Following are a number of back-translations of 2 Peter 1:13:
- Uma: “For I know that my appointed-day-of-death [lit., yes-thing] is about to arrive, like our Lord Yesus Kristus told me. So, as long as I am still living, it is fitting that I keep on saying my words to fire up your heart and remind you of all this.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “I think it is fitting for me to remind you about these (things) while I am still living.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “For while I am still here on the earth, it is good if I can let you hear these things so that you will not forget them.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “My opinion is, it is right/good if I do that now while I am still alive.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “For I’m sure it’s good that I am always/often awakening you concerning these things, as long as I am still alive.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “As long as I live, I think it good that I exhort you to listen to this word.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 23:34:
- Uma: “After the Governor read the letter, he asked Paulus: ‘Where is the village of your (sing.) birth?’ Paulus answered: ‘In the land of Kilikia.’ When the Governor knew that,” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “The governor read the letter and he asked Paul from what land/place he was. When the governor knew that he was from Kilikiya,” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And he read the letter, and he asked Paul which province he was a subject of. And when Paul answered that he was a subject of the province of Cilicia,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “The governor read the letter, then he inquired of Pablo what province he was from. When Pablo said that he was from-Cilicia,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When the governor had read that letter, he asked Pablo which place he was from. When he knew that he was a taga Cilicia, which was indeed under the jurisdiction of that governor,” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 3:19:
- Noongar: “But John criticised King Herod because he had married Herodias, his brother’s wife, and did many other evil things.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “And he also admonished the wrong of Herodes Antipas, the ruler in Galilea land, because Herodes took away and married Herodias, the wife of his own relative. Yohanes admonished him because of that action, and because of all his other evil actions.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Yahiya also scolded the governor Herod about (the fact) that he had married Herodiyas who had been the wife of his sibling and about the other bad things he did.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Now one of those days when all the people had finished being baptized, Jesus also had himself baptized by John. And then Jesus prayed, and while He was still praying, the heaven was opened and there landed on him the Holy Spirit who looked like a dove. And then God was heard speaking in Heaven, and He said, ‘You are my precious son; I am very pleased with you.’ There were very many things still that John taught those people, because he caused them to understand the good news. And as for John, he told the people that the custom of Governor Herod was bad because Herod had stolen his sister-in-law, Herodias, who was the wife of his younger brother Philip. And that which John told about was not the only evil doing of Herod because there were many other very evil things that he did. And that’s not all the evil that he did because he put John in prison.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “He also scolded Governor Herod on account of his marrying Herodias the spouse of his brother and other bad things that he had done.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “It wasn’t only those people whom Juan was speaking-frankly to, but on the contrary even the king of Galilea who was Herodes. For he was rebuking Herodes because he had grabbed for himself his sister-in-law Herodias who was the wife of his brother Felipe, and still other evil things which he was doing.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 2 Peter 3:2:
- Uma: “My purpose is that you remember the words that the holy prophets of old announced, and that you also remember the commands that came from our Lord, the King who lifts us from the punishment of our sins. You heard his commands from us (excl.) his apostles who brought the news to you.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “I want that you really remember what the prophets of old foretold and the commandments of our (incl.) Lord and our (incl.) savior Isa Almasi. All that Isa commanded was told to you by his apostles.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “I want you to think about the words written long ago by a prophet of God and about the command of our Lord and Saviour which He gave to us (incl.) by means of us (excl.) apostles.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “I want you to remember what the holy prophets said long ago and the commands of our Lord and the one who saves us that he made-known to you by-means-of the apostles who taught you.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “For what I really want is that always alive in your mind/inner-consciousness are the things which were told by the prophets of long ago who were set up by God, and also the things which were commanded by our Lord Jesu-Cristo who is our Savior. We(excl.) who are your apostles are the ones who taught you those things.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Remember the word spoken by the prophets of God in the days gone past. Also remember the word commanded by the Lord Jesus Christ our Savior which is the word taught to you by his representatives.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 25:4:
