Following are a number of back-translations of Romans 2:12:
- Uma: “People who don’t know the Lord’s Law, if they sin, they are still/nonetheless guilty and fit to be separated from God. God punishes them because of their sins, but he does not punish them because of their breaking of the Lord’s Law. So also people who know the Lord’s Law. If they sin, God will punish them as well, but them he will punish because of their breaking of the Lord’s Law.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “The people not Yahudi they do not know the law of God written by Musa. When/if they sin God punishes them and they go to hell. But their punishment is not as is said in the law. The Yahudi, the ones who were given the law, when/if they sin they are judged (by) whether they were able to follow/obey the law or not. If they did not follow/obey, God punishes them like/as is said in the law.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “As for the people who are not Jews, they do not know what is commanded by the Law that Moses left behind, and when they do evil, they will be judged just the same in the future by God. However, He will not use the Law in His judging them, but He will punish them with death which is forever. And as for the people who are Jews, they by contrast know what is commanded by the Law, and if they do evil, God will judge them according to what they have transgressed there in the Law.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because all who have sinned, they will be separated from God to be punished forever. As for the Gentiles, they don’t know the law of Moses, so that will not be the basis for God’s condemning them, but they will be punished nevertheless. As for the Jews by-contrast, they do know the law of Moses, so God will use that law in condemning them.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Now then, all people have sins and God will judge them. Concerning the people who do not know the law which the Jews follow, they also will be judged according to what they know. But concerning the people who know what is said in the law which the Jews follow, they will be judged according to that word which is written in the law.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- Teutila Cuicatec: “All those who owe sin, who do not know the law that Moses wrote, it will not be that law that will rule what punishment they have, but they will be punished. Also all those who do know that law but owe sin, they will have to be punished as that law commands.” (Source: Waterhouse / Parrott in Notes on Translation October 1967, p. 1ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Romans 9:6:
- Uma: “At this time most of the Jews are not God’s portion. But let’s not say/think like this: ‘If it’s thus, God did not fulfill his promise(s) to the Jews.’ Those words are not true! For it is not every descendant of Israel that God chose to be/become his portion.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “I am not saying hep that God is not fulfilling his promise to the tribe/nation of Isra’il, but that is what I am saying that not all the descendants of Isra’il hep are truly God’s people.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Now I’m not saying that God has not carried out his promise to them, but rather what I am saying is that there are some of the descendants of Israel who are not true subjects of God.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “This that I have said concerning my fellow descendants of Israel who don’t believe in Cristo, does it mean to say that God has not fulfilled what he promised his people? No, because the descendants of Israel, all of them are not the true people of God.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “But now many Jews do not want to believe in Christ. Concerning this word, we cannot say that now it will not happen like word God told the Jews. Because not all the Jews are included in the word God promised. It is not true that all the Jews are God’s people.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- Isthmus Zapotec: “But the Jews, even though God gave them all this, now don’t have a good relationship with God (aren’t with God). But let us not think that God’s Word failed to turn out right. Because not all those who were born of Israel are Israel’s people in God’s sight.” (Source: Waterhouse / Parrott in Notes on Translation October 1967, p. 1ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Romans 15:17:
- Uma: “From my connection with Kristus Yesus, I am proud [my heart is big] to recount the work that I have worked for God.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Because I belong already to Isa Almasi, I am not ashamed to make well-known about what I do for God.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And because of Jesus Christ’s help to me, I’m not ashamed to tell about everything that I’ve been able to do as a servant of God.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “So because of my being-one-with Cristo Jesus, I can boast-about my aforementioned serving God.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “I thank Jesus Christ that the work I do for God has turned out well.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- Miahuatlán Zapotec: “Therefore I feel it is all right if I become a little happy [polite way to talk about boasting] concerning the things that Jesus Christ did for you through my agency.”
- Chicahuaxtla Triqui: “And thanks to Christ Jesus I can speak well concerning my work which is the work of God.” (Source for this and above: Waterhouse / Parrott in Notes on Translation October 1967, p. 1ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 1:7:
- Uma: “Yesus said: ‘My Father himself is the one who sets when will be fulfilled all his purposes that he has established by his authority/powerb [kuasa]. It is not necessary for you to know.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “He answered, he said, ‘You don’t have/are not supposed to know about those (things). My Father is the only one who decides/rules over the happenings in the world and when he will let them happen.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus answered, ‘It is only our Father God who has power to know at which time the things which he does will be fulfilled, and it is not permitted to you to know this.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘It is not possible for you to come-to-know that, because my Father only has the authority to designate (lit. sentence/convict) what will happen in a future day (lit. addition of days) and when it will happen,’ said Jesus answering.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Jesus replied to them, ‘Only my Father knows at what time or hour he will fulfill all which he has determined. As for you, it’s not possible/acceptable for you to know these things.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Desano; “These things are not for you to know. Only God the Father knows what he is going to do by his power, and the day when he is going to do it.”
