Following are a number of back-translations of James 3:2:
- Uma: “We all occasionally behave mistakenly / make mistakes in our behavior. If for example there are people who do not behave mistakenly in their talking, they are people who are holy. They can control all the desires of their hearts.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “All of us (incl.) humans often make mistakes. If there is a person who has never made a mistake in his speech/words, that person has no fault/blemish in his customs/behavior and he knows how not to indulge the wishes of his body.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “As for us (incl.) humans, we often make mistakes in many ways. If there is a person who does not make mistakes by means of what he says, there is no longer anything to scold him for. He can control his whole body so that he will never do evil.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “All of us people, we of course make-mistakes many-times, especially in the way we speak. But in-case there is a person who is able-to-control/restrain his tongue so that he has no fault/lack in what he says, he has absolutely no fault/lack, because he also has-the-ability to be able-to-restrain/control all the parts of his body.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “For aren’t we all always/often making mistakes? The only one who is really far from sin is the person who doesn’t make-mistakes/do-wrong in his speaking, for he is able to control himself.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Many times all of us do not do what is right. Concerning the person who says that everything he speaks is right, I suppose that this person does right in everything he does. Because when one truly knows how to control his tongue, then he can control his heart concerning all of the desires of his body.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 19:12:
- Uma: “Even handkerchiefs or sarongs that Paulus had used, if they were carried to the sick, they at once got well, and if there were demons that were bothering them, they fled as well.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Even handkerchiefs only and towels that he had used, if (they were) brought to the sick, they were healed from their sicknesses and the demons came out of them.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “because even a handkerchief or a towel that he used, they would take to the sick people and those who were afflicted by demons, and they would be cured.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because even a handkerchief or rag that he used, if they took it to those who were sick or possessed by an evil-spirit, they became-well while also the spirits left them.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Proof was, as long as a small-cloth or cloth-belt was able to be caused to touch his body and then also to touch sick persons, their illness stopped, or the evil-spirit possessing would leave.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 15:47:
- Uma: “Maria Magdalena and Maria the mother of Yoses noted where Yesus’ body was put.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Mariyam, the woman from Magdala, and Mariyam the mother of Joses were there watching, and they saw where Isa was buried.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joseph, they saw where the body of Jesus was placed.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Maria Magdalena and Maria the mother of Jose were also there seeing the burial (lit. placing-inside) of Jesus.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Maria Magdalena and Maria the mother of Jose were watching. Therefore they knew where Jesus was buried. already rolled away.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of James 4:16:
- Uma: “Yet your [inclusive] words aren’t like that. Your hearts are just proud [high] and you put yourselves forward. Everything like that is definitely evil [emphatic].” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But you, you are proud and you boast. All boasting like that is bad.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “However as for you, by contrast, you are full of pride for you boast about what you are going to do and that is bad.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But come-to-find-out your minds are indeed proud and at-the-same-time you boast-about what you do. All boasting of people like that is bad.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But well, you are conceited and overbearing/presumptious against God. Like that really is not acceptable to him.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “But you are being arrogant in what you say. And this arrogance you have is bad.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 20:3:
- Uma: “He dwelt there for three months. After those three months, there was an intention of his to board a ship back to the land of Siria. But at that time, there was news that said: the Yahudi people planned to kill him. That’s why he said: ‘It is better if I go by land, retracing my journey to the province of Makedonia.’ So, he indeed when to Makedonia.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “He stayed there three months. Then he got ready to sail soon for Siriya. But when he learned/knew that the Yahudi planned to kill him, he decided/thought to go home by way of Makedoniya again.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “He lived there for three months, and then he decided that he would ride on a ship because he would go to Syria. The Jews decided also at that time that they would seize him as he left. Therefore he changed his mind because he decided again that he would return back the way he came going to Macedonia.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “He stayed there for three months, then he thought he would ride a ship going to Syria. But when he would have set-out, he came-to-know that Jews had made-an-agreement to kill him, so he took-another-route by walking-through Macedonia.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Three months is how long he was there in Grecia, and then he wanted to travel again, intending to sail to go to Siria. But since he happened to hear that apparently, the Jews had agreed together to lie in wait for him, he decided not to sail after all. Therefore he turned back and went again to Macedonia.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 1:12:
