Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 2:38:
- Uma: “Petrus answered: ‘Repent from your sins, and each one of you must be baptized as/becoming a follower of Yesus Kristus. From there, God will forgive your sins and he will give you the Holy Spirit.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Petros said to them, ‘Regret and let-go-of your sins, not doing them again ever. And you should each one be bathed/baptized as a sign that you now trust in Isa in order that God will forgive your sins. And God will give the Holy Spirit to you, which is his gift to you.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Peter answered, ‘Everyone of you have done with his bad customs and let himself be baptized so that it might be known that he is being made one with Jesus Christ, and then his sins will be forgiven and God will give him the Holy Spirit.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Pedro answered saying, ‘All of you, repent of your sins and get-baptized, making-known that Jesu Cristo is your Lord, so that your sins can be forgiven, and then you will receive the Holy Spirit that God will give-as-a-gift to you.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Pedro answered them, saying, ‘Well, you must repent/be-sorry for your sins, and have yourselves baptized which testifies to your being united/tied-together with Jesu-Cristo. Do this so that your sins may be forgiven and you will be given that you will be indwelled by the Espiritu Santo.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 2:2:
- Uma: “that is why many people assembled wanting to see him. They assembled, with the result that it was crowded in the house, even to the doorway it was full of people. He preached the Word of God to them.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Many people gathered there to the house where Isa was. Therefore nobody else could fit in/there was no more room for them, even in the doorway. Isa proclaimed God’s word/message to them.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “and they gathered there. They were very many, and because of this there was no longer any room for them even under the eaves near the door. Jesus preached to them the Word of God” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Right then the many-people gathered there until there was no place for others, even around the doorway. Then as Jesus was preaching the word of God to them,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “That’s why very many again were the people arriving there, even outside the house having no more room even to stand in. Without anything further, Jesus taught them.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Isthmus Mixe: “Then many people gathered together. The house filled up, even around the door. There Jesus was inside preaching the word.” (Source: B. Moore / G. Turner in Notes on Translation 1967, p. 1ff.)
- Kim text for oral translation: “People gathered around him many such that no one found a place to put his foot on the ground, even outside the door. Jesus was announcing the word of God.” (Source: Bayamy Tchande Awakde in The Bible Translator 2025, p. 23ff.)
- English translation by Michael Pakaluk (2019): “So many men gathered there that it became impossible to move. There were not even any open spaces around the door. So he was speaking his message to them.”
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Timothy 3:12:
- Uma: “Helpers in the Lord’s work [must] have just one wife, they must know how to manage well their children and the people who stay in their house.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “A person who is thus titled ought to have only one wife. He ought to take good care of his children and wife and all his companions in the house.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “As for a deacon, he must have only one wife and he does not commit adultery against her. It is also necessary that his leading his wife and children is good.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Another-thing also that is necessary for those who are helpers, they must have only-one spouse and not commit-adultery (lit. woman-with). They must also know how to properly manage their children and their families.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “The man who is a helper of the overseer, it’s necessary that he doesn’t switch wives, having only one. And he knows how to supervise his children and his household.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “The men who have the position of helping at the church must have only one wife. They must know well how to rule in their houses. The same for their children, as well as the others (in their home) they must rule them well.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 3:23:
- Uma: “Whoever does not follow what that prophet says, he will not be counted as one of God’s people, he must be killed.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Whoever will not listen to that prophet, he will be separated from among the people who belong to God and he will perish.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And he who does not obey him, the one inspired by God, he will be removed and will not be included among the people whom God indwells,’ said Moses long ago.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Whoever does not believe/obey will be separated from God’s people to be punished forever.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “For whoever won’t follow/obey this prophet, the punishment of him will be really heavy, for he will be removed from the people of God.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Lalana Chinantec: “‘God will cause to perish all the people that will not listen to his words. They will no longer be with the people of God.’ That’s what Moses said back then.”
- Morelos Nahuatl: “Whoever does not obey that prophet God will wipe him out from among his people.”
- Tataltepec Chatino: “If there is one person who does not want to hear his word, God will forget that person (refers to God’s final judgment).” (Source for this and two above: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 3:6:
- Uma: “The Parisi people went out from that prayer house and they gathered with people who were-on-the-side-of King Herodes. They searched for a plan so that Yesus would be killed.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Immediately the Pariseo went out of the prayer-house and they went to plan/confer with the disciples of King Herod as to how they could kill Isa.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And the Pharisee people there left the church, and they and the followers of the party established by King Herod discussed together what might be the way for them to kill Jesus.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “That being so, the Pharisees left and went to agree-together with King Herod’s disciples as to how they would kill Jesus.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “The Pariseo immediately went out and went-to-work-out-an-agreement with the supporters of Herodes. They were discussing how Jesus could be killed.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Timothy 5:12:
- Uma: “As for young widows, don’t right away write their names in the book of widows. For if they still have a desire to get married, they will get married again. In the end they will be guilty for they will have transgressed their promise to Kristus that said they would do only the Lord’s work.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then they are sinning because they did not fulfill their promise to Isa Almasi at the beginning of their widowhood.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And by means of that, they will sin, for they will not fulfill their promise to Christ.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “And if they do that, people will accuse/blame them, because of-course they have broken what they originally promised to Cristo.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well isn’t it so that in that, they’ve brought punishment on themselves by breaking this promise of theirs to him.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Thus it will end up that they break their promise that they would help at the church.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 4:29:
- Uma: “‘Now Lord, hear their words threatening/scaring us (excl.)! That is why we (excl.) ask the Lord, we (excl.) your (sing.) servants, give us (excl.) strength so that we (excl.) can be brave to utter your (sing.) Word.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “And now God, listen to their threats to us (excl.). Help us (excl.), your servants, in order that we will be bold to speak your word/message.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And now look, Lord, see their threats to us. Give us, now your servants, boldness so that we might not be afraid to spread your word.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “As for today, Lord, please hear what they are saying to threaten us (excl.) who are serving you (sing.), and make-us (excl.) totally -bold to be speaking your (sing.) word.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well, now, our (excl.) God, remember that threat of theirs to us (excl.), and help us (excl.) to be able to tell your word with a bold mind/inner-being.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Chuj: “And now Lord look; very much comes their anger to us. We, we are your sent ones. Give us our strength so that we don’t fear to tell out your word.”
- Tataltepec Chatino: “Our Father, look here now, because those over us are very fierce. We want to do your orders, that we tell your word to people. Help us that we be strong and not be afraid.” (Source of this and one above: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 4:3:
- Uma: “‘Listen. There was a planter [lit., scatterer] who went to plant [lit., scatter].” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “‘Listen to this. A certain man went to his field to broadcast seeds.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “He said, ‘There was a person who went to his field to plant,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘Listen. On one-occasion, there was a person who went to sow (broadcast method) seed in his garden.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “‘Listen well. There was a farmer who scattered his planting-seed.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
