Following are a number of back-translations of Philippians 4:13:
- Uma: “I am always able to face anything that happens [lit., strikes], because Kristus strengthens my heart.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “I can do all this because I am helped by Isa Almasi and he gives me strength.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “I can do whatever I am asked to do because of the help of Christ, who is the One who strengthens me.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “I am able to face everything that happens because of my being joined to Cristo who strengthens me.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “As for all of this, I can do it because of the strength which Cristo graces/gives to me.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Whatever I pass through, I do not fear because Christ strengthens me.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 16:5:
- Aguaruna: “But now, returning to the one who sent me I tell you this. Not even one of you says to me, ‘Where are you going?'”
- Yatzachi Zapotec: “And even though I will return now where my Father is, the person who sent me, not one of you asks me what it means that I will return.” (Source for this and above: M. Larson / B. Moore in Notes on Translation February 1970, p. 1-125.)
- Uma: “But now, I am about to go to my Father who sent me, and there is not one of you who asks where I am going.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But now I am telling you because I am soon leaving, going back to the one who sent me. And none of you asks me as to where I am going.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “But now I am returning to my Father who sent me and none of you asks me where I am going.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But I tell-it now, because I am returning to the one who sent me. And here none of you inquires as to where I am going?” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Jesus further said, ‘Today/now, I will now go home to the one who sent me, but there’s not even one of you who is asking about this where I will go home to.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Now I am going and will live where my Father who sent me lives. Now none of you asks me, ‘Where are you going?'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 24:48:
- Uma: “‘But if that slave has an evil character, he’ll say in his heart: ‘The noble isn’t coming back quickly.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But if for example that servant is bad, and he says in his liver that his master will not come for a long time” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “But pity him if what is in his mind is that it will be a long time yet before his master comes home.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But if for-example that servant is evil, he will-say in his mind/thoughts, ‘My master’s return will probably still be a long-time-away.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But supposing the ways/nature of that slave is evil, what will be in his mind is, ‘Probably the return of my master won’t be for a long time yet.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “But the worker who is bad will say in his heart that his boss won’t return soon.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Colossians 1:22:
- Uma: “But at this time, because of the death of his Son, you have been made-at-peace / united with God, and he has made-you-holy to the point that you no longer have any faults or lacks in his sight.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But now you are already reconciled with God because of Isa Almasi’s death. Isa Almasi surrendered/submitted hep to be killed just so that you become people with clean/holy livers, there-is no evil of yours and there will be nothing you can be accused-of (nalla’) when he takes you there to the presence of God in the future.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And even though that was the case, God has made you now to be his friends by means of the death of Christ. The reason that Christ allowed himself to be killed was so that you might become people who have no evil behavior and there will be nothing to accuse you of in the future when He brings you before his Father God.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But now, God has turned-you -into his friends who have been brought-close to him through the death of Cristo’s body so that you would be holy and clean in his sight and there would be absolutely nothing of which you could be accused.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But now, because of the death of Cristo in which he caused-his body -to-be-sacrificed, God has now made you his friends so that he can allow you into his presence with nothing that he will find-fault-with, people who are righteous in his sight for all sins have been removed.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Christ gave himself up to be killed in order to cancel our sins. Therefore when you will be in the presence of God, then there will be no sin to be seen in your hearts. Not any word will be found against you.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 17:4:
- Uma: “In this world I showed the bigness of your life, Father, I have completed the work which you gave me.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “I have made you great/honored you here in the world, for I have finished now the work you have given me to do.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Here on the earth I have shown your great power, because the works that you commanded me I have finished them.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “I have been showing your (sing.) godhood in this world, because I absolutely fulfilled/obeyed what you (sing.) gave-me -to-do.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “I have now shown your glory here under the heavens for I have now completed all you are causing me to do.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “I caused the people here on earth to know that you are the greatest. I finished the work you ordered me to do.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 25:30:
- Uma: “And that useless ordered-one there, throw him outside into the darkness. There he will continually weep and suffer/groan.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Na, this useless servant, put him outside into the darkness. The people will wail there and gnash their teeth.’ ‘” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Now this worthless servant, throw in the darkness outside. There he will yell and gnash his teeth because of his great remorse.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Concerning moreover this useless servant, throw him away to the place of darkness where-people -cry-bitterly and -clench-their-teeth-(in anger or pain).’ ‘” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “As for that worthless slave, throw him there into the far-from-ordinary darkness/dark-place outside. He will cry-loudly there and his teeth will grind too.”” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “As for this worker who didn’t want to work, throw him outside. There he will cry and gnash his teeth,’ he said.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Colossians 3:2:
- Uma: “That means: we consider/think-about our new life that is connected with Kristus in heaven, let’s not any longer constantly think only of our life in the world.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “What we (incl.) now ought to always think of is the things there in heaven, not the things here on earth.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Let’s always think about these things and let us not think about the evil behavior here on earth,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “That’s what you ought to be thinking about, not what is on this earth.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Yes indeed, always be-thinking-about pertaining-to-heaven things, not the things here in the world.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Above all other things let there fill your heart the things which are in heaven. Do not consider the things here on this earth as of greater value.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 18:10:
- Uma: “From there, Simon Petrus unsheathed his sword, he used it to slash at a slave of the Big Priest, slicing off his right ear. The name of that slave was Malkus.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Simon Petros carried a weapon. So-then he drew his sword and slashed a servant of the leading priest. What was hit was his right ear and it was immediately severed. The name of this servant was Malkus.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Simon Peter had a bolo, and he slashed the servant of the high priest and cut off his right ear. The name of this servant was Malchus.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Simon Pedro abruptly-unsheathed his sword and suddenly-slashed-at Malkus the slave of the highest priest, and his right ear was sliced-off.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Simon Pedro couldn’t endure how he felt any longer. He unsheathed his bolo and slashed the slave of the Most-important Priest, the ear which got hit got cut off. The name of that slave was Malco.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Then Peter drew the sword he had and cut off the right ear of a man by the name of Malchus. This person was a servant of the chief priest.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
