Following are a number of back-translations of 2 Thessalonians 2:7:
Uma: “At this time, the power that empowers/controls that evil person is working quietly/secretly in the world. But he himself has not yet appeared, because he is still being blocked. So, when the blocking one is taken-aside/removed,” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “But this one who opposes God’s law, he really works already now in secret, but he is not able to come out/appear yet because there is still (something/someone) here that opposes him.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “For the power of that greatest transgressor is being used by him now secretly, and he will have to keep hidden yet until the time when that which restrains him is removed.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “Granted, there are those now who are opposing God, but what that one-who-opposes all God’s laws will do in the future is not yet known, and neither will it happen until God removes what/the-one-who is blocking/hindering him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “Admittedly even now, Satanas’ work keeps on, putting it in people’s heads to be rebellious. But it’s still under-cover/secret, for like-I-said, there is indeed something/someone hindering, that’s why as long as this which is hindering hasn’t been removed, that person who is the Epitome of Rebelliousness won’t yet appear on the scene.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Tenango Otomi: “Not yet has it appeared clearly concerning all the power of evil but his evil now is. It is that he who restrains it has not given permission for it to appear clearly about who the person is that I speak of.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 1:21:
Uma: “From there, Petrus continued his speech, he said: ‘Relatives, that is why there must be one from among us whom we choose to become a witness along with us, witnessing to the living again of Lord Yesus. That person whom we choose, must be one who was usually with us from-the-start when Lord Yesus walked around with us, beginning with the work of Yohanes the Baptizer until the lifting-up of our Lord from our midst.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “‘That’s why,’ Petros said, ‘another one must be titled/given the rank caused-to-be-together-with us (incl.) in witnessing/testifying that Isa our (incl.) Leader is now alive again. He must be a person who has been together with us (incl.) during the time we (incl.) journeyed with Isa, starting when Yahiya bathed until the day Isa was caused to ascend to heaven.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Therefore,’ said Peter, ‘it is necessary for one to be chosen who can be added to us eleven apostles. It is necessary that he was one of our companions in our going around with our (incl.) Lord Jesus beginning with John’s baptizing until Jesus was taken up to heaven, because it is necessary that he is able to join in with us in testifying about the resurrection of Jesus,’ said Peter.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “So it-is-necessary that we choose a replacement for Judas so-that someone will join us (excl.) in confirming/verifying the living again of the Lord Jesus. The one we choose must have been-accompanying us (excl.) continuously when Jesus was with us, starting-from when-Juan -was-baptizing until Jesus’ being-raised to heaven.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “Well, now, it’s necessary that we choose someone to replace that Judas. The people we choose from must have been with us (excl.) all the time that the Lord Jesus was still with us,” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 1:4:
Uma: “Like that which was written, Yohanes the Baptizer really did appear in the wilderness [lit., empty field]. He brought the Word of God to the people, he said: ‘Repent from your sins, and you must come here I will baptize so that God forgives your sins.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “So-then, Yahiya came/arrived there in the lonely place. He was the one hep who bathed/baptized people when they already regretted and let-go of their sins. Yahiya proclaimed there to the people that whoever regrets and leaves/lets-go-of his evil doings, he should be bathed and God will forgive him.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And this was fulfilled through John, the one titled Baptizer. For he was in the land where people do not live and he also preached to people. He said, ‘Give up your bad deeds and have yourselves baptized so that it might be known that you have given them up, and then God will forgive your sins,’ said John.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “And that was fulfilled, because Juan the Baptizer appeared in the place that has no inhabitants, and he preached to those who went to listen. He said, ‘Repent of your sins and get-baptized so that God will forgive your sins.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “This was fulfilled when Juan emerged. He baptized in the wilderness place and taught, saying, ‘Repent/be-sorry-for and drop/give-up your (pl.) sins and have yourselves baptized as a testimony that you will now drop them, so that you will indeed be forgiven by God.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Shipibo-Conibo: “John appeared. Having appeared, where no house is, he washed them [‘wash’ does not eliminate immersion]. He told them a word regarding being washed, having made the mind another, so that sin(s) be wiped away for them.” (Source: James Lauriault in The Bible Translator 1951, p. 32ff. )
Balinese: “There the whole country of Judea and all the inhabitants of the city of Jerusalem came out to meet Jokanan, and then they were baptized in the river Jarden, while they confessed their sins.” (Source: J.L. Swellengrebel in The Bible Translator 1950, p. 75ff. )
English translation by Michael Pakaluk (2019): “there arose someone baptizing in the desert, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins — John.”
