Following are a number of back-translations of Revelation 2:26:
- Uma: “‘Whoever wins and does my will until the end, I will give them authority/power the same as that which I received from my Father. I give them authority/power to rule, ruling men all over the world with strength like the strength of a iron walking stick, and to wipe out their enemies like one who breaks a clay pot.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Whoever is not carried-along by temptation/the tempters and perseveres following my commandments until their death, I will give them the same authority as my Father gave me. I will give them authority to rule over all the tribes. Their ruling will be strong as, figuratively, iron that does not break, and their enemies will break like a claypot. (or: will be like broken clay pots.) I will also give them the morning star.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “You who can overcome Satan and who obey what I want until death, that authority which my Father entrusted to Me, I will entrust to you also. I will cause you to be in charge of all the towns on the earth.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “The people who defeat evil and continue to do what I want until their deaths, I will give them authority to rule-with me in the collective-towns/countries” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “For whoever is able to have victory over whatever leads to sinning and destruction of believing/obeying, and always obeys my will till the very end, I will give him the rule like that which I received which was given to me by my Father, that rule over all nations.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Now concerning the person who comes out victorious over the evil there is and who does what I order, doing it until the end. this is the person to whom I will give the position of ruling the nations.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Romans 3:30:
- Uma: “For God is just one, and he’s the one who makes-straight the Jews because of their faith, and he also is the one who makes-straight people who are not Jews, just because of their faith as well.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Since/because there is only one God, Yahudi and not Yahudi, they alike are forgiven and considered straight by God if they trust in Isa Almasi.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “For there is only one God and He will consider the Jews righteous if they believe in Jesus. And as for the people who aren’t Jews, He will consider them also righteous if they believe in Jesus.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because there-is-only-one God, and whether Jews or Gentiles, there is no other reason for his counting them as righteous but (lit. if not) their faith alone.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Because God is one, alone. And it is he who clears all the people who believe in Jesus Christ, Jews and non-Jews alike he clears.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 8:52:
- Noongar: “All the people were weeping and grieving for the child. Jesus said, ‘Don’t weep! The child is not dead, she is only sleeping.'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “All the people gathered in the house of Yairus cried and wailed, wailing-for that dead child. Yesus said: ‘Do not cry any longer. She is not dead, she is just sleeping.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “All the people there were weeping and wailing because of the child. But Isa said to them, ‘Don’t weep. The child is not dead but just asleep.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And at that time all the people who were gathered there, they were milling around and crying because they were in grief. And Jesus said to them, ‘Don’t cry for her, because that child is not dead, but rather, she is only sleeping!'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “All the people who were there, they were crying-for-her mourning. But Jesus told them, ‘That’s enough, don’t be crying, because this young-lady, she isn’t dead, she is only sleeping.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “All the people there were crying. They were crying about that one who had died. Jesus spoke, saying to those people, ‘Don’t cry. That child really isn’t dead. She’s just asleep.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Revelation 4:7:
- Uma: “The first living thing looked like a lion. The second was like a bull [lit., male cow]. The face of the third living thing was like the face of a man. The fourth looked like a hawk when it is flying. [hawk = ‘prairie bird,’ i.e., a brahmin kite, a large bird of prey]” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “One of those angels had the appearance like the face of a lion. Another one like the face of cattle. The face of the third one was like a human face. The fourth one like an eagle flying.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The first creature was like a lion, the second, like a cow, the third, his appearance was like a person, and the fourth was like a flying eagle.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “The first creature, its appearance was like a lion, the second, it was like a cow, the third, it had a face like the face of a person, and the fourth, it was like a large bird that was flying.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “One of those created living beings, its head was like a leon. The second was like a male cow. The third had a face like a human’s. And the fourth had a head like an agila when it is flying.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “The first one appeared like a lion. The appeared like an ox. The third appeared like having the face of a person. The fourth appeared like an eagle with outspread wings.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Romans 5:6:
- Uma: “The love of God for us is like this: at the time that God set, when we had no strength to help ourselves, at that time Kristus died in our place. Yet at that time, we were far from God.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “God really loves us (incl.) very much. Formerly we (incl.) really couldn’t do anything in order to be freed from our (incl.) sin. But when the day arrived which God had appointed/arranged, Isa Almasi died because of us (incl.) sinful people.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Just think about God’s favor to us. For at the time decided by God, when there was nothing we could do to free ourselves of punishment, Christ died in the place of us (incl.) transgressors.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “At the proper time that God chose, while we still had no power to do what God wanted, Cristo died for us sinners.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “As for us, never could we find on our own how to save our souls. But there came the day God had determined in which Christ die for our sins.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 9:28:
- Noongar: “A week after Jesus had spoken these things, Jesus took Peter, John and James with him and went up a mountain to speak with God.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “About a week after that his speaking, Yesus invited Petrus, Yohanes, and Yakobus to climb/ascend going to the top of a mountain, to go to pray.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When eight days had gone by after Isa had said this, he took Petros and Yahiya and Yakub with him onto a mountain to pray there to God.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “About a week later Jesus had said these things, he took Peter, James and John and they went up a mountain to pray to God.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “A week went-by after Jesus’ saying that, then he called Pedro and Juan and Santiago and they climbed a mountain to go pray.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Maybe some eight days passed from Jesus having said those things, then Jesus went up a mountain to pray there. He took Pedro, Juan and Santiago with him.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Revelation 6:14:
- Uma: “The sky all at once shrank like a mat that is rolled up, and all the mountains and all the islands in the sea moved from their places.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “The sky disappeared like paper that has been rolled-up and all the mountains and the islands changed from their places.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then the sky disappeared like a scroll which is rolled up. And every mountain and every island in the sea was removed from where they stood.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “At-the-same-time also the sky split-in-two and rolled-up like a rolled-up paper which is opened-up and divided-in-two and rolls-up again. All the mountains also and the towns/countries surrounded by ocean, they were shaken and moved-aside.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well, as for the sky/heavens, it just disappeared because it was rolled up like paper. As for the mountains, they were removed from their places. And so were the islands.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “The sky disappeared as though when a sheet of paper is rolled up. The mountains and the little lands in the midst of the ocean all were moved from where they were.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Romans 6:17:
- Uma: “Formerly before you believe in Yesus, you really were enslaved by sin. But thanks to God! For you have submitted with your whole hearts [lit., smooth/holy hearts] to the news that was announced to you.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Formerly it was as if you (pl.) were the slaves of your sin but now no longer. Therefore I really thank God because now you follow whole-heartedly the true teaching that has been taught to you.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Long ago it was as if you were slaves to do evil desires; but now, how great is my thanks to God for you have carefully obeyed the true doctrine that was taught to you.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “I thank God because even though you were slaves to sin previously, now however (you are) not, because you have firmly resolved (lit. caused-to-persevere in your minds) that you will obey the true teaching that was taught to you.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “I thank God because you have separated from the sin which grabbed your hearts. And now you have given your hearts to obey the word which was taught to you.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)