Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Peter 1:17:
- Uma: “Relatives, you dwell in this world like a person just passing through. And when you pray to God you say that he is your Father. That is why you must submit to God while you are still living in this world. Because the God that you relate-to-as-Father, he is the Judge [lit., Sitter] who decides the cases of every person according to their behavior, he does not discriminate [lit., consider-the-appearance of] people.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When God will judge mankind he will judge each-one-individually and he will not make a difference between them. He will judge all their deeds good and bad. Therefore, because you call God ‘Father’ when you pray, you should really honor/respect him as long as you live here in the world.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And since we have called on our Father God for help, it is necessary that our respect for Him is very tight while we are still living here on the earth. He is the one who investigates the activity of mankind according to what each one has done, and He shows favoritism to no one.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Remember that the God whom you acknowledge as Father in your praying, he also is the one-who-judges. And he will judge all people according to what each one has done without making-distinctions. So you should esteem/respect and fear him during your presence on this earth.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “It’s good for you to be considering that as for this God whom you call Father, he will pass judgment on all, according to what they have done. He doesn’t discriminate against anyone. Therefore it’s necessary that you respect him with fear, as long as you are still here under the heavens.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “When you pray to God, you say, ‘My Father, God,’ you say. But God doesn’t play favorites when he judges how each one of us has lived. Therefore it is necessary that you live in fearful reverence during the days you live here on earth.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- Kekchí: “God judges each person according to what he does, and he does not show favoritism. ‘Our Father’ you say, when you pray. If that is what you say, may you have fear in your hearts as you are here in this world.” (Source: Callow 1972, p. 60)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 21:3:
- Uma: “During our (excl.) voyage we (excl.) saw the island of Siprus on our (excl.) left, but we (excl.) went right on to the land of Siria. We(excl.) descended from the ship at the town of Tirus, because that ship had to unload its cargo there.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When we (excl.) sighted Kiprus island, we (excl.) passed by and we (excl.) had the island to the left and we (excl.) proceeded toward Siriya. There in the place Tirus the ship’s cargo was unloaded there therefore we (excl.) went-down/disembarked there.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “We came near to the island of Cyprus, but we passed by on our left side. And then we went on to Syria. We landed there in the town of Tyre because there they were unloading the cargo of the ship.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “On the left, Cyprus could-be-seen-in-the-distance as we (excl.) passed-by, after-that we (excl.) went-directly to Tiro which was a town in the province Syria. We disembarked there, because that’s where they caused-the cargo -to-be-unloaded.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When we came opposite the island of Chipre, which was on our (excl.) left, we (excl.) passed by and went straight to Tiro in the district of Siria, for there is where the ship’s cargo would be unloaded.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 1:50:
- Noongar: “He is merciful to people that love him and work for him, people of generations long ago and of generations today.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “He has love to all people who submit to Him, down to [lit., until arriving to] their descendants.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “He really has pity/mercy to the generations who honor him.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Starting from the very first people long ago until now, very great is his pity to anyone who respects him.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “He is merciful to all who respect/esteem him beginning with the first person until all who have followed.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “He really pities very much down through the generations those who have fear which is honoring/respecting of him.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Peter 2:24:
- Uma: “He carried the punishment for our sins on himself / his own body when he was killed on the cross tree, so that we are freed from the power of sin and live following the desire of God. It is because of those wounds of his that you have become healed/well.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Almasi was the one punished because of our (incl.) sins when he was nailed on the post, so that we (incl.) would no longer sin but/instead would do only good as long as we (incl.) live. And because of the wounds he suffered/endured, we (incl.) are healed.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Christ is the one who was punished because of our (incl.) sin when He was nailed to the cross. The reason He is the one who was punished was so that we (incl.) might be able to abandon evil activity and so that what we might be able to do is righteous. His wounds at that time are what cured us.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Cristo himself is the one who bore-the-consequences-of our sins in/by his dying on the cross so that we would stop sinning and follow a righteous way-of-life. Because of his wounds, we have-been-made-well.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “He himself took the punishment for all our sins in this death he experienced on the cross. He did this so that we will now drop/give-up all that causes us to sin, and live lives which are now doing wholly good. It’s the truth, only because of the unrestrained caused-suffering received by Cristo have our sins been medicined/remedied.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Christ’s body was nailed to the cross, he died because of our sins. He wanted us to depart from the sins we commit and wanted us to live completely good.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 21:35:
- Uma: “When they arrived at the stairs that went up into that house of the soldiers, the masses/crowds crowded-together and they were really dead-set wanting to kill Paulus. That’s why Paulus had to be lifted and carried [horizontally with their hands] by the soldiers.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Paul was still on the steps/stairs of the fort, (when) he had to be lifted by the soldiers because of the strong pushing by the people.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “When they arrived there on the steps of the fort, they lifted up Paul because the rioting of the people was very tense. The people were trying to grab Paul away” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When they arrived-with-him at the ladder/stairs, they were forced to raise-him-above-their-heads, because the many-people were violently-attacking-him in their anger” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When they reached the stairs/ladder by which one went up, Pablo was carried by the soldiers going up because he was still being grabbed at by the people.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 2:2:
- Noongar: “This was the first writing of the names of all people. This happened when Quirinius was ruler of Syria.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “This first counting of the people was made at the time Kirenius was governor in Siria land.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “This is the first time that people were registered, and at the time of registering Kirinu was governor in the place Suriya.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “This was the first taking of census while Quirinius was governor of the province of Syria.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “This first census, it was done in the governorship of Kirinio in Syria.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “This first census was done when Cirenio was governor of Siria.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Peter 4:9:
- Uma: “You must be friendly / outgoing to receive-guests in your homes, and don’t complain.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “If there are fellow trusters of yours in Isa Almasi who come to your house, treat them according-to-good-custom and don’t complain/grumble about them.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “It is necessary that you be very generous in having guests come up into your house.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Be-hospitable-to-one-another without grumbling.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Hopefully it isn’t a burden on your mind/inner-being when your siblings in believing come to stay at your house, but rather you will treat them hospitably.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “With pleasure give a resting place to each other in your homes.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 22:27:
- Uma: “After that, the head of the soldiers went to Paulus and asked him: ‘Tell me, is it really true that you (sing.) are a citizen of the Roma Government?’ Paulus answered: ‘It is indeed true.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Then the colonel went to Paul and asked him. He said, ‘Tell me the truth, are you a man of Roma?’ ‘Yes,’ Paul said.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And the captain went there to Paul, and he said, ‘So you are a subject of the town of Rome?’ And Paul said, ‘Yes.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “So the commander went to go inquire of Pablo whether it was true. ‘Please tell, are you (sing.) reportedly a Romano?’ he said. ‘Yes,’ Pablo said.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “That highest-ranking-officer went at once to Pablo and asked him, ‘Do you truly have Romanoship?’ ‘Yes,’ said Pablo.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
