Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 2:34:
- Noongar: “Simeon blessed them and said to Mary, Jesus’ mother, ‘God sent this child to the people of Israel. He will destroy many people and save many people. He is God’s sign. Many people will insult (lit.: ‘bad talk’) him.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “Simeon blessed them, and he said to Maria: ‘From this your child, many descendants of Israel will fall receiving disaster, but many also will be lifted to receive goodness. He is the one chosen and sent here by the Lord God, but many people will reject him,” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Then Simiyun asked good/blessing for them from God. Then he spoke to Mariyam, the mother of the child, he said, ‘This child of yours, this is what God has destined for him that because of him many people of the tribe of Isra’il will come close to God and also many will go further away from God. He is sent here by God as a sign but he will not be received by most of the people.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Simeon also prayed for them, that they might be blessed by God. And he said to Mary, the mother of the child, he said, ‘As for this child of yours, God chose him so that we, the descendants of Israel, might be separated apart. Now those who follow him shall be saved, but those who do not follow, God will punish them. He will be identified as a servant of God, but many people will reject him.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then Simeon blessed them and said to Maria, ‘This baby, God has appointed him to be a sign, but many are those who will reject that sign. Therefore your (sing.) mind will be saddened (lit. injured) as if it is impaled by a sharp sword. Because of him, many of those from-Israel will stumble-and-fall, but many also will stand-up to be saved, and thus what is truly in their thoughts will be-made-known.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “And then Simeon blessed (lit. caused to be pierced by words causing grace/favor) Jose and Maria, and he said in addition, ‘Maria, what I will say to you concerning this child is true. God has really determined that because of this child, many of us (incl.) Judio will be saved/freed, but many others will be lost/destroyed because they don’t want to submit to him. Because he is like a sign which points/shows the path which goes to God, but well, many will say-it’s-lies to this teaching of his.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 2 Peter 1:9:
- Uma: “But persons whose behavior is not like that are like blind persons. For as for a blind person his seeing is not clear, so also persons who are like that their thinking is short, for they do not remember that they were cleaned from their past sins.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But even though the person is trusting in Isa, if he doesn’t do what I said there, he is like a blind person or a person who can’t see far because he forgets already that his former sins have already been forgiven by God.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “But if there is a believer who will not do this, it is as if his mind is blinded, since he does not understand what is right. Perhaps he has forgotten that he has been cleansed from his former evil deeds.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But if there is a person who isn’t following these behaviors, he is like a blind-person or a person who is nearsighted (lit. his sight/view is close). Because he has already forgotten that his former sins were washed-away.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But well, the truth is, whoever has believed who does not have these habits/ways, what he’s like is blind. He does not exert (lit.lengthen) his mind/thinking. For he isn’t considering the fact that he has been made clean, for on his believing/obeying the Lord, his sins which he was doing in the past were forgiven.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “But he who does not do what I tell you, his mind is closed as though he were blind, he forgot that God forgave the sins he committed before.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 23:29:
- Uma: “In their examining him, there was no wrong of his deserving to be killed or jailed because of. Their accusation was just about customs of their own religion.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When there already, only then did I know that what the Yahudi were accusing him of was about some matters in their law. He has done nothing that he deserves to be killed for or to be imprisoned.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And there I found out that there wasn’t after all anything bad that he had done worthy of being put in prison or of being killed. The only thing they accused him of was breaking the customs in their law.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “What I found-out was, he has no sin/crime that would suffice for his death or imprisonment, because it’s only about their law.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “There I found out that there’s nothing he has done which makes it essential that he be imprisoned or that his life/breath be severed. For apparently all they had against him was the things they quarrel about concerning their handed-down laws.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 3:14:
- Noongar: “Soldiers also asked him, ‘What about us? What must we do?’ John said to them, ‘ Don’t hurt people and steal their money, and don’t tell lies about people. You must be happy with the money the bosses give you.'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “Soldiers also came to ask him, they said: ‘What about us (excl.)? What must we (excl.) do?’ He said to them: ‘Do not rob the possessions of others, and do not frighten the people so that they give you money. However much your salary is, receive it with glad hearts.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “There were also soldiers asking him they said, ‘Na, we, what should we do?’ He said to them, ‘Don’t frighten (people) or accuse them falsely in order to be given money. And be content (lit. give thanks for) with your wages.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then there were some soldiers who asked John, they said, ‘As for us, what does God want us to do?’ And John answered, ‘You stop threatening people, and stop blackmailing them to get their money. Your salary should be enough for you; you must be satisfied with it.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “There were also soldiers who went to inquire of him saying, ‘As-for us as-well now what should we (excl.) do?’ Juan said, ‘Don’t threaten (lit. cause-to-be-frightened) or say-bad-things-about even any person in order to thus get his money. You must moreover be satisfied with your wages.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “There were also soldiers who questioned Juan. They said, ‘Well, what about us, what would be good for us to do?’ Juan replied to them, ‘Don’t be overbearing with anyone or give evidence which isn’t true just so that you can make money. Rather, what is good to make it your habit is, be pleased with your pay.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 2 Peter 2:20:
