Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 4:35:
- Uma: “That evening also, Yesus said to his disciples: ‘Let’s go to the other side of the lake.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then that day when it was evening (magalib) already, Isa said to his disciples, ‘Let us (incl.) go (and) cross-over to the other side of the lake.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when the sun went down then, Jesus said to his disciples, ‘Let’s go to the other side.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When the sun was going down, Jesus said to his disciples, ‘Let’s cross-over (body of water).'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When night was beginning on that same day, Jesus said to his disciples, ‘Let’s go to the other side of this lake.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 2 Timothy 2:13:
- Uma: “Even if our faith in him lets-go, his taking-care-of-us will not let-go, For he cannot retreat from his words.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “If we (dual) are not steadfastly with him/do not remain with him, he is just the same trustworthy and he will really fulfill his word. Because as for him, his customs really do not change.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Even if we are not faithful to His word to us, He by contrast is faithful to His word for it is not possible for Him not to carry out His word.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “If we are not trustworthy, he is trustworthy anyway, because it’s not possible that he won’t fulfill what he said.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “And the truth is, supposing that as for us, we keep-changing-our-minds, as for him, there’s no changing-of-his-mind, for there is no moving/transferring at all of his nature/ways and what he has said.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “If we should not complete what we say, nevertheless Christ always will complete the word he speaks. Because Christ never changes the word he speaks.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 6:14:
- Uma: “We (excl.) heard him speaking, saying: this Yesus of Nazaret will tear down the House of God and change all the traditions that we have-as-inheritance from the prophet Musa.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “For we (excl.) have heard him say that Isa, that man of Nasaret, he reportedly would destroy this temple and change reportedly all the customs that Musa taught us (incl.).'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “because we have heard him say that this church of ours, Jesus of Nazareth would tear it down, and Jesus would replace also all of our customs that Moses left us.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because we (excl.) heard him saying that Jesus from-Nazaret would destroy this Temple and also replace the customs that Moses bequeathed to us.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “For,’ they said, ‘we (excl.) heard him saying that Jesus, that Nazaretanen, would destroy this Templo and replace the customs handed down to us by Moises.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 5:26:
- Uma: “For years she had requested-healing of doctors, to the point that all her goods were gone, she had sold them to pay them [i.e., the doctors]. But she never got well, her disease just got worse.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “And she had really suffered under (lit. in the holding of) many doctors and she had already spent all her money. But she had not become better. Her sickness simply increased/got worse.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “As for this sickness, many doctors had medicined it, and her money was consumed paying the doctors, but everytime they medicined her she got worse.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “She had been suffering extremely from the many who had been treating (lit. medicining) her, and she was totally spent (of money). But she hadn’t recovered but-rather her sickness was worse.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Her condition was really hard now. She had had herself treated by many doctors (lit. mediciners) already. Really much was what she had endured in those treatments, and her possessions were getting used up in paying-fees. But instead of getting better, it was in fact becoming more serious.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 2 Timothy 4:2:
- Uma: “Announce the Word of God. You must be ready to announce his Word in good times or in evil times. Oppose those who carry wrong teaching, forbid/rebuke those whose behavior is evil, fire-up their hearts so that their behavior is good. Continually be patient teaching them.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “I instruct you, amey-amey (strong command) proclaim the message of God to the people. No matter what time, whether they want to listen or not, just the same you ought to teach/preach to them. Persuade them to follow/obey Isa. If they have errors/mistakes, teach/instruct/point-it-out-to them. If there is someone whose trust in God is weak, encourage his liver. Make clear your teaching/preaching so that they believe and don’t you tire of teaching/preaching.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And because of this, my charge to you is: preach the word of God. You must always be ready to preach the word of God always at all time whether people want to listen or not. Correct people, advise them that they should stop doing evil. Plead with them. You must always be patient as you teach them.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “you (sing.) be continually prepared to preach the word of God. Go-ahead-and preach-it whether people want to hear or not, whether the time is appropriate or not. Make-known to them if they have errors and sins and admonish them that they ought to repent. Encourage (lit. strengthen) also their minds to do good. See-to-it that you (sing.) persevere in showing patience in your (sing.) teaching of them.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “I am instructing you that, no matter what the time, you will always teach this word which is truth. Expose/bring-to-the-surface the errors of those you are teaching, rebuke them and encourage them to do what is straight/righteous. Do all of this with big meekness/patience and gentle teaching.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “You must do this word I tell you. Earnestly speak the good news. Always tell the people the word, even though they should not want to listen. Search as to how to win their hearts. Those who do not walk in the correct word, reproach. Encourage that they do what God approves of. Endure what people say against you. Do not rest from teaching God’s word.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 7:31:
- Uma: “Musa was surprised to see that, that is why he went close, wanting to know what it was. At that time, he heard the word of Lord that said:” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Musa was very amazed at that which he saw, therefore he went near to examine/take-a-close-look-at it. Then he heard God’s voice from inside the fire. The voice said,” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when Moses saw this, he was surprised and he went near to it to see what it was. And when he was near, God said to him,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Moses was amazed upon seeing that, and he approached to closely-look-at it properly.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When Moises saw that burning, he was really amazed. That’s why he approached to inspect it. But just as he was getting close, suddenly/unexpectedly God spoke-out,” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 6:15:
- Uma: “But others said: ‘That Yesus, he is the prophet Elia of long ago.’ Yet others said: ‘He is indeed a prophet, like a prophet of long ago.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But others said also, ‘That is perhaps Nabi Eliyas.’ And there were still others who said, ‘Perhaps he is a nabi hep, like the prophets (nabi) of old.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “But some said, ‘Jesus is the long ago prophet Elijah.’ And others said, ‘Jesus really is a prophet like the former prophets of God long ago.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Others also, they said that (he was) Elias who had-come-to-life again, and yet others, they said, ‘This is a prophet like the prophets in old-times.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Others said, ‘It’s Elias.”He’s a prophet, like those prophets of the past,’ was the suspicion of others.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Titus 1:12:
- Uma: “There was a prophet of the Kreta people long ago who said like this: "Those Kreta people, they are all liars, vicious dogs, greedy/gluttonous and lazy."” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “One of their fellow countrymen, an important person of the Kerete tribe said, ‘These Kerete people, they always lie, they are cruel like wild animals, they are gluttons, and they are yet lazy.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “There is a famous prophet, a fellow Cretian of theirs, who said, ‘Liars and very wicked are the people here on Crete. They really hate work, but they really love to eat.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “There is a countryman of theirs who is a prophet who said, ‘Starting-from back-then, it has been reported that those-from-Creta are liars. They are cruel/malicious like a vicious animal. They are lazy to work but having-an-excessive-appetite to eat.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “In the past there was a fellow-countryman of theirs being from Creta who was a famous thinker/wise-person, who testified. He said, ‘As for people from Creta, they’re all habitual-liars and their ways are like wild animals. They’re habitually-lazy and yet/too gorge themselves.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “A wise person in the land of Crete said how his fellow inhabitants live. He said: ‘The inhabitants of Crete live in lying. They live like (evil) animals. And they only look for what they can eat, they are very lazy,’ he said.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
