Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 19:4:
- Uma: “From there, Paulus said to them: ‘The baptism of Yohanes, it was a sign that we have repented from our sins. But while Yohanes was baptizing, he said to the Yahudi people that they must believe in the person who came after him, his name Yesus.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Paul said, ‘The baptism/bathing taught by Yahiya was the baptism/bathing of repentance. He bathed whoever was sorry-for and let-go of their sins. But he also told the people that they should trust in the one coming after him, meaning in Isa.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then Paul said again, ‘The baptism which John taught, that was a sign only of having done with bad doing. However, John also taught the people of Israel that it was necessary that they believe in the one who would replace him who was Jesus.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then Pablo said, ‘What Juan taught (appreciation particle), he said that people must repent of their sins in order to then get-baptized. But he also said that they needed to believe in the one who would follow him who was Jesus.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Pablo answered them, saying, ‘That baptizing by Juan, it said that the person having himself baptized had repented of his sins. But isn’t it so that Juan was also teaching that we must believe-in/obey him who was coming after Juan? That one he meant was Jesus.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 15:39:
- Uma: “The chief soldier who was standing in front of the cross saw how Yesus died. He said: ‘Why, he must really have been the Child of God!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When the captain who was standing there facing the post saw that Isa’s breath broke like that, he exclaimed, he said, ‘Truly this person was the Son of God.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Now as for the chief of the soldiers who was standing in front of Jesus, when he saw that Jesus had died, he said, ‘This really was the Son of God!'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When the captain of the soldiers who was facing Jesus saw the way he died, he said, ‘This person was truly the Child of God.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Standing there in front of the cross was a captain of those soldiers. He really observed how Jesus died. What he could say was, ‘This person really was the Son of God!'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of James 4:8:
- Uma: “Get-close-to God, and He also will get-close-to-you. You who are sinning, stop doing sin. You who have two-branched hearts, make-holy your hearts.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Come close to God and God will also come close to you. You, the sinners, leave/give-up your sinful deeds. You also whose thoughts/minds are doubting, cause your livers (to be) whole-heartedly towards God.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Go to God for refuge and he will come near to you. You sinners, abandon your evil behaviour. You who just pretend to believe, let God cleanse your thinking and your breath.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “If you approach God, he will also approach you. You who are sinners, turn-your-backs-on your sins so that your way-of-life will be made-clean. You also who are-of-two-minds (i.e. double purpose), make-up (lit. cause-to-be-one) your minds to follow God.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Go to God for help for it’s certain he will respond, that he will grace/mercy you. You who are sinful, drop/give-up those sins of yours. Concentrate on God your mind/inner-being which is still doubting.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Know God better, and God will cause you to understand better about him. Listen, you sinners, depart from the evil in which you live. The people who like the pleasure here on earth and also want God must firmly depart from the pleasure here on earth and also want God, must firmly depart from evil in their hearts and follow God.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 19:36:
- Uma: “No one denies that. That is why let’s be quiet for now, don’t let’s get carried away by the anger of our hearts.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “No one can deny concerning this. So just stop and do not do anything unless you have thought about it first.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “No one can say that this isn’t true, therefore that’s why it’s necessary that the heat of your breath be taken way and stop rioting.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “No one is able to say that this isn’t true, therefore let us (empathy particle) quiet-down not being-in-a-rush.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Really no-one can attribute lies to these things, therefore it’s necessary that you cause this anger of yours to cool off now. Don’t be too hasty.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 1:4:
- Noongar: “I am writing so that you will know the full truth, everything you have heard.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “My purpose is so that you (sing.) will really know the truth of what has already been taught to you (sing.).” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “so that you will know that all that has been taught to you is really true.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The reason I am writing this is so that you might thoroughly understand the trust of all that has been taught to you.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because I want you (sing.) to know that all that has been taught to you (sing.) is absolutely very-true.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “I am writing this so that you will really know the truth of these things which have been taught to you.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Peter 1:3:
- Uma: “Let us praise God, the Father of our Lord Yesus Kristus! From his big love, he gave us new life, and that new life we receive from the living again of Yesus Kristus. That is why our hope is strong.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “We (incl.) should really praise God, he is the Father of our (incl.) Lord Isa Almasi. Because of his pity/mercy for us (incl.) he gave us (incl.) new life through/because of his causing Isa Almasi to be alive from his death. Therefore we (incl.) expect for certain that he will also make us (incl.) alive again when we (incl.) die.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “My thanks to God who is the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ is very big. For because of His great mercy to us (incl.), He has given us new life. And now we are able to expect that we will be raised from the dead in the future since He raised Jesus Christ from the dead.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Let us praise God who is the God and Father of Jesu Cristo our Lord. For because of his large grace/mercy, he gave us new life through the living again of Jesu Cristo. Therefore there is that which we are expecting which will certainly be-fulfilled,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Now, let us all praise God, the Father of our Lord Jesu-Cristo! For we have comprehended that, through the big-size of his grace/mercy to us, it’s like we have been born again now and the good we hope-for/expect is really certain now. This grace/mercy of his, it is certain because of the coming alive again of Jesu-Cristo.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Let us praise God, the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Because he very much gave us his grace by causing us to be able to live anew when he caused that Jesus Christ resurrected from where he was buried. Therefore always we await what God will give to us.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 20:27:
- Uma: “Because I am/was not afraid/uneasy to say to you all of God’s purposes for us.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “For I have not hidden anything from you but I have told you all that God has planned.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “because I taught you everything that God wanted me to.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “because I have carefully/thoroughly taught you all that God wants keeping-nothing -to-myself.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “For I haven’t left anything out. I have now told you everything which God has determined which he wants people to know.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 1:36:
- Noongar: “You remember (lit.: “ear-hold”) Elizabeth, your relative? People say this one can’t bear a child, yet now she is pregnant six months — and she is an old woman.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “Listen: your (sing.) relative Elisabet who is very old, and whom others call barren is six months pregnant! She will give birth to a male child.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Look also at your relative Elisabet. She is pregnant now even though she is old. The woman they said couldn’t give birth is now in the sixth month of her pregnancy.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And this is not the only news I have for you, because your aunt Elizabeth, even though she is already very old, she has become pregnant. It is already six months now that she is pregnant, she whom the people long ago thought that she could not give birth.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Think-of your (sing.) relative Elizabet. Even though they thought/said she was barren and she was moreover an old-woman, she became-pregnant nonetheless, and her pregnancy (lit. fetus) is six months now.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “And isn’t it so that you have a relative who is Elisabet? It’s clear to everyone that as for her, she is a non-child-bearing woman. But now/today, this is the sixth month of her pregnancy, even though she is old already.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
