Following are a number of back-translations of John 19:37:
- Uma: “There is also the word of the Holy Book that says: ‘They will look-up at the one who was speared long ago.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “And there is also one verse written in the holy-book it says, ‘They look/looked at the person whom they had pierced.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “There is also a written prophecy which says, ‘They will gaze at the person whom they speared.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “and another also that he caused-to-be-written that says, ‘In-the-future they will see him whom they stabbed.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “And it says too there in another section of the writing, ‘They will look at him whom they pierced.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Another part written in the Holy Book says, ‘He will be seen that his body was pierced.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
For the Old Testament quote, see Zechariah 12:10.
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 27:8:
- Uma: “That’s why that land is called Land of Blood until this time.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Therefore that (piece of) land is called ‘Blood Land’ until now, because the money for buying it was wages for killing.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Therefore they named that land Land of Blood, which is to say, Land Bought with money paid to kill a person.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Therefore that land, it is called/designated the Land that was Paid-for with Blood until today.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “That’s why that land is called by them Land/ground of Blood to this day.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Therefore this land was called Blood.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Thessalonians 4:15:
- Uma: “This is the teaching that we received from the Lord Yesus. When the Lord comes back, we (incl.) who are still living at that time, we (incl.) will not [go/be] ahead of our (incl.) companions who are already dead.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “This is the teaching of our (incl.) Leader Isa: we (incl.) the people still living at the time of his return, we (incl.) will not be ahead of the dead ones to meet him.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “It is the Word of the Lord, this which we are telling you, it is: we (incl.) who are still alive in the future at the time when the Lord returns, we will not precede the believers who have already died.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Here is what the Lord Jesus made-known to us (excl.) concerning that return of his. He will come-down from heaven shouting a command while simultaneously the highest angel will speak and the blast of God’s horn (made of carabao horn) will be heard. But we who are still alive on that day, we will not precede the believers who died to go meet the Lord Jesus, but rather they will come-alive again first,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “For we (excl.) are teaching this to you now, this which indeed comes from the Lord, that as for whoever of us is still alive at his returning here, we really won’t get to go ahead of those who have already died.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Therefore now I want to tell you well about the word the Lord Jesus taught us. Those believers who are still living on the day when the Lord comes will not go ahead to meet the Lord before those who have died are resurrected.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 20:27:
- Uma: “After that, he said saying to Tomas: ‘Put your (sing.) finger here, and see the nail-places that are in my hand. Bring your (sing.) hand here, put it in the spearing-place in my side. Don’t be uncertain. Believe!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Then he said to Tomas, ‘Look at my hands. Feel. Stretch your hand out and touch the scar in my side. Do not doubt any longer. Really believe now.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then he said to Thomas, ‘Stick your finger in here; your hand also, stick it here in my side. Look at my hands and no longer doubt, but rather believe.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then he said to Tomas, ‘Here are my hands, probe/feel-them. Stretch-out also your (sing.) hand to insert it into my side. Don’t doubt but rather believe (sing.).'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Then he said to Tomas, ‘Look at my hands, and poke your finger here in the wound where the nail went. Also put your hand here in my side. Don’t say it is lies any longer. Believe it now.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Thomas was then told, ‘Place your finger here and touch my hand. Put your hand here in my side where the spear went in. Do not doubt, believe.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 27:40:
- Uma: “they said: ‘You (sing.) [emphatic] said you (sing.) will destroy the House of God and build it back in three days! If you (sing.) are really the Child of God, help yourself! Come down from that cross!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “‘Aha, you said that you could destroy the big prayer-house and build it again in three days. Na, why don’t you help yourself? If you are truly the Son of God come down from that post.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “They said, ‘So! You thought you could tear down the big worship place, and cause it to stand up within three days. Save yourself. If you really are the Son of God, come down from that cross!'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “saying, ‘You (sing.) also said indeed that you will destroy the Temple so you (sing.) will then again construct it in three days. If that is so, save yourself (sing.)! If it’s true that you (sing.) are the Child of God, leave that cross so that you (sing.) will come-down!'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “saying, ‘Isn’t it so that you are the one who will destroy the Templo and completely-build it within only three days? Go ahead, free/save yourself! If you really are truly the Son of God, come down from that cross!'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “They said: ‘Now, man, let’s see you tear down the church of God. And here you said that in only three days you would make a new church. Save yourself now, come down from the cross to which you are attached if you really are the Son of God.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 2 Thessalonians 1:1:
