Following are a number of back-translations of 1 John 3:22:
- Uma: “And whatever we request he will give us, for we follow his commands and we do what makes his heart happy.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Whatever we (dual) ask God for we (dual) will receive because we (dual) follow/obey his commands and we (dual) do what pleases him.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “He will give us what we ask for since we obey His commands and we do what He wants.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “And whatever we request from him, he will give it because we are obeying his commands and we are doing what pleases/satisfies him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well therein, whatever we will request from him, it’s certain we can receive it, because we are obeying his commands and we are doing what pleases him.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Whenever we ask something from God, God will give what we want because we obey the word he commands and we do what he approves of.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- Yatzachi Zapotec: “And whatever we ask him, he will give it, because we do what he commands and what he likes.”
- Eastern Highland Otomi: “And we receive all that we ask for, because we do his will and also we do what he favors (looks well on).”
- Tzotzil: “Because we obey his commands, because we do what his heart wants, therefore he gives us all that we ask him.” (Source for this and two above: John Beekman in Notes on Translation 12, November 1964, p. 1ff.)
- Candoshi-Shapra: “What we ask for we will receive. For we keep God’s orders. And we do only the very work which to God is good.”
- Yanesha’: “We reserve in remembrance his put words, we do thus we please him, that’s why whatever we ask for, we receive, of a truth, from him.”
- Aguaruna: “if we do so, what we ask of God, truly we take, because we obey His Word, because we work what He desires also.” (Source for this and two above: Mildred Larson in Notes on Translation, July 1965, p. 1-15)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 27:23:
- Uma: “Because last night, God whom I worship, God who is my Lord, sent his angel to meet me.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Because last night,’ Paul said, ‘there appeared to me an angel from the God whom I worship and I belong to him.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “A while ago during the night, the God which I worship, his messenger appeared to me, and he said,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because last night, the God that I worship who is my owner, he sent an angel who went and stood where-I-was” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “I have come to know this for, last night, an angel came here to me. He was sent by God, he who rules over me and whom I always am serving.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Morelos Nahuatl: “As you know, I am God’s son and I serve him. Last night an angel of God appeared to me.”
- Xicotepec De Juárez Totonac: “Last night there appeared to me an angel whom God sent. This God is the one who commands me and the one for whom I work.” (Source: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 6:7:
- Noongar: “The Law Men and the Pharisees, they wanted to find a way to accuse Jesus of wrong doing so they looked for a way. So they stood watching him, to see if Jesus would heal this man on the Sabbath Day.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “Several Parisi people and teachers of religion who were there kept their eye on Yesus, perhaps he would heal him on the Sabat Day. Their intention, to find fault so that they could accuse him of working on the Sabat Day.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “There were also teachers of the religious law and Pariseo there. They were looking for a reason so that they could accuse Isa therefore they watched him closely if he would heal on the day of-no-work.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And there were there some Pharisee people and teachers of the Law. They were watching Jesus because they wanted to see if he would cure that man, there on that day, because it was the day of rest. The reason they carefully watched Jesus was so that they might find a way to accuse him, that he had transgressed the day of rest.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “There were also some of the teachers of the law and Pharisees who were carefully-watching Jesus (to see) if he healed that man on the day for-resting, because they were looking-for something-to-accuse-him-of so they would have a basis-for-pressing-charges.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well, as for the Pariseo and explainers of law, they were looking for what they could find fault with which they could hold against Jesus (implies intention of bringing legal charge at some level). Therefore they were watching very closely, whether he would heal that person on that Day of Rest.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 John 5:9:
- Uma: “Even mankind’s testimony we believe, how much more the testimony of God himself. For that is God’s testimony talking about his Child.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “We (incl.) believe the witness of humans/men. God’s witness is stronger and this is God’s witness about his Son.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “We (incl.) can be convinced by the witness of mere people, however the witness of God is greater than that, and because of that it is necessary that we believe it. He has testified that Jesus is His Son.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “We admittedly believe what people confirm, but if we believe that, we should especially believe these three which were God’s means-of-confirming concerning his Child, because what God says is of course more important/valuable.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “If we believe the testimony of man, the testimony of God is much sturdier, therefore of course it’s necessary that we believe it. And as-was-said, God is really testifying that Jesu-Cristo really is his Son.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “If a person says a word and we believe what he says, won’t we then believe what God says? And it is God who gives testimony who his Son is.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- Yatzachi Zapotec: “If we believe the words of people, why the words God speaks are of greater value. The words which all three witnesses speak are the words which God speaks of his son.”
- Eastern Highland Otomi: “If we believe the word of people, but then it is more important (necessary) to believe God’s Word, because in it God witnesses about his Son.”
