Following are a number of back-translations of Hebrews 9:12:
- Uma: “He entered into that tent, [and went] straight into the More Holy Room coming-before God. And the blood that he brought when he entered, it was not the blood of male goats or the blood of calves. He entered bringing his own blood. That entering of his was just one time, and it does not need to be repeated, for with his blood that he brought, he redeemed our sins forever.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “And when Isa entered the place that is figuratively like the Most Holy Room, he entered only once (and) all came to fruition. And he did not take with him into it the blood of goat and cow sacrifices but that is what he took his own blood to take away our (incl.) sins, therefore we (incl.) have salvation forever.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And He has only entered once into that very precious room in the church which is there in Heaven and He will not do it again. He did not enter there to offer the blood of just animals like goats and young cows, but rather he entered there to sacrifice His own blood and because of this sacrifice of His body, He made it possible that our being freed from punishment is without end.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “His entering there, it was not by-means-of the blood of goats and male cows but rather by-means-of his own blood, and only once did he enter, it was not necessary to be repeated, because he had already fulfilled what needed to be done so that we might be set-free and be saved forever.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “This Cristo, he entered only once in the Exceedingly Far-from-ordinary Room which is in heaven. That once was enough. And it wasn’t blood of goats and young cows that he took with-which-to-ask-for endless forgiveness, but rather really his own blood, this really being with-what-he-took-the-punishment for the sin of us people so that we would be saved without ending.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Christ has now gone into the place which is overflowingly holy. But concerning the blood he takes to offer, it is Christ’s own blood which is offered. It isn’t the blood of cows or goats which is offered like the priests do here on earth. And he does not have to keep going in; rather one time only he went in forever in order to save us.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 13:31:
- Uma: “After that, for still many nights, he showed himself to people who had followed him from Galilea to Yerusalem. Those are the ones who became his witnesses to all us Yahudi people that He really is the Redeemer King.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “And for several (lit. if how many) days after he became alive again, he was seen by those who had been his companions going-together (with him) from Jalil to Awrusalam. And now, these men are witnessing about Isa to the tribe of Isra’il.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when Jesus was already raised from the dead, for many days he was always appearing to the people who had accompanied him from the province of Galilee to the town of Jerusalem. And as for them today, they are telling about Jesus to our (incl.) companion descendants of Israel.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “And those who went-with him when they came-from Galilea to go to Jerusalem, it was they to-whom-he-appeared for how-many days. Now, they are the same ones who are verifying/confirming concerning him to us Jews.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Proof is, for the space of quite a few days, he was always/often coming-to-see/meet those who had been going about with him, those who accompanied him going from Galilea to Jerusalem. Well, these now are the ones testifying to everyone concerning him.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 11:29:
- Uma: “Yesus said: ‘I also, I have a question for you. Answer mine first, and then I’ll tell you where my authority comes from to do all this.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Isa answered them, he said, ‘I also have something to ask you. Answer me and then I will also tell you as to what my authority was to do those deeds.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus answered, ‘I also have a question to ask you and if you answer me I will answer you also about my right to do all these things.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Jesus said in-return, ‘I also have something-to-inquire of you first. If you answer it, then I will also tell my authority to be doing these-things.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Jesus replied, saying, ‘I will also question you. If you can answer me, then I will tell you what is my authority for doing these things.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Hebrews 10:16:
- Uma: “‘This is the Promise that I will make with them in the coming days. My commands I will put in their hearts, and I will write in their thoughts.’ Like that the words of the Lord. After that he also says:” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “‘This is my covenant/promise to my people in the future, says God: I will put my laws into their livers and I will figuratively write them into their minds/thoughts.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “‘As for me, the Lord, this is a new way which I will establish for My subjects in the future so that I might accept them. I will write My Laws in their breaths and in their minds,’ He said.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘This is what I will present-to them -for-agreement in a future day. I will write my laws on their minds.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “‘`When the time arrives, this is the new initiated-agreement that I will initiate with them,’ says God. ‘I will really store-away in their heads these laws of mine, and I will also then cause-them-to-pierce their minds/inner-being.”” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “‘Concerning Israel, there will come the day that it will be. I then will cause the people to understand in their hearts about the word God commands, they will have pleasure to do what I order them to do,’ says God.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 14:11:
