Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Corinthians 4:14:
- Uma: “Relatives, my purpose in speaking to you like this is not to shame you. My words are to reprimand you, I am treating you like children I love.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “I am not writing this in order to make you ashamed, but to teach you because you are like my children whom I love very much.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Brothers, I haven’t said this because I want you to be ashamed, but rather so that you might be taught. Because you have become my dear children by means of your believing in Christ.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “I didn’t write these-things to cause-you -humiliation but rather to advise/admonish you, because I count you as my much-loved children.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “It’s not as-might-be-said that I am writing these things to shame you. I’m constrained (to write them) in order to teach/correct you, you who are like my offspring whom I hold very dear.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “This word I have put down on this paper here wasn’t put down in order to make you ashamed. Rather I give you advice as though you were my children.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 18:35:
- Noongar: “Jesus was going near Jericho. A blind man was sitting close to the road, begging.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “When Yesus was close to the town of Yerikho, there was a blind person sitting by the side of the road begging.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When they were already close to the town Ariha, there was a blind person sitting there at the edge of the road they were passing begging/asking for money.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when they were already near to the town of Jericho, there was there a blind person sitting by the side of the path, and the only thing he did was to hold out his hand, in begging for money.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “As plural Jesus were approaching Jerico, there was a blind-person sitting at the edge of the road begging.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When Jesus and company were now close to Jerico, there was a man who was blind who was sitting at the edge of the trail begging-to-be-given-to.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Corinthians 6:12:
- Uma: “Some of you say: ‘ Since God has freed us from the punishment of our sins, we can do what we want.’ That is true, but I [emphatic] say: if we do what we want, not everything will be useful/beneficial to/for us. I can do what I want, but I don’t want to be under the control of [lit., caused to be under] anything.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Now, this is about the desires of our (dual) body. Perhaps there is/are (some) there who say, ‘I can do anything I want to if only I don’t break the law.’ That is true, but not all you (pl.) wish/want to do causes-good to you (pl.). If I say, ‘I can do anything I want to,’ that is true, but I don’t want to become addicted to my doing.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And if there’s someone who says that as for us (incl.) believers, it’s possible for us to do anything as long as it’s not bad, because we are free from obeying the law, now that’s really true. However, there are many kinds of activity that don’t help us in our faith. For even if it is possible that I can do anything I want to, I will not permit that I become a slave of any kind of activity.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “There are those among you who are saying, ‘I am at-liberty to do whatever I want.’ It’s true granted that we are at-liberty, but all that we do doesn’t lead to our betterment. And as for me, even though something isn’t prohibited, I will still not do it if I will be enslaved by that-aforementioned-thing that I would do.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well, someone might be saying, ‘It’s possible/acceptable for us to do anything at all, provided it hasn’t been forbidden by God.’ Admittedly so, but not all things are for our benefit. And even though it is true that we can do whatever we want to do that the Lord hasn’t forbidden, we need to be careful that there is no habit that we overly value, which is like enslaving us.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Now, we are not ruled by the law which the Jews walk by. Now we are able to do what we want. But always let us control ourselves so that we will not do what is not proper.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 19:24:
- Noongar: “Then the king told those who were standing there, ‘Take his coin and give it to the servant who has ten coins’.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “After that, he also said to the people standing beside him: ‘Take that man’s money and give it to the one who has ten.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Then the king said to those standing by, ‘Take the gold-coin from him and give it to the one who earned the ten.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then the king said to the people who were standing nearby, ‘Take the money from him and give it to the one who increased his money ten times!'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘Then he said to those who were standing there, ‘Take his money in order to then give it to the one who has ten moneys.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “And then he ordered those there, saying, ‘Go ahead, get that money of mine from him and add it to that one who got a profit of ten times as much.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Corinthians 7:24:
- Uma: “So, like I said before, relatives, whatever our everyday life when the Lord called us to become a Kristen person, we don’t need to change it. With help from God, let’s follow him in our life.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Therefore my brothers, whatever your status was when you first followed Isa Almasi, don’t change it, and remain with God.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Brothers, whatever your situation was when you believed in the Lord, it’s necessary that you don’t change it. Because God is the one who is knowledgeable about that.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “I will repeat again what I told you my brothers. Each one of you should continue to have-fellowship-with (lit. companion-with) God and continue also in your status when God called you.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “My siblings in believing, whatever your circumstances when God put it in your mind to submit to him, just remain-in-them, following/obeying his directing.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Now brothers, that work which the person worked at when God called him should be continued. Because concerning God, everywhere his people live, all walk with God.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 20:8:
- Noongar: “So Jesus said to them, ‘So I will not tell you who gave me the power to do these things.'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “That is why Yesus said saying to them: ‘If thus, I also will not tell you where my authority to do that is from!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Then Isa said to them, ‘Na, I also will not tell you where my authority comes from to do those works.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus said to them, ‘I also will not tell you what is my right to do all these things”” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Jesus also said, ‘All-right then, neither will I tell you who gave me my authority to be doing these-things.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “‘Well if it’s like that,’ said Jesus, ‘I also won’t tell you my authority to do these things which I am doing.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Corinthians 9:3:
- Uma: “To the people who want to investigate whether I am an apostle of Yesus, this is my answer.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When/if people question/ask me about my doings this is what I answer them:” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And as for those people who would like to check up on my activities, my answer to them is,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “This is what I answer those who look-down-on me.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well, this is my answer to those who deny-the-truth-of my apostleship there.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “If anyone says that he does not look well on what I do, this then is the word I say about this.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 20:40:
- Noongar: “They became afraid to ask Jesus another thing.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “From there, they no longer dared to ask Yesus anything.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “They did not dare to ask him more.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “They said this because they could no longer get up the courage to ask Jesus anything.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “And from then on, no one dared to question Jesus.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well no one else dared to question Jesus any more.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
