Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 23:23:
- Uma: “‘Disaster on you, you religious teachers and Parisi people! You are just good on the outside! Even the little plants, like mint, lemongrass and basil, you offer-in-worship one tenth part to God. Yet the really big commands in the Lord’s Law, like behaving uprightly, loving others, and keeping promises, you don’t pay attention to [them]. Actually it is those big commands that you must keep, and also don’t forget the small commands.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “‘You are to be pitied teachers of the law and Pariseo for God will punish you. You only pretend to follow God. You tithe even up to the plants for spicing your food. But you do not follow the great/important commandments. You are not straight/righteous, you have no pity/mercy on your companions and you are not trustworthy. It is good if you tithe, but you should not forget/reject doing what I said there.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Pity you, you teachers of the law and you Pharisees, because your faith in God is a lie. You give to God the tenth part, even of the seasonings of food like mint, anise and cummin, but you do not obey the greatest commands like righteous activity, pitying your companion, and fulfilling your promises. You must give the tenth, but you must not also avoid these more important laws.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘Pitiful are you teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! Because you are careful to give to God the tenth, even what you harvest that is added-in-small-amounts (as flavoring) to what is cooked-for-viand, but you have been ignoring the more-valuable commands of the law that say that your way with your fellows should be righteous, you should be merciful to them and be trustworthy/faithful. It would be good/better if you had been careful/thorough with these more-important things while meanwhile you continued to give the tenth.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Extremely hard is being reserved for you, you explainers of law and Pariseo, who pretend to believe/obey God. You follow/obey well the law about giving God a tenth part of your plants, even food flavorings. But you deliberately-forget to follow/obey the most important teaching of the law, which is straight/righteous deeds, aid-giving/generosity and the habit of being reliable/trustworthy. You really must do these most important things, and keep on too with your following/obeying of those others which were said.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Listen, you teachers of the law and Pharisees, how great is the suffering you will have, for it is not true that you are good people. Concerning the tenth you give to God, you give it of all you have, even the mint you give a tenth of to God. The same for the anise and cummin, you give the tenth of it to God. It is good that you do so, but there in the law it says another word that is more important that you do. Because it is written that you must walk good, and you must have mercy, and that you must truly walk so that all is correct in what you do. These are the words which are most important that you do, as well as continuing to give a tenth to God.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Philippians 2:29:
- Uma: “So then, receive him in the name of the Lord with glad hearts. Honor also all people who have the same heart as he.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Therefore when he arrives there meet with him and be glad, for he is our (incl.) brother because he also trusts in our (incl.) Leader Isa Almasi. You should/ought-to honor/treat-according-to-custom all people like him,” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “That’s why it’s necessary for you to welcome him when he arrives, because he is our (incl.) brother because of his faith in the Lord. Every person is like this you should respect,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Great therefore should be your happiness to receive him, because he is a true sibling of ours on-account-of his being joined to the Lord. People of the likeness of Epafroditus, it is good if you esteem them,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Therefore on his arrival there, do welcome him well with your mind/inner-being happy, for he is a servant of the Lord. You must honor/respect people like this.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Rejoice then when you see him, because you are brothers with him in respect to Christ. Have respect towards all people who walk like Epaphroditus walks.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 14:31:
- Uma: “But this must happen, so that all people know that I love my Father and I always follow all that he commands me. Stand-up, and let’s go.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But all mankind shall know that I love my Father, therefore I persevere doing all as my Father has commanded to me. Na, stand up now, let us (incl.) go,’ said Isa.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “However, what I am going to do now is what my Father God commanded me to do. I will carry this out so that mankind will know that my Father is big in my breath. Now get going, because we are leaving here.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “but I permit what will happen so that all people will come-to-know that I love my Father and am careful/thorough to obey all that he has commanded me. All-right, let’s go.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But so that it will be comprehended by the people here under the heavens that I hold the Father very dear, I will really fulfill what he sent me here to do. Stand up now and we’ll be going now.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “But it is necessary for what is to be, in order that the people will know that I love the Father. And I do what he ordered me to do. Get up now and let’s leave here.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 24:16:
