Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 22:27:
- Noongar: “Who is the greatest? The person sitting eating? Or the person giving him his food? Truly, the one sitting. But I sit among you like a person working for you.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “I ask you first: who is of highest rank? The one who sits eating, or the one who serves? Certainly the person who sits. But here am I in the midst of you like a person who serves you.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Who is greater, the one sitting down and eating or the one serving him? Is it not the one sitting and eating? But I am here with you like a servant.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Now for example, who is the greatest? Is it the one who sits down to eat, or is it the servant who serves him? Well certainly the one who is greatest is the one who sits down; but in spite of that, I your master, I am like a person who serves you.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Who perhaps is the higher, the one who sits to eat or the one who serves him? The one who is served who eats, is it not so? But here I am serving you like a servant.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “For who is more important, the one sitting at the eating-place or the waiter? Isn’t it so that it’s the one being served? But I who am your Lord am here among you like your servant.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999): “You can see that clearly: He who serves at the table stands, and he who lets himself be served lies down. Is the one who lies down greater? I am among you as your servant.”
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 1:22:
- Uma: “All that happened to fulfill what the Lord said with the lips of his prophets long ago, like this:” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Na, all this happened so that it would be fulfilled what God had said to Nabi Isaya in old times, he said,” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The reason these things happened to Mary and Joseph is because it was a fulfillment of what the Lord said long ago through his prophet who said,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “All this happened so that thus would be fulfilled what the Lord God had-caused-a prophet -to-say saying,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “All this happened so that what God had caused a prophet to say would be fulfilled, which was,” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Thus happened all these things in order that there come about the word God put in the mind of his spokesman to say:” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Corinthians 12:13:
- Uma: “So also we. We all are like just one body, for God baptized us all with the same Holy Spirit. Whether we are Yahudi or not Yahudi, live as slaves or live as nobles, we all received the same Holy Spirit.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Likewise all of us (incl.) who trust in Isa Almasi, if we (dual) are Yahudi or non-Yahudi, slaves or not, we (incl.) are bathed that means we (incl.) all are equally included by God’s Spirit into this body. Therefore we (incl.) are just like one body because we (incl.) are equally indwelt by God’s Spirit.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And all of us (incl.), Jew or not Jew, servant or not servant, we were all baptized by the one Holy Spirit; and by means of this we’ve all been made into one body. And we are all guided by just one Holy Spirit.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because all of us, whether Jews or Gentiles and whether slaves or not slaves, we were baptized to be joined to one body by-means-of the one Spirit of God, and this Spirit is the one (Spirit) that we have all received.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Because as for all of us, Jew or not, slave or not slave, really just-one is the Espiritu Santo with whom we were baptized so that we would become like just-one body. For really this just-one Espiritu Santo of God is whom we all have been indwelt by.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “All of us, whether we are Jews or not Jews, whether we have bosses or do not have bosses, yet all of us upon being baptized, the Holy Spirit caused that we became like just one person. Because all of us walk with the Holy Spirit.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 22:59:
- Noongar: “After, another man said again and again, ‘I truly know. This man accompanied Jesus, because he also is from Galilee!'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “About an hour from there, someone also said: ‘Definitely he is really his companion, because he is also a Galilea person!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “After about an hour had gone by another one also noticed Petros and said, ‘I know for sure that this person is also one of his companions. For he is from Jalil.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And a little while later there was another person who recognized Peter and he said, ‘It’s really true what you are a companion of that one that was arrested, because it can be recognized that you also are a Galilean.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “After an hour went by, there was again a man who insisted, ‘It is emphatically true that this is one of Jesus’ companions, because he is emphatically from-Galilea also.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “About one hour passed, then someone insisted saying, ‘This fellow really is indeed his companion, for he’s a taga Galilea.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 3:6:
- Uma: “They came confessing/admitting their sins, and he baptized them in the Yordan River, a sign they had repented from their sins.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “They confessed their sins and Yahiya bathed them in the river Jordan.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And as for those people, they admitted their sins to John,and he baptized them in the river Jordan.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “They were confessing their sins and then Juan baptized them in the Jordan river.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “They were repenting of their sins and having themselves baptized by Juan there in that river Jordan, testifying that they would now drop/give-up sin.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “These people said that they truly had sin and these people were baptized by John in the river Jordan.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Corinthians 14:1:
- Uma: “So, relatives, what we must really do first is love others. And after that, we must also strive to get abilities from the Holy Spirit. And the ability that is the most useful is the ability to speak God’s words.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “That is what you should really strive for, to love your fellow-men. And you should also aspire for the expertises from the Spirit of God especially the expertise of speaking the word of God.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Therefore, brothers, it’s necessary that what you put first in your breath is your love for your companions. And it’s good also, if you ask for the skills which the Holy Spirit gives, espcially the skill to interpret that which God causes to understand.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Do everything in your power then to love-one-another, and at-the-same-time also desire-strongly to receive the various abilities that the Holy Spirit gives, especially the ability of God’s spokesman (also rendered as in v.3).” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “It is really important that you always strive-hard-after this valuing, however hope-for/expect also the abilities that the Espiritu Santo freely-gives, especially that of having-put-into-one’s-mind what God is making known to everyone.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Now earnestly endeavor that you love your fellow men, each one of you. And also want that God will give to you the strength to do his work. But most intensely want that there be those people who will speak the word God puts in their minds to speak.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 23:20:
- Noongar: “Pilate wanted to release Jesus, so then he asked all the people.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “So, because Pilatus wanted to release Yesus, that is why he again spoke to the people.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Pilatus wanted to let Isa free therefore he called again to the people.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And as for Pilate, he wanted to turn Jesus loose, and again he asked the people what they wanted,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Pilato wanted to release Jesus, so he spoke again with the many-people,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Undeterred, Pilato spoke again causing them to listen, for what really was in his mind was that he wanted to free Jesus.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 4:21:
- Uma: “After that, Yesus continued his journey, he also saw two siblings: Yakobus and Yohanes, the children of Zebedeus. They were fixing their nets in the boat with their father. Yesus called them to become his followers.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Isa went on/continued on his way. He also/again saw two siblings Yakub and Yahiya, the sons of Sebede. They were together with their father in a boat fixing their nets. Isa called them and told them to come along.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “They went along there and Jesus met two different persons, brothers also, James and John the sons of Zebedee. They were in a boat with their father for they were repairing their nets. Jesus called to them,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “As they were then walking along the edge of the lake, Jesus saw another sibling-pair, Santiago and Juan and their father Zebedeo. They were riding in their boat preparing their nets. Jesus called those siblings,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “As Jesus continued walking, he also came upon the two brothers Santiago and Juan. They were the sons of Zebedeo. They were fixing their trawl-net there in the boat, along with their father. They also were called by Jesus.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Going on a bit farther, again he saw two people who were brothers. They were James and John, the sons of Zebedee. They were together with their father in a boat fixing their nets. Jesus told them to go with him.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
