Following are a number of back-translations of Revelation 17:17:
- Uma: “But what they do is definitely the intention of God beforehand. Because God is the one who moved the hearts of those kings so that they accomplish [lit., cause-to-walk] his intentions. That is why those kings were of one mind/heart to offer their authority to rule to the animal, until what God foretold really happened.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “The reason that they do this is because they have-been-given-the-thought by God to do his wish. It is because of God’s will that they agree to give their authority to the creature until all that God said will be fulfilled.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The reason they will do this is because God has made them want to fulfill the purpose of God. Because of this they will be able to think of only one thing, and so they will give to the beast their power to rule until the prophetic words of God are fulfilled.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “That woman whom you (sing.) saw, it is the large city which rules-over all kings on the earth. These-things have happened to her, because it is God who directed their minds to fulfill his purposes. That is the reason they turned-over to the fearsome animal their authority to rule until all that God said would be fulfilled.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “For God put in the minds of those ten that they would fulfill what he had determined, for they will be of-one-mind and put their authority and means/ability under the control of this animal until the things which were spoken by God be fulfilled.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “These ten rulers who agreed to give over to the terrible animal their power, it is God who caused that thus they did in order that there will happen what God has determined to happen.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Romans 13:5:
- Uma: “That’s why we must submit to the commands of the government. We submit so we won’t be punished. But more than that, we submit because we know in our hearts that is what is proper for us to do.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Therefore you ought to obey/follow the people who rule in your land/place so that you are not punished and because you know in your livers that this is what you ought to do.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “You obey the laws of the government, not because you are afraid of the punishment of God, but rather because you know that this is the right thing to do.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Therefore we must submit to the officials of the town/country, not only because we are afraid to be punished but because we know that that is the proper thing we ought to do.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Therefore it is important that what the authorities order be obeyed. But people should not obey the authorities just because they will thus escape punishment, but they must obey what the authorities say because it is right that what they command be obeyed.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 13:29:
- Noongar: “‘People will come from everywhere – east and west, north and south – and sit eating and drinking in the Kingdom of God.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “There will also be many people who are not Yahudi people who become the people of God in his Kingdom. They will come from the east and from the west and from all around the world, all sitting happily/being-happy and attending the feast in the Kingdom of God.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “And there will be people arriving from the four corners of the earth gathering there and they will sit there feasting in the (place/sphere of) ruling of God.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And there will also be there many people who are not Jews, who come from the four directions here on the earth, and they will be able to sit down at the feast of all of those whom God rules over.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But there will be many however who will be included in joining-to-eat in the ruling-place of God who will be from the coming-out and the going-away of the sun and the north and the south.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “On that day many will come who are not Judio, coming from whichever place, toward the east and west, the north and south, who will join in the celebration in the kingdom of God.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Revelation 19:7:
- Uma: “Come let us sing glad-glad, praising the bigness of his life. Because the Day of the Wedding of the Lamb has come. [‘Wedding’ is the name of Uma marriage ceremony, in which the bridegroom officially comes up into to the bride’s house; it is derived from the verb "to come up."] His betrothed is quiet/calm [i.e., ready]for him to wed [lit., "come-up-to"; see note above].” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “We (incl.) should be glad and we (incl.) should be very happy. We (incl.) should praise God because of his great power because the day of the wedding of the one called the Sheep has come. And the bride, that means the people belonging to Isa, is already dressed and beautified (lit. made good/nice).” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Let us greatly rejoice and let us praise Him because of His great power. This is now the time for the wedding of the young sheep. The one whom the sheep will marry has already been dressed.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Let us be happy and praise his greatness, because now/today is the wedding of the Sheep. The one also who will marry him, she is already-prepared,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “That’s why we will be happy with great happiness and we will praise the strength of his supernatural-power. For it has now arrived when this one referred to as Young Sheep will as-it-were marry. That one whom it’s like he will be marry has gotten herself ready.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Let us rejoice, there be for us joy in praising God. For now has arrived the hour for the Lamb to be married. Concerning the woman he will go with, she has now prepared to go with him.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Romans 14:23:
