Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 4:10:
- Noongar: “because the Bible says, ‘God will send his angels and they will save you’.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “Nothing will happen to you (sing.), because it is written in the Holy Book: ‘The Lord God orders his angels to protect you (sing.), so that you (sing.) do not come-to-harm/disaster.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “for it is written in the holy-book it says, ‘He has commanded his angels to watch over/care for you so that nothing bad will happen to you.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Because there is a written word of God which says, ‘God will cause His angels to help you,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “because the written word of God says, ‘God will command his angels to take-care-of you (sing.).” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “For isn’t is so that it is written as-you-know, saying, ‘God will order his angels to take care of you,” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Bariai: “For Deo’s book has talk like this, | ‘‘He will talk strongly to his anggelo | in order that they be looking after you (sing.).’” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Kupsabiny: “it is written, ‘God will send his angels to support you’ ‘” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Mairasi: “Because in the Holy Book it is written like this: ‘Great Above One will soon command His sent-ones [and] they will come guard you very well’ it said.'” (Source Enggavoter 2004)
- Kinaray-A: “Did not the Scripture say that ‘God will order his angels to watch over you’?” (Source: Balbina Abadiano in Notes on Translation 1988, p. 40ff.)
For the Old Testament quote, see Psalm 91:11.
Following are a number of back-translations of John 1:16:
- Huehuetla Tepehua: “And since he has much love, for that reason we all receive many favors which he does for us.”
- Ojitlán Chinantec: “His heart is good to the fullest. Therefore he makes his heart good to us day after day.”
- Aguaruna: “He is truly goodness, and so he does good to us also.”
- Xicotepec De Juárez Totonac: “He has done for us many kindnesses since he is very kind and merciful.”
- Tojolabal: “He has everything, and he has given us many favors.” (Source for this and above: M. Larson / B. Moore in Notes on Translation February 1970, p. 1-125.)Uma: “There is no end to his love, and from his love he blesses us all, there is no end to the blessing we receive from him.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Because there with the Word is all the love, we (incl.) all also profit/have a share in his love and help. His love and help is added to us (incl.) all the time/increasingly.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And since he is very gracious, the good thing which he blesses all of us with never stop.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “On-account-of his large mercy/kindness, he is continually blessing all of us who believe.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Through the big-size of his valuing us, his grace/mercy keeps-on-coming to us.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “All pertains to us what he gives. The favor he gives flows over us without limit.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Because of the big/great mercy/grace of Christ his blessings to us(incl) all just follow-one-after-another.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Mairasi: “is good insides are definitely very great, very good. That’s why we all already regularly receive goodness from Him Himself. He himself does not stop giving us His good insides.” (Source: Enggavoter 2004)
- Bariai: “For the action/practice of kindness was full in him. And this action of kindness of his, he transferred it to us (incl.) very greatly.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Kupsabiny: “We are all blessed completely because of the love which he has for us.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 23:4:
- Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
“Even though I may walk
in the valley of deep darkness,
I will fear no evil,
for You are with me;
your club and your staff
they comfort me.” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation)
- Chichewa interconfessional translation, 1999:
“It may be that I walk in a ravine of black darkness,
but I will not fear any kind of evil,
for You Lord you stay with me.
Your warclub and walking stick protect me.” (Source: Wendland 1998, p. 148f.)
- Chichewa poetic translation in the traditional ndakatulo genre to encourage oral and musical performances:
“If in a deep dark valley BLACK! [bii! — an ideophone, i.e. a literary device that expresses what is perceived by the five senses] I happen to walk,
All [my] fear GONE! [ideophone balala!] since Chauta is right there.
O Herdsman, you’re close by with weapons for defense,
As for my heart, it’s completely QUIET! [ideophone phee!] at all times.” (Source: Ernst Wendland)
- Kupsabiny:
“Though I pass through utter darkness,
I am not frightened
for I am together with you, oh God.
Keep/Guard me with your staff
and comfort me with your shepherd staff.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Adilabad Gondi:
“Even if I walk in the valley of extreme darkness, I will not fear anything.
Because you (emph.) stay/are with me.
Your axe and shepherd’s-stick give me courage.” (Source: Adilabad Gondi Back Translation)
- Newari:
“No matter how dark the path is on which I have to go
I will not be at all afraid, O Lord.
For You will be with me,
Your rod and Your staff will cause me to prosper.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon:
“Even-though I will-walk through the valley where there-is a danger of death, I will- not -be-afraid,
because you (sing.) (are) my companion.
Your (sing.) protection and guidance of me causes- me -to-be-happy and strengthens me.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Eastern Bru:
“Even though I meet misfortune or excessive trouble, I am no longer afraid of anything, because God is continually with me. Like a keeper carries in his hand a staff/club and a walking stick in order to care for his sheep, like that also God continually watches over and encourages me.” (Source: Bru Back Translation)
- Laarim:
“Even though I walk
in very great darkness of death,
there will be nothing bad that I am fearing,
because I am staying with you,
your walking stick gives
my heart to be strong.” (Source: Laarim Back Translation)
- Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
“Hata kama natembea katika bonde la giza ya kifo,
sitaogopa kitu chochote,
kwa sababu uko pamoja na mimi.
