Following are a number of back-translations of John 11:33:
- Uma: “When Yesus saw Maria wailing with the people who accompanied her, he was sad and moved/upset.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Mariyam wept and her companions the Yahudi also wept. When Isa saw them weeping, his liver was moved (with pity and sorrow) (hansul) and he was very grieved.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when Jesus saw that Mary was crying and the Jews that were with her also were crying, his breath became very bad because he was grieved.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When Jesus saw that plural Maria and the accompanying Jews were all-weeping-loudly, his mind/thoughts were extremely painful (i.e. he was sad) and disturbed,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Jesus felt really bad (lit. his mind/inner-being became bad, connotes grief or anger), and his face became-overshadowed-with-emotion, when he saw Maria crying and those Judio who were her companions crying also.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “When Jesus saw that Mary was crying, along with the Jews who had come with her, he was hurt in the heart.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 21:4:
- Uma: “That happened so that it would be fulfilled what the prophet long ago said like this:” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “This happened so that the words of the prophet in the holy-book were fulfilled, it says,” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The reason this which Jesus was speaking about was taking place is because the prophesy of the inspired one of God long ago is being fulfilled. He said,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “These things happened so that what God caused-the prophet -to-say would be fulfilled saying,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “This came about like this so that what was said by the prophet in the past would be fulfilled, which said,” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “This he did so that it would happen according to the word spoken by the spokesman for God who said:” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Ephesians 5:5:
- Uma: “For so that you know [an idiom meaning "Now hear this!"]: Whoever commits adultery or does other dirty deeds, or desires the things of others, they will not have a portion in the Kingdom of Kristus and God. People who act like that, we can say that they worship whatever it is they desire.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “You know that whoever commits adultery or is immoral will not be included in the kingdom/ruling of Almasi and God. Likewise the greedy ones/craving ones will not be included there either because the things that they are craving that is what they have made to be their gods.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “For I’m telling you what is true: the person whose behavior is filthy or if he meddles with someone who is not his spouse, he cannot be ruled over by Christ or by God. And in the same way also, the selfish person, because the things which he is selfish over become his gods.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because you know of course that no one who commits-immorality-with (someone) and who does other filthy-things will join the ruling/ruling-place of Cristo and God. Likewise also the one who is greedy for what is not his, because his greediness, it’s like his god.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “For we are sure that having no inclusion in the good (situation) in the kingdom of Cristo and God is the person who habitually-commits-immorality with one not his/her spouse and he whose nature/ways are disgusting. Like that also with the person who is envious/covetous of the possessions which can be obtained here in the world, for it’s not now God he is worshipping but rather just those possessions.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “You now know that there where Christ, along with his Father, are ruling, the people who are immoral are not able to enter. Neither are the evil persons, nor the people who have on their hearts only what there is here in the world. Because the people who do this are worshipping what is on their heart, they aren’t worshipping God.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 12:8:
- Uma: “As for poor people, you will always have an opportunity to help them. But me, there is almost no more opportunity for you to help me, because I will not be with you long.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “The poor (people) will not move away/leave you and you can help them. But I, I will not remain here with you.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The poor people, you can always help them, but as for me, I will not always be here with you.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “As for the poor, they are always with you, but as for me, I will not always be with you.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “For all time the poor will be your companions, but as for me I won’t be your companion for much longer.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “There is a time to help the poor people since you live among them. But I am not going to be with you much longer.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 21:36:
- Uma: “The owner of the field again sent/ordered other slaves, more than the first time. But they were also just done to like that.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Then the owner sent again other servants to go to them. They were more then the previous ones. The caretakers did to them as they had done to the others.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And this person again sent many more than he sent at first. However, these who were caring (for the vineyard), they did the same thing to them.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then the farm owner sent more slaves than the first-time, but what the tenant-farmers (lit. those-who-took-care-of the farm) did to them was the same.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When that owner discovered it, he sent others, more than those first slaves. But like that indeed was done by those he’d left in charge.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “The field-owner then sent even more servants to the field, but those workers at the field again mistreated the ones who arrived there.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Ephesians 6:4:
- Uma: “And you fathers, don’t grieve your children [lit., make their hearts hurt]. Take-care-of them, teach and advise them with advice from the Lord.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “You also parents, your behavior towards/treatment of your children should be good so that their liver will not be painful towards you/so that they will not be angry at you. Don’t let them do (bad things) and teach/instruct them what Almasi wants them to be taught.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And as for you parents, it’s necessary that you not cause your children to become angry by your way of teaching them; but rather, teach them the behavior which is worthy or fitting to believers. And you give them the advice which comes from our Lord.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “You also who are the parents (lit. child owner), don’t make-your children -angry but rather instruct/command and teach them correctly thinking how the Lord Jesus would do it if he were the parent.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well now you parents, especially the men, be careful that your supervision of your children is not at-fault, in that they are now getting exasperated (lit: enoughed) and angry. Rather what’s good is, bring-them-up by always teaching them the will of the Lord, and correcting/straightening all their wrong doings, in accordance with the will of this Lord.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Concerning the man along with the woman who have children, do not seek to make your children angry. Rather bring them up well, knowing how to control them. And teach them to believe in Christ.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 12:40:
- Asháninka: “He will cause them to be blind; he will erase from them their understanding, lest they see, lest they know, lest they turn to me, lest I save them.”
- Huehuetla Tepehua: “God made the men blind in their understanding, and he made their hearts hard. In that way they couldn’t understand with their understanding, and they couldn’t believe anything in their hearts, and they couldn’t think differently in their hearts so that I could make their hearts better.”
- Yatzachi Zapotec: “God has caused the hearts of these people to be unresponsive, so that they are unheeding. He has caused them to see but not to realize what that which they are seeing means, and to hear but not to understand what that which they are hearing means. They would perhaps repent of their sins and permit God to renew their hearts if they understood it and if they realized what it meant.” (Source: M. Larson / B. Moore in Notes on Translation February 1970, p. 1-125.)
- Uma: “‘The Lord God says: ‘I purposely made them blind, so they couldn’t see. I made their hearts hard, so their hearts were not clear. That’s why they won’t be given goodness [salvation] by me.’ ‘” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “‘Their eyes are made blind by God so that they do not see, and he made their minds dull so that they do not understand. So-then their livers are not changed, says God, therefore I do not take their sins away.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Isaiah also said, ‘As for God, he caused them to become blind so they couldn’t see. He also caused that their breaths become hard so that they may not believe because they might give up evil and call on him for help.’ That’s why they didn’t believe in Jesus.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘God has blinded them and has hardened their minds lest they be able-to-see and able-to-understand and they face him so that he will heal them.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “‘He blinded their eyes and he made their heads hard so that they wouldn’t be able to see or understand, or be able to return to him so that he might make them well.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “‘God covered their sight in order that they would not see with their eyes. And he covered their hearts in order that their hearts would not find (understand) how the word is. And their hearts won’t change to follow God, so that he won’t forgive them.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 22:22:
- Uma: “When they heard the answer of Yesus, it startled them. They went away leaving Yesus behind.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When they heard this they wondered very much and they left.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when they heard that saying of Jesus, they were very surprised, and they left Jesus and went out.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When they heard that, they were extremely amazed, and they immediately-left him and went-out-of-sight.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When those who had been sent heard that, they couldn’t respond for they were amazed. That’s why they went home then.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “When Jesus’ enemies heard his answer, they were astounded, they couldn’t do as they had planned. They left him then.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
