complete verse (1 John 1:1)

Following are a number of back-translations of 1 John 1:1:

  • Uma: “The contents of this letter talk of the Word who gives life. The one who gives life, he already was from the first. We(excl.) heard him, we (excl.) saw him with our (excl.) own eyes. We(excl.) really did see him, we (excl.) touched/held him with our (excl.) hands.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “I write to you (pl.) about Isa Almasi, he is/who is the Word/Message that gives life. In the beginning of time yet really beforehand he was. We (excl.) heard him speak and we (excl.) saw him with these our (excl.) eyes. Yes, we (excl.) saw him and we (excl.) touched him with these our (excl.) hands.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “I am writing to you about Jesus Christ. He was titled the Word which can give life forever. He existed before the world was created. But in spite of that, we (excl.) have seen Him, and we (excl.) have heard what He said. We saw Him and we took hold of Him.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “In this letter, we (excl.) have something to tell you concerning the one who is called Word/Speech who is the source of life that has no end. He already-existed where God the Father was since the very-beginning, but he appeared as a person on this earth, so we (excl.) saw him clearly (lit. properly). We (excl.) also heard his words and we (excl.) touched him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “I am writing to you concerning Jesu-Cristo, he who is called Word/Speech who gives life which is without ending. He already existed long ago, when there was no world yet. And as for us (excl.) who are his disciples, we (excl.) really heard his words, and we (excl.) really saw him. We(excl.) got-to-take-a-good-look (at him) and got to touch/feel with our hands.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “I write here on paper about who Jesus Christ is, he who gives new life. This is the one who lived always, even before the things that are in existence were made. And we heard what he said when he spoke, and we stood where we could see him. Well, it is true that we saw him and touched him with our hands.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
  • Yatzachi Zapotec: “We proclaim to you (pl.) about Jesus Christ the person who is the Word, he who gives eternal life. He was already present when the world began. We heard his words, we saw him and we looked at him and we touched him.”
  • Eastern Highland Otomi: “I will tell you about the Word that gives new life to our hearts. The Word was already living at the very beginning. He is one and the same Jesus Christ whom we saw living here, and we heard what he said. Also we watched him with our eyes, and we touched him with our hands.”
  • Tzotzil: “The one whose character is he is, (was from the beginning) we heard his words. We saw him. Many times we looked at his face. We touched him. It is the one called word that is in charge of all life.”
  • Garifuna: “I write to you (pl.) concerning the one named Word, the one who gives life…” (Source for this and three above: John Beekman in Notes on Translation 12, November 1964, p. 1ff.)
  • Candoshi-Shapra: “All of you listen. Word, the life-kind always existed from the very beginning. That’s what I’m telling you (plural) about. For we ourselves heard him. We ourselves saw him with our eyes and looked (in contemplation) on him. We ourselves touched him with our hands.”
  • Yanesha’: “What there is from the beginning, it also, what we used to hear, what we used to see from our eyes, what we looked at, with our hands, too, we touched, this, of a truth, is Word (words, message) therein we completely live.”
  • Aguaruna: “The Word which gives life, before – also always it lived (existed). Also we are those who heard that word, we are those who also saw him, and ‘how does he work?’ (what is he like?)saying we are those who have seen well, we are those who have also touch him, concerning that same one I write to you (plural).” (Source for this and two above: Mildred Larson in Notes on Translation, July 1965, p. 1-15)

complete verse (Acts 25:21)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 25:21:

  • Uma: “But he requested that his case be taken-up to Kaisar. And he also requested to be guarded until his case was taken-up to Kaisar. That is why I left him jailed until I have opportunity to send him to Kaisar.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “But he wanted to be judged by the Leader King in Roma. He asked to be detained yet and it must be the Leader King ko’ who will cut-off/bring-to-its-conclusion the judgment on his case. So I commanded him to be guarded as long as he is not yet brought to the Leader King.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “However he said that he appealed for investigation to our king in Rome so that the king might be the one to settle this. Therefore I commanded that he not be taken out of the prison until I could send him to the king.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “But he refused. He said that instead (lit. even-if) he would wait for the appeal of his case to the Emperor to that he would be the one to render-a-verdict. Therefore I have had-him -guarded until I have-opportunity to have-him -escorted to the Emperor.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “But he replied that he wanted to appeal to the Impiradur, that he be the one to judge this. Therefore I ordered him to be imprisoned again until I can have him delivered to the Impiradur in Roma.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 4:30)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 4:30:

