Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 7:5:
- Uma: “At that time, God gave no land to Abraham, not even a house-plot. However, God promised to Abraham, he said: ‘This land I will give to you (sing.), arriving to your (sing.) descendants.’ But at that time, he did not-yet even have any children.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Ibrahim had not yet been given even a square hand-span of land of this country. But God promised that he would give this country to him, and it would be his and his descendants. When God promised at that time, Ibrahim had no child yet.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And at that time God had not given to Abraham even a little bit only of this land, however God promised that he would give to Abraham the land, and this would be owned by Abraham and by his descendants. And when this was promised to Abraham, Abraham didn’t yet have any children.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When he came here, he had absolutely no land that God had given him, not even one hand-span. But God promised that in the future he would give him this country so-that that is what he would bequeath to his descendants. When he said that, plural Abraham (i.e., Abraham and his wife) had no children yet.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But even though Abraham was caused to move here, God didn’t give him even one handful (lit. touched-with-flat-hand) of ground/soil for his own. But, even though it was like that, God promised that he really would cause it to be his own, being inherited by his descendants, even though he had no children yet at that time.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Lalana Chinantec: “But God did not permit that Abraham should have any land. God didn’t give Abraham a place to stand, but God said his descendants should have land. God said that even though Abraham didn’t have a son back then. This is what God said to Abraham.” (Source: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 19:32:
- Uma: “At that time, no kidding the boisterousness of those gathered. There were some that said this, some that said that. Most of them did not know why they were meeting.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “At that time, it was very noisy in that meeting place. Some kept calling out like this, others also were calling out like that. Because the majority, they did not even know why they were gathered there.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And as for the people there in the gathering house, their rioting was really drawn tight. They shouted out one after another and each one shouted something different. Very few people there actually knew what had happened to cause them to gather together there.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Meanwhile the many-people, they excessively made-a-racket-all-at-once, what they shouted being mutually-different and mutually-contradictory, because the majority of them, they didn’t know the origin and reason of their being-gathered.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well, as for those people there at that meeting-place, their noise couldn’t be known/decifered, for they were shouting out differing things. As for the majority of them, they didn’t know the root-cause, but were only going along with others in shouting.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Teutila Cuicatec: “Meanwhile, the townspeople were buzzing [idiom for complete confusion in assembly when many are talking and shouting at the same time] in there. Some were shouting one thing and others were shouting another because almost all of them didn’t even know why they had gathered together.” (Source: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Romans 2:9:
- Uma: “Every person who does evil will suffer/groan and have difficulty, beginning with the Jews, down to [lit., arrive-arrive at] the people who are not Jews also.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “All who do bad are given trouble by God and they are made to suffer/be-in-tight-place. Not only the Yahudi but including the other tribes/nations also.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “For everyone who does wickedly, especially Jews extending to non-Jews, hardship and trouble is what He will punish them with.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Yes, all who do evil will experience extreme pain and hardship/suffering, especially the Jews but so also the Gentiles.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Great suffering will be what comes to all who live in evil. Not only for Jews, but also those who are not Jews, overflowing will be the pain.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- Teutila Cuicatec: “Sinners of all nations, especially those of the nation of Israel, will suffer, God punishing them.” (Source: Waterhouse / Parrott in Notes on Translation October 1967, p. 1ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Romans 8:32:
- Uma: “Even his own Child he was not stingy with, he ordered him here to die in place of us all. So if-even his own Child he was not stingy with, certainly he will also give us every sort of thing.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “God did not hold back his Child/Son but he surrendered/yielded (him) to be killed for the good of us (incl.) all. If he could do that we (incl.) are assured that he will really give us (incl.) all we (incl.) need.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Because even his son Jesus, He did not set his heart on (this word means He did not hold him back so as not to allow him to be used fo anything) but rather He sent him in order that he might let himself be killed as a substitute for us (incl.). If His kindness to us is like that, it’s not possible that He will not also give us everything that He promised us.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because even his own (lit. exact) Child, he didn’t protect him but rather he turned-him -over to be punished for us all. If God did that to his Child for us, is it perhaps possible that he won’t also give us all we need?” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “God did not hold back from sending his Son to die for us. Thus we realize that all the words God said he would give us he will surely give.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- Hopi: “For God was not stingy with his Son but he turned him over to death for all of us. And having done that, clearly he will give to us all things freely.” (Source: Waterhouse / Parrott in Notes on Translation October 1967, p. 1ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Romans 14:12:
- Uma: “So, every one of us must answer God’s questions about our behavior.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then all of us (incl.) ought/must tell to God about what we (incl.) have done here in the world.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And at that time, we (incl.) will have to be before God and He will check up on us and we will have to tell Him about everything that we did here on the earth.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Therefore God is the one each one of us will face so that we will tell him what we have done.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Therefore at that time each one of us will give account to God concerning how we have lived.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- Huehuetla Tepehua: “Each of us will really tell God what we have done here in this world.”
