Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Corinthians 8:9:
- Uma: “But be very careful, relatives. Even though we can eat that food because our hearts are clear, yet let’s not invite our friend whose faith is not-yet strong to eat it, with the result that he eats it and it-is-sin-to-him.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But even though you can eat any food whatever, be simply/just careful, perhaps because of your eating there are fellow trusters of yours whose trust in God is not yet strong who will sin because of you.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “But in spite of that, it’s necessary that you carefully think about those which has been permitted to you, because it might be that by means of you, the faith of someone who doesn’t yet understand what’s right, might be hindered.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But be-careful (lit. see) that your freedom is not the cause-of-sinning of your companions whose faith is still weak.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But be careful, for even though your (sing.) head is not troubled if you join in at these feasts, maybe that will be the source of your causing-those whose understanding is lacking -to-sin.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Even though we may eat meat, but be careful about what you eat. Do not want that what you eat be the cause of the committing of sin by your brothers who do not have strong faith.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- Chichewa: “But beware lest this freedom of yours in doing things cause to stumble some whose faith is not really very strong.” (interconfessional translation, publ. 1999) (Source: Wendland 1998, p. 69)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 20:33:
- Noongar: “So, when people rise from the dead, which brother will be the husband of the woman? All seven brothers had married that woman.'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “So, in the future, if all the dead really do live again, who will be the owner/lord of that woman, because seven of them married her.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Na, Sir,’ they said, ‘in the day when the dead will live again, whose wife will she be? And the seven brothers have had her for a wife.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Now in the future, when people are raised from the dead, who will be the true spouse of this woman? Because those seven brothers, every one of them married her.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “All-right then, at the future day at the living again of the dead, which of them perhaps will be the right spouse for her? Because they all married her.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well now, which of those seven is her husband if/when those who have died are made alive again, since they all got to marry her?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Corinthians 10:1:
- Uma: “Relatives, remember what happened to our ancestors whom the prophet Musa brought out of the land of Mesir. All of them were shadowed by the cloud, the sign that God was with them. All of them passed through the sea that dried-up.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “My brothers, I will remind you what happened to our (incl.) forefathers the Yahudi at the time when they followed Musa in those old times. They were all overshadowed by a cloud, a sign that God went with them. They also all crossed on foot in the middle of the sea which they call the Red Sea and nothing happened to them.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “I want you to know, brothers, what the ancestors of us (excl.) Jews did who went along with Moses. They were sheltered over by the cloud which was the sign that God had come down to them. And they crossed over the sea which was called Red, and they were not drowned.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “I want you to remember brothers what happened to our ancestors who followed Moses. All of them were protected and guided-by the cloud that God caused-to-accompany them. They also all walked-safely -through what is called Reddish Ocean.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “For I want, my siblings in believing, that you understand the meaning of what happened to our fellow people of God in the time of Moises. All of them, (they) were shaded by the cloud that God graciously-gave them. All of them also, by the strength of his supernatural-power (they) were able to cross the sea that is called Red Sea.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Listen my brothers, do not forget this word here, that God caused that the cloud went before where the people who were our ancestors should go and he caused that the people crossed the Red Sea.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 21:18:
- Noongar: “But not one hair of your heads will be lost.'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “But really, nothing will happen to you. Not even one piece of your hair will be lost.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But nothing will be lost not even one of your hairs.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And even though they kill you, they will not be able to harm you because your souls are kept safe by God.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But be-reassured, because God will take-care of you so that even a single one of your hairs will not be lost.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But it’s true, not even one strand of your hair will be permanently-lost if it hasn’t been determined by God.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Corinthians 10:33:
- Uma: “Like I myself, in every way I always do what is good in the sight of all people. I don’t do just what is useful for myself. I do what is useful for others so that they will be lifted from the punishment of their sins.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Imitate me. Whatever I do, I try hard/strive to please them all because I don’t think about my own good but about the good of all the people so that they might be saved from the judgment of their sins.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “As for me, I’m always looking for a way so that everybody might be helped through what I do. I’m not really looking for my own betterment, but rather I’m looking for the betterment of all other people. The reason I do this is so that they might believe and be freed from punishment.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Follow-my -example in my trying to adapt my way-of-life to all people. Because what I think-about, it is not my own betterment but rather the betterment of my companions so that they will be saved.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Copy my nature/ways, for as for me, what I strive-hard-at is, that all people be given joy in their mind/inner-being by all that I do. I don’t seek what is for my own benefit but rather what is for the benefit of the-many, so that hopefully they will be saved from God’s punishment because of their sins.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “For my part, I earnestly seek to do what is looked well upon. Because it is not my own good that I seek, rather I seek what is good for other people in order that they might have their souls saved.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 22:12:
- Noongar: “He will take you up to see a room where everything is there for you. Prepare the meal there.'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “The houseowner will point out to you a big room on top. That room is already prepared ahead of time, its goods/furnishings are complete. Prepare our Paskah food there.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Then he will show you a wide room upstairs in the house,’ said Isa. ‘That room is already made ready. There prepare our (incl.) food.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus said again, ‘And then he will show you a wide room above, which is already equipped. And there you can prepare our supper.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then he will show you a wide room upstairs where all that we need is located. Prepare what we will eat there.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well, he will show you a wide room upstairs/up-in-the-house, complete with furnishings/utensils. There in that room is where you are to prepare.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 1:7:
- Uma: “Salomo was the progenitor of Rehabeam, Rehabeam was the progenitor of Abia, Abia was the progenitor of Asa,” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “David was the father of Solomon; Solomon’s mother was the wife before of Uriah. Solomon was the father of Rehoboam, and Rehoboam was the father of Abijah. Abijah was the father of Asa.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Solomon was the father of Rehoboam who was the father of Abias who was in-turn the father of Asa.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Solomon was the father of Roboam. Roboam was the father of Abias, and Abias the father of Asa.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Solomon was the father of Rehoboam. Rehoboam was the father of Abijah. Abijah was the father of Asa.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Corinthians 11:32:
- Uma: “But if the Lord punishes us like that, it means he is admonishing us like a father admonishes his children, so that we won’t be punished together with people who don’t know the Lord.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But we (dual) are judged and punished by God now, so that we (dual) will not be judged to go to hell together with those who do not follow God.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “However, as for God, He is now checking up on us believers, and He will punish us in order to teach us, and if that happens, we will not be punished later along with the world-type people who have not believed in Him.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But if the Lord punishes us, that’s his way of advising or whipping us in order that we will not be sentenced to be punished-with those who don’t believe.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But if suddenly/unexpectedly the Lord does pass judgment upon us, he is just correcting us, so that we will not be included with other people whom he will punish at the time-of-judging the world.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “But concerning the people who do not consider the meaning in their minds about what it means, then God punishes them with sickness. Because God wants that the people will change their minds in order that they will not go to the punishment that the people who do not believe in God will go to.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
