Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 25:16:
- Uma: “I answered them: according to Roma law, a person who is accused cannot be handed over to his enemies just like that, if he has not-yet been made to meet with his enemies and not-yet been given a chance to say his defense.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But I answered them that it was not the custom of us (excl.) Romans to sentence any person unless he is first brought face to face with his accusers, in order that he can answer the accusations against him.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And I said to them that as for us Romans, we do not turn an accused person over to anyone if he has not yet been able to come before his accusers and present his arguments to them.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “I answered therefore that it wasn’t our (excl.) custom as Romano to hand-over a charged person to others to be punished if/when he had not yet been tried. It was necessary that he have opportunity first to face those who were accusing him so that he would have a way to answer them.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “However, I replied to them that that isn’t what the Romano do, simply sentencing anyone when he and the ones accusing him haven’t been in each other’s presence.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 4:25:
- Noongar: “Listen to me! Truly, many widows lived in Israel in the days of Elijah. No rain came for three and a half years, and bad days came across the land, days without food.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “These words of mine are very true: what [will] happen at this time, is just like what happened at the time of Elia long ago. At that time, there was a drought for three years six months, with the result that famine came to all the towns. There were many widows in the land of Israel whose lives were pitiful at that time.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “I tell you, in the old days yet, at the time when Eliyas was prophet it did not rain for three years and a half and this whole country had a great famine. It is true that there were many widow women here in the country of Isra’il at the time of that famine,” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “It is true what I say, that what you are doing today is like the time long ago when Elijah that prophet of God was still alive. God did not allow it to rain here for three years and six months, and all of these towns here were struck by a severe famine. There were many of our companion Jews who were widows, who were hungry at that time.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Think-of what happened in the time of Elias. It absolutely didn’t rain for three and a half years, and the famine in the entire country was extreme. There were many widows here in Israel,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “For think about this, that when in the time of Elias it hadn’t rained for the space of three and a half years, and all the place was suffering a severe famine, there were many widow women at that time in this land of ours(incl.) which is Israel.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 John 2:18:
- Uma: “My children, the end/finish of the world has almost arrived. And like you have often been taught, the one who is named the Enemy of Kristus will certainly arrive. So also, at this time many are they who have appeared who are the enemies of Kristus. That is a sign that the end of the world has almost arrived.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “My children-grandchildren, soon the end of this world will arrive. You have been told already that there will come that/who opposes Almasi. Now there are already many here who oppose Almasi therefore we (dual) know that the end of the world is near.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “My children, this time will soon come to an end. You have heard that in the future there will appear on titled the Enemy of Christ. Today there are already many enemies of Christ, and because of that, we know that it will really be soon that this time will come to an end.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “My children whom I love, Cristo’s coming again is near. We know that the One-who-Opposes Cristo will come first, and here now those who oppose him have already become-many, so that’s how we know that his coming again is near.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “You who are like my children, this ending is now near, which is the end of the world. You have already heard that someone will come who is an opponent of Cristo. And even right now, many are opposing this Cristo, therefore we know now that the end of the world is really close.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Listen, my children, now it is close to the ending of the days. You have heard that the enemy of Christ must come into existence. Now there are many who are against Christ. Therefore we know that now it is getting close to the ending of the days.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- Yatzachi Zapotec: “My little children, the time is about to arrive for the person to come who will do contrary to Jesus Christ. And you (pl.) have already heard that he is coming, and likewise now many people are doing contrary to Jesus Christ. Therefore we (in) know the time is about to arrive.”
- Eastern Highland Otomi: “You children, it is the end now, you have heard that a deceiver-Christ, that is, an enemy of Christ, is coming. And now have appeared a lot of enemies of Christ. So we know it is about the end now.”
- Tzotzil: “My children, it is the time of ending of days right now. We (in) have heard that the enemy of Christ is coming when it comes the time of the ending of days. Right now have already arisen many enemies of Christ. Therefore we (in) know that the end of days is right now.” (Source for this and two above: John Beekman in Notes on TranslationCandoshi-Shapra: “Children listen! This present period of life has been a long time (is coming to an end). You have surely heard that Jesus’ enemy, the false Christ, is coming (warning) soon. Be aware that Jesus’ enemies are already coming, many. That’s why we say the present period of life has been a long time (is coming to an end).”
- Yanesha’: “Children, already just this left and it is going to end. Thus you heard he will appear, the one who is like Christ, who is mad at Christ, now many appear variously which are mad at Christ. That’s why now already we know just this left and it is going to end.”
- Aguaruna: “My little children, the last day has almost arrived. You are those who have heard ‘The one who is angry with Christ will arrive (singular)’ that, but I tell you they have arrived (plural), therefore we know ‘The last day has almost arrived,’ saying.”
