Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 10:48:
- Uma: “That is why Petrus ordered them, Kornelius and the others, to be baptized naming the name of Yesus Kristus. After that, Kornelius and his companions requested Petrus to stay with them for a few nights.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Therefore Petros told them to be baptized/bathed as a sign that they now belonged to Isa. Then Korneliyus and company urged Petros to stay there with them for a few days.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Peter commanded that someone baptize them in order that it might be known that they have fellowship with Jesus Christ. And when that was finished, Cornelius and company begged Peter that he stay with them still for how many days.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then he commanded/instructed that plural Cornelius get-baptized to show that Jesu Cristo was their Lord. After that was finished, plural Cornelius persuaded (lit. hung-onto) Pedro to stay-with them for a few (lit. momentary) days.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “And then he instructed that they be baptized in the name of Jesu-Cristo. After they were baptized, they asked Pedro not to hurry to go home, but to stay there with them a while.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 9:44:
- Uma: “[[For there, people will be continually eaten by worms and tortured in fire.]]” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “(There God will punish people, there will be no resting (from it) and of the suffering/enduring there will be no end.)” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “As for the maggots there, they have no death, and the fire cannot be put out.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Hebrews 6:19:
- Uma: “That hoping of ours is like a foundation-stone that makes our hearts stay so that our faith does not shake/rock. In the Worship Tent that the prophet Musa built long ago, a cloth middle-wall blocked the way of mankind so they could not enter the More Holy Room. But we, there is nothing that blocks our way to meet-with God.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Our (incl.) expectation/hope in God’s promises is figuratively like an anchor that makes us (dual) firm/fixes us to God. It is very certain that God fulfills his promises because Isa has already gone ahead of us (dual) to heaven into the presence of God mediating for us (incl.). Like the Yahudi priests enter the temple (lit. big prayer-house) (and) go into the innermost room that is shielded by thick cloth, like that Isa has entered into the presence of God because now he is high priest forever like the priest Malkisadik of old.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “This hope of ours, that is what makes-firm/stable our faith, because it is certain to be fulfilled. Because of our hope, it’s as if we have already entered the exact place of God like the entering of the highest priest into the Holiest Room in the Temple which a curtain hid-from-view.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “This hope/expectation of ours which is firmly-grounded, what it’s like is a firm anchor of our souls/spirits, so that they will not be lost. For there’s no other anchoring-place except in the presence of God, which is like in the Exceedingly Far-from-ordinary Room in the Temple , on the other side of the view-blocking curtain.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “We do not doubt that there will be our part in the good which God will give. Because the one in whom we have confidence and we rest our minds on is Jesus Christ who is in heaven.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 12:2:
- Uma: “From his order, Yakobus the sibling of Yohanes was slaughtered.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “He commanded Yakub the brother of Yahiya to be beheaded.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “James, the brother of John, Herod had him struck with a sword so that he might die.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “and he had-the head of Santiago Juan’s brother -cut-off.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “One of the apostles, Santiago, who was the brother of Juan, was caused by him to be-killed-with-a-blade.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 10:27:
- Uma: “Yesus looked at them as said to them: ‘With the ability of mankind, no-one of course. But with God, it can still happen, for to God there isn’t anything that doesn’t happen.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Then Isa looked at them and he said, ‘As for mankind it is really not possible, but as for God, nothing is difficult for him. He can do anything/all.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Then Jesus looked at them and said, ‘It really is impossible to a human, but God can cause humans to have eternal life for he can do everything.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Jesus looked-closely-at them and said, ‘As-for people, they are not able to do this, but as-for God, it can be, because God is able (to do) everything.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Jesus looked-directly at them and said to them, ‘There really isn’t anything which man can do to save/free himself. But as for God, he can do all things. He is the one who can save people.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Hebrews 8:3:
- Uma: “Every Big Priest is appointed [lit., lifted] in order to offer livestock and other worship-gifts of the people to God. Thus also with Yesus our Big Priest, there must certainly also be a worship-gift that he offers to God, that is his own self/body.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “All high priests are given the work to give/pass-on to God the gifts of the people and their sacrifices. Na, our (dual) High Priest likewise also has to have that which he sacrifices.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Now when there’s a high priest here on the earth, he is commanded to make blood sacrifices and to make offerings to God. In the same way also it’s necessary that our (incl.) high priest has something to sacrifice.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “All highest priests, they are appointed to offer to God animals and other kinds of offerings that the people give, so our highest priest, he also needs to have something to offer to God.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Really, the responsibility/job of each Most-important Priest is doing/making the thank-offerings and the sacrifices with-which-to-ask for forgiveness for sin. That’s why, as for this Most-important Priest of ours, it’s not possible that there is not also what he would do which is a means of asking for forgiveness.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Concerning the work which the high priest has, he is appointed to offer sacrifice to God. Therefore Jesus Christ also must offer sacrifice to God.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 13:9:
- Uma: “But Saulus–who was also called Paulus–was controlled by the Holy Spirit. He stared at that magician, he said to him:” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Then Saul was ruled by the Holy Spirit. Saul had two names. His one (other) name was Paul. Paul looked intensely/straight at the diviner.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then Saul who was named also Paul was thoroughly inspired by the Holy Spirit. He stared at that magician, and he said to him,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Whereupon Saulo who was also named Pablo, he was full of the power of the Holy Spirit, and he looked-intently-at Elimas” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well since it was like that, Saulo looked straight at Elimas. As for Saulo, his other name was Pablo. And then Pablo spoke through the inspiring by the Espiritu Santo who indwelt him.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 11:7:
- Uma: “When they arrived at Yesus, they saddled the keledai with their shirts, and Yesus got-on it.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then they took the offspring of the asnu to Isa. They made a cover (like a saddle) with their clothes, and then Isa rode.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “They brought that young animal to Jesus, and they saddled it with their shirts and Jesus got on it.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then they took it to Jesus. They spread their outer garments on the back of the donkey and then Jesus mounted.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “They then brought that young asno to Jesus. On their arriving, they used their cloaks for a saddle and then Jesus rode.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
