Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Thessalonians 2:4:
- Uma: “We also did not speak just to make-glad the hearts of mankind. We speak to make-glad God’s heart, because he is the one who examines our hearts and he said that we were fit to carry that Good News.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “That is what we (excl.) tell, what God has commanded us (excl.). Because we (excl.) are chosen by him and he entrusted to us (excl.) telling/commanding us (excl.) to spread this good news. Therefore we (excl.) proclaim this to please God, not to please mankind. God knows what is in our (excl.) liver.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “God has accepted us and He has entrusted to us the preaching of the Good News, and because of this, we tell it. Our purpose is not to please people, for our purpose is to please God. He is the one who knows how to test us (incl.) so that it might be known that our purpose is right.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “but rather God confirmed that we (excl.) are trustworthy to be preaching the good news. That’s the work he entrusted to us (excl.), so it’s only what he wants that we (excl.) are saying. And it’s not people’s being-happy-with us (excl.) that we (excl.) are striving to gain but rather God’s being-happy, because he of-course is the one who knows what is in our (excl.) thoughts.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “On the contrary, the truth is that we (excl.) were tested and found-acceptable to God as members of the people whom he had entrusted with being teachers of this Good News. That’s why we (excl.) teach, not to please people, but rather God, nothing in our (excl.) mind/thinking or mind/inner-being being able to be hidden from him.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Because God chose us to take care of the good news. And it is this word which we speak. We do not speak this word in order that people look well upon us. Rather we want that it be God who looks well upon us. Because it is he who will judge concerning our thoughts.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- Mairasi: “Above-One trusted us to the extent that we go forward with His message. We do not speak it to make the livers of people happy with us. But we speak it so that in Above-One Himself’s own sight we will make His liver happy. Because He Himself is the One Who will test and then know our throats and livers.” (Source: Enggavoter 2004)
- Bariai: “But God showed that he is happy with us (excl.) and so he trusted us with the expounding of his good message. Therefore we expounded talk, and yet we weren’t doing like this to make people happy with us, but we wanted to make God happy. He is the man who evaluates (lit. his eye follows) the interiors of each one of us (incl.).” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 19:25:
- Uma: “Close to the cross of Yesus, stood his mother and one of his mother’s relatives, also a woman. There was also Maria the wife of Klopas, and Maria Magdalena.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “There at the side of the post for nailing Isa stood the mother of Isa and her sister, and Mariyam the wife of Kolopas and Mariyam the woman from the place Magdala.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And there near the cross of Jesus, his mother was standing and there was the sister of the mother of Jesus, and Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene was also there.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “There were those standing near Jesus’ cross, his mother, the younger-sibling of his mother, Maria the spouse of Clopas and Maria Magdalena.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Standing near the cross was the mother of Jesus and his aunt who was the sister of his mother. Also there was Maria who was the wife of Cleopas and Maria Magdalena.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “There close by to where Jesus was put on the cross stood his mother with his mother’s sister and with Mary, the wife of Clopas and Mary Magdalene.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 26:71:
- Uma: “After that Petrus went to stand close to the gate [door of the fence]. Another woman saw him and said to the people there: ‘This person also was with Yesus the Nazaret person over there.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Then he went towards the gate. Another female servant saw him. When she saw Petros she said to the people who were standing there, ‘That person is a companion of Isa the man from Nasaret.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And he went out toward the gate of the yard, and there was another servant girl who saw him there, and she said to the people, ‘This one is a companion of Jesus of Nazareth.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then he went to the edge of the yard by the gate. But there was another young-lady there who saw him and she said to those-standing there, ‘That man, he is definitely one of the companions of Jesus who is from-Nazaret.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Pedro moved to the gate, but he was seen by another servant. He/she said to those there, ‘As for this fellow, he is a companion of that Jesus the Nazaretanen.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Peter went to where the doorway was to the courtyard. Another woman saw him and said to the people there: ‘This man standing here also accompanied Jesus, the native of Galilee.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Thessalonians 4:3:
