Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 1:12:
- Uma: “From the captivity of the Yahudi people going to Babel until the birth of Yesus, the names of the ancestors of Yesus are these: Yekhonya was the progenitor of Sealtiel, Sealtiel was the progenitor of Zerubabel,” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “From the time of the deportation of the people of Isra’il to Babilon to the birth of Isa, these are the ancestors listed: Jekoniya was the father of Salati, Salati was the father of Serubbabel, Serubbabel was the father of Abiyud, Abiyud was the father of Eliyakim, Eliyakim was the father of Asor, Asor was the father of Sadok, Sadok was the father of Akim, Akim was the father of Eliyud, Eliyud was the father of Eleyasar, Eleyasar was the father of Mattan, Mattan was the father of Yakub, Yakub was the father of Yusup the husband of Mariyam. Mariyam was the mother of Isa called the Almasi.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Now when the Israelites were already carried to Babylon Jeconiah had an offspring and his offspring was Sheatiel. Sheatiel was the father of Zerubbabel.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When it was finished that the Jews had-been-removed from their country, Sealtiel was born whose father was Jeconias. Sealtiel was the father of Zerubbabel.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “After the Israelita had been captured and taken there to Babilonia, Jeconias and wife gave birth to Salatiel, who was the father of Zorobabel.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Afterwards Jechoniah was the father of Shealtiel. Shealtiel was the father of Zerubbabel.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Corinthians 12:3:
- Uma: “That’s why I tell you: people who speak from the leading-along of the Holy Spirit, none of them will say ‘Yesus is cursed!’ So also no-one will say: ‘Yesus, he is Lord!’ if they are not led-along by the Holy Spirit.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “You ought to know that if a person is really influenced by God’s Spirit, he does not talk bad about Isa Almasi. And if it is not because of God’s Spirit, he also cannot confess/say-it-is-true that Isa Almasi rules over him.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Because of this, I want you also to understand that if there is a person who is led by the Holy Spirit, it’s not possible for him to say that Jesus is bad. And in the same way also, it’s not possible that he says that Jesus is the one who controls him if it’s not by means of his being led by the Holy Spirit.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But now however, I want you to know how to distinguish the person whom the Holy Spirit is guiding. The one whom he is guiding, it is not possible for him to curse Jesus and the one whom he is not guiding, it is not possible for him to say that Jesus is the Highest Lord.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Therefore, now, so that you will not be deceived, I will teach you how you can comprehend whether or not it’s really the Espiritu Santo who is the origin of what a person is saying. I am making known to you that a person who is being indwelt by the Espiritu Santo will not say these words, ‘Hopefully Jesus will be struck by punishment which is God’s curse!’ And there’s also nobody at all who will say, ‘Jesus is the true Lord,’ if he is not being guided/managed by the Espiritu Santo.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “And now you must know how you can judge concerning a person, if the Holy Spirit is putting into his mind the word he is to speak. The person whom the Holy Spirit puts into his mind the word he is to speak never can speak a bad word against Jesus. And only the people who walk with the Holy Spirit are able to say that Jesus is the Lord of heaven.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 22:49:
- Noongar: “When the disciples accompanying Jesus saw this happening, they asked, ‘Lord, will we use our spears?'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “When the disciples saw what was happening, they said: ‘Lord, we (excl.) will oppose them with swords!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When Isa’s disciples who were standing around him understood what the people were going to do they said to Isa, ‘Sir, shall we (excl.) use our (excl.) swords now?'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when the disciples of Jesus understood what the people were going to do, they said to Jesus, ‘What do you think, Chief? Do you want us to resist because here are our swords?'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Jesus’ disciples seeing then what was happening to him, they said, ‘Lord, shall we (excl.) attack (lit. join-in cutting)?'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When those other disciples of his observed that apparently it was like that now, they said, ‘Lord, shall we slash now?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 2:19:
- Uma: “While Yusuf, Maria and Yesus were in Mesir, King Herodes died. After that, the angel of the Lord also/again appeared to Yusuf in his dream.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then, after Herod had died an angel of God appeared again to Yusup in his dream there in the land of Misil. The angel said,” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Now when Herod had already died, a messenger of the Lord again caused Joseph to dream, saying,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When Herod died, the angel of the Lord God appeared to Jose in his dream where they were in Egipto,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When Herodes was now dead, Jose who was in Egipto was again caused to dream. In his dream, suddenly/unexpectedly an angel of God came.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “When Herod died, there in Egypt where Joseph was living, he dreamed in the night that an angel of God said to him:” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Corinthians 13:4:
