Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 15:23:
- Uma: “There they gave Yesus anggur mixed with a chemical/medicine called mur to drink, but he didn’t want to drink it.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When Isa was there, they were about to give Isa grape juice mixed with the medicine called mira to drink. But he did not accept it.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “They tried to get Jesus to drink wine mixed with medicine called myrrh, but he wouldn’t take it.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When they arrived there, they would have given-Jesus -a-drink of alcoholic-beverage mixed-with mirra (Ilo. loan) which was said to alleviate pain. But he refused.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When they were there, they were getting Jesus to drink a drink in which they had mixed a bitter thing, but he didn’t drink it.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of James 3:10:
- Uma: “From just one [set of] lips come out words of praise and words of cursing. All my relatives! Actually it shouldn’t be like that! It is not fitting if our tongues we use to utter what is good and what is evil too.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “That means, from just one mouth come out words/speech with which we (dual) praise and curse. My brothers, let us (dual) not be like that.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “How surprising this is, for one thing only is the source of cursing and giving thanks! Brothers, this is not good.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Oh-good-grief that mouth with-which-we -speak! It’s only-one mouth, and sometimes we praise God, but sometimes we at-the-same-time insult/mock our fellows. My brothers, what is being done should not be like that.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Although we only have one mouth, the speech which comes out is two, praising and cursing with evil. My siblings in believing, like this really isn’t possible/acceptable.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Our mouths praise God, also our mouths speak bad against people. Listen, my dear brethren, we should not do this.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 19:20:
- Uma: “So, because of happenings that were powerful like that, more-and-more people heard the Word of the Lord, and more-and-more believed.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Therefore it was seen that God’s word/message was powerful and the word/message of God continued to spread. And those who believed in the word/message of God became more (in number).” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And in this way increased and spread the power of the word of the Lord to the people there in that village.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “On-account-of all these-things that were happening, the word of God concerning the Lord Jesus was-newsed-from-one-to-another, while-simultaneously those who believed in him increased-in-number.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well after that, the teaching of the word of God accomplished all the more and the number of believers increased far more.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 16:8:
- Uma: “When the women appeared from the grave, off they ran fleeing, for they were terrified and trembling. They didn’t talk to anyone right away because of their fear.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then they went out and they fled from the grave for they were shaking with fear/terror. They didn’t say anything to anyone because they were afraid.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Then they went out of the grave running, for they were very amazed and afraid. And because of this they didn’t tell anybody, because they were afraid.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Right-after-that the women came-out of the cave and ran to leave, because they were extremely startled and they trembled from their fear. There was not even any person to whom they told it, because their fear was extreme.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Those women were trembling and their mind/thinking really was agitated. They went out of that grave and straight away ran. Well since their fear was extreme, they didn’t tell anyone yet.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of James 5:7:
- Uma: “So, relatives, that’s why we must be patient until the Lord comes again. Just take a look at the patience of farmers, they wait until there is the fruit of their farming that they hope for. They are patient waiting for the rain after planting, until the time of harvest comes.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then, my brothers, endure/be-patient-with whatever comes to you as-long-as our (incl.) Lord Isa Almasi has not yet come back. Watch/look at the farmer. He patiently/persistently waits for the yield of his field because it is very valuable to him. He does not get tired/fed-up but/instead he patiently/persistently waits for the arrival of the rain, the rain after the planting and the rain that causes the rice to ripen.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “As for you, my fellow believers, you must be enduring until the Lord returns. For the one who farms must endure waiting until that which he has planted on his land is ready for harvest. He waits for the rain which causes his plants to sprout and that which ripes his plants.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Now as for you, brothers, it is therefore necessary that you endure your hardships until the Lord comes. Consider those who farm. They are patient (appreciative particle) to wait for rain so that they will then plant and transplant-seedlings. Then they also endure waiting until the rice which is valuable to them is ripe, then they harvest it.