Following are a number of back-translations of 1 John 4:18:
Uma: “If we really know God’s love to us, we are no longer afraid of God. His complete love strengthens our heart so that we are no longer afraid. If we fear that God will punish [us], its meaning, we do not yet really know his love for us.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “True love is not mixed with fear because if we (dual) truly love God our (dual) fear disappears. Whoever fears, his love is not yet complete, because he is afraid that perhaps he will be punished by God.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Anyone who loves God, it is not necessary that he be afraid of God, and since God’s love for us has no lack, he has removed already our fear of Him. The reason a person is afraid is because he expects God’s punishment on him, but as for that person who is afraid of God, God’s love for him has not yet been drawn tight in his mind.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “So long as there is love, it not possible that it be added-to with fear, because the love which has no lack, it blocks fear. So the person who is afraid because he is thinking about God’s punishment, that is the evidence that his love is still lacking.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “For as long as our holding dear of God and valuing of our fellowman is true, we no longer have fear of punishment. Because, as for complete holding dear, it’s like it can bury/cover up this fear. Because what people really fear is, to be punished. Therefore if we are still afraid of being punished, it’s clear that our holding dear and valuing is still lacking.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Tenango Otomi: “The person who loves God from the heart does not then fear that God will be angry with him. How can you go on fearing when from the heart you love? A person fears that God will be angry at him when he doesn’t love from the heart.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Yatzachi Zapotec: “If we love God there is nothing for us to fear. And if we love God as we ought, there is nothing left for us to fear, because it is like a punishment for us when we are afraid. And if we fear anything, we do not love God as we ought.”
Eastern Highland Otomi: “He who fears the judgment, he fears it because he hasn’t yet known well the love that God does to him. God’s love removes fear. When we fear, we think God will punish us.”
Tzotzil: “If we believe that God loves us, therefore we are not afraid. Because if we are afraid, it is because we think that God is going to punish us. If we believe that God really and truly loves us, not thus we think. Therefore if we are afraid it is because we have not believed that God loves us.”
Candoshi-Shapra: “For if one fears punishment he is always agitated. The one who fears surely doesn’t love God completely.”
Yanesha’: “Fear does not go with love. But this, if completely it fills us, love, our love throws out on us our fear. Fear goes with paying-back. If we are afraid, love does not fill us completely.”
Aguaruna: “While staying (living, being) loving one is not able to be afraid, rather the one who loves causes fear to be lost. It is because of being able to be condemned (punished) therefore one fears. He who fears does not know well God’s love, therefore he is like that.”
Murui Huitoto: “If we love God, we are not afraid of anyone. If we love Him very well, how will we fear Him? Whoever fears, is afraid of punishment. The one who is afraid still doesn’t love well.” (Source for this and three above: Mildred Larson in Notes on Translation, July 1965, p. 1-15)
Sayula Popoluca: “He who loves God, doesn’t fear. Because he who truly loves God will not fear anything. Because he who fears will suffer. He who fears, he doesn’t truly love God.” (Source for this and three above: John Beekman in Notes on Translation 12, November 1964, p. 1ff.
