Following are a number of back-translations of John 17:7:
- Lalana Chinantec: “They have learned that you have given me everything which is mine.”
- Xicotepec De Juárez Totonac: “And now they know that it is your power by which I do all things.”
- Huehuetla Tepehua: “Now they know that everything is yours, all the things that you gave me.”
- Asháninka: “Now they all know that you are the author of all that you have taught me.”
- Yatzachi Zapotec: “And they already know that all these things that I do and all that I say come from yourself.” (Source for this and above: M. Larson / B. Moore in Notes on Translation February 1970, p. 1-125.)
- Uma: “Now, they know: all that you (sing.) gave to me, is definitely from you (sing.), Father.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “and they are sure that all you have given to me is truly from you.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “They now know that all that I am able to do comes only from you,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “and now they have come-to-know that you (sing.) are the source of all I have done and said.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Now they know that as for everything you entrusted to me, there’s no other place it came from but on the contrary it all came from you.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Now they know that all I speak is what you told me.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 25:33:
- Uma: “The people who do the will of God I will make one group on my right side, and the rejecting/disobeying people on my left side.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “The righteous ones I will put on my right side and the others on my left.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “I will put those like sheep on my right side, and those like goats I will put on my left side.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “The righteous people who are compared to sheep, I will put them on my right, and those who are compared to goats, I will also put them on my left.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “I will put on my right the ones meant by sheep, on my left the ones meant by goats.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “The sheep will be put on his right, the goats on his left.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Colossians 3:5:
- Uma: “So, because we have died together with Kristus, we must release / let-go-of our behavior that is connected with our previous lives. Don’t commit-adultery, don’t behave wrong [implies sexual behavior], or do other deeds that are not fitting. Don’t desire what is evil, don’t desire someone else’s things. For people who behave like that, we can say that they are worshipping the thing that they desire.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Therefore, my siblings who trust in Isa Almasi, don’t really give-in-to/indulge the greedy-desires of your body. Don’t ever commit adultery-fornication. Don’t lust (immoral/craving for opposite sex) and don’t do foolish things (immoral understood). Abandon your greedy-desire for the things here on earth. Because if you do not abandon your greedy-desire, it is like your greedy-desire is your god because that is what you always follow.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Therefore, brothers, don’t you permit that you obey your evil desires; don’t you do what is ugly or filthy, and don’t you allow that you have a desire for someone who is not your spouse. Abandon evil behavior and selfishness, because if we are selfish about possessions, it’s as if the true God has been replaced by possession here in our breath.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Therefore then it is necessary that you turn-your-backs-on your former thoughts and customs which were evil such as immorality and other kinds of filthiness, all that the body wants that is evil, and greediness, for what a person is-greedy-for, that’s like his god.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Therefore put far away from you all the disgusting customs here in the world like all kinds of immoral-behavior with one not your spouse, and no matter what custom, thinking, or desire which is disgusting. Drop now also the habit of being greedy, for if it’s possessions here in the world that we are always thinking about, it’s like possessions are what we are worshipping, no longer God.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Therefore now, all the evil thought that are here on earth are what you must separate from. Do not commit adultery. Do not do any evil thing. Do not let evil rest in your thoughts. Concerning what you possess, do not want that more and more you gather. Because the people who do this are worshipping what they gather, it isn’t God whom they worship in their hearts.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 18:13:
- Uma: “and they took him to the house of the Big Priest. First they took him to Hanas, the father-in-law of Kayafas. Kayafas was the Big Priest that year.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “They first brought him to Annas. This Annas was the father-in-law of Kayapas, the leader priest that year.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “They took him first to Annas because Annas was the father-in-law of Caiphas who was the high priest that year.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “The first-one to-whom-they -brought-him, it was Annas the parent-in-law of Caifas. Caifas was the highest priest that year,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “There to Anas was the first place they look him, because he was the parent-in-law of Caifas who was the Most-important Priest that year.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “They took him to the house of Annas who was ruling the priest that year. He was the father-in-law of Caiaphas.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 26:19:
- Uma: “Yesus’ disciples did go like he had ordered them to, and they prepared the Paskah food.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then his disciples went there and did as Isa had told them and they prepared there their food for the feast of Remembrance.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus’ disciples did what he told them, and they prepared the passover supper.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “So then, his disciples obeyed what he instructed them and they went and prepared what they would eat for the fiesta.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “The disciples carried-out that errand of Jesus. There is where they prepared that evening meal.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “The learners to whom Jesus spoke did what he told them. At the house where they arrived, there they prepared the supper for Passover.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Colossians 4:12:
- Uma: “Greetings also from Epafras, the slave of Kristus Yesus who is one from your own city. He continually prays calling-out [to God] for you with his whole heart, so that your standing will be strong and your faith will be clear following all the will of God with no reservations [lit., scales].” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Epapras sends word also that he remembers you. He is from your place and he works for Isa Almasi. He always prays to God for you that your trust – he prays – in Isa Almasi may become stronger and that you will be steadfastly with him (Christ) and that you truly will really do wholeheartedly what God wants.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Epaphras also greets you; he is also one of your fellow residents of Colossae who is a servant of Jesus Christ. He always prays for you; he prays to God that your faith might be strengthened and perfected so that also might be perfected (drawn tight) your carrying out of the will of God.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Epafras who is yet another of your townsmates who is serving Cristo, he also sends-greetings to you. He always perseveres in praying for you so that your faith may become-stronger and you will have no faults/lacks so that you will come-to-know and believe properly all that God wants without doubting.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “This place-mate of yours Epafras, who is also one of the servants of Cristo Jesus, (he) greets you also. His prayer for you there is really with perseverance that your trust in the Lord will be becoming-sturdy and (that) you are believing/obeying with a complete/mature belief/obedience, in that you can understand his will very well.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Epaphras, who is also a fellow townsman of yours, greets you. He is also doing the work of Christ. When he prays to God he very much prays for you. He wants that your faith will be very firm in order that you will earnestly do all that God wills, and nothing will lack in this.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 19:5:
- Uma: “From there, they really carried Yesus outside, hatted with thorns and clothed with clothes like a king’s clothes. Pilatus said: ‘See, there he is!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then Isa came out, there were still the twisted thorns on his head and he was still wearing the purple robe. Pilatus said to the people, ‘Look at this man.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then Jesus came out with the thorns still on his head and dressed in the red garment. And Pilate said, ‘Just look at him.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Jesus came-out then headbanded with thorns and wearing a blue robe, and Pilato said, ‘Just look at this person.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Jesus then went out still wearing that crown made of what had thorns and still clothed in that red cloak. Then said Pilato to them, ‘Here is this person!'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “When Jesus came out, he wore a crown of thorns on his head. And he wore purple clothing. Pilate said to the people, ‘Here is this man.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 26:51:
- Uma: “From there, a person with Yesus drew his sword and cut the slave of the Big Priest with hit, slicing off his ear.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “One of Isa’s companions drew his sword and slashed the servant of the leader priest and severed his ear.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And one of Jesus’ companions drew his sword and struck at the servant of the high priest and it landed on his ear and cut off his ear.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Simultaneously one of Jesus’ companions, he abruptly-drew his sword. He suddenly-sliced-at the slave of the highest priest and his ear was sliced-off.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When one of the disciples saw, he drew his bolo and slashed. The one he slashed was a slave of the Most-important Priest. The ear which got hit was cut off.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “When they were grabbing Jesus, one of the learners took out his machete and swung at the servant of the high priest, he cut off his ear.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
