Following are a number of back-translations of 2 Corinthians 13:7:
- Uma: “We(excl.) call-out to God [requesting] that you won’t do anything wrong. Our(excl.) purpose praying like this isn’t to make it clear that we (excl.) are really the Lord Yesus’ apostles. Our(excl.) purpose is that you, relatives, do what is good. Even if that one group of people there [where you are] keep on rejecting our (excl.) authority, it doesn’t matter, as long as you, relatives, do what is good.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “That is what we (excl.) ask of God that you only do what is right/fitting so that we (excl.) don’t have to punish you. It does not matter even if we (excl.) cannot show to you that we (excl.) are truly given authority by Almasi to punish you, if only you do good.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “We pray to God that there is no more evil behavior among you. And we are not just praying this so people might know that you are obeying our teaching to you, for never mind if you do not consider us to be apostles of Christ, as long as you are behaving properly.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “We (excl.) are praying to God that there may be nothing you are doing that is bad. But the reason we (excl.) are praying that is not that our (excl.) apostleship be confirmed. We (excl.) only want you to be doing what is good and right, even though we (excl.) have no opportunity to confirm our (excl.) apostleship by our (excl.) punishing you.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “I am praying to God that you will hopefully now be-afraid-to do evil. It’s not that I am hoping that you will continue to do evil so that I will be given an opportunity to show in my judging you my apostolic authority. (It’s okay) even if that authority of mine is not recognised, as long as your lives are now straight/righteous.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “I ask God that he will cause there will not be any evil found against you. But concerning this word, it isn’t that I am hunting for how it will be said of me that it was I who caused you to walk good. Rather it is that I just want that you walk good. As for me, it doesn’t matter that people say my work didn’t turn out well.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 7:1:
- Uma: “After that, Yesus traveled to Galilea land. He no longer wanted to go to Yudea land, because the Yahudi rulers there wanted to kill him.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “After this Isa went to the different places there in Jalil only. He did not want to go to Yahudiya because the leaders of the Yahudi there wanted to kill him.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when Jesus had finished that teaching, he went to the province of Galilee and there he roamed around. He did not want to go around in the province of Judea because the leaders of the Jews there, they wanted to kill him.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When that was finished, then Jesus went-all-around the province Galilea. He didn’t-want/refused to go to Judea, because the leaders of the Jews there, they were covertly-watching for how they could kill him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Before long, Jesus-and-company again set out, and went all over Galilea. He was purposely not yet going to Judea because the leaders of the Judio there were wanting to kill him.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “After this, Jesus walked about the land of Galilee. He didn’t want to walk about in the land of Judea because the Jews who were leaders wanted to kill him.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 14:5:
- Uma: “Really, Herodes wanted to just kill him, but he was afraid of the people/crowds, because the crowds said that Yohanes was a prophet.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “From then on Herod wanted to kill Yahiya, but he was afraid of the people, for the people believed that Yahiya was a prophet.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The reason why John was killed was because he criticized Herod, saying, ‘You have broken the law because you married Herodias,’ he said. Herod was the brother-in-law of Herodias, because she was the spouse of his younger sibling Felipe and because of that criticism of John, Herod had him seized and put in prison. He would have killed John, but he was afraid of the Jews because they knew that John was inspired of God.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Therefore Herod wanted to have Juan killed, but he was afraid of the many-people, because they acknowledged Juan as a prophet.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Herodes would have liked to have killed Juan, but he was afraid of the Judio he ruled over because they acknowledged that Juan who baptized was a prophet.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Herod, upon being told this word, wanted to kill John, but he couldn’t because Herod was afraid of the people. He knew that all the people said that John was a spokesman for God.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Galatians 2:1:
- Uma: “Fourteen years after that, I went again to Yerusalem with Barnabas. And I also took along Titus.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “After 14 years passed, I went again to Awrusalam along with Barnabas. Titus was also taken by me.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Fourteen years after that I returned to Jerusalem. Barnabas went with me and I also took along Titus.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When fourteen years passed-by, I went again to Jerusalem taking-as-a-companion Barnabas. We (excl.) also took-along Tito.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well, after fourteen years I went to Jerusalem again, along with Bernabe. I also took Tito along.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Having finished fourteen years, again I went to Jerusalem. With me went Barnabas and Titus.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 7:33:
- Uma: “At that time, Yesus spoke to the people, he said to them: ‘I am only a short time with you. I will return going to him who sent me.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Then Isa said to the people who had gathered to him, ‘I am not much longer here with you. I will be soon going home to the one who commanded me to come here.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus said, ‘It won’t be long now that I will lead you because I will return there to God who sent me.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But thereupon Jesus said, ‘My staying-with you will not be long, and I will then return to the one who sent me.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well since that’s how it was, Jesus said, ‘I will be in your company for a little while longer and then I will go home to the one who sent me to come here.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Jesus said to the people, ‘Just a short time you will see me here where you are. It won’t be long until I go to where he is who sent me.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 15:1:
- Uma: “One time, some Parisi people with teachers of the Yahudi religion from Yerusalem met Yesus. They confronted him they said:” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then some Pariseo and teachers of the religious law from Awrusalam went to Isa and they said,” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then there were Pharisees and teachers of the law from Jerusalem who came to Jesus.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “On one-occasion, there were some Pharisees and teachers of the law who went to where-Jesus -was who came-from Jerusalem. They inquired of him,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Once there came to Jesus some Pariseo and explainers of law who came from Jerusalem. They questioned him saying,” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Some Pharisees and teachers of the law who were from Jerusalem came to where Jesus was and asked him a question. They said:” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Galatians 3:12:
- Uma: “If we want to become straight in God’s sight by following the Law of Musa, it means that we are trusting in our own behavior, we are not believing in God. Because there is written in the Holy Book that says: "Whoever really does all these laws, they are the ones who get life from these laws."” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “If there would be a person who could follow/obey all commandments in the law, he would not need to trust in Isa Almasi. For there is also written in the holy-book, it says, ‘The person who can follow/obey all that is commanded in the law, he shall live forever.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “However, if there is a person who thoroughly observes every command in the Law, it’s not necessary for him to believe so that he might be given life forever. For there is a written word of God which says, ‘A person who thoroughly observes every command in the Law, he will be given life forever.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “A person’s faith in God is also far different from his following the law, because there is also that which God caused-to-be-written that says, ‘The person who obeys all the commands of the law, he has life that has no end.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But the one trusting his obedience to the laws, he has gone far from the way of trusting in what Cristo did. Well, it’s clear that there is evidently nothing gained by this. For in the writing it says again that the one obeying the laws, it’s necessary that he obey them fully throughout his whole life.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Then nothing will come of the faith of a person who wants to do what all the law says. Because it is written in the law: ‘The person who does not lack in anything which is said in the law is the person who will receive new life.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 8:12:
- Uma: “After that, Yesus also spoke to the Yahudi people, he said: ‘I am the light that shines in the hearts of men. People who follow me will not walk in the darkness. They will receive light that gives life.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “After that Isa spoke again to the Pariseo. He said, ‘I am the light which gives light to the thoughts/mind of mankind. Whoever follows me, he will really not walk in darkness forever, for in his thoughts/mind is the light that causes mankind to live.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus said again to the people, he said, ‘I am the light which illumines the mind of all mankind. The person who follows me, his thinking will not be dark, but rather his understanding will be illumined with the light which is able to give life forever.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When Jesus again spoke to the many-people, he said illustrating, ‘I am the light which illuminates the minds of people in this world. Whoever follows me, he doesn’t walk in the darkness, because there is in him the light which gives life.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When Jesus was again speaking to the people, he said, ‘I am the one who is the light/lamp which gives light/clarity to the minds/thinking of people here under the heavens. The one who follows/obeys me, he is no longer like walking at night because he is being shined-on by this light which gives life which is without ending.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Again Jesus spoke to the people. He said, ‘I will give understanding to (open the hearts of) the people. He who follows me has the new life and no longer will he live in evil.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- Mairasi: “Yesus also said to the many people [the crowd]: ‘I Myself am the Light, to light/brighten the world. The people who follow Me cannot walk in the darkness, but they have life-fruit [eternal life; salvation] Light.’ He said to them.” (Source: Enggavoter 2004)
- Bariai: “It came about that Iesus spoke to them again like this, ‘I am the light for all the people on earth. Whoever follows me, he will not be walking in darkness, certainly not. But he will receive the light of good living.’” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
