Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 8:53:
- Noongar: “All the people mocked Jesus because they knew that she was dead.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “Hearing that, they just laughed at him, because they knew that she was really dead.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “They laughed at him, for they knew that the child had really died.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when they heard what Jesus said they just laughed at him, because they knew that that child had really died.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then they laughed-and-laughed-at him, because they knew she was already dead.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Jesus was laughed at by those people for they had observed that (she) was already dead.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Revelation 4:8:
- Uma: “Those four living things each had six wings, and there were eyes all over their bodies. Even under their wings they had eyes. There was no end to those living things uttering their praise. Day and night they continually said: ‘Holy! Holy! Holy! [is] The Lord God whose authority/power surpasses all! He was from the beginning, He is now, And he is until forever!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Each one of them had six wings and they were covered with eyes from inside and out. They did not rest singing day and night. This was their song, they said, ‘He is holy. He is holy. Really, God the Most Powerful is holy. He is God who does not change since the beginning of time until now and forever.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Now these four creatures, each one of them had six wings. Their bodies were covered with eyes and also the underside of their wings. Day and night their only work without end is, they sing, and they say, ‘Holy, holy, holy is God. He is Lord who can do everything. He is the God who was long ago, is now, and shall be in the future forever.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “They were all winged with six-each (i.e. each had six wings), and their bodies were totally covered-with-eyes, including beneath their wings. Daily and nightly, they don’t stop singing saying, ‘The Lord God who is all powerful is thoroughly holy. Absolutely no one/nothing can-equal his holiness. He existed previously, he exists now, and he also will-exist forever.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Those four created living beings each had six wings, and well, as was said, their bodies had eyes all over, even under their wings. There really was no end-to-the-sound from their mouths night and day of their praising saying, ‘Very-far-from-ordinary and really far from all sin is God who has surpassing supernatural-power. From long ago he already existed. And now/today and until forever there will still be him.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “All four of them had six wings each. There on their wings, inside and outside were all covered with eyes. Day and night they did not rest from saying: ‘God is supremely to be revered. God is supremely to be revered. He is to be supremely revered. God is the Lord who has all power, he is the one who lives now, was living in the past days and he continues to live for all the days to come’ they said.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Romans 5:7:
- Uma: “In the behavior of mankind, rarely we find a person who is willing to die in place of his friend who is not guilty. If his friend is a person with a very good heart, there may be one or so that would dare to die in his place.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “It is difficult for a person to yield (himself)/to submit to die taking-the-place-of/substituting-for a straight person. I don’t know, perhaps there is someone brave to die substituting for a very good person.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “It’s only very seldom maybe, that there is a person who would let himself be killed in the place of even a righteous person. It might be possible that there is a person who is brave enough to let himself be killed in the place of a person whose behavior is good.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Perhaps, there is maybe none of us who would want to die for a person who consistently-obeyed the law, but it is perhaps possible that there would be someone brave to die for a good and consistently-merciful person.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Concerning us, there isn’t any person who will arise who will throw away his life to be killed for his fellowman, even though it were a good person he would die for. Yet perhaps there might be one who will throw away his life to be killed for a very good person.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 9:29:
- Noongar: “At the moment Jesus was speaking, his face changed, and his clothes (lit.: “kangaroo skin”) became white and shining.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “While Yesus was praying, his appearance changed, and his clothes became sparkling white.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “While he was praying, his face changed and his clothes were very bright and really very white.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And while Jesus was praying, suddenly his appearance changed and his clothing shone very white and it dazzled the eyes.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “As Jesus then was praying, the appearance of his face changed and his clothes, they became extremely-white becoming-dazzling.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When he was praying, suddenly/unexpectedly the face of Jesus became very unusual, and his clothes were dazzling with extreme whiteness.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Revelation 6:15:
- Uma: “At that time, the kings of the earth, noblemen, war leaders, rich people, people who have authority and all other people also, even slaves or ordinary people, they all hid in holes/hollows of the rocks or in wide cracks in the ground,” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “All the people in the world were in confusion and the kings in the world, the people with authority to rule and the leaders of the soldiers, and the rich people and the influential and all other people, whether they were slaves or not, they all hid in the caves and among the stones on the mountains.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then every person, the kings on the earth, the famous people, the bosses of the soldiers, the rich people and those who have great power, and even also those who are slaves and who are not slaves, they hid in holes and under great stones on the mountains.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “All people on the earth became-frightened. The kings and other rulers, the leaders of soldiers, the rich and others who had influence (lit. ability), and all other people who were slaves or not slaves, they all went and hid in the caves and where the rocks were in the mountains.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “The kings here in the world, the people of high/important blood, the officers of the soldiers, the rich, the people who were really-far-from-ordinary, really all the people, none left out, went and hid in caves and in spaces between rocks in the mountains. Even the insignificant, slaves and not slaves, they all went and hid.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “The rulers who live on earth, all the bosses, all the rich people, all the generals, all the rest of the people who have authority, also those who have bosses and those who do not have bosses, all fled, they hid in caves. They went into holes in the ground.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Romans 6:18:
- Uma: “So, you are released from your enslavement to sin, and you have become slaves of God that follow his desire.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “You have been freed/taken-out by God from the holding/ruling of your first master, that’s why you no longer let yourselves indulge in sinning and that is what you want now, doing what is straight.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “God has redeemed you out of slavery and you have become His servants whose works are now righteous.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Thus you have been set-free from sin and you have become slaves of righteousness.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Now you have been pulled out of sin. Now all that is good you make as though it were your ruler.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 9:61:
- Noongar: “Another man said, ‘I will follow you, Lord, but first let me go and speak to my family.'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “There was also another [person] who said to Yesus: ‘Lord, I do want to follow you (sing.). But permit me first to return-home to say-good-bye-to/take-leave-of my relatives.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “There was also one who said to Isa, ‘I will follow you, Sir, but I will just go first and take leave of the people in my house.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “There was another person who said to Jesus, ‘Chief, I will follow you, but I will go home first, in order to tell those people in my house.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “There was one more who said, ‘Lord, I will follow you (sing.), but later please so that I can first go say-goodbye to my family.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “And then another person spoke next, ‘As for me, Lord, I will indeed go along with you, however if possible/acceptable, I will first ask-leave from my companions/family at home.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Revelation 8:13:
- Uma: “From there I saw, there was a hawk flying in the air. I heard the sound of that bird, he said loudly: ‘Disaster! Disaster! Disaster will [befall] the evil people who live on the earth, for when the three final angels blow their trumpets, there are still three plagues that will strike them.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “While I was watching I saw an eagle flying very high in the air. I heard his strong voice saying, ‘Allo! Allo! The disasters coming to all the people in the world when the last three angels blow (the thing) like a tabuli’ given to them are very frightening.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And while I was still looking, I heard what was spoken by an eagle flying high overhead. He spoke out three times loudly, saying, ‘Greatly pity the people on the earth.’ And then he said again, ‘Very fearful is what will come to pass because the three angels will soon blow their trumpets.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “I continued to watch, and I saw a large bird flying overhead. He raised his voice saying, ‘Terrible! Terrible! Terrible is what will happen to all who live on the earth when the three remaining angels blow-their-horns.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “After that, I saw an agila flying through the air. I heard what he was calling out loudly, saying, ‘Really very hard is what will happen to all who live under the heavens when those three angels still remaining blow those horns of theirs.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “I saw another angel who was traveling in heaven. Very loudly he said: ‘Pity. Pity. Pity the people who live on earth when the trumpets have been blown by the remaining three angels who are to blow them.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
