Following are a number of back-translations of John 6:59:
- Uma: “Yesus said all that when he was teaching in the prayer house in Kapernaum.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Isa said this while he was teaching in the prayer-house there in Kapernaum.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “This is what Jesus taught in the church of the Jews in the village of Capernaum.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Jesus taught all these-things in the synagogue (loan sinagoga) in Capernaum.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Jesus said these things when he was teaching in the worship-place at Capernaum.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Jesus taught the word there in the church where the people gathered in Capernaum.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 13:50:
- Uma: “The evil people are thrown into the fire of hell. There they will continually cry and suffer/groan.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “The bad people they will drop in the fire of hell. They will wail there and gnash their teeth because of their regret.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And the bad ones, they will throw into the fire. And the bad ones, they will yell and gnash their teeth because of their great remorse.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then they will throw-them -away in the fire that doesn’t ever go-out, and they will cry-bitterly while-simultaneously they will also clench-(their) -teeth.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well, these who are not his people will be thrown by these angels into the fire which is burning very high and never dies down. They really will cry-loudly without restraint and their teeth will grind.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “The evil people will be thrown into the oven which has a great fire. There they will cry and gnash their teeth for the painful suffering they endure.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Galatians 1:12:
- Uma: “I did not receive that Good News from man[kind], there were also no people who taught me. It was Yesus Kristus himself [emphatic] who caused me to know that Good News.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “I did not receive this teaching from humans/mankind. I was not taught (religious) by anyone (lit. whoever) about this. But I received this from Isa Almasi. He caused-to-know/revealed this to me.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “For there wasn’t any person who told it to me, and it wasn’t taught to me by people, but rather it was inspired in me by Jesus Christ.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because it was not a person from-whom-I-learned this good news. Neither was there anyone who taught it to me, but rather it was Jesu Cristo himself who made-it-known to me.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Yes indeed, I did not receive this nor have it taught to me by people, it really was Jesu-Cristo himself who explained this to me.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “No person showed me what to say, and no person taught me what I am saying. Only Jesus Christ himself caused me to know this word.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 7:20:
- Yatzachi Zapotec: “Then the people said to him, ‘You are out of your mind. Who is looking for a way to kill you?'” (Source: M. Larson / B. Moore in Notes on Translation February 1970, p. 1-125.)
- Uma: “The people said: ‘You (sing.) are crazy! Who wants to kill you (sing.)?'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “The crowds of people answered, they said, ‘You are crazy. Who wants to kill you?'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And the people answered, ‘You are crazy because who wants to kill you?'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘You (sing.) are demon-possessed! Who perhaps is intending to kill you (sing.)?’ they said in reply.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Those people said, ‘You’re really indwelt by an evil spirit! If it’s not that you’re indwelt, who is it who wants to kill you?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “The people said, ‘You are demon possessed. Who do you think wants to kill you?'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 14:24:
- Uma: “But his disciples earlier, they were on the middle of the lake, far from the shore. Their boat rocked about carried by the waves, because the wind was blowing from the front of their boat.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Na, the boat was already far from the shore and was hit by the waves because the wind was against them.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And those who were in the boat, they were already in the middle of the lake, and they were in difficulty because of the big waves, because they were facing a big wind.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “while-simultaneously the boat in which his disciples rode had already become-far from the shore. The waves were repeatedly-rocking it because the wind was meeting (them).” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “As for that boat in which his disciples were sailing, it was now in the middle of the lake. They were having a hard time because the contrary wind was strong.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “But the boat was now traveling about in the middle of the lake. There on the lake there arose a terrific wind which blew against the boat. The waves went up high.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Galatians 2:20:
- Uma: “It is no longer I who am now living, it is Kristus [emphatic] who lives in my life. So, as long as I am in this world, I will believe in the Child of God who loved me and gave himself to be killed taking-my-place.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “It is as if I have figuratively died but I live because here Almasi lives in my liver. And as long as I live in this world, I will continue to trust in the Son/Child of God. He loves/loved me and he yielded/surrendered to die because of me.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Because of my trust in Christ, I’m as if I were nailed to the cross with Him because He is my substitute. It’s as if I died; however, I’m still alive because Christ lives in me. And this life which I have here on earth is made possible only by means of my faith in Him, the Son of God. I am precious in His breath and He allowed Himself to be killed as my substitute so that I might be freed.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because it is counted that I died-with Cristo on the cross, so it’s as if it is not I who am alive now but rather it is Cristo who is alive in me. Because my life now, it is based on my faith in the Child of God who showed his love for me in/by his giving his life for me.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “And now, even though I am still alive, I recognize that it’s like not I who am living but rather Cristo now is the one living in my body. For it’s no longer my will that I am following/obeying, but rather his will now. Therefore as long as I’m still here in the world, I am living by the strength of my belief and trust in him who is the Son (lit.Child) of God, he who allowed his life/breath to be severed because of the big-size of his valuing me.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “When Jesus Christ was fastened to the cross, I also reckon that I was fastened there on the cross. Now I do not decide myself about how I will live, only Christ fills my heart. During the days I live here on the earth only the Son of God I believe in now. He loved me and he delivered up himself to die for me.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 7:52:
- Uma: “His companions retorted: ‘What, are you from Galilea too?! Examine and look in the Holy Book. There has never been a prophet who appeared from Galilea.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “They answered, they said, ‘Are you also from Jalil? Look in the holy-book, it is not written in the holy-book that a prophet will come from Jalil.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And his companions answered, ‘Are you also a stupid Galilean? Search through the written prophecies and you will know that there isn’t even one prophet of God that comes from the province of Galilee.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Whereupon they answered and said, ‘It’s as if you (sing.) are also from-Galilea. Go learn what God caused-to-be-written so that you (sing.) will find-out that no prophet has-come-from Galilea.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “‘Expl.’ was the answer of those companions of his. ‘What’s this? What, are you too one of those despised taga Galilea? Read our writings over and over, and you’ll observe there that there’s no prophet who will come from Galilea.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Then Nicodemus was told, ‘Are you also a native of Galilee then? Study what the Holy Book says. In it you will see that not one spokesman of God will come from Galilee.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 15:20:
- Uma: “Behavior like that is what makes people evil in the sight of God. Eating not washing hands first, that is not what makes people evil in the sight of God.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “All these make people unclean, not if he eats but hasn’t washed his hands in the way the Pariseo command.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “These are the deeds which displease God, but he is not displeased when we eat without washing our hands according to the custom of the Pharisees.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “These are the things-that-make-a person -dirty. But a person’s eating without having washed-hands correctly, that’s not what-makes-him -dirty.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “These are the things which cause a person to be disgusting in the sight of God. But when one will eat without first washing his hands according to what was said in your handed-down teachings, that won’t cause a person to be disgusting in the sight of God.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “This is what makes a person have sin. But when a person doesn’t wash his hands when he eats, that isn’t a sin.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
