Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 7:26:
- Uma: “‘The next day he also saw two men fighting, both Israel people. So, because he wanted to make them at peace, that’s why he said to them: ‘Why are you fighting, you who are relatives?'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “The next morning, he saw two people of Isra’il having a fist fight. He wanted to reconcile them. ‘Friends,’ he said, ‘you are equally of the tribe of Isra’il. Why do you beat/inflict-pain-on one another?'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And the next day Moses returned, and he saw two Jews who were fighting. He wanted to settle the problem between the two, and he said, ‘Brothers, don’t fight because you are brethren.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When it was the next day (lit. again light), he came-upon two descendants of Israel who were fighting, and he tried to stop-them -fighting saying, ‘Companions, how-come you are hurting-one-another? You are brothers after-all!'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Next day, he saw two of his own people who were fighting. He approached them to stop (them), so that they would settle-their-differences. He said, ‘Expl.! Don’t fight for you are of one blood.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Lalana Chinantec: “It was on a previous day that that happened that Moses went again to see his companions. He met two of his companions who were there fighting. Moses wanted them no longer to fight. He told his companions, ‘You’re of the same type, why are you mistreating your companion?’ That’s what Moses said.”
- Morelos Nahuatl: “The next day Moses found two Israelites fighting. He wanted to stop them. He said to them, ‘Listen. You are brothers. Why are you fighting?'” (Source for this and above: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 22:7:
- Uma: “I fell to the ground and I heard words that said: ‘Saulus! Saulus! Why do you (sing.) persecute me?'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “I fell to the ground and I heard a voice saying, ‘O Saul, Saul. Why do you persecute me?'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And I fell down and then I heard someone say, ‘Hey Saul, why are you doing bad things to me?'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “and I fell-over. Then I heard a voice saying, ‘Saulo, Saulo, why do you (sing.) hardship-me?'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “I at once went-down-on-my-face on the ground and then I heard a voice which was speaking to me, saying, ‘Saulo, Saulo, why are doing like this, you persecuting me?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Morelos Nahuatl: “I fell to the road. Then I heard some one say to me: ‘Saul, Saul. why do you go around persecuting the believers who follow me?'”
- Eastern Highland Otomi: “I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me: ‘Saul, Saul, why are you giving me suffering?'” (Source for this and one above: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Romans 3:7:
- Uma: “So, maybe there are some who think like this: ‘If it is really because of our crooked actions that God’s uprightness ends up being more apparent and he is praised, why does he punish us because of our sins?'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Perhaps you say, ‘As for me, even if I lie, yet because of my lie it becomes even more clear that God does not lie therefore he is praised. Na, why does God judge me that I am a sinner and-what’s-more he is praised because of my sin?'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And there are also some foolish people who say, ‘It’s better if we tell lies because when people realize that we are liars they will think that God, by contrast, is not a liar, and they will praise Him and that will be very good. And if by means of our lies it is made clear that the words of God are by contrast true, why are we still punished because of our lies?'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “There is perhaps someone who is answering-back saying, ‘I oughtn’t to be condemned to be punished on account of my lies, because on account of my lies, the trueness of God’s word is increasingly seen and he is honored/praised thereby.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “But if one lies, then it makes it apparent that God’s word is supremely good because He never lies. Then is it possible that we say it is not right to be judged for our sins?” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- Chicahuaxtla Triqui: “And there is another foolish word that those people say. They say we can know that very fine are the true words that God speaks. Because very different is his word from the lying words which we speak. So say they. So therefore it is good that we tell lies and it isn’t right that God should say that we bear sin, say they.” (Source: Waterhouse / Parrott in Notes on Translation October 1967, p. 1ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Romans 9:30:
- Uma: “So, my words are like this: People who aren’t Israel people, they did not hunt for way to become straight in God’s sight. But there are some of them who became straight in his sight. God made them straight in his sight because of their faith.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then, what do we (dual) say about this? What we (dual) say is that the people not Yahudi, they did not aspire-to/try-to be forgiven and be considered straight in the sight of God. But they are now the ones forgiven and considered by God as straight because of their trust in Isa Almasi.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “What I am trying to say here is: as for the people who are not Jews, even though it never entered their minds that they would be considered righteous by God, there were some of them who by means of their faith, were made righteous just the same;” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “This then is the summary (lit. gathering-together) of these-things that I have said. The Gentiles who were not striving to be-made-righteous in God’s sight, they nevertheless gained the righteousness that is based on their faith in Cristo.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Thus the word is that the people who are not Jews are the people who did not seek as how to get right with God. But they were put right with him because they believed.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- Highland Totonac: “Well, what does this mean? It is this, that the outsider people who were not searching how to toe the line to come out free, they are the ones who found it, that is, this coming out free that has its beginning in faith.”
