Following are a number of back-translations of Ephesians 5:12:
- Uma: “For the deeds that they do in secret, even to speak of them is quite embarrassing/shameful.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “It is very shameful even to talk about their hidden deeds.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “For as for the works which they hide, these things are very shameful, even to mention them.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Don’t join in what those whose minds are dark are doing which have no usefulness, because those things that they are doing which they don’t make-known to others, they are shameful, even-if merely to-be-related. What you ought to do is, show them your good behavior so that they will thereby-know the badness of what they are doing.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Because it’s very shameful even to just mention these things that they are doing out-of-sight.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “The evil which people secretly do is shameful to talk about.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 12:15:
- Uma: “‘Do not be afraid, townspeople of Sion. Look! Here comes your King. He is riding a donkey’s offspring.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “‘You, the people of Awrusalam, don’t be afraid. Here comes your king riding on the offspring of a donkey.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “‘You people of Jerusalem, don’t be afraid, because your king is coming riding on a young asnu.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘You who are from-Jerusalem, don’t be afraid, because here comes your King mounted on the child of a donkey.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “which said, ‘Don’t be afraid, people of the city of Sion. Approaching is the one who is to reign over you here. A young of an asno horse is what he rides.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “‘Don’t be afraid, you people in the town of Zion. You will see that your ruler is coming. He is on a donkey.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
See also complete section (John 12:12-19).
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 21:43:
- Uma: “Yesus also said: ‘So, because you refuse to receive me to be your King, therefore your portion in God’s Kingdom is taken from you and given to people who do deeds that are fitting for God’s people/subjects.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Therefore I tell you,’ said Isa, ‘in the beginning you were chosen by God but you will be substituted with other tribes and they will follow God’s commands.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “‘Therefore,’ said Jesus, ‘it is true that you Jews will no longer be ruled over by God, because the ones he will rule over will be people who do what he wants.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Therefore I say to you that God will stop his ruling of you and he will begin to rule people who are doing what is fitting to his ruling.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “That’s why I am telling you, it’s no longer you Judio who are subjects of the kingdom of God, but on the contrary the people who serve him in truth.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Therefore you should have entered into the hand of God, but not now. The people who will enter into the hand of God are the people who will do the good which God wants people to do.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Ephesians 6:11:
- Uma: “Use/take-up all the fighting gear that God has prepared for us, in order that our standing be strong opposing the plans of the King of Evil-ones.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “I tell you/listen, it is as if we (incl.) are fighting with demons. Therefore we (dual) should use all the equipment God has given us (dual) for attacking/standing against (atu), so that we (dual) will not be deceived by the demon.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Use all of the weapons which God gives, so that you might be able to resist Satan if he uses his skill to harm you.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Use also all the protection that God has given so that you will not be defeated by the evil means-of-deception of Satanas.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “(What’s) good (is), always be using all that God has graciously-given us so that you can fight against Satanas well in all his deception of you. If we liken it to the armor of a soldier, this that the Lord has graciously-given is like our armor.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “This word which God gives you to protect you, do as though this word covered you in order that you can overcome the word of the devil, that one who wants to deceive us.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 12:47:
- Uma: “‘People who hear my words and do not follow them, it is not I who condemn them. Because it is not my intention to come to this world in order to condemn men. I came in order to free them from their condemnation/punishment.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “If there is a person who hears my teaching but does not follow/obey it, it is not I who will judge him. For I have not come to judge the people in the world, but I have come to save them.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And if there is a person who has heard my teachings and he does not obey them, I do not judge him worthy of punishment because I did not come here to the earth in order to punish mankind, but rather so that I might set mankind free from punishment.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘As for the one who hears my words but he doesn’t believe/obey, I am not the one who will judge him. Because I didn’t come to this world to judge people but rather to save them.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “And whoever has heard my word, but he will not indeed follow/obey it, he will be sentenced to judgment, but it is not I who judges him. Because it is not my purpose in coming here that I will judge this world, but on the contrary I will save people.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “But there are those who hear what I say and do not pay attention. I do not sentence them because I did not come to sentence the people here in this world. Rather I came to save them.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 22:29:
- Uma: “Yesus said: ‘Your thinking is so wrong, for you do not understand the contents of the Holy Book, nor do you know the power of God.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Isa answered he said, ‘You are wrong. That’s why you are wrong because you do not understand what is written in the holy-book and you also do not know the power of God.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus answered them, saying, ‘You are really mistaken. It’s because you do not understand the written word of God, and you also don’t understand that God is very powerful to raise the dead.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Jesus answered saying, ‘You are mistaken, because you do not understand God’s written word and neither do you understand his power.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Jesus replied, ‘Your perception is wrong, for the reason that you don’t know the written word of God, and the strength of his supernatural-power.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Jesus said to the people he was speaking with: ‘You do not know about the matter you are speaking of. Because you do not understand the word written in the Holy Book. And you do not know how great God’s power is.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Philippians 1:19:
- Uma: “because no matter what happens to me, I know with your prayers, relatives, and with the help of the Holy Spirit from Yesus Kristus, I will certainly receive what is good.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “And I continue to be glad/joyful because I know that I will be freed from this prison because you always pray for me and because I am helped by God’s Spirit.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “My joy cannot be removed because I know that I will be set free from this prison because of your praying for me, and because of the help of the Holy Spirit, who also helped Jesus Christ.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Not only that but rather I will also continue to be-happy, because I know that my difficult situation now, it will result nonetheless in-my-good because of your prayers and the help of the Spirit of Jesu Cristo.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “for I am sure that, through your prayers and through the help of the Espiritu Santo whom Jesu-Cristo caused to be next here with us, this which has happened to me is only for my good.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Because I know it will come out all right for me here in prison because you are praying to God for me, and I am helped by the Holy Spirit Jesus Christ sent.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 13:29:
- Uma: “Some thought that maybe Yesus ordered Yudas to buy something that they needed for their feast, or to give money to the poor. Because Yudas was the one who stored their money.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Because Judas was holding their money, some of them thought-mistakenly that Isa told him to go and buy what they needed for the festival, or that he was told to give alms to the poor.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Some of them supposed that Jesus was having him buy things that they needed to celebrate the feast, and if not that, there was something Jesus was having him give to the poor. The reason they thought that was because Judas, he was the one who kept their money.)” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But since Judas was in-charge-of their money, what was in the minds of some of them was that Jesus was sending him to go buy what they needed at the fiesta or to go give money to the poor.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Because Judas was the one who was holding (in charge of) their money, they thought-mistakenly that Judas was being sent to buy what they needed for the fiesta, or he was being sent to give to the poor.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Because Judas was the one in charge of the money bag, some thought that Jesus intended to tell him to buy what was needed for the celebration, or to give something to the poor people.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
