Following are a number of back-translations of John 16:31:
- Uma: “Yesus said: ‘Do you really believe now?” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Isa said to them, ‘Really, you really believe now in me?” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus said to them, ‘So now you believe do you?” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘You admittedly believe now,’ said Jesus in reply,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “‘So then,’ said Jesus, ‘do you believe now?” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Then Jesus said, ‘Now you believe in me.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 25:24:
- Uma: “‘After that, the ordered-one who had gotten a thousand arrived too, he said: ‘Noble, I knew you (sing.) were mean/strict. You (sing.) reap what is not your (sing.) planted-thing, you (sing.) get what you (sing.) did not work-hard-for.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Then the one servant who had been given one thousand pesos also went and he said, ‘Sir, I know that you have no pity/mercy on people. You take what is not yours and you harvest what you have not worked for.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And the servant to whom he had given a thousand went there also. He said, ‘Chief, I know that you have no pity because you harvest what you did not plant, and you get gain from what you do not invest.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘After that the one who was entrusted with only-one talent went and said, ‘Sir, I know that you (sing.) are a cruel/harsh/unyielding person. You (sing.) are taking what you (sing.) didn’t work-for (lit. tire-for) and you (sing.) also are harvesting what you (sing.) didn’t plant.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “That one left in charge of one thousand also handed-over. He said, ‘Master, I know that you are strict. You harvest what it wasn’t you who put-in-the-hard-work. You take profit on what it wasn’t you who persevered.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “At the last there arrived the worker to whom he had given one thousand monies. He said to the boss: ‘Listen, boss, I know that you speak strongly. You ask for what you haven’t gained. You harvest where you haven’t worked.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Colossians 2:19:
- Uma: “Those people no longer hold to the teaching that makes Kristus the main thing–yet Kristus is the very one whom we-consider-our head. All of us who believe in Kristus can be compared to Kristus’ body. Like the head controls the body and the body is connected and held together with its ligaments/tendons, so also Kristus unites us and leads/brings us so that our following him becomes stronger-and-stronger, according to God’s will/desire.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “These people are no longer remaining with Almasi and-what’s-more Almasi is hep figuratively the head and the ones trusting him are figuratively his body. Almasi rules his body, that means the ones who trust him. He strengthens their trust as God wants it and he causes them all to be one, as figuratively a body also is all tied together because of the veins. (anything stringy – ohat)” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “They have no relationship with Christ who is our leader. Christ is the origin of the strength of our (incl.) faith and by means of him, the relationhsip of all of us (incl.) believers to each other, is made strong according to what God wants, just like our (incl.) body, it’s strength also increases and it does not fall apart because of the control of its ligaments.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “They have been separated from Cristo who is compared to the head of us who believe, but as for us, we are joined to him, because we are the ones who are compared to his body. And the head is responsible-for/in-charge-of all the parts of the body so that each-one receives what it needs and the arrangement/organization and fitting-together of all of them is exactly right. Therefore the body increases-in-size according to the plan of God.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “These people, (they) are not fundamentally-attached (lit.joined-to-the-main-part) to Cristo, he being the like-the-head of all those trusting and believing/obeying him, their likeness being, one body-entity. The parts of our body, (they) act-as-one because of the joints and the ligaments which tie-together the bones. And as long as they are fundamentally-attached to the head, they grow-strong and improve/do-well. Just like that, if we are fundamentally-attached to our like-the-head who is Cristo, God will bring-about/determine that we will really be-all-one and we will continually grow-strong and improve/do-well in our believing/obeying.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “These are people who have separated from Christ. And it is Christ alone who directs all the believers. And it is Christ who helps the believers because the believers are to be compared to his body. And He is the one who gives us power to live good like God wants us to live.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 18:4:
- Uma: “Yesus knew all that had to happen to himself. That is why he went to meet those people, and he asked them: ‘Who are you looking for?'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Isa knew all that was soon going to happen to him therefore he went to meet them and he said, ‘Whom are you looking for?'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then Jesus, since he already knew everything that was going to happen to him, he went to meet them and he asked, ‘Who are you looking for?'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Since Jesus knew all that would happen to him, he went to meet them and said, ‘Who are you looking-for?'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Jesus knew already all which would happen to him, therefore he met them and asked, saying, ‘Who are you looking for?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “But Jesus knew all that he was to pass through. He went to meet them and asked, ‘Whom are you looking for?'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 26:10:
- Uma: “Yesus knew their thoughts, so he said to them: ‘Why do you make this woman’s heart hurt! What she has done to me is good.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Isa knew their talking and he said, ‘Why do you trouble her? What she did to me is good.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus knew what they said, and he said, ‘Leave that woman alone. Very beautiful and good is what she did to me.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But Jesus knew what they were saying and he said, ‘Leave-her-alone! Why are you hardshipping her? What she did to me was very-good!” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “What those disciples were murmuring about wasn’t hidden from Jesus. That’s why he said, ‘Why are you bothering this woman? That which she did to me was really good.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Jesus knew what his learners had said, so he said: ‘Don’t be angry with this woman here, because it is good what she did for me.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Colossians 4:3:
- Uma: “And us (excl.), please pray for us (excl.) also, so that God will open for us (excl.) a way to spread his Word that tells-of his intention/purpose that is fulfilled by Kristus. His intention was still hidden long ago, but at this time, I am the one who spreads the News of Kristus. That’s why I have been imprisoned here at this time.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “And ask God also for us (excl.) that God may give us (excl.) a path (opportunity) so that we (excl.) can proclaim/preach about what God made known/revealed about Almasi. The reason hep why I am imprisoned is because I proclaim about this.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when you pray, pray for us also; pray that God may make a way so that we might spread his word about Christ that was hidden long ago. The reason I’m here in the prison is because I have spread this word.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Be praying also for us (excl.) that God will give us (excl.) opportunities/freedom to preach what was not made-known previously concerning Cristo, because my doing that, that of course is the reason I am-in-prison today.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “And whenever you pray, mention us (excl.) also. Ask that God will open for us (excl.) a way that we can indeed continue teaching his word concerning salvation in Cristo. In the past, this was still unclear/dark, but now he has really made (it) known. Because of my teaching of these things I am now being-imprisoned.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “When you pray to God , also pray for me in order that God will see how to cause that I can speak his word. Because the people do not yet know the word about Christ. And now I am in jail because of this word which I speak.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 18:36:
- Xicotepec De Juárez Totonac: “And Jesus answered him: ‘I do not rule here in this world. If it were that way, my men would have defended me when the Israelites took me prisoner. I do not rule here.'”
- Ojitlán Chinantec: “So Jesus told Pilate, ‘I am a king, but not like the kings of the world people. If I were like the kings of the world people, my subjects would have fought to keep me from being delivered into the hands of the Jews. But the world people did not make me king.'”
- Aguaruna: “When he said that, Jesus answering said, ‘This world here is not my ruling place. If I were a chief from here, my ruled ones would fight with the Jews, and by doing so would have kept them from seizing me, and bringing me to you. However, I am not from here.'” (Source for this and above: M. Larson / B. Moore in Notes on Translation February 1970, p. 1-125.)
- Uma: “Yesus said: ‘My kingdom is not from this world. If for example I were really a king in this world, the people who follow me would definitely fight so that I not be arrested and given to the Yahudi rulers. But my kingdom is not from this world.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Isa answered, he said, ‘My kingdom is not here in the world. If my kingdom were here in the world my disciples/adherents would fight so that I would not be arrested by the leaders of the Yahudi. Yes, my kingdom is not here in this world.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus answered, ‘My power to rule does not come from here on the earth. If it did come from here, my subjects would have fought so that the Jews might not arrest me. However, my power to rule does not come from here on the earth.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Jesus answered then and said, ‘My rulership, it is distinct from the rulers of this world. Because if I were a king in this world, my people would have quarreled/fought-with those who are Jews so that they wouldn’t have arrested-me. But the truth of it is, it isn’t this world that is the origin of my rulership.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Jesus replied saying, ‘As for my kingship, it’s not like kingships here under the heavens. If supposing my kingship was like that, of course I would be stood-up-for by my men/personnel. Of course I wouldn’t so-easily have been handed over by these Judio. But well, the origin of my kingship is very different.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Jesus said, ‘Where I rule is not here on the earth. If it were here, I would have those who would fight in order that I wouldn’t be delivered to the Jews. But there where I rule isn’t here.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 26:42:
- Uma: “After that, he went again to pray by himself, he said: ‘My Father, if this suffering cannot be turned-aside from me, let your (sing.) desire happen.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then Isa went away again and he prayed/asked of God, he said, ‘O Father, if I really have to experience/go through these persecutions, na, I will follow your will/wish.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus went back and he prayed again. He said, ‘My Father, if it cannot be that my being tormented is removed, then what should be followed is that which you want.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “After that Jesus again went and prayed saying, ‘Father, if it is not possible that I avoid/escape this suffering of mine but rather I must endure it, may what you (sing.) want be fulfilled.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “He again went away a bit from them and prayed again, saying, ‘My Father, if this hardship really can’t be removed which I am to experience, your will really will be obeyed.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Again he left his learners and returned to pray to God. He said: ‘Listen, my Father, if you do not look well upon saving me from the death I must pass through, let it happen according to your will then.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
