Following are a number of back-translations of John 10:24:
- Uma: “The Yahudi rulers crowded-close to Yesus and they said to him: ‘Why do you (sing.) continually leave us confused, you (sing.) continually do not make plain who you (sing.) are? If you (sing.) are really the Redeemer King, just say it plainly.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then the people gathered there to him and they said to him, ‘Until when are you yet making us (excl.) wait before you tell us (excl.) as to who you are? If you are truly the Almasi, the one chosen by God to rule over us (excl.), tell us (excl.) clearly.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And the Jews gathered together to him, and they asked him, ‘Why are you still hiding from us who you are. Tell us, are you the king chosen by God?'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “The Jews crowded-around him and said, ‘How much longer is your (sing.) repeated-concealing concerning yourself (sing.) going to last? You (sing.) say-directly (strong command) whether you (sing.) are the Messiah.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “He was surrounded by Judio and they said to him, ‘Till when are you going to agitate our (excl.) minds/thinking? It’s necessary if you really are the one who is the Cristo, that Savior King who was promised, that you say-plainly now.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “The Jews surrounded Jesus and said, ‘Are you always going to keep us wondering? If you are the Christ, for one time tell us truly.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 19:17:
- Uma: “Yesus said: ‘Why do you (sing.) ask me about good behavior/deeds? There is no-one else who is good, just God alone. If you (sing.) want to receive good life, follow the commands of God.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Isa said to him, ‘Why do you ask as to what is good/the best? Only God is good/the best. If you want to have everlasting life, follow the commandments of God.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus said, ‘Why are you asking me about what is good to do when there is only one who does good, and there is no other. It is only God. If you want to be given life forever, obey the commands of God.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Jesus said, ‘Why do you (sing.) inquire from me concerning what is good? Because God alone is good. But if you (sing.) want to join-in-experiencing life with no end, it is necessary that you (sing.) believe/obey God’s commands.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Jesus replied, saying, ‘Why do you ask me what is good? Only God is really good. Therefore if you want life to be yours which has no ending, follow/obey what he has commanded.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Jesus replied and said: ‘Do you know what you are saying when you call me good? For only God is good. If you want that God will give you the new life, then do the words which God commands.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Ephesians 3:7:
- Uma: “So, I am the one that carries the Good News that tells the way God unites the Yahudi people and the not Yahudi people. That work of mine carrying the Good News I consider a big blessing, for from God’s grace [lit., from the whiteness of God’s heart], he lifted me to become his worker, and he strengthens / strengthened me with strength that is from himself in order that I am able to do that work.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Because of God’s mercy and power I have been given work by God, being told to proclaim this good news.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “I became a servant of God in order to spread the Good News, only because of His kindness to me and by means of His power, He gave me this job to do.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “And as for me, God has really shown-me -mercy/grace, because due to his power he entrusted to me the valuable work of preaching this good news.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Really by the grace of God to me and by the strength of his supernatural-power, he made me his servant to teach this Good News.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Now it is God who did the favor of giving me my work that I speak the good news. And God himself gives me the strength that I am able to do this work.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 11:14:
- Uma: “So, he explained to them the meaning of that parable, he said: ‘Lazarus is dead.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Therefore Isa made it clear to them, he said, ‘Lasarus has died already.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then Jesus said to them, ‘Lazarus has died.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “That being so, Jesus made-direct his words saying, ‘Lazarus is dead,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well since those disciples weren’t understanding it, Jesus then spoke plainly, saying, ‘Lazaro has already died.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Then Jesus clearly said what he meant, ‘Lazarus has now died.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 20:19:
- Uma: “After that, I will be offered/handed-over to people who are not Yahudi people, mocked, slapped, and killed on a cross. But on the third day I will come alive again.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Then they will hand me over to the authority of the people who are not Yahudi. And these other tribes will make fun of me, and they will beat me and then they will nail me onto a post. But on the third day, I will live again.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And they will hand me over to the people who are not Jews, as for the peole who aren’t Jews, they will treat me like a plaything. They will beat me, and they will nail me to a cross because they will kill me. And within three days from then, God will raise me from the dead.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “then they will hand-me-over to the Gentil so that they will mock-me and repeatedly-whip-me and then they will nail me to the cross, but on the third day however, I will live again.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “And I will be handed-over to people who aren’t Judio. I will be really mocked/scorned, whipped and nailed to a cross. But it’s certain that on the third day, I will be made alive again.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Then they will deliver him to the people who are not Jews. They will make fun of him, whip him, and put him on the cross to kill him. But on the third day he will resurrect.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Ephesians 4:18:
- Uma: “Their hearts are dark. They do not have the life that is from God, because they do not know the true teaching that is from God. They don’t know it, because of their hard hearts.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “It is as if their minds/thinking are blank/void. They don’t have everlasting life from God because they do not know God and their livers are hard (idiom for unteachable, rebellious people).” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “They have no idea about the true way and they do not have life which God has given, since they have been made ignorant because of the hardness of their breath (because of their stubborness).” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because they are stubborn, (lit. their minds are hard), they don’t-want to know/find-out concerning God, so their minds are still dark and the life that God gives is not in them.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Their perception/understanding is really dark. In their stubborness (lit. hardness of their heads) they have absolutely no knowledge of the truth. It’s clear that they do not have the life which God gives.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Their minds are shut up, they do not know the new life which God gives. Because their minds are very tough. They do not allow that they be told how to know God, therefore they do not know.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 11:46:
- Uma: “But there were also some who went to the Parisi people and told them what Yesus had done.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But others went to the Pariseo and reported to them what Isa had done.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “However some of them went to the Pharisees, and they told them what Jesus had done.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But others though, they went to the Pharisees to go report what Jesus had done.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But others, they went at once to the Pariseo and told what Jesus had done.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “But others went to tell the Pharisees about what Jesus had done.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 21:17:
- Uma: “From there, Yesus went away leaving them behind going outside the town, he slept in Betania.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Then Isa left them and he went to the village Betani. He stayed there.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And he left them, and he went out of the village of Jerusalem, and he went to the village of Bethany, and there he spent the night.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then Jesus left them in the city and went to spend-the-night in Betania.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Jesus then left, and went out of the city. He went to Betania for there is where he would sleep.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “He left them and went to the town of Bethany where he slept that night.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
