Following are a number of back-translations of John 7:4:
- Uma: “You (sing.) will not become a big person if you (sing.) just continually stay here. If you really can do miracles, show all the people in the world!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “For if a person wants to be famous, he shouldn’t hide his doings. Because here you are doing wonder-causing deeds, you should show them to all the people.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Because if there is a person who wants to become famous, it cannot be that he hides his works. For if you can do miracles, it is better that you show them to everybody.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because the one who wants to be well-known (lit. newsed), he doesn’t stay in the barrios, because of-course what he is doing will not become-known. If you (sing.) are doing something amazing, go then show-it so that the entire world will be able-to-come-to-know-it,’ they said.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Because there’s no person who hides what he is doing if he really wants to be well-known. It’s necessary that these things you are doing, you will cause them to be observed by all the people.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Anyone who wants it to be known about what he is doing doesn’t do what he does secretly. Do what you do but let the people know what you are doing.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 14:8:
- Uma: “Hearing that, Herodias encouraged her child to ask for the head of Yohanes the Baptizer. So, that young girl said to Herodes: ‘I ask for the head of Yohanes the Baptizer put on this tray!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Because the girl had been instructed by her mother beforehand, that’s why she said to the sultan, ‘Give me now the head of Yahiya who bathes people placed on a tray.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And the maiden was advised by her mother, that’s why she said, ‘Give me here right now the head of John Baptizer on a plate.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then Herodias instructed her young-lady to say to Herod, ‘Then have the head of Juan the Baptizer brought here put on a plate.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well, since she had already been prompted(bad connotation) by her mother, she said, ‘What I really want you to give to me now/today is a plate containing the head of that Juan who was baptizing.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “The girl went to ask her mother what she should ask for. Her mother told her what to ask for and that she should go and say to Herod: ‘Give me the head of John who baptized, on a plate,’ she said.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Galatians 2:4:
- Uma: “There were indeed some who said Titus must be circumcised. Those people said they were Kristen people, but they were just lying. They quietly entered our (excl.) meeting wanting to keep-an-eye-on us (excl.). Because their intention was that every Kristen person must submit to the Law of Musa. But we don’t have to submit to the Law of Musa to be[come] straight in God’s sight. We are freed from the Law of Musa because of our connection with Kristus Yesus.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But there were there some people who joined/included in that our (excl.) meeting pretending that they were our (incl.) brothers trusting in Isa Almasi. Their wish was that Titus should be circumcised. They went only to find-out if we (incl.) the ones who trust Isa Almasi, follow the commands of the law written by Musa or not. Because they wanted that we (incl.) would continue to be enslaved to follow/obey the law even though we (incl.) have been freed by Isa Almasi from what enslaved us (incl.) and the law no longer has authority over us (incl.).” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “However, there were some people who pretend to be believers in the true doctrine who were attending along with us (excl.). They wanted to circumcise Titus. The reason they attended, hiding the fact that they were not true believers, was so that they might see whether we (incl.) were fulfilling the Laws left behind by Moses. For they wanted that we (incl.) should become like slaves by means of obeying the Law, even though Jesus Christ had already set us free and it is no longer necessary that we (incl.) observe the law.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But there were pretend believers in Cristo who joined us (excl.) in order to spy-on our (incl.) freedom because of our being-united-with Cristo Jesus. They said that Tito ought to get-circumcised, because their purpose was that we would again be-enslaved to follow the law of Moses.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “even though it was being said by others that he should be circumcised. Those who were saying that, (they were) just pretending to be believers as we are whereas they were not. For their ulterior-motive was to like spy on our salvation, that we are free now from obedience to the laws of Moises because we are now united/tied-together with Cristo Jesus. They want to enslave us again to those laws.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Only a few people who lived there, who were not truly believers, wanted that Titus be marked. But these are people who get close to believers looking for something to accuse us because we do not do all the law says now that we believe in Christ. These are the people who try to force us to do all that the law says.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
For the Old Testament quote, see Habakkuk 2:4.
