Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 15:15:
- Noongar: “So he went and worked for a man of that country who sent him to his land to look after his pigs.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “He went to a townsperson wanting to earn a wage. That townsperson ordered him to look-after his pigs.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Therefore he went to a person there in that country and became his servant. That person told him to go to his field to care for the pigs.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “He begged for some work from one of the inhabitants there, and he was given the work of feeding the pigs in the field.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “So he went to join-in-working for (lit. earn-salary-with) one of the residents there and he sent him to the grazing-area where pigs were to watch them.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Therefore without anything further, he went-to-work-for a person from there. Where he was sent was to the fields, for he was caused to tend the pigs.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Revelation 21:27:
- Uma: “But whatever was dirty or people who commit evil or who lie, they were certainly not allowed to enter into it. The ones who could enter, [were] just the people whose names were written in the Book of the Lamb, the book writing-place of the names of those who receive good life forever.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But nothing unclean will enter that city. Nobody doing shameful things or who lies will enter there. Only those will enter that city whose names are written in the book belonging to the Sheep, that is the book for listing the names of the people who have life without end.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “But nothing bad or any who teach lies or a person who worships idols is allowed to enter. The only ones who can enter there are the people whose names are listed in the book of the young sheep where are listed those people who are given eternal life.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But absolutely no one can-enter whom God considers filthy such as the one who does what is shameful and the liar, because only those whose names are written in the book of the Sheep in which are listed those who have life that has no end will be able to enter.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But really nothing at all can get in there which is disgusting in God’s sight, none who do shameful things or anyone who is a liar, but rather only those whose names are written in that in which are written as many as will be given life which has no ending, this writing being in the custody/care of this one referred to as Young Sheep.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “There at the city, no evil will come into it. The people who have walked in evil will not enter it. Neither will the people who speak lies enter. Concerning the people who will enter it, they are the people whose names are written down in the book carried by the Lamb. Because concerning this book, there are written down the names of the people who encounter the new life.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Romans 16:23:
- Uma: “Gayus also sends his greetings. I Paulus live at his house, and the believers in the Lord Yesus in this village often gather here. Erastus, the governing-one who handles the village money, and also our relative Kwartus send their greetings.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “I am Paul speaking again. Gayus sends word also that he remembers you. He is the owner of the house where I dwell and in his house the ones who trust Isa Almasi gather. Erastus the one who holds/is-in-charge-of the money of the government in this city and Kuwartus, our (incl.) fellow trusters in Isa Almasi, they also send word that they remember you.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Gaius also greets you. As for me, Paul, I am living here in his house and the believers in this town worship here. The treasurer in this town, Erastus, And Quartus, our brother in the faith, they greet you also.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Gaius with whom I am staying also sends-you -greetings. It is his house also which is the meeting-place of the congregation of believers. Erastus who is the treasurer of this town and Kuartus our brother join also in sending-you -greetings.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “And our brother Gaius greets you. He it is who owns the house where I am staying and also he lends his house for the believers to meet in. Also greeting you is Erastus, who has the job of being the treasurer here in the city. Our brother named Quartus also greets you.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 16:15:
- Noongar: “Jesus said to them, ‘You want to put yourselves right in other people’s eyes, but God knows your hearts. Many things are great in people’s eyes, but these things are nothing in the sight of God.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “Yesus said to them: ‘You there make-straight your actions in the sight of mankind. But God knows the contents of your hearts. For what mankind honors, God hates.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But Isa said to them, ‘You show to the people that you are straight/righteous, but God knows what is in your liver. What is considered/thought of as valuable by the people, there is no use in it with God.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then Jesus said to them, ‘You are the ones whose custom seems to be good when you are in front of people, but what is in your minds is not hidden from God. You think supposedly that it’s of great value to have people respect you, but this is very disgusting to God.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then Jesus said to them, ‘You are the ones who show your righteousness to the many-people, but God of-course knows what is in your thoughts. Watch out because what people count as great, God greatly dislikes.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When Jesus observed, he said to them, ‘You are those ones I was alluding to, for what you are doing is, you are causing people to believe you are straight/righteous people, so that they will welcome/treat you well. But the evil in your mind/inner-being cannot be hidden from God. It’s true, what you regard as praiseworthy which causes you to be praised by the people, it’s thoroughly-disgusting in the sight of God!” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Corinthians 1:28:
- Ono: “Where does God choose people from to be his belonging? He does it like this. The people the ground people say are nothing, exactly those people God chooses for his belonging — it’s those down and nothing people he chooses to be his belonging and appoints them. In that way there he causes the great thinking of people of the ground to go down and become lost.” (Source: Consultant Notes)
- Uma: “He chose those who are humble [lit., whose lives are low], those who are disparaged and who have no use in the sight of mankind, in order that it would be clear that all that mankind praises has no use.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “God chose the ones that are despised/put-down by people in the world, the ones they mock, those they say have no use, so that the people will know that whatever they consider valuable, as for God it has no value.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “God also chose the people who are made fun of by the people here on the earth. What He chose were those whom people said do not know anything and they are of no value. The reason He chose people like this is so that He might make it known that anything that people think is of great value, has no value to Him.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Those also whom people consider low (i.e. in status) and looked-down-on and of-no-account, those are the ones God has chosen in order to show that what people consider-important is come-to-find-out of no importance.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “He really chose those who are being regarded as unappealing and worthless here in this world, in order that those who are regarded as praiseworthy here in this world will come to be regarded as of no account.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “God chose the people who are said to be not straight here on earth, almost ignored, in order to rebuke the word of those who say they have authority.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 17:16:
- Noongar: “He fell to the ground near the feet of Jesus and thanked him. He was from Samaria.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “When he arrived at Yesus, he bowed down saying thank you. He was a Samaria person.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “He prostrated at Isa’s feet thanking him. This person was of the tribe of Samariya.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And he kneeled down before Jesus and thanked him very much. And that person who was healed was not a Jew, because he was a Samaritan.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “He arrived then where Jesus was and he knelt face-down in front of him to thank him. That one who had returned, he was from-Samaria.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “He kneeled down in front of Jesus and gave thanks. As for that person, he was a Samaritano.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Corinthians 3:13:
- Uma: “So, if for instance the house is burned up, it will be apparent what materials are good and what are not good, because the good materials will last, but the not good materials will all be burned up. So also, the work of every worker of the Lord’s will be apparent when the Lord comes again. On that day, the Lord will inspect the work of every person, whether it is good or not.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “In the future when the day comes when Isa Almasi judges the people, it will be known what material each one used, if it was good or bad. It will be known because it will all be tested like going through fire.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “In the future on the day when the Lord will check up on me, the work of each believer will be tested; to know whether it is proper or not. It will be tested by means of fire and that work which is like wood and grass and bamboo, will be removed. And that work which is like gold and silver and expensive stones, that cannot be removed.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But on the day that the Lord judges all people, the correct value of what each-one has made/built will be seen, because it will be tested with fire.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But in that day of judgment, the kind of work done by each one will really be comprehended through fire, as to whether or not their teaching was in harmony with what-gives-stability to the house which is Cristo. Because, in that day, the work of everyone will be tested by fire.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “But concerning each worker, according to the work he has done, it will be made known very well on the day when he is judged as to whether his work is good or not. Because on that day there will be fire. Because of the fire it will appear how good the work was done by each of the builders.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 18:11:
- Noongar: “This Pharisee stood alone and said, ‘I thank you God because I am not greedy, I do not lie and I do not take other women. I thank you because I am not like that man, the tax collector over there.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “That Parisi person stood and prayed in his heart, he said: ‘Oo God, I say thank you, because I am not like other people–robbers, people whose hearts are bent, adulterers, or like that tax collector over there.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When they were there in the temple, the Pariseo stood and prayed in his liver. He said, ‘O, God, I thank you that I am not like the other people, desiring/greedy and cheating and committing adultery. And I also thank you that I am not like that person who collects payment.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Now that Pharisee stood up and he prayed in his breath, he said, ‘God, I thank you because I’m not like other people. I’m not selfish; I don’t cheat pepole; I’m faithful to my wife. I also thank you that I’m not like that tax-collector.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When they entered, the Pharisee went to stand separated from the other people and he prayed saying, ‘I thank you (sing.) God, because I am not like other people who covet/are-greedy (lit. grasp-after what is not theirs) and break the law and commit-adultery, and I am also not like this tax collector.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “The Pariseo stood up straight for, he said, he was going to pray, whereas that prayer of his was only boasting. For he said, ‘God, I thank you that I am not like others whose nature/ways are not good, for they are money-grabbing, deceitful, and behave immorally with one not their spouse. I am really glad that I am not sinful like this official receiver of payment.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