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Timothy 1:4:
Uma: “Forbid/Stop them so that they no longer continually think about false/lying stories and genealogies [lit., accounts of family-relations] that have no end. For people who continually think about those stories and accounts just continually argue, they do not follow God’s intention/purpose that we know from our faith in him.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “Command them to stop telling the stories (fictitious) simply made by men. And they also ought to stop always telling stories about the names of the many generations of their ancestors. Because of those stories the result will be they will only argue. That will not be-able-to-help them so that they can obey/follow the will of God. But that is what is able to help them, their trust in Isa Almasi.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “and they must stop studying mistaken histories and long histories of the ancestors of people. For if this is what they are studying, they will just argue about what is right. It is not possible that by means of this we can know what God causes us to understand by means of faith.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “Command (them) also that they not always be thinking about the tales of people long ago and the very-long lists of names of ancestors, because (things) like those are only a cause-of-people’s -quarrelling. They contribute-no -help toward the fulfilling of God’s plan, because our knowing and following God’s plan, it is through our faith.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “And tell them not to be always bothering/busy with those stories of theirs which have no truth and those thousands of listed-names of ancestors and their descendants which fascinate them. That is just where they get conflicts, not at all where they can get what can help them in their serving the Lord. Really only our belief and trust in the Lord is where this which can help can be gotten.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Tenango Otomi: “Tell them that they no longer teach just stories. Because now there isn’t an end to their teaching about what the ancient people did long ago. But these words only have arguments accompanying them, nothing good comes from them. Concerning the good teaching which accompanies our faith, that is what God wants that we teach the people.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 2:27:
Uma: “Because you (sing.) do not abandon my soul to stay in the dwelling-place of the dead, my body you (sing.) do not abandon in the grave until rotten, because I an your (sing.) servant whom you chose.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “Because you will not leave me in the land of the dead. You will not abandon/leave my body to rot. I am your holy servant.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Because I know that you will not just never mind my soul there in the place of the dead. I, your faithful servant, I know also that you will not permit that my body will become rotten.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “that you (sing.) will not abandon-me in the place of the dead. You (sing.) also will not allow my body to rot, because I singlemindedly/persistently serve you (sing.).” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “you won’t leave/desert my spirit there in the wherever of the dead. You won’t leave my body to rot in the grave, I who am always obeying your will.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Chuj: “Because you, my Lord, you will not leave my spirit among the dead. You will not allow to decay the body of the one very precious in your sight.”
Morelos Nahuatl: “I have much confidence because you will not leave my soul to remain forever among the dead ones. Neither will you leave my body to decay because I am your son and I am good.”
Teutila Cuicatec: “…nor let thy Holy One see corruption nor will you allow me, whom you love, to rot away.”
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Timothy 3:1:
Uma: “Very true are the words that say like this: a person who wants to be a religion leader desires good work.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “This saying is true that if a person wants to be named/titled the leader of the ones trusting in Isa Almasi this ambition of his is good.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “How true the saying is which says, ‘The man who wants to be the one to lead the believers, that work which he wants is very good.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “What they say is indeed true that the one who wants to become a leader of the believers, it’s a valuable work that he wants.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “This talk/saying is true, that whoever wants to be in charge of believers, he’s going-after/calling-for a really good and important/high responsibility/job.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Tenango Otomi: “This word that I am going to speak is true. The person who wants the position of leading in speaking the word at the church wants to do a work that is very good.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 3:12:
Uma: “When Petrus saw those many people, he said to them: ‘My Israel relatives! Why are you surprised seeing what has happened here? What do you keep looking at us (excl.) for? Do you think/say that the reason this person is walking is because we (excl.) have power, or from the holiness of our (excl.) hearts? Indeed not!” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “When Petros saw the people, he spoke to them. He said, ‘O people of Isra’il. Why do you wonder about us (excl.)? And why do you stare at us (excl.)? Do you think-mistakenly it is our (excl.) power that has caused this man to walk, or that’s the reason he is able to walk, because our (excl.) livers are holy/clean? It’s not.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when Peter saw this, he said to the people, ‘My companions, descendants of Israel, why are you so surprised? Why are you looking at us? Perhaps you suppose that it was through our own power or because of the fact that we don’t have any sin that we cured this person so that he could walk.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “When Pedro saw them, he said, ‘My companions who are Israel’s descendants, why are you amazed at that? Why are you staring-at-us? Is-it-indeed-the-case (incredulous RQ) that our power or goodness was what-made-this man-walk?” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “When Pedro observed, he said to them, ‘My fellow-countrymen descendants of Israel, why are you amazed at what has happened to this person? And why are you staring like that at us (excl.), as if he had been made able to walk through the strength of our (excl.) own knowledge/aquired-skill or (our) obeying of the will of God?” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Chichimeca-Jonaz: “When Peter saw many gathering together, he addressed the people, he told them: ‘You Israelites who are relatives of mine, why are you thinking it over inside because of what you saw happen and why are you looking so hard at us as if it were that we alone by our strength had caused that this person went to walking? Maybe you all think he got well because we are so holy.'” (Source: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)
