Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 27:17:
- Uma: “After we had pulled up that small boat on to the ship, we tied it well so that it would not be lost. After that, the ship also was just tied-around with ropes so that it would be strong. From there, because the workers on the ship were afraid lest our ship hit sand in shallow water that was close to the land of Libia, that’s why they lowered the sail and they allowed the ship to be blown by the wind.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “They took the lifeboat on board the ship and then they bound the body of the ship with ropes so it would not break open. They also lowered the sail because they were afraid the ship might run aground in the shallow water there near Libiya. And they already allowed/abandoned the ship to be carried along by the wind.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “They lifted it up and put it on the ship. And then they tied up the ship with some ropes so that it might not fall apart, and since they were afraid that the ship might break apart if it hit the shallow land which is near the shore of the land of Libya, they took down its sail, and they just never minded the ship as to where the wind would carry it.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “That being finished, they wrapped the ship with large ropes so that its planks would not come-apart. They also lowered the sail (Ilo. loan layag) so that the ship would be blown slowly, because they were worried lest it hit/land-on ridged sand/gravel across-from Sirtis.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “After having pulled it up, what they did next was, they put big ropes right around what we were sailing in. And then because they were afraid of being driven by the wind on to the big pebble-ridge which was opposite Libia, they the took down their wide sail, and as there was nothing more which could be done, just allowed themselves to be driven by the wind.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 6:1:
- Noongar: “The Sabbath Day came. Jesus walked in a wheat field. His disciples began picking heads of grain. They rubbed the heads in their hands and ate the seeds.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “Once Yesus and his disciples passed through a garden/field on Sabat Day, the worship day of the Yahudi people. While they were passing through that garden, his disciples picked wheat fruit, they rubbed it so the skin would come off, and they ate-it-raw.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “One Saturday, the day of-no-work for the Yahudi, Isa and his disciples walked through a field. As his disciples were passing by, they broke of (some) of the fruit of the field and after they had taken it out of the husks ate it uncooked.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “On a certain Saturday day, Jesus and company went through the fields; that was the day that was commanded long ago by God to the Jews, that no one should work on that day because it was the day of rest. His disciples picked off the ears of wheat (trigu), rubbed them together and then they ate the grains.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “On one Saturday which was the resting-time of the Jews, plural Jesus were walking-through the rice-fields which were planted with wheat. And his disciples were picking-off the grains in order to rub-them-in-their-hands and husk-them-with-their-teeth (i.e. to eat).” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Once when it was the Day of Rest, the walk of Jesus and his disciples passed through a wheatfield. What his disciples did was, they picked heads of wheat and crushed-them-in-their-hands for they were eating it.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 John 5:3:
- Uma: “For if we love God, its meaning, we follow his command(s). Yet his command(s) is/are not difficult to follow.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “The meaning of loving God is, one should follow/obey his commandments. And it is not difficult to follow/obey his commands,” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Our true love for God is our obeying His commands, and His commands are not hard to obey” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because the way we love God, it’s our obeying his commands. And his commands, they aren’t difficult to obey,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “This is what is meant by our holding God dear, we are obedient to his commands. Because as for these commands of his, they are not excessively heavy.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Because the person who loves God is one who does all that God commands. And what all God commands, he does not look upon as being hard, rather he does it.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- Yatzachi Zapotec: “If we love God we will do what he commands. And what he commands is not difficult for us to do.”
- Eastern Highland Otomi: “If we really love (esteem) God, we will do as he says. And his Word isn’t difficult.”
- Tzotzil: “Because if we love God, we obey his commands. His commands are good. They are like a load that we do not find heavy.” (Source for this and two above: John Beekman in Notes on Translation 12, November 1964, p. 1ff.)
- Candoshi-Shapra: “If we really love God then we will keep that which God ordered. God’s orders never bother us.”
- Yanesha’: “This is how we love our Father; we reserve in remembrance his put word. His put word does not make it hard for us.”
