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)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 23:50:
- Noongar: (incl. v. 51) “One man stood there, Joseph of Arimathea, a town of Judea. He was a very good, honest man. He was one of the Council and also one of the Pharisees, but he did not agree with their thinking and what they had done. He faithfully awaited the Kingdom of God to come.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “There was a man named Yusuf who was from the town of Arimatea in the land of Yudea. Yusuf was a good man and his behavior was upright, and he was also waiting for the time that God would become King in the world. Even though he was a judge in the Big Religious Meeting of the Yahudi people, but he did not like the command and their decision that said that Yesus must be killed.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “There was a man there called Yusup from the town Arimati, there in the place Yahudiya. He was a good man and his conduct was straight/righteous. He waited for the fulfillment of the things foretold about God’s rule. He was one of the councilors but he had not gone along with their thinking and doing in killing Isa.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “There was a man named Jose who was from-Arimatea which was a town in the province of Judea. He was a good and righteous person who was waiting for the arrival of the ruling of God. Even though he was one of the leaders of the Jews, he hadn’t agreed-with the plan of his companions and its fulfillment.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well, there was a man whose name was Jose. He was a taga Arimatea, which was one of the towns of the Judio. As for that person, he was nice/good and straight/righteous, and one of those who was longing-for (lit. causing-to-arrive) the kingdom of God. He was indeed a member of the Sanedrin, but was not in agreement with the sentence passed on Jesus by those companions of his.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 5:26:
- Uma: “Really-really I say: we (incl.) will not be released/freed from in the prison until we (incl.) have finished paying our (incl.) fine. [lit., if we (incl.) have not yet finished paying our (incl.) fine.]” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Truly I tell you, that you will not get out from there as long as you have not payed (lit. wiped out) all that you were fined. It will not even be reduced one centavo.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And without a doubt you’ll have to stay there until you can pay your fine.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “This that I tell you (sing.) is true, that you (sing.) will not be able-to-come-out of the jail until you (sing.) have paid all your (sing.) debt.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “This is really true which I will say to you, that you have no getting-out of there as long as you haven’t been able to pay-in-full all that the judge fined/sentenced you.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Truly I tell you that you will not come out of the jail, not until you have paid all the money which was determined against you.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Corinthians 15:23:
- Uma: “But each in its turn: The first to live again was Kristus. And at his coming again to the world, then the people that are his portion will also be caused to live again.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Isa Almasi was the first to be made alive. After that all those belonging to Isa Almasi will follow (pasunu’) being made alive, when the day comes when Isa Almasi returns to the world.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The first one who was raised is Christ, and we His subjects, we are behind Him to be raised when He returns in the future.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But obviously Cristo’s living again is distinct/set-apart, because he went-ahead (of us) in living again. And as because us who are his people, we will still of-course follow on the day of his coming again.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But also, each one in his own determined time. This Cristo is the very first of all, who is like early-ripening-rice. And then his people, who will be made to live again at the time when he will return here again.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Each has the day in which they resurrect. First Christ resurrected. Afterwards, when Christ comes, all who believe will resurrect.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 24:26:
- Noongar: “First, the Messiah must suffer these things, mustn’t he? Only then can he have life, his great and glorious life.'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “The Redeemer King must definitely undergo suffering first, and only then receive bigness of life.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “For the prophets said that the Almasi had to experience persecution first before ruling over everything.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Because it is necessary that the king chosen by God must go through suffering, and then the rule over everything will be given to him.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “You ought to understand that the Messiah had to undergo that suffering first, after that be honored.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “For isn’t it so that it’s clear in the things they said that as for this Cristo whom you say you are awaiting/expecting, it’s necessary that he experience these hardships/sufferings which you are grieving about, and then he would receive his far from ordinary praiseworthiness/glory?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 6:10:
- Uma: “that You (sing.) become King on earth, that all people on earth do your (sing.) will, the same as the contents of heaven.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “May it be not long until you rule over all mankind. May your wishes be obeyed/followed here in the world like there in heaven.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “May you rule over mankind. May what you want be carried out here on earth like it is always carried out there in heaven.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “May your (sing.) ruling arrive here on this earth so that what you (sing.) want will be fulfilled on this earth like in heaven.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “We ask that it will soon come that you are reigning over all people, and your will is being obeyed here under the heavens like the obeying there in heaven.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Come and rule here. May your will be done here on earth as it is done in heaven.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- Chichewa (interconfessional translation, 1999): “May your kingdom come. May your will be done, as up above so also similarly down here below.” (Source: Wendland 1998, p. 157)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Corinthians 15:55:
- Uma: “God will free us from all that brings death, death will have no more power over us.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “We (dual) are no longer destroyed when we (dual) die. We (dual) are no longer afraid to die because we (dual) are no longer punished.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “‘We (incl.) no longer have any fear of death because there’s no longer anyone who will die. There’s no longer any sorrow of ours because of death, because it has been replaced with life without end.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Therefore we can say, ‘Will death in fact defeat-me/us (RQ implying of course not)? Does it in fact have power over us?'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “‘Well where now, death, is your victory? Where now, death, is your deadly-poison?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Death then will not have power to kill. Then it cannot conquer’ it says.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
For the Old Testament quote, see Hosea 13:14.
Following are a number of back-translations of John 1:6:
- Uma: “A man arrived/came who was sent by God, Yohanes the Baptizer his name.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then, there was a person commissioned by God, his name was Yahiya.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “There was a man named John whom God sent.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “There was a person whom God sent who was named Juan.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “There was someone caused-to-be-born/caused-to-be-a-person by God who was named Juan.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “God sent a man named John.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Now(discourse) there was a person sent by God. His name is Juan.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Mairasi: “A person came at Above-One’s command. His name was Yohanis (The Water Washer). ” (Source: Enggavoter 2004)
- Bariai: “God sent a man to come whose name was Ioanes.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Kupsabiny: “A person whom God sent came. That person was called John.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
