Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 19:29:
- Uma: “That disturbance spread all through the town. From there, the masses thronged to the big meeting house in the town. They caught Gayus and Aristarkhus, and took them with them to the meeting house. Gayus and Aristarkhus were both Makedonia people who were accompanying Paulus on his journey.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “The-result-was/finally that whole city was in an uproar. The people seized Gayus and Aristarkus, men of Makedoniya who were travelling companions of Paul. They dragged the two inside the large meeting house.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then the trouble spread through the whole town. Now the two companions of Paul, Gaius and Aristarchus, who were from Macedonia, the people seized them and took them rapidly into the big house where the people were gathered.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “It was no long-time before (lit. and) all the inhabitants were already disrupted/in-a-state-of-confusion. They abruptly-captured Gaius and Aristarkus who were Pablo’s traveling-companions from-Macedonia. Then they all-ran-as-a-group to drag-them-resisting to the spectating-place of the inhabitants.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “What else but the whole city was troubled. Without anything further, they all then hurried to their gathering place. Some were dragging two people who were companions of Pablo, who were Gayo and Aristarco the taga Macedonia.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 16:17:
- Uma: “And those who believe, I will give authority/power to do signs like these: With my name they will expel demons. They will speak with languages that they don’t know from the power of the Holy Spirit,” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “And the ones who believe in me, will be given power (supernatural) to do wonder-causing works. They will be able to drive out demons by the power of my name and they will be able to speak languages which they don’t know.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The person who believes in me, there will be signs that they can do. By means of the authority of my name, they can drive away demons who afflict people, and they will be able to speak in languages that they do not know.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “These are signs that the believers will show. They will cause-evil-spirits -to-leave by using my name and will be able-to-speak other languages that they don’t know.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “And these signs will be observed among the believers. There will be evil spirits they can drive out through the strength of my name. There will be those who can speak what is not their language.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of James 5:16:
- Uma: “That is why we must admit/confess our wrongs and pray for each other, so that we will be healed. The prayers of people whose hearts are upright are very potent.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then, confess your sins to your fellow trusters in Isa Almasi, and pray-to God one for the other, so that you will be well. A straight/righteous person if he prays-to/asks-of God really whole-heartedly/with his liver entirely, his asking/praying has power.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Because of that, it is necessary that you tell each other your sins so that each one may pray for his companion and so that the sick people might be cured. The praying of a righteous person is very powerful.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Therefore if you have sinned, confess to your fellow believers so that they will pray for you so that you will get-well. Because the prayer of a righteous person, it is strong because it has results.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Therefore if there is sin you have done to your fellowman, you must confess it to him and ask forgiveness. And then you are to pray for one another so that the Lord will make you well. For good results really will come from the prayer of a person who is righteous in the sight of God, very much being able to be done by this prayer.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Therefore when a sick person has sin, he should tell in order that you each pray to God. Then the sick person will get well from his sickness. Now the good person, when he earnestly from the heart prays to God, will be helped by God.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- Kuwaataay: “So tell one another your sins and pray for your companions so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has power and can do great things.” (Source: Kuwaataay Back Translation)
- Kupsabiny: “Therefore, my people, let each one of you confess/show out his/her sins they have committed and pray for each other that you may be healed. If/when somebody who is righteous prays, his prayers will take hold and they have power.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Bariai: “Therefore each of you (pl.) must confess amongst yourselves your bad deeds. And so make prayer for helping your companions in order that it be possible for you to become well. An upright man’s prayer has great power, and so its result (lit. “food”) will come forth.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Mairasi: “Therefore if you guys happen to do something wrong, say to each other: ‘Truly, I did wrong!’ and pray for each other then you will definitely turn good. The prayer of holy people, those who have no wrong, is truly strong and powerful!” (Source: Enggavoter 2004)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 20:20:
- Uma: “You know relatives, that I was not afraid/uneasy to say to you whatever was beneficial. I taught you relatives, both while you met/gathered and also in your own houses.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “You know,’ Paul said, ‘that I really have not hidden anything that is for your good instead I preached and I taught you among very many people (publicly) and in your homes.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “You know also that I took great care in teaching you in the gatherings and also even in your homes. As I was teaching you and causing you to understand the word of God, I taught you everything that would be good for your faith.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “You also know that I have-kept-nothing -to-myself that would be to your betterment in my preaching and teaching you in our meetings and even in your houses.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “You also are well aware that I didn’t hide/keep from you any teaching which would be of benefit to you, but on the contrary I taught it in the presence of everyone and in your houses also.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 1:29:
- Noongar: “Mary was frightened, hearing the angel, and she questioned everything in her head.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “Maria was surprised to hear the words of that angel, and she thought [about] what was the meaning of his greeting.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When Mariyam heard what the angel said, she was really troubled in her mind and she thought-and-thought about as to what the meaning was of what he said.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when Mary heard this, she was very much dumbfounded and she wondered what might be the interpretation of this word of the angel.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Maria was extremely perplexed at what the angel said and she kept-searching as to what perhaps it signified (lit. wanted to say).” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When Maria heard, she couldn’t respond, and she was really amazed as to what that which had been said meant.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Peter 2:3:
- Uma: “Don’t stop desiring the Word of the Lord, since you have felt/experienced that his heart is good.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “For you know already how good the Lord/Leader is to you.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “For you have experienced that our Lord is very gracious to you.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because you have already experienced the goodness and grace/mercy of the Lord.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Because you have comprehended that the Lord is really gracious/merciful.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Do thus because now you have understood in your heart that God’s grace is good.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 21:14:
- Uma: “So, because he would not believe / pay-attention-to our (excl.) forbidding, we (excl.) just stopped forbidding him, we (excl.) said: ‘Let the desire/will of God happen.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “We (excl.) really were not able to restrain/forbid him so we (excl.) just stopped and we (excl.) said, ‘God’s will be done.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when we realized that Paul could not be persuaded we stopped begging him, and we said, ‘May the desire of the Lord be done.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When we (excl.) were not able-to-change his mind, we (excl.) stopped, then we said, ‘May what God wants be fulfilled.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well, since he wouldn’t be disuaded, we (excl.) then stopped. We(excl.) just said, ‘Whatever is the will of the Lord, that hopefully is what will be followed/obeyed.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 1:61:
- Noongar: “So they said to her, ‘None of your relatives are called ‘John’.'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “They answered: ‘But there have never been any of your relatives named that!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “‘Why?’ they said. ‘There is, surprise, not even one among your relations who is called that.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And they said to Elizabeth, ‘Why? There isn’t even one of your relatives with that name!'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘How come? Absolutely none of your (pl.) relatives is named that!’ they said.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Those who had gathered all said, ‘But it’s like you have no relatives named like that.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