- Huehuetla Tepehua: “Well, what shall we say? This lets us know that those who aren’t Israelites found the straight life before God even though they didn’t hunt for it, They found the straight life when they put their confidence in Christ.” (Source for this and above: Waterhouse / Parrott in Notes on Translation October 1967, p. 1ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 1:14:
- Uma: “They all gathered together and they stayed/kept-on praying. With them, there were also several women, with Maria the mother of Yesus and the relatives of Yesus.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “All of them always gathered-together to pray to God. The women also joined them/were together with them, including Mariyam the mother of Isa and the brothers of Isa.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “All of them, their breaths were just one in praying to God. And there were some women who joined in with them also. Also there was Mary the mother of Jesus and the younger siblings/cousins of Jesus.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “All these gathered-together constantly to pray, including the women, Maria Jesus’ mother and Jesus’ siblings/cousins.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “All of those, they were really in harmony as they persevered in prayer. Their companions in that prayer were the women, including Maria who was the mother of Jesus, and the younger-brothers of Jesus who were also there.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Morelos Nahuatl: “They were there along with the women and Mary, Jesus’ mother, and Jesus’ siblings. All of them were continually praying with one will.”
- Eastern Highland Otomi: “They all thought alike. They were accustomed to talking with God. There were there also some women and also Mary the mother of Jesus and the brothers of Jesus.” (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 2:47:
- Uma: “They continued praising God, and all people/crowds were glad about them. Every day the Lord added-to their number; its meaning, every day there were more-and-more people who believed in the Lord Yesus and [lit., until] were lifted from the punishment of their sins.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “They always praised God and all the people respected them. And every day there were people who newly trusted in Isa being added to them by God.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And they praised God and everybody respected them. And everyday at that time there were people who believed. And all of them, God set them free so that they would no longer be punished by him, and those were added to the believers.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “They were praising God continually, and all the people acknowledged-with-respect their good behavior. Every-day also those whom God was saving were joining/being-added to them.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “They were always praising God, and they were highly-spoken-of by people who hadn’t yet believed. Really every day there were those being graced with salvation by God, whom he was adding to those believers.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Lalana Chinantec: “They worshipped God. All of the townspeople spoke well with regard to those people. Every day the Lord made there to be more people who were saved. They joined with the people of Jesus.”
- Eastern Highland Otomi: “And the believers glorified God and all the people had respect for them and God caused that day by day more believers walked with them.”
- Chichimeca-Jonaz: “They were telling that God did them good he helped them and they pleased the hearts of all the people. Also always each day he who is Chief gradually was gathering and joining those who were being saved with the others who were already believing and meeting together.”
- Teutila Cuicatec: “They would praise God and the townspeople respected them. Day by day our Lord God was saving some from among the townspeople and causing them to join them.”
- Desano: “Thus making God happy and saying that he is good, they lived in peace with the people. God added to the group which was close to him many more whom he was saving well.” (Source for this and four above: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 5:4:
- Uma: “Before you (sing.) sold that land, you (sing.) were the owner. And also after you (sing.) sold it, you (sing.) were still the owner of the money [lit., price]. So how is it that there is a purpose in your (sing.) heart to do like that? It is not us (excl.) here that you (sing.) lied-to. It is God [emphatic] that you (sing.) lied-to!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “As-long-as you had not sold it, was it not yours? And when you had sold it, was it not you who decided/ruled what-to-do-with (lit. as to how) the proceeds? Why did you think of doing like this? It is not man/human to whom you lied but God.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Before you sold it, was it not your land? And even after you sold it, you were still the one who was in charge of the money. Why did you plan this bad doing? It is not just people you are trying to fool, but rather it is God.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “The land was certainly yours when you hadn’t yet sold it, and you could make-use-of-it in-any-way. You could use its sale-money for anything too. Why did you (sing.) decide to do that? It was not a person/people you (sing.) lied-to, but rather God.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “For isn’t it so that that land you (pl.) sold was your (pl.) own? Well of course as for what was paid, it was yours (pl.). Now however much you want to give of course it’s up to you (lit. yours will be followed), as long as you tell the truth. Why did you (pl.) decide to tell this lie? What’s happened is it isn’t just man you’ve lied to, but on the contrary it’s God.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Teutila Cuicatec: “The land you sold was your own, was it not? The proceeds from the land were yours, were they not? Why did you plan this? For your sin of deceit you are responsible to God and not to men.”
- San Mateo Del Mar Huave: ”So why then; before you sold it, was it not your own to do with as you wished? And also, when you sold it, was not the money in your hand to keep it all if you wanted to? Why did you wish to do that which is wicked there? You have lied to God, not to people,’ he told him.” (Source for this and above: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 10:9:
- Uma: “The next morning while those who were ordered were still on the road, close to Yope, Petrus also climbed up to the relaxing-place that is on top of a house that had a flat roof, going to pray.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “The next day at noon, while they were on the road near already to Joppa, Petros went up to the flat roof of that house where he was staying to pray there.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when it was noon on the next day from then, they were still on their way, but they were soon to arrive at Joppa. And at just that time Simon Peter went up to the resting place on the roof of the house whose roof was flat because he would pray to God.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “The next day (lit. on its morning) at twelve o’clock, they were on the path approaching Joppa while-simultaneously Pedro, he went to the flat roof of their house to go pray.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Next day, when it was approaching noon, those sent-traveling now neared the town. As for Pedro whom they were fetching, he was praying on the flat roof of the house.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Eastern Highland Otomi: “The next day about noon when the sent ones were walking in the trail near Joppa, Peter went up there outside where they have the ladder of the house where he would talk with God.” (Source: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)
