Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 28:16:
- Uma: “When we arrived in Roma, Paulus was no longer jailed. He was given opportunity to dwell wherever he wished. But there was a soldier that guarded him.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When we (excl.) arrived at Roma, Paul was allowed to have his own house. There was just one soldier guarding him.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Then we finally arrived in the town of Rome. And when we were there in Rome Paul was not put in prison, but rather he was allowed to live wherever he wanted, however, there was a soldier who watched him.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When we (excl.) arrived then in Roma, the rulers gave-permission that Pablo rent a house with only-one soldier to guard him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When we arrived in Roma Pablo was permitted to have his own house to live in. He was only caused to be guarded by a soldier.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 6:45:
- Noongar: “A good man has good things in his heart so he brings out good things. A bad man has bad things in his heart and so he brings out bad things. The mouth says the things which come out of the heart.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “So also man. Good people, definitely speak good words, since their hearts are full of good [things]. Bad/evil people, their speech/words are also bad, because their hearts are full of bad/evil [things]. Because whatever the contents of our hearts, that also is what is spoken at our lives.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Mankind is figuratively also like a tree. A good person has good conduct and his words are good because he is good in his liver. But a bad person, because there is bad in his liver therefore his conduct and his words are not good. Whatever is in the liver of mankind that is what comes out from his mouth.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “It’s the same way also with people,’ said Jesus, ‘because if a person’s custom is good, then also are good the things which are hidden in his breath. And good also are the things which he says. But if he is a person with bad custom, then bad also are the things that are hidden in his breath and bad also are the things which he says, because what is hidden in the breath of a person, that also is what he will say.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “It is like us people as well. The good person, good is what he causes-to-come-forth (i.e. words), because of course what has been stored in his mind is good. But the bad person, bad also is what he causes-to-come-forth, because of course what has been stored in his mind is also bad. Because what a person says, it indeed also has-come from what is in his mind.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well it’s like that too with people. Because as for a person with a good nature/ways, always good is what comes out of his mouth, because only good is what he stores in his mind/inner-being. However a person with wholly evil stored in his mind/inner-being will have wholly evil coming out of his mouth. For what is stored in the mind/inner-being of a person can be known by his words.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 3 John 1:12:
- Uma: “As for Demetrius [emphatic], all people praise him. He is indeed fit to be praised, for his behavior follows the true teaching. We(excl.), we (excl.) also praise him, and you know that our (excl.) praise is true.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “All people talk well about Demetiri. And because of his good deeds it is also seen that he follows the true teaching. I join in witnessing for him and you know that my witness is true.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “All people praise Demetrius. They can see by means of his acts that he is obeying the true doctrine. We also praise him, and you know that what we say is true.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “As for Demetrius, what people are saying about him is totally good. His manner-of-life also, it confirms his goodness, because what he is doing is in harmony with the true teaching. We (excl.) also, we (excl.) confirm/recommend him to you, and you (sing.) know that what we (excl.) say is true.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well, concerning our brother in believing who is Demetrio, everybody is testifying concerning the good-quality of his work/doing. Because it’s clear from his life that he really is obeying well the true teaching. Well including us (excl.) also, like that too is our (excl.) testimony concerning him, and you know that this which we (excl.) mean is true.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “All the people speak well of Demetrius and it is true what I hear spoken of him. We also give our testimony that he lives good and you all know that it is true when we say something.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- Yatzachi Zapotec: “Everyone speaks well of Demetrio. It is obvious that he walks with the truth (heeds/obeys it). We (ex) also tell how he does what is good. And you know that we (ex) speak true words.”
- Eastern Highland Otomi: “All the siblings speak well of Demetrio, and all his deeds are in accord with the true Word. Also I say the same about the man, that he is good. And you know that I speak the truth.”
- Isthmus Zapotec: “Everyone praises Demetrio, and we know he follows what is true. We (ex) also praise him, and you know what we (ex) speak is true.” (Source for this and two above: John Beekman in Notes on Translation 12, November 1964, p. 1ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Romans 1:17:
- Uma: “In the Good news God tells us the way to become straight in his sight. The way is only by faith in God , there is no other way. As is written in the Holy Book long ago: ‘The people who are straight in God’s sight, they are the people who get good life forever because of their faith.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “From this good news we (dual) know as to how (it is/what is needed) in order for God to consider human beings as straight. They must only/simply trust whole-heartedly/entirely in Isa Almasi. It is written in the holy-book about this, saying, ‘Whoever trusts in God, God considers straight and he will live.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “For by means of the Good News, God makes known to us the way that he can regard us as righteous. And this way is only by means of faith. For there is a written word of God which says, ‘The person who is made righteous by means of his faith, he is the one who will be given life forever.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because this good news, it makes-known God’s plan to make-people -righteous in his sight. This righteousness from God, it is based on faith alone. Because this indeed also is what God caused-to-be-written which says, ‘The person whom God has made-righteous on account of his faith, he has life that has no end.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “This good news causes our hearts to understand that God clears the sins of people just by their believing. It is like it says in the Holy Book, it says: ‘He who believes in God is that one who gets his sins cleared and is given a new life.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Central Mazahua: “The good words show us how God can say now we are right (good). That God will say we are right (good) it is necessary that we put (plant) him in our hearts and continually we will believe-obey him. Thus says the good words: the one who will plant God in his heart and God will say he is now right, that one will live always.” (Source: Waterhouse / Parrott in Notes on Translation October 1967, p. 1ff.)
For the Old Testament quote, see Habakkuk 2:4.
