Following are a number of back-translations of John 15:5:
- Uma: “‘I am the tree trunk and you are the branches. People who remain in-harmony with me and I with them, they bear much fruit. But if you are separate from me, you cannot do anything.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “‘I am the stock of a plant and you are figuratively the branches. If you remain in/with me and I also remain in/with you you can do much good, for if you are separated/cut off from me, what you do has no good-end-result.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Because I am the body and you are my branches. The person who does not separate from me just like I will not separate from him, he is the one who is able to continue fruiting. You cannot do anything if you separate from me.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then he repeated to illustrate, ‘I am the base of the grape-plant and you are its branches. Whoever continues to be-united-with me so that I will also be united-with him, this is the one whose faith has much fruit, because a person is able to do nothing if I am not with him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “I am the one who is the base and stem of the ubas plant. You are the ones who are like my branches. The one who will hold fast to me, I will hold fast to him also. If it’s like that, his fruit will always be much. For it’s true, there’s nothing at all which you can do if you separate from me.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “I am like a vine. You are like the branches. He who does not forsake me increasingly lives a good life because we are in fellowship. You can’t do anything if you forsake me.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 24:21:
- Uma: “For no kidding the tortures that will hit mankind at that time, it has not happened since the world was first created until this time, and it will not happen again in the future.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “For in those days,’ said Isa, ‘there will be great difficulties, there have none be like it since the beginning of the world until now. And after this, they will not come back.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Because very bitter will be the torments at that time. Nothing like that has yet happened since the creation of the world. And when it happens, nothing like it will ever happen again forever.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because that time of over-much hardship, there has been no equal to it beginning from the creation of the world until now, and nothing also will be able-to-equal it in future days.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Because really great hardship/suffering will be experienced by people. Yes indeed, the time will come when people will experience far-from-ordinary suffering which hasn’t yet been experienced since the creation of the world until now, and won’t ever again be experienced.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Because it will be painful what the people must pass through on that day. There has been nothing like it since the world was made. And there will not be seen in the future the likes of it.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Philippians 4:18:
- Uma: “So, so that you know: all that you sent, I got, I received it all from Epafroditus. Your sent-thing completed and was more than what I needed. Your gift was like something fragrant that you use-as-worship-gift to God. He really likes it and his heart is glad to receive it.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Now I am no longer in need because I have received from Epaprode the love-gift you sent to me and you have given me more than enough. It is as if you gave this to God and God is really pleased with you.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “I received that you have sent and what you have given is more than enough; and I am no longer in need because Epaphroditus has already delivered your help to me. This is like a sacrifice which is very fragrant — which is to say, it pleases God very much.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Now/Today, there is definitely nothing I need but rather it-is-in-excess, because (reassurance particle) I have received all that you sent-via Epafroditus. And those-aforementioned which you sent, they are like a fragrant offering to God which satisfies-him and makes-him-happy.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well now, since I have now received what you had Epafrodito deliver, I again/next have plenty of everything, for it was extremely great. Really what this help of yours is like is, perfume which is used in worshipping God which he can be happy with, for he is really pleased with this doing of yours.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Concerning the money you sent with Epaphroditus to give to me, I have it. Now I have more than enough for my needs. This money can be compared to incense which people burn when they offer an offering, it smells beautiful. God look well on it.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 16:10:
- Uma: “He will also make clear that I am straight, because I will go to my Father, and you will no longer see me.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “He will make it clear to them that I am straight/righteous because I am able to go now to my Father and you will see me no longer.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “He will cause them to understand about the righteous way because I am returning to my Father, and you will no longer see me.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “As concerning also my righteousness, he will confirm/verify that I am truly righteous. Their means-of-knowing-it is, here-now I am going to God the Father and in-the-future you will not see-me.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Concerning straightness/righteousness, he will make apparent to them that I am indeed straight/righteous, proof being that I will now go home to my Father. You will no longer see me.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “I, because I have lived rightly, am now going to my Father. And no longer will you see me here.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 25:3:
