Following are a number of back-translations of Hebrews 10:7:
- Uma: “That’s why I say/said: Here I am God, I have-come/am-coming to do your will/desire, as was written ahead-of-time in the Holy Book that speaks of me.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Then Christ also said to God, ‘O God, here I am, to do your will as is written in the holy-book about me.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Because of this, Christ said to God, ‘I am here before You because I will carry out what You want according to the written prophecy about Me in your written word,’ He said.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “And here I am, God, to fulfill what you (sing.) want like what you (sing.) caused-to-be-written about me in the rolled-up book.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Then I said, ‘Here I am now. I will really obey/follow all of your (sing.) desires, you who are my God, according to what is contained in the writing about me.”” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “There I say now: ‘I am here now my God. I will do all that you look well upon. It is like the word written in the Holy Book, that concerning what I must pass through, that is what I will do,’ ‘ he said.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- Chichewa: “So I said, ‘O God, I have come | so that I might do the things you desire, | just as it was written thus | speaking about me in the book of the Law[s].”” (Interconfessional translation, publ. 1999) (Source: Wendland 1998, p. 100)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 14:2:
- Uma: “But the Yahudi people who did not want to believe incited the people who were not Yahudi people, so that they hated the believers in the Lord Yesus.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But the Yahudi who did not trust, they stirred up the non-Yahudi so that they opposed the ones trusting in Isa.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “But those Jews who did not believe, they made those people who aren’t Jews angry with the believers.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But the Jews who refused to believe, they incited-to-wrongdoing the Gentiles so that their thoughts toward the believers became-bad.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But well, those Jews who didn’t want to believe, they incited some of those who weren’t Jews to hate/get-angry-with those who had believed.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 12:19:
- Uma: “‘Teacher, the prophet Musa wrote in the book of the law like this: if a man dies yet has no children, his brother must marry his widow so that he will have descendants.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “‘Sir, there is a law that Musa has given to us (incl.) that if there is a man and he dies without having children, (then) his younger-brother should marry that widow in order that there will be descendants of his older-brother.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And they said to Jesus, they said, ‘Teacher, Moses taught long ago that, for example, if there is a man who has a wife and that man dies, it is necessary for the brother of that man to marry his sister-in-law so that the dead person might have children through him.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘Sir teacher, our law which Moses wrote says, ‘If there is a married-couple who have no children and the man dies, his brother must marry the widow so that thus if they have a child, that will be like a child of the dead-one.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “‘Teacher,’ they said, ‘we (incl.) Judio have a law which was written by Moises, that if a man who is married dies, that married couple having no children yet, he is to be succeeded by his brother in marrying (that wife). For if they have a child, it is to be regarded as like it is indeed the child of that dead (person).” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Hebrews 10:39:
- Uma: “We, relatives, we are not people who retreat and who are punished. We are people who believe and who get good life.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But we (incl.), we (incl.) are not people who turn-their-back-on/reject God and are finally punished. Instead we (incl.), our (incl.) trust/faith in God is strong therefore we (incl.) are saved.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “But as for us (incl.), brethren, we are not like that person who departs and whom God will punish, because our faith by contrast, is strong. And by means of this we are freed from punishment.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But as for us, we are not counted among the other people who turn-back/give-up and are separated from God forever, but rather we are counted among the people who believe and are/will-be saved.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But as for us, we are not included with those dropping/giving-up and being-lost in the future, for as for us, our believing/obeying and trust in God is holding fast. Therefore, as for us, we really will be saved.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Listen, my brothers, let us not separate from God. Because those who separate from God are the ones who are lost. But as for us, now that we believed in God, now our souls are saved.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 15:6:
- Uma: “That is why the apostles of the Lord Yesus and other elders gathered to judge [lit., sit on] that matter.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Then the commissioned ones and the elders gathered to think/decide what to do about that matter.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Then the apostles and the elders met together so that they might discuss this.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “That being so, the apostles and leaders had-a-meeting to talk-about-that.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Therefore the apostles and overseers gathered together to discuss those things.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 13:7:
- Uma: “You will hear news of wars from far off, you will also hear the sound of wars that are close. But don’t be afraid, for all that must happen first, but those happenings don’t mean that the end of the world has already come.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “And when you hear about fighting in the land, or stories/reports about fighting in far-off lands, don’t be afraid. All this has to happen but this is not yet the day of the-end-of-the-world (kiyamat).” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when you hear near you the tumult of war and you hear also the reports about war in a far country, don’t be afraid. For things like this have to take place before this time comes to an end.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “You will also hear the racket of war that comes-close to you and news of war in other countries, but don’t be afraid. These-things must happen, but the end of the world is not yet.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “And if/when you hear news of troubles and wars, don’t let it disturb your mind/thinking. Because these really will happen but it won’t yet be the end of the world.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Hebrews 11:32:
- Uma: “There would still be more I would say, but I no longer have opportunity. Yet I haven’t yet told the account of Gideon, Barak, Simson, Yefta, Daud, Samuel and the other prophets.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Up to here only. I will not proceed to tell about Gideyon, Barak, Samson, Jepta, Da’ud, Samuel and the prophets because I could not finish.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “I will jus stop here, this account, because if I continue it on, there will not be enough time if I relate to you the faith of other people like Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jepthah, David, Samuel and the prophets of God long ago.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “There is still much that I could tell concerning the faith of our ancestors long ago, but this will perhaps suffice, because I will lack time (lit. hours) if I completely relate concerning Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jefta, David, Samuel, and the prophets.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well, it’s like I can’t-prolong (my) talk further for I would certainly lack time if I were to relate further about Gedeon, Barac, Samson, Jefte, David, and about Samuel and the prophets.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “What more should I do? Is it necessary for me to tell you more words? But now there isn’t time to tell you what was done by Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, along with all the spokesmen for God.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 15:38:
- Uma: “but Paulus said: ‘No, for he left us the other day in land of Pamfilia, [when] our work wasn’t yet done.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But Paul’s opinion was that it was not right for Markus to be taken along because he had left them there in Pampiliya and he had not endured helping them until their work was finished.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “However, Paul didn’t want to take John Mark because he had stopped helping them and he went off and left them before when they were in Pamphylia.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “but Pablo refused, because he had left them previously when they were in Pamfilia, and he hadn’t continued helping in their work.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But as for Pablo, it wasn’t okay with him that they cause Juan Marcos to go along for as-already-mentioned, when they were in Panfilia, Juan had separated from them. He couldn’t hold fast in that which they were doing which was going teaching.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
