Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 9:1:
- Uma: “Yesus also said: ‘Indeed I tell you: From among you here, some of you will not die before you see God rule with his power.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Isa said yet, ‘Truly I say to you, some of you who are here will not die if you have not first seen the ruling of God and his ruling is really powerful.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Then Jesus spoke, he said, ‘Remember this. There are some of our companions here who will not die until the time when God reveals his chosen king whose power to rule mankind is very great.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then he continued saying, ‘This that I say is true that there are those of you here whose death will not yet have occurred and they will see the power of God in his ruling.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “What Jesus further said to them was, ‘This which I will say to you really is true, that there are a few here today who won’t die until they have seen the arrival of the kingdom of God through his supernatural-power which can’t be equalled.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tzotzil: “…. ‘Truly I tell you, those of you who are gathered here, there will be some of you who will not die until you understand how God puts people under his orders with power.'”
- Korku: “… ‘The kingdom of God will come with power. Truly I say to you,there are some standing here who will see this before they die.'” (Source: for this and above: B. Moore / G. Turner in Notes on Translation 1967, p. 1ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 2:22:
- Uma: “So also there is no person who pours new wine into an old container. Because when it ferments that old container will just break, with the result that the wine is spilled, and the container is wasted. So new wine must be put into a container that is also new.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Isa also compared his teaching with new grape juice that is filled into bags of goat hide. He said, ‘Nobody puts new grape juice that is still bubbling/fermenting, into an old bag. For if he does that, the bag will be split by the grape juice. Then the grape juice spills and the bag is destroyed. Instead new grape juice should be put into new bags.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The same way with wine which has just been made and put into goatskin containers. You cannot put it into old containers because the container will burst and the wine will pour out and the container will also be ruined. It is necessary for wine which has just been made to be put into new containers.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Nor does anyone of-course put recently-yeasted grape juice in a dried-up leather bag, because when it ferments, the leather will crack-open and the bag will be ruined while-simultaneously the grape juice will also be thrown-away. Recently-yeasted grape juice then, it must be new leather in which it is placed.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well, no-one also puts new drink into an already old container made of skin which no longer gives. For if like that is done, when the drink ferments/matures, of course it will cause that container to burst. Well, isn’t is so that the drink and the container will be wasted. What is good to put new into is new also, not old.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Chuj: 2Also no one puts new wine, wine which is still in the process of expanding, into on old animal-skin wine container. That skin will rip, because the wine is still in the process of expanding. Then that wine will spill out, and the skin will be torn apart because of it. But new wine is put into new skin only.”
- Choapan Zapotec: “No one pours new liquor into cracked bottles. If people pour it into cracked bottles, its heat will break them. Both will be destroyed. It is necessary for people to pour new liquor into good bottles, and not into old, cracked bottles.” (Source for this and above: B. Moore / G. Turner in Notes on Translation 1967, p. 1ff.)
- English translation by Michael Pakaluk (2019): “And no one puts new wine into old wineskins. If he does, the wine will burst the skins, and the wine gets destroyed along with the wineskins. No, he puts new wine into fresh wineskins.'”
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 12:40:
- Uma: “They deceive widows and they take-away their houses. They hide the evil of their deeds by praying long-long. Their punishment will be very heavy.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But they,’ said Isa, ‘they cause difficulties for the widow women in order to get their houses, and they cause their worship to be long pretending that they are good people. Surely they will receive great/severe judgment in the afterworld.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The teachers of the law cheat widow women so that they might come to own the houses of those women. Their prayers are very long, but are only a coverup for their wicked deeds. God’s punishment on them later will be very great.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “They moreover deceive widowed women in order to get their possessions and even their houses while-at-the-same-time they make-long their prayers in the sight of the many-people. In-the-future indeed (prophetic formula) their punishment will be heavier.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “And they use up the livelihood of widows through what they cause them to give. And for the reason that they want to cover up their evil ways/nature, they pray long prayers. Really extremely hard/heavy is their punishment.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Ibaloi: “They wickedly take the possessions of widowed women, and when they go to their church they make long prayers, so that they will say that they are good people. Big is the punishment of God on them.” (Source: B. Moore / G. Turner in Notes on Translation 1967, p. 1ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 6:18:
- Uma: “Like this is the account of Yohanes the Baptizer’s death. King Herodes took and married Herodias, the wife of his own relative who was named Filipus. Many times Yohanes denounced Herodes because of his behavior, he said to him: ‘You cannot marry that sister-in-law of yours! That behavior of your breaks the Law of Musa.’ From there, Herodes ordered his soldiers to go capture Yohanes. They did capture him, bound him and put him in prison.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “For it had been King Herod hep who had commanded Yahiya to be seized and he had commanded him to be imprisoned. It happened like this: This King Herod had married his sister-in-law, Herodiyas, but his younger brother Pilip, the husband of Herodiyas, was still alive. So-then when they already had become-one, Yahiya scolded the king. Yahiya said to him, ‘It is not right/lawful (halal) if you are-one with the wife of your brother. You are sinning.’ Na, that was the reason why Herodiyas became-the-enemy-of/enemied Yahiya and wanted to kill him. But the king didn’t allow it,” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And as for this King Herod, the reason that he had to have John killed was because John told Herod that it was a transgression of the law for him to steal the wife of his sibling, for King Herod had married his sister-in-law Herodias who was the wife of his sibling Philip. And because of what John said Herod had him arrested and put in prison.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “And Juan had repeatedly said that it was against the law that he-marry his younger-sibling’s wife.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “For Juan was always saying to Herodes, ‘It isn’t possible/acceptable that you are living together, for it’s contrary to the law to grab-for-yourself that sister-in-law of yours.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tsafiki: “Then John counseled-preached to Herod, You are not to marry your sister-in-law.” (Source: B. Moore / G. Turner in Notes on Translation 1967, p. 1ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 9:6:
- Uma: “Actually, Petrus didn’t know what he was saying then, for at that time they were so very afraid.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “The reason that Petros said that was, because he was at a loss/didn’t know as to what he was saying because they were very afraid.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “They were very much afraid, therefore Peter could not remember what he was saying.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But that’s what he said, because he didn’t (sympathy particle) know what he was saying, because their fear was extreme.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Pedro hadn’t thought about what he said because he was extremely afraid, as were those companions of his.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Palantla Chinantec: “The disciples were afraid, and Peter it was as though he lost his thoughts, and that’s why he said like that.” (Source: B. Moore / G. Turner in Notes on Translation 1967, p. 1ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 3:11:
- Uma: “People who were possessed by evil spirits came too. When they saw Yesus, immediately knelt down in front of him, and shouted, they said: ‘You are the Child of God!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “And whenever he was seen by people possessed by demons, they threw (themselves) down before him and shouted/screamed, they said, ‘You are the Son of God.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And as for the demons, when they saw Jesus they knelt down before him crying out saying, ‘You really are the Son of God!'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “The people also who were possessed by evil-spirits, when they were seeing Jesus, they were kneeling face-down before him while-simultaneously also the evil-spirits were making-them-scream, saying, ‘You (sing.) are the Child of God!'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Each one who was possessed by an evil spirit who saw him, he went down prone in front of him. They were being caused by those evil spirits to cry out, saying, ‘You are the one who is the Son of God!'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Ocotlán Zapotec: “Those who had demons in their hearts knelt down before him and the demons cried out: ‘You are the only Son of God.'” (Source: B. Moore / G. Turner in Notes on Translation 1967, p. 1ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 13:14:
- Uma: “‘Long ago the prophet Daniel predicted the coming of one named ‘The evil Destroyer.’ (The one who read these words of prediction, carefully note its meaning!) So, when you see what Daniel predicted standing in a standing-place that is forbidden to him/it, people who dwell in Yudea should flee to the mountains.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “‘Na, in the future, you will see what destroys and what puts-down God there where it is not right for him/it to be. When you see this, the people who are there in Yahudiya should flee to the mountains. (Let the one who reads this understand it.)” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And he who is called the repulsive harmful thing, if you see him placed in the temple where he is not permitted, then those who are in the province of Judea should run away to the mountains. The one who reads this long ago prophecy about this should understand it.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Jesus continued saying, ‘In-the-future there will be a ‘destroyer who is filthy in God’s sight’ who will stand where he has no authority/right. (The one who reads this should understand it.) When you see that, those who are staying in Judea, they must hurry to escape to the mountainous-area.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “You will see something really disgusting in the sight of God, which is standing where it ought not to stand, there in the Templo. (The one reading this is to try-to-understand.) Well, when this is happening, as for the taga Judea, they must run away to the mountains.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Highland Oaxaca Chontal: “There was a man whose name was Daniel. He told the words of God. Read his word with care so that you’ll understand it. You will see they will put an ugly scary thing in the big church. It has no right to be there. It will cause the big church to be abandoned. … “
- Shuar: “The person who reads this let him understand. Daniel the teller of the things of God, told long ago about an abhorrent destructive thing. When you see that sitting (being) in the not-to-sit-place. … ” (Source for this and above: B. Moore / G. Turner in Notes on Translation 1967, p. 1ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 7:9:
- Uma: “From there, Yesus said further to them: ‘You, you are so clever at circumventing God’s command in order to follow your own customs.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “You are really experts,’ said Isa. ‘You turn your back on/reject the commands of God in order that you can follow the teachings of your forefathers.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus said again, ‘You really know how to abandon the things commanded by God so that you may thoroughly carry out the laws made by men.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then Jesus continued, saying, ‘You are admittedly of-course clever in treating-as-nothing the law of God in order to follow your customs.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Jesus further said, ‘How good your decisions are as to how you can remove the strength of the law of God just so that you can follow/obey your handed down teachings.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Western Highland Chatino: “You think you do well when you obey your grandfathers of long ago even though when you obey them you disobey God.” (Source: B. Moore / G. Turner in Notes on Translation 1967, p. 1ff.)
