Following are a number of back-translations of John 11:36:
- Uma: “The Yahudi people said: ‘Look! No kidding how much he loved Lazarus!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “The people there spoke among themselves, they said, ‘Look, he really loved Lasarus.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Therefore the Jews said, ‘Lazarus was very big in the breath of Jesus.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then the Jews said, ‘See indeed the largeness of his love for him.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When those Judio saw, ‘Look at that,’ they said, ‘he really held Lazaro dear.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “The Jews said, ‘See what he is doing. It is apparent that he really loves him.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 21:7:
- Uma: “They brought the donkey with its child, they saddled [it/them] with their shirts/clothes. After it was saddled, Yesus rode [it/them].” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “They brought the donkey and it’s child and they covered it with their clothes and then Isa rode on it.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “When they brought the ass and its colt to Jesus, they put their shirts on the back of it, and Jesus rode.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “They brought the donkey and its child to Jesus, and they spread their outer garments on the backs of the two animals. After that Jesus mounted.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “They took to Jesus that female asno and her young. They used their cloaks for a saddle and then caused Jesus to ride.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “When they got back to where Jesus was, they put their cloaks on the donkeys to take the place of saddles. Jesus got on and went.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Ephesians 5:8:
- Uma: “For long ago, your hearts were still dark, but now you have become bright/light because of your connection with the Lord. So, behave like people whose hearts have become bright/light.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Formerly you were as if in darkness. But now you are as if in the light because you already/now follow Isa Almasi. Therefore your conduct should match that of people in the light.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “For long time ago your way was very dark, which is to say you did not know God. But today, your ways has been shined on because you have now become subjects of the Lord, and because of this it’s necessary that your behavior be worthy of walking on the shining path.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because previously, granted, your minds were dark, but now however, they are illuminated because of your being united-with the Lord. Follow then the behavior that is fitting for people who remain in the light” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Because then, in the past there, you were really still in the darkness because you had no knowledge/recognition of God. But now, (you are) now in the light because of your being united/tied-together with the Lord. Therefore live now a life that is fitting for the people who have now been enlightened.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Before we walked in all that is evil. But now we walk with Christ. Let us walk in the way God wants us to walk.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 12:11:
- Uma: “Because it was because of him that many Yahudi people left them and believed in Yesus.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “The reason that they planned like that was, that because of Lasarus many Yahudi believed in Isa. They did no longer follow their priests.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Because of him there were many Jews who had left the teaching of the sacrificers and they were following Jesus.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “because on-account-of him, many Jews had separated-from them in order to believe in Jesus.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “For because of him, there were now many Judio who had separated from them, for they now believed-in/obeyed Jesus.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “For because Lazarus was resurrected, their fellow-Jews were leaving them to believe in Jesus.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 21:39:
- Uma: “They grabbed/caught that child, they dragged him going outside the field, and they killed him.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then they seized him and pushed him outside the fence of the garden and killed him.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And they grabbed him and they threw him outside of the vineyard, and they killed him.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then they caught him and took him outside the vineyard, after that they killed him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Without anything further, they set on him, dragged him outside of that ubas plantation and then killed him.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “They grabbed the son of the field-owner, dragged him out of the field and killed him.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Ephesians 6:7:
- Uma: “Work with glad hearts, consider it your work for the Lord, not just for man.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Therefore work well and you should be happy to work, as if your master is not a man/human but Almasi.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “It’s necessary that your behavior is always good, and not only at the time when you are being watched by your boss because it’s necessary that you not only man is able to praise your work, but also God because we are also servants of Christ and it’s necessary that we carry out what God wants us to do because it comes from the whiteness of our liver (from the goodness of our heart.) It’s necessary that we have a good breath as we work, just as if God was the One in charge of us and not only our boss here on the earth.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Do-your work -carefully/thoroughly therefore and-meanwhile enjoy-it as if Cristo were the one you were serving, not merely people.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “What really is good is, serve with a happy mind/inner-being like it’s the Lord you are serving, not just a person.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “When you have work, do the work with a will. Consider that you are doing the work for Christ, do not think that you are doing the work only for people.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 12:43:
- Ojitlán Chinantec: “For greater was their desire for the greatness among men than for God to make them great.”
- Aguaruna: “They thought more about what people said, ignoring what God said.”
- Shipibo-Conibo: “They wanted only a little for God to praise them. They really wanted people to praise them.” (Source for this and above: M. Larson / B. Moore in Notes on Translation February 1970, p. 1-125.)
- Uma: “Because their desire, they wanted to be praised by their fellow companions, they did not consider/pay attention to praise that is from God.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “For they were yet happy when mankind/humans were pleased with them over when God was pleased with them.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The reason they didn’t say anything is because they liked better people’s praise of them, not God’s praise of them.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because what they valued was their companions’ honoring/praising them more than God’s honoring/praising.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “They still wanted their fellow men to be pleased with them, not indeed that God would be the one to be pleased with them.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “They thought it better to have the people look favorably on them than to have God tell them, ‘It is good what you do.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 22:25:
- Uma: “So, there were seven brothers. The eldest married, he died without any children. His widow married his younger sibling.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then there were seven brothers who lived here with us. The oldest one married but he died without having children. Then his younger brother married the widow.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Now then, there were reportedly seven male siblings. The oldest got-married but died without their having any children. Therefore his younger-sibling took-his-place and married the widow,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well, we say that because recently there were here with us (excl.) seven siblings who were all male. Well, the oldest married. He died without any children. That’s why his wife was inherited by the one who followed him.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “So now suppose that where we live there are seven brothers. The eldest brother marries. But there comes the day when he dies and there were no children. Therefore the brother of the dead man who had been born next marries the widow.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
