Following are a number of back-translations of John 4:38:
- Uma: “I command you to harvest what you did not plant. Other people planted, you harvest the fruit of their work.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “I tell you to harvest what you have not worked for. Others have worked-hard but you share-in/profit-from their work.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “I caused you to harvest there on the land where you did not plant because another person is the one who spreads the word of God, and because of their work you are the ones, to cause people to understand so that they might believe,’ said Jesus.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because I have sent you to harvest what you didn’t sweat-for, and now you will gain/benefit-from the work of others,’ Jesus said to his disciples.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “I have sent you to harvest where you weren’t the ones who cultivated. Others put-in-the-hard-work and you will harvest what they worked for.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “I send you that you encourage people so they believe in me. But you will go where already has passed through a preacher. The word which he first has given, you will encourage the people who heard it.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 11:9:
- Uma: “So, what did you go wanting to see? Perhaps you wanted to see a prophet? If so, that is very true. Because Yohanes is greater than the other prophets.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Na, why did you go? To see a prophet? Yes, I tell you, the prophet you saw is greater than the other prophets.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “What did you go out there for? Did you go out to see a man inspired by God? That’s really what you went out there to see, because John really is inspired. But John is not only inspired,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Tell then what you went to see? Was it a prophet? Emphatically yes (persuasive particle), but the truth of it is, he is higher/greater than a prophet.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well, what really did you want to see there? Was it a prophet? Yes indeed, but he wasn’t just a prophet. This which I will say to you is true that he really is greater than a prophet.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “If that wasn’t it, then whom did you see then? Did you see a spokesman for God? Truly he is a spokesman for God. And he is above all the other spokesmen who have ever lived.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 2 Corinthians 8:15:
- Uma: “This is like the words of the Holy Book long ago that say: ‘The person who gathered a lot, he didn’t have an excess. And the person who gathered a little he didn’t run out.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “As is said in the holy-book, ‘The person who gathered much food did not have too much. And the one who gathered little, was also not lacking.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “This is like that written word of God long ago, because it said, ‘That person who was able to get a lot, what he was able to get was not too much. And that person who only got a little bit, he also had no lack.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “It’s like what God caused-to-be-written concerning the Jews’ gathering food from heaven which says, ‘The one who gathered much, he had nothing left-over, and the one who gathered little, it was sufficient for him.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “This is like what it says there in the written Word of God which says, ‘The one who took a lot, it did-not -turn-out-to-be too much, and the one who took little, it also did-not -turn-out-to-be insufficient.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Then it will be like that word in the Holy Book which says: ‘The person who has much to eat will not have any left over because he gives it away. The person who has little to eat will not lack because he will be given what to eat’ it says.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 5:16:
- Uma: “That is why the Yahudi rulers began to persecute Yesus, because he healed on Sabat Day.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Therefore the leaders of the Yahudi really became Isa’s enemies because he had healed a sick man on a day of-no-work.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Therefore from that time on the Jews were angry with Jesus because it really disturbed them that he would cure sick people on Saturday.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “And that was when-they -began to hardship Jesus, because he had been doing things like this on the day for-resting.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well for the reason that Jesus had done like that on the Day of Rest, the wanting-to-cause-suffering/hardship to Jesus by the leaders of the Judio got much worse.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Therefore the Jews persecuted Jesus, because it was said that he worked when it was a rest day.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 12:11:
- Uma: “Yesus answered: ‘For example we (incl.) have a sheep, and that sheep falls into a hole on the day of worship, would we (incl.) leave it in the hole! Wouldn’t we (incl.) lift it out, even on the worship day!” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Isa answered he said, ‘What do you do if for example you have only one sheep and it falls into the well on a day-of-no-work? Do you not get it out even though it is a day-of-no-work?” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus answered, ‘If there is a sheep of any of us and it falls into a pit on the Day of Rest, it is not possible that he does not lift it out of that pit even if it is the Day of Rest.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Jesus answered saying, ‘All-right now supposing (lit. go-ahead please if) you have a sheep that falls into a pit on the day for-resting, you go pull-it -out, is it not so?” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Jesus replied saying, ‘Supposing anyone of you had a sheep which happened to fall into a well on the Day of Rest, wouldn’t he rescue it?” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Jesus said: ‘What do you do when you have a sheep and it falls into a hole on the day of rest? You know you at once pull it out even though it is the day of rest.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 2 Corinthians 10:8:
- Uma: “Even if I must/should go too far praising myself, I won’t be ashamed. For what I am praising myself for is the authority the Lord gave me to strengthen your faith, not to destroy your faith.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Perhaps my boasting is already too much about the authority we (excl.) are given by God, but I am not ashamed about it/this. Because this our (excl.) authority cannot destroy your trust but can make your trust strong.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Perhaps it isn’t necessary for me to tell you that we have authority over you, which was given to us by God. But if it seems like my boasting is too much, I’m not ashamed of this, because He did not give me this authority so that I might destroy your faith, but rather He gave it to me so that I might strengthen your faith.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because even though it’s-as-if I have said overly much concerning our (excl.) authority, I am not ashamed, for the Lord is the one who gave it to us (excl.) in order that we (excl.) would strengthen your faith, not ruin it.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “For if supposing I boast even more of our (excl.) authority, I will not be ashamed. For this authority of ours(excl.), God gave it to us, and it is for your strengthening, not for your destruction.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Even though I can find more words to tell you much about how I live, yet I am not ashamed about the words I say. I am assured that it is the Lord Jesus who gave me authority to speak his word in order to strengthen your faith. It is not that I am spoiling your faith like others are doing.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 6:1:
- Uma: “After that, Yesus went to the other side of Lake Galilea, that is also called Lake Tiberias.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “One day when the festival of the Yahudi was near again which they call Festival For-Remembering Isa crossed over to the other side of the lake Jalil which is also called lake Tiberi. Very many people followed him because they had seen his wonder-causing deeds when he healed the sick people. So-then Isa and his disciples went up the mountain and they set down there.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “After this Jesus left there, and he went to the land on the other side of the Lake of Galilee, the land that is also called Tiberias.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When how many days had gone, Jesus and his disciples crossed the wide pond/lake (henceforth lake) at Galilea that they also named Tiberias.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When some months had passed, Jesus went to the other side/bank of the Lake of Galilea, which is also called Lake of Tiberias.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Afterwards Jesus went to the other side of the lake Galilee. There is another name of the lake, it being called Tiberias.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 12:43:
- Uma: “‘ Evil people who live at this time can be compared to a person who is possessed [lit., entered-into] by an evil-spirit. The evil-spirit goes out from that person, and wandered around in the wilderness/empty-place hunting for a dwelling-place. Because he did not find one, he said: ‘I’d better just return going to the dwelling-place that I left behind earlier.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “‘If a demon comes out of a person,’ said Isa, ‘he walks about in the lonely place looking for a resting place, but he doesn’t find one.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “If a demon goes out of the person that he has been afflicting, he goes out into dry country because he is looking for a place to live. If he doesn’t find any,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Jesus continued, parabling, ‘When an evil-spirit who has possessed a person leaves, it goes-about in a stony-area that has no water searching for a place-for-itself-to-rest. And if it doesn’t find any,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “For supposing an evil spirit comes out of the person he has been possessing, what this evil spirit will do is just wander about in the wilderness, looking for someone else to possess. Well if he doesn’t find anyone,” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Concerning the evil spirit when he has separated from the person he walked with, he will travel in the place which is extremely dry, hunting for a place to rest. But if he does not find a place to rest he will say:” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