- Uma: “This is the will of God, that our (incl.) lives are holy, don’t act wrong with young-unmarried-women or another’s wife.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “God wants that you are holy/clean. Really don’t commit fornication/adultery. You should not indulge the greedy-desires of your body; do only what is holy in God’s sight and what is good custom.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “What God wants is: your behavior must be worthy of people who belong to Him. It’s necessary that you do not meddle with one who is not your spouse.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because what God wants, it’s your becoming holy people. So it is necessary that you thoroughly avoid your sleeping-with someone who is not your spouse.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “For it really is the will of God that you who are his people live lives which are far from all sin. Therefore, like we (excl.) taught you, put far away all kinds of immoral-behavior with one not your spouse.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “God wants that you give yourselves completely to God. Do not commit adultery.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 20:15:
- Uma: “Yesus asked Maria: ‘Why are you (sing.) crying, mother/woman? For whom are you looking?’ Maria had thought that it was the owner of the garden that she saw. That is why she said to him: ‘If you (sing.), Sir/Father, are the one who took his body, point out to me where you (sing.) put him, so that I [may] take him.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Isa said to her, ‘Woman, why are you weeping? Who are you looking for?’ Mariyam thought-mistakenly that that person was the caretaker of the orchard. She said to him, ‘Sir, if you have taken the body of Isa, tell me as to where you have taken him so that I can go and fetch him back.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Jesus said to her, ‘Woman, what are you crying about? Who are you looking for?’ Mary supposed that he was the one who took care of the plants there. That’s why she said, ‘Sir, if you are the one who took his body, tell me where you put it because I will get it.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Jesus said, ‘Younger-sibling, why are you (sing.) crying? What/Who are you (sing.) looking-for?’ But Maria, she thought to herself (lit. in her mind) that he was the one who cared-for what was planted there and she said to him, ‘Sir, if you (sing.) are the one who took him, please tell where you put-him so that I will please go get-him.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Jesus asked her, ‘What are you crying about? Who are you searching for?’ Maria thought-mistakenly that as for that one, he was the cultivator of that plantation. Therefore she said, ‘Uncle, excuse me, if supposing you are the one who took him, show me where you took him, and I will fetch him.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Jesus asked here, ‘Woman, why are you crying? Who are you looking for?’ The woman thought he was the caretaker and she said, ‘Sir, if you have carried him off, tell me where you have left him so that I can go and take him away.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 27:28:
- Uma: “They removed his clothes and clothed him with a reddish shirt that is like a king’s shirt.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When they were there, they took all the clothes off from Isa and dressed him in purple clothes like the clothes of a king of old.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And they stripped him, and they put on him a red shirt as if he were a king.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then they removed his clothes and replaced-them with a red loose-garment.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Jesus was stripped of his clothes, and then cloaked in red like the clothes of a king.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “The soldiers removed Jesus’ clothing and put on him a coat of purple.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Thessalonians 5:17:
- Uma: “keep praying,” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “You should always pray to God.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Since you have become one with Jesus Christ, what God wants you to do is: always rejoice; always pray; always give thanks to God no matter what happens to you.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Pray also continually.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “and always be prayerful too.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Pray to God always.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- Mairasi: “Talk with Great Above One constantly.” (Source: Enggavoter 2004)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 21:16:
- Uma: “After that, Yesus asked Petrus the second time: ‘Simon, son of Yohanes, do you (sing.) love me?’ Petrus said: ‘Yes, you (sing.) know, Lord, that I love you (sing.).’ Yesus said: ‘If thus, shepherd my sheep.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Isa asked him for the second time, he said, ‘Simon, son of Yahiya, do you love me?’ ‘Yes, Sir,’ he said, ‘you know that I love you.’ Isa said to him, ‘Na, shepherd my sheep, that means the people who belong to me.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus said, ‘Feed my young sheep.’ And Jesus said again, ‘Simon, son of John, is your breath very big toward me?’ And Peter answered, ‘Yes, you know that my breath is big toward you.’ And Jesus answered, ‘Watch over my sheep.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then he repeated to say, ‘Simon child of Juan, do you (sing.) love me?’ ‘Yes indeed, Lord, you (sing.) know that I love you (sing.),’ he said again in reply. ‘If that is so,’ said Jesus in-return, ‘Care-for my people.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “He was questioned again by Jesus. ‘Simon,’ he said, ‘son of Juan, is your commitment/maintained-devotion to me true?’ Pedro replied again, ‘Yes indeed, Lord/Chief, you know that I feel affection for you.’ ‘Well if it’s like that,’ said Jesus, ‘raise my sheep well.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “The second time he again asked, ‘Peter, you are the son of Jonas. Do you love me?’ Peter said, ‘Yes, Lord. You know that I love you.’ Jesus said, ‘Take care of the people who believe in me then.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
