Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 13:7:
- Uma: “You will hear news of wars from far off, you will also hear the sound of wars that are close. But don’t be afraid, for all that must happen first, but those happenings don’t mean that the end of the world has already come.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “And when you hear about fighting in the land, or stories/reports about fighting in far-off lands, don’t be afraid. All this has to happen but this is not yet the day of the-end-of-the-world (kiyamat).” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when you hear near you the tumult of war and you hear also the reports about war in a far country, don’t be afraid. For things like this have to take place before this time comes to an end.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “You will also hear the racket of war that comes-close to you and news of war in other countries, but don’t be afraid. These-things must happen, but the end of the world is not yet.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “And if/when you hear news of troubles and wars, don’t let it disturb your mind/thinking. Because these really will happen but it won’t yet be the end of the world.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Hebrews 11:32:
- Uma: “There would still be more I would say, but I no longer have opportunity. Yet I haven’t yet told the account of Gideon, Barak, Simson, Yefta, Daud, Samuel and the other prophets.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Up to here only. I will not proceed to tell about Gideyon, Barak, Samson, Jepta, Da’ud, Samuel and the prophets because I could not finish.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “I will jus stop here, this account, because if I continue it on, there will not be enough time if I relate to you the faith of other people like Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jepthah, David, Samuel and the prophets of God long ago.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “There is still much that I could tell concerning the faith of our ancestors long ago, but this will perhaps suffice, because I will lack time (lit. hours) if I completely relate concerning Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jefta, David, Samuel, and the prophets.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well, it’s like I can’t-prolong (my) talk further for I would certainly lack time if I were to relate further about Gedeon, Barac, Samson, Jefte, David, and about Samuel and the prophets.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “What more should I do? Is it necessary for me to tell you more words? But now there isn’t time to tell you what was done by Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, along with all the spokesmen for God.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 15:38:
- Uma: “but Paulus said: ‘No, for he left us the other day in land of Pamfilia, [when] our work wasn’t yet done.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But Paul’s opinion was that it was not right for Markus to be taken along because he had left them there in Pampiliya and he had not endured helping them until their work was finished.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “However, Paul didn’t want to take John Mark because he had stopped helping them and he went off and left them before when they were in Pamphylia.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “but Pablo refused, because he had left them previously when they were in Pamfilia, and he hadn’t continued helping in their work.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But as for Pablo, it wasn’t okay with him that they cause Juan Marcos to go along for as-already-mentioned, when they were in Panfilia, Juan had separated from them. He couldn’t hold fast in that which they were doing which was going teaching.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 14:2:
- Uma: “They said: ‘But let’s not do it during the big days, lest the crowds riot / get stirred-up.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “‘Let’s-not-do-it (da’a) at the time of this feast,’ they said, ‘perhaps the people will riot.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “They said, ‘Let’s not arrest him during the feast, for the people might riot.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “They said, ‘Just-so-long-as we don’t have-it-coincide with the fiesta lest the many-people riot.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But they said, ‘Don’t make it coincide with the fiesta for maybe the crowd of people will get angry/wild.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Hebrews 12:24:
- Uma: “You face Yesus, the mediator that makes strong the new promise that connects mankind with God. Yesus died, his blood flowed, and his blood is better than the blood of Habel long ago.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “You have also come-close to Isa the one who established the new covenant. The new covenant was established because his blood was spilled so that we (incl.) would be clean/holy and that God would forgive us (incl.). The final outcome of the spilled blood of Isa is much better than the final outcome of the blood of Habil of old, for the final outcome of the death of Habil was retaliation for him.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “We have also come near to Jesus, Who is our chief, Who made a new way for us to be made one with God. By means of His blood our sins were cleansed; His blood is a sign of God’s kindness to us, and that blood is much better than the blood of Abel long ago, because the blood of Abel was a sign of the punishment of God.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “and Jesu Cristo who validated (lit. tied-the-knot-in) the new agreement. His blood which flowed-out, what it means to say is better than Abel’s blood, because Abel’s blood, it’s as if it requests to be avenged and that’s all.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Really the one we have approached is Jesus, he being the one who made firm the New Initiated-agreement, and his blood which was like sprinkled on us. That is what has superior effectiveness, more so than that blood of Abel which just asks for revenge.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “We believe in Jesus Christ, the one who has made the new agreement which there is. Concerning his blood which flowed, it has power to clear our sins, it isn’t like the blood of Abel which requires a judgment.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 16:29:
- Uma: “From there the head of the jail requested a torch, and he ran entering into the jail. He trembled kneeling in front of Paulus and Silas.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “The guard called out asking for a torch and hurriedly entered. He threw himself down trembling at the feet of Paul and Silas.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Now as for the watcher, he commanded that a light be brought in, and he went quickly inside, and he knelt down, shaking before Paul and Silas.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “That being so, the guard immediately-called his companions to bring-him a light. Then immediately he hurried to enter to where-Pablo and Silas -were, and he knelt trembling before them.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When he heard that, he caused a light to be brought hurriedly. And then he entered that jail running and bowed down in the presence of Pablo-and-companion. He was trembling with fear.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 14:34:
- Uma: “He said to them: ‘My heart is so sad, I feel like I’m about to die. You stay here for now and keep-watch!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then he said to them, ‘My liver is very grieved, it almost kills me. Stay/remain here and keep-watch (jaga).'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “and he said to them, ‘My breath is very painful. It’s as if I were about to die. You stay here and don’t go to sleep.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “and he said to them, ‘My sadness is excessive. It’s as if this will be my death. You stay here and don’t go to sleep.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “He said to those three, ‘I am really very sad/troubled like it would kill me. I ask you please to wait here and don’t go to sleep. Just stay awake.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of James 1:2:
- Uma: “All my relatives! If there are many kinds of difficulties and temptations that hit us, let’s not let-it-hurt our hearts [i.e., be upset, angry or sad], rather we should just be-glad-about-it.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “My brothers, when all kinds of troubles/sorrows arrive/come to you you should be glad/joyful.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Brothers, be joyful when you have to experience tribulation because of the fact that God has permitted that there be various kinds of testing of your faith in him.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “My siblings/cousins (brothers from now on), if/when you experience various-kinds of difficulties, may your joy be extreme nevertheless,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “My siblings in believing, hopefully you will indeed be unfluctuatingly happy when you are being reached by very many hardships, for this is a testing of your believing/obeying and trusting-in/relying-on God.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Listen, my dear brethren, rejoice when you suffer different kinds of suffering.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