- Uma: “But Festus answered: ‘As for Paulus, he is jailed in Kaisarea. And it will not be much longer until I go back there.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But Pestus answered them, he said, ‘Paul is being guarded there in Kesarea. I will soon return there.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Festus answered, ‘Paul is still in prison in Caesarea and since I will quickly return there,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But Festus answered them saying, ‘Pablo is being-guarded at Cesarea, and it’s only how-many days and I will also return there.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But Festo replied to them, ‘That’s not possible/acceptable. Pablo is still imprisoned there in Cesarea and before long I will return there too.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 4:13:
- Noongar: “When the Devil finished testing Jesus in every way, he went away. Jesus starts working in Galilee.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “After the King of Evil-ones tempted Yesus with all those temptations, he left waiting for a good opportunity.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “After the leader of demons had finished all different kinds of temptation for Isa, he left Isa for a while.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when Satan understood that he could not tempt Jesus, he left him for awhile.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When Satanas had done all of-which-he-was-capable to successfully-tempt koma (i.e., he was not successful) Jesus, then he left (him) until a future day (lit. addition of days).” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “After Satanas had finished all kinds of tests of Jesus, he left him. He would wait till he got another chance/time.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Bariai: “Okay, the bad man finished all his testings and when it was done, then he left him and went, yet he waited for some good day to test him again.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Kupsabiny: “When the Enemy had finished tempting Jesus, he left (him) and went away until he (might) found another chance.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Mairasi: “Right then the malevolent spirit finished testing Yesus, with those various deceptions, then he left Yesus [and] went to wait for a good day.” (Source Enggavoter 2004)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 John 2:6:
- Uma: “People who say they remain in harmony with God, their behavior must be like Kristus’ behavior.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Whoever says that he is one with God his conduct should be like Isa Almasi’s conduct when he was here in the world.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “But if there is a person who obeys the commands of God, his holding God dear in his breath has been drawn tight. As for the person who says that he has a close relationship with God, it is necessary that his actions be righteous, just like the actions of Jesus were righteous. If this is what we (incl.) do, we know that we have been made one with God.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But as for the one who is following the words of God, he is the one whose love for God has no lack/fault. If then there is one who says that he has-joined/been-added-to/belongs to God, he must follow-the-example of Jesu Cristo. And if we do that, that’s how we know for sure that it is true that we have been joined to God.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Therefore the one who says, ‘I am now holding fast to Jesu-Cristo, being really united/tied-together now with him,’ it’s necessary that he live his life like the way Jesu-Cristo lived, when he was still here under the heavens.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “He who says that he walks with God must necessarily live like Jesus Christ lived when he lived here.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- Yatzachi Zapotec: “If we say that we are constantly present with Jesus Christ, we must do as Jesus Christ did.”
- Eastern Highland Otomi: “If one says he is living with Christ, he must walk like Christ walked.”
- Tzotzil: “If we say ‘I am in the presence of God,’ then let us do like Jesus Christ did.” (Source for this and two above: John Beekman in Notes on Translation 12, November 1964, p. 1ff.)
- Candoshi-Shapra: “If a person says he abides with Jesus, like Jesus was, like that also he should live.”
- Yanesha’: “If anyone say, I, I am one with him, let him walk thus he used to walk.”
- Aguaruna: “He who ‘I am in Christ,’ saying, walking, the same as he did (like him) should walk.” (Source for this and two above: Mildred Larson in Notes on Translation, July 1965, p. 1-15)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 26:9:
- Uma: “‘Long ago I too had many kinds of plans to oppose people who followed this Yesus of Nazaret.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “‘Even I, in the past I was also like they are. I thought-mistakenly that I should try my very best to do everything against those who follow Isa, the man of Nasaret.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And as for me, I supposed long ago that what God wanted me to do was that I should do everything I could so that the faith of anyone in Jesus Christ might be removed.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘Even I previously, I thought I should put-forth my efforts (lit. abilities) to oppose those who believed in Jesus from-Nazaret.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But in the past, like that indeed is how I thought concerning Jesus whom others said had been made alive again. I thought-mistakenly that it was good in God’s sight if I really persevered in opposing the believers in Jesus, that taga Nazaret.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
