Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 13:24:
- Uma: “Yesus spoke another kind of parable to the crowds, he said: ‘When God becomes King on earth, it happens like this story: A gardener went to sow good seed [lit., scatter good scattered-things] in his grain-garden.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then Isa told again a parable to the people, he said, ‘The ruling of God over his people is figuratively like seed which a man broadcasted on his field.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus taught also another parable, he said, ‘The ruling of God, it’s like a person who planted good plants in his field.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then Jesus again told-a-parable to the many-people and he said, ‘What happens in God’s ruling is like what happened to a person who had fine/nice rice that he planted in his rice-field.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “There was another illustration which Jesus spoke, saying, ‘The kingdom of God is like this. There was a man who planted good wheat seed in his field.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Jesus sought how to make a comparison with the word he told the people. He said: ‘Here on earth where God rules, it is the field which is sown with good seed.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 2 Corinthians 12:21:
- Uma: “I am nervous/uneasy, lest [don’t-don’t] when I get there [where you are], my Lord, the Lord God, will make-me-low [humble me] in front of you again. Lest I weep over many people who are sinning for they still have not repented from their wrong actions, their adultery, and their unseemly behavior.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “I am troubled perhaps when I am there with you, I will be ashamed towards God because of your doings that are not good. And I grieve about the many who sinned formerly and have not yet regretted and left their sinning committing fornication-adultery and always desiring sexual sins.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “I am troubled because perhaps when I come I will be ashamed of you before God. And perhaps I will be very grieved because of many whom I knew before who are behaving badly and they have not yet abandoned their ugly behavior like messing around with someone who is not their spouse and obeying their evil desires.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “I fear that when I come again, God will again (lit. repeat-to) cause-me-to-be-shamed because of what you are doing that is bad. I also fear lest I be saddened because of the many who sinned previously and have not yet repented of the filthy-things they are doing such as adultery and other indecent actions.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “I really am extremely worried that, when I go there again, my mind/inner-being will again experience great shame before God because of you. And I will be very grieved over those who have not yet dropped the evil they are doing, like disgusting ways/habits or thinking, all kinds of immorality with one not your spouse, and gratification of the disgusting desires with no self control whatever.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “This is the situation I fear when I arrive where you live. Then I will be ashamed there before the face, the eye of God concerning what you are doing. Because I will even cry if I find that many people do not want to separate from the evil which they have done before, rather they fornicate and concerning whatever other evil that comes to heart they continue to do.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 6:65:
- Ojitlán Chinantec: “And also Jesus told those learners, ‘So I have already told you that nobody can come to me if my Father has not permitted it.'”
- Xicotepec De Juárez Totonac: “And he said, ‘For this reason I told you that no one can belong to me if my Father does not cause him to think that he will follow me.'”
- Aguaruna: “This also Jesus said: ‘This is why I told you that only those given me by my Father will come to me.'”
- Lalana Chinantec: “. . . unless the Father causes the person to follow.” (Source for this and above: M. Larson / B. Moore in Notes on Translation February 1970, p. 1-125.)
