Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 12:2:
- Uma: “From his order, Yakobus the sibling of Yohanes was slaughtered.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “He commanded Yakub the brother of Yahiya to be beheaded.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “James, the brother of John, Herod had him struck with a sword so that he might die.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “and he had-the head of Santiago Juan’s brother -cut-off.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “One of the apostles, Santiago, who was the brother of Juan, was caused by him to be-killed-with-a-blade.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 10:27:
- Uma: “Yesus looked at them as said to them: ‘With the ability of mankind, no-one of course. But with God, it can still happen, for to God there isn’t anything that doesn’t happen.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Then Isa looked at them and he said, ‘As for mankind it is really not possible, but as for God, nothing is difficult for him. He can do anything/all.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Then Jesus looked at them and said, ‘It really is impossible to a human, but God can cause humans to have eternal life for he can do everything.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Jesus looked-closely-at them and said, ‘As-for people, they are not able to do this, but as-for God, it can be, because God is able (to do) everything.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Jesus looked-directly at them and said to them, ‘There really isn’t anything which man can do to save/free himself. But as for God, he can do all things. He is the one who can save people.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Hebrews 8:3:
- Uma: “Every Big Priest is appointed [lit., lifted] in order to offer livestock and other worship-gifts of the people to God. Thus also with Yesus our Big Priest, there must certainly also be a worship-gift that he offers to God, that is his own self/body.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “All high priests are given the work to give/pass-on to God the gifts of the people and their sacrifices. Na, our (dual) High Priest likewise also has to have that which he sacrifices.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Now when there’s a high priest here on the earth, he is commanded to make blood sacrifices and to make offerings to God. In the same way also it’s necessary that our (incl.) high priest has something to sacrifice.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “All highest priests, they are appointed to offer to God animals and other kinds of offerings that the people give, so our highest priest, he also needs to have something to offer to God.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Really, the responsibility/job of each Most-important Priest is doing/making the thank-offerings and the sacrifices with-which-to-ask for forgiveness for sin. That’s why, as for this Most-important Priest of ours, it’s not possible that there is not also what he would do which is a means of asking for forgiveness.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Concerning the work which the high priest has, he is appointed to offer sacrifice to God. Therefore Jesus Christ also must offer sacrifice to God.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 13:9:
- Uma: “But Saulus–who was also called Paulus–was controlled by the Holy Spirit. He stared at that magician, he said to him:” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Then Saul was ruled by the Holy Spirit. Saul had two names. His one (other) name was Paul. Paul looked intensely/straight at the diviner.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then Saul who was named also Paul was thoroughly inspired by the Holy Spirit. He stared at that magician, and he said to him,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Whereupon Saulo who was also named Pablo, he was full of the power of the Holy Spirit, and he looked-intently-at Elimas” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well since it was like that, Saulo looked straight at Elimas. As for Saulo, his other name was Pablo. And then Pablo spoke through the inspiring by the Espiritu Santo who indwelt him.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 11:7:
- Uma: “When they arrived at Yesus, they saddled the keledai with their shirts, and Yesus got-on it.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then they took the offspring of the asnu to Isa. They made a cover (like a saddle) with their clothes, and then Isa rode.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “They brought that young animal to Jesus, and they saddled it with their shirts and Jesus got on it.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then they took it to Jesus. They spread their outer garments on the back of the donkey and then Jesus mounted.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “They then brought that young asno to Jesus. On their arriving, they used their cloaks for a saddle and then Jesus rode.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Hebrews 9:22:
- Uma: “We can say like this: according to the Law of Musa, almost everything must be cleaned with blood. If there is no blood-sacrifice [lit., bleeding, a term for an animal killed in a ritual], our sins are not forgiven.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Really, the law says hep that almost anything becomes clean/holy only through blood. And the sins of mankind can be forgiven only when blood flows.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The Law teaches that it’s necessary to annoint with blood almost every thing that they used to worship with. And in the same way also, the only way the sins of the people can be forgiven is if there is a blood sacrifice.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because according to the law, the cleansing of essentially everything, it requires blood. It is also not possible for sins to be forgiven if no blood flows-out.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “For according to what the laws said, it’s like there is no other means-of-cleansing anything in God’s sight except blood. Well, like that too, there is no removing of sin in/from his sight if there is no blood shed.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “It is written in the law that concerning the blood of animals which have been killed, there where the blood is applied, then it becomes all right. But while the people have not yet killed anything to make a sacrifice, then there is not forgiveness for their sins.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 13:41:
- Uma: “‘Be careful, you who disparage. You will be surprised seeing my deeds, in the end you will be punished with death. Because at this time, I do something that is very powerful. Yet you refuse to believe it, even though someone explains it to you.’ ‘” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “‘You who do not believe, and who make fun/mock, look/watch-out. You will be very amazed at what-I-do, and you will perish,’ says God, ‘because while you are yet alive, I will do (something) and you will not believe it, even if you are told.’ ‘” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “‘You who scorn, you’ll be very surprised at what I am going to do. And you will die because there is that which I will do which you will see. However, you will not believe it even though there is someone to explain it to you.’ ‘” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘Listen, you who ridicule, because I will do something in your lifetime that will be an amazement to you, but you will nevertheless die, because you do not believe that it will be done, even though there is someone who-tells-it correctly to you.’ ‘ That was the ending of what Pablo said to them.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “which says, ‘Listen to this, you who habitually-insult. You really will be amazed at what will come to you which will cause your downfall/being-permanently-lost. Because I will do something in your time which, even if it keeps being told to you what I will do, you won’t acknowledge it as true.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999): “‘I will accomplish something so great in your lifetime that when someone tells you about it, you will stand there with your mouths open and not believe it and think it’s madness. And then you will perish.'”
For the Old Testament quotes, see Habakkuk 1:5 (from the Greek Septuagint).
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 12:6:
- Uma: “‘There was no-one left for the field owner to send, only his one and very own son whom he loves was left. In the end he sent his son to the ones who were taking care of his field, he said: ‘They will certainly submit to him.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Na, one was left over for the owner of the garden to send. This was his son (lit. male child) whom he really loved. In the end he told him to go to them. He said in his liver, ‘Surely they will respect my son.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Finally the only one left was his beloved son. He sent him to them for he was thinking, he said, ‘It just isn’t possible that they will not honor my son.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When that was so, the ones-he-was-sending were used-up and only his much-loved child was-left. So then he sent his child, because he said in his mind/thoughts, ‘They will respect (lit. have-shame-to) him.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well, there was only one left whom it was possible to send to them, (that was) his very-held-dear son. That was the last one whom he sent. In his mind (he thought), ‘It’s certain that they will welcome/treat-well this son of mine.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
