Following are a number of back-translations of 2 Timothy 2:21:
- Uma: “So, if we release/stop our evil character, we become like the good things, that are used to honor guests. Its meaning, we become workers who are holy and useful to our Lord, and we are ready to do every kind of good work.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then we (incl.) the ones who trust Isa are figuratively those valuable things/equipments. If our (incl.) livers are clean/holy and we (incl.) abandon all our (incl.) evil deeds we (incl.) are precious/valuable to God because we (incl.) are entirely for God. So-then he has a use for us (incl.) and we (incl.) are ready/prepared to do everything which is good.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “As for the person who wants to be considered dear and set aside by God like those very precious implements, he must have done with all evil behavior and then he will be worthy to be used by God for every kind of good work.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “So also with a person, if he distances-himself from all evil, the Lord will use him for (something) important/valuable, because he will be suitable and ready to be used for all good that is-to-be-done.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well now, those people who go far from all evil, they are like these utensils which are far-from-ordinary. For that is who has made sure he belongs to his Lord, one who is useful and is always ready to do whatever good work.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Like this it is in the church, not all of the people have separated from evil. But the person who wants to separate from evil is the person who does the work of God. He works in what is special.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- Natügu (verses 20-21): “In our way, when a big man comes to our house, we give him very nice food, in our honouring him. But when we stay alone, we don’t habitually eat food like that given to him. And this is the talk-picture that we must follow. And we also will be like that good food if we purify ourselves from those bad things. Because it is we who are chosen to help our Lord. So, we are already prepared to do very nice things.” (Source: Carl Gross)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 7:8:
- Uma: “After that, God made a connecting promise with Abraham, and he ordered that Abraham and all his children be circumcised. That circumcision custom became a sign of God’s promise with the descendants of Abraham. So, when the child of Abraham named Ishak was indeed born, he circumcised him on the eight day. After that also, Ishak circumcised Yakub his child. And Yakub circumcised his twelve children. And they became the ancestors of all us the Yahudi people.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Then God covenanted with Ibrahim and God said to Ibrahim that the male should be circumcised, a sign that they agreed to that covenant. Therefore when Isahak was born, Ibrahim circumcised him on the eight day. Isahak also, he circumcised his son Yakub, and Yakub he also circumcised his twelve children/sons. These are the ancestors/forefathers of our (incl.) Yahudi nation/tribe.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Stephen said, ‘There was also a promise of God to Abraham. God commanded that all of them who are males should be circumcized because this is the sign of their agreement with the promise of God. Therefore when Abraham had Isaac, eight days after he was born, Abraham circumcized Isaac. And when Jacob was born to Isaac, he circumcized him also, and when Jacob had children also, he circumcized the twelve sons of his who are the ancestors of us (incl.) Jews.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “God also commanded plural Abraham to circumcise their male children as a sign of the agreement-he -presented to them. When Abraham’s child Isaac was born, he circumcised him on the eighth day. And that moreover was what Isaac did to his child Jacob. That was also what Jacob did to his twelve male children, our ancestors long ago.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “And then concerning God’s initiated-agreement with Abraham, God commanded that down through the generations they circumcize every male among them as a sign that they are included in that initiated-agreement of his. Therefore, when they gave birth to Isaac, when the eighth day came he was then circumcized. Well, Isaac was the father of Jacob, and Jacob was the father of twelve males, these being from whom the twelve clans of us Jews originated.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 5:35:
- Uma: “While Yesus was still speaking, several messengers from Yairus’s house arrived and said to Yairus: ‘Your (sing.) child has died. Don’t trouble the Teacher any longer.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then, while Isa was still speaking to the woman, some people arrived from the house of Jairus. They said to Jairus, ‘Your daughter is no more. Do not trouble the Teacher any more.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “While Jesus was still talking, some people came from the house of Jairus. And they said to Jairus, they said, ‘Don’t bother anymore to have Jesus come for you can no longer overtake the breath of your child.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Jesus was still talking while-simultaneously some from Jairus’ house arrived saying to him, ‘Let’s not (lit. even-if we not) be-distracting the teacher any more, because your (sing.) child died.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Jesus hadn’t yet finished what he was saying when some (people) arrived coming along after Jairo. They said to Jairo, ‘Your daughter has died now (lit. illness became extreme). Probably the Teacher doesn’t need to be caused to continue on to the house now.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 2 Timothy 4:10:
- Uma: “For almost no-one is with me any more here. Demas, he forsook me [emphatic], for he desired/longed-for his life in this world. He went to Tesalonika. As for Kreskes, he has gone to Galatia. Titus went to Dalmatia.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Demas, what is already valuable to him are the things in this world now. He is no longer here with me, he has already left to go to Tessalonika. Kereskes took off for Galatiya and Titus took off for Dalmatiya.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “for Demas has left me since what he has set his heart on is his life here on the earth. He has gone to Thessalonica. As for Crescens, he has gone to Galatia, and Titus also has gone to Dalmatia.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “because Demas, he up-and-left me and went to Tesalonika because his love is concentrated on the life on this earth. As for Cresente also, he went to Galacia, and Tito, he went to Dalmacia.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “For I’ve been left/deserted now by Demas, because he preferred what pleases his own body. He’s now in Tesalonica. As for Crescente, he’s now gone to Galacia. As for Tito, he’s in Dalmacia.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Because Demas liked the pleasure here in this world and left me, and went to the city of Thessalonica. Cresens went to Galatia. Titus went to Dalmatia.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 7:40:
- Uma: “They said to Harun: ‘Make for us (incl.) an idol that we can worship, so that that idol will lead us. Because we (excl.) no longer know what has happened to that Musa who led us (incl.) out of Mesir.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Then because Moses was a long time there on the mountain, they said to Harun, ‘Make gods for us (incl.) so that they will go ahead to lead us (incl.). We (incl.) do not know what has happened to Musa who brought us (incl.) out of Misil.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And they said to Aaron, the older brother of Moses, they said, ‘Make us images that can be the gods that we will follow, because as for this Moses, the one who brought us out of Egypt, we do not know where he has gone.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When Moses was a long-time on the summit (lit. head) of that-aforementioned mountain, they said to Aaron, ‘Please make gods to lead us, because we (excl.) don’t know what happened to that Moses-(fellow) who led us in our leaving Egipto.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “That’s why they asked Aaron, saying, ‘Make images/likenesses of God, that being what will lead us in place of Moises, because we don’t know what has happened to this Moises who caused us to come out of Egipto.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
For the Old Testament quotes, see Exodus 32:1.
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 6:24:
- Uma: “The young woman went out and asked her mother, she said: ‘Mother, what should I ask for?’ Her mother said: ‘Ask for the head of Yohanes the Baptizer!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “The girl went outside and asked her mother, she said, ‘Mother, what on-earth (ente’) shall I ask?’ Her mother answered, ‘Ask the head of Yahiya who bathed the people.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Then the girl went out and went to her mother, and she asked what would be good to ask for. And her mother answered, ‘You ask for the head of John the Baptist.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then the young-lady went-out and went to inquire of her mother, ‘What shall I request?’ ‘The head of Juan the Baptizer,’ her mother answered.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “That girl went out to ask her mother what she should ask for. ‘The head of Juan who baptizes,’ was the reply of her mother.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Titus 2:4:
- Uma: “If the behavior of old women is like that, they can teach women who are still young so that they too know how to love their husbands and children,” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then they can teach the young women so that they love their husbands and their children” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “so that they might be able to teach to the younger women love for their husbands and their children,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “to the women who are younger than they (lit. their younger-siblings) in order that they be instructed in the right way for them to love their husbands and children.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “For provided it’s like that, they can train/supervise the still young women. They can train them to value their husband and children,” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “They are to teach the young women to love their husbands and to love their children.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- German das Buch translation by Roland Werner (publ. 2009-2022) (verses 3-5): “Exactly the same applies to the older women. They should reflect God’s holiness in their entire demeanor, they should not cause unrest, they should not be enslaved to wine, but they should act as teachers of the good and thus lead a prudent life. The younger women should love their husbands and children. They should live prudently and purely before God, manage their household well and yet voluntarily submit to their husbands so that God’s message cannot be maligned in society.” (This reflects what Ulrich Wendel [in: Werner 2018, p. 73ff.] mentions as a possible translation of these verses. Here it’s not the old women teaching the young women but Titus is instructed to teach both of these groups. Wendel is coming to that conclusion on the basis of the parallelism of verses 2-6 [older men – old women – young women – young men] and the fact that sóphronizó (σωφρονίζω) in verse 4 does not necessarily have “young women” as its object.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 8:12:
- Uma: “But when Filipus arrived in their town, he taught them that Yesus was the Redeemer King, and he taught them to believe in Yesus to become God’s people in his Kingdom. So, many townspeople believed Yesus and requested-to-be-baptized as followers of Yesus, both men and women.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But when those people believed the good news proclaimed by Pilip about the rule of God and about Isa Almasi, then they were baptized (bathed) male and female as a sign that they now belonged to Isa.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when Philip caused the good news about the kingdom of God to be understood and the power of the name of Jesus Christ, they believed, and they, women and men, were baptized, and even Simon the Magician, he believed at that time.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But when they believed in the good news that Felipe was preaching concerning the ruling of God and Jesus’ position as Messiah, they got-baptized, there were men and women.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But when they believed/obeyed what Felipe was teaching concerning the kingdom of God and concerning Jesu-Cristo, female and male, they then had themselves baptized.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Lalana Chinantec: “But Philip preached the good word of how God becomes the owner of people’s hearts. He preached the good word of Jesus Christ. They accepted the word which Philip spoke, therefore they were baptized, men and women.” (source for this: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)
- Spanish Traducción en lenguaje actual (2002, 2004): “But when they believed what Philip was saying about God’s kingdom and about the name of Jesus Christ, they were all baptized.” (Source: Edesio Sanchez in de Regt 2011, p. 69)
