complete verse (Revelation 14:10)

Following are a number of back-translations of Revelation 14:10:

  • Uma: “God will make those people drink a very bitter drink, without any mixing/diluting at all. That means he will be thoroughly angry with them with no gentleness. Those people are persecuted in fire and coals, and the holy angels with the Lamb will gaze down on their being persecuted.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “they will really be made to feel (lit. wrathed) wrath by God. God’s wrath is figuratively like unmixed juice of grapes that is poured out by him into the glass called the Glass of God’s Wrath, and they are caused-to-drink it. Yes, whoever praises the creature will really be caused-pain in the fire and in the flaming sulphur in sight of the holy angels and the one called the Sheep.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “he will be made to drink the wine of God’s anger, which is to say, God’s punishment. And this bitter wine has been poured by God into the cup which is His hot anger. These people, they will be tormented in the flaming sulphur in Hell. This will be seen by the young sheep and the angels of God.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “they will also drink of God’s strong alcoholic-beverage which hasn’t been watered-down, meaning to say, they will endure his extreme anger and fearful punishment that he has prepared that is not added-to with mercy. They will be hardshipped in flaming sulfur in the sight of the holy angels and the Sheep.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “it is certain that they will experience the anger of God which he has set in store and which includes no mercy at all. They will really be caused suffering in the fire which has asupri, in the presence of that one referred to as Young Sheep and of the angels of God.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “that one will meet with the punishment determined by God. Because these people with whom God is angry have been destined to suffer the pain of the fire which fiercely burns with sulphur. The angels of God will look on and also the Lamb will look on what these people pass through.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Romans 11:6)

Following are a number of back-translations of Romans 11:6:

  • Uma: “not because of their behavior. For if for example he chose them because he was repaying them for their good behavior, it means that God’s grace is not really grace.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “When God chooses people, he does not choose them because of their good deeds but he chooses them because he loves and he pities them. If it were because of their good deed that he chose them, his choosing would not be because of his love and pity/mercy.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The reason He chose them was only because of His kindness to them and not because they obeyed what He wanted. If His choosing them was payment to them because of their good works, it could not be that it was just because of His kindness.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “And if his grace was the cause of his choosing them, it means to say that it was not because of the good they had done. Because if the good they had done were the cause, it would not be possible for us to say it was grace.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Is it that there is some good that these people have done so that they were chosen? No, not that. Rather it was purely grace that God had in choosing them. If it were because of some good done by the people that God chose them, then it would be apparent that it is not purely grace that God gave them.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 12:32)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 12:32:

  • Noongar: “‘My little people, don’t be afraid, because your Father happily gives you the Kingdom of God.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “‘You who follow me, you are not many. But even so, do not be afraid. Because God your Father chose you from his grace [lit, white insides], he made you his people in his Kingdom.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “‘You my disciples,’ said Isa, ‘do not be afraid even if you are few. Because your Father God is happy that you are ruling as he does.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “As for you, my disciples, don’t be afraid; even though you are just a few, your Father God, He wants that you should rule just like He rules.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “‘Do not moreover be afraid, even though you are few, because God has decided that you will have-a-part-in his ruling.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “‘Don’t be afraid, you whom I am looking after who are like a little flock of my sheep. Because it really is your Father’s pleasure, his determining that he will make you subjects of his kingdom.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Gurung: “O my little party, don’t be afraid, because God your Father considers it good to cause you to obey his words and to bless you.” (Source: Warren Glover in The Bible Translator 1978, p. 231ff.)

complete verse (Revelation 16:14)

Following are a number of back-translations of Revelation 16:14:

  • Uma: “And I saw an evil-spirit appear from the mouth of a dragon. Another one also appeared from the mouth of the evil animal, and another one also appeared from the mouth of the lying prophet. Those three evil-spirits, they were demons that looked like frogs, and they had power/authority to do surprising signs. Those three evil-spirits went to call kings from all over the world. They called them to come gather and fight at the time of the Terrifying Day, that is the time when the powerful God defeats all his enemies on earth.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Those souls/spirits are demons, they do amazing deeds. They will go to the kings in the whole world, telling them to gather so that they will fight on the day that the Most-Powerful God has ordained, that is the most frightening day.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “These are demons who have power to do miracles. They are sent to gather together the soldiers of all the kings on the earth, because on the famous day of punishment they will fight against God, the Lord of all.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “These spirits, they were demons who had ability to do miracles, and they went and gathered those who ruled in all countries on the earth in order that they would go wage-war-against the Lord God who is all powerful on his great (lit. valuable) day.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Those evil-spirits were producers of amazing things. And what they did was, they went all over the whole world, for they went to get all the kings to join them in fighting God who has surpassing supernatural-power on that far-from-ordinary day when he would judge.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “These are evil spirits which can do miracles. They came out in order to go and gather all the rulers who live on earth so that on the day God who has all power comes to judge all people, then they would arise and make a big war with God.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Romans 12:2)

Following are a number of back-translations of Romans 12:2:

  • Uma: “Don’t follow the character of people who don’t know God. Allow God to change your character by making your thoughts new. For if it is like that, you will really know God’s purpose in your life. You will know that his purpose is good, that which pleases his heart and that which has no lack/deficiency.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Don’t do like most (people)/the masses here in the world do. But let God renew your thinking/mind in order that your livers be changed. So-then you really know what God wants/wishes. His will/wish is what is good and what pleases him and what has no fault.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Don’t you imitate the behavior of those people who are enemies of God, but rather, you allow God to change you by means of making your minds new; and then you will understand at last the will of God, which is to say, you will understand what is righteous behavior which God likes and He will not rebuke.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Don’t take-after the behavior/customs of non believers but rather continue to let-God -make-your minds -new so that your way-of-life will be made-new. Because if you do that, you will come-to-know and agree-with what God wants you to do which is what is good and what pleases-him and is exactly right.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “And now change your thinking. Do not do like the sinners do here on earth. Do that you live in a new way. Therefore you can know well what the will of God is. Concerning the good God wants you to live in, that is what you will do.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
  • Kuwaataay: “Do not imitate the ways of those on this earth; let God give you new thinking, so that you may be new people. If you do so, you may understand what he wants. It’s what’s good, what’s pleasing to him, and what’s very pure.” (Source: Kuwaataay Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “You can’t be following the practices of the people of the earth and so become like them. But you must yield yourselves to God, in order that he cause your heads and your interiors to become new. And so by this way, your actions also will change and become new. When it’s like that, you will be able to evaluate well what thing(s) God likes/wants, and know well what thing(s) are very upright and cause him to be happy.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Mairasi: “Then do not live like ordinary people here in this world! But change your throats [minds] with the result that you have new throats. By doing this you will definitely come to know: ‘This is definitely what is Above-One’s throat’ you will say. That throat of His is good, in Above-One’s vision, and definitely straight. ” (Source: Enggavoter 2004)
  • Low German translation by Johannes Jessen, publ. 1933, republ. 2006: “And then don’t do as they in the world do! No, you shall become a different kind of people. You shall look at everything with different eyes, so that you know exactly what is God’s will, what is truly good and what he likes and what is perfect.”

complete verse (Luke 13:5)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 13:5:

  • Noongar: “No, truly! But I tell you, if you do not turn away and leave your sinning, you will all die, like them.'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “Not thus! I say to you: If you do not repent from your sins, you definitely will also all be punished.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “No! But I tell you, if you do not regret and leave your sins you all will also die.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “That’s also not true. I say to you, if you do not give up your wicked deeds, you also will die, all of you, just like them.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “I tell you, if you don’t repent of your sins, you will be lost just like they.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “It really isn’t like that at all. For so long as you don’t drop/give-up your sins, you will all alike be wiped out!'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Revelation 18:7)

Following are a number of back-translations of Revelation 18:7:

  • Uma: “That villagers of Babel are like a woman who makes her body beautiful and does what she wants. That’s why I request that you torture them and make it difficult for them now. They hearts are so high [arrogant] they say: ‘I am a queen. I am not a widow, I will not undergo saddness/suffering.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Her boasting and her indulging whatever kind of desire she had was over-much therefore the suffering and grief sent to her shall also be over-much. Because she always boasted to herself, she said, ‘I am a queen reigning. I am not a widow. I will not experience grief.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “To excess she improved her situation, and now she will be repaid with grief and a situation of torment. For she never stops boasting, she says in her mind, ‘I am a queen and no widow. It is impossible for me to be overtaken by hardship.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “The quantity of her wealth and her pride/arrogance (lit. making-high her body), that also will be the quantity of her hardship/suffering and sorrow. She says to herself (lit. says with her mind), ‘Here I am a queen who rules. Is it indeed-the-case (RQ implying of course not) that I will mourn as if I have been widowed?'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “For to the extent to which she caused herself to go in celebrating and being important, like that indeed is the extent to which she will experience being caused suffering and grief. Because in her mind she thinks, ‘I am really sitting in kingship. I’m not a widow. Till forever, really far from me is anything to grieve over.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Overflowingly they have had pleasures and they have been proud of all the money they had. So overflowingly will be the suffering they have now. Because they think in their hearts: ‘It is like we are rulers here where we are, nothing is lacking and never will come the day when we will have sadness’ they think.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Romans 13:13)

Following are a number of back-translations of Romans 13:13:

  • Uma: “Do behavior that is fitting for in the light. Don’t party-around getting drunk. In the behavior of men and women don’t behave wrongly [euphemism used for sexual sins] or follow the evil desire of our hearts. Don’t fight or be envious.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Our (dual) behavior ought to be good and match-up-with/be-fitting-for people dwelling in the light of day. Therefore don’t (pl.) be drunk. Don’t commit adultery-fornication or be immoral. Don’t always fight/quarrel and don’t be jealous.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Let us do what is right because this is the behavior that is fitting for people that God has illuminated. Let’s not join in the gathering of those who get drunk, and let us not fool around with those who are not our spouses. Let’s not quarrel and let us not be jealous.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “The way-of-life that we ought to follow, it is that which is clean and good which is appropriate for a person who is in the daytime. Let us not be getting-drunk and joining in excessive parties (lit. happies). Neither let us commit-adultery and do other things that are filthy or shameful, and let us not be jealous and quarrel.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Let us live in the good that it is proper for us to do. Let us not be drunk. And let us not be among the revelers. Let us not commit fornication. Let us not fight. Let us not be jealous.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)