Following are a number of back-translations of Romans 5:17:
- Uma: “From the transgression of that one person, all people have to die because of their connection with that one person. But indeed greater is the deed/doing of the other one person, that is Yesus Kristus! Whoever believes in Yesus Kristus, they get power and good life forever. They get that as a free gift from God because his love to us is so big. He says that we are straight in his sight because of our connection with Yesus Kristus.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “The result of God’s love and pity/mercy to us (dual) is greater than the result of Apu’ Adam’s sin. Because of Apu’ Adam’s sin all men are destined to die. But the ones who receive/accept the love and pity/mercy of God are already considered straight by God, which is like God’s gift. They will live in heaven without end and they will rule together with Isa Almasi because they trust Isa Almasi.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Now, if because of the transgression of this one person who is Adam, all mankind die, how much more surprising is that which was done by one person also, who is Jesus Christ. For anybody who accepts God’s great kindness to them by means of Jesus Christ, they will be regarded righteous and they will be given life forever, and they will be able to rule along with God.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “It is admittedly true that all people must die because of the sin of the one, but the result of what the one person Jesu Cristo did is far weightier. Because due to him, all who receive God’s extreme grace and the righteousness which he gifted, they will enjoy the life that has no end and will join Cristo in his ruling.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “By reason of this one person who committed sin, afterwards all the people must go through death. But concerning all who meet God’s grace, being cleared of their sins, they will be given the new life by reason of Jesus Christ.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- Huehuetla Tepehua: “Just because one person sinned, all people die. But now just because of one person, the one, Jesus Christ, God can do us a favor when he forgives our sins. And for that reason he sees us as if our lives were straight. And all of those who receive the favor which God has done, they will be chiefs with Christ in heaven.” (Source: Waterhouse / Parrott in Notes on Translation October 1967, p. 1ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 9:39:
- Noongar: “An evil spirit quickly attacks him and screams and throws him down fitting so he foams at the mouth. The evil spirit always hurts him and will not leave him.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “When he is entered by an-evil-one, he shouts and thrashes-around, until his mouth foams. There is almost no going-out of the evil-one that makes-him-sick.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “For he is demon possessed. Suddenly he will shout and then he becomes stiff and he convulses until his mouth is foaming. And the demon will only leave him when he is tired out (the child) and his body is bruised.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Look at him because he is afflicted with a demon, and when it comes to afflict him, he suddenly screams and he shakes and he foams at the mouth, and this demon that afflicts him continues tormenting him until his body is bruised and the demon does not let go of him for a long time.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because there is a evil-spirit that possesses him. When it catches him, he suddenly-screams, convulses and his mouth foams. He excessively keeps-hardshipping him until he is exhausted and he doesn’t let-him-alone.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Every time he is made-crazy by an evil spirit, suddenly/unexpectedly he cries out, falls and stiffens, and his mouth froths. This one making him crazy really never leaves him and he’s been caused much pain.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Revelation 7:8:
- Uma: “From the descendants of Zebulon, twelve thousand. From the descendants of Yusuf, twelve thousand. From the descendants of Benyamin twelve thousand.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “From the descendants of Sibulun twelve thousand were marked. From the descendants of Yusup twelve thousand were marked. From the descendants of Benjamin twelve thousand were marked.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “of the descendants of Zebulun, twelve thousand; of the descendants of Joseph, twelve thousand; of the descendants of Benjamin, twelve thousand were also marked.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Twelve thousand-each were marked who were descended from each one of the children of Israel who were Juda, Ruben, Gad, Aser, Naftali, Manases, Simeon, Levi, Issakar, Zebulun, Jose and Benjamin.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Because from the clan of the descendants of Juda, twelve thousand. It was like that too for Ruben, Gad, Aser, Neftali, Manases, Simeon, Levi, Isacar, Zabulon and for Jose and Benjamin.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Concerning Zebulun, his relatives who lived later added up to 12,000 who were sealed. Concerning Joseph, his relatives who lived later added up to 12,000 who were sealed. Concerning Benjamin his relatives who lived later added up to 12,000 who were sealed.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Romans 7:5:
- Uma: “Formerly, before we believed in Yesus, there was a desire of our hearts to do evil. What was forbidden to us in the Lord’s Law, that is just what we wanted to do. That’s why in our former lives we used our bodies to do sin, with the result that we were fit to be punished with death and separated from God.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Formerly at the time when that was what we (incl.) followed/obeyed our (incl.) inborn sinning/old nature (coined phrase in Yakan disalite bi magdusehin), after we (dual) heard the law we (dual) did the (things) that are evil just the same and our (dual) desire to sin increased/became more yet. Therefore we (incl.) did evil and this results in our (incl.) dying and going to hell.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “For long ago when we were still obeying our own desire, there were some activities that the Law forbade; and because these things were forbidden, it turned out that these were the very things that we (incl.) wanted to do. And since we did things like that, the only thing that we could look forward to long ago, was death without end.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because previously when we were obeying what our human (connotes limited, sinful humanity) minds desired, our evil desires increased more-and-more because of our coming-to-know the law, and we were doing what would have led to our death and our separation from God to be punished.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “In the days gone past, all the evil we walked in. Upon knowing what was said in God’s law, then all the more there arose in our hearts to do sin. But the payment for sin is death.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 10:9:
- Noongar: “heal the sick people of the house and tell people, ‘The Kingdom of God has come close to you’.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “Heal the sick in the town, and say to the townspeople: ‘The time has come for God to become King in your midst.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Heal the sick people that are there and say to the people, ‘God’s rule is come/reached here to/with you.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Heal the sick in that village, and you tell all the people there that the time of God to rule them is very near.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “heal the sick, and tell the residents there that God’s ruling them is near.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Heal those who are ill there, and say to the people of the town, ‘The kingdom of God is close to you now.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Gurung: “. . . You have had the opportunity to see God’s powerful works.” (Source: Warren Glover in The Bible Translator 1978, p. 231ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Revelation 9:10:
- Uma: “Their tails and their stings were like the tails and stings of tumpu lipa. With their tails they could torture men for five months.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Their tails are like the tail of a scorpion with a needle at its end and that is what they use to hurt the people with during five months.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Their tails are like the tails of scorpions because they sting, and by means of their tails, they can torment people for five months.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “They had stings in their tails like the sting of a centipede which were the location of their ability to hardship people for five months.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “They had tails like the tails of scorpions which have stings. There in their tails is from where would come what would cause suffering to the people for five months.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “They have tails like the tails of scorpions with stingers. Great pain is given to the people when they are stung. But only five months do they have permission to sting the people.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 10:41:
- Noongar: “Jesus said to her, ‘Martha! Martha! You are upset (lit.: “heart down”) because of many things.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “The Lord Yesus said: ‘Ee’, Marta! You (sing.) are very busy and frantic thinking-about all kinds of things.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But Isa answered her, he said, ‘You, Marta are worried/sad and many things trouble you and there isn’t much use in it.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “But Jesus said, ‘Martha, there are many things troubling you which are of not much value.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But Jesus said, ‘Marta, Marta, you (sing.) are worried and disturbed about many-things,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But the Lord Jesus answered her, saying, ‘Marta, Marta, you can’t take it because you are busy with many things.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Revelation 11:10:
- Uma: “The evil people who live in the world are glad, rejoicing over the death of those two witnesses. They have feasts and give each other presents, because those two prophets who continually tortured them are dead.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “The people in all the world will be happy; they will make merry and exchange love-gifts because those two prophets have died. Because they had been the ones who brought suffering/persecution to the people of the world.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Their death will be cause for great rejoicing to the people, and they will celebrate it and give each other things. The reason they will celebrate is because those two prophets of God, they caused torments to the people on the earth.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “The unbelievers who live on the earth, they will celebrate-a-fiesta and give-each-other gifts because of their happiness at their death, because these two spokesmen of God exceedingly hardshipped them.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “The people here under the heavens will be happy because those two testifiers have died. They will celebrate and be giving things to one another which are just gifts, because those two have been removed who gave them hardship.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “The people all over the world, upon seeing that they were now dead even made fiestas because they were so happy. They gave presents to each other. Because the word of God which was spoken by these two persons who died had very much disturbed the hearts of the people.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