Eastern Arrernte: “The person who knows that God loves him does not fear God. But the person who fears that God will punish him, he does not yet know that God loves him very much.” (Source: Carl Gross)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 27:43:
Uma: “But the warchief forbade them, because he had love/pity for Paulus. He ordered that people who knew how to swim jump into the sea and swim to land.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “But the captain did not want anything to happen to Paul. Therefore he restrained/forbade the soldiers telling them not to do what they were thinking. Even-more-so he told all those who knew how to swim to jump first and swim to the shore.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “However the sergeant, he did not want that Paul should be killed, and he did not allow them to kill them. He commanded that those who knew how to swim should jump in and go to the shore.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “But the captain forbid-it, because he wanted Pablo to live. He commanded that those able-to-swim jump into the ocean to go-ahead to go to its edge,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “But their captain didn’t concur for he didn’t want Pablo to get killed. Therefore he prevented them. And then he said that whoever could swim should jump off and swim now, going ahead to shore.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 6:27:
Noongar: “But you listen! I tell you: if people want to hurt you, you must love them; if people hate you, you must do good to them;” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
Uma: “‘But to you who hear my words now, this is my command: We must love our enemies, behave well to people who hate us.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “‘But you who listen to me, this is what I say to you: Love your enemy. Do good to those who hate you.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “What I say to you, my disciples who listen to me today, is: it is necessary that your breath is not bad toward your enemy, but rather, treat very well those that are angry with you.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “Jesus continued to say, ‘What I will say yet to you who are listening is that you should love your enemies. You are also to do good to those who hate you.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “‘This is what I will next say to you who are listening. Value those who oppose you. Do good to them (lit. show them good nature/ways) who hate you.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 2 John 1:8:
Uma: “That’s why you must be careful, lest you let-go-of your faith in the Lord Yesus, with the result that there is no use to our (excl.) work bringing the Good News to you. Keep believing in the Lord, so that you will get all the return/recompense of your faith in the future.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “Therefore take care so that all that we (incl.) have labored for is not lost, but/instead that you will receive in-total/completely your reward from God.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Be on your guard so that what you have worked so hard for might not be removed from you and so that the reward of God to you in the future might not be lessened.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “Be-careful then so that what we (excl.) taught you that was correct does not come-to-nothing, because if you do that, the reward that you will get/enjoy in a future day will not be taken-away-from/lessened.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “Therefore you need to be careful, so that what you’ve-worked-hard-for/suffered-hardship-for won’t be lost, but rather you will be able to receive the best reward.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Tenango Otomi: “Be careful in order that you will not lose what you are working at. You should want that you will be rewarded completely.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Yatzachi Zapotec: “Do not believe them, because if you believe them, the benefit God wants to give to you because of our will be lost. Do you so that you will receive all the benefit which God wants to give to you.”
Eastern Highland Otomi: “Guard yourselves so that no one will deceive you; and it will be lost what we have worked for. But continue well so that you will gain (earn, win) all that God wants to give you afterwards.”
Isthmus Zapotec: “Watch carefully that which we did among you so that you won’t lose it but rather you will receive all that which god has prepared for you.” (Source for this and two above: John Beekman in Notes on Translation 12, November 1964, p. 1ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 28:31:
Uma: “Without any fear/uneasiness, he announced to them that Yesus was Lord and the Redeemer King, and he taught them the way to become God’s people in his Kingdom. And there were none who bothered him.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “He proclaimed about God’s ruling and he taught/preached about Isa Almasi, the Lord. He had no fear-whatever to teach/preach and nobody restrained/forbade him.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “He caused them to understand how the kinging of God would be and he taught them who our Lord Jesus Christ is. He did not hide his teaching and neither did anyone tell him to stop.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “He was bold to preach and teach concerning the ruling of God and the Lord Jesu Cristo, and no one forbid him. That’s that.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “He taught them well concerning the kingdom of God, and all the teaching concerning the Lord Jesu-Cristo. And there was no-one at all who forbade him.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Lalana Chinantec: “Just exactly as he wanted, he preached how God is the boss of people’s hearts. He taught the word of our Lord Jesus Christ. There was no one who prevented Paul from preaching the Word.” (Source: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)
Huautla Mazatec: “Thus he preached on behalf of the kingdom of God. he taught the things concerning the Lord Jesus Christ. (There was) no one whom Paul was afraid of. no one who cut him off.” (Source: Florence Cowan in The Bible Translator 1950, p. 135ff. )
