Following are a number of back-translations of Romans 2:19:
- Uma: “We say/think that we are the ones who are smart to lead-by-the-hand people who don’t know God, we are the ones who can enlighten [lit., make clear] those who are still in the darkness and who do not yet know the true teaching. For it is with us Jews that there is the main knowledge and true teaching that is written in the Lord’s Law.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “You say that you are figuratively the ones who lead the blind. That means you know how to teach about God. You say/think also that it is as if you were a light illuminating the people in darkness, its meaning you know how to carry/influence people towards God.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “You think mistakenly that you are the ones who will be able to lead by the hand people whose thinking is blinded. And you suppose also mistakenly that you are the light to illuminate their way going to God.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “You have no doubts moreover that you are the right-ones to teach people who are blind concerning God so that their dark minds will be illuminated.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “They say that they are very wise so that they can teach people who might be said to be blind, walking in darkness.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 8:12:
- Noongar: “Seeds falling on the path resemble people: they hear the Word, but after the Devil comes and takes away the truth from their hearts. The Devil stops them believing and he stops them being saved.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “The seed that falls in the middle of the road stands for people who hear the Word of God, but the King of Evil-ones confuses their hearts, with the result that they do not believe, and they are not free from the punishment of their sins.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “What was broadcasted on the way is a figure for the people who hear the word of God, then the leader of demons goes there and grabs the word from their minds so that they don’t believe and will not be saved.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And that which was planted which fell on the path, that’s like the people who hear the Word of God and then Satan arrives, and he makes it so that they forget the word they heard, so that they cannot believe and cannot be freed from punishment.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “That which fell on the path, they are compared to people who hear the word of God, whereupon the Diablo goes and removes from their minds the word that they have heard in order that they will not believe and be saved.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “What is aluded to by the pathway which got scattered on is the people who listen to this teaching but forget it again, for Satanas gets it quickly so that they won’t be able to believe/obey and be saved.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Revelation 2:18:
- Uma: “The Lord Yesus also said to me: ‘Write like this to the angel who takes care of my followers in the village of Tiatira: ‘These are the words of the Child of God, whose eyes shine like blazing fire, and whose feet sparkle like brass that has just been polished.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Then he also said to me, ‘Write to the one in charge of the church in the place Tatira and write this: ‘This message is from me, the Son of God. My eyes are like flames of fire and my feet shine/are brilliant like polished brass.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And He said again, ‘Write to the angel whom God causes to watch over the believers in the town of Thyatira, and say, ‘I Who am speaking am the Son of God. My eyes seem as if they are on fire and my feet seem to be like brass which has been filed.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then he said, ‘What you (sing.) are to write to the angel who is watching-over the congregation at Tiatira, it is this. ‘I am the Child of God whose eyes are like flaming fire and the brilliance of whose feet/lower-legs is like polished copper. This is what I say to you.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “‘You are to put this in the letter which will be sent to the overseer of the believers in me in Tiatira. Say, ‘This is what he who is the Son of God wants told, he whose eyes are like the burning of fire and his legs/feet glow like polished bronze/copper.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Write a letter to send to God’s worker who leads where the believers are in the city of Thyatira. Here are the words you will write: ‘Thus is the word of God’s Son, he whose eyes shine like they are lit with flames of fire. His feet shine like metal which has been well polished. He says:” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Romans 3:22:
- Uma: “God makes us straight in his sight if we believe in Yesus Kristus. He does this to all people who believe, he doesn’t discriminate what kind of people they are.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Now God forgives our (dual) sins and considers us (dual) straight if we (dual) trust Isa Almasi. All who trust Isa Almasi are considered straight by God no matter what his tribe/nation. They are not treated differently by God.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “God will consider us righteous if we believe in Jesus Christ. Anybody can be considered righteous by God if he believes in Jesus Christ, because God has no favorites among any people.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “God counts any person as righteous because of his faith in Jesu Cristo. There is no one whom he treats-differently.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “God clears our sins when we believe that Jesus Christ has saved us. Whatever person it is who believes he is cleared. Because it is necessary that all people be cleared of sin by God.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 8:44:
- Noongar: “She walked among the people behind Jesus and touched the bottom of his clothes and her bleeding stopped immediately.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “That woman came close to Yesus from behind him, and she touched the edge of his shirt/clothes. In the blinking of an eye, her bleeding stopped.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “She went close to Isa from behind and touched the tassels of Isa’s garment/blouse. Immediately her bleeding stopped.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And she worked her way up to the back of Jesus and reached out and touched the hem of Jesus’ shirt. And immediately her bleeding stopped.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “She approached behind Jesus and touched the fringe of his clothes, then immediately her flowing blood suddenly-stopped.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “She persevered to be able to get close behind Jesus, and then she touched/brushed-her-hand against what was attached to the hem of the cloak of Jesus. Well, as she touched, the blood stopped.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Revelation 3:21:
- Uma: “‘Whoever wins, I allow them to sit and rule with me on my Seat, like I also, I won, and now I sit and rule with my Father on his Seat.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Whoever is not carried-along by temptation/the tempters I will give them authority to sit beside me on my sitting-place and they will rule with me. Like me also, I have defeated the leader of demons and I am sitting now beside my Father God on his sitting-place.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Everyone who overcomes Satan, I will give him the right to sit down next to Me on My seat for ruling just like I also have overcome Satan and have sat down next to My Father.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “The people who defeat evil, I will give them authority to sit-down-with me to rule like also my having-sat-down-with my Father to rule when-I-defeated Satanas.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Whoever is able to have victory over whatever leads to sinning and destruction of believing/obeying, he will be given by me authority to be my official/associate in my kingship. Like me, for I have now had victory over all of this, therefore now we (excl.) two, Father and I, are reigning in his kingship.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “And now, concerning the person who comes out victorious over the evil there is, I will give permission to sit together with me where I rule. It is like when I was victorious over the evil, therefore I sat together with my Father where he rules.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Romans 4:23:
- Uma: “What is written there is not just Abraham’s portion.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “That writing about Ibrahim hep was not only for him,” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And the written word of God long ago which says that God considered him to be righteous, this was not written only about Abraham,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “These words which say that God counted him as righteous were not written for Abraham only,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “When the word was written that then Abraham was cleared, it wasn’t written just to praise Abraham.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 9:20:
- Noongar: “‘But you,’ Jesus said. ‘Who do you say I am?’ Peter replied, ‘You are the One God Sends.'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “He then/again asked them: ‘But [what] do you yourselves say, who am I, I here?’ Petrus answered: ‘You (sing.) are the Redeemer King promised by God!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “‘But as for you,’ said Isa, ‘what do you say? Who then am I?’ Petros answered he said, ‘You are the Almasi, the one chosen by God to rule.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus said, ‘As for you also, who am I according to what you think?’ And Peter answered, he said, ‘You are the chosen one of God, that he will cause to rule mankind.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘But as for you,’ said Jesus, ‘what is your spoken-opinion about me?’ Pedro said, ‘You (sing.) are the Messiah whom God appointed to rule.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “‘Well as for you (pl.)’, said Jesus, ‘what do you say about me as to who I am?’ Pedro replied, saying, ‘You really are the promised Cristo who was sent/entrusted by God.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
