Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 13:27:
- Uma: “I will order my angels to go gather the people who are my portion from the whole world, from the corners of the world and from the corners of the sky.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “And I will command the angels to come and gather the people which I have chosen from the four corners of the world.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And I will send my angels to the four sides here on the earth, and they will gather together my chosen people from everywhere on the earth.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then I will send the angels to the four sources of the wind in order that they go gather-together my people whom I have chosen from all corners of the world.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “I will then send my angels to gather together all my chosen people coming from whatever place here under the heavens.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Hebrews 12:12:
- Uma: “So then, from that, don’t be lax. Make strong your weak faith.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Na, therefore encourage your livers and make your trust firm.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Therefore, brethren, draw tight your trust and hold tight to your faith.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Therefore you who are as if your hands are hanging-limply and your knees trembling because of your hardship, strengthen your minds.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Therefore don’t give up or weaken but rather be strong/exert-yourselves in your following/obeying.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Therefore now anew be strengthened. Have your minds be firm.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 16:17:
- Uma: “That woman continually followed us (excl.), us (excl.) Paulus, and continually shouted, she said: ‘These people are the servants of God whose power surpasses all that is worshipped! They come to tell you the way so you can be lifted from the punishment of your sins.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “She followed behind us (excl.) and Paul and she kept calling out, she said, ‘These people are the servants of God the Most High. They tell you how you can be saved.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And this woman went along with us and Paul, screaming out saying, ‘As for these men, they are servants of the great God. They will cause you to understand the way so that you might be freed from his punishment.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “She was following us (excl.) and Pablo repeatedly-shouting, ‘These people, they serve the Highest God! They are telling the way you may-be-saved!'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When we (excl.) came across her, she then followed- us (excl.) -closely, continually shouting out, saying, ‘As for these people, they are servants of God the Most-important/Highest. They are teaching/showing to you the way/trail of salvation.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 14:22:
- Uma: “While they were eating, Yesus took bread and he prayed-over-it saying thank you to God. After that, he chunked it and offered it to them, he said: ‘Take it, eat it. This is my body.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “While they were eating, Isa took bread and after he had given thanks to God, he broke it (in pieces) and gave it to them. He said, ‘Take it. This bread is my body.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And while they were still eating, Jesus took a piece of bread, and he gave thanks to God, and he broke it and gave it to his disciples, and he said, ‘This is my body; eat it.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “While they were still eating, Jesus took some bread and thanked God. Then he broke-it-repeatedly-into-pieces and gave it to his disciples saying, ‘Take this, because this is my body.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When they were still eating, Jesus picked up bread and then gave thanks to God. After he had given thanks, he divided it and then gave it to those disciples of his. He said, ‘Here, take it and eat it, for this is my body.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Hebrews 13:15:
- Uma: “So, relatives, with the mediating of Yesus, let us continually offer our worship-gift to God. Our worship-gift is our thanks and our words that make big his name.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Therefore, we (incl.) should always praise God going-through Almasi and we (incl.) should speak forth/voice our (incl.) thanks to him and we (dual) should confess/say-it-is-true that he is our (incl.) Lord. That is figuratively our (dual) sacrifice to him.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And because of that it’s necessary that by means of Jesus our priest, what we always sacrifice to God is our praise to Him. Let us always show God our thanks to Him.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “And what we ought to continually be offering to God because of Jesus is our worshipping/praising and thanking him. These are the proper offerings-to-be-made by people who confess that he is the Lord.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Therefore now/today, because this Jesus is our Most-important Priest without equal, we need to be praising God unendingly. That’s the used-for-worship thank-offering which is fitting for people who are truly submitting to him, not animals which are being sacrificed.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Therefore now, let us thank God always. For Jesus Christ is our high priest where God is, and he is the one who takes to God our words when we thank God.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 17:9:
- Uma: “Finally, Yason and the other believers in Yesus were fined, and then released.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Then Jason and his companions were made-to-pay bail by the officials and then they were sent home.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And as for Jason and his companions, the officials caused them to pay a fine for their bodies and then they let them go.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “And they made-Jason and his fellow believers -post-bail, then they released-them.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Therefore, what those officials did was, they caused Jason and his companions to put down a large amount (of money), which would be returned provided Pablo-and-co did no more of that making trouble of theirs. When they had put down what was being caused to be given, Jason-and-co were sent home.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 14:54:
- Uma: “Petrus followed from far off, until [they] arrived at the yard of the Big Priest’s house. There is sat to warm-himself-by-the-fire with the guards.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Na, Petros followed Isa but from afar, up-to/including going into the yard of the house of the leading priest. He sat down with the guards beside the fire to warm (himself).” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Peter followed also but not very near. He went only as far as the yard of the house of the high priest. He sat down there with the guards and warmed himself at their fire.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Now as for Pedro, he followed at a measurable distance (lit. measurable was the space-between them) until he arrived at the yard of that-aforementioned house. Then he went and sat-down-with the guards to join-in-warming-himself-by-the-fire.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “As for Pedro, he followed along behind (implies keeping check, usually for safety). He continued on as far as to the enclosed yard of the house of that Most-imortant Priest. He sat down beside the fire, joining the guards in warming-by-the-fire.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of James 1:22:
- Uma: “So, we must follow the Lord’s Word, don’t just listen dry [idiom meaning to do something without the proper accompanying action]. For if we just listen to it dry, we are deceiving ourselves.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Don’t just listen to the word/message of God but do what he commands. For if you just listen but don’t do it, you just/simply deceive yourselves.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “You must obey the Word of God. If you just listen to his word and you do not obey it, it is as if you are lying to your own breath.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Do not only listen to the words of God, but rather obey (them) as-well, because if you only listen and you don’t obey, surely you are deceiving yourselves.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But if the limit of it is, you are just listening to his word, for you aren’t following/obeying it, you are only lying to yourselves. It’s really necessary that you are following/obeying it.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Do what the good new word teaches you. Don’t deceive your hearts in that you think that you only need to listen to the word, it isn’t that.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
