Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 19:6:
- Noongar: “Zacchaeus hurried down and thanked Jesus joyfully.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “Zakheus did hurry down, and he was glad to receive Yesus in his house.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So Sakkiyas hurried down and he was glad to take Isa to his house.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then, Zacchaeus very quickly came down, and welcomed Jesus affectionately, and he was very happy.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Zakeus climbed-right-down, and great as his happiness in leading Jesus to their home.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “He now came down quickly and very happily had Jesus accompany him to his house.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Corinthians 7:6:
- Uma: “What I say here is not a command. What I say is, if you agree not to be side-by-side for some length of time, it’s OK.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then, I say you can take a wife or a husband, but it is not that I command you to.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “I’m not commanding you that you should get married; it’s just my advice to you.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “I have said these-things so that you will know that I permit getting-married, but it’s not my command,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But even this concerning refusal to one’s spouse for a short time, this is not my command to you, but rather it is indeed possible/acceptable if that’s what you (pl.) think would be good to do.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “This word I told you is only that I told you the people can marry. But I do not command that it is imperative that people marry.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 19:38:
- Noongar: “God, he blesses the King. The King comes in the name of the Lord. Let peace be in Heaven! There, God sits, high and powerful!'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “They said in their praise: ‘The Lord God blesses the King who comes bringing his name!’ ‘Praise the Lord God who is in heaven, because he has given us goodness.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “They said, ‘We (incl.) praise this King, the one sent by God! There is peace in heaven and God is really praised!'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when they praised they said, ‘Praise the king who is sent by the Lord! Our relationship to God is now peaceful! Praise God in heaven!'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “They said, ‘May this king whom God has sent as his representative (lit. bodyness) be praised! Peace in heaven and may God be praised!'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “What they were calling out was, ‘Praiseworthy is this King who was sent by God! We(incl.) have been reconciled again with God in heaven! Praise God in the high-part of the sky/heaven!'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Bariai: “And they said, | ‘Chief God empowers this great chief who comes in his name!’ | ‘God has a smooth interior toward us(incl)! Let’s lift up God’s name who is living very high up!’” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Kupsabiny: “They kept shouting saying, | Blessed is the Ruler who comes | in the name of God. | Peace comes from heaven. | Oh! How great God is.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Mairasi: “They themselves hooted and said: ‘We will see good! We magnify Your Name You Ratu [King] Who come with Above-One’s Name! There will be peace over there in Surga [Heaven]! And we will honor Great Above One magnifying His glory!’” (Source: Enggavoter 2004)
- Hiligaynon: “They said, ‘The Lord is-blessing the King that he has sent! Our(incl) relationship with God is now good. Let us praise God!’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Corinthians 7:38:
- Uma: “So, the ones who get married [do] good, but the ones who don’t get married [do] even better.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “It is good if he causes his child to have a husband but it is much better if he does not cause her to have a husband.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “It is good if he allows his daughter to marry, but it is also good if he does not have her get married.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Therefore if he gives-his child -in-marriage, that’s a good-thing for him to do, but it is still better if he does not give-(her) -in-marriage.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Therefore, to marry or not are both good. But it would be much better if he didn’t marry her.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “The one who gives his daughter in marriage does good. The one who does not give his daughter in marriage does even better.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 20:22:
- Noongar: “Tell us, if our law says if we must give taxes to the Roman Governor, or not?'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “So, that is why we (excl.) ask that you say to us (excl.), Teacher: according to the customs of our religion, are we indeed allowed/is it all right to pay taxes to Kaisar, or not?'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “What do you say. Is it following/in-accordance-with our (incl.) law if we (incl.) pay taxes to the King Leader of the Roman tribe or not?'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “What do you think — will we break the Law if we pay tax to our (incl.) king there in the town of Rome?'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Therefore please tell (us) if we (excl.) are breaking our (incl.) law if we (excl.) pay taxes to the Emperor in Roma.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well what about this, is it in harmony with what Moises commanded that we (incl.) pay the payment which the Romano Impiradur who rules us causes to be paid? Is it possible/acceptable or not?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Corinthians 9:17:
- Uma: “If for example I carry the Good News because it’s what I want to do, it is appropriate for me to hope/expect a reward/return. But it’s not due to my desire that I carry the Good News. Want to or not, I must carry it because that is the work that God deliberately charged me with [lit., caused-me-to-carry-on-shoulders].” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “If it were me who chose this my work, na, it would be right for me to be given wages. But this is the reason why I do this not from my wish but because God gave me this work to do. Therefore I work because this was entrusted to me by him.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “If my spreading the Good News were just my own idea, it would be allowable for me to be rewarded; but because I am just a servant of God, He commanded me to do this; it’s necessary that I carry it out just because he entrusted this to me.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “If I had been the one who chose this work, it would be right for me to be paid. But since God is the one who entrusted it to me, it’s-enough-that I fulfill the work-he -has-given-to-do.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “If I were doing this out of my own desire it would be possible/acceptable for me to expect help with the things I need from those I teach, which would be like a reward for my effort. But since God is the origin of this position/responsibility of mine, I am just attending-to/facing what he entrusted to me.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “And now, if it were just my own pleasure that I speak this word, then I would have good pay. But the fact is I am not doing just my own pleasure, rather it is essential that I speak this word because God gave me the work that I speak it.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 21:7:
- Noongar: “They asked, ‘Lord, when will these things come? And what will happen first so we can see when everything is starting to happen?'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “From there, his disciples asked, asking him: ‘Teacher, when will what you (sing.) said there earlier happen? And what will be the sign that it is ready to happen?'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Then they asked Isa they said, ‘Sir, when will that happen what you said? And what will be the sign that will appear when all that is soon going to happen?'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And they asked Jesus, they said, ‘Chief, tell us when all these things will happen, and what will be the sign that it’s already the time for these things to take place that you spoke about a while ago?'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then they said, ‘Sir teacher, when will that happen and what sign will our (excl.) means-of-recognizing that that day has almost arrived?'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When the disciples heard, they questioned saying, ‘Teacher, when will those things come which you are talking about, and what will be the signs that all of that will now be fulfilled?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Corinthians 10:22:
- Uma: “Do you think that it is nothing if we accompany those who worship idols to draw-out/fish-for the Lord’s anger? Do you think we are stronger than the Lord?” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Do we (dual) want to make God angry? Is it that we (dual) are stronger than he is?” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And it’s not good if the Lord becomes angry with us, because it’s not possible that we can avoid His punishment.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Is it not indeed dangerous if you make-the Lord -jealous by your doing that? Do you perhaps think that you are capable of defeating him?” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well, since God is jealous, do we want to ask for his anger? Is our ability more than his?” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Do not want that the Lord Jesus will be angry with you. What do you think you can do against him?” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
