Following are a number of back-translations of Romans 11:20:
- Uma: “That is indeed true, relatives. But remember: they were discarded because they did not believe. You were made-to-live because you believe. Don’t be proud [high of heart], just submit to God!” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “That is true. They were cut off because they did not trust Isa Almasi. But/and you are substituted in their place because you trust. Don’t be proud (lit. have a high liver). You ought to fear God.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “It really is true that you are the ones who are replacing. However, the reason God removed the Jews is because they wouldn’t believe. And the reason He replaced them with you is because you, by contrast, believed. But in spite of the fact that this is true, you must not think that you are greater. But rather, carefully correct your behavior,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “That’s admittedly true, but remember that the reason they were cut-off is because they didn’t believe, while your being-joined is only because you believe. So don’t be proud (lit. make-high your bodies) but rather be-careful.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “The Jews are compared with the branches of the good tree that were broken off were put aside because they did not want to believe in Christ. But you are like another tree’s branches. And you were joined to the good tree because of your faith. Therefore do not be proud, be careful. If you do not take care you will be broken off.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- Huehuetla Tepehua: “Okay, but they were cut off because they didn’t put their confidence in Jesus. And you were able to live hooked on there just because you put your confidence in Jesus. But don’t be proud. Rather, fear God.” (Source: Waterhouse / Parrott in Notes on Translation October 1967, p. 1ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 2:21:
- Uma: “At that time, whoever calls out to the Lord will be lifted from the punishment of their sins.’ ‘ Those are the words of the prophet long ago foretelling the arrival of the Holy Spirit.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “And whoever will call/invoke/utter my name asking for mercy/pity from me,’ God said, ‘he will be saved.’ ‘” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And at that time, whoever calls me, the Lord, for mercy, I will save him from punishment.’ ‘” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “And all they who ask-mercy of the Lord, they will be saved.’ That is what Joel prophesied,’ said Pedro.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “And it’s true, as many as are asking me for grace/help will be saved,’ says God.”” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Lalana Chinantec: “All those who ask help of our Lord will escape. That’s the way the word is that Joel put down on paper back then.
- Chuj: “‘Everyone who pleads to our Lord, they will be saved,’ said God.”
- Totontepec Mixe: “All who beseech the Owner will have their sins forgiven.” (source for this and two above: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 4:4:
- Uma: “But the people who heard the words of Petrus and Yohanes earlier in the House of God, many of them believed in Yesus, with the result that the amount of the followers of Yesus just kept-increasing, until they were five thousand.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But many who had heard what Petros and company spoke, believed and trusted in Isa. Just the men, their number was more or less five thousand.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “In spite of that, many who had listened to Peter and company believed. Therefore the number of men alone who were believers in Jesus came to be five thousand.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But many of those who were listening believed nevertheless. The number of the men was about five thousand if those who believed at the first were counted-in.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But many of those who had heard believed the teaching of Pedro-and-companion. Therefore counting only the men, the number of believers had now reached five thousand.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Teutila Cuicatec: “But many who listened to their preaching believed in our Lord Jesus, and they along with those who believed in our Lord since former days numbered about 5000 counting only the men.” (Source: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 7:10:
- Uma: “and in the end he freed him from all his suffering. God gave him skill that gladdened the heart of Firaun the king in the land of Mesir, with the result that Firaun raised him to be the governor of the land of Mesir and to be the commander in his house.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “God delivered him from all the troubles that came to him. God also gave him knowledge, and when he went to face the king of Misil, the king was pleased with him. Therefore the king gave him the title governor of that country Misil and he was given charge of the people in his palace.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “and rescued him out of all the difficult things that happened to him. The Lord blessed Joseph. That’s why the king there in Egypt liked Joseph because he saw that great wisdom had been given to him. And as for the king, he made Joseph governor of all his kingdom, and the one who would be in charge of all of his possessions.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “and he saved/rescued him from all his sufferings. He gave him intelligence and a good behavior that was the cause-of-the Faraon or king of Egipto’s -liking him. Therefore, the Faraon appointed him to-be-governor of all the towns in Egipto and to also be-in-charge of all his possessions.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Proof is, he freed him from all the hardships which happened to him, and also gave him far-from-ordinary wisdom/understanding, that being why the king of Egipto was pleased with him. And then what that king did was, he set Jose up as governor who had authority over the whole land of Egipto, including the household of the king.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Lalana Chinantec: “God saved Joseph. The sorrow of Joseph was all gone. The king of the Egyptian people whom they called Pharaoh came to like Joseph. Pharaoh heard that the words which Joseph spoke were very good because God had done that for Joseph. Therefore Pharaoh selected Joseph to be his assistant. He appointed Joseph the authority of the land of Egypt and of all of the things that he himself had in his house.” (Source: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 20:6:
- Uma: “When the Yahudi big day called the Feast of Bread that was Not Leavened was past, we (excl.) boarded a ship and left the town of Filipi. And five nights after that, we (excl.) met again with our (excl.) companions in Troas, and we (excl.) stayed there a week in length.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “After the celebration of the Yahudi which they called the celebration of bread not mixed with leaven, we (excl.) sailed from Pilipi. After five days, we (excl.) arrived at our (excl.) companions there in Toroas. We (excl.) stayed there one week.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “We got on a ship there in the town of Philippi after the feast of eating the bread that has no yeast. Five days from then we caught up with them in Troas, and we stayed there for a week.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When the fiesta was finished at-which-they -eat the bread that has no yeast, we (excl.) rode a ship to follow them. Five days going by, we then arrived-at our (excl.) companions in Troas. And we (excl.) spent-a-week there.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “We (excl.) would only follow on when the Fiesta of Bread Without Raising-agent had passed. Well, we (excl.) then sailed to follow after those he’d caused to go on ahead. We (excl.) sailed for five days and then arrived. We (excl.) were there for one week.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Isthmus Mixe: “These brethren went on ahead. They waited for us in the big town of Troas. Paul had met me, Luke, in the town of Philippi. We stayed there until the fiesta ended when they eat bread without yeast. Then we left the town of Philippi. Then we entered a boat at the seashore. After five days we caught up with the brethren in Troas. We were there seven days.” [combined with verse 20:5] (Source: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Romans 2:11:
- Uma: “For God does not discriminate [lit., look-at the face/appearance of people].” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Because God does not treat differently human beings; they are all the same in his sight no matter what his tribe is.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “for God, He does not show favorites to anybody.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because there is no person whom God will favor in his judging of them.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Because God will judge each and every person very well.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- Central Tarahumara: “For with God all peoples are the same.”
