Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 22:48:
- Noongar: “But Jesus said, ‘Judas, you betray the Son of Man with a kiss, do you?'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “But Yesus said to him: ‘Ee’ Yudas, so it is with your (sing.) greeting that you (sing.) sell me, Me the Son of Man!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Isa said to him, ‘Like this, Judas, you betray the Son of Mankind?'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then Jesus said to him, ‘Isn’t it true, Judas, that this kiss you’ve given me, the older sibling of mankind, is the way you are having me arrested by those, your companions?'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “but Jesus said, ‘Judas, why have you (sing.) turned-the kiss which is a sign of love -into a sign of betraying me who am Child of a Person?'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But Jesus spoke, saying, ‘What’s this, Judas, you kiss me, the One From Heaven Born of Man/human, for this sign of holding-dear, you are using it to identify me to those ones wanting to arrest me?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 2:18:
- Uma: “‘In the village of Rama no kidding the crying and weeping. Rahel is weeping for her children. She cannot be comforted, because they are no longer.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “‘A voice is heard wailing in the place of Rama. Rakel really cries because of her children. She does not want to be comforted because her children are dead.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “‘There is a noise (noise here is specific for what is heard when a group of people are talking or shouting or excited all at once) which we (dual) are hearing in the town of Ramah. We can hear crying and wailing because Rachel is mourning her children. She weeps and cannot be comforted because her children have been taken away.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘Extreme crying and mourning is-being-heard in Rama, because Raquel is crying-for her children. She absolutely cannot be comforted, because they have-ceased-to-exist.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “‘Loud-crying without restraint can be heard in Rama. For Raquel is crying over her children. She really won’t allow herself to be comforted because of her grieg over her children who have been wiped out.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “‘There in the city of Ramah was heard the great sad-speaking of a woman, and she was crying. This one is Rachel who weeps because her children were killed. And she didn’t want to be comforted because all her children were dead.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
For the Old Testament quote, see Jeremiah 31:15.
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Corinthians 13:3:
- Uma: “If we give all our stuff to the poor, and if we choose to die being-burned because of our following of the Lord Yesus, but if we don’t have love for others, our life has no use.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Even if for example I would give all my possessions/wealth to the poor and even if I would submit my body to be burned because I follow Isa, if I don’t have love for my companions I don’t have any reward.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Even though that I give every one of my possessions to the poor, and I permit that my body be burned, but if my companions are not precious in my breath, there is no value to these things that I do.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Even though I give all my possessions to the poor and even though I permit my body to be burned, yet if it doesn’t stem-from my love for my companions, I will gain nothing from my doing that.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Or if I now give away all my possessions to feed the poor, and give my body to my enemies for them to burn because of my belief, if I really don’t value like this, there is nothing good that these (acts) could gain for me.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Although we might take all that we own and give it to help the poor, or we might even go so far as to give up ourselves to be burned, yet if we do not love our fellow men, then we are of no value.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 23:9:
- Noongar: “So Herod asked Jesus many things, but Jesus did not reply.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “That is why there were many of his questions to Yesus, but Yesus did not answer.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Therefore he asked Isa questions for a long time but Isa did not answer.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then Herod asked Jesus many questions, but Jesus would not answer.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “So he asked many-things, but he absolutely didn’t answer.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “That’s why he kept-on-and-on questioning Jesus. But there wasn’t even one syllable of reply from Jesus.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 4:10:
- Uma: “Yesus answered: ‘Away, tempter! Because in the Holy Book it is written like this: ‘We (incl.) must worship the Lord God, our (incl.) Lord. He only is the one worthy for us (incl.) to submit to.’ ‘” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Isa said, ‘Leave, demon, for it is written in the holy-book, it says, ‘You (pl.) shall prostrate (before) God your Leader/Lord and he shall be the only one you worship.’ ‘” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Then Jesus burst out saying, ‘Satan, get away from me! There is a written saying of God which says, ‘The only thing you worship is the Lord your God. Anything else named god, don’t you obey his commands.’ ‘” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But Jesus answered saying, ‘You (sing.) go-away immediately Satanas! Because the written word of God says, ‘There is no other whom you (pl.) are to worship and serve but rather only God who is your Lord.’ ‘” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Jesus’ reply was, ‘Go far away now, Satanas! What is it that is written as-you-know? It says, ‘Only your (sing.) God is who you are to worship, and only he also are you to serve.”” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “But Jesus said: ‘Get away from me, devil. Because it is written in the Holy Book that only the Lord God is to be worshipped, no one else.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- Bariai: “And then Iesus spoke to him like this, ‘Satan, you go far away! For God’s book has talk like this, ‘You (sing.) must lift up your Chief God’s name, and so you be holding his work alone.’” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Kupsabiny: “Jesus replied him that, ‘You enemy, get away from here. The writings (of God) say that, ‘You should kneel to/worship God and honour/obey him alone.’ ‘” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Mairasi: “Then Yesus said to him: ‘You demon/Satan, go away/over there! In the book it is already written: ‘You must worship Great Above One your Great Above One. And then you must always only honor/obey Him’ says he.'” (Source Enggavoter 2004)
For the Old Testament quote, see Deuteronomy 6:13.
