Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 28:1:
Uma: “After the worship day was passed, before the sun appeared on Sunday, Maria Magdalena and the other Maria went to look at the grave.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “When the Saturday was over, the day of-no-work, very early on Sunday, Mariyam, the woman from Magdala, and her namesake went to look at the grave.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “After the Day of Rest when it was about to dawn on the day Sunday, Mary Magdalene and her companion whose name was Mary also, they went to the burial place because they will see the cave.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “When the day for-resting was finished and it was getting-light on Sunday, Maria Magdalena and her namesake Maria went to go see Jesus’ burial place.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “When the Day of Rest had passed, when it was very early morning on Sunday, Maria Magdalena went to check on the grave of Jesus, her companion being another Maria.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Tenango Otomi: “The day of rest passed. The day of Sunday dawned, the first day of the week. Mary, the native of Magdala and the other Mary went to see the tomb.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 2 Thessalonians 2:16:
Uma: “God has shown us (incl.) his love, and he strengthens our (incl.) hearts forever and he gives us (incl.) the hope that is good because of his grace [lit., white insides]. That’s why I call out to our (incl.) Lord Yesus Kristus with God our (incl.) Father” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “We (incl.) are loved by our (incl.) Father God, and because of his love there is no end of his encouraging our (incl.) livers and he caused to be certain to us (incl.) our (incl.) expectation/hope of/from him. May our (incl.) Father God and our (incl.) Leader Isa Almasi make firm your livers and give you strength to do and say whatever is good.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “May Jesu Cristo our Lord and God our Father be the ones to continually-strengthen your minds and help you so that what you do and say will be totally good. Because God showed his love to us, and because of his mercy/grace to us, he also gave (us) an unchanging source-of-strengthening of our minds and our good hope/expectation.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “We(excl.) pray that hopefully you will always be being helped by our Lord Jesu-Cristo and our Father God. His valuing of us is big, and through his compassion for us, he gave us what can cause happiness of mind/inner-being which doesn’t change/move for ever and firmly-grounded assurance of good/good-situation in the future.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Tenango Otomi: “God our Father loved us and gave us his grace, in that he comforted our hearts forever. Also we await the good that God will give us later. May God and our Lord Jesus Christ bless you.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 2:4:
Uma: “From there, they were all controlled by the Holy Spirit, and they began to speak with languages they did not-yet know, according to what the Holy Spirit caused them to utter.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “So-then all of them were entered-into by the Holy Spirit and they began to speak different-kinds-of languages of other tribes/nations. They were-able-to-speak like that through/by the power given to them by the Spirit of God that had entered them.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And they were thoroughly inspired by the Holy Spirit, each one of them. And, surprisingly, they were able to speak in languages which they didn’t know according to the power which was given to them by the Holy Spirit.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “They were all full of the power of the Holy Spirit, and he caused-them -to-speak so that they spoke in various languages that they did not know.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “They were then all indwelled by the Espiritu Santo, and through the inspiring by this Espiritu Santo, they began to speak in different languages which they hadn’t studied.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Hiligaynon: “All of them were under-the-power of the Holy Spirit, and they then talked in different languages which they had- not -learned. The Holy Spirit was the one who caused them to speak that.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
Mairasi: “Therefore Great Above One’s Spirit quickly went up into them and immediately controlled them with the result that they spoke other peoples’ languages. They themselves spoke the message which Great Above One’s Spirit instructed them.” (Source: Enggavoter 2004)
Bariai: “And then all of them, the Straight Spirit was full in their interiors, and their tongues were making talk in the languages of other villages as the Straight Spirit enabled them to.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
Kupsabiny: “Every one of them there was filled with the Holy Spirit and they all began speaking in a tongue/language they did not know. That power was from the Holy Spirit.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 1:13:
Uma: “Forty days he was there. While he was in that field, the King of Evil-ones tempted him. Wild animals were with him, and angels took care of him.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “Forty days (and nights) he was tempted there by the leader of demons. There were also forest animals there but Isa was cared for by the angels.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Jesus stayed there for forty days, and Satan tested him to see if he might sin. And there were also there harmful beasts, but the angels of God came to Jesus and took care of him.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “He stayed there for forty days while-simultaneously also Satanas (Satan) tried-repeatedly to tempt him. There were also fierce animals where he was, but (reassurance particle) there were angels who were helping him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “Forty days was how long he was there. He was tempted/tested by Satanas as to whether he could-be-caused- by him -to-fall (into sin, fig.). There in that place there were wild animals, but Jesus was being served by angels.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Bariai: “He stayed in that area for a duration of forty days, and Satan was testing him. He was living with the wild animals, and anggelos came and helped him.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
Kupsabiny: “He stayed there for forty days without anything he was eating. Satan tempted him while he was there. When Satan had left, (the) angels of God came and helped him.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
Mairasi: “There at-this-place where there were no other people the Headman-of-the-malevolent-spirits regularly tempted him, there were wild jungle-meat around him, and angels whom Great Above One sent regularly cared for him. He stayed there until finally two complete persons [40 = 2 people = 40 fingers & toes] days.” [For the counting system, see body part tally systems.] (Source Enggavoter 2004)
Shipibo-Conibo: “Then he was where no house is, forty days. While there, Satan wanted to make him do evil. He was also among biting things. Then the word bringers made him eat.” (Source: James Lauriault in The Bible Translator 1951, p. 32ff. )
Balinese: “Forty nights long He was in the barren field, tempted by Sang [‘Sang’ is a personal article that is often attached to the names of persons or powers that are characteristic of the normal, human, every-day world] Satan. There He was in the midst of wild beasts, served by the heavenly messengers.” (Source: J.L. Swellengrebel in The Bible Translator 1950, p. 75ff. )
English translation by Michael Pakaluk (2019): “And he was in the desert for forty days, where he was put to the test by Satan. He faced dangerous animals. And the angels ministered to him.”
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Timothy 1:13:
Uma: “Formerly I disparaged Yesus, I was really all-out to persecute his followers. But even so, he loved me, for at that time I did not yet believe in him, so I didn’t know the meaning/use of what I was doing.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “Isa Almasi commissioned me even though formerly I spoke evil of him, and his followers were also persecuted by me and shamed by me. But I was pitied by him even though like that was my doing because I had not yet trusted in him therefore I didn’t know that those deeds of mine were bad/evil.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “A long time ago my words concerning Him were bad; I tormented His disciples and I spoke in rejection of Him. But in spite of that, He pities me for I carried out my evil doings because of the fact that I did not yet know the true doctrine, and I did not yet believe in Him.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “He did that even though previously, I was-speaking-evil-about him and at-the-same-time hardshipping and insulting (him). But God had-mercy-on me anyway, because previously I had not yet believed so I didn’t know that what I was doing was bad.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “In the past, my insulting/belittling him was really far-from-ordinary, I was insolent to those who believed in him, and I persecuted them without pity. But although what I did was like that, the Lord indeed just showed me grace/mercy, because those things I did, I did because I had no belief in him. I didn’t realize that it was in fact against the will of God.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Tenango Otomi: “He made me his worker even though I looked on him with hate before. For I spoke evil of him and I persecuted the people who believed in him. But God was merciful to me. Because God knows that I didn’t know what I was doing when I was not yet a believer.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 2:36:
Uma: “So, that is why all Israel people must really-really know: Yesus whom you crucified, he was the one chosen by God to become Lord and the Redeemer King.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “‘That’s why,’ Petros said, ‘all the tribe/nation of Isra’il shall/ought-to really know that Isa whom you nailed on the post, has been given by God the title Leader and Almasi, which means, chosen by God to rule.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “‘Now’, said Peter, ‘it is necessary that all of us (incl.) descendants of Israel understand that Jesus, the one whom you nailed to the cross, God has made him Lord and king of all of us (incl.).'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “So I definitely make-known to you descendants of Israel, that Jesus whom you nailed to the cross, God appointed him as Lord and Messiah.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “Therefore now, I plainly-tell to you descendants of Israel this truth, that this Jesus whom you caused to be nailed on a cross, he has been set up by God as the Lord/Chief and Savior King of us all.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Desano: “All you people of Israel should know that the Jesus whom you nailed to the cross the Chief God has made to be the Christ whom he said he was going to send to you and at the same time he has made him to be chief over all.”