- Isthmus Zapotec: “Because before God’s face all people are worth the same.”
- Huehuetla Tepehua: “God looks at all men alike.”
- Teutila Cuicatec: “That’s how it will be because God judges the same for all.” (Source for this and three above: Waterhouse / Parrott in Notes on Translation October 1967, p. 1ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Romans 8:35:
- Uma: “Who will separate us from the love of Kristus? Whether there’s difficulty or suffering, whether persecution or hunger or lack, whether there’s disaster, or if we should actually be killed, the love of Kristus for us does not let go.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Therefore we (dual) are assured that no matter what befalls/happens (connotation bad) to us (dual), Isa Almasi really loves us (dual). If we (dual) are in trouble/sorrows or in suffering/difficulties or in persecution, it does not mean that he no longer loves us (dual). Even if we (dual) lack food and clothing, even if we (dual) are in danger or even if we (dual) are killed, Almasi’s love for us (incl.) really does not move.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And if that’s the case then there is nothing that can separate us from Christ; even though we are in great difficulty because of hardships and trouble and people harming us; even if we are in great difficulty because of hunger and we have no clothing; even if we are harmed and we are killed, that cannot remove our value in the breath of Christ.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “So what then is able to separate us from Cristo’s love? Can perhaps difficulty or worry or people’s hardshipping us? Can also hunger or lack of clothes or fearful happenings or even our being killed?” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Now nothing can stop Christ from loving us. Even though we suffer, he loves us. Or if we live in sad circumstances. he loves us. Or if people persecute us, he loves us. Or if there isn’t anything to eat, he still loves us. Or if there are no clothes to wear, he loves us. Or if we live in danger, hated by the people, he loves us. Or if it is we must die, still he loves us.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- Chicahuaxtla Triqui: “Therefore people can’t cause that Christ should not love us. It is certainly true that trouble can come to us, and we can be in agony of heart, and various things can bother us. And famine can come upon us, and clothing for us to wear be lacking. And we may have to go where it is dangerous to go, and they may kill some of us. That’s how we will suffer, but Christ will not loose his grip of us, but Christ will keep on loving us.”
- Hopi: “Christ loves us, and who can separate us from him? No one. We may suffer. We may be afraid of something. We may be persecuted. We may be hungry. We may lack clothing. We may be in danger. We may be killed by the sword. But in going through these things, we will not be separated from Christ.” (Source: Waterhouse / Parrott in Notes on Translation October 1967, p. 1ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Romans 15:8:
- Uma: “Consider this: Kristus came to the earth to help Jewish people, in order that the promises of God to the ancestors of Jews would be fulfilled, with the result that is would be clear to all people that God’s Word is true.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “For I tell you that the reason Isa Almasi came to help us (excl.) the Yahudi, is so that he could show that God is trustworthy and so that God’s promises to our (excl.) ancestors would be fulfilled,” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “It’s true what I say to you, that as for Christ, He was made to be like a servant to the Jews so that He might show them that it’s really true that God is going to fulfill the promises He made long ago to their ancestors.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Don’t forget that Cristo came to help the Jews in order to show that God is trustworthy, because he fulfilled what God promised their ancestors.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “You see that Christ came in order to bless the Jews. Concerning the word which was promised to our ancestors long ago, he came to bring it to happen. Thus it is seen that God does not forget the word he has promised to bring about.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- Mezquital Otomi: “But I declare that the Lord Jesus Christ worked among the Jews so it would be seen that God truly fulfilled what he promised to their grandfathers.”
- Huehuetla Tepehua: “This is what I want to tell you. Jesus Christ came here to this world for the purpose of helping the Israelites. In that way it would be shown that God tells the truth and fulfills what he promised to our ancient fathers.”
- Teutila Cuicatec: “I tell you that our Lord Jesus Christ proclaimed God’s Word among the people of the nation of Israel showing that God kept his promise that he gave to their forefathers.” (Source: Waterhouse / Parrott in Notes on Translation October 1967, p. 1ff.)
