Following are a number of back-translations of Romans 10:15:
- Uma: “And who will announce it to them if no one is sent/apostled? As is written long ago in the Holy Book: ‘Very good is the arrival of people bringing the good news!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “How can they be told if people who tell are not commanded to go? But there are people commanded by God to go tell them. As it is said in the holy-book, ‘We (dual) are indeed very happy when/if someone arrives bringing us (dual) good news.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And it is only possible for someone to go and tell, if God sends him. But there is someone God has sent, for it’s just like what was spoken in the written word of God which says, ‘How welcome is the arrival of the people who spread the Good News.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “And how also can people go and preach-it if no one sends them? But the truth of it is that some have been sent, because there is that which God caused-to-be-written which says, ‘The coming of one who brings good news exceedingly causes-happiness!'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “And how can anyone be told the word if no one is sent to go and tell the word? There in the Holy Book it says: ‘Beautiful it is when there come the people who tell the good news, telling how to get right with God.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
For the Old Testament quote, see Isaiah 52:7
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 12:20:
- Uma: “‘But what actually happened was [lit., In-fact earlier] God said to that person: ‘Hee, fool! Tonight your (sing.) spirit/breath will be-taken-from you (sing.). So, all that that you (sing.) gathered, who will be its owner?'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But God said to him, ‘You are really stupid! This night your life will be taken from you. Then who will the wealth be for, that you got ready?’ ‘” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “However, then God spoke to him and said, ‘You are a very stupid person! Tonight your life will come to an end and you will die, and there will be no value to you, all of your possessions that you had placed in your house, because these will be given to someone else.’ ‘” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But then God said to him, ‘You (sing.) foolish person, you (sing.) will certainly die this very night (lit. today night). Who perhaps will gain/enjoy all these things that you (sing.) have stored up?’ ‘” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But God said to him, ‘You are simple/stupid! Because this very night your life/breath will be reclaimed. Well, whose now is all that which you collected which you were keeping for yourself?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Revelation 16:2:
- Uma: “[So] the first angel went, spilling the contents of his bowl on the world. Suddenly there appeared sores that were frightening and disgusting on the people who had the sign of the evil animal and on the people who worshipped his idol.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So then one of the angels went and poured out the disaster in his bowl onto the earth. When he poured it, immediately boils grew on those people who had the mark of the creature and who had worshiped its statue. Their boils were very bad and very painful.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Then the first angel poured out his bowl on the earth. Then the people who had let themselves be marked by the mark of the beast and had worshipped the image of the beast, stinking and painful ulcers erupted on them.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “So the first angel went to go pour-out the contents of his bowl on the earth. And the people who were marked with the mark of the fearsome animal and who had worshipped the animal-image that was his likeness, they were afflicted-with-boils with fearful and large boils (not redundant in RL).” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Therefore the first angel went, and he poured out here in the world the contents of the bowl he was holding. Well when he had poured it, those people who had caused themselves to be marked with the brand of that monster and had worshipped his image, they were now caused to have throbbing and filthy sores.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “The first angel then poured out the bowl he was holding upon the earth. Then all the people who had the mark of the terrible animal or who had worshipped his idol got awful sores which pained very much.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Romans 11:26:
- Uma: “From there, all Israel people will be lifted from the punishment of their sins. This happening is in-keeping-with the words written in the Holy Book long ago. God said: ‘The time will come, the/a Redeemer with appear from Sion Mountain, and he will wipe away the evil from the descendants of Yakub” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then all the nation of Isra’il will believe and will be saved/rescued and go to heaven. It is said in the holy-book about this, God says, ‘The one who rescues will come from the land/place of Siyon. He will remove the bad deeds done by the descendants of Yakub, that means the Yahudi.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then all the descendants of Israel will be saved from punishment. For there is a written word of God which says, ‘There’s a saviour which will come from the Jews and by means of him, all the descendants of Jacob will abandon their not worshipping me who is God.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “After that the collective-Jews will be saved, because that indeed also is what God caused-to-be-written saying, ‘The one who saves will come from Zion to remove the wickedness of Jacob’s descendants.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “When this has happened, then all the Jews who live in that day will be saved. It is written in the Holy Book the word which says ‘The Savior will live there in Zion. That one will clear the sins of the Jews, those descendants of Jacob.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
For the Old Testament quote, see Isaiah 59:20.
