Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 1:20:
- Uma: “While Yusuf was thinking that in his heart, he had a dream. His dream, he saw an angel of the Lord who said to him: ‘Yusuf, descendant of King Daud! Don’t hesitate to marry Maria. Because the Child that she is pregnant with happened from the power of the Holy Spirit.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “While he was thinking this, an angel of God appeared to Yusup while he was dreaming. The angel said, ‘O Yusup, descendant of King Da’ud, do not hesitate to marry Mariyam, for the reason that she is pregnant is by the power of the Spirit of God.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Now while he was still thinking about it, a messenger of the Lord caused him to dream. He said, ‘You, Joseph, the descendant of King David, don’t you be reluctant to marry Mary because she is pregnant by means of the power of the Holy Spirit.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “That was his thought, but-whereupon he dreamed that there was an angel of the Lord God who appeared to him and said, ‘Jose descendant of David, don’t be worried about taking-Maria -home-as-wife, because her getting-pregnant was by-means-of the power of the Holy Spirit.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When Jose was thinking about that, as to what would be good for him to do, he dreamed that an angel of God suddenly/unexpectedly came. (The angel) said to him, ‘Jose, descendant of David, don’t back-out. Go ahead with your marrying Maria. Because as for that one she has conceived, it is through the power of the Espiritu Santo.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “While he was considering what to do, he went to sleep and an angel of God was what he saw as he dreamed. He ( the angel) said to him: ‘Listen, Joseph, you who are a descendant of David. Do not fear to go with your woman Mary. Because concerning the child she carries, it was the Holy Spirit who caused that she carry a child.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Corinthians 12:11:
- Uma: “All of this, it is the one and the same Holy Spirit’s work. He divides his gifts to every one of us according to his own decision.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But there is only one who gives these different kinds of expertise and this is the Spirit of God. He is the ruler as to what expertise he gives and to whom he gives it.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And now all of these skills come from the Holy Spirit, even though they are not the same. He gives them according to what He wants to give to each person.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But it is God’s Spirit alone who is the source of all these abilities, and he is the one who distributes-them to each one according to what he wants.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But, as-has-been-said, just-one only is this Espiritu Santo who gives all of this and who distributes all of these different abilities according to his determined-plan.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “But concerning all these works, it is the Holy Spirit alone who enables the people to do the work. He it is who gives to each believer the kind of work he is to do.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 22:57:
- Noongar: “But Peter lied, ‘Woman, I don’t know Jesus!'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “Petrus denied it, he said: ‘I don’t know him!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But Petros asserted he said, ‘Woman, I don’t know him.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Peter answered, ‘Woman, I don’t know that person they have arrested.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But Pedro denied it saying, ‘No indeed, is it indeed-the-case that (RQ implying of course not) I know him?'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But Pedro denied him, saying, ‘Expl., no! I don’t know him”” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 3:4:
- Uma: “The clothes of Yohanes were made from the hair of camels. His belt was from leather. His food was locusts/grasshoppers and honey.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “The clothes of Yahiya were woven camels hair and his belt was of cow’s skin. His food were locusts and honey.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Now John, he was shirted with woven (cloth) of the hair of a camel and he was belted with dried skin. Locusts and honey were what he lived on.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Juan’s clothes were merely woven of camel (loan kamel) hair and his belt was animal skin. What he ate also, it was locusts and honey (lit. water) of wild-bees.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Juan’s clothes were of cloth made from the hair of the kamelyo animal, and his belt was made from cow hide. Grasshoppers which are locusts and bees’ honey were his food.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “The clothing of John was cloth made from the hair of camels. He was belted with leather. Concerning what he ate, it was grasshoppers that he ate. And he also ate honey which was found in the wilds.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Corinthians 13:12:
- Uma: “For at this time, we are like a person who is looking at an image in a hazy mirror, for we do not-yet understand everything clearly. Only in the future will we really understand everything, for we will see God forehead-to-forehead. Now, my knowledge is not-yet complete. Only in the future will I really know [it/him], like God also knows me.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “As long as we (dual) are still here in the world our (dual) knowledge about God is not yet complete. It is not yet clear in our (dual) mind. It is as if figuratively we (dual) look in a mirror which is clouded therefore we (dual) don’t see clearly. But on a different day when we (dual) are facing/are in the presence of God everything will be clear to us (dual). My knowledge now is not yet complete about God but when that day arrives my knowing him will be complete as God’s knowing me.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And it’s the same way also with us (incl.), because the only thing that we know now is just like a cloudy image that we see in the mirror. We don’t really yet understand what is right. But in the future, it won’t be just an image that we see, but rather it will be Jesus Christ that we see. And then we will understand everything in a proper way, just like God understands us in a proper way.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “It’s the same with us who believe, because the way-we -see God now is blurred as if we looking-in-a bad -mirror, but in a future day however, we will see him face to face. Now, I don’t know him properly, but in a future day however, my knowing him will have no lack, because it will be the same as his-knowing me.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “At present we are still like children in that what we understand concerning the things of God is not yet complete. What it’s like is, we are looking into a mirror which is no longer clear. But the day really will come when all this will become clear for all that clouds the understanding will be removed. At that time we will have complete understanding, just like God’s understanding of us.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Now as I think about the word now, it is like I was looking into a mirror. It isn’t clearly apparent about all things. But there will come the day when we will look upon the face of Christ. Then it will be that we know well about the word. Now it is just a little bit that we know, but in those days we will know completely, like God knows us very well.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- Chichewa (interconfessional translation, 1999): “Now we see things as if in a glass mirror, | not very clearly at all. | But at that time we will really see with our own eyes. | Now I only know things insufficiently, but at that time I will understand completely, | even as God knows me completely.” (Source: Wendland 1998, p. 161)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 23:18:
- Noongar: “All the people shouted, ‘Crucify him! Release Barabbas to us!'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “When they heard that, the people shouted/made-noise saying: ‘Kill him! Release Barabas for us (excl.)!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When the people heard what Pilatus said, they all shouted they said, ‘Kill that person! We want Barabbas to be freed!'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when the many people heard that which Pilate said, they began to shout, ‘You have that man killed, and the one you let loose is Barabbas!'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But the many-people, they all-shouted-together saying, ‘Kill him! Barabbas is the one we (excl.) want you (sing.) to release!'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well, when they heard that which Pilato said, the crowd all called out together, saying, ‘Kill that person, that Jesus! Barrabas is the one to release from prison!'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 4:19:
- Uma: “Yesus said to them: ‘Come follow me! You will no longer fish, searching for fish. From now on I give you the work of teaching people to believe in me.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then Isa said to them, ‘Come and follow me. Your work is to get/catch fiish. But if/when you follow me, I will teach you to get people to follow me.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Jesus said to them, ‘So you are catchers of fish? Come with me and people (by contrast) you will be able to get so that they will follow (-as-disciples) me.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “He said to them, ‘Until now, you have been net-fishing fish. Become my disciples so I will teach you to persuade people.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Jesus said to them, ‘Come with me, for I will make you to be like it’s now men you’re fishing for.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Upon seeing them, Jesus said: ‘Listen men, let’s go together. Now it will not be fish that you meet up with, rather I will teach you to meet up with people,’ he said.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Corinthians 14:31:
- Uma: “If you do like that, you can all take-turns speaking God’s words, so that all of you get teaching and the hearts of all of you are strengthened.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “If you do like this it is possible that you all take turns speaking the word of God in order that you all can be taught and your liver encouraged.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “You may all speak; however, don’t speak at the same time, and then everybody can be taught and can de advised.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because if you do that, you will all have opportunity to take-turns in telling what God has made-known to you so that you will all be taught and your faith will be strengthened.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “For if it’s like this all of those who are being inspired by the Espiritu Santo can speak, but they need to take turns, so that everyone gathered will be taught to the encouraging (lit.strengthening of the mind/inner-being) of all.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Concerning all those whom God puts in their minds the word they must speak, they should speak in turn in order that the people who listen to their words will understand about the words and thus be strengthened.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