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Corinthians 14:22:
- Uma: “So, if some of us speak with languages from the Holy Spirit, our words are a sign of the Lord’s power to people who do not believe in the Lord, not to people who already believe in the Lord. But if we speak God’s words, our words are a sign of the Lord’s power to people who already believe, not to people who do not believe.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then, the expertise of speaking different languages is a sign to show the power of God to those who don’t believe in Isa Almasi, it is not a sign for those who believe already. But the expertise to speak the word of God is a sign to show God’s power to the ones believing, it is not a sign to those who don’t believe.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Because of this, we understand that this skill to speak in languages which are not known, God gives this so that the unbelievers might realize that it comes from God. But as for that skill to interpret what God causes to understand, He gave this so that the faith of those who’ve already believed, might be strengthened.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “This which God caused-to-be-written, that’s how-we -know that the ability to speak different languages, God intended it to serve as a sign for those who don’t believe, not for believers. But the ability of God’s spokesman serves as a sign for believers. Its use is not for those who don’t believe.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “From that we can comprehend that, language that can’t be understood is what God will use which is fitting for those who pay no attention to what he has said, as a sign that they are not believing/obeying. But those people who believe/obey well, language that they can understand is what God will use to make known to them what he wants to say, this being a sign that their believing/obeying is good.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Therefore when God calls the people with words which they do not understand, then this is a sign that the people who are called are not believers, rather they are rebellious. But when God calls the people with the words he puts in the mind of his prophets to speak, then this is a sign that the people whom he calls are believers.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 23:41:
- Noongar: “But our punishment is correct, because we are getting what we should get for what we did; but he did nothing wrong.'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “But the punishment of we two is fitting according to the wickedness of our behavior. But Him, he has no fault/wrong.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But we two are worthy to be killed like this because this is the reward for our doing. But this person has done nothing bad.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “However, as for us two, we deserve to be killed because our wickedness is coming home to us. However, this man, by contrast, he hasn’t done anything wrong.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “but as for us (du), our (du) punishment is correct because it is our (du) reward for our (du) crimes/sins, but as for him however, he (sympathy particle) has no crime.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “This sentence is really fitting for us two being the punishment for what we have done, but as for this person, there really is no evil which he has done.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 5:17:
- Uma: “‘Don’t think that I have come here to destroy the Law of the Lord that was written by Musa with the teaching of the prophets long ago. I do not come to destroy. I have come here to fulfill what is written in that Law.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “‘Do not think that the reason I came here is so that the law of Musa and the teachings of the prophets have no more value. I have not come to remove the law and the teachings of the prophets but in order to really explain/cause-understand as to what it’s meaning is.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Don’t you think that the reason I came here to the earth is so that I will do away with the system of commands that was given to us through Moses and the teaching long ago by the inspired ones of God. The reason why I came is so that the obedience of these might be complete.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then Jesus said, ‘Don’t be thinking that I came to terminate Moses’ law and what the prophets wrote, but rather I came so that I would fulfill what they were saying.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Jesus said next, ‘Don’t be thinking that why I came here was to destroy/break the laws of God and the things he caused the prophets to say. Coming to destroy certainly isn’t my purpose, but on the contrary so that all will be fulfilled.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Do not think that I have come in order that I take away the law which Moses wrote or that I take away the word taught by the spokesmen for God. It is not that. Rather I have come so that concerning all the words spoken in the law, I will accomplish all these words.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
