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 1 Timothy 4:16:
- Uma: “Guard your behavior, and guard also your teaching. Keep doing all this work, for from this you will get goodness, and so will the people who hear your teaching.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Watch/be careful of yourself and your teaching. And be sure to do what I have preached to/taught you. If you persevere in doing this, it will not only be you who is saved but also all who hear/listen to you.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Thoroughly see to your own behavior and your teaching. For if you hold tight to this you are not the only one who will be freed from punishment, rather by means of you it will be possible that the people who listen to your teaching will be freed also.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Be-sure-to/Thoroughly guard your (sing.) behavior and what you (sing.) are teaching, because if you (sing.) persevere in doing this, it will not only be yourself (sing.) that you (sing.) will save but rather also those who are listening to you (sing.).” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Be very careful of your way-of-life and your teaching. Do all of this with a concentrated mind/inner-being so that the outcome will be, it’s not just you will be saved, but on the contrary including the ones you are teaching, they can/will be saved also.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Be very careful and take care that you teach the word which you should. If you do what I tell you, then you will save your soul and also the souls of those who listen to you.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 4:17:
- Uma: “But so that not all the people hear their teaching, it is better that we threaten/scare them and forbid them, so they no longer continue to teach anyone mentioning Yesus.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But,’ they said, ‘in order that this will not become any further known, let us (incl.) instruct them that they should not speak to anyone about Isa.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Let’s tell them that they must no longer teach the believing in the name of Jesus to anybody so that this, their teaching, may not spread to the people.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Let’s threaten them so they do not repeat to say the name of Jesus when they are talking to the many-people, lest others increasingly find-out-about-it.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Of course we don’t want the number to increase very much of those who will know this, therefore what would be good is, we will tell them strictly not to teach anyone any more concerning that Jesus.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Lalana Chinantec: “But there is great danger of the word of Jesus spreading. We’ll tell those people that never again should they speak about Jesus. ‘We’ll just see what will happen,’ we will say, ‘if you continue to speak with people about Jesus.’ That’s the agreement that the people who judge reached.” (Source: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 3:26:
- Uma: “So also in the kingdom of demons. If in the kingdom of demons there are disagreements and fights, that kingdom will not last long. That will be the end of it.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Therefore if the leader of demons opposes/fights-with his demon disciples/adherents his ruling will not last long but is coming to an end.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Therefore, if Satan is against his followers, his authority to control will not last long, but rather, it will soon be removed and will disappear.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “The same also with Satan. If he is causing-his fellow evil-spirits -to-leave, it means that he is fighting them, and pretty soon he will have no ruling.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Therefore if Satanas opposes himself, for he and his subjects are in conflict, his rule really won’t last. Isn’t it so that if it’s like that, it’s like he has already been defeated?” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Timothy 6:7:
- Uma: “For there wasn’t anything that we brought into the world. And neither will there be anything that we take when we leave.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When we (dual) were born in this world, was there something we (dual) brought/carried? There was nothing. Likewise also there is nothing we (dual) will carry/take when we (dual) die.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “For when we were born we weren’t carrying anything, and we will not be carrying away anything when we die.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because there is nothing that we brought-out-with us into the world at our birth; there is also emphatically nothing that we will take-with us at our leaving.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Because let’s remember that on our becoming people here in the world, there was nothing at all we brought. It’s like that indeed when we leave here, there will be nothing at all which we will take of our belongings.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Because when a person is born here on earth, he brings nothing. Also when he dies, he takes nothing.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 5:12:
- Uma: “The apostles of the Lord Yesus did many surprising signs and powerful things in the eyes of the people. All the believers in the Lord Yesus were of-one-heart gathering at the Porch of Salomo at the House of God.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Many works of power and works of wonder were done by the ones commissioned by Isa among the people of Awrusalam. All the ones who trusted in Isa often gathered there on Sulaiman’s Porch.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And as for the apostles, the signs and miracles which they showed among the people were many. And all of the believers, they were always gathering in that place called the Sheltering Place of King Solomon.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Where-the believers -were-meeting-together was what they called Solomon’s Roofed-Shelter which was in the Temple area. As for those who did not believe, they were afraid to join (them), but the many-people nevertheless acknowledged-with-respect the believers and many men and women were joining/being-added who believed. There were many amazing-things that the apostles were doing that the many-people were seeing.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “As for those apostles, many were signs which were amazing things they were able to do before the eyes of everyone. And all the believers really were harmonious, who gathered every day there at what was referred to as Portico of Solomon.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 4:23:
- Uma: “Whoever of you has ears, listen well!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Amey-amey (strong injunction) listen if something is said to you.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “You must understand this which you have heard.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “You who are listening, think-about what you heard.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Therefore since what ears are for is to listen with, it’s necessary that you (pl.) listen well to this which is being said.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 2 Timothy 1:18:
- Uma: “But as for Onesiforus, many times he comforted me. For even though I was imprisoned, he wasn’t ashamed to visit me. When he arrived here in Roma, he exerted effort to search for me until he met with me. And you yourself know how much was his help to me before [lit., yesterday] when I was in Efesus. I call out to the Lord, I request that he bless all the relatives of Onesiforus, and that he show love to Onesiforus on the Judgment Day.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “May our (dual) Leader Isa pity/have mercy on him there on the day when Isa Almasi comes back here to judge mankind. You know also how he helped me when I was there in the place of Epesus.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “I always pray that the Lord might show mercy to him in the future on the day when the Lord investigates everything. And you know also that his help to me there in Ephesus was very big.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “You (sing.) also definitely know the largeness of his help previously in Efeso. May the Lord be-merciful to him on the day when-he-judges people.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Hopefully he will be shown grace/mercy by the Lord on the arrival of that day of judging. For you really know very well the big-size of Onesiforo’s help there in Efeso.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “You yourself know that this Onesiphorus helped me much when I was in the city of Ephesus. May God give him grace on the last day.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
