Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 13:38:
- Uma: “So, relatives, that’s why a announced to you this news: with what happened to Yesus, your sins may be forgiven.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Na, my brothers,’ Paul said, ‘you all should really know that even if you obey the law of Musa, this really cannot take away your sins. But whoever of you trusts in Isa, all your sins are taken away. Therefore this message about Isa is proclaimed to you.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “It is necessary, brethren, that you understand that because of Jesus we are causing you now to understand that we (incl.) are forgiven by God of our bad customs.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Companions, here-now I want you to come-to-know correctly that by-means-of what Jesus did, it is possible for God to forgive our sins.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Therefore it’s necessary that you comprehend this, brethren, this which we (excl.) are teaching you today that, because of what Jesus did, it’s possible that all your sin be forgiven.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 12:3:
- Uma: “But the ones taking care of the field caught his slave, they beat him and sent him away empty-handed [lit., dry].” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But the caretakers seized/arrested him and beat him. They sent him home without anything.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “But when his servant arrived, those whom he had put in charge grabbed him and beat him and sent him home with nothing.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But when he arrived, the caretakers whipped him and sent-him-home completely empty-handed (lit. shaved).” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But when those ones left in charge saw him, they ganged up to ill-treat that slave who had been sent, and sent him back without anything.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Hebrews 10:23:
- Uma: “Let us not stop hoping in Yesus, we confess/admit that he is our Lord, for God will certainly fulfill his promise(s) to us.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “We (incl.) ought to really make firm our (incl.) expectation/hope in God because we (incl.) know that God is trustworthy and that he will really fulfill his covenant/promise.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Let us hold tight without doubting to our expectancy of being made immortal in the future because we know that God is faithful and He will do what He promised to us.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Let us also make-firm in our minds the hope that we confess. Let us not doubt, because God is faithful to fulfill what he promised.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “It’s necessary that we make firm our hope/expectation of the good things that God promised to us, those that we are always testifying-about. Let us not be of-two-minds because this one who promised is not deceptive.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Let us be strengthened to believe that there will happen what we are awaiting. Because God will bring about the word he promised to bring about.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 14:18:
- Uma: “Even though thus were Paulus and Barnabas’s words to the people, it was still very hard to restrain them from bringing their worship-offerings to them.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “The words of Paul and company were like those, but they almost could not restrain the people so that they would not sacrifice to them.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “But in spite of the fact that these were the words of Paul and company, they could scarcely scold the people and stop them from worshipping them.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But even though he said that, they almost continued to sacrifice-to-them.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Although Pablo-and-companion explained everything in what they said, they really had a hard time preventing those people who wanted to worship them with a sacrifice. But, when they had been telling them to stop for a long time already, they did manage to prevent them.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 12:35:
- Uma: “When Yesus taught in the House of God, he said: ‘Why do the religion teachers say the Redeemer King is the descendant of King Daud?” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then, while Isa was teaching/preaching in the temple, he asked them, he said, ‘Why do the teachers of the religious law say that Almasi is the descendant of King Da’ud ko’?” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “While Jesus was teaching in the church, the House of God, he asked, he said, ‘Why is it possible for the teachers of the law to teach that the coming king is just a descendant of King David?” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When Jesus was teaching in the Temple, he said, ‘Why do the teachers of the law say that the Messiah is David’s descendant?” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When Jesus was still teaching there in the Templo, he said, ‘How can the explainers of law say that as for this one who is meant by Cristo, he is just the descendant of David who was king in the past?” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Hebrews 11:16:
- Uma: “But the village they were missing/longing-for was a village that was better, that is the village of heaven. That’s why God is not ashamed to be called their Lord, for he has prepared for them a dwelling in heaven.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Instead that is what they wished for, a country much better than the country they had left. That is where they wished to live, in heaven. Therefore God was not ashamed to be called their God by them because he had already prepared for them a town for them to live in.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “For they were looking for a town which was very much better than that which they left, because what they were looking for was the place that they could dwell there in Heaven. Since that was the case, God came to own them and we know that He was not ashamed of their calling Him their God because He had already prepared a place for them to live.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But it wasn’t true, because where-they deeply-desired -to-go, it was the better town/country in heaven. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God. We know that’s true, because there is a country he prepared for them in heaven.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But no, but rather a far better land/world is what they were eagerly-awaiting, by which is meant none other than heaven. Therefore God was really not ashamed to be called their Lord, because he had really set-aside-for them a permanent land/world for them to live in.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “That land the people hunted for in which they would live is the land which is heaven which is supremely good. Therefore God is not ashamed when those people said, ‘You are my God.’ And God has made a city where these people will live.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 15:22:
- Uma: “After Yakobus’s words finished, the apostles of the Lord Yesus and other elders with all the believers in the Lord Yesus who had gathered came to an agreement, they said: ‘Let’s choose several of our companions, let’s order them to go to Antiokhia with Paulus and Barnabas, to take the decision of our discussion.’ So they did choose two people. The name of one was Silas. And the name of one was Yudas, who was also named Barsabas. Those two whom they chose were respected by the one-faith relatives.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Then the commissioned ones and the elders including all the ones trusting in Isa thought/decided to choose some persons from among them to accompany Paul and Barnabas to Antiyok. They chose Judas Barsabbas and Silas. These two were greatly respected by their fellow disciples of Isa.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then the apostles and elders and also all of the Jewish believers decided that they would choose out of their companions those whom they would have accompany Paul and Barnabas back to Antioch. And the ones they chose were Silas and Judas whose other name was Barsabbas, and these two were respected by the believers there.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “That being so, the apostles and the leaders and all the members of the congregation, they decided to chose from the congregation those who would go-with Pablo and Barnabas to go to Antiok. The ones they chose were two of their leading-men who were Judas nicknamed Barsabbas and Silas.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well, that which Santiago said was okay with them all. And then they all decided, the apostles, other overseers and all the believers gathered there, to choose two people they would cause to accompany Pablo and Bernabe to Antioquia. They chose Silas and Judas whose other name was Barsabas. As for those two, they were members of the leaders of the believers there.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 13:23:
- Uma: “But you here, watch out! I tell you all this before it happens.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But you have to watch out,’ said Isa. ‘I have told you beforehand about these (things) while they are not yet happening.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Therefore be on your guard for I have told you about all these things that are going to take place before they happen.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Therefore watch-out, because here I have warned (lit. said-in-advance to) you.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Therefore be very careful. I am telling you already all this so that you won’t be misled.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