- Murui Huitoto: “…you are aware of the coming of the impostor of Christ. He is against Christ. Already many impostors of Christ have come. (Source for this and two above: Mildred Larson in Notes on Translation, July 1965, p. 1-15)
> 12, November 1964, p. 1ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 26:21:
- Uma: “That is the reason the Yahudi people captured/grabbed me in the House of God, wanting to kill me.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “This is the reason why the Yahudi seized me there in the temple and almost killed me/were about to kill me.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And because of this which I taught, the Jews seized me in the church, the House of God, and they wanted to kill me.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “And on-account-of that-aforementioned that I have-been-preaching, our (du) fellow Jews arrested-me in the Temple, and they tried to kill me.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well, because of this which I was doing, I was arrested by the Jews in the Templo, for they wanted to kill me.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 5:13:
- Noongar: “Jesus touched him. ‘Yes, I want to!’ Jesus said. ‘You are clean!’ That moment, the man’s disease left him.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “Yesus laid-hands on him, and he said to him: ‘It is possible. I have healed you (sing.)!’ In the blinking of an eye, he was well/healed.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Isa stretched out his hand and touched the leper and said, ‘I really want to. You are healed now.’ Immediately the leprosy left.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then Jesus placed his hand on him and said, ‘It’s very good to my breath. You be healed!’ And at that moment the leprosy disappeared.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Jesus extended his hand/arm in order to place-it on that man. Then he said, ‘I want to, be cleaned.’ And his sickness was removed at once.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Jesus touched/put-his-hand-on him, speaking at the same time, saying, ‘I really want to. Right now, you will get well!’ Well suddenly/unexpectedly his leprosy disappeared.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 John 3:21:
- Uma: “So, relatives whom I love, if our hearts no longer accuse us of wrong, we are brave to face God,” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Therefore my beloved friends, if we (dual) know in our (dual) livers that we (dual) have no sin, we (dual) are not afraid to go into the presence of God.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And since we know that He no longer has any reason to punish us, it’s possible that our trust in Him is very big when we pray to Him.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Therefore my friends, if our thoughts/minds no longer accuse us, we are brave to approach God in our praying to him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “My dear ones, if there is nothing in ourselves which our mind/inner-being is judging, of course we will have no fear when we approach God.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Now, my dear brethren, if we are not afraid then we can be brave to pray to God.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- Yatzachi Zapotec: “You whom I love, if in our head-hearts we know that we are not guilty, we are not afraid of God.”
- Eastern Highland Otomi: “So if our hearts tell us that we are following God well, then we won’t fear to talk to God.”
- Tzotzil: “You that I love, if we are one-hearted in the presence of God, thus we do not fear to talk to him.” (Source for this and two above: John Beekman in Notes on Translation 12, November 1964, p. 1ff.)
- Candoshi-Shapra: “Ones whom I love, listen! If we don’t keep on punishing our hearts, then we won’t be agitated about fellowshipping with God (can be at ease as we come to God).”
- Yanesha’: “My loved ones, if our hearts do not cause us to know that already we have done that which is not good, our Father completely we count on.”
- Aguaruna: “Those I love, if our heart telling us it does not condemn us, without fear, we are able to ask of God,” (Source for this and two above: Mildred Larson in Notes on Translation, July 1965, p. 1-15)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 27:22:
- Uma: “But as of now I say to you, strengthen your hearts! Not one of us (incl.) will die. Only the ship will be a loss.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But now I beg-of/adjure you, make-strong your livers. None of you will perish. Only the ship will be lost.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “But I beg you today that you not be afraid because not one of us will die. However this ship will be destroyed.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But it’s-all-right, don’t be discouraged, because absolutely none of us will die. Only the ship will be ruined.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But, now, cheer yourselves up for not even one of us (incl.) will lose his life/breath, but on the contrary only this ship will be destroyed.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 6:6:
- Noongar: “Another Sabbath Day, Jesus went into the synagogue and taught the people. One man sitting there, he couldn’t move his right hand.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “Once also on the worship day, he went to teach at the house of prayer. In that house of prayer, there was a person whose right hand was dead.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Also on one day of-no-work, Isa went into the prayer-house to preach. There was a person there whose right hand was withered.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “On another Saturday, Jesus entered into the church of the Jews and taught. And there was there a person whose ligaments in his right hand were dead.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When it was another Saturday Jesus again entered the synagogue to teach. There was there a man whose right arm/hand was atrophied.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Another time on a Day of Rest, Jesus went into a worship-place to teach again. There was a man there whose right hand/arm was limp/useless.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