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 12:52:
- Noongar: “Now in one family, five people will be divided, three people will fight two people and two people will fight three people.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “Beginning from this time, a family with, say, five family members will be-at-odds: three on one side, two on the other side.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “For from now on, if there are five living in one house, they will oppose each other, three will oppose two and two will oppose three.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Starting now, because of me, if there are five people in a family, they will be divided. Three of them will be against the other two. And in the same way also, those two will be against the three.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Therefore starting now they will oppose each other. If they are five in-a-family, three will oppose the two, and the two, they will also oppose the three.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “From now on, supposing there are five people in one household, they will now be divided. For maybe three will be in agreement who oppose the two.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Revelation 17:13:
- Uma: “Those ten kings, they were just of one mind/heart to help that evil animal. They submitted to that animal, and all their strength and the power of their governing/government(s) they used to do the will/desire of that evil animal.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “These ten kings will agree (lit. be of one planning) that they give their strength and authority to the creature.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The ten kings will have only one purpose, and they will help the beast with their strength and power to rule.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because they have only-one motive/purpose, they will turn-over their power and authority to the fearsome animal.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “These ten all have the same thing in mind, that’s why they will cause their means/ability and authority of kingship to be subject to that monster.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “These ten rulers all say the same thing. They agree to do whatever the terrible evil beast will say.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Romans 13:1:
- Uma: “Every one of us must submit to government [lit., the governing-one(s)] that is over us. For the government doesn’t just happen to exist/be [lit., there is no government dry] if it doesn’t get its power from God. And the government that is, is determined [made-certain] by God.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “All of us (incl.) human-beings, we (incl.) ought to/should obey the people who have authority to rule in our (incl.) land/place because no one is given authority if it is not from the will of God. And the ones who have authority to rule, God is the one who places them (lit. cause-to-sit).” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “It is necessary that any one of us (incl.) submit ourselves to the rule of the government. For no one rules over the town if he is not permitted by God, and there is no government that God has not set up.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “All people, they must submit to (lit. cause-themselves-to-be-ruled-by) those who have authority in the government, because no one has-authority to rule if God does not permit it, and all who rule, God is the one who set-them-up.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Every person must obey the authorities. Because concerning all the authorities, God determined that there be their positions. There is not that the authority determines on his own that he has his position.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- Huehuetla Tepehua: “It is necessary that all men obey chiefs. God has placed all chiefs and God had chosen all chiefs.” b(Source: Waterhouse / Parrott in Notes on Translation October 1967, p. 1ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 13:25:
- Noongar: “The master of the house will rise and shut the door. Then when you stand outside and start knocking and calling, ‘Master, open the door for us!’ he will say to you, ‘I don’t know you. Where do you come from?'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “Because their time will come, the houseowner will stand, going to shut the door. If for example you are still standing outside at that time, you ask for the door to be opened, you say: ‘Lord, please open for us (excl.)!’ ‘He will answer you: ‘I do not know you, or where you are from.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When the owner of the house has already stood up and locked the door then you will be just outside knocking on the door and calling, ‘O, Sir, open for us (excl.).’ Then he will answer saying, ‘I don’t know where you are from.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Because the owner of the house, he will shut that door. And if you are still on the outside, you will be calling, saying, ‘Open the door for us.’ But the only answer that the owner of the house will give you is, ‘I don’t know who you are or where you come from.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘Put-forth your effort (lit. ability) to enter the narrow doorway to heaven while you still have opportunity. Because starting-from when the house owner closes-the-door, many will try to enter but they won’t be able. Even though they knock saying, ‘Lord, please open,’ he will say in reply, ‘I don’t know you and where you are from.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “For it’s like the householder will close the door. Well, you will just be left standing there outside, pleading to be let in, saying, ‘Lord, please do let us in.’ His reply to you will be, ‘I don’t recognize/know you, who you are.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
