Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Timothy 6:8:
- Uma: “So, if we have food and clothes, it’s enough.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Therefore as-long-as we (dual) have food and clothing we (dual) ought to give-thanks/be-content.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “If we have food and we have clothing, our breath is good already.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Therefore just-so-long-as there is what suffices for our food and clothing, we will be satisfied.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Therefore as long as there is something to eat and to wear, that’s good enough.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Therefore, if a person has what he needs to eat or to wear, that is enough, let him rejoice.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 5:13:
- Uma: “People who did not believe in Yesus did not dare gather with them. But even so, all the believers were respected by the crowds/masses.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “None of the other people dared to join them there even though they were greatly respected by the people.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And those who were not believers, they would not join in with them because they were afraid. However all of the people of Jerusalem, they respected the believers.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Where-the believers -were-meeting-together was what they called Solomon’s Roofed-Shelter which was in the Temple area. As for those who did not believe, they were afraid to join (them), but the many-people nevertheless acknowledged-with-respect the believers and many men and women were joining/being-added who believed. There were many amazing-things that the apostles were doing that the many-people were seeing.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But the others who hadn’t yet believed didn’t dare join with them there. However they spoke highly of those believers.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Chuj: “And the nonbelievers they were afraid to enter among them where they gathered together. But they knew that the believers were very good.”
- Lalana Chinantec: “There were many people who didn’t have the nerve to join, but the townspeople spoke well about the people of Jesus.” (Source for this and above: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 4:24:
- Uma: “Yesus said further: ‘Really pay attention to what you are hearing here. For the more of God’s Word that you share/divide with others, the more also God will explain to you–or even more than that.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Isa said also, ‘Pay very good attention to whatever you hear. For if your paying-attention is good, what you get/receive will also be good and you will receive/get more.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus spoke again, ‘Carefully listen to my teaching, for according to how you carefully listen, God will give you understanding, however, he will cause you to understand much more.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then Jesus continued, saying, ‘Be-diligent then in listening to what I am saying, because if you do that, you will also understand much, and there will be moreover that which God will add to your understanding.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Jesus added on, saying, ‘It’s necessary that you try-to-understand well this teaching of mine which you are hearing. For whatever your judgment/decision is, to follow/obey well or just to disregard it, that’s what God will use to judge you, or much more.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tsafiki: “… If you give a little bit of hearing you will get a little bit of knowledge. If you give good hearing, you will get lots of knowledge. God will cause those who listen well to learn even more.”
- Ocotlán Zapotec: “… If you hear well, you will benefit well, and God will cause you to hear more.” (Source for this and one above: B. Moore / G. Turner in Notes on Translation 1967, p. 1ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of 2 Timothy 2:1:
- Uma: “So Timotius my child! Make-strong your heart with the strength that we get from Kristus Yesus because of the whiteness of God’s insides [God’s grace].” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then, you, Timoteo my child, strengthen your trust because God helps us (incl.) the ones who are one with Isa Almasi.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “As for you, Timothy, who are like my true son, draw your faith tight, for the help of God to us is big because we have been made one with Jesus Christ.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “As for you (sing.) my child, receive the power that is ours who are joined to Cristo Jesus on-account-of his mercy/grace to us in order that you (sing.) will keep-strengthening your (sing.) faith.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Therefore you, Timoteo, who are like my son, it’s necessary that you become really sturdy through the help of Cristo Jesus to you.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Listen, my son, be strengthened with the grace Jesus Christ gives to you.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 6:3:
- Uma: “So, relatives, it is better that we choose from our companions seven people with good actions, who are controlled by the Holy Spirit, and who are wise [have clear hearts], so that to them we (excl.) give the work of supervising this matter of food.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So brothers,’ they said, ‘you must/should choose seven men from among you, men whom you really know are controlled/ruled-over by the Holy Spirit and who have deep knowledge. We (excl.) will give them this work.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Therefore, brethren,’ they said, ‘it would be good if you choose seven of our companions who are respected. It is necessary that the ones you choose must be men who are wise whom you know are thoroughly inspired by the Holy Spirit. And we will give to them the authority to divide up.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Therefore you siblings, choose seven intelligent men who are full of the power of the Holy Spirit and whose behavior is well spoken-of. It is they to-whom-we (excl.) -will-entrust the distribution of money,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Therefore now, it would be good for you to choose seven men whom we (excl.) will set up in this job/responsibility of being distributors. It’s necessary that those you choose are people recognized by all of you as being very obedient to the Espiritu Santo who indwells them and their wisdom/understanding is mature/full-strength.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Isthmus Mixe: “Then the twelve sent ones of Jesus ordered that the brethren gather together. Then they said: ‘It is not proper that we (excl.) distribute food. We will thus not be able to teach God’s word well.'”
- Teutila Cuicatec: “Then the twelve apostles gather all those who believed in our Lord Jesus and said: ‘It is not right that we should discontinue proclaiming God’s word in order to feed people.'” (Source for this and above: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 5:15:
- Uma: “When they came to Yesus, what should they see but the possessed person sitting quietly, he was clothed, and his heart was clear [i.e., rational, wise]. Seeing that, they became afraid.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When they came there to Isa, they saw the man who had been possessed by the many demons. He sat there clothed and already sound/good in his mind. Then they were afraid.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when they arrived, they saw the man who had been afflicted by the thousands of demons. They saw that he had on clothes and his thinking was good again. And because of this, they were very amazed.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When they arrived where plural Jesus were, they found the man whom the many-spirits had left, sitting clothed and with his mind made-good. And they all became-afraid.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “On their arrival, they approached Jesus. They saw that that person who had been possessed by an evil spirit was now sitting down. He was clothed and his mind was alert. That crowd was reached by fear and they were very amazed.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 2 Timothy 3:7:
- Uma: “They continually want to hear teaching, but their hearts are never clear to know the true teaching.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “They just listen to whoever teaches them but they cannot distinguish the true teaching.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “They are always asking for teaching, but they do not understand the true doctrine.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “They are continually learning a new teaching, but they are not able-to-distinguish the true teaching.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Women like these, they are always wanting to listen to teaching but, well, they can’t comprehend the truth.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “These are women who want to know whatever new teaching there is. But concerning the word they study, never do their hearts find the true word.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 7:20:
- Uma: “At that time, Musa was born. Musa was a child who was very handsome. He was cared-for for only three months in his parents’ house, and he was thrown out.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “It was during that time that Musa was born. Musa was a very handsome boy. For three months he could still be hidden in the house of his parents.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Now that was the time when Moses was born. He was a very lovely child and God was pleased with him. His parents took care of him for three months.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘And that was the time when-Moses -was-born who was a fine-looking baby. Three months were what his mother nursed him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “At that time Moses was born who was a really lovely child. He was cared for for three months by his parents.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Aguaruna: “When they stayed like that one little child was borne-remote-past, one-chosen by God, who was to be our grandfather Moses….” (Source: Larson 1998, p. 81)
