complete verse (John 14:25)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 14:25:

  • Uma: “‘All that earlier I said to you while I was still there with you.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “‘I have been telling this all to you while I am still here with you.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “I am telling you all of this while I am still with you.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Then he continued to say, ‘I have told all these-things to you while I am still with (lit. added-to) you.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “These teachings of mine, I am teaching to you while I am still with you here in this world.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “I am telling you all these things while I am yet with you here.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Matthew 24:10)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 24:10:

  • Uma: “Many people will retreat from following me. Some will give their companions to their enemies. Many people will hate each other.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “In that day many will no longer follow me. They will betray their companions and hate their companions.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “At that time many will be successfully tempted. And each one will hand his companion believer over to be killed, and everyone will be against everybody else.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “At that time, many will turn-their-backs-on their faith in me, and they will betray and hate their fellows.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “At that time, many will be those who will drop/give-up their belief-in/obeying-of me and be-engaged-in-conflict. People will-betray-to-death their fellowman.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Many people will separate from their faith. They will even go against their fellow believers and betray them.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Philippians 4:5)

Following are a number of back-translations of Philippians 4:5:

  • Uma: “I hope all people see that your hearts are good [kind]. Remember, it won’t be much longer the Lord will come!” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “You should agree with your companions, because Isa Almasi, our (incl.) Leader will soon return.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “It’s necessary that you show kindness to everyone because the Lord will soon return.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Show your patience to all people, because the Lord’s coming is near.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Make sure that what your fellowman observes is your good nature/ways which are meek/patient. Consider that the Lord will indeed return before long.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Concerning the good in which you walk, show to the people who live there where you live that you are living as good people. The Lord will come in not such a long time.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (John 15:26)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 15:26:

  • Uma: “‘The Holy Spirit will come, meaning, the Spirit that appears from God and who will lead you in the true teaching. He will be the Helper that I order to come here to you from my Father. When he comes, he will be my witness.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “‘The helper will come to you. This helper is the Spirit of God and he is from my Father. He teaches the truth about God. I will send him to you from my Father and when he is here, he will witness to/about me.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Then Jesus said again, ‘The helper which comes from my Father, I will send him here to you. He is the Holy Spirit who teaches the true doctrine. And when he comes here to the earth he will cause people to understand who I am.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Then Jesus continued to say, ‘In-the-future I will send to you the Spirit who will come-from my Father to help you. It is he who will confirm/verify the truth concerning me.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “But when the Helper arrives here whom I will cause to come here coming from the Father, he will testify for me. He, this Espiritu Santo, is the one whose job is to make you know the truth and is sent by my Father.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “I will ask the Father to send the Holy Spirit. When he comes he will help you and comfort you. He will testify as to who I am.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Matthew 24:42)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 24:42:

  • Uma: “That’s why I say be on the watch, for you do not know when your Lord will come.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Therefore watch-out, for you do not know as to what day I will come.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Order your lives carefully because you don’t know when the day will be when I your Lord will return.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Therefore be always ready, because you do not know the exact day that your Lord will come.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “That’s why you are to be always prepared, because you don’t know which day your Lord will come.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Therefore be waiting, because you do not know what day or hour your Lord will come.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
  • Hausa: “Because of this live with readiness, for you don’t know the day that your Lord will return.” (Source: Hausa Common Language Bible Back Translation)

complete verse (Colossians 1:16)

Following are a number of back-translations of Colossians 1:16:

  • Uma: “For he is the one used-as-a-hand by God to create all that is, both in heaven and on earth, that which is seen and that which is not seen. All the angels and karampua [type of supernatural being, like a "god"], all that are powerful and have authority–he created everything with his power and according to his will.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “All things in the sky and here on earth, all things seen by human beings and the things which are not seen, all those who are ruling including the angels and the various kinds of evil spirits (lit. ones-who-tempt) were created by Almasi from the command of God and so that Almasi will be honored/made great.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “for by means of the Son of God, God created everything in Heaven and here on earth; those things which people can see and also those unseen supernatural beings that have authority and jurisdiction and rule. As for the Son, His Father God caused Him to make everything so that He might use everyone of these things He created.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Because he of course is the one whom-God -caused-to-create all that exists in heaven and on the earth that can-be-seen and can-not -be-seen along with all the leaders and officials of the angels and other unseen-ones. Even anything that exists, it was created because of him and for him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Because Cristo really is the one who created all these in heaven/sky and here in the world, those which we can see and those which, although they can’t be seen, have big strength and authority in their areas-of-jurisdiction. Really as for all things, he indeed is their origination and they are all the means-of-his -being-praised.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “On account of Jesus Christ there came to be all that has been made in heaven and all that there is on earth. These are all the things we see and also what we do not see. On account of him there live those who govern, and there live all those who are bosses. Because it was Christ who made all that there is. And it is he who rules all things.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (John 16:31)

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)

complete verse (Matthew 25:24)

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)