- Uma: “The five stupid young-women brought their torches, but they didn’t bring oil.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “The stupid ones took their lamps but they did not take oil for refilling when the oil in their lamps was used up.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The stupid ones, they brought lamps, but they did not bring extra kerosene in preparation for when the kerosene inside their lamps would be exhausted.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “As for the five who weren’t thoughtful, they took-along their lamps, but they forgot to take-along any reserve oil.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “As for those simple-minded ones, they had no reserve to put into their lamps.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “The five foolish girls took their lights, but when the oil would end, they didn’t bring the oil they would need.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Colossians 1:27:
- Uma: “God wants/wanted to make known to all his followers how good his intention/purpose is for you who are not Yahudi people. His intention [is]: that Kristus live in your hearts, so that it is certain that you receive bigness of life [glory] with God. That intention of God’s for hundreds of years was not-yet known by people. But now his intention is-made-clear to all people who are his portion.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Because we (incl.) hep were the ones chosen by God to be told what he had hidden, that means the good he thinks/intends for all people in the world. This is his message which he hid, that Isa Almasi truly dwells in our (incl.) livers. Therefore we (incl.) are assured that really he will honor us (incl.) in heaven.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “For He desires that as for us (incl.), those who belong to Him, we (incl.) might come to know about the very good things that He is going to do for all people. He now wants us to know that Christ lives with us and because of this, we can know that we will be made immortal in the future.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “This that I have-been-making-known, it wasn’t made-known ever-since long ago to even any person, but God decided to make-it-known now to us who are his people along with you of course who are Gentiles. And this is the good/beautiful and amazing-thing that God made-known: Cristo remains in you, and he is your basis-for-hoping that you will join-in-experiencing the very-good life where God is in heaven.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “This is the hidden determined-plan that he has now made known, that the nations of people who are not Jews would be graced by him with unspeakable good. Yes indeed, it is now possible that you are Cristo’s place-of-settling-down-to-live, this being the basis of your assurance of the reward of the good (situation) in the future.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “God caused to be known how great is the good he gives to the people who are not Jews. The word is this that you now walk with Christ. And now that you walk with Christ, now your hearts truly find that it is true that you will be given the good which there is there in heaven.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 17:9:
- Uma: “‘I pray for my companions over there. I do not pray for all people in the world. Those for whom I pray, just the people whom you (sing.) gave me, Father, because they are your (sing.) portion.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “‘O Father, I ask you for them. I do not ask for all men/mankind but only for the people you have given to me because they really belong to you.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “I beseech you because of them. I do not beseech you to help the people who do not believe in me, but rather I beseech you to help the people you have given me because they are also yours.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘Who I am praying-for, it is not those who don’t believe in me but rather your (sing.) people whom you (sing.) entrusted to me.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “I am now praying for these ones. I’m not praying for all the people, but on the contrary only those whom you gave me, for they are indeed yours.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “I ask you the favor that you care for them. I do not ask this favor for all the people who live on earth. Those whom you delivered over to me are those I ask you to care for because they are in your hand.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 25:35:
- Uma: “For when I was hungry you have me food. I was thirsty, you gave me drinking water. I passed by your house, you had-me-stop-in.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “For I was hungry and you fed me, and I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you treated-me-according-to-custom.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Because when I was hungry, you fed me, and when I was thirsty, you let me drink. Even though you did not know me, you received me into your house.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “For I was hungry and you fed-me, and I was thirsty and you gave-me-a-drink. I was also a visitor/stranger in your place and you showed-me-hospitality.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Because when I was hungered, you fed me, thirsty, you caused me to drink, I was a stranger/visitor, you welcomed me well.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Because I was hungry and you gave me food to eat. When I was thirsty, you gave me water to drink. When I was walking in a strange land, you gave me a resting place.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
