Following are a number of back-translations of John 19:15:
- Uma: “They made a great noise jeering, they said: ‘Kill him! Kill him! Crucify him!’ Pilatus said: ‘What? Do you ask that I crucify your king?’ The leaders of the priests retorted: ‘Only Kaisar is our (excl.) king.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But the people shouted, they said, ‘Kill now. Kill now. Nail onto the post.’ Pilatus said to them, ‘What? You want that I command your king to be nailed on the post?’ The leaders of the priests answered, they said, ‘We (excl.) have no other king than the Leader King/Emperor.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then the Jews began to shout again, ‘Kill him! Nail him to the cross!’ And Pilate said to them, ‘Shall I nail your king to the cross?’ And the chief priests answered, ‘Our only king is Caesar!'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But they were-shouting, ‘Remove (sing.)-him, kill (sing.)-him! Nail (sing.)-him to the cross!’ Pilato said, ‘And there-you-are wanting me to nail your king?’ Whereupon the leaders of the priests answered and said, ‘The Emperor only is our (excl.) king, no other.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Those Judio again shouted out, saying, ‘Don’t let him live! Kill him! Nail him to a cross!’ ‘What,’ said Pilato, ‘will I cause this King of yours to be nailed to a cross?’ ‘We (excl.) have no other king, but on the contrary the Impiradur only,’ said those chiefs of the priests.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “But the Jews shouted saying, ‘Let him be killed. Let him be killed. Let him be put on the cross.’ Pilate said to the people, ‘Then do you want me to put your ruler on the cross?’ But the chief priests said, ‘We have no ruler except the ruler in Rome.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 26:61:
- Uma: “they said: ‘This person at one time said: ‘I can destroy the House of God and in three days build it again.’ ‘” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “‘That person said, that he could destroy the big prayer-house and put it up again in three days.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “However, even though there were many liars who were testifying about what Jesus had done, they could not find anything worthy of killing him. After a long time there were two who came up and said, ‘This person said, he said, ‘I will tear down the big worshipping place of God, and within three days, I will cause it to stand up again.’ ‘” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “and they said, ‘This person said he reportedly could destroy God’s Temple so he would then construct it again in three days.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “saying, ‘This fellow said that he was able to destroy the Templo of God and build-it-completely in just three days.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “They said: ‘This man here said one time: ‘I can tear down the church of God and in just three days, I will erect a new one,’ he said.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Thessalonians 3:6:
- Uma: “So, now Timotius has returned here, and announced to us news that makes us glad. He said: "Those Tesalonika people there [out of sight], their faith and love are strong. They continually think about us (incl.) [lit., have-us-in-face] and they also long to meet us (incl.), like we (incl.) also want to meet them."” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But now Timoteo has already arrived back and we (excl.) are really happy, because his report/word about you is really good. He says that your faith/trust in God is strong and that you really love each other. Timoteo also says that we (excl.) are always remembered by you and that you really wish to see us (excl.), just as we (excl.) also wish to see you.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Timothy has just arrived from you there in Thessalonica. He tells good news that your faith in God is still strong and you are still holding dear in your breaths your companions. He also tells that your breath toward us is very good, and that you are lonely for us just like we are lonely for you.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But now Timoteo has returned here and what he reported concerning your faith and your love for God and your companions was good. He also said that you are thinking about us (excl.) continually (implied: good thoughts), and your missing us (excl.), it’s just like our (excl.) missing you.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well now Timoteo has now returned here. The news he brings is really good concerning your believing/obeying and valuing of one another. He also related that you really think-about/remember us (excl.) very much, and that in the same way that we (excl.) really want to go there to you, you are indeed always wanting/expecting us (excl.) to come.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “But now Timothy has returned from where you live, and arrived back where we are. He brought the word that your faith is strong, and that you truly love each other. He told us that you really remember us and want to see us, just like we also want to see you.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 20:5:
- Uma: “He stooped over to peer inside, but he did not enter. He saw that the cloth that Yesus was buried with was still there.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “He bent down and peeped inside and he saw the shroud of Isa there. But he did not go inside.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “He squatted down to peek into the cave. He saw the white cloth lying there but he did not go in.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “He bent-face-down to peer-inside, and he saw the cloth that had been wrapped-in-strips-around Jesus, but he didn’t enter.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “On his arrival he bent and peered inside. He saw that the cloths which had been used to wrap Jesus were indeed there, but he didn’t go inside.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “He stooped to look inside. He saw the cloth which had wrapped Jesus was lying there. But he didn’t go inside.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 27:18:
- Uma: “Pilatus said like that because he knew that Yesus wasn’t guilty; the Yahudi leaders had turned Yesus over to him just because they were jealous.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “He asked them like this because he knew, that the leaders of the Yahudi had handed Isa over to him because they were jealous of Isa.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Because Pilate knew that the reason that the leaders had accused Jesus was their jealousy of him.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “That’s what he inquired, because he knew that the leaders of the Jews had handed-over Jesus to him because of their envy.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Because Pilato was already aware that envy was the reason for which they had brought Jesus to him.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Pilate said this because he wanted to release Jesus. For he knew that it was from jealousy that the priests had delivered Jesus to him.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Thessalonians 5:7:
- Uma: “Because people who sleep and get-drunk, sleep and get-drunk at night.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “It is at night hep that people sleep and it is also at night that the people who drink are always drunk.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “He who sleeps, sleeps in the night, and he who gets drunk, also gets drunk in the night.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because the night is the sleeping-time of people and the getting-drunk-time of drunkards.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “For isn’t it so that night is the time when people sleep and get drunk?” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Those who sleep sleep in the night. Those who get drunk get drunk in the night.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999): “Both who sleep at night and who are drunk at night belong to the darkness.”
Following are a number of back-translations of John 21:6:
- Uma: “He said to them: ‘Throw your nets on the right side of the boat, you will definitely be fortunate.’ They did throw their nets, and they were not able to pull it, because no kidding the manyness of the fish in it.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Isa said, ‘Throw your net there to the right side of your boat so that you will catch.’ Therefore they threw their net. They could not pull the net into the boat because of the many fish they had caught.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus said, ‘Spread out the net on the right side and you will catch something.’ And they spread out the net again, and when they pulled it up they couldn’t lift it because of the many fish that they had caught.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Jesus then said, ‘Toss-the-net on the right-side of the boat and you will get something.’ When they then tossed-the-net, they were not able-to-pull-it-up on-account-of the large-number (lit. manyness) of fish that they-had-net-fished.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “He said next to them, ‘Let your fishnet drop on the right of that boat of yours. You will be able to get some.’ They let it drop. What else but they could no longer pull it up because it was full of fish which had now entered.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Then Jesus said, ‘Throw the net to the right side of the boat and you will catch the fish.’ They cast the net. Then they couldn’t pull the net out of the water because there were many fish caught in it.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 27:50:
- Uma: “After that Yesus cried loudly again, and his breath snapped [idiom meaning breathed his last, died].” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Then Isa cried again and then his breath snapped. (euphemism for death)” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then Jesus shouted again, and his breath left him.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then Jesus again shouted and he entrusted his spirit to God.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Jesus again shouted out, right next releasing (lit. causing to spring away, fig.) his spirit.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Jesus gave a loud cry and died.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