- Uma: “Yesus also said: ‘That is why I said earlier, not one person can come to me if they are not allowed by my Father.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “And he also said, ‘This is the reason why I said to you that nobody can follow me if my Father God is not the one giving him the desire (to do so).'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And he continued speaking, and he said, ‘Because of this, I say to you that no one can follow me if he was not inspired by my Father God.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then he went-on to say, ‘This is the reason I told you that no one is able-to-come to me to believe if my Father doesn’t permit it.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “He added on more saying, ‘Well since there are those who don’t indeed believe-in/obey me, that’s why I said to you that there’s no one who can submit to me except he is shown-grace/mercy by the Father.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Then he said, ‘Therefore I have told you that no one is able to follow me unless the Father causes the person to follow.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 13:56:
- Uma: “His female relatives, they are all also with us (incl.) here. Why-in-the-world does he have power to do all that?'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “And his sisters are also hep here in our place. Where then did he get this his knowledge/wisdom?'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And his sisters, they live here also. What’s the reason that he can do miracles like this?'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “His female siblings/cousins moreover, they reside here as-well. Where then did he get his wisdom/intelligence and power?'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “And aren’t his younger-sisters with us here in this town? Well where did he get all his ability from?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “And his sisters are right here in this town. So where did he get this word that he is teaching?’ they said.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Galatians 1:18:
- Uma: “It was three years after that, that I finally did go to Yerusalem to meet with Petrus, I stayed with him for two weeks.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Three years finished/were-over only then did I go to Awrusalam to see Petros and there I was with him two weeks.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And three years after that I finally went to the town of Jerusalem so that I might visit Peter, and I was there with him for two weeks.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When three years passed-by beginning-from when I believed, I went to Jerusalem to visit Pedro and I stayed-with him for two weeks.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Three years went by and then I went to Jerusalem, for I went to see/meet Pedro. Fifteen days is how long I was with him.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “After three years went by, then I went to Jerusalem in order to talk with Peter. But I was only there two weeks.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 7:26:
- Uma: “Yet here he is teaching without anxiety, and no-one is accosting him. Perhaps our leaders know that He is the Redeemer King?” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Look,’ they said, ‘here he is talking openly but the leaders do not oppose him. Do they believe now that he is the Almasi?” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Just look, he is still teaching many people. Perhaps it is really true that our elders know that he is the prophesied one that God has chosen to rule. Because why is it that they do not stop him!” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “There he is speaking in front of the many-people, and our leaders emphatically keep-quiet. Have they perhaps decided that he is the Messiah?” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Today, here he is, teaching the people, but there’s nothing they’re saying in opposition to him. Maybe our leaders recognize/know he is the one meant by that Cristo who was promised by God.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Well, here he is, he is speaking to the people and nothing is said. Do the authorities believe that this man is the Christ then?” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 14:30:
- Uma: “But when he saw that the wind on the lake was very big/strong, he became afraid, and began-to-sink-farther-and-farther. He called: ‘Please help me, Lord!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But when he saw the big waves he was afraid and he sank in. Immediately he called he said, ‘Sir, save me.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when he felt the strong wind, he suddenly became afraid, and was sinking. Immediately he cried out, ‘Help me!'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But when he felt the strength of the wind, he was afraid and he began to sink. He immediately-shouted saying, ‘Lord, save-me!'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But when Pedro observed the rough-water, he became scared. What else but he was then sinking. He called-for-help, ‘Help, Lord! Rescue me!'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “But because of the wind blowing, he was afraid. Then he began to sink into the water. With a cry he said to Jesus: ‘Lord, lift me up.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Galatians 3:5:
- Uma: “God gave you the Holy Spirit without measure and did powerful signs in your midst. Did he do that because of your following the Law of Musa? Indeed not! He did that because upon your hearing the Good News you believed the Lord Yesus.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “God, he gave to you the Holy Spirit and he did powerful works/deeds among you, not because you followed/obeyed the law but because you listened to and believed the good news about Isa Almasi.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “As for God, when He gave you the Holy Spirit and He showed among you those miracles, He did not do these things because you obeyed the Law, but rather because you heard and you believed the Good News.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Consider what the reason was that God gave you his Spirit and did to/among you amazing-things. Was it because of your having-obeyed (root tongpal) the law of Moses or because of your having-believed/obeyed (root pati, same root as ‘faith’) the good news that was preached to you?” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well when God caused the Espiritu Santo to indwell your body, or when he did amazing things among you, did he do this because you obeyed those laws of the Jews or because you listened to and believed this Good News?” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Know why God sent the Holy Spirit so that he did miracles there where you are. These you saw happen because you believed the good news which was told to you. But it wasn’t because you did all that is written in the law.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
