Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 9:20:
- Uma: “They did bring the child to Yesus. As soon as the evil-spirit saw Yesus, he made the child’s body hard to the point that he fell down and writhed on the ground, his mouth foaming.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “They brought him now to him. When the demon saw Isa, the child immediately was convulsed by him. The child crashed to the ground rolling over-and-over and his mouth was foaming.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Then they brought the child to Jesus. The demon, when he saw Jesus, made the child convulse, and the child was dashed to the ground, and he rolled around, and his mouth foamed.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “And they brought him. When the evil-spirit saw Jesus, right then it made-the child -convulse, and he fell-over and rolled/writhed-from-side-to-side while-simultaneously his mouth foamed.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “That child was taken to Jesus. When the evil spirit saw Jesus, he caused (the madness) to flare up severely. The child convulsed again and fell to the ground, and rolled-over-and-over, his mouth frothing again.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Hebrews 5:9:
- Uma: “And from that submitting of his, Yesus became a Redeemer who has no lack, and the source of good life forever to all people who submit to him.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “And when he had completed all of God’s commandments to him, he became the savior of the people who believe-obey him. And he gives them everlasting life.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when He had finished everything that God had caused Him to do, He became the Savior of all who obey Him, so that they might be given life forever.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “And since he obeyed God completely, he became the source of salvation that is forever of all who believe in him,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well because he had followed/obeyed everything with nothing lacking, he became the origin of salvation which is life without end, which he will give to all who truly follow/obey him.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “And now that there was nothing lacking, all that which God had determined for him to go through, he did, therefore he is able to save forever the people who do what he tells them.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 11:8:
- Uma: “I answered: ‘No indeed, Lord! I have never-yet eaten an animal that is taboo/forbidden or dirty according to the custom of our (excl.) religion.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But I said, ‘I won’t, Sir. As long as I have lived, I have never yet eaten anything defiled or forbidden.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And I answered, ‘Not me, Lord, because I have not yet eaten anything unclean like that which is forbidden by the law.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Whereupon I said, ‘I emphatically don’t-want-to, Lord, because I have eaten-for-viand absolutely nothing that we (excl.) Jews consider-taboo.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “However, I replied saying, ‘Oh, I can’t do like that, Lord, for as long as I’ve been in the world, I haven’t trespassed by eating any food which is forbidden by our (excl.) handed-down law.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 10:2:
- Uma: “There were some Parisi people who arrived wanting to pick a fight. They asked him: ‘According to the law of our religion, can a man divorce his wife?'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Some Pariseo went close to him in order to trap him, they asked him, they said, ‘According to the law, is it possible if a person divorces his wife?'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Then there were some Pharisee people who came to Jesus, for they were looking for a way to accuse him. They said, ‘Does the law allow us to divorce our wives?'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “There were also Pharisees that went to Jesus to try to trick-him -with-words. They said, ‘Does our law permit a man to divorce his wife?'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “There were some Pariseo who went to Jesus there, for the motive in their mind was to test him through this question of theirs which said, ‘Is it in harmony with the law of Moises for a man to divorce his wife?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Hebrews 7:7:
- Uma: “And we clearly know that the person who is blessed is downhill in life [i.e., status] from the blesser. So, Melkisedek is greater than Abraham.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “We (dual) know that the person who asks blessing from God for his companion is greater than the person he asks the blessing for.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And everybody knows that the person who pronounces a blessing on another person is greater than that person whom he blesses.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “And we all know that the one who has authority to bless is greater than the one he blesses.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “We all really know that the one who causes to pierce words which cause grace/mercy, he is more important than the person he is causing to be-pierced.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “It is well known that it is the person who is most respected who asks God to bless the person who is less respected than he.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 12:10:
- Uma: “So, they walked going past the soldier who was guarding the first door and the soldier guarding the second door, and they arrived at the iron door, the road/way going into the town. That iron door opened by itself. They continued on through that door and went into the town. Before they had walked very long, the angel all of a sudden vanished, leaving Petrus.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “After they had passed the first guard and then the second, finally they arrived at the iron gate that led out to that city. The gate opened by itself and they went out. They walked following one street then suddenly the angel disappeared.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Now they passed the first guard on their way and then the second, and when they arrived at the iron door of the gate, which faces the city, surprisingly it just opened without anyone opening it, and they went inside. The two of them continued on, and after they had walked for a little while the angel disappeared, and Peter was left there by himself.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “They passed-by the first and second guards, then they arrived at the metal door to go-out to the outside. For-no-reason it opened and they went-out. When they had walked the interval of one street, then the angel disappeared.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “They passed the first and then the second guard. And then they reached the gate which went to the city. Although the gate was iron, when they arrived, it opened by itself. Therefore they went straight out. After going out, they continued walking. But they hadn’t walked far when the angel disappeared.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 10:35:
- Uma: “After that Yakobus and Yohanes, the children of Zebedeus, approached Yesus, they said to him: ‘Teacher, we (excl.) have something we (excl.) want to request of you (sing.).'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then Yakub and Yahiya, the sons of Sebede, came close to Isa. They said to him, ‘Sir, we (excl.) would like to ask you (something) to do for us (excl.).'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Then the two sons of Zebedee, James and John, came to Jesus, they said, ‘Oh teacher, we have something to ask from you.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then Santiago and Juan who were Zebedeo’s children went to Jesus and they said, ‘Sir teacher, we (excl.) would have something to request from you (sing.).'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “And then Santiago and Juan, the sons of Zebedeo, came up to Jesus and said, ‘Master, there is something we want hopefully to ask you for. If possible/acceptable, please do it.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Hebrews 8:11:
- Uma: “At that time they will no longer have to reciprocally-teach their fellow relatives or their fellow villagers to know me. For they will all know me, both slaves and nobles.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “And they no longer will have to preach/teach-religious-things to their fellow-men or their companions about me, because in those days all people, from the lowest status to the highest, all will know me.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And because of this, at that time in the future it will no longer be necessary for anybody to have his companion teach him about Me. And it will no longer also be necessary at that time, that there is again a person who will explain to his companions who I, God, am — for at that time, everybody, great or not great, will know who I am.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Therefore at that time, they will not need to teach their brothers and their countrymen saying that they ought to come-to-know God, because they will all know me, even the lowest person and even also the highest.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “It will no longer be necessary for anyone at all to teach his fellow-countrymen, or to say to his siblings saying, ‘You need to recognize/know God.’ Because as for me, they will now all recognize/know (me), without exeption, (those with) high/important blood and insignificant.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Small and large, all will know me. Then it will not be necessary for one to teach his fellow man or relative who I am. Because all will know who I am.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
For the Old Testament quote, see Jeremiah 31:31 – Jeremiah 31:34.
