Following are a number of back-translations of 2 Corinthians 9:10:
- Uma: “God gives seeds to the sower [lit., scattering-stuff to the scatterer], and he gives us the fruit of our farming as our food. So also God will bless the gift you will give to others, so that so that your goodness of heart will have much fruit.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “God is the one who gives the seed to the farmer and the ones who gives food so that mankind has (something) to eat. God also is the one who gives you all that you-use-to help your companions. This is figuratively like seed and God causes the outcome of your good deeds to increase and to multiply. This is figuratively like a good harvest.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And as for God, He’s the one who gives seed to the sower so that there might be food. What we give to others is like seed. He gives us also seed, which is to say, that which we can use to help other people, so that there might be a big harvest which comes from our righteous deeds to others.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because God who gives seed to the planter and people’s food, he is the very-one who gives and causes-to-be-much what you have in order that the good you are doing in giving will also be added-to.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “For just as God gives seed to plant, and causes it to grow (lit. strengthens it) so that it becomes what-can-be-eaten, just like that too, he causes-us -to-have-a-plentiful-supply of that-which-we -can-give to others who are needy. And it’s like God causes-to-grow (lit. strengthens) this that we are like planting which is what we help others with, so that there will be good results from this grace/mercy of ours to our fellowman.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “It is God who gives seed to be planted, so that there will be food for people to eat. He also will give you all that you need. There will be much so that you can do good to other people.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 5:35:
- Uma: “Yohanes is like a lamp that shines and brings light to you. And you, you were very glad to hear his words. But your joy is just for a short time.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Yahiya was figuratively like a burning lamp giving light to the thoughts/minds of mankind and you (pl.) were happy in his light, that means at his teaching, even if only for a little while.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Because as for John, he is like a lamp whose shining is bright, and his shining upon you made you happy for a very short time, which is to say, for a short time you were pleased with his true teaching.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Juan, he can-be-compared to a lamp that shines, and you enjoyed his shining-in your minds/thoughts for a little-while.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “As for Juan back then, an illustration of him was a shining light because, as for what he taught, it gave light to the mind/thinking of people. You were pleased a little bit with this light of his.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “That word spoken by John is like a light which collects the insects, for you gathered about where he was speaking. You rejoiced a little while about what he said.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 12:29:
- Uma: “‘ Demons can be compared to a strong person. If we (incl.) enter into the house of a strong person wanting to take the contents of his house, we (incl.) must first tie him up, and only then can we (incl.) carry-off his belongings/stuff. So also, if I cause-to-leave demons, it means that I am stronger than demons.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “‘The leader of demons is figuratively like a strong man. Nobody can go and rob the house of a strong man if he does not first tie up that strong man, only then can he rob.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “I have already defeated Satan. That’s why I can drive away his subjects. Because there is no one who can enter the house of a strong man in order to seize his possessions if he is not first able to tie up the strong man. He must tie him up first and then he can seize the possessions of the strong man.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘Satanas can be compared to a strong person, because no one can-enter his house to steal his possessions if he does not first tie-him-up. Then he can run-away-with his possessions.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Jesus explained that he could drive out evil spirits because he had defeated Satanas who was their leader. He said, ‘How can anyone enter and grab the possessions in the house of a strong person unless he first ties up that person? Of course if he is now tied up, his house can now be plundered.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “It is not the devil who heals the people who walk with evil spirits. Take a strong man, it is when he is tied up that one can enter his house and take away the things there are inside. It is like that for me. I tied the devil who rules the evil spirits, therefore I am able to heal the people.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 2 Corinthians 11:9:
- Uma: “Once I had a lack at that time, but I didn’t make-a-request of you. For relatives from the land of Makedonia arrived bringing money that made-up my lack. I carefully guarded/watched-out that I not make-requests-of you at that time, so as to not make-it-hard-on you. And that’s what I will keep on doing, I won’t make-requests-of you.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When I was there with you, when I had a need, I did not ask from you because my need was helped by our (incl.) brothers from Makedoniya. From formerly until the future I really will not ask anything from you.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when I was there with you, if I needed some money I did not ask for anything from you, for our (incl.) brethren who came from the province of Macedonia, they gave me everything that I needed. As for you Greeks, I have never asked my livelihood from you and it also cannot be that I will ever ask anything from you.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because when I lacked what I needed, I didn’t request from you, for there were brothers of ours who came-from Macedonia bringing what I needed. So I have never hardshipped you and likewise also (it will be) in future days.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well, as-you-well-remember when I had lack there I didn’t bother anybody at all (with the problem), for some siblings in faith from Macedonia who had arrived helped me. Really right up to the present I am being very careful that I don’t become a bother/nuisance to you in anything. Hopefully I will indeed be able to continue to do like this.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “When I was living there where you live there were times when I didn’t have anything to eat, yet I didn’t ask you for what I needed. It was those brothers who arrived from the land of Macedonia who gave me what I needed. Thus I did not ask you for what I needed, I never will ask you for what I need.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 6:20:
- Uma: “Yesus said: ‘Do not be afraid! It is I.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But Isa said to them, ‘Don’t be afraid. This is me/I hep.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “But Jesus said to them, ‘It is I. Don’t be afraid.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But Jesus immediately said, ‘This is I! Don’t be afraid!'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But he said to them, ‘Don’t be afraid. I’m indeed Jesus.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “But Jesus said to them, ‘It is I. Don’t be afraid.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 13:11:
- Uma: “Yesus answered: ‘Long ago God had not yet made-known-to mankind how he would become King on earth. But now he has made-known-to you that teaching. But as for the people/crowds, he has not allowed them all to know that teaching. That’s why I speak-figuratively-of-it to them with parables.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Isa answered them, he said, ‘You have already/now been given knowledge/wisdom so that you can understand what God has hidden in his thoughts about as to how he rules over his people. But the other people have not been given.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus answered them saying, ‘That which was hidden long ago about the ruling of God, he has caused you, my disciples, to understand it. But the other people, he has hidden it from them, by contrast.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Jesus said, ‘Because you are the ones to whom God has given the privilege to come-to-know what was not made-known previously concerning his ruling, but he hasn’t given-it to other people.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Jesus replied saying, ‘It really has been given/graced to you to know the secret/hidden meaning of what I am teaching concerning the kingdom of God. But as for them, it hasn’t been given/graced to them.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Jesus said to his learners: ‘Concerning the word which was not known about how God rules, God who is in heaven wants you to understand about this word. But other people will not understand this.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 2 Corinthians 12:8:
- Uma: “Three times I called-out to the Lord, I said: ‘O Lord, I request that you (sing.) take away from me this suffering.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Three times I prayed to Almasi asking him to remove this my sickness.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “I prayed three times to God that He would remove it.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Three times I pleaded with the Lord Jesus that he would have-it-removed.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Three times now I prayed to the Lord that he would remove it.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Concerning this pain, three times I asked the Lord to take it away.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 6:52:
- Uma: “When the Yahudi people heard those words of Yesus, they argued with one another, they said: ‘How can he give his body to us for us to eat?'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then the Yahudi argued about what Isa had said. They said, ‘How can this person give us (dual) his flesh to eat?'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then the Jewish people began to argue, they said, ‘How can this person give us his body so that we can eat it?'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Whereupon the Jews argued-together saying, ‘How perhaps can that person give his body so that we will eat-it?'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Because of that which Jesus had said the Judio were again arguing among themselves, for they were saying, ‘How can this person give his body for us to eat?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “The Jews argued among themselves and said, ‘Can he give us his body for us to eat?'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
