Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 7:49:
- Noongar: “The other people sitting eating and drinking, they began talking together, ‘Who is this? He can forgive sins, can he?'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “Hearing that, the people who were-eating-together-with-them spoke-among-themselves, they said: ‘Who is that man, that the dares to forgive sins?'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “The companions of Isa who were sitting with him at the table asked in their livers, ‘What person is this, forgiving sins?'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And the people there who ate with Jesus, they thought, ‘Who is this person, who even forgives sins?'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Whereupon the others who were eating-with, they said to themselves (lit. in their minds), ‘What kind-of-person perhaps is this that even sins, he forgives them?'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When the others heard who were his companions there eating, they said in their minds, ‘Who is this fellow who even forgives sins like this?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Revelation 2:5:
- Uma: “That is why I say to you: consider! you have fallen so far/deep. Repent! Do like you did at first. Because if not, I will come take away your lampstand from its standing place.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Therefore remember your love for me in the beginning and repent (lit. regret and leave) now your sin. And do the good works that you did in the beginning because if you don’t leave your sin, I will come and remove your lampstand from it’s place.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Remember how big your breath was for me long ago; and forsake the bad doing; do the good that you used to do because if you don’t, I will come to you and I will take away your lamp from where it is placed if you do not return to your former doing.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “You must therefore remember the strong love you had at first. Repent so that you will again do what you were doing at first. Because if you don’t repent, I will go there (near addressee) to remove the place-on-which-your light -is-put from its proper place.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Hopefully you will indeed remember the big-size of your holding me dear when you had newly submitted to me. And then think about how much is lacking of it now, so that you may repent/be-sorry for this. It is necessary that what you will again do is like what you did in the past. For as long as you don’t truly repent/be-sorry, I really will come there to you for I will remove your lamp with its stand from its position. I will write- you -off/give-up-on-correcting you.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Remember how it was that you loved me. And turn your hearts now and love me like you did before. if you should not want to love me, I will got there and take away your candle holder from where it is.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Romans 3:9:
- Uma: “So the summary [lit., leveling-off words] is like this: we Jews are not better than other people. For like I said earlier, all men are guilty because we all are sinners, both the Jews and also other people.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then, don’t say that we (excl.) Yahudi are better in the sight of God than the tribes/nations not Yahudi, because that is not true. I have already made clear to you that all mankind, Yahudi or not Yahudi, alike sin habitually (lit. are addicted to sin).” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “As for us (excl.) Jews, perhaps you’re thinking mistakenly that we are far better off than those people who are not Jews. However, that’s not true. I have taught you before, that as for all mankind, Jew or not Jews, all are doing evil.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “What then will we say? Is the status of the Jews in God’s estimation better than that of the Gentiles? No, because I have already said that sin rules all people, whether (lit. even) Jews or Gentiles.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Now then, are the Jews much better than all the rest of the people? Such a word cannot be right. Because I have already said that Jews and people who are not Jews all have sin.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 8:31:
- Noongar: “All the evil spirits begged Jesus not to send them into the dark hole.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “Those demons really asked that they not be shooed going to the sinkhole whose depth cannot be measured.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “And the demons really begged Isa asking not to be sent to hell.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And these demons, they begged Jesus that he not yet throw them into the bottomless pit.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Now there were many-pigs rooting-together there on the slope, so the evil-spirits begged Jesus to not send them below where would be their punishment, but rather to permit them to go possess those many-pigs. ‘Yes indeed,’ he said.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “And then those evil spirits kept begging-mercy from Jesus, that he would not cause them to go to the deepest canyon which is the place of endless punishment.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Revelation 3:8:
- Uma: “He says: I know what you do. See, I open for you a door that no-one can shut. Because you do, after all, have a little strength, and you have followed my words and you did not deny that you believed in me.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “I do know what you are doing. I know that you are not strong (connotation also: influential). But you have persevered following my teachings and you have been steadfast with me. I open a door for you, nobody can close it.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “I know what you are doing. Even though you are few, you are faithful to My words, and you have not abandoned your faith in me. Therefore the door you are passing through, I have opened up. And it cannot be closed by anybody, which is to say, no one can hinder you in that which I cause you to do.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “I know your way-of-life. I know that you have only a little ability, but never-mind, because you have believed/obeyed what I have said and you have not denied that you believe in me. Therefore there is that which is compared to an entrance which I have opened for you which no one can-close.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Your situation and nature/ways are really clear to me. For even though your ability/means is not great for you aren’t many, even so you indeed are holding fast to me and are obeying my teaching. That’s why there is an entrance which I have opened through which you can enter and there’s no-one at all who will be able to close it.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “I know what all you are doing. I know that it is very little strength you have to do work for me. Yet I know that you pay some attention to the word I speak and have not forsaken my name. Therefore I have opened a door for you which no one can shut.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Romans 4:10:
- Uma: “When did Abraham become straight in God’s sight? After he was circumcised, or before he was circumcised? If we read the account, we clearly see: Abraham became straight in God’s sight before he was circumcised.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When did God consider Ibrahim as straight? Was it after he was circumcised or before (lit. not yet)? Before he was circumcised he was already considered straight by God.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when did this take place? It took place before Abraham was circumcised, which is to say before he was a Jew, God considered him to be righteous.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When did that happen? Was it when he had already gotten-circumcised? No, but rather it was when he was not yet circumcised.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Now when Abraham was cleared, was he already marked or was he not yet marked when he was cleared? He was cleared before he was marked.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 9:7:
- Noongar: “When Herod was King of Galilee, he heard all the things which had happened. He became very confused because people were saying, ‘John the Baptist has come back to life’.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “At that time, the ruler in Galilea was Herodes Antipas. When Herodes heard all that Yesus had done, he was just confused. Because there were those who said: ‘That Yesus is Yohanes the Baptizer come-to-life again.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “After this, Herod, the king of the place Jalil heard all that Isa had done. He didn’t know (what to think of it)/was confused for some people said that this Isa was Yahiya who bathed the people who had come to life again from death, they said.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And these things that Jesus and company were doing, Governor Herod heard about it in the province of Galilee, and it troubled his breath because there were some who said that Jesus was John the Baptist, raised from the dead.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When Governor Herod in Galilea heard about all these-things that plural Jesus were doing, his thoughts were in-turmoil/disturbed, because some said that Juan the Baptizer had come-to-life again.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Herodes who was that king of Galilea heard news of all those things concerning Jesus. His mind/thinking was agitated for there were those who said that as for this Jesus, maybe he was indeed that Juan who was the first to baptize who had come alive again.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Revelation 5:7:
- Uma: “That Lamb walked over and took that rolled-up letter/paper from the right hand of him who Sits on his Seat.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Then the Sheep approached the one sitting on the throne and took the rolled paper from his right hand.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Now the young sheep, He went near to the seat and He got the scroll from the right hand of the one sitting there.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “The Sheep went to where the throne was, and he took the rolled-up paper from the right hand of the seated-one.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “He who is referred to as that Young Sheep approached the one sitting on that king’s seat, for/and he then took hold of that rolled up writing which was held in the right hand of that one who was sitting.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “This Lamb went to take the paper which was held in God’s right hand where he sat.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