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 7:11:
Noongar: “Soon after, Jesus went to a town, Nain. His disciples and many other people followed him.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
Uma: “Not long after that [lit. from there], Yesus went to a town called Nain, with his disciples and many other people with them.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “Not long after that, Isa went to a town called Nain. He went with his disciples and also great crowds of people followed.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And a few days after that Jesus went to a town called Nain; there were very many people who went with him, including his disciples.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “It wasn’t long and Jesus went to the town they called Nain. His disciples and many people went-with him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “From that day, it wasn’t long till Jesus went to a town called Nain. His disciples went with him and many people also.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Jude 1:12:
Uma: “In your meetings, those false teachers eat together with you as if they are your companions, but their deeds are so very shameful. They are so show-offish eating at your meetings due to [lit, carried by] their gluttony, and they just think about themselves. They are like clouds that are dark but do not bring/carry rain because they simply disappear blown-away by the wind. They are like trees that have no fruit at the time [to bear fruit], and so they are just uprooted, with the result that they dry-up.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “These people make-it-filthy there at your feasts which you have as a sign that you are of one liver. They are not ashamed to eat-together with you but/and-what’s-more their doings are bad. The only thing they think about is how to satisfy themselves. They are like rain-clouds carried by the wind that don’t let even one raindrop fall. They are also like a tree that doesn’t bear fruit even though it is the season for it to have fruit. And it does not just not bear fruit but it is already really dead and pulled out including it’s roots.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “You are very ashamed of them when they attend your gatherings, for they, by contrast, are not ashamed to satisfy their evil desires when they eat with you. The only thing they can think about is their own desires. They are no good; they are like clouds without rain which are blown away by the wind. They are like trees which do not bear fruit even though it is the time to bear fruit. The reason they cannot bear fruit is because they have been cut down and they are dried up.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “Their joining-with you when you eat and take-communion (loan mankumulgar), it can-be-compared to a stain that ruins (lit. causes-to-be-bad) clean clothes. They have no fear for God in the excessive way they eat and drink, but rather it is themselves/their bodies that they are thinking-of. They can-be-compared to clouds that the wind blows-along who are carrying no rain. They are also like a tree which doesn’t bear-fruit in its proper time-for-bearing-fruit or a tree that has not only dried-up but has also been uprooted.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “Really as for these people, it’s a big shame for you when they join in with your meals which include Communion (lit. doing the Evening-meal, glossary item). Because they just overeat and overdrink with no awareness of shame, just as if their lives are righteous/straight. They take no notice of others, only of themselves. They really are useless people, like clouds which are dispersed by wind, which is why they can’t give rain. They are also like trees which aren’t bearing fruit, even though it’s fruit season. They really aren’t just killed-off-by-tree-bark-eating-insects, but on the contrary are really dead. They have been uprooted-by-wind with their roots pulled-out.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Tenango Otomi: “When these people I am talking about go to your feasts, then the real believers are ashamed of them. Because these people like to eat but have no respect for the other people at the feast. They are only concerned to be filled themselves. But concerning them, nothing will come from what they do because they are like the cloud when it is carried by the wind and doesn’t give rain. These people are like the trees which don’t bear fruit when the time comes to have fruit. These are as though they were dead in that there is not fruit and truly they have died in that they are pulled up because they have dried up.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Romans 1:32:
Uma: “They know God’s commands that say whoever behaves like that is fit to be punished by death. But even so, they still do behavior like that, and they even like-it/approve if others do it.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “They know that the law of God says that everyone who does these sins really deserves/matches to die. But even though they know this, they yet sin more and they are also happy when/if others do as they do.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “They know that if they do things like this, they will be punished with death forever. However, they just keep on just the same, and not only that, they are very pleased if they can see behavior in other people which is just like theirs.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “Even though they know God’s law which says that those who do those-things deserve to be punished forever, they continue to do them nonetheless. And not only that, but they also praise/honor other people who do things like that.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tenango Otomi: “These people who do these things well know that God says that he will punish people who sin. But it seems that the people all the more go on doing the evil. When they see their fellowman do what is evil, they even rejoice.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
