Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 24:34:
- Noongar: “They were saying, ‘The Lord really has risen! Jesus showed himself to Simon!'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “The ones gathered said: ‘It really is true, that the Lord lives again! He appeared to Simon!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “They said to the two, ‘Really, the Lord is really alive again and he has shown himself to Simon.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And the reason they were gathered there is they were telling each other, saying, ‘It must really be true that the Lord Jesus is raised from the dead, because he appeared to Peter.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “saying, ‘It is sure-enough true that the Lord has come-to-life again, because he appeared to Simon!'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “The disciples said, ‘It’s really true that the Lord Jesus has been made alive again. He indeed came-to-see Simon.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 6:18:
- Uma: “so that others do not know we (incl.) are fasting. Only our (incl.) Father in heaven who is not visible, He is the only one who knows we (incl.) are fasting. He sees our (incl.) behavior/deeds that others do not know, and he will reward us (incl.).” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “so that the others do not know that you are fasting. Your Father who cannot be seen, sees what you are doing and he will certainly reward you.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “so that no one else will know you are abstaining. The only one who will know is our Father God who cannot be hidden from. He will be the one to see what you do even though you are alone, and he will be the one to reward you.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “so that no one will know that you are fasting but only our Father who cannot be seen. Because he is seeing what you are doing that you don’t make-known to others, and he will be the one to reward you.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “so that it won’t be known by others that you are fasting. The only one who will know is your Father in heaven. He can’t be seen but he is the one who sees this which you are doing in which you are not seeking praise from others. Well of course, he is the one who will reward you.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Do not want that people realize that you are fasting. Only your Father will know that you are fasting, and it is he who will pay you.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Corinthians 16:5:
- Uma: “I will visit you after I visit them in Makedonia, for I want to go there first.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “I will come to you but I will stop over first in Makedoniya to visit the prayer-houses there as I had planned.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “I’m going to Corinth when I finish my purpose there in the province of Macedonia, because I’ve decided to pass through Macedonia.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “What I am thinking now is that I will pass-through Macedonia to teach there, then I will visit you.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “I really will continue-on to there from Macedonia, for I plan to go-and-check on the groups of believers there.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “When I leave here I am going to the land of Macedonia. After that I will continue on and go to Corinth where you live.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 7:17:
- Uma: “A fat/healthy tree, its fruit is good. A stunted tree, its fruit is not good.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “A good tree has good fruit but a tree that is not good also has fruit that is not good.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “The good tree, it has good fruit, but the bad tree, bad also is its fruit.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “And the cultivated tree which is strong/healthy has fruit which is good also, but if the tree is sick, no one wants to eat its fruit because it isn’t good.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “For you know a good tree produces good fruit. But a tree that is not good produces fruit that is not good.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 2 Corinthians 1:13:
- Uma: “What we (excl.) write/wrote to you, it is only what you [can] clearly read, know and understand. There are some of you who already do understand our (excl.) purpose, but there are also still some who do not-yet understand. So I hope/trust that you all will understand our (excl.) purpose, so that when our (incl.) Lord Yesus arrives, your hearts will be big [proud] because of us (excl.), like our (excl.) hearts are big because of you.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “All we (excl.) wrote to you, you were able to read and to understand. Now you do not yet understand everything about our (excl.) work/doings, but I expect/hope that you will really understand it all, so that you can boast about us (excl.) like/in the same way as we (excl.) will also boast about you when the day of our (incl.) Leader, Isa Almasi’s return comes.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The only thing that we write when we send you a letter is what you can read and understand; and I want you to thoroughly understand” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Moreover what we (excl.) have written to you, its meaning is not hidden-from-view but rather is easy to read and understand. I know that you don’t yet properly understand our (excl.) thoughts and behavior, but may-it-be that what you understand will keep-being-added-to in order that your happiness with us (excl.) will equal our (excl.) happiness with you on the day that Jesu Cristo comes again.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “In our (excl.) letters that we sent to you there was no like hidden meaning, but rather just exactly what anyone who reads can understand. Right now your recognising/acknowledging of our (excl.) ways/nature is lacking, but we (excl.) are hoping that the day will come when you will fully recognise/acknowledge it so that, when the day of the return of our Lord Jesus arrives, you can praise us (excl.), just like you also, we (excl.) can praise you.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Concerning the words I write here on the letter I am writing, there isn’t some other word mixed in it, all is just as it says. The word you understand here in the paper is the very word I want to tell you. I do not deceive you. Very much do I want that your hearts understand well that all I do is proper.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 1:47:
- Uma: “Yesus saw Natanael coming to meet-with him, he said: ‘Here comes a Yahudi person who really takes-after the character of Israel his ancestor long ago, he is not a deceiver!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When Isa saw Natanael coming towards him, Isa said, ‘Here is one real Isra’il person. He does not deceive.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when they arrived there, Jesus saw Nathaniel and said, ‘This one really is a true descendant of Israel because he doesn’t cover up anything.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Upon Jesus’ seeing Nataniel coming, he said, ‘This is a true descendant of Israel, because he has no trickery.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Jesus saw that Natanael was approaching him. Having seen, he said, ‘Here is someone who is a true Israelita who has no deceitfulness at all.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Jesus saw that Nathanael was approaching and said, ‘Now you see coming here a Jew who truly lives uprightly and is not a deceiver.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 8:20:
- Uma: “Yesus answered him, he said: ‘Civet-cats have their dens, and birds have their nests. But I the Child of Mankind, I do not even have my house to sleep in.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Isa answered, he said, ‘The pahang (big lizard) are better off they have a hole, and the birds have their nests. But I, the Son of Man have no place for rest.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus answered, ‘Caves are what foxes live in, and birds have their roosting places. But I who am titled the Older Sibling of Mankind, I just sleep anywhere because I have no home.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Whereupon Jesus said, ‘Even the civet-cats have holes to live in, and the birds also, they have nests, but I who am Child of a Person have no proper place-to-sleep.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Jesus replied, saying, ‘Is that true? You’d better remember that wolves have tree-holes and birds have nests. But I who am the One From Heaven Born of Man/human, I have no certain place to stay, but on the contrary just wherever I can.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Jesus said to this one: ‘Well, foxes have holes where they stay. The birds have nests where they stay. But the Man who came from heaven doesn’t have any place to go to bed.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 2 Corinthians 3:4:
- Uma: “The reason we (excl.) are brave to speak of ourselves(excl.) like this, [is] because we (excl.) trust in God, and Kristus is the one who chose us (excl.) to be his workers.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “The reason why we (excl.) dare to say this is because we (excl.) trust in God. And we (excl.) trust in God because of Almasi.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The reason that we can say that you are our letter is because since we have become one with Christ, our faith in God is big.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “We (excl.) thoroughly believe that these-things are true, because God is the one whom we (excl.) trust to help-us by-means-of Cristo.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “In God’s sight we (excl.) are not ashamed to speak like this because, this good outcome of our (excl.) teaching, (it was) only (achieved) through the efficacy (lit. strength) of the help of Cristo to us (excl.).” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “I am assured now that there at the face, the eye of God, the work which I did comes out well because I walk with Christ.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
