Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 12:6:
- Uma: “‘There was no-one left for the field owner to send, only his one and very own son whom he loves was left. In the end he sent his son to the ones who were taking care of his field, he said: ‘They will certainly submit to him.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Na, one was left over for the owner of the garden to send. This was his son (lit. male child) whom he really loved. In the end he told him to go to them. He said in his liver, ‘Surely they will respect my son.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Finally the only one left was his beloved son. He sent him to them for he was thinking, he said, ‘It just isn’t possible that they will not honor my son.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When that was so, the ones-he-was-sending were used-up and only his much-loved child was-left. So then he sent his child, because he said in his mind/thoughts, ‘They will respect (lit. have-shame-to) him.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well, there was only one left whom it was possible to send to them, (that was) his very-held-dear son. That was the last one whom he sent. In his mind (he thought), ‘It’s certain that they will welcome/treat-well this son of mine.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Hebrews 10:26:
- Uma: “Don’t let-go-of your faith, relatives. For if we have heard and know the true news from the Lord, yet after that we deliberately reject him, there no longer [emphatic] is any other worship-gift that can pay-for our sin.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “For if we (dual) know already the true teaching but yet purposely sin, na, there really no longer is a sacrifice that God will accept that could yet remove our (incl.) sins.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “But if we understand already what the true doctrine is, but purposely go on always doing evil, there is no longer any sacrifice which God will accept that will remove our sins.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because if we have already come-to-know the truth concerning Cristo and we still deliberately sin in/by our turning-our -backs-on him, there is no other offering that can remove our sins.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “For if the truth concerning the death of Jesus has now really pierced our minds/inner-being, but we still regard- it -as-unimportant in that we deliberately still continue our doing of sin, there really is now no other thing-to-sacrifice with-which-to-obtain-forgiveness for our sin.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “But concerning the person who already knows what is the true word and yet determines to live doing evil, afterwards then there is no sacrifice which will clear the sin he has done.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 14:21:
- Uma: “In Derbe Paulus and Barnabas also announced the Good News, with the result that many people became followers of Yesus. After that, they returned to Listra, and from there went to Ikonium, continuing on also to the village of Antiokhia land of Pisidia.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When they were there in Derbe, they proclaimed the good news to the people there. Many people there became disciples of Isa. Then Paul and Barnabas returned to Listara, and to Ikoni, and then they proceeded to Antiyok, the Antiyok in the country of Pisidiya.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Paul and Barnabas spread the good news there in Derbe, and many people there became followers of Jesus. And then they retraced their way and returned to the town of Lystra, and there to Iconium, and Antioch in Pisidia.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Upon their arrival in Derbe, they preached the good news, and they persuaded many to become disciples of Jesus. Then they returned to Listra and to Iconium and then to Antiok in Pisidia” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “There next at Derbe, they taught the Good News and many believed in the Lord. And then, what Pablo and Bernabe did was, they returned again to Listra, and then to Iconio, and then to that Antioquia which was in the district of Pisidia.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 12:38:
- Uma: “When Yesus taught the crowds he said to them: ‘You be careful, don’t you imitate the character of the religion teachers. They are happy to walk around using/wearing long shirts/clothes, and they are happy when people on the edge of the main-street bow to greet them.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then while Isa was still teaching/preaching, he said, ‘Avoid/stay-away-from the teachers of the religious law. They like/are happy to walk-about dressed in long (robes) and they like/are happy to be greeted-touching-hands (sinalam) in the market-places.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And in his teaching he said, ‘Be on your guard so that you are not like the teachers of the law, for the only thing they like is walking around in long robes being honored by the people in the market.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Jesus continued to teach and he said, ‘Beware of the teachers of the law, because they like to wear fine/beautiful robes so that they thus have a means-of-being-recognized and they also like those who see them to honor them saying, ‘Where are you (sing.) going, sir?’ when they go visiting in the marketplace.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Jesus further said in that teaching of his, ‘Now,’ he said, ‘all of you be careful of the explainers of law, who love to walk about in long clothes which are the clothing of the great/important. And their pleasure is to be appropriately-greeted/acknowledged in places where there are many people.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Hebrews 11:19:
- Uma: “For Abraham said, God is powerful to make Ishak live again from death. So, we can say: he got his child back from death.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “For Ibrahim thought that if for example Isahak died God could make him alive again. And Isahak was figuratively raised again from death because if God had not hindered Ibrahim, Isahak would surely have died.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “For Abraham was thinking that if Isaac died, God would be able to raise him up; and it’s as if Isaac was raised from the dead at that time, because Abraham was thinking that it was certainly true that he was going to die.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because Abraham was thinking that God was able to make-Isaac -live again. And it’s as if he did make-him-live again, because if God had not stopped Abraham, he would have carried-through and killed that son of his.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Because sticking-into the mind/inner-being of Abraham was his trust that even though Isaac were to die now, God would indeed make-him-live. And even though Abraham did not in fact go through with killing (him) because God forbade him, you could say that it’s really like Isaac just came alive again.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Therefore Abraham believed that God truly has power to cause that anew Isaac would live when he had been dead. But since it happened that Isaac did not die, it can be said that anew he lived because Abraham had already determined to kill him.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 15:25:
- Uma: “That is why we (excl.) decided here with one heart, to choose two of our companions whom we ordered to go there. The ones we order to go are our relatives Yudas and Silas. Those two will say to you with their own lips what we (excl.) have written in this letter. Yudas and Silas we (excl.) have ordered to go along with Barnabas and Paulus whom we (excl.) love. This Barnabas and Paulus are people who have offered their lives to our Lord, Yesus Kristus, in order to spread his name.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Therefore we (excl.) all agreed/planned to choose (some) persons here to send there to you. We (excl.) will send them with Barnabas and Paul, the friends who are loved very much.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Therefore we met together here, and we agreed that we would send there to you someone to explain to you. They will accompany Paul and Barnabas who are our very dear brothers.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Therefore we (excl.) had-a-meeting, and we (excl.) decided that it would be good if Pablo and Barnabas return there-near-addressee. They are our (excl.) valuable friends who have risked their lives in serving the Lord Jesu Cristo. We (excl.) also chose Judas and Silas to go-with them to confirm with their words this that we (excl.) have written.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Therefore we (excl.) have all agreed together to choose two people to send there to you, who would be caused to accompany Bernabe and Pablo whom we hold dear.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 13:26:
- Uma: “It will be at that time that all people will see me, I the Child of Mankind, descending here in the clouds. No kidding will be my power and shining at that time.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then after this, they will see me, the Son of Mankind, coming in bright-clouds. The people will see my brightness and my great power.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then I, the older sibling of mankind, I will be seen in the clouds arriving, and my power will be very great and my shining will be very bright.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “And then they will see me who am Child of a Person coming accompanied by the clouds. Great will be my power and I will thoroughly shine/flash with my godhood.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “And then I will be seen who am the One From Heaven Born of Man/human, coming between the clouds, my far-from-ordinary supernatural-power and praiseworthiness/glory being evident.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Hebrews 12:11:
- Uma: “While we are being advised and beaten, we aren’t happy, we feel it hurt. Afterwards, when we have become clear [i.e., aware, mature] because of that advice, our lives become good [i.e., happy, at peace] and our deeds become upright.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When we (dual) are punished we (dual) are not happy because we (dual) have difficulties. But when God punishes us (incl.) and we (dual) endure and believe, the final outcome (will be that) our (dual) works/doings are straight and our (dual) thinking is peaceful/we have peace in our minds.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when God trains us, we do not like it because what we have to go through is difficult. But when His training of us is finished and by means of this we are already trained by God, then our behavior is already righteous and then our situation is very peaceful.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “It is admittedly true that advice and spankings do not make-us-happy upon their arrival, because they hurt, but when we are taught/trained by them, the outcome is good, because it leads to a peaceful mind and righteous behavior.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Really as long as it’s the time when he is correcting us, we are not happy, for it’s hard for us. But when it has now passed, provided we submitted-meekly/patiently, our life will become all the more righteous/straight, that being what will lead us to a mind/inner-being which is much more peaceful.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “When God whips us, we suffer, we don’t like the whipping he gives us. But when our hearts understand that it does us good, they are at peace and more do we endeavor to walk good.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
