complete verse (Titus 3:1)

Following are a number of back-translations of Titus 3:1:

  • Uma: “Remind the Kristen people there to submit to the government and the elders of the town. They must follow the commands of the government and be ready to work all good work.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Remind the people trusting in Isa Almasi there that they ought to submit to those who rule and to others who have authority and they should follow/obey their commands. And they should help in whatever good the government is doing.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Tell the believers there that they must submit themselves to the Law of the government and to the officials there. They must obey the commands of them, and they must help when there is something good which the government is doing.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Remind (lit. cause-to-think) the believers there that they must submit-themselves-to (lit. cause-themselves-to-be-ruled-by) the officials and others who have authority over them in order to obey them. They should also be prepared to help if there is something good to-be-done.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Remind those you are overseeing that it’s necessary that they subject themselves to those who have authority over them like officials and whoever has an important/high responsibility/job there. It’s necessary that they obey these ones and are ready for whatever deeds which are good.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Remind the people that they must respect the high authority and all the others who have authority. They are to obey them in what they order. With enthusiasm they are to do the good work they are told to do.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Acts 8:24)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 8:24:

  • Uma: “Simon said to Petrus and Yohanes: ‘Please ask the Lord for me so that I will not be struck by the disaster that you just said!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Then Simon said to Petros and Yahiya, ‘Pray to God for me so that that curse of yours will not arrive on me.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Simon said, ‘Pray for me to God. Beg him that the punishment which you talked about might not happen to me.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Then Simon said, ‘Pray-for me I-beg-you to the Lord so that none of those-things you have said will happen to me.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “When Simon heard that, he said, ‘Expl! If it’s like that, please pray for me to the Lord, so that this punishment which you have said won’t happen to me!'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Mark 7:12)

Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 7:12:

  • Uma: “Yet you [emphatic] teach like this: we no longer have to honor our mother and father, as long as we say to them like this; ‘What is appropriate I give you, parents, I have already made an offering to God.’ A person who says like that, you release him from the obligation [lit., burden-on-the-back] to help his mother and father.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “na, if a person speaks like that,’ said Isa, ‘you don’t do anything to cause him to help his parents.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then you no longer permit him to help his father and mother.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “And if that is what he says, you forbid forever his using-it-to-help his father and his mother.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “you no longer permit him still to care for his parents.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Philemon 1:18)

Following are a number of back-translations of Philemon 1:18:

  • Uma: “If he perhaps has wronged you, or has a debt to you, I will bear it for him.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “If he has any sin/fault towards you or if he has a debt to you charge (lit. list) it to my name.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “If he has a sin against you, or if he owes you anything, think of it as mine.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “If he has a sin/crime or debt to you (sing.), let me be the one from-whom-you-(sing.)-collect.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “If there is a wrong that he has committed against you or if he has a debt to you, I will just take-care-of-it for him.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “If he did something wrong to you or if he owes money to you, then charge me.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Acts 9:16)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 9:16:

  • Uma: “I myself will say to him the suffering he must undergo because of his following of me.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “And I will show to him all that he must suffer/endure because of his following me,’ said the Lord.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And I will cause him to understand that he will have many difficulties because he is my servant.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “I will also make-known to him the number (lit. manyness) of the hardships he will endure in order that my name will-be-made-known.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “And it’s true, I will cause him to comprehend that he next will experience very many hardships/sufferings because of his serving me.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Mark 8:7)

Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 8:7:

  • Uma: “They also had several small fish. He also prayed for that and ordered his disciples to distribute it to the crowd.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “There were also a few (lit. if how many pieces) fishes. After Isa had given-thanks to God, he also told/commanded the fishes to be given to the people.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “There were also there a few small fish. And when he had given thanks for this, he commanded that they give these to the people.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “There were also a few small dried-fish. Jesus thanked again, and had-(them) -distributed also.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “There were also a few units of little-fish which they had. Jesus again gave thanks to God, and then he had his disciples hand them out also.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Hebrews 2:11)

Following are a number of back-translations of Hebrews 2:11:

  • Uma: “Yesus makes us holy/clean from our sins. He who makes holy and we whom he makes holy, we all have one Father. That is why he is not ashamed to say that we are his relatives.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Isa cleansed mankind from their sins. He and the people he cleansed have all just one father. Therefore Isa is not ashamed to call them his siblings/brothers.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “As for Jesus, He has already removed our (incl.) sins. And today, as for us who have had our sins removed, and as for Him who removed our sins, we only have one father, which is God. And because of this, Jesus is not ashamed of us but rather He names us His younger siblings.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Jesus who is making-us -into the holy people of God and we whom he is making holy, there is one Father of us all, so Jesus is not ashamed to say that we are his siblings/cousins (henceforth brothers).” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Because the Father of this Jesus who cleanses people from their sin, (he is) also the Father of these people that he is cleansing. Therefore Jesus is not ashamed to call them his siblings.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “And now Jesus has cleared our sins. His Father now is the one who is our Father. Therefore Jesus is not ashamed to say that we are his siblings.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Acts 10:5)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 10:5:

  • Uma: “So now, order people to go to Yope to search for a person named Simon Petrus, and call him here.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Now send some men to Joppa to fetch a man named Simon, named also Petros.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Now send someone to the town of Joppa to bring Simon Peter here.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Send therefore someone to go to Joppa to go call Simon who is nicknamed Pedro.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Therefore now, this is what he says to you. Send some people to go to Jope. Have Simon fetched whose other name is Pedro.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)