- Aguaruna: “If we truly love God we will obey His word. His word, obeying it, it is not difficult.” (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 28:5:
- Uma: “But Paulus did not feel the least bit sick/pain. He just shook off the snake into the fire.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But Paul just shook the snake off into the fire and it did not harm/effect him.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “However, Paul just shook that snake off and it fell in the fire, and he was not harmed by the snake.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But Pablo, he immediately-shook-off the snake into the fire, and nothing happened to him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But Pablo shook that snake off into the fire. Nothing happened to him.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 6:33:
- Noongar: “And if you do good only to people who do good to you, why will you be praised? Bad people do that!” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “If our behavior is good only to people whose behavior is good to us, God will not bless us. Even evil people, their behavior is definitely good to people whose behavior is good to them.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “And if you only help those who help you, is there anything to praise you for? No. For even the sinful people have that custom also.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “If you only treat well those people who treat you also well, do not think that God will reward you, because even the transgressor people, they treat well those who treat them well.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “If also it’s only those who do good to you to whom you do good, will you be rewarded do-you-suppose? Even sinful people, that of-course is just what they do also.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “And if you only do good to those who do good to you too, well what more reward are you waiting for? For even sinners, they do like this too.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 3 John 1:1:
- Uma: “This letter is from me the Elder, I send it to my friend Gayus, whom I truly love.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “This letter/writing is from me the Elder of the trusters in Isa Almasi, I send this to you Gayus, my friend whom I love.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “As for me the old person, I write to you, Gaius, my friend whom I hold very dear.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “My esteemed Gaius, I who have written this, it’s Juan who is a leader of the believers. My love for you (sing.) who are my friend is from-the-heart. May your (sing.) life there be good and your (sing.) body also be strong like the strength of your (sing.) faith.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “My friend Gayo whom I truly hold dear, there-with-you is my letter, I who am the senior-elder.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “I lead in relation to God’s word, I greet you my dear friend Gayo. I truly love you.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- Yatzachi Zapotec: “I in my old age am writing to you dear Gayo. Truly I love you.”
- Eastern Highland Otomi: “I am the Old-Man Leader, I am sending this paper to you, dear Gaius, loved one. And also I love you in regards to the true Word which we (dual) believe.”
- Isthmus Zapotec: “I am an old man. I am writing this letter to a friend of mine, (whose) name is Gayo, whom I truly love.”
- Garifuna: “I, an elderly person, write to my friend the one named Gayo (necessary to avoid the connotation of writing to a rooster), the one whom I love. I love you with all my heart (genuine love).” (Source for this and three above: John Beekman in Notes on Translation 12, November 1964, p. 1ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Romans 1:6:
- Uma: “So also you Kristen people there in the village of Roma. God called you as well to become the portion of Yesus Kristus.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “You (pl.) the ones who are there in the place Roma are also included. You were chosen by God so that you belong to Isa Almasi.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And as for you there in the town of Rome, you’re included also in these people, for God has made a way so that you might believe and you might become the subjects of Jesus Christ.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Even you also there in Roma, you are included-with the people whom God has called/invited to be joined to Jesu Cristo.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Of these people whom God called to believe in Jesus Christ, you also were called by God to believe in Jesus Christ now.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- Tzeltal: “As, for example, you whom Jesus Christ has called to himself.”
- Highland Totonac: “And of these also were some of you who have been chosen in order that you will belong to Christ.”
- Sayula Popoluca: “And you likewise I tell you that God called you so that Jesus Christ could make you his own.”
- Isthmus Zapotec: “And among those people (I’ve just mentioned), you (pl.) are included because God has spoken to you that you should become Jesus Christ’s people (or followers).” (Source for this and three above: Waterhouse / Parrott in Notes on Translation October 1967, p. 1ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 7:17:
- Noongar: “This news of Jesus went everywhere in that country and to many nearby countries.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “That news spread all through the land of Yudea and its surrounding-area.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “This that Isa did became well known in all the places in Yahudiya and in the surrounding places.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then the news about what Jesus did immediately spread through all the towns of the province of Judea and to the other towns surrounding there.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “And this that Jesus did was newsed-from-one-to-another throughout the entire Judea including the surrounding-nearby towns.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “The news concerning Jesus and that which he had done spread all over the land of the Judio and to the surrounding places.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
