Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Timothy 6:1:
- Uma: “As for our one-faith relatives who live as slaves, teach them to honor and submit to their nobles in every way, so that there will not be anyone who disparages the name of God or disparages our teaching.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “All slaves trusting in Isa Almasi ought to really consider their masters as worthy to be honored/made great so that God is not spoken evil of by people and the teaching followed by us (incl.) is not looked down on/criticized.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “As for the believers who are servants, they must consider their masters worthy of respect at all times. For by means of this, there will be nothing to destroy the reputation of God and no one will be able to criticize our teaching.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Here also is what I will command the slaves who believe. They must properly respect their masters lest there be those who speak-badly-of the name of God and what we are teaching on-account-of their lack of respect.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “What really is good for whoever is a slave who is now a believer in God is, that he respects well his master. For if not, of course it’s not just this slave who would be negatively-criticized by others, but on the contrary including God whom he has believed in. Like that too is this which we teach, maybe it would also be negatively-criticized.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “The believers who are workers must respect their bosses. Because if the workers do not respect their bosses, people will say that the word by which we walk is no good. Then they will speak bad against God.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 5:6:
- Uma: “From there, several men wrapped up the body of Ananias, and they carried it away and buried it.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Then the young men entered to shroud Ananiyas and they brought him out to bury.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when Ananias heard these words, God punished him, and immediately he fell down and died. And then some young men came to him and tied up his body and carried it out and buried it. And all who heard about this happening were very much afraid.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Upon Ananias’ hearing what Pedro said, he simultaneously (with hearing it) fell down dead. The young men wrapped-around-his body -with-strips (of cloth), then they took him out and went and buried him. And great was the fear of all who heard what happened to him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “What the young people there did was, they wrapped up that one who had died and then carried him to bury him.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 4:17:
- Uma: “But God’s Word is not really rooted in their in their hearts, that is why they don’t last long. When they are persecuted or caused to have trouble because of their faith in God’s Word, they [right away] retreat/give up.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But the message of God doesn’t root deeply in their livers. Therefore they don’t endure long. When trouble comes or if they are persecuted because of their following the message, they no longer believe.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “But their faith is not drawn tight, and in a short time when trouble overtakes them, or difficulty because of their receiving the word of God, they return to their former doings.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But the word did not take-root in their minds, therefore if difficulties arrive or they are hardshipped due-to their having-received the word of God, they do not continue to believe but rather they immediately turn-their -backs-on their faith.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But they don’t really take it to heart (lit. store it well in their heads). That’s why they don’t hold-fast in their believing, like plants which don’t have roots. If they will be reached by hardship or they will be caused to suffer because of this belief/obeying of theirs of the word of God, they will drop/give-up at once.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 2 Timothy 1:12:
- Uma: “So, because of that work of mine carrying the Good News, I have ended up getting suffering to the point that now I am imprisoned. But in spite of that, I am not ashamed. For I know who he is whom I have believed, and I hope/trust that he will take care of me, and it is clear in my heart that he has power to take care of me until the Judgment Day.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “And this is the reason why I endure here in prison. But I am not ashamed because I know whom I trust. And I am sure that he is able to guard all he entrusted to me until the day when he returns to earth is reached.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “and because of this I have to endure today this affliction. But in spite of that, I know who He is whom I have trusted, and I also know that until the day in the future when He will investigate the things mankind has done, He knows how to watch over me here as I carry out all He has given me to do.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “and that is the reason I am being hardshipped. But I am certainly not ashamed of this, because I know whom I trust and I know for-certain that he has power to protect what he has entrusted to me until the day of Cristo’s coming again arrives.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “And because of my attending-to/facing this responsibility of mine, I had this suffering/hardship happen to me like this. But I don’t regard it as shame, because I really know well this one I have believed in who is Cristo Jesus. And I am sure that he really has the ability to take care of me so that I can hold fast, so that on the arrival of that day of judging, the salvation will be mine which I have entrusted to him.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Therefore for this I suffer now. But I am not ashamed that I am in prison. Because I know truly that God, whom I trust, is good. And I am sure that he has the power to watch over me, that my life will come out good until that last day.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 5:38:
- Uma: “So, relatives, here are my words: let’s not do anything to those followers of Yesus out there. Just leave them alone. Because if their teaching and plans are just from mankind, they will of course collapse of themselves.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “That’s why I am advising/instructing you now about this matter/problem,’ Gamaliel said. ‘Do not fight these men. Leave them alone. Because if their thoughts and this they are doing is from man/humans, it will not prosper (lit. it will have no future).” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Therefore, my advice to you now is: let’s not do anything to these people, but rather let’s pay no attention to them. Because if what they are doing and teaching only comes from man, it will come to nothing also.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Therefore what I say to you now, why-don’t we (lit. even if we) release and leave-them -alone, because if it’s just people’s thoughts/minds that their purposes and actions are coming from, it cannot-continue.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Therefore now, this is what I say to you that you don’t interfere with these people. Just leave them alone. For if this which they are persevering in is only from man, of course this also won’t come to anything. Just like that in the past.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 5:8:
- Uma: “Yesus ordered the evil-spirit to leave, he said: ‘Depart from that person!’ The person shouted/hooted he said: ‘Ee Yesus Child of God who is in heaven! Why have you (sing.) come here? By the name of God I request that you (sing.) not torment me.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then Isa said to the demon, ‘Come out of that person/man, Demon.’ The demon screamed loud, he said, ‘You have nothing to do with me, Isa. You are the Son of God, the most high God. God is listening, I implore you, do not hurt/punish/persecute me.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Jesus spoke to that demon, ‘Get away from that person!’ Then the person screamed, and he said to Jesus, ‘Ay! You Son of the Most High God, what business do you have with me? I beg you to promise me that you will not punish me yet because we are here before God!'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “That’s what he said, because Jesus had already commanded, ‘You (sing.) evil-spirit, leave that-one!'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “He spoke like that because Jesus had already said to that evil spirit who was possessing, ‘Leave this person now!'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 2 Timothy 2:26:
- Uma: “People who oppose we must gently reprimand, just-perhaps/in-hopes-that the Lord will give them opportunity to repent from their opposing, to the point that their hearts become clear [i.e., aware, wise] and they come to know the true teaching, with the result that they are released from the power of the King of Evil-ones who forced them to follow his will/desire.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then their thinking will become good again and they will be free from the holding/rule of the leader of demons, the one who has enticed/baited them to follow what he wants.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “By means of that, their thinking about everything may become straight and then they will be able to escape the power of Satan. For Satan is the one who has captured them so that they might carry out his desire.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because if that’s what happens to them, they will come-to-their-senses and will escape from what is like a snare of Satanas who caught/trapped them in order that they would believe/obey what he wants.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well isn’t it so that if it’s like that, their minds will then become clear. Then (lit. without anything else) they’ll be able to escape-the-clutches of the control of Satanas who had-taken- them -under-his-rule so that they would do his will.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “When the person’s thoughts are opened, then he will separate from the devil in whose hand he is. Because the devil is the one whom he is pleasing.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 7:13:
- Uma: “When they went the second time, Yusuf revealed [lit., exposed, broke through] to them that he was their relative. At that time, only then did Firaun know who the relatives of Yusuf were.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “‘The second time they went, Yusup made himself known to his brothers. And Yusup also told the king, therefore the king knew now Yusup’s relatives.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And on their second trip there to Egypt, Joseph revealed himself to his brothers, and then the king came to know just who were the relatives of Joseph.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “At their second going, Jose caused-himself-to-be-recognized by them that he was their younger-sibling, and he made-known also to the Faraon concerning them and his father.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “On their second going there, only then did they recognize that, after all, it was their brother Jose they were going to, for he was in charge of the distribution to all those who came to get food. They recognized him for Jose caused himself to be recognized by them. That’s how the king came to know concerning the relatives of Jose.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
