Following are a number of back-translations of Philippians 1:7:
- Uma: “It is very fitting for me to consider/think-of you all like that, relatives, because I love you, because you are all one-work with me in the work that God gave to me. You continually help me, both while I am in prison here, and when I was giving my defense [lit., saying my straightness] and making clear that the Good News is true.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “It is right/fitting for me to think of you, because you are here in my liver. For whether I proclaim or defend/take-sides-for the good news and even at the time when/that I am here in prison you are together with me/following me in the work that God has given me because you are helping me.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “It is proper for me to think this way about you, for whether I am a prisoner or not a prisoner, and whether I am spreading the Good News or whether I am answering the enemies of the word of God, you are always precious here in my breath because you are all favored by God.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “And of course it is right/proper if that’s what I am thinking about you, because I am continually calling-you -to-mind. Because of course you experienced-with-(me) God’s mercy/grace and help to me in my imprisonment and so also in my confirming the truth of the good news concerning Cristo.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Of course, my regarding/treatment of you is like that because I really hold you very dear. Because in this situation of mine of being in prison, and in this work of ours which is standing up for and testifying to the Good News, we are alike in being helped by the grace/mercy of God. And you are sharing with me the help he is gracing you with.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “It is right that I lovingly think of you because concerning us all, God has done us the favor of giving us the job of spreading his word. And whether I am in jail or whether I am taken before the judge here as I defend the Good News, I give my testimony that it is the truth.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 13:17:
- Uma: “If you know this teaching, you are blessed if you follow it.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Now you understand this my teaching to you. If you follow/obey this, you will be glad.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “If you understand this which I have taught to you, you will be very happy when you do it.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “And since you understand these-things, you are fortunate if you obey them.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “If you can understand these things, as long as you do them you can be happy.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “If you understand these words I speak to you and you follow then, then you are fortunate.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 23:3:
- Uma: “That’s why you must follow all that they teach you. But don’t you learn/imitate their behavior, for they do not follow what they teach you.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Therefore believe/obey and follow all their teachings but do not follow their deeds, because they do not follow/agree with their teaching.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Therefore it is necessary that you guard and that you obey whatever they teach you. But don’t you imitate their activity, because they don’t obey what they teach you.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “therefore you must absolutely believe/obey all that they teach you. But don’t follow-the-example of their manner-of-life, because they aren’t following what they themselves are teaching.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “That’s why you are to do all they instruct you to do. But don’t copy the things they themselves do, because they don’t at all do the things they teach.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Therefore obey the word they command that you do. What they order you to do, then do it. But do not do like the walk of these teachers, because that word which they teach they do not do.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Philippians 2:9:
- Uma: “That is why God raised him to a very high seat, and gave him power/authority that is greater than all other power,” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “This is hep the reason why he was really made great by God and was given a title (was titled) greater than all,” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And because of this, God made Him to be very high and He gave Him the title which is greater than any title of anybody.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Therefore God raised-him (i.e. in importance) so that he would be the highest of all that exists” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “That’s why he has been elevated by God the Father, being given praiseworthiness/glory which really can’t be equalled. A name has been graced/given to him which is higher/more-important than all,” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Therefore God caused that he should be supremely honored. He caused that he surpass, no one else is like him.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 14:11:
- Ojitlán Chinantec: “Believe my words. I and my Father are the same. Or if you still don’t believe just because I said so, believe because you have seen the works that I have done.”
- Huehuetla Tepehua: “Believe that I and my Father are one thing. Or if you can’t believe just by my words, believe by means of what I have done.”
- Lalana Chinantec: “You must believe that I walk with my Father. My Father walks with me also. But if you do not believe that, there is something which makes it evident. You have seen the miracles which I have done; therefore, on account of them you must believe.” (Source for this and above: M. Larson / B. Moore in Notes on Translation February 1970, p. 1-125.)
- Uma: “Believe me [emphatic], that I an in-harmony with my Father and my Father in-harmony with me. Even if you do not believe my words, believe because you have seen all that I do.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Isa said, ‘You must believe what I said that my Father and I are one. If you do not believe because of these my words, just believe because of the deeds I have done.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Believe what I say to you that I am there to my Father and he is here to me. And if you can’t believe this because of what I tell you, believe it because of my works. Because as for my works, you will see from them that what I say to you is true.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Therefore you should believe what I say to you that I am in my Father and my Father is also in me. And if you aren’t satisfied with what I say, you should still believe on-account-of the amazing-things I have been doing.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “It is necessary that you (pl.) believe that I and my Father, we (excl.) are one living-entity. If supposing you don’t believe these things I am telling, however because of the deeds/works which I am doing it’s necessary that you believe it.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Believe that just like I am, my Father is also, and just like my Father is, also I am. If you don’t believe just the word, then believe because of what I do.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 23:35:
- Uma: “Your ancestors killed many people whose behavior was upright, beginning with their killing Habel, a person whose behavior was upright long-ago, down-to [lit., arrive-arrive to] your killing Zakharia the child of Berekia, whom you killed in the yard of the House of God, between the house and the offering burning table [altar]. So, to you who live at this time, I will also send/order prophets, smart people and ones who will teach you my words. Some of them you will kill, some of they you will crucify, others you will beat in your houses of prayer, others you will chase to the villages they will flee to. In the end, you who live at this time will bear all the wrong/guilt of your elders who killed the upright people long ago.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Therefore judgment will fall on you (lit. you will be hit by judgment) because of the killing of people who have no sin, beginning with Habil the son of Grandfather Adam up to Jakariya the son of Baraki whom you killed between the big prayer-house and the place-for-sacrifice.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Because of this, you will be the ones punished for the murder of all the righteous who were murdered starting with the killing of Abel, the righteous one long ago, until the killing of the son of Barachiah, who was Zechariah, that you murdered in the space between the House of God and the altar of sacrifice.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Therefore you will be responsible for the deaths of all the righteous people on this earth beginning with when they killed Abel until when your ancestors killed Zekarias the child of Barakias in the area-between the altar and the Temple.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well, because of this, the punishment will come to you for all these people who have been killed under the heavens who are straight/righteous in the sight of God, going from that righteous Abel who was the first to be killed long ago, right up to the killing of Zacarias who was the son of Baraquias, whom you Judio killed there between the house/building of the Templo and the altar in its like-a-yard.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Therefore there where you live, all the punishment will be sent to you which is for all the good people who have been killed, starting with the killing of the good Abel until the son of Barachiah, son of Zechariah who was killed between where the altar and the church were.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Philippians 3:11:
- Uma: “so that I will also be made to live again from death.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “The reason that I want this is so that in the future I will be made alive from my death and I live forever.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The reason I want this is so that it might be possible that I be raised from the dead in the future.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because I of course expect that God will make-me alive again.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “This persevering of mine isn’t just so-so, for I am hoping/expecting that I will be able also to share in being made alive again in the good-situation in heaven/sky.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “I want that I also will resurrect when the dead resurrect.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 15:12:
- Uma: “‘This is my command: Love one another, like I also love you.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “This is what I command you, you shall love each other as I love you.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “This is my command to you, that it is necessary that each one of you is big in the breath of any of you just like you are big here in my breath.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘This also is what I command you that you love-one-another just like my manner-of-loving you.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “For this is what I am commanding, value one another, just like my valuing of you.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “This word is what I order you – that you love each other like I love you.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- Mairasi: “This is what I command you guys: desire each other’s faces [love each other] in the same way in which I myself desire your faces.” (Source: Enggavoter 2004)
