Following are a number of back-translations of John 6:10:
- Uma: “Yesus said: ‘Tell them to sit down!’ So they said down using the grass as a mat, because there was much grass there. In the midst of those people, there were five thousand just counting men.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then Isa said to his disciples, ‘Tell the people to sit down.’ In that place there was a wide expanse of grass. They all sat down there. The men only, their number was five thousand. Women and children were still extra.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus said, ‘Tell the people to sit down.’ And then they told them to sit down. It was a wide grassy place there, and five thousand was the number of the men alone.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘Please have-them -sit-down,’ Jesus said to his disciples. There was much grass in their location there, and that’s where the many-people sat-down. The number of grown-men and young-men, it was about five thousand.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “‘Have those people sit down,’ said Jesus. There was a wide expanse of clear ground there. The people sat down, their number being about five thousand if the men alone were counted.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Then Jesus said, ‘Tell all of the people to sit down.’ There were about five thousand men who sat there in the grass.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- Chol: “Jesus said, ‘Tell the men and women to sit down. There is grass.’ he said. The men and women sat down. There were 5000 men.” (Source: Larson 1998, p. 107)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 13:1:
- Uma: “On that day also, Yesus went away from that house going to the edge of the lake, and he sat down.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “That day Isa went to the edge of lake Jalil and sat down to teach.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And on that day Jesus left the house, and he went to the lake and he sat down on the shore.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “On that day, Jesus left the house and went to the shore of the lake. Then he sat down to teach,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “That same day, Jesus left the house and set out again. He went to the Lake of Galilea and sat on the shore.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “On that day Jesus left the house where he was and went to sit at the side of the lake.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 2 Corinthians 11:31:
- Uma: “All that I have just said, it’s all true, I am not lying. God the Father of the Lord Yesus is my witness! Praise him forever!” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “All that I said to you is true. I am not lying. God know this, the Father of our (incl.) Leader Isa Almasi. He is worthy to be praised forever.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, may He be praised forever. He knows that this that I am saying is not a lie.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “God who is the God and Father of the Lord Jesus, he knows that what I am saying is not a lie. He is praised/worshipped forever.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Truly, I am not lying in this. God knows this, he who is the Lord and Father of our Lord Jesu-Cristo. He should be praised without end.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Concerning this word I tell you, God knows that is true in what I say. And God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ is the one I want to be praised forever.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 6:42:
- Uma: “They talked among themselves, they said: ‘Ah, He is Yesus, the son of Yusuf. We know his mother and his father. Why in the world is he saying he is from heaven?'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “They said, ‘Is this person not Isa, the son of Yusup? We (incl.) know hep his mother and father. Why does he say he is from heaven?'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And they said, ‘This is only Jesus. He is the son of Joseph. Why is he saying that he comes from heaven since it is not hidden from us who his father and mother are?'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘Is not this one don’t-you-suppose Jesus the child of Jose?’ they said. ‘We definitely know his father and mother. Why does he say that he came-down from heaven?'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “They said, ‘Isn’t it so that as for this one, it’s Jesus who is the son of Jose-and-wife? We know his father and mother. So why can he say that he descended coming from heaven?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “They said, ‘Isn’t this Jesus the son of Joseph? And we know his father and mother. How come he says that he came from heaven?'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 13:33:
- Uma: “There was another parable that he said to the crowd, he said: ‘When God becomes King on earth, it will happen like this: A woman takes a little yeast, she mixes it with much flour. After a while, it all expands/rises.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “He told yet another parable he said, ‘The ruling of God over his people is figuratively like yeast which a woman took and mixed it in twenty-five kilo flour. Then she made a dough. Then the whole dough rose.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus taught them again another parable, he said, ‘The increase in number of those whom God will rule over is also like yeast. Because if there is a woman who makes bread, she gets the yeast and she mixes it with a basin of flour, and the flour increases in size.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Jesus also said, ‘God’s ruling, it is like yeast/baking-powder that a woman mixed with much flour so that it would cause-it-to-raise (entire batch implicit).'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “There was another illustration by Jesus, which said, ‘The kingdom of God is like raising-agent which a woman mixed into a lot of flour, so that a whole bake-load would rise well.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Again Jesus sought to make another comparison with the word he spoke to the people. He said: ‘Concerning the multiplying of the people who enter God’s hand, he who is in heaven, it is compared with the leaven when it is placed in three measures of flour by a woman and then leavens all the dough.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 2 Corinthians 13:9:
- Uma: “Our(excl.) hearts are glad even if we (excl.) are weak, as long as you [emphatic] are strong. We(excl.) pray that your hearts will be clear following the Lord.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “We (excl.) are happy even if the people consider us (excl.) to be weak if only your trust in Isa Almasi is strong. And we (excl.) really ask of God that your behavior will continually become better.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “I will rejoice if you are without fault, even though it seems as though we have no authority. And that’s not all, for we pray that your behaving properly might be thoroughly strengthened.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Therefore we (excl.) will be happy if we (excl.) are weak in people’s estimation, just-so-long-as you are strong. Because what we (excl.) are praying is that your behavior and your harmony will become-more-and-more-correct until it has no lack/fault.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “I will be really happy if I don’t need to show my authority to judge you because your ways/nature are now improving/good. And I am praying that they will become all the more good until everything is now fine (lit. fixed-up) in God’s sight.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Therefore I just rejoice when it is said of me that I do not speak strongly. I only want that your faith will come out well. I always pray to God for you, that concerning the accompanying life that goes with your faith, there will be nothing missing.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 7:3:
- Uma: “So, the relatives of Yesus encouraged him to go to Yudea to attend that big day, they said to him: ‘Don’t just continually stay here. Let us go to Yudea, so that your (sing.) followers see the miracles that you (sing.) do.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Isa’s brothers said to him, ‘It would be better for you to leave here. You should go to Yahudiya so that your disciples will also see your deeds.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus’ brothers said to him, they said, ‘It would be better if you left here and attended the feast there in the province of Judea so that your disciples there might see the miracles that you are doing.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Jesus’ siblings/cousins said to him, ‘Leave here to go to Judea so that your (sing.) disciples there will be able to see the amazing-things you (sing.) are doing.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Jesus’ siblings said to him, ‘Why aren’t you going away from here? You must go to Judea so that the ones you are teaching there will see what you are doing.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Jesus’ brothers said, ‘How come just here is where you are. Leave here and go to Judea so that also those people will believe in you when they see what you do.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 14:7:
- Uma: “Being carried away by his gladness, he promised her and he vowed/made an oath to that young girl, he said to her: ‘Whatever you (sing.) ask for, I will definitely give to you (sing.)!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “therefore he said to the girl, ‘I swear whatever you ask I will really give to you.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “He promised the one who danced, ‘Ask for anything,’ he said, ‘and I will give it to you.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “therefore he made-a-promise to her, saying, ‘I vow that I will give to you (sing.) whatever you (sing.) request!'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “That’s why Herodes promised with an oath that he would give that girl whatever she asked from him.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Herod said to this girl: ‘Whatever thing you ask from me, I will give it to you,’ he said.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
