Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 5:26:
- Uma: “For years she had requested-healing of doctors, to the point that all her goods were gone, she had sold them to pay them [i.e., the doctors]. But she never got well, her disease just got worse.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “And she had really suffered under (lit. in the holding of) many doctors and she had already spent all her money. But she had not become better. Her sickness simply increased/got worse.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “As for this sickness, many doctors had medicined it, and her money was consumed paying the doctors, but everytime they medicined her she got worse.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “She had been suffering extremely from the many who had been treating (lit. medicining) her, and she was totally spent (of money). But she hadn’t recovered but-rather her sickness was worse.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Her condition was really hard now. She had had herself treated by many doctors (lit. mediciners) already. Really much was what she had endured in those treatments, and her possessions were getting used up in paying-fees. But instead of getting better, it was in fact becoming more serious.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 2 Timothy 4:1:
- Uma: “Timotius! This advice of mine I say from my whole heart. The time will come when the Lord Yesus will come back as King in this world, and he will judge [lit., sit on] the cases of all people, both the ones who are still living and also those who are dead. That’s why in the name of God and Kristus Yesus I advise you:” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then Timoteo, there is something yet I really instruct you now, because Isa Almasi will truly come again to earth to rule. I instruct you this in the presence of God and Isa Almasi, the one who judges all mankind, the ones who live and the ones who are dead.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “I have a charge for you, and God and the Lord Jesus Christ are the ones who can testify to these words of mine. We know that Jesus will return, for He is the king and He is the one who will investigate in the future the activities of everybody, whether they are still alive or whether they have died.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “There is that which I will emphatically command you (sing.) in the sight of God and Cristo Jesus who will judge all people, including the living and the dead, and it is this. Due to the coming again of Cristo Jesus to go rule, I command that” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Now, I am instructing you in the sight of God and of Cristo Jesus, he who will judge all, whether they are already dead or still alive at the end of the world. For really as for him, he will indeed return here for he will reign-as-king.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “The face, the eye of God and the face, the eye of the Lord Jesus Christ, they hear this word I order that you do. Because Jesus Christ will come again to rule here. When he comes then he will judge those who are living and also those who have died.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 7:31:
- Uma: “Musa was surprised to see that, that is why he went close, wanting to know what it was. At that time, he heard the word of Lord that said:” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Musa was very amazed at that which he saw, therefore he went near to examine/take-a-close-look-at it. Then he heard God’s voice from inside the fire. The voice said,” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when Moses saw this, he was surprised and he went near to it to see what it was. And when he was near, God said to him,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Moses was amazed upon seeing that, and he approached to closely-look-at it properly.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When Moises saw that burning, he was really amazed. That’s why he approached to inspect it. But just as he was getting close, suddenly/unexpectedly God spoke-out,” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 6:15:
- Uma: “But others said: ‘That Yesus, he is the prophet Elia of long ago.’ Yet others said: ‘He is indeed a prophet, like a prophet of long ago.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But others said also, ‘That is perhaps Nabi Eliyas.’ And there were still others who said, ‘Perhaps he is a nabi hep, like the prophets (nabi) of old.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “But some said, ‘Jesus is the long ago prophet Elijah.’ And others said, ‘Jesus really is a prophet like the former prophets of God long ago.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Others also, they said that (he was) Elias who had-come-to-life again, and yet others, they said, ‘This is a prophet like the prophets in old-times.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Others said, ‘It’s Elias.”He’s a prophet, like those prophets of the past,’ was the suspicion of others.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Titus 1:11:
- Uma: “People like that must be forbidden/made-to-stop, don’t you let them teach! Because many houses of people have become confused hearing their teachings that are not fitting. And their purpose in teaching is just to get salary. Character like that is not good.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “You ought to forbid/prevent them because many families are troubled because of their teaching which they should not teach. And they only teach so that they will receive money.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “It’s necessary that you have them stop their teaching, for if there is one whose mind is led astray by believing this teaching of theirs, it disturbs his relationship to others in his family. The only reason they are teaching that which is not proper to teach is so that they might make money.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “They must be stopped, because they are turning-astray the faith of many people and even all the members of some families by-means-of their teaching what has no right to be taught. Their purpose/motive in doing that is shameful, because it’s mere money that they are grabbing-after.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “It’s essential that you silence/leave-with-nothing-to-say those people, because through that false teaching of theirs, they are destroying the believing/obeying of not just a few persons, but rather there are households now where really all of them have been led astray. And well, as-was-already-said, the motive in their minds is, they’re using their teaching as a way to make money.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “It is necessary that they be stopped from speaking their words. Because it is not the true word which they teach. They only want to take away money from the people. And there are some houses where they have turned around the hearts of the people who live in them.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 8:3:
- Uma: “But Saulus, he was on-a-rampage to persecuting people who believed in the Lord Yesus. Every home of theirs he entered and whoever believed in the Lord Yesus, whether man or woman, he arrested, dragged out, and turned over to the government to be imprisoned.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “And that Saul, he persecuted severely the people who trusted in Isa. He entered their houses one by one and he seized them male and female and imprisoned them.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And as for Saul, he wanted to destroy the unity of the believers, and bad was what he was doing to them. He went and investigated every house, and he arrested the believers, and he took them, men and women, and put them in prison.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “That day when-Esteban -died, that was the beginning of an extreme persecution of the congregations of believers in Jerusalem. There were those who consistently-obeyed God’s law who went and buried him (Esteban) while crying-for-him wailing. But Saulo, he approved-of Esteban’s death and was-excessive-in causing-to-be-pitiful those-aforementioned believers so that none should (desired effect) be left. Plural Saulo were-entering-and-entering the many-houses while (concurrent action) he-was-causing-the occupants -to-be-dragged to take them to jail. Therefore all who believed, excepting the apostles, they separated-from-each-other to run-away to the many-towns in the provinces Judea and Samaria.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Really as for Saulo, his persevering was far-from-ordinary in persecuting the believers. He really hounded them. Proof was, he was entering the houses and everyone he caught/arrested, female or male, he would drag them and have them imprisoned.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 6:47:
- Uma: “When it was already dark, his disciples were in the middle of the lake. Yet he was still on the land by himself.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When it was evening, the boat was there in the middle of the lake. Isa was still there on the hill by himself.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when it was already night, these who were riding in the boat were already far out because they were in the middle of the lake, and Jesus, he was still on the land by himself.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When it was night, Jesus was still on the mountain by himself while the boat that his disciples were riding in, it was in the middle of the lake.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Benighted, that boat was now in the middle of the lake. As for Jesus, he was all alone on land.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Titus 3:12:
- Uma: “When Artemas or Tikhikus whom I send to you arrives, make-haste to come here to meet me in the town of Nikopolis, because it is my intention to remain there for the cold time.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Soon I will command Artemas or Tikikus (lit. whoever of them, Artemas or Tikikus) to go there to you (sing.), Titus. When he arrives there with you (sing.), really strive to go to the city/town Nikopolis so that we (dual) meet there. I want to stay there during the cold season.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “When I sent Artemas or Tychicus to you, quickly come to meet me in Nicopolis, for I will stay there when the rainy season comes.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “I will send Artemas or Tikicus to go there (near addressee). When he arrives, put-forth your (sing.) efforts (lit. ability) to go see-me in Nicopolis, for it is there that I have decided to go stay during the season-for-frost.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When I have chance, I will send Artenas or Tiquico to go there (to your place). When he arrives there, I want you to go-to-meet/see me quickly at Nicopolis. For I have decided that there is where I will stay while it’s cold season.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “I have decided that I will send to you Artemas or Tychicus. When he arrives there, please depart in a hurry and we will meet there in the city of Nicopolis. Because I want to spend the winter there.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