- Uma: “When the people saw what Paulus had done, they spoke in their own language, which was named Likaonia language, they said: ‘The village spirits [anitu] have landed here on the earth in human appearance!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When the crowds of people saw what Paul had done, they kept shouting in their Likaona language, they said, ‘The gods have now taken the form of man/humans and they have come down here to us (incl.).'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when the many people saw what Paul had done, they shouted in the Lyconian language saying, ‘The gods have become people and had come down to us.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Upon the many-people’s seeing what Pablo did, they began to shout in their language in Licaonia, ‘These are gods who have appeared as people. Here-now they have come-down to us.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When the crowd saw what Pablo had done, they were shouting out in their own language, which was the language of Licaonia. They were saying, ‘Expl., there are gods who have become these people who have now come down here to us!'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 12:28:
- Uma: “At that time, a religion teacher came to Yesus. He heard the previous argument of the Saduki people with Yesus, and he said in him heart: ‘That reply of Yesus’ was indeed good!’ That’s why he also asked something of Yesus, he said: ‘Which command is the main one of all the commands?'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then there was a teacher of the religious law standing there and he heard their arguing/discussion. When he observed that Isa’s answer to them was good, he went closer to ask Isa. ‘Sir,’ he said, ‘which is the commandment greater than all?'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And there was there a teacher of the law who heard their arguing with Jesus. When he realized that Jesus was very wise in answering them, he asked him, ‘Teacher, which one of all the laws is the first?'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “There was a teacher of the law who was listening to the conversation of the Sadducees and Jesus and he asked Jesus, ‘What is the most-important command?'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “One person who was an explainer of law heard their arguing/conflict. He comprehended that the answers Jesus gave were wholly correct. That’s why he approached and questioned Jesus. He said, ‘Teacher, which law is the most important?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Hebrews 11:9:
- Uma: “When he arrived in that village/place, he believed God’s promise that said that that land would become his portion and the portion of his descendants. God promised like that also to the child of Abraham named Ishak and his grandchild named Yakub. But even though that land was their portion according to God’s promise, they dwelled in that land merely like visitors. They dwelt in tents.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Because of his trust he lived like a foreigner in the country that God had promised to him. He moved about and his house was a house of animal skin and like that were also his child Isahak and his grandchild Yakub. They were also included in what God had promised that they should have that land.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when he arrived there at that land, he believed that the time would come in the future, when God would give to him that land. In spite of that, as for the place he lived there, they were just shelters roofed with cloth and it seemed as if he was not a true resident of that land. And it was the same way also, what was done by his son Isaac and his grandson Jacob; even though God had promised to them that they would come to own that land.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because of his faith moreover, he was patient/endured to reside in a tent like a stranger in the-aforementioned country that God had promised was his. And so also did Isaac who was his son and Jacob who was his grandchild who were indeed also counted with him as joining-in-inheriting what God had promised.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “By the strength of his believing/obeying and trust he lived like just a foreigner there in that place which was the one God had promised him. The house he lived in was one that could just be folded-up, and-it-was-the-same-with Isaac and Jacob who also received God’s promise which was just like that.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Upon arriving at the land God promised him to be his possession, he found that there already were people who owned the land. But Abraham believed that it is true what God says and he borrowed a place where he lived. He made tents and lived in them. When Isaac lived, he did the same. When Jacob lived, he did the same. These had applied to them the word which God had promised before.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 15:15:
- Uma: “That is the same as the words of the prophet long ago, because there was a prophet long ago who foretold that God would call non-Yahudi people become his people/crowd. Its sound is like this:” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “That which Petros spoke coincides/agrees-with what was written by the prophets of ancient-times. It is written hep in the holy-book, saying,” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “This believing of the Gentiles very much agrees with the words which were written by the prophet of God long ago because there is a written prophecy which says:” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “That-aforementioned-thing that God has done, it is-in-harmony-with what a prophet wrote saying,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “This indeed is in line with (lit. follows the trail of) what was written by the prophets of the past saying,” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
