Following are a number of back-translations of John 11:19:
- Uma: “So, there were many Yahudi people who came to comfort Marta and Maria at the death of their relative.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Therefore many Yahudi went to Marta and Mariyam to comfort them because their brother had died.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “There were many Jews from Jerusalem who had gone to Martha and Mary to comfort them because of their dead brother.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “So many Jews had gone to go comfort Marta and Maria.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “and many were the Judio who went there to Marta and Maria’s place, to comfort them because of their brother who had died.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Many Jews had gone to greet Martha and Mary to comfort them about their brother who had died.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- Ojitlán Chinantec: “And many Jews came to the house of Martha and Mary to help on the occasion of the death of Lazarus, their brother.”
- Huehuetla Tepehua: “Many Israelites had come to see Martha and Mary. They wanted to make them forget their sorrow about their dead brother Lazarus.”
- Yatzachi Zapotec: “And many of our fellow Israelites from Jerusalem had arrived where Martha and Mary were to comfort them because their brother had died.” (Source for this and two above: John Beekman in Notes on Translation 12, November 1964, p. 1ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 20:24:
- Uma: “When the ten disciples heard the request of their two companions, they became angry, getting angry at them.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When the ten disciples of Isa heard about the request of the two brothers, they were angry.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when their ten companion disciples heard this, they did not like what these two brothers did.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When their ten companions heard (it), they got-angry-with those two siblings.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When those ten disciples knew, they got angry with the two brothers.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “When the ten learners of Jesus knew what had been asked by the two brothers, they were angry.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Ephesians 4:23:
- Uma: “You were taught to throw away that previous behavior and ask God to made new your hearts and thoughts.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Your liver and thinking must really truly be made new/renewed.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “It is necessary that He who controls your mind is God.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “And your minds must be thoroughly made-new.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “It’s necessary that your mind/inner-being and mind/thinking be renewed now.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “And now cause your thoughts to become new.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 11:51:
- Uma: “The intention of Kayafas saying like that: Yesus must be killed. But there was also another meaning, that he did not intend. For since he was the High Priest that year, his words foretold the death of Yesus redeeming the Yahudi people.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Kayapas did not say this from his own thoughts. But because he was the leading priest that year, he foretold that Isa should die as a substitute for/instead of the tribe of Isra’il.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “(It was not his thinking alone, that which he said, but because he was the high priest, God inspired him. He prophesied that Jesus must die as substitute for the whole Jewish nation.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “This-aforementioned that Caifas said, it didn’t come-from his own mind/thoughts, but since he was the highest priest, God had caused-him -to-prophesy that Jesus would die in order that his countrymen Jews would live.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But what he said wasn’t just of himself, but on the contrary he was caused-to-prophesy by God, because that Caifas, he was the Most-important Priest that year. He told that as for the death of Jesus, he would take the place of the nation of the Judio.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “But Caiaphas wasn’t just speaking on his own, rather God directed how he spoke. Because this year he was the boss of the priests. He said that Jesus must die for the Jews.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 21:22:
- Uma: “Whatever you request in your prayers, if you believe you will certainly receive.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “If you trust, you will receive whatever you ask from God.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “If you trust God when you pray, you’ll receive what you ask for.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Whatever you request from God will truly be given to you if you trust that it will be given.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “And whatever you ask for when you pray, you will receive it, provided you truly believe/obey.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Therefore in whatever you ask from God, believe that God will give you what you ask. Then God will cause it to happen like you ask him.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Ephesians 5:23:
- Uma: “Like for example in the human body, the part that is at the very top is the head, and that head commands the/its body. So also the husband can be compared to the head of his wife, like Kristus also is/became the Head of us who believe in him. We who believe in him can be compared to portions of the Body of Kristus. And he is the King who Lifted us from the punishment of our sins.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Because the man has authority over his wife as Almasi also has authority over us (incl.), the ones trusting in him. He is the one who saves us (incl.), us (incl.) who are figuratively his body.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “For as for the man, he has authority to be in charge of his wife, just like Christ has authority to be in charge of us (incl.) who are all believers who are is body. We who are his body, he has freed from punishment.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because the man is the leader/head of his spouse just as Cristo is the leader/head all of us who believe in him who can-be-compared to his body. And Cristo moreover of course is the one who saves all who believe.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Because the man is like the head of the married (couple). This is a picture of Cristo in which he is the like-the-head of all believers, of whom their likeness is, like his body. And he is not just their head but rather their Savior.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Because the man leads in that he commands his wife, just as Christ leads in that he commands the believers. Christ saved the believers, and he it is who leads them now like a person’s head leads in commanding the body.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 12:26:
- Uma: “Whoever of you wants to become my worker, must follow me, so that wherever I go, there also you. My Father will honor you who become my workers.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Isa said, ‘Whoever wants to do my commands, he should follow me. So-then wherever I am, there he will be also. Whoever does my commands my Father will honor.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “If there is a person who wants that he would be my servant, he must follow me, for where I am, there my servant will be also. And if there is one who fulfills my commands, my Father God will praise him.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Whoever serves me, it is necessary that I be the one he continues to follow in order that where-I-am, that also will be where-he-is. And that-one who serves me, my Father will honor him.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “The one serving me, he must be obedient-to/always-following me, and where I will go, this one serving me will indeed go there. Whoever serves me will really be rewarded with good by the Father.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “He who wants to do my will must follow me. And where I will be there must he be also. He who does my will will be looked favorably on by my Father.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 22:8:
- Uma: “‘After that, he also called his servants, he said to them: ‘The wedding feast is ready, but the people whom I called are not fit to attend.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “After that, the sultan said to his servants, ‘The food is ready but the ones who had been invited are not worthy to come.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And the king gathered his servants, and he said, ‘The food is on the table, but those I asked to come, they are not worthy of this my gathering.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then the king said to others of his slaves, ‘Everything is made-ready for the wedding, but the people I invited, they are not worthy to come.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “And he said next to others of his slaves, ‘This feast really is ready now, however as for those who were invited, they aren’t fit to join in. They are no longer acceptable.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Again he spoke to his servants: ‘I have already prepared for the wedding, but the people I have called to it do not deserve to come to it.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
