Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 9:42:
- Noongar: “As the child came, the evil spirit threw him down on the ground, fitting. Jesus commanded (lit.: “spoke loudly”) the evil spirit to leave. Jesus healed the child and gave him back to his father.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “While that child was walking going to Yesus, he fell down, carried by the demon that possessed him, and his body thrashed-around. Yesus caused-to-flee the-evil-one and healed that child. After that he said to his father: ‘Take your (sing.) child. He is well/healed.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “While the child was still going there, the demon threw him on the ground and convulsed him. But Isa scolded the demon and healed the child. And then he gave him to his father.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when the child was near to Jesus, the demon who afflicted him came again, and knocked him down and shook him very greatly. And Jesus told that demon that he should leave that one he was afflicting, and immediately the child was healed. And Jesus said to the father of the child, ‘Come and get your child.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “As that child was then approaching Jesus, the evil-spirit suddenly-threw-him-down while convulsing him. Then Jesus commanded the evil-spirit to leave and he left that child and he became well. Then Jesus said to his father, ‘Here is your (sing.) child.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But just as they were approaching Jesus, the (evil spirit) possessing caused that child to relapse again severely. He stiffened again and fell to the ground. But Jesus drove out that evil spirit. Well, the craziness of the child was healed now. And then Jesus gave (lit. thered) him to his father.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Revelation 7:11:
- Uma: “All the angels as well stood around the Seat of the King with the twenty-four elders and the four living things. They all prostrated themselves in front of the Seat and worshipped God,” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “All the angels stood surrounding the throne and surrounding the elders and the four angels of-different-kind. Then they prostrated facing the throne and praised God.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And there were also standing there all the angels of God. They were around the seat of ruling and round the elders and the four creatures. And these angels of God, they fell down on their faces before the seat of ruling, and they worshipped God.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “All the angels were also there surrounding the throne and the leaders and the four living creatures. They knelt face-down before the throne, and they worshipped/praised God” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Then I saw all the angels standing, surrounding that king’s seat, those elders and those four created living beings. They went-down-on-their-faces in front of that seat for they worshipped God who was sitting there.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “All of the angels who surround the twenty-four who surrounded the four who stood at the corners of the chair, all knelt down to worship God.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Romans 7:8:
- Uma: “But when I heard the Lord’s Law that says ‘Don’t desire,’ sin had opportunity to work in my heart with the result that I just desired more-and-more. If for instance there were no Lord’s Law to point out my sin, sin would have no power in my heart.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “After I knew from the law that coveting is not good, then my inborn sinning/old nature moved/stirred that’s why my coveting/greedy desire increased. The meaning of what I am saying here is that if there were no law we (dual) would not know that we (dual) sin.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Sin was already with me, and when the Law taught me what coveteousness was, my coveteousness increased and my sinning also increased. For if there wasn’t a Law for us to break, we would not have known what sin is.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But since I am a sinner, I increasingly covet because of the law that prohibits coveting. Because if there is no law, neither does sin have any power.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “When we know what is said in the law, it seems that more powerfully we want something that is owned by another. During the time when it was not known what the law says, it did not appear what sin is.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 10:12:
- Noongar: “I tell you, when the Day of Judgement comes, God will give more mercy to Sodom than their town.'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “Yesus also said to his followers: ‘I say to you, on Kiama Day, the punishment of God punishing those townspeople will be greater than his punishment of the townspeople of Sodom town long ago.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “I tell you,’ said Isa, ‘that when the day comes when God judges mankind the judgment for the people of that place will be really greater (lit. heavier) than the judgment at the place Sodom, the place that is well known because of the sin of it’s people.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “I say to you,’ said Jesus, ‘that when the day arrives in the future for punishment, God’s punishment to that village will be greater than His punishment long ago to those wicked people who lived in the town of Sodom.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘Because I tell you that when the time-of-God’s -judging the many-people arrives, the punishment of the residents there will be heavier than the punishment of those-from-Sodoma.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “For what I will say to you really is true that at the day of judging, much heavier will be the punishment of those people there in those towns, heavier that that which will be experienced by the taga Sodoma.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Revelation 9:13:
