Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 12:26:
- Uma: “Haven’t you ever before read the words in the Holy Book that make-clear that the dead will live again? In the book of the Law of Musa we read the account of how God spoke to the prophet Musa from the flaming bush. At that time, Abraham, Ishak and Yakub had long been dead. But even so, God said to Musa like this: ‘I am the God worshipped by, the God worshipped by Ishak, the God worshipped by Yakub.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Na, concerning the dead people that they are made alive again, have you never read in the holy-book Tawrat about the puhung tree that burned/flamed? It is written there that God spoke to Musa. God said, ‘I am God who is acknowledged-as-God by Ibrahim and Isahak and Yakub.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And about dead people who are raised, haven’t you ever read in the book Moses wrote long ago about the flaming weed where God appeared to him? For even though Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob worship,'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “And concerning moreover the living again of the dead, it’s as if you haven’t read what God caused-Moses -to-write concerning the flaming tree which says, ‘I am God who is still the God of Abraham and Isaac and Jacob.’ He said that even though plural Abraham had already-been-dead a-long-time.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well, also about this coming alive again of those who have died, haven’t you yet read in the writing of Moises concerning the bush which was flaming? What is written there says that God said to Moises, ‘I am the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Hebrews 11:7:
- Uma: “[It was] from Nuh’s faith, [that] he submitted to the command of God. God said to him that there would be a flood wiping-out the world. So, even though he had not yet seen it happen, he followed the command of God, and he made a big boat, so that he with his wife and children would not drown. From his faith, all the people in the world were punished, but as for him, he was straight in God’s sight.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Nu also really trusted in God because when he was told by God that there would soon be a disaster coming to the world, he believed even though he could not see it then. He followed God’s commands and he made a big ship for him and his family (lit. children-wife) to go in/ride in. So-then when the big flood came and the world was covered, they were not destroyed. All other people in the world were punished by God but Nu was considered righteous/straight by God because he trusted in God.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “There is also the faith of Noah, because when God warned him of the destruction that would come, he believed him even though he had not yet seen that destruction. He made a large boat called the ark, and when the ocean overflowed he was saved, along with his family, and they were not drowned. By means of that faith of his we understand that he realized that all sinful mankind was worthy of being destroyed by God. And then God regarded him as righteous because he believed what God said.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Let us also consider Noe. Because of his faith, he totally believed what God warned him concerning what would happen at a future day. Even though he had never-seen anything like that, he believed nevertheless and made an ark (RL daong) so that he and his family (lit. they who were a family-unit) would be saved. Because of this faith of his, God counted him as righteous, but as for his companions who didn’t believe, it was shown that they were in-error.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well now, as for Noe also, because his believing/obeying was good, he really acknowledged-as-true God’s warning about the far-from-ordinary judgment which was coming, even though none of it had yet happened before his eyes. Therefore, according also to what God said, he made a big thing- they -could-ride/sail-in, so that the whole family would be saved. Because of that believing/obeying of his he was regarded as righteous in God’s sight, and in that also it became clear that it was essential to judge all those other people here under heaven because they did not believe/obey what God said.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Noah believed that it is true what God says. He believed when God told him that there would be danger even though it lacked the day on which would happen what he was told. Yet he made the boat which God told him to make. Thus in it was saved Noah along with those who lived in his house. Since Noah believed this word, it is to be seen that the people committed sin by not believing what God said. And his sins were cleared because he believed that it is true what God told him.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 15:13:
- Uma: “When the speech of Paulus and Barnabas was finished, Yakobus said: ‘Relatives, please listen to my words.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “After they had spoken, Yakub took his turn to speak. He said, ‘My brothers, listen to me.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when they had finished speaking, James spoke. He said, ‘Brethren, listen to what I have to say.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “That talk of theirs being finished then, after-that Santiago spoke saying, ‘You brothers, please listen to this that I will say.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When that story of theirs was ended, Santiago was next to speak, saying, ‘Brethren, listen to me.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 13:14:
- Uma: “‘Long ago the prophet Daniel predicted the coming of one named ‘The evil Destroyer.’ (The one who read these words of prediction, carefully note its meaning!) So, when you see what Daniel predicted standing in a standing-place that is forbidden to him/it, people who dwell in Yudea should flee to the mountains.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “‘Na, in the future, you will see what destroys and what puts-down God there where it is not right for him/it to be. When you see this, the people who are there in Yahudiya should flee to the mountains. (Let the one who reads this understand it.)” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And he who is called the repulsive harmful thing, if you see him placed in the temple where he is not permitted, then those who are in the province of Judea should run away to the mountains. The one who reads this long ago prophecy about this should understand it.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Jesus continued saying, ‘In-the-future there will be a ‘destroyer who is filthy in God’s sight’ who will stand where he has no authority/right. (The one who reads this should understand it.) When you see that, those who are staying in Judea, they must hurry to escape to the mountainous-area.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “You will see something really disgusting in the sight of God, which is standing where it ought not to stand, there in the Templo. (The one reading this is to try-to-understand.) Well, when this is happening, as for the taga Judea, they must run away to the mountains.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Highland Oaxaca Chontal: “There was a man whose name was Daniel. He told the words of God. Read his word with care so that you’ll understand it. You will see they will put an ugly scary thing in the big church. It has no right to be there. It will cause the big church to be abandoned. … “
