Following are a number of back-translations of Revelation 9:9:
- Uma: “Their chests were covered with scales like an iron shirt. The sound of their wings was like the sound of a throng of carts [Indonesian: kereta] pulled by horses gong to a battle.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Their chests are covered all over with scales like iron to cover/shield their chests. When they move their wings a sound is heard like the sound of very many horses running, bringing/pulling their wagons to the fighting place.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “They had scales like iron armor, and the sound of their wings when they fly was like the sound of many calesas pulled by horses running when they go to fight.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Their chests were protected with something like an iron protector. The sound (lit. voice) of their wings, it was like the rumble of many carriages pulled by horses who are running to go join-in-battle.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Their chests were wrapped around with what was like a wrapping of iron. The sound of their wings when arching/beating was like the crackling-sound of wheels of many pulled vehicles for going fighting and the stamping by the horses doing-the-pulling, when coming-together/locking with the enemy.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Their coverings on their chests appear to be all metal. The sound of their wings is like the sound of wagons which are pulled by running horses going to war.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Romans 8:11:
- Uma: “God brought Jesus back to life by the power of the Holy Spirit, and it is that Holy Spirit also who dwells in our hearts. So, even though our bodies will die, God will certainly bring our bodies back to life by the power of the Holy Spirit that dwells in our hearts.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “If it is true the Holy Spirit is there dwelling in your liver, God will cause you (pl.) also to be alive like he caused Isa Almasi to be alive from his death.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “As for God, He is the one who raised Jesus Christ. And if the Holy Spirit whom He sent, lives here in us, then we will also be raised from the dead by means of the Holy Spirit that lives here with us.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Another-thing, God is the one who made-Cristo -alive again, so if his Spirit is in you, he will also make-alive your bodies that die because of the Holy Spirit who stays in you.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “It is God who caused that Christ resurrected when he had died. He also will cause that our bodies will resurrect after we have died. Because we now walk with the Holy Spirit.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- Tabasco Chontal : “God raised up Jesus from the dead. If his Holy Spirit is in you, just like God raised up Jesus, in the same way God will cause to live also your bodies which will die. He is going to raise your bodies because his Holy Spirit is in you.” (Source: Waterhouse / Parrott in Notes on Translation October 1967, p. 1ff.)
- Kupsabiny: “And when a person has the Holy Spirit who made Jesus to resurrect from the dead, that same Spirit will make that person to resurrect and will give him a new life.” (Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Bariai: “God lifted back Jesus from his death. And so if God’s Straight Spirit is living in your interiors, then he’s going to lift you back from your death also, similarly as he lifted back Christ from his death. He’s going to do like this by the Straight Spirit’s power who is living in your interiors.” (Bariai Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 10:40:
- Noongar: “Martha was not happy because she was doing everything, so she went and said, ‘Lord, you can see my sister, can’t you? She went away and sat down and I must do all the working! Tell Mary she must come and help me!'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “But as for Marta, she was busy dealing-with/taking-care-of the guests. Marta went to Yesus and said to him: ‘Lord, do you (sing.) like for that my relative to leave-me-alone to work by myself! Tell her to help me.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Marta was very troubled by the many things she had to do in preparing for Isa and company. So she came close to Isa and she said, ‘Sir, don’t you do anything about it even though my sister has left me completely alone with the work? Tell her to help me.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And as for Martha, she was alone in the kitchen because she was making food for them, and there were many problems that she had with what she was doing. And then she came to Jesus, and she said, ‘Is it good to your breath that I am the only one working hard to make our food? Tell Mary that she should help me.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Whereupon Marta became-distracted by the many things she was preparing. It wasn’t long, she went and said to Jesus, ‘Lord, don’t you (sing.) care that that younger-sibling of mine is leaving-me-be so that I am the only one working? You (sing.) should tell her to help-me!'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But as for Marta, her mind/thinking was agitated being bothered/busy with the meal she was preparing to serve. Well, when she couldn’t take it any longer, she came to Jesus and said, ‘Probably, Lord, you haven’t observed that I alone am preparing-the-meal for I am not/no-longer being helped by this sister of mine. Please tell her to help me.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Revelation 11:9:
- Uma: “People from the whole world, from every country, every tribe and every kind of language, see those corpses of theirs lying on the path for three and a half days, because no one was allowed to bury their corpses.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Many people from all places/countries and tribes and all different languages and kingdoms will go there and look at their corpses for three and a half days and they will tell/command (the people) not to bury them.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “All kinds of people of every language and race and kingdom will go there to see the bodies of these two for three and a half days, and they will not permit that they be buried.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “in the street of the large town in which indeed also their Lord was nailed to the cross. That town, it can be compared to Sodoma and Egipto. Then three days and a half will go-by while (lit. and) their bodies will be left in that-aforementiond street while people from all nations and groups whose languages and skin are mutually-different spectate. And they won’t permit that they be buried.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “For the space of three and a half days, those bodies of theirs which are just thrown down will continue to be stared-at-in-fascination by people coming from all nations, no matter who they are descended from or what language they speak. Those people don’t want them to be buried.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Three and a half days the corpses laid there. They weren’t buried because the people wanted to look at them, these people from everywhere, speaking all the different languages.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Romans 9:4:
- Uma: “Long ago the Israel people received many blessings from God, because they are the people that God made his portion from of old, he made them his own children. He showed them his power. From the promise(s) of God to the Israel people long ago they have a connection with God. He gave them his Laws, he taught them their worship customs. Many are the good promises of God to the Israel people.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “God gave much good to them. They are the tribe/nation chosen by God to be his people. And they were also made his children by him. He showed his brightness to them. Several times God covenanted with them. It was to them he gave his law. They were taught by him how they should honor him. Many were his promises to them that he really would help them.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “For they are also descendants of Israel. God adopted them long ago as His children, and He showed them his powerful shineyness and He promised them that He would bless them, and He gave them the Law, and He taught them the proper way to worship Him. And there are many other good promises that He made to them.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “They have many advantages (lit. distinguishing-places), because they are the descendants of Israel whom God chose to be his people and they are the ones whom he made his children. They also are the ones to whom God showed his godhood. They are the ones who inherited what God repeatedly-promised their ancestors and he also promised them many-things. They indeed also are the ones to whom God gave his law and to whom he made-known the correct way to worship him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “The Jews are the descendants of Israel. God called them to make them his children. These saw the power of God. They received the agreement. They were given the law they must follow. They were told the way they were to worship. Beautiful was the word God promised to do for the Jews.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 11:30:
- Noongar: “God sent the Prophet Jonah to Ninevah. He became a sign for the people. In the same way, the Son of Man will be a sign for the people today.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “Like Yunus was a sign that the townspeople of Ninewe long ago were surprised about, so also I the Child of Man am a sign that people who live at this time are surprised about.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “For as Prophet Yunus was made a sign by God for the people of Niniba of old, likewise I, the Son of Mankind am made a sign for you the people of this day/now.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “For as for Jonah, when he arrived long ago in the town of Nineveh, he showed a sign of the punishment of God upon the people of Nineveh. In the same way also, I, the older sibling of mankid, my teaching can be a sign of what God is soon going to do for you.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because what happened to Jonas, that is the sign that showed those who were at Nineve that God had sent him. And what will happen also to me who am Child of a Person, it will be a sign for people today.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “For how Jonas was made a sign to the taga Ninive to whom he was sent, as for me who am the One From Heaven Born of Man/human, it’s like that indeed with the people of this time right now.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Revelation 13:4:
- Uma: “They worshipped the dragon, because it was he who gave his power/authority to that evil animal. And they also worshipped that animal, they said: ‘No kidding that animal over there! Who has the same power as he! Who is capable of opposing him!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “All the people worshiped the dragon because he had given authority to the creature. They also worshiped the creature. They said, ‘There is no-one powerful like that creature. Nobody can challenge/attack/fight him.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “All mankind are worshipping the dragon because of his giving his power to the fearful beast. They worshipped the beast and they said, ‘No one can be greater than the beast; no one can resist him either.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “They praised/worshipped the dragon, because is the one who had given authority to the fearsome animal, and they also praised/worshipped that-aforementioned fearsome animal saying, ‘Who perhaps could-equal this fearsome animal? Who perhaps could-defeat him?'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “They worshipped the dragon for he was the one who gave authority to that monster. They also worshipped that animal for they were saying, ‘Well, who could equal him? Whoever could fight him?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “The people worshiped the devil because they knew it was the devil who had given power to the terrible animal. And the animal itself they worshiped. The people said: ‘Where could there be another who is supreme like this terrible animal? Who could arise to fight against him” they said.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Romans 10:3:
- Uma: “They close their eyes to the way that God prepared. They refuse to submit to Kristus in order to become straight in God’s sight, they prefer to follow their own way, wanting to make themselves straight in their following of the Lord’s Law.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “They do not understand as to how people can be forgiven and considered straight by God. They think-mistakenly that they will be forgiven because-of their following the law. And they are not willing to follow what God said as to how he forgives them and considers them straight.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “For they would not accept God’s way for people to become righteous. Rather what they used was their own way which was their obedience to the Law; and they did not follow the way of God, for Him to consider people righteous.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because they have been ignoring God’s plan to count people as righteous and simultaneously they have been trying to-be-made-righteous through the good that they have been doing, so they have not humbled (lit. lowered) themselves to receive the righteousness that comes from God.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Because they do not know how God determined to clear people. They think they will seek on their own how to bring about their getting right with God. Therefore they do not want to believe the way God clears people.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- Mezquital Otomi: “Because they do not know for themselves the road that God has appointed so that one may live well with him, and they are putting forth every effort to walk well by themselves (contrary to the right road) in the sight of God. For that reason they have not wanted to believe God and so he was not able to say they were righteous.”
- Chicahuaxtla Triqui: “They do not know how it is that God can say that our hearts are straight, and they wish to bring about themselves that their hearts will be straight, and so they do not obey the word which God has said.” (Source for this and above: Waterhouse / Parrott in Notes on Translation October 1967, p. 1ff.)