- Tzotzil: “If we believe the word of people here in the world, more it needs we believe God’s word. God has told us that Jesus Christ is his Son.”
- Candoshi-Shapra: “If we believe that which people tell us, even more so we should believe God’s telling (that which God has told us). For it is greater. For God Himself said, ‘Jesus is my Son.'”
- Yanesha’: “If we receive people their causing-to-know, people’s causing-to-know serves. Our Father, his causing-to-know is the thing which exceedingly serves. That which is our Father, his causing-to-know is this: He caused us to know his Son.”
- Aguaruna: “If another tell, we believe what he tells; but truly that which God tells about his son, more truly we are able (ought) to believe.”
- Murui Huitoto: “God tells us about his Son. If we receive the word spoken by people we will truly receive the word spoken by God because God’s word is greater.” (Source for this and three above: Mildred Larson in Notes on Translation, July 1965, p. 1-15)
- Garifuna: “God said the same to us about his offspring. If we receive people’s word (message, saying), God’s word (message) is bigger in order /for we receive it.” (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 Acts 28:11:
- Uma: “We having been on the island of Malta for three full months, we left again, going on a ship that was from Aleksandria. That ship had stopped a long time at the island waiting for the cold season to pass. The name of the ship was ‘Twin Spirits [Anitu]’.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “It was three months before we (excl.) could sail from that island. We (excl.) rode on a ship from the city of Iskandal that had stopped on that island during the windy season. The name of the ship was ‘The Twin Gods.’ So-then we (excl.) sailed.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “After we had lived there on that island for three months, we continued. We got onto a boat which had stayed there during the rainy season. It was from Alexandria, and the way we could tell it and the thing that was its mark there on its forward end was an image of twin gods.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “We (excl.) stayed in Malta three months, then we rode in a boat from Alexandria that had stayed there during the typhoon-season. Its mark, the Twin Gods.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But it was a long time till we were able to sail for we waited for cold season to pass. We reached three months there on that island and then we could sail again. What we sailed in was a ship which had sheltered there, waiting out that time too. As for that ship, it also came from Alejandro and was called Castor and Polux.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 6:39:
- Noongar: “Jesus told them this parable: ‘One blind man can’t go in front of another person. If he does this, both people will fall into a hole.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “And Yesus also said this parable: ‘If a blind person leads his fellow blind person, they will definitely stumble/fall into a ditch.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Isa also told them a parable, he said, ‘Is it possible for a blind person to lead-by-the-hand another blind person? Will they not both fall into a hole?” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Jesus told a parable. He said, ‘It’s not possible for a blind person to lead by the hand another blind person, because both of them will fall into a pit.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Jesus also related to them this parable. ‘Is it possible do-you-suppose for a blind-person to lead his fellow blind-person? If he does that, surely the two of them surely fall over a cliff.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Jesus questioned them in an illustration he gave, saying, ‘Is it possible/acceptable that a guide for a blind person be another equally blind person? Won’t what will happen be that if it’s like that, the two of them will fall into a dug-hole?” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 3 John 1:7:
- Uma: “For those relatives of ours go to carry the name of the Lord Yesus. And they did/do not get anything from people who don’t believe in the Lord.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Because they are journeying proclaiming the teaching of Almasi and they did not accept any help from those who don’t trust in Isa Almasi.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “For they have gone out so they might spread the teaching of Christ, however they do not ask for help from those who are not believers.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because in their going to preach concerning the Lord Jesus, they are not taking what they need from people who don’t believe.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Because their journey is to go teaching concerning Jesu-Cristo, and they don’t accept any help at all in the way of gifts from people who don’t believe this which they teach.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Because they travel to do the work of Jesus Christ. They don’t wait for help from people who do not believe God.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- Yatzachi Zapotec: “They did not take anything from the people who do not trust in Jesus Christ while they were traveling like that when they went to proclaim the word of Jesus Christ.”
- Eastern Highland Otomi: “Because they are sent to speak in regard to Jesus Christ. And they don’t receive anything from those who don’t believe.”
- Isthmus Zapotec: “They went out because they love Jesus Christ, and they didn’t take anything from people who don’t believe in Him.” (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 1:12:
- Uma: “My intention is that I as well will be strengthened because of your faith, so that we will each strengthen the other’s heart.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “The meaning of my saying is that I want to go-there to you so that we (incl.) can encourage one another. Your liver will be encouraged if you see my trust and my liver also will be encouraged when I see your trust.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Now what I mean is that we will encourage each other in believing.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “What I mean (lit. want) to say is that the faith of us all will be strengthened. I will be helped on account of seeing your faith and you will also be helped by my faith.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “I want that his faith which we have will strengthen each of us more.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
