Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 7:10:
- Uma: “In the Law of Musa is written like this: ‘We must honor our father and mother.’ And ‘the one who curses his father or mother must be killed.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “For God spoke hep in the law which he gave to Musa for the people, he said, ‘Honor your mother-father.’ And, ‘Whoever speaks bad of/to his mother or father, he should be killed.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The word of God which Moses commanded you long ago says, ‘Honor your father and your mother.’ He also commanded, ‘he who speaks evil to his father or mother must be killed.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because what God had-Moses -write, it says, ‘Honor your (sing.) father and your (sing.) mother,’ and ‘If someone speaks-evil-of his father or his mother, it-is-necessary that he die.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “For like it is said in this law of God which was written by Moises, ‘Honor your (sing.) father and your mother,’ and ‘Whoever will speak evil to his father or mother, or speak-evil-behind-their-backs, what’s fitting for him is to be killed.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Philemon 1:16:
- Uma: “So, you no longer consider him as just your slave [a statement, but with the force of a suggestion]. More than that, he is your relative of one-faith whom you love. Me, I love him, how much more so will you. You will love him because he is your fellow man, and you will love him because he is your relative in the Lord.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Formerly he was only your slave/servant but now he is more/higher than a slave because/for he is already our (incl.) beloved brother because we (incl.) equally trust in Isa Almasi. I, I really love him but you, your love for him is greater because he is your slave and your brother also because he now trusts in Isa the Leader.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And now he is not just your slave, rather he is much more dear than a slave for he is also your brother because of his faith in Christ. He is very dear to my breath, and he is also dear to you. Not just because he is your slave, but rather because he is also your brother because of the Lord.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But starting-from now, your (sing.) view of him should not be as a mere slave but rather as more-valuable than a slave. For now, he is one of our much-loved brothers. Large is my love for him, but you-greatly-love (him) even-more, not just because of the kind-of-person he is (lit. his personhood) but since he is your (sing.) brother because of your (incl.) being-united-with the Lord Jesus.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “And now, he is not just your slave but rather your dear sibling in believing. He really is extremely dear to me, but this holding-dear of mine (for him), of course your holding-dear is even greater because he is your slave and your sibling now in believing/obeying the Lord.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “This worker of yours, nevermore regard him like people regard their workers. Rather consider that he has become as though he were your brother. I very much love this Onesimus, but even more you must love him. Because he is not now merely your worker, rather he is your brother in that you both believe in the same Lord now.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 9:14:
- Uma: “Yet he also has come here, with authority from the leading priests, to arrest all the people who call-out to you (sing.), Lord.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “And he is now here in Damaskus with his authority from the leading priests to seize all who call on your name.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And he has come here to Damascus because he is permitted by the chief priests to arrest all who call upon you.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “And now reportedly, he has come here and the leaders of the priests have given him authority to arrest all of us (excl.) who worship you (sing.),’ Ananias said.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “And his purpose also here in Damasco is indeed like that. He has been permitted by the chiefs of the priests to go arresting all who worship and pray to you here.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 8:5:
- Uma: “He asked them: ‘How much bread to you have?’ They said to him: ‘Seven.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then Isa asked them, ‘How many loaves/pieces of bread have you there?’ They said, ‘Seven.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus said, ‘How much bread do you have?’ And they said, ‘Seven pieces.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘How many breads do you have?’ inquired Jesus. ‘Seven,’ they said.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “‘Well how many units of bread do you have there?’ said Jesus to them. ‘Lord,’ they said, ‘only seven units is all there is.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Hebrews 2:9:
- Uma: “But we see / have seen Yesus: while he lived on this earth, he was downhill [in status] a little from the angels. And at this time he-has-been-made-big and given an honored position/seat, for he underwent suffering to the point of dying. For from the whiteness of God’s heart [grace], he decided that Yesus would die to be the substitute/redemption for all mankind.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But we (incl.) know that Isa is really ruling already now. It is true he was first for a little while caused to be lower than the angels when he became man so that he would die substituting for mankind because of God’s love and mercy for us (incl.). And we (incl.) know that now he is really praised and honored because of the death he experienced.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “But in spite of that, Jesus became human, and by means of this, it was made so that the angels were higher than Him for a short time, so that because of the great kindness of God, He was killed as substitute for all mankind. And because of this letting Himself be killed, He has today become highly honored and very famous. And God has given Him control over everything.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But we know that this was fulfilled because of Jesus. Because he is the one who was made-a little -lower than the angels when he became a person. He did that in order to die for all people on account of God’s grace/mercy to us. But we know that now, God has honored him like the honor of a king because of that death of his.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But what really has happened is this. For a little while Jesus also was made more humble/unimportant than the angels so that, through the big-size of God’s grace/mercy to us, Jesus would experience death in-which he would take-the-punishment for the sin of all of us people. But although he was subjected to that, that in fact was how he was given praiseworthiness/glory and importance because of that death of his.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “So now, let us consider very well about what Jesus went through. First God caused that his power be made less than that of the angels. But God did us the favor that Jesus died in order to clear our sins. Now that Jesus died for us, God caused that overflowingly Jesus Christ is supremely respected.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 10:3:
- Uma: “One day, about three o’clock after noon, Kornelius had-a-vision. In that vision of his, he saw very clearly an angel of the Lord appear and call him, he said: ‘Kornelius!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “One afternoon at the time of-the-afternoon-prayer (asal), an angel of God appeared to him. He saw clearly the angel entering his room and saying to him, ‘O Korneliyus.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “One day when the sun had gone half-way down in the afternoon, an angel of God appeared to Cornelius. Cornelius saw him very clearly. The angel came into the house and said to him, ‘Cornelius.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “On a-single-afternoon at three o’clock, there was that which God showed him, and he clearly saw an angel of God who entered his house and said, ‘Oh Cornelius.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “One day when the sun was long past its zenith (i.e. about 3 pm), it was like he was dreaming though he was awake. He clearly saw an angel of God who came to him and spoke, saying, ‘Cornelio!'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 8:37:
- Uma: “For there isn’t anything that we can trade for that good life.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “For there is no treasure/wealth in the world that can redeem him in order for him to have everlasting life.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “For there is no possession which he can exchange in order to get eternal life.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because there is nothing that a person can exchange for his life.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Of course there’s nothing he could do that could free/save him there.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Peñoles Mixtec: “And it (all things in the world) will not do any good to help his soul.”
- Tlahuitoltepec Mixe: “Nobody can put the price to a soul.”
- El Nayar Cora: “There is nothing that he is able to do to buy back a person his own life when it is already lost.”
- Isthmus Mixe: “What can a man give so that he wouldn’t come to ruin forever?” (Source for this and three above: B. Moore / G. Turner in Notes on Translation 1967, p. 1ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Hebrews 4:4:
- Uma: “For there is written in the Holy Book words that speak of the seventh day like this: ‘On the seventh day, God rested/stopped from all his work.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “For it is written in the holy-book about the seventh day, it says, ‘God rested on the seventh day because all he had created was finished.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “For within six days He finished creating everything, and there’s a written word about the seventh day because it says, ‘God rested on the seventh day because He had finished all that He was going to do.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because there is that which God caused-to-be-written concerning the seventh day which says, ‘On the seventh day, God rested, because his work was already completed.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Because also contained in one part of the writing of the past is concerning the seventh day. For it says, on the seventh day, God rested from everything that he was creating, for he had now completed everything.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “There in the Holy Book it is written the word which tells what God did on the seventh day. It says that God rested on the seventh day, having finished the work he had done.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
