Following are a number of back-translations of 2 Corinthians 1:21:
Uma: “God himself is the one who strengthens us all, both us (excl.) and you, relatives, so that we (incl.) are connected with Kristus. He purposely chose us (incl.) to be his portion,” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “God is hep the one who helps us (incl.) so that our (dual) trust in Isa Almasi is really firm. And it is also God who chose us (incl.) to become his portion to belong to him.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Because as for God, He is the one who strengthens our belief in Jesus Christ, and He’s the one who chose us (incl.).” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “This God is the one who is-strengthening our faith in Cristo and he has chosen us to serve him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “This God is the one who makes us (excl.) firm/stable, and you also, so that our believing/obeying Cristo is firmly-founded, and God is also the one who raised us up to be his servants.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Tenango Otomi: “Concerning myself and also you, it is God who strengthens us so that we do not separate from Christ. God has made us to be his people.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Warlpiri: “God unites us with Christ Jesus altogether, you people and us Apostles. God alone chose us so that we can live and work for him.” (Source: Carl Gross)
Following are a number of back-translations of 2 Timothy 2:21:
Uma: “So, if we release/stop our evil character, we become like the good things, that are used to honor guests. Its meaning, we become workers who are holy and useful to our Lord, and we are ready to do every kind of good work.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “So-then we (incl.) the ones who trust Isa are figuratively those valuable things/equipments. If our (incl.) livers are clean/holy and we (incl.) abandon all our (incl.) evil deeds we (incl.) are precious/valuable to God because we (incl.) are entirely for God. So-then he has a use for us (incl.) and we (incl.) are ready/prepared to do everything which is good.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “As for the person who wants to be considered dear and set aside by God like those very precious implements, he must have done with all evil behavior and then he will be worthy to be used by God for every kind of good work.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “So also with a person, if he distances-himself from all evil, the Lord will use him for (something) important/valuable, because he will be suitable and ready to be used for all good that is-to-be-done.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “Well now, those people who go far from all evil, they are like these utensils which are far-from-ordinary. For that is who has made sure he belongs to his Lord, one who is useful and is always ready to do whatever good work.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Tenango Otomi: “Like this it is in the church, not all of the people have separated from evil. But the person who wants to separate from evil is the person who does the work of God. He works in what is special.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Natügu (verses 20-21): “In our way, when a big man comes to our house, we give him very nice food, in our honouring him. But when we stay alone, we don’t habitually eat food like that given to him. And this is the talk-picture that we must follow. And we also will be like that good food if we purify ourselves from those bad things. Because it is we who are chosen to help our Lord. So, we are already prepared to do very nice things.” (Source: Carl Gross)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 6:12:
Uma: “Forgive our wrongs, like we also forgive the wrongs of our companions,” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “Forgive our sins as we also forgive those who sin against us.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Forgive us our sins like our forgiving the one who sins against us.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “Forgive our (excl.) sins, because we (excl.) also have forgiven those who sinned against us (excl.).” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “Forgive, too, our sins, the same as we do as we forgive those who sin against us.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Tenango Otomi: “And forgive our sins, like we also forgive those who do bad to us.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Chichewa (interconfessional translation, 1999): “Forgive us our sins, even as we ourselves forgive those who wrong us.” (Source: Wendland 1998, p. 157)
Martu Wangka: “When another person does wrong to me, I should not in return do wrong to them — I should go and talk about being reconciled together. When I talk like that, to that person, then following that, I am asking you, you throw out my badness.” (Source: Carl Gross)
Following are a number of back-translations of 2 Corinthians 1:22:
Uma: “and he gave us the Holy Spirit as an indication that we are his portion. The Holy Spirit is like God’s seal [Indonesian ‘cap’] in our hearts, that strengthens his promises to us, so that it is certain/clear [lit., straight] to us that he will give us all that he promised to us in the future.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “God made a sign that we (incl.) belong to him. He caused the Holy Spirit to dwell in our (incl.) livers. Because of God’s Spirit we (incl.) are assured that we (incl.) will receive all that God has prepared for us (incl.).” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And He has given us (incl.) power which is a sign that we belong to Him. He has made it possible that we be guided by the Holy Spirit, who is the sign that He will fulfill every one of His promises to us.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “He has also given us the Holy Spirit who is like a mark or sign that we are his people, and his remaining-in us is our means-of-knowing for-sure that he will fulfill all that he has promised us.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “Furthermore he caused-us -to-be-indwelt by the Espiritu Santo who is like his trade-mark on us, an indicator that we really are his people. And this Espiritu Santo whom God caused-to-come-on-ahead so that we can be sure that the day will come when he will bring-to-completion the good-situation that is being reserved for us.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Tenango Otomi: “Now we are in God’s hand. Now he has sent the Holy Spirit to walk with us. Therefore we now recognize that all the rest of the word God promised concerning the good he would give us will all happen.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Warlpiri: “We are God’s people. For that reason certainly he put his skin mark/scar on us, that mark is the Holy Spirit inside Christians. From that we know that he will give us everything later on that he promised us long ago.” (Source: Carl Gross)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Peter 2:1:
Uma: “That’s why I admonish you, relatives, let go of every kind of evil deed and all lying words. Do not any longer deceive, don’t envy, don’t disparage others.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “Therefore leave all bad doings. Don’t lie anymore. Don’t be just good on the outside but bad in your liver but/instead your behavior/conduct should be good really from inside the liver. Don’t be envious of your fellow-men/companions and don’t slander your fellow-men/companions.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Now since we are new people, let us abandon every kind of harmful activity and lying. It is necessary that our following God is not a lie; we must not be jealous and we must not insult people.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “Therefore since you have new life, turn-your -backs-on all evil and all lies and trickery. Avoid also all purposes/motives and deeds that are not sincere/heartfelt and all jealousy and bad words concerning your companions.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “Therefore drop habits of being hurtful to your fellowman, being deceptive, being hypocritical, envious, and all forms of fabricating-lies-about one’s fellowman.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Tenango Otomi: “Now separate yourselves from all evil. And do not want that only on the outside you appear to be good at heart, rather want it to be true what you speak. Do not be jealous. And do not speak evil of anyone.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Martu Wangka: “You should sit well toward other people and you should not dislike them. You should sit well for other people and you should not lie to other people. You should sit well to other people and you shouldn’t criticize other people — you should sit well to other people and you shouldn’t deceive them. If another person has belongings, don’t be angry towards him.” (Source: Carl Gross)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 6:22:
Uma: “‘Our (incl.) eye can be compared to a torch. If our (incl.) eye is good, our (incl.) sight/vision is clear.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “Our (dual) eyes are figuratively the lamp of our (dual) body. If our (dual) seeing is clear, that means, if our (dual) works are straight/righteous, our (dual) whole body is like light.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Our (dual) eye, it’s like a lamp here in our body, because if our seeing is bright, which is to say, if our activity is righteous, it is as if our whole body is illuminated.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “‘The eye is like the light of people. Therefore if your (sing.) sight/viewpoint is good, it is as if your (sing.) mind is thoroughly lighted.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “I’ll also add something else, that what is like a lamp for the body is the eye. If it has no defect, of course your (sing.) whole sight is clear.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Tenango Otomi: “When you open your eyes good, then you see the light. In like manner, if you open your understanding well, then you will know what is the good by which you must live.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Amele: “Jisas told them another talk, ‘The light of your body (is) your eye. If your eye lies good then all your body lies with light.'” (Source: John Roberts in this article )
Martu Wangka: “If you think to sit true to the Father, as a result of that, you will sit happy.” (Source: Carl Gross)
German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999) verses 22 and 23: “The eye is light for the whole body. When the eye is clear, the whole body is brightly illuminated; when it is dim, the body is dark. If your own light does not dispel the darkness within you, how great is the darkness outside!”
