Following are a number of back-translations of Romans 11:5:
- Uma: “Like what happened in the time of prophet Elia long ago, so also is what has happened at this time: most of the Jews do not believe in Yesus, but there are some who believe, because they are the one that God chose all along/beforehand to be/become his portion. He chose them solely because of his own grace [white insides],” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Likewise also now, there are yet also left over who follow/obey God. They were chosen by him because he loves and pities them.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And it’s just the same way today because there are a few Jews who have believed, for they are the ones chosen by God because of His kindness to them.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “What it is like now in our time is like that, because there are a few Jews whom God chose on account of his mercy/grace.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “The same for the present time, also not all the Jews have separated from God. Rather there live some who by God’s grace are the chosen ones by God.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- Huehuetla Tepehua: “Well, it is just the same now. There are a few Israelites who have put their confidence in Christ since God chose them because he wanted to do them a favor.” (Source: Waterhouse / Parrott in Notes on Translation October 1967, p. 1ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 2:12:
- Uma: “They were all surprised and confused, and they asked one another, they said: ‘What do you think really is the meaning of this?'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “They were greatly amazed and they were confused/perplexed that’s why they asked each other, they said, ‘What does this mean?'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And all the people there, they were very surprised because they didn’t understand what was going on, and it couldn’t be finished, their asking each other, ‘What might this be?'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “What does this mean to say?’ they said, questioning-each-other, because they were extremely amazed and their thinking-about-it was difficult.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “All of them there, they were really amazed and their minds/thinking were agitated. They were saying, ‘What does this mean?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Central Pame: “They all were startled and their hearts were puzzled and they talked together and said, ‘What is the cause of this?'”
- San Mateo Del Mar Huave: “So all of them were greatly surprised, they did not know what it was, but they asked one another saying, ‘What is that there?’ they said.” (Source for this and above: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 3:19:
- Uma: “So relatives, repent from your sins and submit to the Lord God, so that he may forgive your sins. From there, the Lord God will strengthen your hearts and he will order Yesus to come to us. Because he is the one whom God decided upon from-the-start to become our Redeemer King.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Na,’ Petros said, ‘regret and let-go-of your sins, and return now to God so that he will remove/take-away your sins.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And now it is necessary that we (incl.) the descendants of Israel, we must abandon our bad customs. Let’s pray to God and he will forgive us our sins. And then there will be a time when our breath will be given the strength which comes from God.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Repent therefore of your sins so you will turn-to-face God, so then he will forget your sins.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Therefore now, repent/be-sorry truly and submit to God, so that you may be forgiven, that your sins may be removed.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Chuj: “Therefore think yourselves; change yourselves, put your minds into God so that your sins will be caused to be finished-remaining out. If thus, there is a time God will send peace to you.”
- Teutila Cuicatec: “Now repent of your sins and call on God so that he can forgive you and quiet and encourage your hearts. (Source for this and above: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 5:42:
- Uma: “Every day in the House of God or in other houses, there was no cessation of them announcing the Good News, that Yesus was the Redeemer King.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “And every day they persistently taught there in the temple and in the houses of the people. And they continued proclaiming the good news about Isa Almasi.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And everyday they were there just the same in the church and in the houses teaching the good news about Jesus, the one whom God chose so that he might rule.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Every-day they persevered in teaching and preaching in the Temple and in the many-houses that Jesus is the Messiah.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Therefore instead of stopping that which they were doing, they continued it (emph.). Every day they were there in the Templo, and also in the houses, teaching concerning Jesus that he was the Cristo who was the Savior King promised by God.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Morelos Nahuatl: “They did not close their mouth but every day they taught. They talked about Jesus Christ in the big church and from house to house.” (Source: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 11:26:
- Uma: “When he had found him, he took him along to Antiokhia. Barnabas and Saulus stayed in Antiokhia for a year, always gathering with the believers in the Lord Yesus there, and they taught many people. It was at Antiokhia that the followers of Yesus were first named Kristen people.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When he had found him, he brought him back to Antiyok. The two of them stayed one year there with the ones trusting in Isa in Antiyok and they preached to very many people. It was there in that Antiyok where the disciples of Isa were first called people of Almasi.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when he found him, he brought him to Antioch. And for one year the two of them were there together with the believers in Antioch, and they taught many people. And there in Antioch the followers were first titled Christians.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When he found him, they returned to Antiok. They spent-one-year there attending-the-congregation, and many also were the ones they were teaching. The disciples of Jesus in Antiok were the first who were called Cristiano.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Having found him, he caused him to accompany when he returned to Antioquia. And they reached one year there, fellowshipping with and teaching that crowd of believers. Many indeed were those they taught. As for the believers there in Antioquia, they were the first ones to be called Cristiano, which means, united/tied-together with Cristo.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Morelos Nahuatl: “Barnabas and Saul one-yeared there among the believers. They taught many. People called the believers Christians. So then they were called Christians first in the town of Antioch.” (Source: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Romans 1:16:
- Uma: “I am not ashamed to take/carry the Good News. For the Good News is God’s power to give goodness/salvation to all people who believe. First the Good News was announced to the Jews, but now it is also announced to people who are not Jews.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “I really am not ashamed to proclaim the good news about Isa Almasi. Because/for all who believe this good news, beginning with the Yahudi and up to the non-Yahudi, there is the power of God which frees them from their sin.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “My trust in the Good News is very big, because if anybody believes in this beginning with Jewish people and extending to non-Jews, he will be freed from punishment by means of the great power of God.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because I am absolutely not ashamed to tell the good news, because this is the evidence of God’s power to save all who believe. It was made-known first to the Jews, after that to the Gentiles.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “I am not ashamed to speak this good news. Because this word walks with the power of God for saving all the people who believe this word. The same for the Jews and those who are not Jew, their lives will be saved upon believing the word.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- Central Mazahua: “The good new words of Christ don’t cause me to be ashamed. When people hear through these words, God works powerfully in order that their hearts will be healed, all those who will believe-obey. First will listen-obey, will be healed their hearts the Jews, then those who are not Jews.” (Source: Waterhouse / Parrott in Notes on Translation October 1967, p. 1ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Romans 7:11:
- Uma: “Upon my hearing the Lord’s Law, sin ended up having opportunity to work in my heart. We can say like this: from the Lord’s Law, sin ended up causing my downfall with the result that I am fit to be punished with death and separated from God.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “It is as if I were deceived by sin because I cannot follow/obey the law of God. And the result of it is (that) I die and I go to hell.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “It’s as if evil activity deceived me, because by means of evil activity which was against the Law, I finally understood that I was sentenced to death without end.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
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- Kankanaey: “I was admittedly deceived on account of my hereditary sinfulness, because I indeed thought that it was possible for me to attain life by means of my obeying the law, but the truth of it was that I was breaking it (particle of realization), so I was condemned to be separated from God forever.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Concerning the sin I had, it caused that I was deceived in my mind, I thought I could do what all the law said. But there in the law I found that it said I would go to punishment because of my sin.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- Yatzachi Zapotec: “The evil which was in my head-heart deceived me and caused me not to listen to the law, and for that reason I began to be guilty.” (Source: Waterhouse / Parrott in Notes on Translation October 1967, p. 1ff.)
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.)
