Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 8:9:
- Uma: “In that town, there was a man named Simon. That Simon was a magician / sleight-of-hand-expert [topobali’mata]. For a long time he had shown his magic that surprised the Samaritans. He said that he was a man with big power.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “There was a person living in that town whose name was Simon. He was a diviner (landungan) and the people of Samariya were very amazed about his doings. That Simon said that he was a person with (supernatural) power.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “There was a Samarian person who was a magician, and his name was Simon. For how many years had he surprised the people with his work. He caused the people to believe that he was not just a common person.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But there was someone who had for-a-long-time practiced-divination in that town who was named Simon of-whom-all the residents in Samaria -were-amazed. He had-been-boasting-about himself saying that he had importance/greatness (lit. highness).” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But in that city there was a person whose name was Simon. He was a powerful-spirit-medium. For a long time already, all the taga Samaria were amazed by him because of the big-size of his knowledge/aquired-skill. He kept on saying that he was a very-far-from-ordinary person.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Teutila Cuicatec: “In that town there lived a man called Simon who had been a Witch doctor formerly. He had really deceived the people who lived throughout all the land of Samaria, claiming that there was no one else like him.” (source: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)
- Spanish Traducción en lenguaje actual (2002, 2004): “For some time a man named Simon had lived there and had amazed the people of Samaria. He practiced witchcraft and claimed to be somebody great. (Source: Edesio Sanchez in de Regt 2011, p. 69)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 6:53:
- Uma: “When they arrived at the other side of the lake, they landed at a place called Genesaret.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When they had crossed over, they arrived in the place Gennesaret and they made-fast/docked at the shore.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “When they had arrived at the other side of the lake, they went ashore at the village of Genesaret.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When they had-crossed-over and they had come-to-land in the region of Gennesaret, they tied the boat (to something) at the edge of the lake.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When they had crossed over, there at Genesaret is where they came to land, and when they had anchored the boat, they went ashore there.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Philemon 1:3:
- Uma: “Many greetings: we (excl.) call-out to God our Father and to the Lord Yesus Kristus, that he bless you from his white insides [i.e., grace] and give you goodness of life [peace/well-being].” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “May our (incl.) Father God and our (incl.) Leader/Lord Isa Almasi care for you (pl.) always and may they also cause your (pl.) liver to be peaceful.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “May God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ show you kindness and give you a peaceful situation.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “May you have the grace/mercy and peace that come-from God our Father and the Lord Jesu Cristo.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “I am praying that hopefully with you (pl.) always is the grace/mercy and peace of mind/inner-being which God who is our Father and our Lord Jesu-Cristo give.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “I want that God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ will bless you and put peace in your hearts.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 9:1:
- Uma: “At that time also, Saulus was still on-a-rampage, desiring to threaten and kill the followers of the Lord Yesus. He went to the Big Priest,” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “At that time, Saul also did not stop his enmity and threats against the disciples/adherents of Isa, the Lord. He went to the leader priest” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Saul was still threatening the followers of the Lord Jesus for he wanted to kill them.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “During that-aforementioned time also, Saulo, he was continuing to frighten/threaten those who followed Jesus, and he was intensively-putting-forth his efforts (lit. ability) to kill them. So he went to the highest priest” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But well, as for that Saulo, it was as if with his every breath, wanting-to-exterminate was coming out, because he really wanted to kill the believers in the Lord. Therefore what he did was, he went to the Most-important Priest,” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 7:29:
- Uma: “From there, Yesus said: ‘Your (sing.) answer is true! So, return home, the demon that has entered your (sing.) child has gone.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then Isa said to her, ‘Go home now. Because of those words of yours the demon has already come out of your daughter.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Jesus spoke to her, and he said, ‘Since that is what you have said, go home, because as for your child, the demon has left her.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then Jesus said, ‘Due-to that answer of yours (sing.), you (sing.) may go-home. The evil-spirit has already left your (sing.) child.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Jesus spoke again, saying, ‘Because of that which you said, it’s okay for you to go home now. Your child has been left now by the evil spirit.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Hebrews 1:10:
- Uma: “God also said to his Child: ‘O Lord, you are the one who from the beginning made the world, and [it was] your own hands that made the sky.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “God said also to his Son, ‘You, Sir, created the world in the beginning. And really your hands made the skies.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “There’s another written word of God where He’s talking to His son. He said, ‘As for You, Lord, You’re the one who created the earth. And it was Your hand that made the sky.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “He also says, ‘In the very-beginning, you (sing.) Lord are the one who created the earth and everything also that is in the sky.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Something else which God said to his Son says this, ‘In the beginning of the world you (sing.), Lord/Chief, are the origin. Just like that is the expanse of heaven/sky, you (sing.) really are the one who created it.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Again God said to his Son: ‘You are the Lord who in the beginning made the world. And by your hand you made what is above in the heavens.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
For the Old Testament quote, see Psalm 102:25 – Psalm 102:27.
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 9:33:
- Uma: “In that town of Lida, he met a man, his name Eneas. This Eneas had been lame for eight years, he could not get up from his bed.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “There he saw a man named Aneyas. This man had not been able to get up from his bed for eight years already because his body was paralyzed (dead).” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And there he saw a man who was named Aeneas, and this Aeneas, for eight years now he could not get up because half of his body was dead.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “he came-upon a man named Eneas who had-been-lying-down for eight years, because he was a cripple.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well, there was a man he saw who was named Eneas. Eight years already was how long he had been bed-ridden, for he was paralized (lit. there was a dead part of his body).” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 8:24:
- Uma: “The blind person looked-around and said: ‘I see people, shadowy like trees walking here and there.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “The man looked-up and he said, ‘I see people walking, but they are in appearance like trees.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And that blind person looked around, and he said, ‘I can see the people which look like trees which are walking.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “The blind-one looked-up and he said, ‘There is. I can-see people. Their appearance is like trees, but they are walking.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “That blind person looked around and said, ‘Yes, I can now see people who are walking, but they are still like trees.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Aguaruna: “Saying, answering said, ‘I see men, however like trees, but walking about,’ one-able-to-see-a-little-it being.” (Source: Mildred L. Larson in Notes on Translation, September 1965, p. 1ff.)
