complete verse (Luke 21:28)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 21:28:

  • Noongar: “When this starts happening, stand up and lift your heads. Your salvation comes!'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “When all this begins to happen, make-strong your hearts and look-up, for the time has almost arrived you will be freed from your suffering.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Na, when what I said here begins to happen, stand up and look up for it will not be long now that you will be really saved.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when all of these things that I have talked about start to come to pass, be on your guard and be happy because God’s setting you free will soon happen.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Therefore when all these-things begin to happen, strengthen and make-happy your minds, because your salvation is near.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Well, when all these begin to happen, be happy now. Strengthen your mind/inner-being, because the saving/freeing of you really is close now.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (1 Corinthians 11:10)

Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Corinthians 11:10:

  • Uma: “That’s why a woman must wear-a-veil, as a sign of her submission, for there are also angels watching/looking-down-at us.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Therefore the woman should wear-a-cover, so that the angels know that her husband rules over her.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Because of this, it is necessary that there is a covering for the head of a woman so that even the angels of God in Heaven might know that the woman is obeying what her husband says.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Therefore since that is the status of the woman, she should wear-a-headcloth to show that she subjects-herself to the man, because even the angels, they are watching.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Therefore when you gather together it’s necessary that the woman have her face veiled, (which is) a sign that she is acknowledging that the man is her like-the-head, and also for-the-happiness-of the angels.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Therefore it thus is that I say now that the woman must cover her head, this being a sign that she obeys her husband. And this is what the angels of God look well upon.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 22:22)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 22:22:

  • Noongar: “The Son of Man will die, in the way God has said, but it is very terrible for the man betraying him.'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “I the Son of Man definitely must die like was made-certain by God. But pity that person who sells me!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “I, the Son of Mankind, I die because this is God’s destiny for me. But the person who is betraying me is really to be pitied.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “As for me, the older sibling of mankind, I will die just the same according to what is determined for me by God. But pity very much the one who betrays me.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “I who am Child of a Person, I emphatically will die according to what God decided back before, but the one who will betray me is to-be-pitied nonetheless.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “I who am the One From Heaven Born of Man/human really will be killed, for of course what God determined will be fulfilled. But really extremely heavy is in store for that one who is going to lead (them)!'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Matthew 1:17)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 1:17:

  • Uma: “So, from Abraham to Daud, the number of the list/order of the ancestors of Yesus are 14 layers. From Daud until the captivity of the Yahudi people going to Babel, also 14 layers. And from the captivity of the Yahudi people going to Babel until the birth of Kristus, also 14 layers.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “So-then there are fourteen generations from Ibrahim to Sultan Da’ud, and fourteen generations from Sultan Da’ud up to the time when they were deported to Babilon and fourteen generations from their deportation to Babilon up to the birth of Almasi.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “There were fourteen levels of generations from the offspringing of Abraham until David. And from the offspringing of David to the transfer of the Israelites to Baylon, fourteen levels also. And from then until the birth of Jesus Christ, fourteen levels also.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “The genealogy of the generations of Jesu Cristo, it is fourteen (generations) beginning with Abraham until David. There are also fourteen generations beginning with David until the time that the Jews were forcibly taken to Babilonia. And there are also again fourteen generations beginning from their being-taken there until the birth of the one-who-is-called Cristo.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Therefore in all, there are fourteen generations from Abraham to David. There are also fourteen from David until the Israelita were captured by the taga Babilonia. And there were also fourteen from then when they were captured until the Cristo was born.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Therefore fourteen fathers lived having sons, starting with Abraham until David. Then fourteen fathers lived starting with David until when the Jews were grabbed and taken to the land of Babylon. Starting from those days then there lived fourteen fathers until Christ was born.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (1 Corinthians 12:8)

Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Corinthians 12:8:

  • Uma: “To one person the Holy Spirit gives cleverness to speak. To one person the same Holy Spirit gives knowledge to make-clear/explain God’s Word.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “There are people who are given by God’s Spirit the expertise of proclaiming the good news from God. There are also those given expertise in explaining the deep teachings of God.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “To some, by means of the Holy Spirit, are given the skill to interpret the true doctrine; and to someone else is given by means of the power of the Holy Spirit, the skill to explain the deep things which God wants taught.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “God’s Spirit gives to one the ability to make-known God’s wisdom, and to another (lit. one also), the ability to understand and teach concerning God.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Well some, they are being graced by the Espiritu Santo that they can explain with far-from-ordinary wisdom/understanding the determined-plans of God. In the case of others, (they) are being graced to say something which the Espiritu Santo made known to them.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Concerning some of the believers, the Holy Spirit causes that they know well in their hearts how to apply the word they speak. Others, he causes them to know how to tell the words which are hard so that people understand that word.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 22:54)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 22:54:

  • Noongar: “They arrested Jesus and took him away to the house of the High Priest, and Peter followed them.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “From there, they really did arrest him, and they took him to the house of the High Priest. Petrus followed at a distance.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Then they seized Isa and took him away to the house of the leading priest. Petros followed Isa but from a distance.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Then they arrested Jesus and they took him to the house of the high priest. And Peter, he followed — however, not very closely.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Then they arrested Jesus and took him to the house of the highest priest. As for Pedro, he followed at a measurable distance (lit. space-between).” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Without anything further, Jesus was taken by those who arrested him to the house of the Most-important Priest. As for Pedro, he followed-along-at-a-distance(usually implies to check on safety of one being followed).” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Matthew 3:1)

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

  • Uma: “Some times after that Yohanes the Baptizer arrived/came to the wilderness [lit., empty field] of Yudea, and he began to spread the Word of the Lord to the crowds,” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “So-then, at that time Yahiya who habitually-bathes people arrived in the wilderness (lit. place that causes loneliness) of Yahudiya. Many people went to him and he preached/proclaimed, he said,” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Years passed and there was a person named John Baptizer. He was there in an area in the province of Judea where no people lived. He caused people to understand the word of God.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “In that time when plural Jesus were still staying in Nazaret, John the Baptizer went to the place in Judea that had no inhabitants, and he was preaching to those who went to listen.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “At that time, as for Juan who was the first to baptize, he began to teach in the wilderness (lit. place where one-could-starve) which is in Judea.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “During these days, John was baptizing in the land of Judah. He began to tell the message to the people who gathered there in the wilds.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (1 Corinthians 13:9)

Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Corinthians 13:9:

  • Uma: “For at this time, the knowledge we receive from God has a boundary/limit. And our ability to utter God’s words is also not complete/enough.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Because our (dual) knowledge nowadays is not yet complete and our (dual) speaking God’s word is also not yet complete.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “For the skills and the understanding of deep teaching, these are not yet good enough.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Because what we know now, it is lacking and what is said by God’s spokesmen, it does not suffice.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Because these things which we know now, they are still lacking. And even if we are having-put-into-our-minds what God is making known to everyone, he has not yet made everything known.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Now, it is true that we do not know all about the word because God does not reveal all the word there is.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
  • Chichewa (interconfessional translation, 1999): “For we can only know things insufficiently, | and our preaching is insufficient, ” (Source: Wendland 1998, p. 161)