Following are a number of back-translations of Romans 3:20:
- Uma: “There is not one who is upright in God’s sight from their following of the Lord’s Law. For it is from the Lord’s Law that we come to know that we have sinned.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “For there is really no person forgiven and considered/regarded straight by God because of his following the law of God but because of the law of God hep do we (incl.) know (lit. is the underlying-reason we (incl.) know) that we (incl.) are sinful.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “For there isn’t any person who can be considered righteous by God by means of his obeying the Law, because he always breaks the Law. The reason the Law was given was so that we (incl.) might see that we (incl.) break the Law of God.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because there is no person whom God counts as righteous on account of his obeying the law, because the use of the law is only to make-known to a person that he has sin.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Concerning all the good which is commanded by the law which the Jews follow, no one comes out that does it. Therefore whoever says that he lives according to what the law commands still cannot save his soul. Because God gives the law in order that we know that we have sin.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 8:42:
- Noongar: “because his only daughter was dying. She was twelve years old. Jesus walked along the road and many people followed him.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “Because there-was his only female child, her age was twelve years, [she was] sick near death. Yesus really went with him. While they were walking going to the house of Yairus, the many people crowded around crowding-around Yesus.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “For he had an only girl-child, whose life was twelve years, who was very sick and was about to die. Isa came along with him. While they were going there Isa was pressed already by the crowds of people who were following him.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “for he had an only child, a young girl of twelve years old, and this one was sick and about to die. And Jesus went with him, and while they were walking, they were making their way with difficulty because very, very many people were crowding upon them there.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “because their only female child who was twelve years old was dying. While Jesus was walking to go there, the many-people excessively crowded-around him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “He was asking help from Jesus because of his only child who was a girl of twelve years of age, for her illness couldn’t get any worse. Without anything further, Jesus went with him, but he couldn’t stride because the people were pressing-together who were going along with him.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Revelation 3:19:
- Uma: “Every person whom I love I reprove and beat to teach them. That is why I say, fire-up your hearts and repent from your being lukewarm.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Whoever I love, I teach and punish so that they will become good. Therefore persevere in doing good, regret and leave your sins.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “All people who are big here in My breath, I scold and I punish in order to teach them. And because of that, correct your behavior and abandon your evil doing.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “All whom I love, I advise/admonish and spank/whip them, so repent of your sins to follow me properly.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “As many as I hold dear, I train/manage well. I rebuke the wrong they do and I am correct them. Therefore it’s necessary that you be single-minded. Repent and let go of your sin right now.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “As for me, all whom I love, when they walk improperly, I whip them to reprimand them. Therefore I will whip you if you are not strengthened to turn your hearts.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Romans 4:21:
- Uma: “because he believed that God had the power to make his promise come to pass.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “He was really certain that God would do what he had promised.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “For his trust was very strong that God would carry out His promise.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because his mind was utterly resolute/certain that God was able to fulfill what he had promised.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Abraham even more was sure that God had the power to do all that he promised to do.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 9:18:
- Noongar: “One day when Jesus was alone praying to God, his disciples came to him. Jesus asked them, ‘What are people saying? Who am I?'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “One day, Yesus prayed by himself, and his disciples arrived with him. He asked them, he said: ‘According to the saying/opinion of the people, who am I, I here?'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “One day while Isa was praying by himself, his disciples went up to him. Then he asked them he said, ‘What do the people say, who do they say that I am?'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “One day at that time, Jesus was praying alone to God, and his disciples, they were there near him. And he said to them, ‘Who am I, anyway, according to what people think about me?'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “On one-occasion Jesus and his disciples were alone and Jesus was praying. Then he said to them, ‘What is the spoken-opinion of the many-people about me?'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “One day, Jesus was praying alone, only his disciples being his companions there in that place. When he had ended, he questioned his disciples, saying, ‘What do you hear which the people suspect as to who I am?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Revelation 6:4:
- Uma: “There appeared also another horse. That horse was bright red. The one who rode it was given authority/power to destroy unity/agreement on the earth, so that people in the whole world would kill each other. He was also given a large sword.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Immediately a different horse appeared, very red. The rider was given a long weapon (bladed weapon usually understood) and he was given authority to remove peace from the world and to trouble the people so that they will fight/kill each other.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then another horse appeared, and it was very red. The one riding on it, he permitted to cause all mankind to fight so that people might kill each other. And he was given a long sword.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “A red horse suddenly-appeared, and the one riding-on-his-back, he was given authority to remove peace on the earth in order that people would war-against-each-other and kill-each-other. He was also given a long sword.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Suddenly/unexpectedly again a really red horse came out. The one riding that horse was given means/ability to be able to start all people under the heavens fighting one another so they would now be killing one another. A wide sword was given to him.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “I looked and there came a red horse. The horseman was given power to cause the people who live on earth to war. Each other will they kill. He was given a large sword.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Romans 6:7:
- Uma: “For if for example a person dies, he is released from the power of sin.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “For if a person is already dead, he can no longer be ruled over by sin.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “For anyone who’s already dead, he is no longer regarded as a transgressor.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because if a person dies, he is set-free from the power of sin.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Because the person who makes the judgment that his body has died has now separated from sin.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 9:50:
- Noongar: “‘Don’t tell him to stop!’ Jesus said to John and the other disciples, ‘If he is not fighting you, he stands with you.'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “Yesus said saying to Yohanes: ‘Do not forbid him, because the people who do not oppose us, its meaning, they are the ones who are on our side.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But Isa said to him, ‘Don’t tell him not to. For those who don’t oppose you take your side.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus said to him, ‘Don’t you tell anyone who is doing like that to stop, because the person who is not our enemy, he helps us.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘Don’t forbid him,’ Jesus said, ‘because the one who doesn’t oppose you is helping you.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But Jesus spoke, saying, ‘Don’t tell him to stop. For it’s true, if he isn’t opposing you, he is siding with you.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
