Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 9:11:
- Uma: “The Lord said: ‘Leave, go to the road that is called the Straight Road to the house of Yudas. Ask the owner of the house there if there is a Tarsus person named Saulus. That Saulus is presently praying,” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “He said to Ananiyas, ‘Get up. Go to that street called Straight Street and inquire there at the house of Judas about a man from Tarsus named Saul. He is there praying now.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And the Lord said, ‘Go to the street which is named Straight, and there in the house of Judas ask for a person from Tarsus whose name is Saul. He is still praying.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘Go to the street named Straight, and inquire at the house of Judas if Saulo from-Tarsus is there. He is there praying,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Ananias next heard the Lord say, ‘Ananias, go now. Go to the street named Straight/Righteous. The house of Judas is where you are to go. Say to them that you are looking for that person named Saulo who is a taga Tarso. He keeps on praying now.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 8:2:
- Uma: “‘My heart is moved [lit., far-away] seeing these many people. They have been with me for three days, they don’t have any food.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “‘I have pity on these many people because they have been here now with me for three days and they have nothing to eat anymore.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “‘Pity these people. Three nights they have not gone away from us, and they no longer have food.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘I am feeling-pity-for these many-people, because they have stayed-here -with us for three days and their pack-lunches are already used-up.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “‘I pity these people, because today is now the third day that they have been with me, and they have no more food.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Hebrews 2:7:
- Uma: “You made him downhill [in status] a little from the angels, you made him big and gave him an honored position/seat.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “You have caused them first for a little while to be lesser than/below the angels, and then they are praised and honored by you,” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “You made that angels be higher than him; however, only for a short time, because You said that there would be a time in the future when it would be necessary when humanity would be made immortal and be honored.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because even though they are only people, you (sing.) have established-them -in-a-position a little lower than the angels. You (sing.) have also greatly honored them like the honor of a king,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “For this short time you have made people/humanity humble/unimportant in which they are more humble/unimportant than the angels. But you have determined that the day will come when you will elevate people and will give them superior praiseworthiness/glory.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “My God, you first caused that the power of the people would be made less than that of the angels. But afterwards you caused that they would be supremely respected. Because you gave them the position that they rule all the things you have made.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
For the Old Testament quote, see Psalm 8:5 – Psalm 8:7.
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 9:43:
- Uma: “After that, Petrus stayed in Yope for several more nights, dwelling in the house of a worker of leather goods named Simon.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Petros stayed yet in Joppa for some time. He was there in the house of Simon, a man whose work was fixing animal skins.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Peter, he stayed on there in the house of a person named Simon who was a maker of useful things from skin which he dried.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “As for Pedro, he stayed a measurable-number of (i.e. quite a few) days in Joppa at the house of Simon who worked with leather.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Pedro stayed a long time there in Jope. Where he stayed was at the house of Simon who was a preparer of animal hides.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 8:34:
- Uma: “After that Yesus called the many people to gather together with him and his disciples. He said to them: ‘Who[ever] wants to follow me must release his won desires, and he must carry [on the shoulder] his cross–that means he must follow my commands even if it means his death. After that, he can/may follow me.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then Isa called to him the crowds and his disciples. He said to them, ‘If there is a person who wants to follow me, he has to follow my will/wish, not his will/wish. And he also has to carry the post for killing him, that means he submits to endure/suffer persecution and even die. Then he can follow me.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then Jesus called to him the people and his disciples and he said, ‘If there is one who wants to follow me, he must remove out of his mind the things he wants to do, and he must put his cross on his shoulder, which is to say, he must carry out my commands even if it leads to his death. Then he can follow me.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then Jesus called the many-people and his disciples and said to them, ‘Whoever wants to join me, he must turn-his-back-on himself and carry-on-his-shoulder his cross so that he will then go-with me.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Jesus caused the people and his disciples to come close and he spoke, saying, ‘Whoever really wants to follow/obey me, he must deliberately-forget his own will. It’s like he will shoulder his own cross, for what he is now obeying is my will, even if it causes his life/breath to be severed.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Hebrews 4:2:
- Uma: “For it was to us as well that the good news was announced, like the Yahudi people long ago. But that good news did not bring blessing to them, for they just listened dry [i.e., listened and didn’t do anything about it], they did not believe.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “For we (incl.) have already heard the good news, the one our (incl.) ancestors heard in old times. They heard that message but they did not get any blessing/good because they did not believe.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Because as for us (incl.), we have heard also the preaching of the Good News just like our ancestors long ago. However, even though they heard what God caused them to understand, it had no value for them because when they heard it they didn’t believe it.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because we heard this good news just like our ancestors, but as for them, their hearing it was to no purpose, because they didn’t believe/obey it.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Because as for us, for all this long time, we have been being taught the Good News which comes from God, just like those people of the past. But as for them, they did not derive any benefit from that which was made known to them because they really did not believe/obey it.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Because just like the word spoken to us now that God wants to save us, also this word was spoken to those people who rejected his word long ago. They heard his word but nothing came of their hearing it since they did not believe the word which was spoken.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 10:32:
- Uma: “So, order people to go the town of to Yope to call a person named Simon Petrus. His dwelling-place is close to the edge of the sea at the house of Simon the leather goods worker.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Send (someone) to Joppa to fetch a man named Simon, also named Petros. He is staying there with Simon, a man who fixes animal skins. His house is at the seashore.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Now today, send some servants to the village of Jopppa to get a person named Simon Peter. He lives there in the house of a man whose name is also Simon who is a maker of useful things from skin. His house is near the seashore.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Send therefore someone to go to Joppa to go call Simon who is nicknamed Pedro. He is staying at the edge of the sea at the house of Simon who works with leather,’ he said.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Therefore now, send a few people to go to Jope. Have Simon fetched whose other name is Pedro. Where he is staying is at the house of his fellow-Simon, who is a preparer of animal hides. By the sea is where his house is.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 9:28:
- Uma: “After that, Yesus and his disciples left there and entered a house. When they had entered the house, they began to ask Yesus, they said: ‘Teacher, why were we (excl.) unable to expel that evil-spirit earlier?'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When Isa had entered the house, his disciples asked him alone (lit. they-they only), they said, ‘Why couldn’t we (excl.) cast out the demon?'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when Jesus and company had returned to the house where they were staying and no other people were there, just them, his disciples asked him, they said, ‘Why couldn’t we drive away the demon?'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When plural Jesus entered the house where they were staying, and they were alone, his disciples asked him, ‘Why were we (excl.) not able to cause-that evil-spirit -to-leave?'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When Jesus had gone into the house, his disciples asked him privately. They said, ‘Why was it that we couldn’t drive out that evil spirit which was possessing/causing-madness?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
