Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 26:31:
- Uma: “Yesus said to them: ‘Tonight all of you, your faith in me will be shaken, for it is written in the Word of God like this: ‘I will kill the shepherd, and the sheep of his care will scatter.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then Isa said to them, ‘This night all of you will leave me, for this is written in the holy-book, ‘I commanded/told the one who looks after the sheep to be killed, so-then his sheep scattered.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus said to them, ‘All of you, your faith in me will become weak tonight because of what happens to me. Because there is a written saying of God which says, ‘I will kill the one caring for the sheep, and they will be scattered.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When they were on the path, Jesus said to them, ‘During this night, in-the-future indeed (prophetic formula) you will all leave-me and run-away, because there is something God caused-to-be-written that says, ‘Later I will kill the one-who-takes-care of the sheep and they will be separated.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Included in what Jesus said that night was his warning, saying, ‘This night, as for all of you, your belief-in/obeying-of me will be lacking. You will leave/desert me. For like what was written which is the word of God, which says, ‘I will kill the shepherd. Therefore what will happen to the sheep is that they will be scattered.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Jesus said to his learners: ‘All of you will desert me this night. Because it will happen like it says in the Holy Book which says: ‘I will cause that the shepherd will die. The sheep then will scatter,’ it says.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
See also complete verse (Mark 14:27).
For the Old Testament quote, see Zechariah 13:7.
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Thessalonians 1:6:
- Uma: “And you relatives, when you heard that Good News, you followed our behavior and the behavior of the Lord Yesus also. Because even though you were greatly persecuted, your hearts were always glad to receive that Good News. It was the Holy Spirit [emp.] who gave you that joy, relatives.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “You copied/joined in our (excl.) conduct and the conduct of our (incl.) Leader. Even though you were persecuted because you followed God’s message, you were still very joyful, because you were made joyful by God’s Spirit.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And as for you also, you imitated our behavior and the behavior long ago of our Lord Jesus for you accepted the Word of God even though you went through hard times because of your accepting. And even though you were undergoing hardship, you were joyful just the same because of the fact that the Holy Spirit inspired you.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “One other means-of-our (excl.) -knowing that God chose you, it’s that you followed-the-example of us (excl.) and the Lord Jesus, because even though you were being exceedingly hardshipped on-account-of your faith, extreme nonetheless was your happiness to be receiving the word of God, because the Holy Spirit was the one who gave you that happiness.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well, you copied this habit/nature of ours(excl.), for you now also cause yourselves to be like the Lord. Even though you were really caused hardship, you happily received the word of God which we (excl.) taught to you. Yes indeed, you received it with true happiness which is the gift of the Espiritu Santo.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “And you, just like you saw us do, that you also did. And you do like Christ did. You looked well upon the word, even though people were angry at you. But the Holy Spirit causes you to rejoice.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 19:17:
- Uma: “Yesus carried [on his shoulder] his cross outside the village, and he was taken to a place called Skull Mountain. (In the Yahudi language it is called Golgota.)” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Then they took Isa and brought him outside the town. They caused Isa to carry-on-his-shoulder the post which he would soon be nailed onto, towards the place called ‘Place of the Skull,’ in the Yahudi language, ‘Golgota.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “and they went out of the village, and they caused Jesus to carry that cross where they would nail him. They went to the place called Headbone (in the language of the Hebrews it was called ‘Golgotha.’)” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “The soldiers then, they had-Jesus -carry-on-the-shoulder his cross and they took him to the place they called Place of the Bone of a Head. Its name in the language of the Jews is Golgota.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Jesus went out of the city, shouldering his cross. He was to be taken to the place called Place of a Skull. (Golgota in the Hebreo-language.)” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Jesus went carrying his cross. He went to a place called the Skull. The word in Hebrew is Golgotha.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 26:63:
