Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 10:3:
- Uma: “Yesus said: ‘What command did the prophet Musa give you?'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “He answered them, he said, ‘What is the command that Musa has given to you?'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “A question also was Jesus’ answer to them, he said, ‘What did Moses command us which we can read in the law about divorce?'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘What did Moses command you long-ago?’ said Jesus.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Jesus replied, saying, ‘Well what was it that Moises commanded you?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Hebrews 7:8:
- Uma: “So also, Melkisedek is greater than the priests descendants of Lewi. Those priests descendants of Lewi, they do get one-tenth-part from their companions. But those priests, they also do indeed die just like ordinary people/mankind. Yet Melkisedek got one-tenth-part from Abraham, and there is nothing written in the Holy Book that mentions his death. So, we can say that he lives on and on.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “As for the priests that I have mentioned, they are the ones that the people give their tithes to, they eventually die. But Malkisadik the one Ibrahim gave his tithes to, it is written in the holy-book that he lives.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And as for the priests who are descendants of Levi, they accept the tenth part and they die just the same; but as for Melchizedek whom Abraham gave the tenth part to long ago, according to what we understand in the word of God, it’s as if he is still alive.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Third, the descendants of Levi who are given a tenth, they are all people who die, but Melkizedek, nothing is said about his death in the word of God but rather it says that his priesthood remains-unchanging forever.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Here’s something else, as for those descendants of Levi who were taking a tenth part from the Israelita, they(emph) died. But this Melquisedec who received a tenth part coming from Abraham, it’s like he is alive without ending for it’s not written in the writing concerning his death.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Now concerning these priests who are now alive, whatever the people come to possess they have a tenth taken for the priest. When the priest dies, another priest takes over his work. But this Melchizedek, it isn’t to be seen that he finished his work. Rather it is written in the Holy Book as though he were still living.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 12:11:
- Uma: “Only then was it clear to Petrus, and he said: ‘Why, it really is true! The Lord sent his angel here to free me from Herodes’ hand and from all that the Yahudi people wanted to do to me.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When the angel had disappeared, only then was Petros aware of what he had experienced. He said, ‘So this is really true/real. So God did send his angel to bring me out from the hand/holding of Herod and from all the evil that the Yahudi were expecting soon to happen to me.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then Peter understood that it was not a dream after all, and he said, ‘So it is really true that the Lord sent his angel and he has set me free so that I might not be harmed by the power of Herod. I have been set free now from all of those bad things which all of the Jews expected would happen to me.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “That being so, Pedro came-to-his-senses and said, ‘Why, it is really true! Why, God sent his angel to save me so that Herod wouldn’t kill-me, so-that what the Jews hoped/expected to happen to me would not be-fulfilled.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When Pedro was alone, he realized that what had happened to him was real after all. It wasn’t just a dream. ‘Oh,’ he said, ‘now I realize that the Lord sent one of his angels to save/free me from the hand of Herodes and from what the Jews were hoping would happen to me.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 10:36:
- Uma: “Yesus said; ‘What do you request that I give you?'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “‘What is it you want me to do for you?’ said Isa.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus said, ‘What do you want?'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘OK, what do you want me to do for you?’ said Jesus.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “‘What is it you want to ask for?’ said Jesus.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Hebrews 8:12:
- Uma: “At that time I will forgive their wrongs, and I will deliberately forget their sins.’ Like that are the saying/words of the Lord.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “I will forgive their sins and I will no longer remember their bad doings,’ says God.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And even though their behavior was evil, I will pity them and I will forgive them and I will forget their sins,’ he said.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because I will forgive their sins. I will not again remember the evil they have done,’ said the Lord God.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Because I have now forgiven them their evil and I will now really forget their sins.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “I will forgive the evil which the people have done. No longer will I remember the sins the people have done,’ says God.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
For the Old Testament quote, see Jeremiah 31:31 – Jeremiah 31:34.
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 13:18:
- Uma: “After that, for forty years long, he endured seeing their rejection/rebellion while they were in the empty land.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “For forty years God endured the not obeying/following his teachings by the tribe of Isra’il there in that lonely place.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “For forty years while they were still there in the land where no people lived, God put up with their rebellion against him.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When they were then walking through the place with no inhabitants for forty years, he bore-with their sins against him while-simultaneously he took-care of them.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “He put up with their opposing him for the space of forty years, which was the length of their journeying in the wilderness place.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 11:16:
- Uma: “He didn’t permit people to carry stuff through the yard of the House of God.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “He did not allow anybody to pass through the prayer-house carrying their things.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “He did not permit anyone to carry their equipment through the yard of the church.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “He also forbid those carrying loads from walking through the Temple area.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “He also forbade those carrying merchandise there in that like-a-yard of the Templo.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Highland Oaxaca Chontal: “Then he would not give anyone permission to carry their loads through the patio of the big church.” (Source: B. Moore / G. Turner in Notes on Translation 1967, p. 1ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Hebrews 10:3:
- Uma: “But in fact it was not like that at all. From those worship-gifts that they brought every year, they always remembered that they were sinful.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But they still sacrifice every year and this reminds them that they still have sin.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “But since every year at that time it was necessary just the same to continue sacrificing, they knew that their sins were not taken away.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But the truth concerning those offerings of theirs is, they reminded them yearly that they had sins.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But this in fact is the truth of it, these sacrifices, (they are) just reminding people of their sins year-by-year.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Thus it is seen that these people who make sacrifices year after year have had come to their hearts that they have sins.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