Gongo lako na ni fimbo yako vinanifariji.” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation)
- English:
“Even when I am walking through very dangerous dark ravines
where I might be killed,
I will not be afraid of anything because you are with me.
You protect me like a shepherd protects his sheep.
He uses his club and his walking stick to protect them from being attacked by wild animals.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 4:3:
- Uma: “The King Tempter came saying to him: ‘If you (sing.) are really the Child of God, well then, order those rocks to become food!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then the leader of demons arrived and said to Isa, ‘If you are truly the Son of God, tell these stones to become food.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then Satan came near to him and tempted him saying, ‘If you truly are the Son of God, command (magically) that these stones turn into food.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Whereupon the one-who-tempts went to where he was and said, ‘If it’s true that you (sing.) are the Child of God, command these stones so that they will become food.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “What-else-but the causer-to-fall (into sin, fig.) arrived who is Satanas. He said, ‘Since you are the Son of God, just speak and cause these rocks to become food.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “The devil came to where Jesus was standing. He searched for a way to cause him him to sin and said to him: ‘If you are the Son of God, cause those stones to become bread,’ he said.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- Bariai: “And the bad man of testing went to him and then said, ‘If you are God’s Son, speak to these stones in order that they become your bread.'” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Kupsabiny: “The Tempter came to him and told him that, ‘If you are the Child of God, turn these stones into food.'” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Mairasi: “Then the headman of malevolent spirits came to test/tempt Him, said to Him: “If You truly are Great Above One’s own Child, then command these rocks to become bread tubers [food].” (Source Enggavoter 2004)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 19:34:
- Noongar: “‘The Lord wants it,’ they said.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “They answered: ‘Because the Lord needs it.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “They answered they said, ‘The Lord needs it.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And they answered, ‘Our Lord needs this.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘Our (excl.) Lord needs it,’ they answered.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Those two replied, ‘The Lord needs it.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Bariai: “And then the two of them said, ‘The Chief has work with it.’” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Kupsabiny: “The disciples replied, ‘The Lord needs it.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Mairasi: “They themselves said to him: ‘It is Above-One’s throat’ they said. ” (Source: Enggavoter 2004)
- Hiligaynon: They answered, ‘The Lord needs this.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 2:8:
- Uma: “Yet why is it that we hear them speak in our own languages?” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Why do we hear them able-to-speak in our (incl.) individual languages?” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Why is it that when we hear them speaking, the language that they are using is the language of each one of us?” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “How perhaps can it be that each one of us is hearing his own language?” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well how can this be, for each of us is hearing being spoken by them the language of the lands we have come from?” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Why are they able-to-speak our (incl.) own language?” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Mairasi: “How can it be that we hear them speak in our very own language, the language from the village in which we were born?” (Source: Enggavoter 2004)
- Bariai: “Therefore why is it that we (incl.) hear them talking in each of our languages in which our mothers gave birth to us?” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Kupsabiny: “But each one of us is hearing these people talking in his language.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 1:6:
- Uma: “A man arrived/came who was sent by God, Yohanes the Baptizer his name.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then, there was a person commissioned by God, his name was Yahiya.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “There was a man named John whom God sent.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “There was a person whom God sent who was named Juan.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “There was someone caused-to-be-born/caused-to-be-a-person by God who was named Juan.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “God sent a man named John.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Now(discourse) there was a person sent by God. His name is Juan.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Mairasi: “A person came at Above-One’s command. His name was Yohanis (The Water Washer). ” (Source: Enggavoter 2004)
- Bariai: “God sent a man to come whose name was Ioanes.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Kupsabiny: “A person whom God sent came. That person was called John.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 4:11:
- Noongar: “‘The Scriptures also say, They will grasp you, so your feet do not strike the stones’.'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “They hold you (sing.) so that your (sing.) feet do not hit the rocks.’ ‘” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “And it is also written it says, ‘The angels will carry you on their hands so that not even your foot will hurt from a stone.’ ‘” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “and they will grab you so that not even your foot will be bruised against a stone.’ ‘” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “They will support-you (sing.) -in-their-arms so that your (sing.) foot/leg will not be struck-against a stone.’ ‘” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “and they will support/take-by-the-arms you so that even your foot/leg won’t get stubbed against a rock.”” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Bariai: “And also it says, | ‘‘They will lift you up in their hands, | lest a stone stab your foot/leg.’ ‘” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Kupsabiny: “so that a stone doesn’t make you stumble.’ ‘” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Mairasi: “Then also in the Holy Book it says: ‘Then they themselves will hold you in the palm of their hands so that your foot will not hit a rock!’ it says.’” (Source Enggavoter 2004)
For the Old Testament quote, see Psalm 91:12.