- Uma: “This letter is from us three people: Paulus, Silas and Timotius, we send it to you, our relatives of one faith in the town of Tesalonika, who worship God our (incl.) Father and the Lord Yesus Kristus! Many greetings: We cry out to God the Father and to the Lord Yesus that he bless you from his white insides [grace] and give you goodness of life [peace/well-being].” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “This writing is from me, Paul, and my companions Silas and Timoteo. We (excl.) send this there to the town of Tessalonika to you all who belong to our (incl.) Father God and our (incl.) Leader Isa Almasi.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “As for us, Paul, Silas and Timothy, we write to you Thessalonians who belong to our Father God and to our Lord Jesus Christ.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “I am Pablo who am the source of this letter. My companions also who wrote-it were Silas and Timoteo. Here is our (excl.) letter to you who are the congregation of believers there in Tessalonica who are joined-to/belong-to Diyos (God) our Father and the Lord Jesu Cristo.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Our(excl.) dear siblings in believing there at Tesalonica who are now people of God our Father, you who are now united/tied-together with the Lord/Chief Jesu-Cristo, there-(with-you) is our (excl.) letter, I who am Pablo, Silas and Timoteo.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “I, Paul, along with Silas and Timothy greet our brothers, the believers who meet there in the city of Thessalonica. You are the people belonging to God our Father and to our Lord Jesus Christ.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 1:3:
- Uma: “until the day arrived of his being lifted going to heaven. After he was killed and brought back alive, many times he appeared to his apostles, so that they would clearly know that he lived again. During forty days, they indeed saw him and he taught them of God’s purpose of lifting mankind from the punishment of their sins and making them his people in his Kingdom. Before he left going to heaven, with authority of the Holy Spirit he placed [i.e., gave] his commands to those apostles of his whom he had chosen.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “After his death, during forty days Isa often hep appeared to the persons/people he had commissioned. There were many signs which he showed (to prove) that he was really alive. They saw him and he spoke to them about the rule of God.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “until he was taken up by God to heaven. When Jesus was killed and rose again, there were many ways in which he showed his apostles proof that he was raised from the dead. For within forty days from that time he was always appearing to them. He taught them the ruling of God. Before he was taken up to heaven, he taught by means of the power of the Holy Spirit that which he wanted them to do to the apostles whom he had chosen before.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “from when-he-began to teach until his being-raised to heaven. When he died and-then lived again, he appeared to those whom he chose as apostles, and he did many things so-that they would thoroughly come-to-know that he lived again. Forty days went by during which he was appearing to them and was teaching them concerning God’s ruling. He also commanded them that which the Ispirito Santo (Holy Spirit) had-him-tell.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “As for those disciples of his, they are the ones meant by apostles. And from when Jesus was killed and came alive again till his returning to heaven, for the space of forty days he was always/often coming to see them. Many were the evidences which he showed that he truly was alive again, and he was still teaching them concerning the kingdom of God.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Eastern Highland Otomi: “Jesus saw suffering and died. When he had risen from the dead, he went to where the disciples were. The disciples saw that he lived again. And he showed them many works so that they could know that he lived. Forty days he lived with them, the disciples, after he had risen. He told them of the work that God does, the big chief.”
- Chichimeca-Jonaz: “They saw Jesus; he appeared to them all alive after he had suffered and died. He did many things to show that it was true that he was really alive. They saw him repeatedly, he appeared to them until it completed 40 days, and always he was telling them what it is like where God rules.” (Source for this and one above: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 28:6:
- Uma: “He isn’t here any longer. Come look at the place he was put yesterday.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “He is no longer here, for he is alive again as he has said. Come here look at where he lay/at his lying-place.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “He is no logner here because he is raised from the dead just like he told you before. Come here so you will see where he was laid.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But he is not here, because he has come-to-life again which is what he said. Come here so that you will see where-he-was-placed.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “He isn’t here any more, because he has been made alive again, like he said to you. Come here, look at where-he -was-laid-out.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Look here where he lay, he isn’t here now, he has resurrected just like the word he told you when he was living.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