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Therefore you siblings of mine in believing, just endure with a good mind/inner-being these hardships of yours. Think about (lit. walk your mind/thinking over) a field-worker. Isn’t it so that he doesn’t get tired of it while he’s waiting for the fruit to develop of what he worked-hard-on, and rain which causes to sprout, grow, fruit and flesh-out?” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Therefore, my dear brethren, don’t be impatient, wait for our Lord Jesus Christ until the day comes when he will arrive. Now a person who plants a field doesn’t get impatient but waits until the first season of rains has come. When the second time the rain has come, then of course it is time to harvest.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 20:11:
- Uma: “After that, he went back up going to the top, broke bread [into small pieces], and we (excl.) ate together. Paulus spoke further until it got light. After that he departed.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Then he went up into the house again to break the bread (into pieces) and he ate. He still spoke to them until early morning and then he left with his companions.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Paul went up again into the house and he got some food and ate. He talked with them for a long time and when it was morning he left.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then Pablo again climbed-up and we (excl.) ate. After-we (excl.) -had-eaten then, he continued conversing until daylight, then we (excl.) left.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well, we (excl.) went upstairs again and then just had something to eat. After eating, Pablo continued relating things to them. His talking reached sun-rise. And then he set out.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Morelos Nahuatl: “Then Paul went up again. He ate. Then he continued talking with the believers until it dawned. Then he went.”
- Isthmus Mixe: “Then Paul went up again. Then he celebrated Holy Communion, they thus ate. Then he talked more until morning. When it became morning he left.”
- San Mateo del Mar Huave: “Then Paul went upstairs again. There they ate. When they were done eating, then they continued talking until morning. Then he left there.” (Note: this verse is taken either to refer to the Lord’s Supper, or to ordinary eating, or to both, or to a fellowship meal plus communion. Also can be Paul alone, or whole group.) (Source: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 1:20:
- Noongar: “‘But you don’t believe my words. Everything will happen on the right day. Because you don’t believe, you will be deaf. You will not speak before the day when my words come true.'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “What I just said to you (sing.) will definitely happen when the time comes. But as for you (sing.), because you (sing.) did not believe my words, therefore [starting] from now, you (sing.) will not be able to speak/utter until my words really happen.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Look, because you do not believe what I said, you will become dumb and you will not be able to speak as long as what I said to you has not been fulfilled. But all that I said to you will really be fulfilled when it’s time has come.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And you will become deaf-and-dumb and you will not be able to speak until the time when this is fulfilled because you did not believe what I said to you that certainly it would take place at a time which God desires,’ he said.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But because you (sing.) don’t believe what I said, you (sing.) will indeed (prophetic formula) be dumb until the day arrives when-it -comes-true, because what I said will come true when the proper time that God has designated arrives.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Now/today since it’s like you are-saying-it’s-lies this which I have told you, you will no longer be able to speak. You are now like a dumb person until the day when this thing is fulfilled. For it certainly will be fulfilled, when the time has arrived.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Peter 1:19:
- Uma: “but something very expensive, that is the blood of Kristus. Kristus was treated like a lamb that had no faults or lacks, that was slaughtered as your bodily substitute [redemption].” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But that is what he used to redeem, the most valuable blood of Isa Almasi which was poured out at his death. Isa Almasi is like the offspring of a sheep which has no fault or dirt that is made a sacrifice to make our (incl.) sins go away.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “What He redeemed us with was the blood sacrifice of Christ who was very precious. He is like a young sheep without any defect which is sacrificed.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “but rather the valuable blood of Cristo who is compared to a sheep which has absolutely no lack/fault which is offered/sacrificed to God.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “On the contrary the far-from-ordinary blood of Cristo which was shed, that’s what enabled your release. For a likeness of him is a young of sheep which was sacrificed which had nothing at all wrong with his body.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Rather you were redeemed by the holy blood shed by Christ when he died. Christ was killed like a lamb is killed to make a sacrifice and he was without any fault, but was completely good.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
