Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 8:40:
- Uma: “As for Filipus, he suddenly appeared in the town of Asdod. He left returning to the town of Kaisarea, and along the road he announced the Good News in every town that he passed.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “And this Pilip, he was now there in the land/place Asotus. He proclaimed the good news in the villages there and in all the places he passed through until he arrived in the place Kesarea.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And as for Philip, he was seen again in the village of Ashdod, and he went on his way telling about the good news until he came to Caesarea.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “As for Felipe, he was-suddenly at Azotus, then he walked through the many-towns there preaching the good news until he arrived at Cesarea.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well, as for Felipe, he discovered himself to be in Azoto. Without anything further, he again taught the Good News concerning Jesus in every town his journey passed through from Azoto till he arrived at Cesarea.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 7:28:
- Uma: “The woman said: ‘Indeed true, Lord. But even the dogs under the table, they usually eat the children’s food that scatters from the top of the table.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “‘That is true, Sir,’ said the woman. ‘But even the dogs under the table eat what is dropped by the children.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The woman spoke, she said, ‘That’s true, but the dogs can lick up the crumbs which are fallen from the food of the children.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘That’s admittedly so, Sir,’ said the woman, ‘but even the dogs, they eat the scraps-of-food that fall when the children are eating.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “‘That’s true, Lord,’ was the reply of that woman. ‘But isn’t it so that the dogs under the table eat the crumbs which fall when the children eat?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Mopán Maya: “She said to him, That is right, teacher. But me, I am like a little dog and the people of Israel are like a little child. When the child is eating, the crumbs fall and the little dog picks them up. Therefore help me a little bit.” (Source: B. Moore / G. Turner in Notes on Translation 1967, p. 1ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Hebrews 1:9:
- Uma: “You like character that is straight and hate character that is crooked. That is why your Lord, the Lord God, honored you more than your companions: he poured oil on you as a sign of his honoring [you] to make your heart glad.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “You are-happy-about/you like righteous doings and you hate bad/evil doings. Therefore I, your God, have chosen you. And I have made you glad and have honored you/made you great much more than your companions.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “What you want is righteous behavior and You’re disgusted with evil behavior. Because of this, as for Me your God, I have made You higher than Your companions. I have given You very great joy.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “You (sing.) love what is good and hate what is evil. Therefore I who am your (sing.) God, greater is the honor and happiness that I have given you (sing.) than your (sing.) companions.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Every work/action which is good is what pleases you (sing.) very much. But that work/action which is evil, you really loathe. Therefore, I your (sing.) God, I have given you far-from-ordinary importance and happiness which exceeds that of all your companions.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “All that is good is what you like to do. Concerning that which is not right, you do not like to do it. Therefore your God has overflowingly bless you, he caused that overflowingly you rejoice more than all the rest of your companions.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
For the Old Testament quote, see Psalm 45:6 – Psalm 45:7.
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 9:32:
- Uma: “Petrus wandered visiting the believers of the Lord Yesus everywhere. One day he arrived in the town of Lida.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Then Petros travelled covering all the places. One time he went to the town of Lidda to visit the disciples of Isa who were living there.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Now Peter went to all the villages because he would visit the believers. And he went also to the people who belonged to God in the village of Lydda.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Pedro also, he went-around the many-towns visiting the people of God. When he arrived at Lidda,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well, as for Pedro, what he himself did was, he went to all the places where there were believers. On that journey of his, he came to Lida, for he would also check up on the believers who lived there.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 8:23:
- Uma: “Yesus held his hand and lead him outside the village. He spit on his eyes and touched them. After that, he asked him: ‘Do you see anything?'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then Isa took the hand of the blind person and he led him (by the hand) taking him outside of that group-of-houses. When they were there, Isa spit on the eyes of the person and placed his hands on the eyes of the person. And then he asked the person, ‘Do you see anything?'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus led that blind person outside the village, and then Jesus spit on the eyes of the blind man and placed his hands on him, and he asked him if he could see anything.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When that was so, Jesus took-the blind-one’s -hand and led-him to the edge of the town. He spit on his eyes, then he laid-his-hands-on-(them) and said, ‘Do you (sing.) see anything?'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Jesus led-by-hand that blind person, taking him outside the town. Jesus applied his saliva to the eyes and then touched/put-his-hand-on them. ‘Well,’ he said, ‘can you see anything?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Aguaruna: “When did thus, that blind man taking-hold, leading, went out from that village. Doing thus, spitting his eye-place, touching with hand, asking said, ‘A little bit do you see?’ said.” (Source: Mildred L. Larson in Notes on Translation, September 1965, p. 1ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Hebrews 3:9:
- Uma: “God said: ‘Your grandparents tested me and tried to draw out my anger, yet they saw with their own eyes what I did for them for forty years.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “I was tested by them, says God, if my patience was long/enduring towards them and (what’s more) in/during forty years they saw my powerful deeds.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “For God said, ‘In spite of the fact that for forty years they saw the miracles which I did, they tested to see how long I would ignore their evil behavior.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because even though forty years went-by during-which-they -saw the amazing-things that he did, they nevertheless repeatedly-tested him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “‘Truly,’ says God, ‘they are/were always testing me, even though for the space of forty years, my supernatural-power with which I was helping them was right before their eyes.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “On account of this, God says: ‘There in the desert overflowingly the old-time people gave me anger. This they did even though the people saw the miracles I did during forty years.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
For the Old Testament quote, see Psalm 95:7 – Psalm 95:11.
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 10:21:
- Uma: “So, down Petrus went from the house and said to the ones who had just arrived: ‘I am the one you are looking for. Why are you looking for me?'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Therefore Petros went down and he said to the men, ‘I am the man you are looking for. What is your purpose (in coming) to me?'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Peter went down and he said to them, ‘I am the one you are looking for. What is your purpose with me?'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “That being so, Pedro went-down and said to those-aforementioned three, ‘I am the one you are looking-for. What perhaps was your purpose in coming here?'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Without anything further, Pedro then went downstairs and approached those people. He said to them, ‘I am the one you are looking for. What is this journey of yours about?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 9:17:
- Uma: “One of the many people said: ‘Teacher, here’s my child, I brought him for you (sing.) to heal. He can’t talk for he is indwelt by an evil-spirit.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Someone from the crowd answered, he said, ‘Sir, I have brought this my child here to you because he is possessed by a demon that causes him to be dumb.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And one of the many people answered and said, ‘My male child who cannot speak because he is afflicted with a demon, I brought him here to be cured.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘Sir teacher,’ said one, answering. ‘I brought koma my child to you (sing.), because an evil-spirit possessed him making him dumb.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “One person answered who was there in that crowd. He said, ‘Teacher, I was bringing my son here to you (sing.) for he is mad/possessed. He really can’t form his words.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
