Following are a number of back-translations of Romans 15:32:
Uma: “In the end, if God likes it, I can come to your village with joy, and I will be comforted in your midst.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “So-then, after this if it is from God’s will, I will go there to you with a joyful liver and my liver will be encouraged by you.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when that’s finished, and if God desires, I will come to you with great joy and it will be possible that my thinking will be made peaceful by means of my visit there with you.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “Please-be-so-kind-as to pray these-things so that if God wants it, I will have great happiness in arriving there and I will be encouraged (lit. my thoughts will become-stronger) by my visit with you.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tenango Otomi: “May God want that such will happen. Then when I arrive there where you live I will be rejoicing. Because then I can rest there a bit with you.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 15:23:
Noongar: “Then go and get the best young bullock and kill it. We will eat and drink with happiness. Let’s celebrate!” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
Uma: “After that, you catch a fat calf and slaughter it. We will eat with great joy [lit., glad-glad]” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “Then go and get the calf that we (incl.) have been fattening and butcher it. We (incl.) will feast and have a celebration.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And go and get that young cow that I’ve been fattening, and butcher it because we will eat and be happy.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “Then go get the fat cow calf so that you will butcher it so that we will eat/feast-on it and be-happy,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “Also hurry up and fetch that young cow which has been fattened and butcher it, for we (incl.) will have a feast and celebrate.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Revelation 22:8:
Uma: “I Yohanes, I heard and I saw all that the angel pointed-out to me. After I heard and saw [it], I bowed down on my face in front of him intending to worship him.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “I am Yahiya. I have heard and seen all that is written in this book. When I had heard and seen all this, I prostrated at the feet of the angel who had shown me all this, that is (I was) about to praise him.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “I am John, the one who saw and heard all these things that I have written here. When I finished seeing and hearing all of these things, I fell down before the angel who showed me all this for I wanted to worship him.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “I am Juan who has heard and seen these-things that have been written here. Upon my hearing and seeing-it, I knelt face-down before the angel who showed it to me in order to worship him koma.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “I who am Juan am the one who heard and saw all of this. And then after I had seen, I bowed down in front of that angel who showed these things to me for I was going to worship him.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Tenango Otomi: “I, John, heard the words here. That which I saw is what is written here. Upon hearing and seeing what I was to see, I knelt, wanting to worship the angel who showed me what I had seen.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Corinthians 1:4:
Uma: “I do not cease to say thank you to God because of you relatives, for God has given you blessings because of his white insides [grace], in your connection with Kristus Yesus.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “I always really give thanks to God because of the love and mercy of God for you, because you already belong to Isa Almasi.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “My thanks to God is always big because of His favor to you by means of you becoming one with Jesus Christ.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “I always thank God because of the grace that he has showed you because of your being-united-with Cristo Jesus.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “I am really always thanking God for the big-size of his grace/mercy which he has generously-given to you because of your being-united/tied-together with Cristo Jesus.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Tenango Otomi: “Continually I thank God because of the blessing given to you who walk with Jesus Christ.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 16:23:
Noongar: “He went to hell. There he had great pain. He looked up and far off, he saw Abraham and Lazarus beside him.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
Uma: “In the dwelling-place of the dead, he continually suffered. When he looked up from there, he saw (emphatic) very far away, there was Abraham, with Lazarus sitting beside him.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “There in the afterworld the rich man had great pain. He looked up and he saw there in the distance Ibrahim. He also saw Lasarus at the side of Ibrahim.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And he was carried to the place of the dead, and there he was in great torment; and when he looked up, he could see Abraham, but at a great distance. And he saw also Lazarus there near Abraham.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “and he went to Hades the place of the dead. There he was excessively hardshipped. Then he looked-up and saw Abraham far-away and Lazarus beside him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “Through what that rich person was experiencing which was hardship/suffering there in that punishment fire which has no dying down, he saw far away Abraham and Lazaro together.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Corinthians 2:5:
Uma: “So, you believed in the news I brought, not because of human cleverness. You believed only because of God’s power.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “You trusted not because of the knowledge of mankind but because of God’s power.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “This was done so that it might be that you would not put faith in the skill of just a person, but rather, you would put your trust in the power of God.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “Such was the way I preached so that your faith would not be based on human wisdom but rather on God’s power.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “For the will of God is that his supernatural-power is the source of your trusting and believing/obeying Cristo, not as-might-be-said because of the education or perception/understanding of people.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Tenango Otomi: “Therefore concerning your faith which you have, it is backed up by the power of God, it is not the words of people who say they have wisdom which backs it up.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 17:24:
Noongar: “That day the Son of Man, will come like lightning, flying across the sky, shining from side to side.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
Uma: “Because when I really come back, my coming will be known all through the world. Like lightning that lights shines-on/lights-up the sky/air from one end to the other end, like that also on the day of my coming, I the Son of Man.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “For I, the Son of Mankind when I come here, my coming will be startling/sudden and all the people will see it, like a flash of lightning that suddenly illuminates the world from one end to the other.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “for my return will be like lightning which will light up the whole earth, and it can be seen by anybody.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “Because my return who am Child of a Person, it will be like the flashing lightning that can be seen in all directions.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “For how the sky is lit up from the east to the west when it lightnings, that’s how it will be on my returning here, I who am the One From Heaven Born of Man/human.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Amele: “As the lightning flashes from one half of the sky to the other half and lights takes and goes up like that the Son of Man will become clear on his day.” (Source: John Roberts in this article )
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Corinthians 3:21:
Uma: “So, that’s why I request, relatives: let no-one any longer boast/brag about their following mankind. Because all that you need, God has already given you as your own:” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “Therefore none of you should boast that you are an adherent/disciple of whatever man/human. Everything is given to you by God for your good.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Therefore, it’s necessary that none of you boast, saying that he is the follower of a certain person. Because as for all of us who teach, God has given us to you so that you might be better off.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “Therefore you should not boast-about mere people, because everything that exists belongs to you.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “Therefore don’t elevate people and side with them. For, as for all things, they have been given to you for the benefit of you all.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Tenango Otomi: “Therefore now, do not elevate people in that you say they are wise people whom you choose to follow. Because all of the teachers and all that there is on earth are all what God determined to exist in order to do good for you.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Mapos Buang: “Therefore do not divide yourselves and become exuberant about individual people who have become leaders and look after you, because leaders and everything have become your possession.”(Source: Consultant Notes)
