Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 26:6:
- Uma: “When Yesus was in the village of Betania, he went to the house of a person named Simon the leper.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When Isa was there in the place Betani in the house of Simon who had had leprosy” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when Jesus was in the town of Bethany, he was in the house of Simon, the leper who was cured already.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “While (pl.) Jesus were in Betania, they went to eat (lit. eat-with) at the house of Simon, whose fearful skin disease Jesus had removed.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When Jesus and company were still there at Betania, they went to the house of Simon, he who had been healed from his leprosy.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Jesus was in the town of Bethany at the house of Simon, the one whom he had healed of the rot in his body.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Colossians 3:24:
- Uma: “Consider this: The Lord himself will give you the reward/return, like he promised to all people who are his children. Kristus, he is your Nobleman, and you are his slaves.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “because you know indeed that God will give you good/blessing in the future and that you will receive the (things) kept by him for his people. Because Almasi hep is really your master whom you work for.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “for you already know that you will be rewarded in the future by the Lord, and He will give to you that reward that He promised for your true master is Christ.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because you know that the Lord will give you the reward that he promised his people, because Cristo is the Lord you are truly serving.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “For you know now that there really is a good reward that the Lord will give you in the future. This is the reward that he is holding-in-store for all his children. For Cristo really is the true Master whom you are serving.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “You know that our Lord Jesus Christ is the one who will pay you by means of all the good which he will give you afterwards. Because it is our Lord Jesus Christ who commands us.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 18:32:
- Uma: “(This happened so that what Yesus said foretelling how he would die would come true.)” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “All this happened so that it would be fulfilled what Isa had said as to how he would die.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “(The reason this happened is because the prophecy of Jesus was being fulfilled that he would die by means of being nailed to a cross.)” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “This happened so that what Jesus said about the way he would die would be-fulfilled.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “It was like that so that what Jesus had said would be fulfilled concerning the ordaining of his death.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “So it appeared to be true as Jesus said before when he said that he would be killed on a cross.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 26:38:
- Uma: “He said to them: ‘My heart is very sad, I feel like I’m going to die. You stay here for now, watch/guard long with me.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then he said to them, ‘My liver is very grieved, it is almost killing me. Stay here now and keep watch.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And he said to them, ‘My breath is very painful. It’s as if I am dying. You stay here and don’t you sleep.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “and he said to them, ‘My sadness is excessive. It’s as if this will be my death. You stay here to companion-me. Don’t go to sleep.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “He said to those three, ‘I am really very sad/troubled like it would kill me. I ask you please to wait here and don’t go to sleep. Stay awake with me.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “He said to those with him: ‘Very much is my heart sad, I feel that I am going to die from it. Wait here now, but don’t sleep. Let us keep awake.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Thessalonians 2:3:
- Uma: “We did not invite/encourage you to follow teaching that was false. Neither was there any evil intention in our heart, we did not want to deceive anyone.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “All we (excl.) told you is true. It is not that our (excl.) thoughts are bad, (that is not the reason) why we (excl.) preach. We (excl.) do not deceive.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Our preaching to people does not come from error or from an immoral purpose. We do not lie to anyone.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because what we (excl.) are saying to convince people is all true. Our (excl.) purpose/motive also, it isn’t that we (excl.) trick them and neither is it women that we (excl.) are thinking about,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “It really is the truth which we (excl.) taught to you there. It’s not as if there was a motive in our (excl.) mind/inner-being which was disgusting or just deceptive.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “When we told you the word, we did not look for ways to deceive you. We did not tell you anything which was not correct; we told you only the word which would do you good.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- Mairasi: “Because our advice/exhortation did not originate from anything bad nor incorrect nor dirty. Because our exhortation cannot deceive.” (Source: Enggavoter 2004)
- Bariai: “You (pl.) know, the strong talk which we made to you in that day, this we didn’t make to deceive you. We didn’t follow any behaviour of corruption (lit. having dirtiness) and neither trickery.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 19:24:
- Uma: “That is why the soldiers planned, they said: ‘Don’t tear this shirt. It is better that we cast lots, which of us receives it.’ This happened to fulfill what was written long ago in the Holy Book, that said: ‘They took my clothes they divided-up, and my shirt they gambled-over.’ So, what those soldiers did, was exactly like what was written long ago.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “The soldiers said to their companions, ‘We (incl.) will not tear this robe. Instead we (incl.) will just draw lots. Whoever wins he shall have this robe.’ Because of what those soldiers did, the writing in the holy-book came true, it says there, ‘They divided my clothes and they drew lots for my robe.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And because of that the soldiers said, ‘Let’s not tear it, rather let’s cast lots for it so we might know which one of us gets it.’ The reason they did this is because the prophecy long ago in the written word of God was being fulfilled. It said: ‘They divided up my clothing, and they cast lots for my garment.’ This is what the soldiers did.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “So the soldiers said, ‘Let’s not rip it. It would be better if we drew-for-it to see who wins-the-draw (lit. hits/lands-on-it).’ And that’s what they did. This happened in order to be fulfilled what God caused-to-be-written that says, ‘They tore-into-pieces my clothes and as for the robe, they drew-for it.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “The soldiers discussed saying, ‘Let’s not tear this one. Let’s draw lots so that we will know who can have this for his own.’ Like that came about so that what is contained in the writing which is the word of God would be fulfilled, which says, ‘They divided up my clothes, and another one of my garments, they cast lots for. Like that truly was done by those soldiers.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “The soldiers said to each other, ‘We can’t divide this. It would be better to see who wins it.’ Then it happened as it is written in the Holy Book, ‘They divided my clothing to each one. They gamed to win it.’ This is what the soldiers did.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
For the Old Testament quote, see Psalm 22:18.
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 26:70:
- Uma: “But Petrus denied it in front of them all, he said: ‘I don’t know what you (sing.) are saying!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But he denied/argued in front of them all, he said, ‘I don’t know what you are saying there.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “But Peter denied it, and all heard it. He said, ‘I don’t know what you are talking about.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But he denied it in front of them all saying, ‘Oh come on now! I don’t know what you (sing.) are saying.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But Pedro denied it in the presence of them all. His answer was, ‘Expletive, no! I don’t know what you are saying.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Peter spoke in the hearing of all the people and said: ‘No, I don’t know what you are trying to say to me.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Thessalonians 4:2:
- Uma: “You already know the teaching that we already announced to you with the power of the Lord Yesus.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “You know (that) our (excl.) teaching to you was from the authority of our (incl.) Leader Isa.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “You know what we commanded you which comes from our Lord Jesus.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “We (excl.) have something else to tell you brothers. You admittedly know what we (excl.) instructed you previously on-account-of the authority the Lord Jesus gave us concerning the way-of-life that pleases/satisfies God. And it can-be-seen that you properly understood it, because that (slight remonstrance) is admittedly what you are following. But we (excl.) nonetheless advise you on-account-of our (excl.) authority from the Lord Jesus: kindly (strong request) add further to that aforementioned good behavior of yours.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “For probably you haven’t yet forgotten those things we (excl.) taught you, which came wholly from the Lord Jesus.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “You know that these words I taught you are the words which the Lord Jesus commanded.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