- Noongar: “When Zechariah saw the angel, he was afraid.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “When Zakharia saw that angel, he was startled and very afraid.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When Jakariya saw the angel, he was startled and fear entered him.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when Zechariah saw this he was dumbfounded because he was very much afraid.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Zekarias was startled upon seeing (him) and became-very-frightened.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Zacarias had-a-sudden-sinking-feeling in his liver and he trembled with fear when he saw that angel.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Southern Zazaki: “Zekeray saw him and he was so afraid that his stomach fell and he feared him much.” (Source: Werner 2012, p. 128)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Peter 1:11:
- Uma: “The prophets long ago foretold the blessing that you have received now, relatives, they foretold how God [would] show you his love at this time. From the leading of the Spirit of Kristus in their hearts, God made known to them the suffering(s) that would strike the person [lit., body] of Kristus and the bigness of life that he would receive when those sufferings were past. But those prophets long ago, they did not know how what they foretold would come to pass. That is why they really investigated, they wanted to know when and how the fulfilling/happening of all that they foretold [would be].” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “God’s Spirit who was there with them made-known/revealed to them about the suffering/persecution Almasi endured and about his being made great/honored when those sufferings/persecutions were over. They really wanted to know when this would happen and how this would happen, therefore they studied.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “They studied as to when and how this would be fulfilled, for they were inspired to do this by the Holy Spirit who comes from Christ. He caused them to understand that there would be tribulations which Christ would have to endure here on the earth. And when those were finished, He would be made very high.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because even though they were the spokesmen (lit. place-of-speaking) of the Spirit of Cristo when he predicted Cristo’s suffering and his being-made-high which followed, they still repeatedly-searched to find-out koma the time of its fulfillment and the way it would be fulfilled.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “For they really wanted to comprehend at what time and in what way these things would happen which they were caused to tell by the Espiritu Santo of Cristo. Because those things they were caused to tell were alluding to (lit. hitting) none other than the hardships which would be experienced by Cristo and the praise/glory which would be its outcome.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Because Christ caused that the Holy Spirit accompanied these prophets. This Holy Spirit caused them to write the word that Christ must suffer and afterwards it would be seen that no one is as great as he. But these prophets then wanted to know about what person he would be or what day he would live. And they very much searched in order to understand this word.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 20:35:
- Uma: “In all things, I showed you an example, how we must work to help our companions who are unable [to help themselves]. Because we must always remember the words of the Lord Yesus that say: ‘The person who gives is more blessed than the person who receives.’ ‘” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “I showed to you,’ Paul said, ‘that we (incl.) must work hard in order that we (incl.) can help those who are poor. We (incl.) must remember what was spoken by our (incl.) Lord, Isa, he said, ‘We (dual) are happier if we (dual) give than if we (dual) are given.’ ‘” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And through this I showed you how that it is necessary that through our continuing to work we will be able to help the poor. Because we (incl.) remember the words long ago of our Lord Jesus because he said, ‘Greater is our joy if we give rather than if we are the ones to receive.’ ‘” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “That’s what I have always done in order that you would have an-example-to-follow, because we must be industrious to work in order that we will have that-with-which-to-help the needy. We ought to think-about what the Lord Jesus said saying, ‘Bigger is the happiness of the one who gives than the one to-whom-is-given.’ ‘” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Like this is what I did so that hopefully you would also copy it, that you would be helpful to others, those who are feeble and other poor-folk. For isn’t it so that the Lord Jesus said that the person who is always giving can be much happier than the person being given to?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