- Uma: “But if our hearts are unsure [about] eating anything and in the end we eat it anyway, we are wrong/guilty, because what we have done does not follow what we believe in our heart. Whatever we do, if it is not with faith in the Lord, that behavior of ours is sin to us.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But for example, there is a certain person who always doubts/wavers that there is perhaps food which it is not possible for him to eat, yet he eats (it), na, he sins in the sight of God because his deed does not follow/agree-with his belief. No matter what we (dual) do, if we (dual) doubt perhaps it is not good but we (dual) still do (it), na, we (dual) have sinned.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And if there is a person whose breath is divided (who is in doubt) because he does not know whether his eating is disobedience or not, if he eats that which he thinks is forbidden, then he sins against God because he is disobeying that which is in his breath. If we do what we believe is not good, then we sin.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But the one who doubts concerning food and meanwhile eats it, that is a sin to him, because his eating is not based on what he believes is right. Because even anything that is not based on what we truly believe to be right, it is our sin if we go-ahead and do it.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “But concerning the believer who eats something and thinks that it is wrong, then when he eats it he has committed sin. Because it is not from the heart he eats it. That person who does what he thinks in his heart is wrong to do, then when he does it he is committing sin.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 14:26:
- Noongar: “‘A person coming to me, he truly cannot become a disciple of mine, only if he loves me more than his father and mother, his wife and children, his brother and sister, and also loves me more than himself.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “‘The person who wants to follow me, but his love for me is not greater than his love for his mother, father, wife, child, relative, or even his own body/self, he cannot become my follower.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “‘If a person comes and wants to follow me, his love for me should be greater than his love for his mother and father, and to his wife and children and to his brothers and sisters. And even his love for himself must not be greater than his love for me. If it is not like that he cannot be my disciple.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “‘That person who wants to be my disciple, but the thing which is big in his breath are his parents, his wife, his children, his siblings, and if not that, the thing which is big in his breath is his own body, then he cannot really be my disciple.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘Whoever wants to join me to become my disciple, it is necessary that his love for me be larger than his love for his father and mother, his spouse and children, his relatives, and even himself, because if not, he cannot be my disciple.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “‘The one who wants to submit to me, he isn’t possible/acceptable as being my disciple as long as his holding-dear of me is exceeded by his holding-dear of his parents, spouse, children, siblings, and even his own life for he values them more.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Revelation 21:3:
- Uma: “And I heard a loud voice from the Seat of God in heaven that said: ‘At this time the dwelling-place of God is with man. He lives with them, and they are/become his people. God himself is with them and is their Lord.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Then I heard a strong voice speaking from the throne. The voice said, ‘Na, now God and mankind dwell together. God lives there with them and they are his people. God lives really there with them and he is their God.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “I heard someone speaking loudly from the seat of ruling. He said, ‘At last God has come to live with mankind. He will live with them and they will be His people. He is their companion and the God which they worship.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “I also heard a loud voice from the throne saying, ‘Today/Now, God’s residing-place is located with people, and he will stay-with them. He himself, he will acknowledge them as his people and he will companion them, and they will also acknowledge him as their God.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “And next I heard someone speaking loudly, the sound of it seeming-to-come-from there at that king’s seat, saying, ‘Now the residence of God is there with people. He will make-his-home with them for they are now his people. And he really now is their God, who will be with them always.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “I heard a word from heaven loudly say: ‘Now God will live where the people live. Together with them he will live and they will be his people. As for the people, God will be their God.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Romans 15:32:
- Uma: “In the end, if God likes it, I can come to your village with joy, and I will be comforted in your midst.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then, after this if it is from God’s will, I will go there to you with a joyful liver and my liver will be encouraged by you.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when that’s finished, and if God desires, I will come to you with great joy and it will be possible that my thinking will be made peaceful by means of my visit there with you.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Please-be-so-kind-as to pray these-things so that if God wants it, I will have great happiness in arriving there and I will be encouraged (lit. my thoughts will become-stronger) by my visit with you.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “May God want that such will happen. Then when I arrive there where you live I will be rejoicing. Because then I can rest there a bit with you.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