- Uma: “But Yesus didn’t reply. The Big Priest said again: ‘By the name of God who Lives, tell us what is true! Is it really true that you (sing.) are the Redeemer King, the Child of God?'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But Isa did not answer. Then the leader priest spoke again, he said, ‘Swear, God is here listening and tell us if you are the Almasi, the Son of God.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus didn’t answer. And the high priest said again, ‘Confess, because you are in front of God who has no death. If you are the Son of God, the one he has chosen to rule, say so.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But he remained-quiet. So the highest priest said further, ‘Swear-by the name of the living God that you (sing.) will say whether you (sing.) are the Messiah the Child of God.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But there was no verbal response from Jesus.The Most-important Priest said to him, ‘Now I cause you to swear in the hearing of God who lives without ending, for you will tell us if you really are the promised Cristo who is the Son of God!'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “But Jesus made no reply. The high priest again spoke to him: ‘Concerning God who lives, call upon him for witness, tell us straightly whether you are the Christ, the Son of God.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Thessalonians 3:8:
- Uma: “So, we are relieved [lit., our hearts have become spacious/open] because your faith in the Lord Yesus is strong.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Our (excl.) liver is already good/peaceful for we (excl.) know that you remain-steadfast towards Isa our (incl.) Leader.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And now our situation has become very good for we now know that your faith in the Lord is still strong.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “and it’s as if our (excl.) lives were renewed because you are persevering in believing in the Lord Jesus.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “For as long as your believing/obeying the Lord holds fast, our (excl.) mind/inner-being is really very happy.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “And now we are more strengthened in that we perceive truly that you have not separated from the Lord Jesus Christ.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 20:7:
- Uma: “But the cloth that was tied around the head of Yesus was rolled up and put separately.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “He also saw the head-cloth which had covered Isa’s head not together with the shroud but lying by itself rolled up.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And he also saw the kerchief that had been tied around the head of Jesus. This was not together with the other cloth but was folded and placed by itself.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “and the handkerchief that had been headbanded around Jesus’ head. The handkerchief, it was rolled-up its location being in-a-separate-place.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “And that headcloth which had been used also to wrap his head, it was lying separately, rolled up properly.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Also he saw the cloth which had covered Jesus’ head lying there but not with the cloth that had wrapped Jesus. It was rolled up and by itself.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 27:20:
- Uma: “But the leading priests and the elders of the Yahudi people, they right away incited the crowds, they said to them: ‘Request to the Governor that he release Barabas, and that it be Yesus who he condemns to death!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But the crowds had been persuaded by the leaders of the priests and the elders that they should ask for Barabbas to be set free and Isa should be killed.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “But the chief priests and the elders, they said to the people that the one they should ask for to be released was Barabbas, and that Jesus will be caused to be killed.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “So then, the leaders of the priests and elders, they convinced the many-people that they should request Pilato that Barabbas be the one he release while-simultaneously he have-Jesus -put-to-death.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But what the chiefs of the priests and the important tribal leaders were doing was, they were prompting (bad connotation) those people there that whom they should ask Pilato to release was Barrabas, and as for Jesus, to kill him.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “But the chief priests and the men who led at the church very much stirred up the people to ask Pilate to release Barabbas and to kill Jesus.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Thessalonians 5:9:
- Uma: “We must make-clear our (incl.) hearts, because God did not choose us (incl.) to receive his anger. He chose us (incl.) to lift us (incl.) from the punishment of our (incl.) sins and he give us (incl.) goodness [salvation] because of the redeeming [work] of our (incl.) Lord Yesus Kristus.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “We (incl.) are not chosen by God for the reason that he will punish/inflict-pain-on us (incl.) but so that he can save us (incl.) because of our Leader Isa Almasi.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “For as for God, he has not destined punishment for us, rather He has saved us by means of our Lord Jesus Christ.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because God certainly didn’t choose us so that we would endure his punishment but-rather so that we would be saved on-account-of the Lord Jesu Cristo.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Because what God chose us for isn’t so that he would punish us, but rather, so that we could receive salvation which can be ours because of our Lord Jesu-Cristo.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Because God did not determine that we were made in order that we will suffer punishment. Rather he determined that we will be saved by our Lord Jesus Christ.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