- Teutila Cuicatec: “Jesus answered them: ‘It is none of your concern to know on what day or at what hour what God the Father himself has established will be fulfilled.'”
- San Mateo Del Mar Huave: “Father Jesus said to them: ‘You do not need to know when or what hour that will be because only Father God knows when he will cause that to be.'” (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 2:44:
- Uma: “All of those believers in Yesus, they were united/agreed. Their belongings they had in common.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “All who trusted in Isa were together, and whatever they had they shared/gave to each other if someone was in need.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The unity of the believers was strong. That person who had possessions, he gave also to his companions.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “All the believers were continuing to meet-together and share-with-each-other their possessions.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “As for the believers, what they did was, they were always/often gathering together and they were all really harmonious. They didn’t hold-back any of their possessions which were needed by their sibling in believing.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Chuj: “All of them who had believed in Jesus were united in mind. Everything of theirs, one only they treated it (as common property).”
- Isthmus Mixe: “The ones who had believed were working together. They owned everything together.”
- Eastern Highland Otomi: “All that believed followed one another and what they had they gave to one another.”
- Lalana Chinantec: “All the people who believed the words of God were continually coming together; they were very kind to their companions. They never reserved for themselves all of their things.” (Source for this and three above: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 4:30:
- Uma: “Show them your (sing.) power, Lord, so that we (excl.) can heal sick people, and we (excl.) can do surprising signs and powerful things with the power of Yesus, your (sing.) holy Servant.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Stretch-forth your hand to heal the sick and show works of wonder and works of power from/by the power of the name of Isa, your holy servant.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Reveal your power so that we might cure those who are sick so that there also may be miracles and signs which we will show by means of the power of the name of Jesus, your chosen servant.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Please also show your (sing.) power so-that we (excl.) may heal the sick and may do other amazing things by-means-of the name of Jesus the holy-one who served you (sing.).'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Make apparent your supernatural-power so that we can make well the sick and do signs which are amazing things, through the strength of the supernatural-power of your Servant Jesus who is far from all sin.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Isthmus Mixe: “Give your power so that the sick get healed and so that amazing kinds of signs happen through the authority of your son Jesus, the one with the clean heart.” (Source: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 8:22:
- Uma: “Repent from your (sing.) sin, and ask the Lord to forgive the evil intention of your (sing.) heart.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So repent of that evil you are thinking and ask forgiveness from God, perhaps he will forgive that evil you are thinking.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Remove from your breath this evil you are thinking and beg for forgiveness from God because he might forgive you for what you thought,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Repent therefore of those evil thoughts and purposes of yours (sing.), and plead with God that if it may be possible, he will forgive you (sing.).” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Therefore now, repent-of/be-sorry-for this evil of yours. Pray about it to God, that if possible, he will forgive you for this which you are thinking in your mind/inner-being.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Eastern Highland Otomi: “Now change your heart from the evil and ask forgiveness of the Lord in order that he can forgive you of the evil you were thinking.” (Source: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 27:9:
- Uma: “Because already much time was past, it was past the big day of the fasting-time of the Yahudi people, and the cold time had almost arrived. Usually at that time all ships must stop, because the blowing of the wins is dangerous/frightening, and the ships no longer travel well. That’s why Paulus warned them not to continue-on, he said:” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Because we (excl.) had been already quite-a-long-time on the way, it was already dangerous if we (excl.) would still continue/proceed, because it was season for strong winds (habagat) already. Paul instructed/warned the people, he said,” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And since we had been traveling for a long time, the bad time for travel had arrived because it was rainy season and it was already dangerous for ships to travel. Therefore Paul advised them, he said,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Since we (excl.) had been delayed a-long-time on-account-of the wind, it was dangerous to ride in a ship, because it was typhoon-season. So Pablo advised them saying,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Because the delaying of our voyage was already big, we reached the time when it is dangerous to sail. Proof was, the day of the most important fast had passed already. Therefore Pablo tried-to-arrange-with them. He said,” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Lalana Chinantec: “We got very late. The day passed by when the Israel people are accustomed to making a fast. Therefore it was evident that it had completed the season when people stop walking on the boat trail. The season had arrived when it is very dangerous, therefore Paul spoke, he said to the people what he thought.” (Source: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)
