Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 13:31:
- Uma: “The sky and world will be destroyed, but my words will stay forever.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “The sky and the world will just pass-by, but as for my word it will really not move.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Heaven and earth will disappear but what I say will not disappear forever.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “What is up-above and this earth will cease-to-exist, but my word however, it will remain forever.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “The time will come when the heavens/sky and the world will be removed, but there really is no removing my words, all will be fulfilled.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Hebrews 12:16:
- Uma: “Be careful that none of you commits adultery or behaves wrongly [i.e., immorally]. Be careful that none of you has a character like Esau, for he did not [emphatic] esteem God’s blessing. The blessing of God that he would have gotten from his father, he actually sold it [emphatic] to his younger sibling, he traded it for nothing more than a serving of food/rice.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Likewise be careful so that none of you commit fornication-adultery and so that none of you is like Esaw who did not consider God. This Esaw, because he was the oldest child, God’s covenant/promise belonged to him. But he exchanged all that belonged to him, all that belonged to the oldest child, for one bowl of food.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Be on your guard so that there is none of you whose behavior will be filthy or who turns his back upon God, because Esau was like long ago. His right as oldest son he traded for mere food.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “See to it also that none of you sleeps-with one who isn’t his spouse and that no one follows-the-example of Esau who had no thoughts for God. Because Esau, he exchanged for just one meal his right as firstborn which he would have inherited according to what God commanded.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Be careful also that there is no-one among you who behaves-immorally with one who is not his spouse. And hopefully there will be nobody at all among you who does not take seriously the things which are far-from-ordinary in the sight of God, like Esau who, as for his rights/authority as oldest-child, he exchanged it for just one plate of food.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Do not be fornicators. Do not do like Esau did when he was hungry and for just one meal he sold his inheritance which was due him since he was the elder son.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 16:21:
- Uma: “They are teaching people customs that are different/at-odds-with from our customs. We Romans cannot receive or follow customs like that.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “They teach customs which people of the Roma tribe like us (incl.) cannot follow. Their teachings are against our (incl.) law.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “They teach customs that are against our law, and as for us Romans, we (incl.) cannot accept the customs which they are teaching.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “because the customs they have been teaching are against our law, and it is not possible that we Romano follow them.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “They are teaching customs which are contrary to our laws who are Romano, which are not possible/acceptable for us to receive or obey.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 14:26:
- Uma: “After that, they sang a praise song. When they finished singing, they left the village [and] went to Zaitun Mountain.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then they sang one song to praise God, and then they went out to the hill Jaitun.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Then they sang a praise to God, and when they finished that, they went to the hill called the Place of Olives.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When Jesus had said that, they sang praising God, and then they went-out to go to the hill/mountain Olivo.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “After Jesus had ended that which he was saying, they sang one (song), and then they set out to go to the Hill of Olibo.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Hebrews 13:19:
- Uma: “And I, I really request that you pray for me, that I may quickly return and meet with you.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “And I really beseech you, really pray to God that I may soon be able to come back to you.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Pray also for me, so I might quickly be returned by God to you. As for our Lord Jesus, He is the powerful One who watches over us, His sheep.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Please-also -be-so-kind (strong request) as to pray for me so it won’t be long before (lit. and-then) God will cause-me -to-return to you.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Above all I am asking that you always pray for me that I may be able to return to you quickly/easily.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “And when you pray to God for me, ask God to bring it about that I will soon be able to go and see you.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 17:13:
- Uma: “Not long after that, the Yahudi people in the town of Tesalonika heard that Paulus had also arrived in Berea bringing the Word of God. That’s why they went also to Berea. Arriving there, they incited and heated up the hearts of the people.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But when the Yahudi in Tessalonika heard that Paul was in Berea proclaiming the word/message of God, they also went there to trouble and stir up the people there.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when the Jewish people in Thessalonica heard that Paul was preaching the word of God there in the village of Berea, they went there, and they caused many people to be angry against Paul.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But when the Jews in Tessalonica found-out that Pablo was preaching in Berea, they followed (him) there, and they began to incite-to-evil and stir-up/disrupt the many-people.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But when those envious Jews in Tesalonica heard news that there now in Berea was where Pablo-and-co were teaching the word of God, they went there to trouble the people there next, and to incite them to get angry with Pablo-and-co.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 14:58:
- Uma: “‘This person, we (excl.) heard him say like this: ‘I will destroy the House of God built by man, and in three days I will build another, that man has not built.’ ‘” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “They said, ‘We (excl.) heard this man say that he would break down the temple ko’, which is made by humans, and in three days he would erect ko’ a different one, but it wouldn’t be people making/building it.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “they said, ‘We heard that person say, ‘I will tear down this church, the House of God, made by people, and within three days I will raise up a new one not made by people,’ ‘ they said.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘We (excl.) heard this one’s saying that he would reportedly destroy this Temple made by people so that he would reportedly erect another Temple in three days that would not be erected by people.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “‘What we (excl.) heard him say was, ‘I will destroy this Templo which people persevered/exerted-much-effort in building. However within three days, I will cause a different Templo to be built which will not be built by man.”” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of James 1:26:
- Uma: “If there is a person who says he is a religious person, yet he doesn’t guard his lips, he is deceiving himself. That religion of his is of no use.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “If there is a person who says that he is very religious but he cannot control/say-no-to his tongue from speaking bad/evil, that person is just deceiving himself. There is no use in his religion.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “If a person thinks that his worship of God is proper, but he does not regulate his speaking, there is no worth in his worship for he has just lied to his own breath.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Now if there is someone who says he is religious (RL relihioso) and meanwhile he speaks without-control (lit. just-anything), it is himself he is deceiving because his religiousness obviously has no value/use.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Consider this, that even if what is in the mind/inner-being of a person is that his following/obeying of God is good, if he can’t yet restrain his tongue, the truth is, this following/obeying of his is worthless. He is just simply lying to himself.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Everyone who does not control his tongue from speaking evil, let him not deceive his heart saying that he is a believer. This person worships God without effect.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