Morelos Nahuatl: “You crucified Jesus. Know this for certain all of you of Israel. God has given Jesus power to rule and to be Christ. Christ means one whom God chose as savior.”
Central Pame: “‘So then I want you to hear, all Israel’s children, that it is really true that this Jesus whom you fastened to the cross, God has now put in office to become Chief, and he became the Christ whom God chose.'”
Isthmus Mixe: “That’s the way Peter said to them. So all of you Israelites, understand these words. Jesus, whom you nailed up on a cross has been appointed boss and Christ. God appointed him. I tell you this so that you might have the truth.” (Source for this and three above: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 1:45:
Uma: “But in fact, when that person left, he continually talked everywhere about his having been healed by Yesus. The result was that Yesus was no longer able to enter into town because so many people crowded around him. He stayed outside town in empty place(s). But even so, there was still no end to the people coming from many towns wanting to meet him.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “But the man who had had leprosy went and he really told about his healing and he made this well-known. Therefore Isa could no longer go into the towns exposing (lit. come-out) (himself) to the people, but he was just there in the places not inhabited by people. But the people went there to him from all the places.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “However when that person left he told everybody what has happened to him. Because of this, Jesus could no longer go openly when he went to the villages because many people would gather together. Jesus just roamed around in the country and people came out to him from everywhere.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “But he did not obey but rather he went repeatedly-relating what was done to him. The result of it was that Jesus was not able-to-go to the towns lest people in large-groups go to meet him, but rather he stayed in isolated places that had no inhabitants. But even though that was so, the many-people went nevertheless to where he was from all places.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “But as that person went, he told everyone how that illness of his stopped. Therefore what happened was, Jesus could no longer go in the town openly because large numbers of people would come to him. He was now outside the town only, in the wilderness places. The people were going to him from every place.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Shipibo-Conibo: “But having gone, he began to speak much to them. He began to widen that word out. When he did thus, Jesus could not arrive visibly at any village. But he was where no house is. Then they came to him from every place.” (Source: James Lauriault in The Bible Translator 1951, p. 32ff. )
Balinese: “But when that man had gone away from there, he told these things hither and thither and made them known, so that Jesus could not enter the city publicly, but was staying outside the city, in desert places. There the people from here and there came to Him.” (Source: J.L. Swellengrebel in The Bible Translator 1950, p. 75ff. )
English translation by Michael Pakaluk (2019): “But as soon as he left, he began to proclaim it loudly, spreading his story far and wide. Well, that is why it was no longer feasible for Jesus to enter villages openly. Instead, he stayed outside, in desolate places. And people everywhere came to him.”
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Timothy 3:10:
Uma: “If there are people who want to be helpers in the Lord’s work, test their character first, and if they are above reproach [lit., not accuse-able], only then can they be appointed to do that work.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “And before they are titled to help the leader in the prayer-house their custom ought to be observed first. If it is observed that their custom is really good they can be titled to help the leader.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “If there is a person whom you choose as deacon, his behavior must be investigated first. Then if there is no bad behavior of his that you know about, he may be chosen as a deacon.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “Those whom you choose to be-helping, they must first be verified/confirmed so that if no sin of their becomes-known, then it-can-be that they will serve.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “Therefore make sure first of their nature/ways. And then provided nothing can be observed in their nature/ways which would make them unacceptable, well they will be acceptable to hold the responsibility/job of helper to the overseer.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Tenango Otomi: “These men must first have the way they walk be seen. Then if no evil is found they can receive the position to help at the church.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