  • Noongar: “but he went through the middle of the people and he went his way.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “But instead, Yesus walked between the many people, and went away.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “But Isa passed through the middle of them and left.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “But Jesus just pushed His way through them and left them there.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “But Jesus walked-through the middle of them and left.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “But Jesus went through the middle of that crowd and left.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (1 John 2:23)

Following are a number of back-translations of 1 John 2:23:

  • Uma: “People who reject God the Child, they have no connection with God the Father. People who admit-confess that Yesus is the Child of God, they are connected with God the Father.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Whoever says that he does not believe-obey that Isa is God’s Son, he also does not believe-obey in God. Whoever confesses/makes-clear saying that Isa is really God’s Son, he also believes-obey in God.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “If there is a person who will not receive the Son of God, he will also not receive our Father God. And in the same way also, if there is a person who has already received the Son of God, he has also received our Father God.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “For whoever does not acknowledge God’s Child, he of course doesn’t know his Father, but as for the one who does acknowledge the Child of God who doesn’t deny him, God the Father is in him as well.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Because whoever doesn’t testify that Jesus is the Son of God, it’s also not possible that he is accepted by God the Father. But he who testifies that this Jesus really is the Son of God, of course it’s true that God is his Father too.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Whoever says that Jesus is not the Son of God is not walking with God. But whoever says that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, that one walks with the Father.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
  • Yatzachi Zapotec: “Whoever shoves the Son of God aside, our father God is not with him. The person who knows and says that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, our father God is with him.”
  • Eastern Highland Otomi: “He who denies in regard to God’s Son, then neither does he know God who is his Father. But he who believes his Son, also knows his Father.”
  • Tzotzil: “If we say ‘Jesus Christ is not God’s Son,’ we have not believed Jesus Christ’s word. Then God is not our Father. If we say ‘Jesus Christ is God’s Son,’ we have believed Jesus Christ’s word and God is our Father.” (Source for this and two above: John Beekman in Notes on Translation 12, November 1964, p. 1ff.)
  • Candoshi-Shapra: “The person who habitually says, ‘No’ about God’s Son doesn’t fellowship with the Father either. The one who says, ‘I love the Son,’ fellowships with the Father also.”
  • Yanesha’: “All who deny his Son, they have not received Father. The one who admits that his Son in Christ, he has already received also Father.”
  • Aguaruna: “He who says ‘Jesus isn’t the Christ’ that one is not a child of God, however he who says ‘Jesus is Christ,’ that one is God’s child.” (Source for this and two above: Mildred Larson in Notes on Translation, July 1965, p. 1-15)

complete verse (Acts 26:26)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 26:26:

  • Uma: “As for King Agripa, he also knows all that I said earlier. That is why I dared to speak plainly. For I said/thought, that there was nothing that the King had not-yet known, because all of that which happened did not happen in a hidden-place.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “The king understands these my words,’ Paul said. ‘The reason I have dared to speak to him is, because I am sure that he knows everything that has happened. After all, all these doings were really not hidden/secret.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “You, King Agrippa, I am not hesitant to talk to you because I know that you already know all that I have said to you. It is true that you know these because all these things that happened were not hidden.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “I also know that King Agrippa has already come-to-know all these-things, because they certainly haven’t been kept-hidden. So I know that I can say-directly this that I will say to him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “All of this is really clear to king Agripa. I am sure that he has kept abreast of (lit. not allowed to be lost to him) these things, for it wasn’t in concealment. That’s why I don’t hesitate to speak in his presence.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 5:18)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 5:18:

  • Noongar: “The Holy Spirit was within Simeon and the Spirit told him that he would not die before he saw the day when the One would come, the One God is Sending.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “At that time, several people came carrying a lame man in a stretcher. They looked for a way to enter the house wanting to carry their companion to Yesus.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “So-then some people arrived carrying a sick man, his body was dead. They looked for a way to bring him inside and place him before Isa.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Then there came some people carrying a man, who half of his body was dead, and he was lying in a hammock. They tried to get him inside the house so that they might place him in front of Jesus.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “That being so, there were some who arrived carrying-at-either-end a stretcher/hammock on which was lying a cripple (paralitiko). They tried to enter-with-him into the house to place him koma in front of Jesus,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Just as he was teaching, there arrived some bringing a person who had a paralysed part (lit. part of his body dead). They were forcing to get into the house where Jesus was teaching, for they wanted to lay in his presence that sick one.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (1 John 4:2)

Following are a number of back-translations of 1 John 4:2:

  • Uma: “This is a sign so that we know who is controlled by the Spirit which is from God: all people who admit-confess that Yesus is the Redeemer King who became a man/human, those people are-children of God.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Like this you can recognize the people that have God’s Spirit: whoever says that Isa Almasi came to the world in the body of a human/mankind, that person has God’s Spirit.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Any spirit which says that Jesus, the one God chose to rule, has become human, that spirit comes from God. By means of this, you can perceive the spirit which comes from God.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “The way-that-you -can-distinguish whether the Holy Spirit is the source of what they are saying is this: if they acknowledge that Jesus is the Cristo who became a person, the Spirit of God is where it is from.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Like this is how you can know if it is the Espiritu Santo who was caused to indwell (us) by God who really is the one inspiring (lit.putting it in the mind of) a person. The one who testifies that as for Jesu-Cristo, he really became a real human and came down here to the world, it’s certain that the Espiritu Santo of God is inspiring him.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “I will tell you how you can know whether it is true that the Holy Spirit put into the person’s mind the words he speaks or not. Everyone who says that Jesus Christ truly became human, that is one who truly speaks God’s word.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
  • Yatzachi Zapotec: “This is how we may know if the Spirit of God is in the head-heart of a person: Everyone who says that Jesus Christ is God and he was born a man on this earth, we know that the Spirit of God is in his head-heart.”
  • Eastern Highland Otomi: “We must know which word is really God’s Word. If it says that God’s chosen-One became a person and he is Jesus Christ, that is really the Word of God.”
  • Tzotzil: “I will tell you how it is if we have received the Spirit of God. If plainly we say ‘Jesus Christ has come and took his body here in the world (became a person),’ we have received the Spirit of God for sure.” (Source for this and two above: John Beekman in Notes on Translation 12, November 1964, p. 1ff.)
  • Candoshi-Shapra: “The one who says, ‘Jesus Christ arrived with-his-very-body,’ says it by God’s Spirit. By that means we recognize God’s Spirit. Only the very one who says that is from God.”
  • Yanesha’: “Here, therein you will know our Father, his following: Whichever is the one which admits that Jesus Christ was born as a human here on earth, that following comes from our Father.”
  • Aguaruna: “‘Jesus Christ becoming person was born,’ saying, that thought it is of God. Like that you all are able to know ‘It belongs to God,’ saying.”
  • Murui Huitoto: “Everyone who tells that Jesus Christ became a man pertains to God. From telling like this you will know God’s teller.” (Source for this and two above: Mildred Larson in Notes on Translation, July 1965, p. 1-15)

complete verse (Acts 27:27)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 27:27:

  • Uma: “[After] a complete fourteen nights, our ship was still being blown along by the big wind on the Adria Sea. About the middle of the night the workers of the ship sensed/heard like the ship was close to land.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “On the fourteenth night since the start of that storm, we (excl.) were still there on the sea of Adariya carried along by the wind. When it was about the middle of the night, those working on the ship felt that we (excl.) were now near the shore.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then on the fourteenth night of our being carried by the typhoon, we were there in the sea that’s called Mediterranean. And in the middle of the night the people who carry the ship, they thought that perhaps there was some land near us.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “When two weeks had gone-by since the beginning of the typhoon, we were still being-blown in the middle of the ocean Adriatic. In the middle of the night, the workers on the ship sensed that we (excl.) were approaching its edge (i.e. of the ocean).” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “When it was the fourteenth night, and we continued to be driven by the wind on the Adriatico Sea, just at midnight the sailors suspected that there was land near now.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)