- Shuar: “The person who reads this let him understand. Daniel the teller of the things of God, told long ago about an abhorrent destructive thing. When you see that sitting (being) in the not-to-sit-place. … ” (Source for this and above: B. Moore / G. Turner in Notes on Translation 1967, p. 1ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Hebrews 11:39:
- Uma: “All those people, God was happy about because of their faith. But they did not yet get the main thing he had promised to them.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “God was pleased with these people because they trusted in him. But until they died they did not receive what God had promised to them,” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “God is very happy with people like this; however, in spite of that they have not received what God promised them.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “All of these, God approved of them because of their faith, but they still didn’t gain the fulfillment of what he promised.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “As for those people, God really was pleased with the strength of their believing/obeying and trust in him. But even though it was like that, he did not fulfill in their time what he had promised.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “All of these people were looked well upon by God because they believed that it is true what God says. But they were not yet given that which God promised to give them.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 16:4:
- Uma: “From there, Paulus and his companions left again, and in every town that they passed, they always announced to the followers of Yesus the decision of the discussion of the apostles of the Lord Yesus and the elders in Yerusalem the other day. And they taught them to follow the commands that had been specified.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Then Paul and company travelled and went to different places and they told the ones trusting in Isa the commands from the commissioned ones and the elders in Awrusalam. They told them to obey those commands.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “They left again, and in all the villages that they passed through they told the Gentile believers the orders of the apostles and the elders in Jerusalem. And they told them that it was necessary that they keep that.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then they went and visited the towns there to go make-known to the Gentiles what the apostles and leaders in Jerusalem had decided that they follow.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well, on that journey of theirs, at each place they came to, they told to all the believers there, so that they would follow/obey also, those things which had been agreed upon by the apostles and overseers of the believers in Jerusalem, which was their advice to the believers who weren’t Jews.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 14:9:
- Uma: “Indeed I tell you: in the whole world, wherever the Good News is spread, what this woman has done will always be told, it/she won’t be forgotten.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “And truly I tell you,’ said Isa, ‘wherever in the whole world the good news is proclaimed, it will also be told what this woman has done to me, for the people to remember her.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Remember that she will not be forgotten, for wherever the good news is spread all over the world, this which she has done for me will be told also.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “This that I tell you is true that wherever on this earth the good news is preached, what this woman did will also be related as people’s remembrance of her.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “This which I will say to you is really true. Wherever this Good News will be taught here under the heavens, this which she did to me will be mentioned, that being a memorial to her.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Hebrews 13:2:
- Uma: “Don’t you stop hosting [lit., causing-to-stop-in] people who pass by. For you don’t know if they are people or perhaps angels. For there have been people who hosted people who passed by their house, they thought they were ordinary people, but in fact they were angels!” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Remember, if there are people coming to your house whom you don’t know, you should treat-them-according-to-custom. For there were people of old when they treated-according-to-custom the people who came to their house, they didn’t know that those were, surprise, angels.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Don’t forget that it’s necessary for you to show your kindness to people whom you do not know. Welcome them in your house because there were some people long ago who had visitors but they did not know that these visitors were angels of God from Heaven.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “See to it also that you are hospitable, because there are those who showed-hospitality to those they thought were their fellow people, and contrary-to-expectation they were angels.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Don’t forget to be causing-to-come-up/stay in your houses those from other places. For there are some who did like this, well it-turned-out-to-be angels that they caused-to-come-up.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Do not forget that when someone comes to your house, give them a welcome. Because there have been some people who gave a resting place in their homes, and didn’t know that it was to angels of God they were giving the resting place.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