- Uma: “After that, the sixth angel blew his trumpet. I heard, there was someone speaking from the four corners of the golden incense-burning table in front of God.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Then the sixth angel blew (the thing) like a tabuli’ that had been given to him. When he blew it, I heard a voice from the four corners of the golden table for burning incense there before God.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Then the sixth angel blew his trumpet, and I heard the voice of one speaking from the four horns of the golden altar of sacrifice which is before God.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then the sixth angel blew-his-horn, and I heard a voice that came-from the four corners of the gold-plated altar that was before God.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “And then the sixth angel next blew his horn. I heard a voice which seemed-to-come-from the four corners/edges of that altar made of gold, which is in front of God.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “The sixth angel blew the trumpet. I heard someone speak from the midst of where the four horns of the altar of gold extended, that which was before God.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Romans 8:15:
- Uma: “Formerly, while we were still bound to the Lord’s Law, we were afraid of the punishment of God. But now, we are no longer afraid, because we have received the Holy Spirit. For the Holy Spirit makes us the children of God. And because of the power of that Holy Spirit, we say to God: ‘O Mama! [vocative used by a child when speaking to his/her father] O my Father!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Because we (incl.) were given by God his Spirit, we (incl.) no longer have to be afraid like a slave is afraid of his master. But he has given his Spirit to us (incl.) so that we (incl.) become his children. That’s why it is possible for us (incl.) to name God our (incl.) Father.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “For the Holy Spirit, which God gave us, He has not made us slaves which are very much afraid of God, but rather He has made us to be children of God. And by means of the power of the Holy Spirit it’s possible for us to call God our Father.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because the Spirit whom God has given us has not made us slaves who are afraid to be punished like our previous status, but rather he has made us God’s children. So because of him, it is possible for us to address God as Father.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Now we are walkers with the Holy Spirit, now it is not necessary that we again fear like a person might fear his boss. Because truly we are God’s children now. The Holy Spirit we walk with is the one who puts in our hearts that we say to God: ‘You are my Father’ we say.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 11:2:
- Noongar: “Jesus said to them, ‘When you pray to God, say this, ‘Father, your name is holy. Let the day come when you sit as king.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “Yesus said saying to them: ‘When you pray, say like this: Father, our (excl.) request [is] that all people honor your (sing.)holy name, so that You (sing.) become King in the world.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Isa answered, he said, ‘When you pray it should be like this. Say: ‘O, Father, may your name be honored by all mankind. May it not be long (until) you rule over all mankind.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus said, ‘This is what you should imitate when you pray. You say, ‘Our Father there in Heaven, may mankind respect your name. May you rule over mankind.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Jesus said to them, ‘When you pray, this is what you are to say: ‘Father, may your (sing.) holy name be praised/honored. May your (sing.) ruling arrive on the earth.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Jesus replied saying, ‘Well, like this would be good for you to pray. ‘Father, your name is to be praised and acknowledged as very-far-from-ordinary. We request that it will soon come when you are now ruling over all people.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Revelation 11:13:
- Uma: “At that same time, there was all-of-a-sudden a big earthquake. One tenth of that village was destroyed, and seven thousand people died from that earthquake. The people who did not die were terrified, they said: ‘No kidding the power of God who is in heaven!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “At the same time, there will suddenly also be a very strong earthquake. One part of the city will be destroyed, nine parts not. Seven thousand people will die because of that earthquake. The people left over, the ones who did not die, will be very terrified, therefore they will praise God in heaven.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then there was a very strong earthquake. A tenth of the houses in that city were destroyed; seven thousand people were killed by the earthquake. The people who were not killed by the earthquake became very frightened, and they praised the powerful God in heaven.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “After-that there was a strong earthquake which destroyed a tenth of that city, and seven thousand people died. Extreme was the fear of those who remained, and they praised the greatness (lit. highness) of God who was in heaven.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “And then suddenly/unexpectedly the earth shook with tremendous force, that’s why the tenth part of that city collapsed. Seven thousand is the number of people who died. Those people who were left became terribly afraid. They then praised God who is in heaven.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “At that time the earth quaked violently. Concerning all the houses there in the city, ten per cent fell down. And seven thousand persons died in the earthquake. Concerning the people who didn’t die, they were very afraid. The people then said that great is the power of God who lives in heaven.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