- Uma: “What is called [lit., said] loving other, [is] being patient and kind-hearted, not envious, not requesting-praise, not haughty [high-hearted].” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “If we (dual) love our (dual) companions, we (dual) don’t get easily angry with them and we are kind/merciful towards them; we (dual) are not jealous and we (dual) are not haughty (lit. tall liver) and are not proud.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “If our companions are precious in our (dual) breath, we can endure any kind of harmful things against us. We have great kindness; there’s no jealousy that is hidden in our breaths; we are not puffed up and we do not boast.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “The person who is characteristically-loving (henceforth rendered loving) is patient and helpful. He is not envious. Neither does he boast-about himself nor is proud (lit. make-high his body).” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “For really this valuing that I am referring to, it is meek/patient and kind/gracious. It is not envious, not boastful or arrogant.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Concerning the person who truly loves his fellow man, this is the person who patient with what he encounters. This is the person who is kind. This is the person who is not jealous. This is the person who doesn’t brag where he speaks.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Jamaican Patois: “When someone has love in their heart, they are kind to people and they take their time with them. They are not hot-tempered or pushy. People who have love in their heart don’t love to show off.”
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 23:10:
- Noongar: “The Chief Priests and Law Men, they stepped forward and strongly accused Jesus.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “The leading priests and religion teachers were also there, their words were very harsh accusing Yesus to Herodes.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Then the leading priests and the teachers of the law went closer and made their accusations of Isa strong.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then, as for those chief priests and teachers of the Law, they came near and their breath was very hot in their accusing Jesus (they were very vehement in accusing Jesus).” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “The leaders of the priests and the teachers of the law, they also even-more-strongly accused him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Those chiefs of the priests and explainers of law, they were there too. And they really were insistent now, continually bringing out things which they had against Jesus.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 4:11:
- Uma: “From there, the King of Evil-ones really went away, leaving Yesus, and after that angels arrived to bring/serve-food to him.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “After that the leader of demons left and the angels came and served him.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Satan left there and the messengers of God arrived, and they gave Jesus what he needed.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then the Diablo went-away, and angels arrived to help Jesus.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well, Satanas truly did leave. And then angels came and they served Jesus.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “The devil left Jesus and went. Angels came to care for him.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- Bariai: “Therefore the bad man left him, and suddenly anggelos came and helped him.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Kupsabiny: “The Enemy (then) left Jesus. After that angels came and supported/helped him.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Mairasi: “After that the headman of malevolent spirits left, retreating, abandoning Yesus. And then Above-One’s sent-ones came to Him [and] guarded/ministered to Him.” (Source Enggavoter 2004)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Corinthians 14:23:
- Uma: “For example you gather together to have-a-service, and you all speak with languages from the Holy Spirit. If people who are not Kristen or who do not-yet know God’s Word enter, what will they say? Certainly they will say you are crazy.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Therefore if for example all of you trusters in Isa Almasi gather together and all of you speak in languages that are not understood by the people, if there come to your meeting/gathering other people, or people who do not believe in Isa Almasi, na, they will say that you are already crazy because they don’t understand what you say.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Therefore, when believers gather together and all of them use that skill to speak in a language that they don’t know, if there are some visitors who come in who have recently believed, or perhaps they are not believers, they will think that you are crazy.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Therefore when you meet-as-a-congregation and you all speak various languages, what perhaps will your visitors who don’t believe think? Surely they will say/think you are crazy!” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well now if the-whole-group-of you believers are gathered together and, all of you, (you are) speaking different languages that nobody at all can understand, and then suddenly/unexpectedly some who are not believers arrive or those who know nothing about these things, they will say, won’t they, that you are crazy!” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “If the believers have gathered together and all who speak do so in words which are not understood, then if there comes in a person who is not a believer and does not understand the different words spoken by the people there, you know he will think that the people who are speaking are crazy.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
