Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 2:1:
- Noongar: “Now King Augustus wanted to see how many people were living in his country.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “At that time, a command came from Kaisar Agustus, commanding that people in all the kingdom of Roma have their names written so that they know their manyness/number.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “At that time Agustus was the leader-king of the tribe of Roma. So-then he gave an order that all the people in all places under his rule should register.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “While Augustus was still king in the village of Rome, he made a law that all the people in the kingdoms which were subject to him should register themselves in a census.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “At that time, Emperor (loan Emperador) Augustus in Rome commanded that all the people in his jurisdiction go to register (lit. get-themselves-listed).” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “At that time, the Romano Impiradur who was Agusto ordered that all the people under the rule of Roma should be censused.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Peter 4:8:
- Uma: “Above all, love one another with true hearts, because if we love our companions, we do not think about [lit., we do not in-heart] their many wrongs against us.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “And most (important) above all, you should really love each other because if you really love each other even if you have many sins/faults towards your companion you will forgive each other.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “It is necessary that above all you hold tight to holding any one of your fellow believers dear in your breath. For when we (incl.) hold our fellow believers dear, it is easy for us to forgive their sins against us.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “The most-important-thing you should do, persevere in loving-one-another, because if you love-one-another, you won’t be thinking-and-thinking of the sins of your companions but rather you will be-patient-with-one-another and forgive-one-another.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Above all, really value one another. For as long as we value our companions, we will be forgiving of their faults/wrongs.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “That which is highly important for you to do is that you must very much love each other. Because the person who loves his fellowman will forgive him even though that one continually does bad to him.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 22:26:
- Uma: “Hearing that, the warchief went to his head and said: ‘What shall we do, Sir [lit., Head]? For he is a Roma person.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When the lieutenant heard this, he went to the colonel and said, ‘What is this that we (dual) almost did? That man is surprise a man of Roma.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when the sergeant heard this, he went to the captain and he said, ‘Why are you having us beat a man who is a subject of Rome?'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Upon the captain’s hearing that-aforementioned which Pablo said, he went and reported-the-negative-news to the commander. ‘Watch-out what you (sing.) do to that person, because he is reportedly a Romano.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When that captain heard, he went to that highest-ranking-officer and said, ‘Please think first about this which you have commanded, for this person you intend to do like this to apparently has Romanoship.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 2:33:
- Noongar: “The father and mother of Jesus were surprised to hear these things, everything Simeon said of Jesus.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “The mother and father of that child were surprised to hear the words of Simeon about their child.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “The mother and father of the child wondered very much at the words of Simiyun about their child.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then the parents of this child, they were very much surprised at what Simeon said about him.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Jesus’ father-and-mother (lit. plural father) were surprised at what Simeon said concerning him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Jose and Maria were amazed at those things which Simeon said concerning their child.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 2 Peter 1:7:
- Uma: “and love your one-faith relatives. And to that love for your one-faith relatives add on also loving all people.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “You should love your fellow trusters in Isa Almasi and even those people who do not trust.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And as for that also, we will draw it tight by showing kindness to each other, and as for our showing kindness to each other, we will draw it tight also by loving our companions.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “and your godly character, you are also to add to it love for your siblings/cousins (henceforth brothers) who believe. Finally, add to that-aforementioned love of yours love for all people.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “And not to be left behind by us is the habit of helping one another like one brotherhood, and always truly valuing one another.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “And do not just do the will of God, love your brethren. And do not just love your brethren, love all the rest of the people.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 23:28:
- Uma: “Since I wanted to know what they accused him of, that’s why I took him before the Yahudi judges to be examined.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “I wanted to know what they were accusing him of, so I brought him before their council members.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Since I was finding out what it was that they were accusing him of, I brought him to the gathering of their elders.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “I wanted to find-out what their accusation against him was, so I took-him to their leaders.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well, since I wanted to comprehend what evil he had done for which the Jews were bringing a case against him, I stood him in the presence of their leaders who are the members of the Sanedrin.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 3:13:
- Noongar: “John said to them, ‘Don’t take more money than the Law says.'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “He answered them: ‘Do not collect more than the government has set.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “He answered he said, ‘Don’t ask for more taxes than you are told to.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And John said, ‘When you collect taxes, don’t you cheat people in what they should pay. The only thing you should take from them is that which the government has commanded you.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘Don’t collect in excess but rather what is exactly right,’ he said in reply.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Juan replied, saying, ‘Don’t cause to be paid more than the amount which has been ordered for you to cause to be paid.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 2 Peter 2:18:
- Uma: “They are haughty [lit., their hearts are high] speaking of all their deeds, but their words have no contents. With their words they entice people who have just parted from their companions whose behavior is evil. They entice them with evil bodily desires, in order that they will return to that evil behavior of theirs that they just left.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “They are experts in speaking but there is no use to it. They lure those who have recently rejected/turned-their-back-on their companion-sinners so that they sin again. They teach that it is not bad if one always indulges the greedy-desires of ones body. Like that they lure.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Their words appear to be deep, but there is nothing good in what they say. There are some people who might have abandoned their former companions who do wrong, however those teachers tempt them by means of the evil desires of their bodies.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “There is also much that they say which sounds good, but it has no significance (lit. weight). They teach that it is not bad to follow what the body desires, and that is what they use-to-persuade the person who has-just-believed who has-just-abandoned his evil companions and behavior.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Presumption is big in everything they say. But well, there’s no gain/usefulness in what they tell. On the contrary, it’s just their luring/deceiving of those who have newly believed in the Lord, who havn’t yet really understood his will. Because they cause those new believers to fall (into sin, fig.) by returning to a life of wrong, which is keeping on indulging the disgusting desires of the body without any self-control at all.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Because they make proud the words they speak, but they are not worth anything. They lead people who have now parted from the evil they were living, giving permission to again do the evil that other people do.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
