Following are a number of back-translations of Romans 14:13:
- Uma: “That’s why I say to you: let’s not criticize each other. It’s better that we take care that there is no action of ours that tempts a one-faith relative to the point that he/she sins or falls.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Therefore don’t let’s any longer be speaking-evil of our (dual) companion because-of his doings. But this is what we (dual) ought to be thinking, that we (dual) will really not do anything if because of that doing of ours (dual) eventually our (dual) brother who trusts in Isa is caused to sin.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Therefore, brothers, let us stop scolding our fellow believers for their behavior. For it’s necessary that we examine our own behavior so that there isn’t any behavior of ours that will cause our companions to sin.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Let us not then accuse-one-another-of-sin but rather let us make-up our minds (lit. make our minds persistent) to not do anything whereby our fellow believers would stumble or be tempted.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “So we must not make judgments about our fellow believers, saying that it is bad how they live. Let us earnestly see to it that it is not our fault that our brothers should sin.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 14:16:
- Noongar: “Jesus said to him, ‘A man prepared his big feast day. He invited many people.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “Yesus said saying to that person: ‘One time there was a person who made a big feast, and called many people.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Then Isa told him a parable, he said, ‘There is a person who had prepared a great feast and had invited many.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then Jesus told him a parable; he said, ‘There was a man who made a great feast. And as for that man, there were many people whom he invited.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Whereupon Jesus answered him parabling. He said, ‘There was an older-man who prepared to feed many, and many also were those whom he invited.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Jesus replied with an illustration, saying, ‘There was a person who caused-to-be-prepared a big feast and invited many.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Revelation 20:8:
- Uma: “and he goes to deceive people all over the world, who are figuratively-named God and Magog. The King of Evil-ones gathers them to fight. Their amount is like sand on the seashore.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “And he will come out to go and deceive the tribes that are scattered over the four corners of the earth. They are called Gog and Magog, that means enemies of God. The leader of demons will gather all those people so that they will fight. There will be very many people like the sand at the seashore.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “He will come out so that he might deceive Gog in the land of Magog, which is to say, the people in all the kingdoms on all the earth. Satan will gather them together to fight against God. They will be very many for they are like the sand on the shores of the sea.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “and he will go deceive those designated as Gog and Magog who are the collective-people in the collective-towns/countries at the four corners of the world. He will gather-them -together to go wage-war. Their number (lit. manyness), it is like the not countable sand on the shore of the ocean.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “What else but he will continue on again with that activity of his of deceiving the people. He will go to all the nations here under the heavens. He will-round-up-to-join-him Gog and Magog, which means, those nations. Really the number of these who will be rounded up by Satanas, they are like sand on the beach. He will gather all these together and they will go to fight.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Again he went to deceive the people who live all over the world. these are the people who are named Gog and Magog. He gathered the people to make war against God. Very many people did he gather, it was like as many as grains of sand in the sea.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Romans 15:22:
- Uma: “Because of that work of mine, that’s what has resulted in my being hindered many times from visiting you, relatives.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “This work of mine of announcing/proclaiming hinders me that’s why I was not able to go to you.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And because of all these things that I’ve done in preaching in those towns, I’ve been hindered coming to see you.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because of this work of mine, I have often not been able to fulfill my desire to go visit you.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Therefore because of that I didn’t have time to go there where you live to see you. Although many times I decided that I would go, yet I couldn’t.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 15:13:
- Noongar: “After a few days, the young son sold his share, took the money and left home. He went to a far country. There he threw away his money, behaving badly.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “‘Several days after that, the youngest child sold his portion, and he went to a far town. There, he wasted [lit., finished dry] his money with behavior that was not appropriate.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Not long after, the younger one sold his share, took his money and then he went to a far country. When he was there he used up his money for all kinds of useless (things).” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “It wasn’t very long from then that the younger sold his share and travelled, taking his money. He went to a far country and there he wasted his money on things that were of no value.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘When only how-many days went by, that younger-brother sold all his share and went to a far country. When he arrived there, he spent his money on (morally)-foolish ways-of-life.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “A few days passed, then that younger-brother sold his share and went to a-foreign-land/overseas. He took all which had been paid for his share. And then when he was there now, he wasted it by spending-too-freely on a lifestyle which was not right.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Revelation 21:25:
- Uma: “The doors of the village were open continually all day long, there was never any time they were shut [lit., there was not its being shut], because there was no longer any night.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “The doors of that city are open all day long. They are never closed because there will be no night there.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The gates of the city are never closed at any time, because when it’s daytime they are open and there is no night there.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “All the entrances of the town are always open, because they are-never -closed in the daytime and it absolutely never becomes-night.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “The gates of this city are always open because it won’t become night/dark any more there.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “The gates of the city are open all the day. For there is no night there.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Romans 16:21:
- Uma: “Timotius, my fellow worker here, sends his greeting to you. Thus also Lukius, Yason and Sosipater, all who are my fellow Jews.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Timoteo, my companion working for God sends word that he remembers you. And Lukiyus and Jason and Sosipater my fellow Yahudi, send word also that they remember you.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “As for Timothy, my companion in spreading the word of God, he sends greetings to you and also do Lucius, Jason and Sosipater, my fellow Jews.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Timoteo who is working-with me sends-you -greetings, so also my fellow Jews Lucius and Jason and Sosipater.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Now my fellow worker, Timothy, greets you. And Lucius, and Jason, and Sosipater, my fellow countrymen, all three of them greet you.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 16:13:
- Noongar: “‘No worker can work with two bosses. He will like one boss and not like the other boss; he will be faithful to one boss and not faithful to the other boss. You cannot serve two bosses — God and money.'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “‘No servant/worker works for two bosses. Because one he will love, the other he will hate. One he will follow the commands of, the other he will refuse. So also you, you cannot follow the will of God, and at the same time [lit., and on one side] gather the things of the world.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “‘There is no servant who can be a slave to two masters. For he will love one and hate one. Or he really follows/obeys one and does not pay attention to the other. If money is the most valuable to you, you cannot also work for God.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus said again, ‘As for a slave, it’s not possible for him to have two owners, for if two are in charge of him, he will respect the one and he will hate the other. And if not, he will be disgusted with the one, and love the other. And the same way also, if what is precious in your breath is wealth, it cannot be that God also is precious in your breath.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘A slave cannot have two masters (lit. become-two the masters of a slave), because he will love one and hate the other. He will also esteem the one and-simultaneously look-down-on the other. Therefore it is not possible for you to do-simultaneously your serving God and money.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “It’s true, there’s no servant who can serve two masters. For maybe he will hate one, only one being held-dear by him. Or if not, only one master will be served by him truly, the other being belittled/insulted by him. Well it’s like that indeed, that it really isn’t possible/acceptable for you to serve God truly while collecting belongings is the big thing in your mind/inner-being. Therefore submit everything you have to his control.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
