Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 3:5:
- Uma: “Many people went to the wilderness wanting to hear his words. They were from the village of Yerusalem, and from the entire land of Yudea, there were also those from villages that were up-and-down the Yordan River.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “The people from Awrusalam and from the whole land of Yahudiya and from the places at the river Jordan went to him.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Many people went out to him coming from Jerusalem and from other towns here in all of the province of Judea, and there were many yet who came from the towns near the river Jordan.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “The inhabitants of Jerusalem and those who resided in all the towns in Judea and in the bordering-areas of the Jordan river were going to him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Everyone of the taga Jerusalem went there to him and (so did) people from other towns which were also in the district of Judea, including along both sides of the Jordan (river).” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Many people arrived where John was in order to hear what he was speaking. There arrived inhabitants of Jerusalem as well as all the other towns of the land of Judah. There arrived people who came from the area about the river Jordan.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Corinthians 13:13:
- Uma: “So, now, these three kinds of things we must do: believe in God, hope in God’s promises, and love others. But of those three, the one that really is greatest [is]: loving others.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then, our (dual) trust in God and our (dual) expectation of God (hope) and our (dual) love for God and our (dual) companions, these three will remain without end. But of these three, the one that is the ultimate best is love.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “So, there are three things that we are commanded to do that will never be removed: it’s necessary that we believe in God; it’s also necessary that we always look forward to the fulfillment of God’s promises to us, and it’s necessary also that we love our companions. And the greatest of these three is our loving our companions.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Therefore these three will continue forever: faith, hope, and love; but the greatest of these three, it is love.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Therefore now, there are three things which will endure for the people of God. The first is, our belief and trust in him that he truly will save us. The second is, our firmly-founded assurance that there will be no ending to the good-situation which will be ours in heaven. And the third is, truly valuing one another. But the one which is really the most important of these three is this valuing, for this really will last for ever.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Therefore there are here three words which always are necessary for us to do. It is necessary that we always believe in God. It is necessary that always we think that there will take place what God says. And it is necessary that always we love our fellowmen. But of these words, the most important of the three is that always we love our fellow men.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- Chichewa (interconfessional translation, 1999): “So then for now there are these three things: | faith, expectation and love. | But of all of these, the greatest is love.” (Source: Wendland 1998, p. 161)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 23:19:
- Noongar: “(Barabbas had been chained in the gaol because he had started fighting between people in Jerusalem, and he had killed people.)” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “That Barabas was in prison because of his opposition to the government/rulers in the town and he was also a killer.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “(This Barabbas was detained in prison because he had gone along with the people who opposed the government there in the town Awrusalam and he had killed a person/people.)” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “As for this Barabbas, the reason that he was in prison is because he had caused people to fight against the government, and that’s not all, because he’d also murdered somebody.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “(This Barabbas, he had been imprisoned because he had thrown-Jerusalem -into-riot and he had also killed someone.)” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “What that Barrabas was in prison for was that he was included in the past trouble there in that city of Jerusalem against the government and had killed people.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 4:20:
- Uma: “They left behind their nets, and beginning that day followed Yesus.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Immediately they left their nets and followed Isa.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And immediately they left off netting and went with him.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “They set-their nets -right-down and they went-with him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When those two heard, they then left their fishing and truly did go with Jesus.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “They at once left their nets and went with Jesus.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Corinthians 14:32:
- Uma: “A prophet who speaks God’s words controls himself: he is able to speak or stop speaking according to his desire.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “A person who speaks the word of God has control of himself whether he speaks or not.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “For person who is inspired by God, he can hold back his breath (he can control himself) so that he doesn’t have to speak at the same time with someone else who is also inspired by God at that time.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because the spokesman of God, he can stop what he is saying.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “It is not at all necessary for these being inspired by the Espiritu Santo to speak at the same time, for they can indeed control themselves. It’s not like they are crazy/out-of-their mind.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “The person who wants to speak the word God puts on his mind to say should wait until he can speak it.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 23:51:
- Noongar: (incl. v. 50) “One man stood there, Joseph of Arimathea, a town of Judea. He was a very good, honest man. He was one of the Council and also one of the Pharisees, but he did not agree with their thinking and what they had done. He faithfully awaited the Kingdom of God to come.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “There was a man named Yusuf who was from the town of Arimatea in the land of Yudea. Yusuf was a good man and his behavior was upright, and he was also waiting for the time that God would become King in the world. Even though he was a judge in the Big Religious Meeting of the Yahudi people, but he did not like the command and their decision that said that Yesus must be killed.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “There was a man there called Yusup from the town Arimati, there in the place Yahudiya. He was a good man and his conduct was straight/righteous. He waited for the fulfillment of the things foretold about God’s rule. He was one of the councilors but he had not gone along with their thinking and doing in killing Isa.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And there was also a man there named Joseph, from the town of Arimathea in the province of Judea. And as for Joseph, he was a righteous person and he was also respected; he was one of the Jews that was waiting for God to rule here on the earth. He was also one of the chiefs of the Jews; however, he did not agree that Jesus should be killed.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “There was a man named Jose who was from-Arimatea which was a town in the province of Judea. He was a good and righteous person who was waiting for the arrival of the ruling of God. Even though he was one of the leaders of the Jews, he hadn’t agreed-with the plan of his companions and its fulfillment.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well, there was a man whose name was Jose. He was a taga Arimatea, which was one of the towns of the Judio. As for that person, he was nice/good and straight/righteous, and one of those who was longing-for (lit. causing-to-arrive) the kingdom of God. He was indeed a member of the Sanedrin, but was not in agreement with the sentence passed on Jesus by those companions of his.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 5:27:
- Uma: “‘You know that there was a command long ago that said: ‘Don’t commit adultery.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “‘You have also heard this teaching, it says, ‘Do not commit adultery.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “You have heard that which was taught before saying, ‘Don’t commit adultery against your spouse.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘You have also heard what was commanded to them in the distant-past that they not be committing-adultery (lit. womaning-with).” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “‘You (pl.) have also heard this which was commanded in the past, which says, ‘Don’t commit-immorality with one not your spouse.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “You have heard the word taught to the people, that they were told: ‘Do not commit fornication.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
For the Old Testament quote, see Exodus 20:14 and Deuteronomy 5:18.
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Corinthians 15:24:
- Uma: “After that comes the end of the world. Kristus will defeat all the rulers and all who have authority and power, and he will rule as King. After that, he will hand-over the position [seat] of his kingdom to God the Father.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then the end of the world (ganta’an) is reached. Isa Almasi will win over all that have ‘enemied’/been in enmity to God, whether they are leaders, or have power (supernatural) or have authority. Then he will give/hand over to God his Father all that he ruled over.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then that final day will arrive when Christ will remove all of His enemies who rule and were in control and who have power, and then He will give to His Father God His Authority to rule.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “After that will arrive the last period-of-time in which Cristo will defeat all his enemies who have authority or power to rule. Because Cristo must rule until he defeats all his enemies, then he will turn-over to God the Father his authority to rule.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “After that, the end of the world will come when Cristo will then cause-all his enemies -to-surrender, no matter what their authority or strength is. And then he will hand over to God the Father his control/ruling, which is the control/ruling of the Victorious Savior.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “When he has conquered all his enemies, when he has spoiled the word of those who have the authority to rule, then that will be the last day. Then he will deliver to God his Father the position of ruling.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