- Uma: “How pitiful it is for those people. They really know/knew our Lord Yesus Kristus, the King who lifts us from the punishment of our sins, to the point that they become released from the evil behavior that is in this world. Yet after that they become entangled/tripped-up again in evil behavior, to the point that that evil behavior controlled them. In the end their disaster is worse than [it was] at the first.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “If there are people who leave/give up their doing bad in this world because they now trust in Isa Almasi our (incl.) Lord and the one who saves us (incl.) and then they return to do that again and are addicted to sinning, worse things will happen to them than in the beginning/before.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “If there are some people who have come to understand about our Lord Jesus Christ, they might be saved from evil behaviour here on the earth which can destroy them. However, if they are successfully tempted and they return again to their former enslavement by evil behaviour, the place where they wind up will be even more painful.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “If a person has already escaped-from the filthy way-of-life of people in this world because of his coming-to-know Jesu Cristo our Lord who saves us, but he returns to be-enslaved again and be-defeated by his former sins, his last status is worse than the former.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Consider this, that the people who dropped/gave-up the evil which is done by people here in the world for they truly acknowledged Jesu-Cristo, that he is our Lord and Savior, if they return to this evil, being enslaved again, it’s certain that their situation will be more evil than before.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Concerning the person who has departed from the evil that is here in this world because he has known the Lord Jesus Christ our Savior, and then again turns his heart to live evilly, then greater is the sin he committed than the sin he had before.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 24:26:
- Uma: “Actually, Feliks was hoping Paulus would give him money in order that he would free him. That is why he often called him to talk to him.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “And moreover also, Governor Pilik was hoping that Paul would give him a bribe, (sabolno) that’s why he often called for Paul and conversed with him.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Felix really wanted that Paul might give him some money. That’s why he always called for him in order to speak to him.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “And in later days, he often had-Pablo -called so that they would converse-together, but what was in his mind/thoughts, he thought that Pablo would bribe him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Also in his mind was, he was hoping to be given a bribe by Pablo, asking-with-which that he release him. Therefore he was always/often having Pablo fetched so they could talk together.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 4:8:
- Noongar: “Jesus said, ‘The Scriptures say, ‘Worship the Lord your God and only work for him’.'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “Yesus answered: ‘In the Holy Book it is written like this: ‘We must worship our Lord, the Lord God. Only just He is worthy/fitting for us to submit to.’ ‘” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Isa answered him, he said, ‘It is written in the holy book it says, ‘You shall prostrate before God your Lord and he shall be the only one whom you worship.’ ‘” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then Jesus answered, ‘There is a written word of God which says, ‘The only one you must worship is the Lord your God, and any other called god, don’t you obey his commandments.’ ‘” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But Jesus answered and said, ‘The written word of God says, ‘Do not worship and serve any other but rather only God your Lord.’ ‘” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Jesus replied, ‘Isn’t it so that it is indeed written, ‘Only your (sing.) God is whom you are to worship, and he only is whom you are to serve.”” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Bariai: “And then Iesus answered his talk like this, ‘God’s leaf/book has talk like this, ‘You (sing.) must lift up your Chief God’s name, and so be holding his work alone.’ ‘” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Kupsabiny: “Jesus replied, ‘The writings of God say, ‘You should kneel/bow for God and honour/fear/obey him alone.'” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Mairasi: “Yesus said to him: ‘In the Holy Book it is already written: ‘You must worship Great Above One your Above-One. Then regularly honor only Him.’ it says.'” (Source Enggavoter 2004)
For the Old Testament quote, see Deuteronomy 6:13.
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 John 2:2:
- Uma: “And he is the one who died to become our redeemer / body substitute so that God [could] forgive our sins. And not only our sins alone did he redeem, but the sins of all mankind also.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “And Isa Almasi was made a sacrifice hep to make our (dual) sins be passed. And not just our (incl.) sins but up to/including the sin of all mankind was taken away/made past by Isa Almasi.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “He is the one who was sacrificed because of us (incl.) so that our sins might be removed. And it’s not just our sins which can be removed, but rather the sins also of the whole of mankind.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “And it is Cristo just the same who underwent/bore the punishment of our sins so that they can be forgiven, and not our sins only but rather the sins of all people.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Because as for this Jesus, he was made a sacrifice, so that he could-take-the-punishment for our sins. As for these sins for which he took the punishment, it wasn’t only ours, but rather for the sin of all people here under-the-heavens.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “This Jesus Christ died in order to take care of our sins, and not just ours, rather he died in order to take care of the sins of all the people living on earth.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- Yatzachi Zapotec: “He died to pay for our guilt in order that we may be at peace with God. Not by reason of our guilt only did he die, but rather by reason of the guilt of all mankind.”
- Eastern Highland Otomi: “Because he delivered himself to pay for our sins. And not only our sins, but also all the sins here in the world, he paid for.”
- Tzotzil: “He paid for our sins when he died on the cross. Not our sins alone he paid. He paid for the sins of all people also.”
- Sayula Popoluca: “And he died for our sins so that God might pity us…” (Source for this and three above: John Beekman in Notes on Translation 12, November 1964, p. 1ff.)
- Candoshi-Shapra: “He himself pacified His Father in regard to our sins so he would not hold them against us. However, He did that not only for our sins. For all the people who live in the world He did that.”
- Yanesha’: “He is given, thus he pays on us our sins. This is not for us alone, it is for all of us who are on the earth.”
- Aguaruna: “He, just he, dying he paid (for our benefit), in order to eradicate for us our sin, but more, he paid for us, not just our sin, all people their sin he paid for for them.” (Source for this and two above: Mildred Larson in Notes on Translation, July 1965, p. 1-15)