- Uma: “the people in Yudea had better flee to the mountains.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When you see this, the people who are in Yahudiya shall/must flee to the mountains.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “those who are in the province of Judea should run away to the hills.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When you see that, those who are staying in Judea, it is necessary that they hurry to run-away to the mountains.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When you see this, as for those who are taga Judea, it’s necessary to run-away to the hills.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “When you have seen this come to pass, then the people who live in the land of Judea must flee and go to where the mountains are.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Philippians 4:13:
- Uma: “I am always able to face anything that happens [lit., strikes], because Kristus strengthens my heart.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “I can do all this because I am helped by Isa Almasi and he gives me strength.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “I can do whatever I am asked to do because of the help of Christ, who is the One who strengthens me.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “I am able to face everything that happens because of my being joined to Cristo who strengthens me.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “As for all of this, I can do it because of the strength which Cristo graces/gives to me.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Whatever I pass through, I do not fear because Christ strengthens me.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 16:5:
- Aguaruna: “But now, returning to the one who sent me I tell you this. Not even one of you says to me, ‘Where are you going?'”
- Yatzachi Zapotec: “And even though I will return now where my Father is, the person who sent me, not one of you asks me what it means that I will return.” (Source for this and above: M. Larson / B. Moore in Notes on Translation February 1970, p. 1-125.)
- Uma: “But now, I am about to go to my Father who sent me, and there is not one of you who asks where I am going.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But now I am telling you because I am soon leaving, going back to the one who sent me. And none of you asks me as to where I am going.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “But now I am returning to my Father who sent me and none of you asks me where I am going.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But I tell-it now, because I am returning to the one who sent me. And here none of you inquires as to where I am going?” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Jesus further said, ‘Today/now, I will now go home to the one who sent me, but there’s not even one of you who is asking about this where I will go home to.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Now I am going and will live where my Father who sent me lives. Now none of you asks me, ‘Where are you going?'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 24:48:
- Uma: “‘But if that slave has an evil character, he’ll say in his heart: ‘The noble isn’t coming back quickly.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But if for example that servant is bad, and he says in his liver that his master will not come for a long time” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “But pity him if what is in his mind is that it will be a long time yet before his master comes home.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But if for-example that servant is evil, he will-say in his mind/thoughts, ‘My master’s return will probably still be a long-time-away.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But supposing the ways/nature of that slave is evil, what will be in his mind is, ‘Probably the return of my master won’t be for a long time yet.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “But the worker who is bad will say in his heart that his boss won’t return soon.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Colossians 1:22:
- Uma: “But at this time, because of the death of his Son, you have been made-at-peace / united with God, and he has made-you-holy to the point that you no longer have any faults or lacks in his sight.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But now you are already reconciled with God because of Isa Almasi’s death. Isa Almasi surrendered/submitted hep to be killed just so that you become people with clean/holy livers, there-is no evil of yours and there will be nothing you can be accused-of (nalla’) when he takes you there to the presence of God in the future.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And even though that was the case, God has made you now to be his friends by means of the death of Christ. The reason that Christ allowed himself to be killed was so that you might become people who have no evil behavior and there will be nothing to accuse you of in the future when He brings you before his Father God.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But now, God has turned-you -into his friends who have been brought-close to him through the death of Cristo’s body so that you would be holy and clean in his sight and there would be absolutely nothing of which you could be accused.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But now, because of the death of Cristo in which he caused-his body -to-be-sacrificed, God has now made you his friends so that he can allow you into his presence with nothing that he will find-fault-with, people who are righteous in his sight for all sins have been removed.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Christ gave himself up to be killed in order to cancel our sins. Therefore when you will be in the presence of God, then there will be no sin to be seen in your hearts. Not any word will be found against you.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
