Following are a number of back-translations of 3 John 1:14:
- Uma: “For I hope it won’t be much longer we will meet again, so that we will talk to each other lip-to-lip.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “I expect that we (dual) will soon see each other and face each other to talk.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “It is my desire to come there before too long and then we can talk. May your situation there be peaceful. As for your friends here, they send greetings to you. Also greet for me all of our (incl.) friends there.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “because if possible, it will not be long and I will go to see you (sing.). Then we (du) will converse properly.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “I hope/expect that hopefully I can come there to you quickly/easily, so that we can talk together in each other’s presence. I pray that hopefully with you always is the peace/protection of mind/inner-being which God gives. You are greeted by our friends here. And I want hopefully that you will greet each one of my friends there.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Because I await the time that I will soon come to speak with you.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- Yatzachi Zapotec: “I am waiting for us to meet soon and when we are together we will speak with one another in person.”
- Eastern Highland Otomi: “Because I hope to go there in a little while, and see you, and we will talk together.”
- Isthmus Zapotec: “because I am hoping to see you soon so we can chat.” (Source for this and two above: John Beekman in Notes on Translation 12, November 1964, p. 1ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Romans 1:19:
- Uma: “For it is clear to all mankind what God is like, for God himself made it clear to them.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “God will punish them because it is certainly clear to them as to whatever can be known about God, and-what’s-more it is really God who makes (it) clear to them.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “They could easily understand correctly about God because God has made this to be very clear.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because that which can be known concerning God, it is clear to them, because God is the very one who made-it-clear.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “There is that which would enable it to be known that God lives. Because God shows how it is that he lives.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
For the Old Testament quote, see Psalm 69:22 and Psalm 69:23.
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 7:30:
- Noongar: “But the Pharisees and the Law Men, they turned away. They did not want the things of God, the things that God wanted them doing, and they did not go to John for baptism.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “But as for the Parisi people and the religion teachers, they refused to receive God’s purpose for their lives, for they had refused to request-to-be-baptized of Yohanes.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But the Pariseo and the teachers of the religious law, did not ask to be bathed by Yahiya because they did not want to follow God’s wish for them.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “But the Pharisees and the teachers of the Jewish Law, they did not go along with what God wanted them to do, and they were not baptized by John.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But the Pharisees however and the teachers of the law, they didn’t-want to do what God had planned for them, because they of course didn’t-want to-get-baptized by Juan.)” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But the majority of the Pariseo and explainers of law, they said-no-to what God had planned for them, not having themselves baptized by Juan.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Revelation 1:6:
- Uma: “and made us his people in his Kingdom, he made us priests who do [lit., hold] the worship work of/to God his Father. Yesus Kristus is the one whose life is big and who has power forever. Amin!” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “We (incl.) are made by him a tribe of kings and priests so that we (incl.) will work for his Father, God. Therefore we (incl.) should praise Isa Almasi and may he rule forever. Amin.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “He made it so that we are the ones He rules and we are priests whose sacrifice is our worship of God His Father. May He be honored and may He rule forever!” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “He has added/joined us to his ruling in order that we will rule-with him, and he has also made-us -into priests who serve God who is his God and his Father. May he be praised/worshipped and rule forever. Amen.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “He has also made us like priests, for we will now serve God his Father. And it really will come that we reign as his companions in his kingdom. Yes indeed, he is to be praised always, and the strength of his supernatural-power is to be really made-evident until forever. This is the truth!” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Christ has caused that we be his companions there where he rules. He has given us the work of being priests in order that we can ourselves worship God, His Father. And now let us praise this Christ who is supreme, who has power forever. Amen.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Romans 2:19:
- Uma: “We say/think that we are the ones who are smart to lead-by-the-hand people who don’t know God, we are the ones who can enlighten [lit., make clear] those who are still in the darkness and who do not yet know the true teaching. For it is with us Jews that there is the main knowledge and true teaching that is written in the Lord’s Law.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “You say that you are figuratively the ones who lead the blind. That means you know how to teach about God. You say/think also that it is as if you were a light illuminating the people in darkness, its meaning you know how to carry/influence people towards God.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “You think mistakenly that you are the ones who will be able to lead by the hand people whose thinking is blinded. And you suppose also mistakenly that you are the light to illuminate their way going to God.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “You have no doubts moreover that you are the right-ones to teach people who are blind concerning God so that their dark minds will be illuminated.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “They say that they are very wise so that they can teach people who might be said to be blind, walking in darkness.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 8:12:
- Noongar: “Seeds falling on the path resemble people: they hear the Word, but after the Devil comes and takes away the truth from their hearts. The Devil stops them believing and he stops them being saved.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “The seed that falls in the middle of the road stands for people who hear the Word of God, but the King of Evil-ones confuses their hearts, with the result that they do not believe, and they are not free from the punishment of their sins.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “What was broadcasted on the way is a figure for the people who hear the word of God, then the leader of demons goes there and grabs the word from their minds so that they don’t believe and will not be saved.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And that which was planted which fell on the path, that’s like the people who hear the Word of God and then Satan arrives, and he makes it so that they forget the word they heard, so that they cannot believe and cannot be freed from punishment.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “That which fell on the path, they are compared to people who hear the word of God, whereupon the Diablo goes and removes from their minds the word that they have heard in order that they will not believe and be saved.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “What is aluded to by the pathway which got scattered on is the people who listen to this teaching but forget it again, for Satanas gets it quickly so that they won’t be able to believe/obey and be saved.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Revelation 2:18:
- Uma: “The Lord Yesus also said to me: ‘Write like this to the angel who takes care of my followers in the village of Tiatira: ‘These are the words of the Child of God, whose eyes shine like blazing fire, and whose feet sparkle like brass that has just been polished.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Then he also said to me, ‘Write to the one in charge of the church in the place Tatira and write this: ‘This message is from me, the Son of God. My eyes are like flames of fire and my feet shine/are brilliant like polished brass.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And He said again, ‘Write to the angel whom God causes to watch over the believers in the town of Thyatira, and say, ‘I Who am speaking am the Son of God. My eyes seem as if they are on fire and my feet seem to be like brass which has been filed.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then he said, ‘What you (sing.) are to write to the angel who is watching-over the congregation at Tiatira, it is this. ‘I am the Child of God whose eyes are like flaming fire and the brilliance of whose feet/lower-legs is like polished copper. This is what I say to you.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “‘You are to put this in the letter which will be sent to the overseer of the believers in me in Tiatira. Say, ‘This is what he who is the Son of God wants told, he whose eyes are like the burning of fire and his legs/feet glow like polished bronze/copper.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Write a letter to send to God’s worker who leads where the believers are in the city of Thyatira. Here are the words you will write: ‘Thus is the word of God’s Son, he whose eyes shine like they are lit with flames of fire. His feet shine like metal which has been well polished. He says:” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Romans 3:22:
- Uma: “God makes us straight in his sight if we believe in Yesus Kristus. He does this to all people who believe, he doesn’t discriminate what kind of people they are.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Now God forgives our (dual) sins and considers us (dual) straight if we (dual) trust Isa Almasi. All who trust Isa Almasi are considered straight by God no matter what his tribe/nation. They are not treated differently by God.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “God will consider us righteous if we believe in Jesus Christ. Anybody can be considered righteous by God if he believes in Jesus Christ, because God has no favorites among any people.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “God counts any person as righteous because of his faith in Jesu Cristo. There is no one whom he treats-differently.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “God clears our sins when we believe that Jesus Christ has saved us. Whatever person it is who believes he is cleared. Because it is necessary that all people be cleared of sin by God.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