- Central Tarahumara: “Thus it is very sure that each one of us will confess to God how we ourselves have done.”
- Isthmus Zapotec: “That is the way it is: God is the one to show the deeds of each one.”
- Teutila Cuicatec: “Because of this we knew that God will have to judge each one of us.” (Source: Waterhouse / Parrott in Notes on Translation October 1967, p. 1ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 1:4:
- Uma: “One time, while he was meeting with them, he gave them this command. He said to them: ‘Don’t leave Yerusalem yet. For now wait here until my Father gives you what he promised, what I said to you previously.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Once while they were gathered, he instructed them, he said, ‘Do not depart yet (dahu’) from Awrusalam. You wait first for what my Father promised which I told you about.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And one day when they were gathered together he said to them, ‘Do not go away from here, from the town of Jerusalem, but rather wait until (the end of the time) you are not yet given that which our father God promised. I told you about this before.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “One-time when they were gathered-together, Jesus commanded them, ‘Juan, he baptized people with water, but in-the-future you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit. Therefore do not leave here in Jerusalem but rather wait for the Holy Spirit who will be given-as-a-gift (lit. gifted) to you, because he is the one whom I told you before that my Father promised.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Once when the apostles were gathered together, Jesus commanded that they were not to leave Jerusalem yet. He said, ‘Wait for what the Father promised, which I have already told you.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Morelos Nahuatl: “While he was still with them he ordered them not to go from Jerusalem. He said: ‘Wait until the word happens which our Father God spoke in time past. I have already told you about that.'”
- Teutila Cuicatec: “During the time that he was still with these apostles, he told them: ‘Don’t leave the city of Jerusalem. Wait until the day comes when what God the Father established about his Holy Spirit descending will be fulfilled. It was about this I spoke to you in former days.'”
- Lalana Chinantec:” When he was living with his sent ones, Jesus said: ‘Don’t go out of the town of Jerusalem. Stay put. Because it is necessary that you wait for the Great Spirit whom God my Father will send as I have told you. Because God my Father says that he will send you his Great Spirit.'” (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 2:42:
- Uma: “Those new followers of Yesus continually requested-teaching of the apostles of Lord Yesus, and they kept gathering together. They ate together, breaking/chunking bread to remember the Lord Yesus death, and they also prayed together.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “They were-very-happy/liked to be taught by the persons/people commissioned by Isa and they were all of one liver. They joined the ones trusting in eating bread to remember the death of Isa, and they also joined in praying to God.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And everyday they listened to that which the apostles taught them. They had fellowship with all of the believers, and they made a memorial of the death of Jesus by means of eating bread, and they were always praying.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “They persevered in studying and following what the apostles were teaching. They also singlemindedly/persistently joined-in-companioning and praying-with their fellows who believed, and eating-together the bread that was their means-of-being-reminded of Jesus’ death.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “And all of them, they really persevered in what the apostles were teaching and they often/always gathered-together. They also shared-with-one-another food including doing Communion and were also often/always praying.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Morelos Nahuatl: “They continued studying with the apostles. They had joy in living together as brethren. Together they ate and prayed.”
- Teutila Cuicatec: “All of them would gather day by day and study the messages that the apostles would teach. They lived peacefully together, used to pray to God and break bread as our Lord Jesus established.” (Source for this and one above: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 4:28:
- Uma: “This planning of theirs, was to kill Yesus. But in fact what they did fulfilled what you (sing.) had already decided [made certain] from-the-first! As a result everything happened according to your (sing.) power and your (sing.) own desire, Lord.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “They do this because formerly yet you planned from/by your will and your power that this should happen.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And they have agreed on what they will do to him according to what you foreordained that they would do.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “And they did all that you (sing.) previously because of your (sing.) power had already-decided should be fulfilled.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But well, all which they have decided to do is all in harmony with what you indeed determined would happen.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- San Mateo del Mar Huave: “Thus they did because you have stated from before that thus it would be.”
- Teutila Cuicatec: “They carried out all that you decreed would have to come to pass.”
- Eastern Highland Otomi: “Because this is what you ordained in the beginning that would happen.”
- Chuj: “But they just did like you had said long ago how that those things must be done.” (Source of this and three above: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)