Following are a number of back-translations of John 7:36:
- Uma: “And what is the meaning of his words that say, we will look for him but we will not find him, and we cannot go where he is going?'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “He said that we (incl.) will look for him but that we (incl.) will not be able to find him. And we (incl.) couldn’t go to where he is, he said. What does he mean by saying this?'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Because why did he say, ‘You will look for me but you will not be able to find me?’ And he also said, ‘You cannot come to the place where I am going to live.’ What in the world is he trying to say?’ they said.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “He says that in-the-future we will search-and-search-for him but we won’t be able-to-find-him. He also says that we won’t be able-to-go to where he is. What perhaps does he mean to say?’ they said.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “What does he mean by that talk of his which said, ‘You will search and search for me but you won’t find me, because you won’t be able to go there to where I am returning’?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “What does it mean when he said, ‘You will hunt for me but you won’t find me because you are not able to go where I will be’?'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 15:4:
- Uma: “God says: ‘We (incl.) must honor our (incl.) father and mother.’ And he also says: ‘Whoever curses his father or mother must be killed.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “For God commanded he said, ‘Honor your father and mother’, and ‘Whoever speaks bad to/about his father or mother, he shall surely be killed.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “For God said, ‘Respect your father and your mother.’ And he said also, ‘If anyone insults his father or his mother, he must be killed.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because the command of God says, ‘Honor your (sing.) father and your (sing.) mother,’ and ‘If someone speaks-evil-of his father or his mother, it-is-necessary that he die.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “For isn’t it so that God commanded, ‘Honor your (sing.) father and your (sing.) mother,’ and ‘Whoever speaks evil to his father or mother, what is fitting for him is that he be killed.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “For God spoke to the people and said: ‘Honor your father and honor your mother.’ Also he said: ‘Concerning the person who speaks against his father or speaks against his mother must be punished and put to death,’ he said.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
For the Old Testament quote, see Exodus 21:17 and Leviticus 20:9.
Following are a number of back-translations of Galatians 3:15:
- Uma: “Relatives, I take an example from our everyday life. For instance there is a person who writes a letter of promise. Once he has signed that letter and it is sealed [rasaa’, from Indonesian "cap"] according to the customs of the government, other people can no longer add to its contents or obstruct its being carried out.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “My brothers who trust in Isa Almasi, I will give you an example. If two (people) make a covenant together and they affix-their-fingerprints to the paper of that their covenant, nobody whatever can change it or add to it.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Brothers, there is an example which I will give you. For if there is something promised by a certain person on a document, and he signed it and it was signed also by witnesses, it’s not possible that this be changed or added to by anybody because it has been made strong.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Brothers, think-about this illustration which illustrates what God promised Abraham. Our custom as people if there is an agreement which is already properly signed, it’s not possible to break or add-to-it.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Brethren, I will-draw-an-illustration from one of our customs. You-know-of-course that once an agreement has been signed, it can no longer be said by anyone to be of no account. Also it cannot be added to or subtracted from, unless the agreement is remade.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Listen, my dear brethren, this word I tell you, I will illustrate from what people do. When a man makes an agreement with a fellowman and signs the paper, it is in force. Then it can’t be broken and neither can there be something added to what is written.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 8:15:
- Uma: “You sit-in-judgment of cases according to the thoughts of men. Me, I do not sit-in-judgment of the cases of anyone.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “You, if you judge people, that is what you follow, the thinking of mankind only. I,’ said Isa, ‘I do not judge people.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “If you investigate a person, your judgment is not reliable, because your judgment is just earthly thinking, as for me, I do not judge anyone.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “The way moreover that you judge me, it is mistaken because it is based on what you are able-to-see. As for me by-contrast, I judge no one.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “You judge in harmony with man’s judgment, but as for me, there’s no-one at all whom I am judging.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “You make judgments just like the people of the world do. I don’t make judgment on anyone.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 15:36:
- Uma: “He took the seven breads and the several small fish, and he said thank you to God. After that, he broke/chunked it and gave it to his disciples so that they could divide it to the many people there.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “He took the seven breads and the fishes and he gave thanks to God. Then he divided them and gave them to his disciples and they also gave them to the people.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And he got the seven pieces of bread and the fish, and he gave thanks to God, and he broke it, and he gave it to his disciples, and they gave some to each of the people.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then he took the seven breads and the dried-fish and gave-thanks to God. After that he broke-them-small and he gave them to his disciples to distribute to the many-people.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “And then he asked for those seven units of bread and those little-fish, and then he gave-thanks to God. After he’d finished, he broke them up and then gave them to his disciples to hand out to the people.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “He held the seven breads and the fish. He thanked God that there was food for the people to eat.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
