Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Corinthians 6:12:
- Uma: “Some of you say: ‘ Since God has freed us from the punishment of our sins, we can do what we want.’ That is true, but I [emphatic] say: if we do what we want, not everything will be useful/beneficial to/for us. I can do what I want, but I don’t want to be under the control of [lit., caused to be under] anything.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Now, this is about the desires of our (dual) body. Perhaps there is/are (some) there who say, ‘I can do anything I want to if only I don’t break the law.’ That is true, but not all you (pl.) wish/want to do causes-good to you (pl.). If I say, ‘I can do anything I want to,’ that is true, but I don’t want to become addicted to my doing.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And if there’s someone who says that as for us (incl.) believers, it’s possible for us to do anything as long as it’s not bad, because we are free from obeying the law, now that’s really true. However, there are many kinds of activity that don’t help us in our faith. For even if it is possible that I can do anything I want to, I will not permit that I become a slave of any kind of activity.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “There are those among you who are saying, ‘I am at-liberty to do whatever I want.’ It’s true granted that we are at-liberty, but all that we do doesn’t lead to our betterment. And as for me, even though something isn’t prohibited, I will still not do it if I will be enslaved by that-aforementioned-thing that I would do.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well, someone might be saying, ‘It’s possible/acceptable for us to do anything at all, provided it hasn’t been forbidden by God.’ Admittedly so, but not all things are for our benefit. And even though it is true that we can do whatever we want to do that the Lord hasn’t forbidden, we need to be careful that there is no habit that we overly value, which is like enslaving us.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Now, we are not ruled by the law which the Jews walk by. Now we are able to do what we want. But always let us control ourselves so that we will not do what is not proper.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 19:24:
- Noongar: “Then the king told those who were standing there, ‘Take his coin and give it to the servant who has ten coins’.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “After that, he also said to the people standing beside him: ‘Take that man’s money and give it to the one who has ten.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Then the king said to those standing by, ‘Take the gold-coin from him and give it to the one who earned the ten.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then the king said to the people who were standing nearby, ‘Take the money from him and give it to the one who increased his money ten times!'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘Then he said to those who were standing there, ‘Take his money in order to then give it to the one who has ten moneys.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “And then he ordered those there, saying, ‘Go ahead, get that money of mine from him and add it to that one who got a profit of ten times as much.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Corinthians 7:24:
- Uma: “So, like I said before, relatives, whatever our everyday life when the Lord called us to become a Kristen person, we don’t need to change it. With help from God, let’s follow him in our life.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Therefore my brothers, whatever your status was when you first followed Isa Almasi, don’t change it, and remain with God.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Brothers, whatever your situation was when you believed in the Lord, it’s necessary that you don’t change it. Because God is the one who is knowledgeable about that.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “I will repeat again what I told you my brothers. Each one of you should continue to have-fellowship-with (lit. companion-with) God and continue also in your status when God called you.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “My siblings in believing, whatever your circumstances when God put it in your mind to submit to him, just remain-in-them, following/obeying his directing.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Now brothers, that work which the person worked at when God called him should be continued. Because concerning God, everywhere his people live, all walk with God.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 20:8:
- Noongar: “So Jesus said to them, ‘So I will not tell you who gave me the power to do these things.'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “That is why Yesus said saying to them: ‘If thus, I also will not tell you where my authority to do that is from!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Then Isa said to them, ‘Na, I also will not tell you where my authority comes from to do those works.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus said to them, ‘I also will not tell you what is my right to do all these things”” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Jesus also said, ‘All-right then, neither will I tell you who gave me my authority to be doing these-things.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “‘Well if it’s like that,’ said Jesus, ‘I also won’t tell you my authority to do these things which I am doing.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Corinthians 9:3:
- Uma: “To the people who want to investigate whether I am an apostle of Yesus, this is my answer.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When/if people question/ask me about my doings this is what I answer them:” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And as for those people who would like to check up on my activities, my answer to them is,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “This is what I answer those who look-down-on me.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well, this is my answer to those who deny-the-truth-of my apostleship there.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “If anyone says that he does not look well on what I do, this then is the word I say about this.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 20:40:
- Noongar: “They became afraid to ask Jesus another thing.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “From there, they no longer dared to ask Yesus anything.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “They did not dare to ask him more.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “They said this because they could no longer get up the courage to ask Jesus anything.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “And from then on, no one dared to question Jesus.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well no one else dared to question Jesus any more.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Corinthians 10:8:
- Uma: “Let’s not behave wrongly [euphemism] with others’ wives or with unmarried-women, like some of them did. Because of their wrong behavior, twenty three thousand died in a day.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Don’t let us (incl.) commit illegitimate-sex as some of them did at those times. Because of their committing adultery 23,000 of them died in just one day.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And another thing they did there is that they fooled around with those who were not their spouses, and as for us (incl.), let’s not imitate them, because God punished them and twenty-three thousand of them died in one day.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Let us also not sleep-with anyone who is not our spouse like some of them, because on-account-of their doing that, about (lit. it-went-to) twenty-three thousand died in a single day.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “And also let us not behave immorally with one not our spouse, like some people in the past did. Because of that behavior of theirs twenty three thousand died in just one day, (which was) God’s punishment upon them.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “And we must not commit fornication like some of them did in committing fornication. And because they did so, in just one day there died 23,000 of the people.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 21:25:
- Noongar: “‘Strange things will happen in the sun, in the moon and in the stars. On this Earth, many great places will despair, fearing the sound of waves and the angry sea.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “‘At that time, there will be signs in the sun, in the moon and in the starts. All mankind, their hearts will be pounding [i.e., fearful] and confused hearing the sound and sloshing/splashing of the sea.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “‘And there will be signs to be seen in (lit. on top of) the sky in the sun and the moon and the stars. And here in the world all the tribes will be terrified and they will be confused (lit. not know-know) about the roar of the sea and the big waves.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And there will be a sign which you will see in the sun, the moon, and in the stars. And here on earth the breath of all mankind will be filled with terror because they will hear then the very great noise of the sea and the great waves of the sea coming one after another.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘After-that there will be fearful-things that will happen to the sun, moon and stars. And all people on this earth, they will be completely disturbed and great also will be their fear of the waves and the strong roaring of the ocean.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “The time will come when signs will be seen in the sun, moon and stars. Here on earth all nations will be overwhelmed and panicky from the roaring and breaking of waves which has never before been experienced like that.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
