Following are a number of back-translations of Revelation 21:23:
- Uma: “That village did not need to be shined-on by the sun or the moon. Because the shining of God himself shone-on the village, and the Lamb is the one who made-it-bright.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “And there in that city they have no need for the light of the sun or the moon because the brightness of God gives light to them and their lamp is the Sheep.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The light of the sun and the moon is not necessary there to illuminate because that city is illuminated by the powerful shiningness of God, and the young sheep is the lamp there.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Neither is the brightness of the sun and moon necessary, because the city is illuminated with the radiance of God and the Sheep.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “It really is no longer necessary for the sun and moon to give light in that city, because the glory of God is what gives light there, and the one referred to as Young Sheep, he is the like-a-lamp.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “There at the city, there is no need for the light of the sun or the light of the moon in order to light it. Because God and the Lamb give light to all the city.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Romans 16:19:
- Uma: “But as for you, relatives, all people know how you submit to the teaching of God. I also am glad to hear about your behavior. My desire is that your hearts be clear [i.e., wise] to do good behavior, but [you] not do evil behavior.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “All people know that you remain/are steadfastly following/obeying the teaching of Isa Almasi. Therefore I am happy/joyful because of you. What I wish is that you are wise (deep knowledge) concerning knowing the good but concerning doing evil, really avoid it.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The news about your obeying the commands of God has spread abroad and this makes me very happy. It’s my desire that your skill in doing what is good, is great; and I also want that you have no skill at all in evil.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “I know, granted, that your obedience to Cristo is well-known in even far-away towns, so I am extremely-happy concerning you, but I nevertheless want you to be wise concerning what is good and at-the-same-time to have no wisdom concerning what is bad.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “All the believers know well that you believe the good news now. Therefore I rejoice very much about what you have done. Now I want to tell you that you must know well how you should do the good. Concerning the evil, do not do it.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 16:11:
- Noongar: “So if you are not faithful with this world’s money, how can you be faithful with true money?” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “So, if our taking-care of the riches of this world is not good, who will trust us with the real riches that are in heaven?” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Na, if you have been given wealth here in this world but you are not trustworthy/cannot be trusted, the true wealth will not be entrusted to you.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And if you can’t be trusted to be in charge of wealth here on the earth, God will not let you be in charge of true wealth, which is in Heaven.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “If then you aren’t trustworthy to hold riches on the earth, how can it be that the true riches will be entrusted to you?” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well now/today, if you aren’t trustworthy in the use of your money and possessions here under the heavens, how could you be trusted with wealth in heaven?” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Corinthians 1:24:
- Uma: “But God calls some people to be his portion. Some of them are Yahudi, some are Yunani. When those people hear the Good News and believe in Kristus, they come to know God’s power and wisdom [clearness].” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But as for the people chosen by God that he made his people, whether they are Yahudi or from a different tribe, they believe that in Almasi God’s power and his deep wisdom are really seen.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “But anybody, whether Jew or Greek, if they will obey God when He causes them to believe, they come to know that by means of the nailing of Christ, God has revealed His power and wisdom.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But as for us whom God has called, whether Jews or Gentiles (loan Gentil), we know that Cristo is the means-of-showing the power and wisdom of God.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But for people, Jews or otherwise, who obeyed what God put in their minds which was to submit to him, they have really comprehended now that, in this that Cristo did, the supernatural-power of God is made evident along with the good-quality of his determined-plan.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “But concerning us who now believe in Christ, Jews and those are not Jews alike, God called all of us and opened our minds so that we know that Christ has the power of God and he has the wisdom of God.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 17:12:
- Noongar: “Jesus was going to a village. Ten men came to him. They had a bad skin-disease and stood at a distance” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “When/As he entered the town, ten lepers came to meet him. They called from far away,” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When he came close to a village, ten lepers came to him. They stood far off,” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “He arrived in the village, and there were there ten men who met him, and they were lepers. Because they were lepers, they did not come close to Jesus, but rather they stayed afar off.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Arriving then at a certain town, ten who were sick with a fearful skin disease went and met him. They stood at a short-distance” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Just as he was entering one of the barios, he was met by ten lepers. They stopped at a distance,” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Corinthians 3:9:
- Uma: “We(excl.) are all just one-work-group, doing God’s work, and you relatives can be compared to God’s garden. You can be compared to God’s house.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Apollos and I help each other working for God. We (excl.) work for your good therefore you are figuratively God’s garden where we (excl.) work. And you are figuratively like a house also that God causes to be built.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “I and Apollos, we help each other because we are fellow companions, servants of God. And as for you, you are like the field of God where we work. You are also like the house that God is building.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because we (excl.) companion-each-other in serving God and you for-your-part are God’s field in-which-we (excl.) -are-working. I will also compare you to a house which God is making.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “We(excl.) teachers, (we are) all the same in just being God’s workers. You whom we (excl.) are teaching, you are like his field. Another illustration also is, you are like his house that he is having us (excl.) build. Really we all belong to God.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Now we are just God’s workers. You now, concerning where the seed was planted, God makes you to be like his field. There is another word. Concerning God, it is like he has started to have a house constructed there where you are.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 18:7:
- Noongar: “Now you think God will not judge his people and do good to those who call to him day and night to help them, do you? You are thinking God will be slow helping them, aren’t you?” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “Even more so God wants to help his followers who continually cry out day and night. Do you think that he is just going to wait/hold-off first and only then help them?” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Na, will God not also help the people he has chosen who keep asking him day and night? Will he still hesitate to help them?” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Because if it was possible for him to help that woman, how much more will God help you, His chosen people who continue praying to him night and day?” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “surely God will even-more-so help the people whom he has chosen who beg-for-mercy to him daily and nightly. Will he do-you-suppose delay his help?” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “For if even a person whose nature/ways are evil will indeed respond-favorably, of course God will much more respond-favorably. He really isn’t deliberately-putting-off-complying with straightness/justice for the people he has chosen who persistently plead with him night and day.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Corinthians 4:18:
- Uma: “There are some of you who have high hearts [arrogant], you say that I am no longer brave to go meet with you.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Now, some of you there are proud (tall liver) because you mistakenly-think that I will not come to visit you.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Some of you there are really puffed up because you suppose mistakenly, that I’m afraid to go and check up on you.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “There are reportedly those among you who are proud (lit. whose thoughts are high), because they think that I’m afraid to go visit you.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “I know that there are some among you who are behaving-arrogantly, for they are saying that I can’t work-up-the-courage to come there.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Concerning your teachers there where you live, there are some who are proud, thinking that they are wise. In their thinking, they think that I am afraid to come to see you.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
