their trawl-net there in the boat.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Shipibo-Conibo: “Then going a little farther on, he saw Zebedee’s child James. He saw his brother John too. when they were mending cast-nets in the canoe.” (Source: James Lauriault in The Bible Translator 1951, p. 32ff. )
Balinese: “Going on but a bit further, then He saw Jakub with his brother, Jokanan, children to Zabdi, while they were in the boat mending their nets.” (Source: J.L. Swellengrebel in The Bible Translator 1950, p. 75ff. )
English translation by Michael Pakaluk (2019): “So continuing on his way a little bit more, he saw James, the son of Zebedee, and John, his brother. They were mending their nets in a boat.”
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Timothy 1:20:
Uma: “Two whose faith is wrecked are Himeneus and Aleksander. Those two I hand over to the power/authority of the King of Evil-ones in order that he punish them, in order that they no longer belittle God with their evil teaching.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “Like that are Himunus and Iskandal and some others also. I have abandoned them to be carried/influenced by the leader of demons so that they learn a lesson that they should not speak-evil-against God.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Among these are Hymenaeus and Alexander. I have turned them over to Satan so that they might be taught that they cannot speak in rejection against God.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “Two of them, (they) are Himeneus and Alexander whom I have turned-over to Satanas so that they will learn-thereby not to speak-evil-about God.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “I mean by that, ones like Himeneo and Alejandro whom I have punished. My punishment of them is, it’s like I have returned them to the controlling of Satanas, so that hopefully, through what they will experience, they’ll just be taught that they are indeed not to stand up for those wrong teachings which are like insulting God.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Tenango Otomi: “This is what was done by Hymenaeus and Alexander. These two men I delivered to the devil so that they would realize what they are doing. Because it is not good to speak evil of God in their talking.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 2:42:
Uma: “Those new followers of Yesus continually requested-teaching of the apostles of Lord Yesus, and they kept gathering together. They ate together, breaking/chunking bread to remember the Lord Yesus death, and they also prayed together.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “They were-very-happy/liked to be taught by the persons/people commissioned by Isa and they were all of one liver. They joined the ones trusting in eating bread to remember the death of Isa, and they also joined in praying to God.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And everyday they listened to that which the apostles taught them. They had fellowship with all of the believers, and they made a memorial of the death of Jesus by means of eating bread, and they were always praying.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “They persevered in studying and following what the apostles were teaching. They also singlemindedly/persistently joined-in-companioning and praying-with their fellows who believed, and eating-together the bread that was their means-of-being-reminded of Jesus’ death.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “And all of them, they really persevered in what the apostles were teaching and they often/always gathered-together. They also shared-with-one-another food including doing Communion and were also often/always praying.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Morelos Nahuatl: “They continued studying with the apostles. They had joy in living together as brethren. Together they ate and prayed.”
Teutila Cuicatec: “All of them would gather day by day and study the messages that the apostles would teach. They lived peacefully together, used to pray to God and break bread as our Lord Jesus established.” (Source for this and one above: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 2:6:
Uma: “There were also several Yahudi religion teachers sitting in the house. They were angry hearing Yesus. They said in they hearts:” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “But there were teachers of the religious law sitting there. They said/grumbled in their livers because Isa spoke like that.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “There were some teachers of the law sitting there, and when they heard what Jesus said, they became angry, and they thought,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “Whereupon the teachers of the law who were there sitting, they said in their thoughts,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “There were sitting there a few people who were explainers of the laws of Moises. When they heard that which Jesus said, in their minds (they thought),” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Kim text for oral translation: “Jews people specialists of scriptures some were present there, they say in their heart:” (Source: Bayamy Tchande Awakde in The Bible Translator 2025, p. 23ff.)
English translation by Michael Pakaluk (2019): “There were some scribes sitting there. And they are thinking to themselves,”
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Timothy 4:1:
Uma: “The Holy Spirit tells us clearly what will happen in the coming days. At that time, some people will retreat from their faith in the true teaching. They will submit to influences/spirits that lead-astray and they will follow teaching that is from demons.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “Really clear is what the Spirit of God said that in the future there will be people who reject/turn-their-back-on the true teaching. What they will listen to are the demons and they will follow their teachings.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The clear teaching of the Holy Spirit is that in the future at the last time there will be people who will not believe the true teaching, but rather, what they will obey is what is given in inspiration by lying spirits. They will obey what evil spirits teach them” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “It is clear what the Holy Spirit has made-known that in a future day there will be those who abandon the correct faith, because they will believe habitually-lying and crafty demons and they will follow what they teach.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “This which the Espiritu Santo is telling is really clear that, in the future time, some will drop/give-up their belief in the truth concerning Jesu-Cristo. What they will then follow/obey is, teaching which fools and leads astray, which has no other origin than the evil-ones/spirits.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Tenango Otomi: “The Holy Spirit plainly tell us about the word, that when it is coming to the last day, there will live people who will separate from their faith. The false teachers whom the devil puts into their minds what they teach are the ones whom they will follow.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 4:1:
Uma: “While Petrus and Yohanes were still talking, speaking to the people at the House of God, several priests and Saduki people with the head of the police of the House of God came to meet them.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “While Petros and Yahiya were still speaking to the people, some priests and the captain of the guards of the large prayer-house/temple and Sadduseo went toward them.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And while Peter and John were still speaking to the people, the sacrificers and the captains of the guard there in the church and also the Sadducees came to them.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “While Pedro and Juan were still talking to the many-people, there arrived priests, Saducees (loan Sadduceo) and the captain of the Temple police.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “What Pedro and Juan were saying to those people wasn’t yet ended when the priests arrived, together with the leaders of the guards of the Templo and the Saduceo (pl.).” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 3:10:
Uma: “He healed many people that were sick, with the result that the people crowded-each-other to get close to him, wanting to touch him. From the manyness of the people, that is why he ordered his disciples to prepare a boat for him to ride, so that he would not be crowded by the people.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “Because many people were healed by him, therefore those who had sickness pressed towards him in order to touch him.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “He healed many sick people and because of this the sick people there crowded in to force their way to Jesus so that they might touch him and be healed.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “Because he had healed many, therefore those who were still sick crowded-around him in order to touch him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “For many now who were ill had been healed by Jesus. That’s why he was now being jostled by others who were ill so that they could even just touch the body of Jesus.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Timothy 5:17:
Uma: “Religion leaders whose leading is good, it is very appropriate that they be given salary twice as much as other people, especially the leaders who teach and announce the words of the Lord.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “About the elders made leaders in the prayer-house if their holding/governing of the ones trusting in Isa Almasi is good, they are worthy of being made-big/honored and being paid well especially the ones who industriously proclaim and teach/preach the message of God.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The elders whose leading of the believers is good, you must consider them worthy of having their salary doubled. Especially those who have much work in preaching and teaching.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “Concerning again the leaders whose leading of the believers is good/thorough, you should count them as worthy to be acknowledged and properly salaried, especially those who are industrious to preach and teach.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “As for those overseers of the believers whose overseeing is done well, what is really fitting for them is, honor them with a bigger salary, especially the teachers of the word of God.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Tenango Otomi: “The men who lead the work there where the believers gather must be respected very much by the people. But the people must have the greatest respect for those who put their hearts to working at the teaching the word of God.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