Following are a number of back-translations of 2 Corinthians 2:15:
Uma: “In God’s sight, we (excl.) are like incense that is burned, that is smelled by all people. For we (excl.) are the ones he has sent to proclaim the News of Kristus to all people. To people who believe the Good News we (excl.) are like something fragrant, for we tell them the news that gives them good life forever. But to people who reject the Good News we (excl.) are like something stinking, for we tell them that God will punish them in hell. Who is able to do this work? With our own ability, no-one of course. [implied here and stated by Paul in 3:5]” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “We (excl.) are like incense burned by Almasi for God. The news preached by us (excl.) is like a fragrance spreading to all people, the people who are saved and the people who are not saved.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And since we have been made the messengers of Christ so that we might spread this news, God likes this very much, and this news comes to people who are being freed from punishment, and also those who are not being freed.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “Because our (excl.) preaching concerning Cristo, it is like fragrant incense with-which-God -is-satisfied which all who hear are smelling, believers and non believers.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “For because of our (excl.) teaching the Good News concerning Cristo, we (excl.) are like the most-fragrant-thing which pleases God, which can be smelled by the people who now have salvation/freedom, and those who will arrive at death which is punishment which is without ending.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Tenango Otomi: “God looks well on my spreading the word about Christ. When the incense burns, its smell is smelled by all the people. Like this is the word I speak now, all the people hear the word, alike for those whose souls are saved and alike for those who will go to punishment, all hear the word.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Warlpiri: (verses 15 and 16) “We Apostles did Christ Jesus give to God like special meat which they burned and gave to God long ago in order to placate him. Many people whom God is keeping safe, and many others who are still going away from him, the whole lot of them we tell the Good News. People who are going the wrong way from God, they hear the Good News. After that, they say that it is bad like meat that has gone off and smells bad, like that. Other people whom God is keeping, they also hear that Good News. After that, they say this, ‘The Good News, it makes us alive. It is really good just like the way grass smells after the rain.’ That is true.” (Source: Carl Gross)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Peter 2:6:
Uma: “In the Holy Book the Redeemer King [Messiah] is compared to a rock that God chose. Like this its sound: ‘I chose an expensive rock, I plant it on Sion Mountain, I made it the main foundation stone. Whoever believes in that stone, they will not have-a-fall / be-disappointed.’ [an idiom that means that you were counting on someone to do something and that person ‘lets you down’]” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “Because the holy-book says hep, ‘I have chosen a very valuable stone, to-be/which-is used to make the house firm/strong in the city/town Siyon. Whoever trusts in it/him will really not be made ashamed.’ This stone is a parable/figure-of-speech. It means Isa Almasi.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “For there is a written Word of God which says, ‘There is a king whom I have chosen and He is like a very precious stone. I will place Him in the town of Zion. He is like a strong stone upon which a house is built. Anyone who trusts in Him will not be disappointed, for He is the one to be trusted.’ This is the written Word of God.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “We know that these-things are true, because there is that which God caused-to-be-written which says, ‘Look, I have chosen a most-valuable stone which I have erected in Zion which makes-firm the house. Even anyone who believes in him, he will absolutely not be shamed.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “Because it says in what is contained in the writing which is the word of God, ‘Consider this. There is someone whom I have chosen, whom I am setting up in Sion who is like a far-from-ordinary smoothed stone/rock which is the main-support of a house. As many as trust in him really won’t be let down.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Tenango Otomi: “It is written in the Holy Book that God says: ‘There in Zion I will put a stone in place which will be for the corner of my house. It is a chosen stone, and it is supremely valuable. He who believes in him, there will never come the day that he will say that it isn’t true what he believes.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
The Greek text of 1 Peter 2:6-7 is translated in Martu Wangka (combined with verse 7) “The Father’s talk from a long time back, is like this, ‘Some people will make a shade and they will stand up two forked sticks. And then they will get another long strong stick and lay it across (on those other two). And they will get that same strong stick and throw it down thinking mistakenly that it is rubbish. The Father from above will take that stick which was thrown down and make a shade out of it. After that we will see that very good shade which was made from that stick.'” (Source: Carl Gross)