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 7:28:
- Noongar: “Jesus said, ‘I tell you, John is a greater man than all people, people who have lived before and people who live today. But the person who is smallest in the Kingdom of Heaven, he is greater than John.'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “Yesus also said: ‘Listen well: from all the people who have been born in this world, there is not one whose life is greater than Yohanes. But from now, the people who become God’s people in his Kingdom are very fortunate/blessed. Even those whose lives are very small, their blessedness/fortune is greater than Yohanes’s.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “I tell you,’ said Isa, ‘there is no person born in this world who is greater than this Yahiya. But in the ruling of God even a person whose status is very low is yet greater than Yahiya.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “‘Remember that John the Baptist, there is no person of any time who is greater than he. However, when God rules in the future, any person at that time who subjects himself to God, even though his rank is very small, he will be greater than John is now.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then Jesus went-on to say, ‘This that I tell you is true that no person has been born on this earth who is higher than Juan, but even so, the lowest one in God’s ruling is higher yet than he.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “This which I will say to you is really true, that of all who have been born (lit. become people) here in the world, none can exceed in greatness/importance this Juan who was the first to baptize. But now/today, even an insignificant/low-class person, as long as he causes himself to become a subject of the kingdom of God, he can be greater than Juan.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Gurung: “John is the greatest of all people. Even though he is, whoever, after seeing my deeds and hearing my words, obeys God according to what I say, even though that person be small, he will receive greater blessing than John.” (Source: Warren Glover in The Bible Translator 1978, p. 231ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Revelation 1:4:
- Uma: “This letter is from me, Yohanes, I send it to the followers of Yesus who live in seven towns in the province of Asia. Many greetings: I call out to God, I request that he bless you from his grace [lit., white insides] and give you goodness of life. This blessing is from God who was from the beginning, who is now, and who is forever. And this blessing is from the Seven Spirits of God who are in front of the Seat of God,” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “This writing is from me, Yahiya. I send this writing to the seven gatherings of people belonging to God who are there in the place of Asiya. May God care for you and may he cause-peace in your livers. He is the God who does not change since the beginning of times until now and forever. May you also be cared for by God’s Spirit and may he cause-peace in your livers. God’s Spirit is there facing God’s sitting-place/is before God’s throne.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “I, John, am writing to the seven groups of believers in the province of Asia. I pray that grace be shown to you by God and the Holy Spirit and Jesus Chirst they also give you a peaceful situation. As for God, He existed before anything was created; He still exists today and He cannot go out of existence forever. As for the Holy Spirit who lives in front of the seat of God, He has seven powers. Jesus Christ is the one whose word can be trusted. Of all who die and are raised again, He is the highest in rank. He is the one who controls the kings here on the earth. His breath is big toward us. He freed us from the punishment of our sins by causing His blood to be shed.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Here is my letter to you who meet-as-a-congregation in the seven congregations in the province Asia. May you have mercy/grace/kindness and peace that comes-from God and his Spirit (Ispirito) and Jesu Cristo. God, he exists now, he existed previously and he will-exist forever. His Spirit which is in front of his throne (loan trono), there are seven manifestations/showings of his power (i.e. ways his power is shown). Jesu Cristo, he is one who is faithful to confirm concerning God. He also is the first who came-to-life again who didn’t again die and the one who rules/will-rule all rulers in this world. He loves us, and he set-us -free from our sins through his blood which flowed-out at his death.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “I who am Juan am writing to you there, the groups of those who believe/obey and trust the Lord in seven places in the district of Asia. I pray that hopefully there with you always is the grace/mercy and peace of mind/inner-being which is given by God the Father, and the Lord Jesu-Cristo and the Espiritu Santo. This God the Father, he is alive without ending, for from long ago he already existed and until forever he will still exist. And this Espiritu Santo, he is right there with God who sits on his seat of kingship.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “I, John, greet the believers who live in seven cities which are in the land of Asia. May God bless you and put peace in your hearts. This God lives now and was living in the days gone past and he continues to live throughout the days to come. Also may the Holy Spirit bless you, this one who is like seven lights appearing before God’s chair.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Revelation 1:15:
- Uma: “His feet sparkled/glistened, like brass that was just polished and that was glowing in a fire. His voice roared like the sound of big water.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “His feet shone/were-brilliant like brass that has been put in the fire and polished. His voice was like the sound of a cataract of a great water/river.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And as for His feet, they were like brass which had been heated and filed. And as for His voice, it seemed to be like the sound of the flowing of very many waters.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “His feet/lower-legs, they were dazzling like pure copper that has been refined (lit. cooked) with fire and polished, and his voice, it was like the roar of a high waterfall.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “His legs glowed like first-class bronze/copper which has been melted-and-moulded and polished. His voice was like the gushing of a great waterfall.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “His feet shone like metal which has come from an oven and has been shined very much. What was heard when he spoke was like the sound of fierce water.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Romans 2:28:
- Uma: “Jews who are really God’s people, are not people who are Jews from their birth, nor those who have just had their physical bodies circumcised.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Who is really a real Yahudi? Not the person who has a sign on his body because he has been circumcised.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “For the true Jew is not only the Jew whose body was marked by means of his being circumcised; for true circumcision is not that marking of the body.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because the true Jew, I mean to say, the true person of God, it is not the person who is like a Jew in appearance and in custom only but rather it is the person whose thoughts are right. The circumcision moreover that is valuable in God’s estimation, it is not the circumcision of part of the body but rather it is the removal of evil from a person’s mind which is the work of the Spirit of God, not the work of the written law. The person who is like this, even though his companions don’t praise him, God praises him nonetheless.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “It is said that the Jew is God’s people. But it is not true that one is God’s people just because he was born of Jews or has been marked in his body like the Jews have the mark of circumcision.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
