Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Timothy 3:12:
- Uma: “Helpers in the Lord’s work [must] have just one wife, they must know how to manage well their children and the people who stay in their house.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “A person who is thus titled ought to have only one wife. He ought to take good care of his children and wife and all his companions in the house.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “As for a deacon, he must have only one wife and he does not commit adultery against her. It is also necessary that his leading his wife and children is good.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Another-thing also that is necessary for those who are helpers, they must have only-one spouse and not commit-adultery (lit. woman-with). They must also know how to properly manage their children and their families.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “The man who is a helper of the overseer, it’s necessary that he doesn’t switch wives, having only one. And he knows how to supervise his children and his household.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “The men who have the position of helping at the church must have only one wife. They must know well how to rule in their houses. The same for their children, as well as the others (in their home) they must rule them well.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 3:23:
- Uma: “Whoever does not follow what that prophet says, he will not be counted as one of God’s people, he must be killed.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Whoever will not listen to that prophet, he will be separated from among the people who belong to God and he will perish.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And he who does not obey him, the one inspired by God, he will be removed and will not be included among the people whom God indwells,’ said Moses long ago.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Whoever does not believe/obey will be separated from God’s people to be punished forever.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “For whoever won’t follow/obey this prophet, the punishment of him will be really heavy, for he will be removed from the people of God.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Lalana Chinantec: “‘God will cause to perish all the people that will not listen to his words. They will no longer be with the people of God.’ That’s what Moses said back then.”
- Morelos Nahuatl: “Whoever does not obey that prophet God will wipe him out from among his people.”
- Tataltepec Chatino: “If there is one person who does not want to hear his word, God will forget that person (refers to God’s final judgment).” (Source for this and two above: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 3:6:
- Uma: “The Parisi people went out from that prayer house and they gathered with people who were-on-the-side-of King Herodes. They searched for a plan so that Yesus would be killed.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Immediately the Pariseo went out of the prayer-house and they went to plan/confer with the disciples of King Herod as to how they could kill Isa.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And the Pharisee people there left the church, and they and the followers of the party established by King Herod discussed together what might be the way for them to kill Jesus.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “That being so, the Pharisees left and went to agree-together with King Herod’s disciples as to how they would kill Jesus.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “The Pariseo immediately went out and went-to-work-out-an-agreement with the supporters of Herodes. They were discussing how Jesus could be killed.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Timothy 5:12:
- Uma: “As for young widows, don’t right away write their names in the book of widows. For if they still have a desire to get married, they will get married again. In the end they will be guilty for they will have transgressed their promise to Kristus that said they would do only the Lord’s work.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then they are sinning because they did not fulfill their promise to Isa Almasi at the beginning of their widowhood.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And by means of that, they will sin, for they will not fulfill their promise to Christ.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “And if they do that, people will accuse/blame them, because of-course they have broken what they originally promised to Cristo.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well isn’t it so that in that, they’ve brought punishment on themselves by breaking this promise of theirs to him.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Thus it will end up that they break their promise that they would help at the church.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 4:29:
- Uma: “‘Now Lord, hear their words threatening/scaring us (excl.)! That is why we (excl.) ask the Lord, we (excl.) your (sing.) servants, give us (excl.) strength so that we (excl.) can be brave to utter your (sing.) Word.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “And now God, listen to their threats to us (excl.). Help us (excl.), your servants, in order that we will be bold to speak your word/message.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And now look, Lord, see their threats to us. Give us, now your servants, boldness so that we might not be afraid to spread your word.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “As for today, Lord, please hear what they are saying to threaten us (excl.) who are serving you (sing.), and make-us (excl.) totally -bold to be speaking your (sing.) word.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well, now, our (excl.) God, remember that threat of theirs to us (excl.), and help us (excl.) to be able to tell your word with a bold mind/inner-being.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Chuj: “And now Lord look; very much comes their anger to us. We, we are your sent ones. Give us our strength so that we don’t fear to tell out your word.”
- Tataltepec Chatino: “Our Father, look here now, because those over us are very fierce. We want to do your orders, that we tell your word to people. Help us that we be strong and not be afraid.” (Source of this and one above: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 4:3:
- Uma: “‘Listen. There was a planter [lit., scatterer] who went to plant [lit., scatter].” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “‘Listen to this. A certain man went to his field to broadcast seeds.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “He said, ‘There was a person who went to his field to plant,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘Listen. On one-occasion, there was a person who went to sow (broadcast method) seed in his garden.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “‘Listen well. There was a farmer who scattered his planting-seed.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Timothy 6:19:
- Uma: “For if their behavior is good like that, we can say that they are storing good stuff in heaven, that they can trust in in the future, and they get life that is really good.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “If they do this, it is as if they are storing up their wealth in heaven and this will really not be lost. And they will also be given the true life, it means life forever.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “By means of this, they can get true wealth which they will never have to leave forever. And they will come to own life which is true life.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because if they do that, there will be wealth that they store-up in heaven which can-be-compared to a firm/stable foundation or basis for what they are expecting in a future day, and they will gain the true life which is forever.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “For in their doing like this, it’s like they are causing to increase the reward which can’t be destroyed which is held in store for them in heaven. And life which is really worthwhile/accomplishes-much will be theirs.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Concerning the good they do to help their fellow man, there will be a payment on the day that is to come, it is certain that they will be given the life forever.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 5:24:
- Uma: “When they heard that, the head of the police of House of God was confused, along with the chief priests, just what had happened to those apostles. And they were also apprehensive, about what might happen.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When the captain of the temple guards and the leaders of the priests heard this, they wondered greatly as to what had happened to the commissioned ones.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when the captain of the guard there at the church and the chief priests heard this, they asked each other, ‘Where maybe are the apostles?'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When the captain of the Temple police and the leaders of the priests heard (it), they were disturbed and they said in their mind/thoughts, ‘Where perhaps will this lead-to?'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When the chiefs of the priests and the chief of the guards of the Templo heard, their mind/thinking was really agitated for they didn’t know what results would come from it.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
