Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 11:17:
- Noongar: “But Jesus saw what they were thinking, so Jesus said to them, ‘If one country is divided and people of the country fight other people of the country, then that country will not stand long; if people of a family are divided, the family will be broken.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “But actually Yesus knew what was in their hearts. That is why he said to them: ‘For example, if a king and the people in his kingdom are always fighting/reciprocally-opposing, that kingdom will definitely fall/be destroyed. So also people in a family who are always fighting, they will definitely separate-apart.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But Isa knew what was in their minds therefore he said to them, ‘For example if there is a kingdom and it’s people fight against each other, eventually that kingdom will be destroyed. And if the (members of) a family oppose each other they also will be destroyed.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “However, Jesus realized what was inside their breath, and he said, ‘For example, if there is a king and his subjects are fighting each other, the power of that king will not last very long. If there is a head of a family and his subjects turn against each other, that family will fall apart.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But Jesus knew what was in their thoughts, so he said to them, ‘If the many-people in a town/country fight-each-other, that country will be ruined. So also a family, if they quarrel, they will separate.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But Jesus knew what they were thinking. That’s why he said to them, ‘Whatever kingdom which is not harmonious for its subjects are opposing one another, of course it won’t last. Like that too will happen to whatever household. As long as its people are divided because they are in conflict, of course it won’t last.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Revelation 12:9:
- Uma: “So, that big dragon, he was thrown out of heaven. His name is the Snake of Old, who is also named the King of Evil-ones and Seta [‘seta’ means ‘demon’ in Uma], who deceives people who live in the whole world. He was thrown out of heaven to earth with his companion angels.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “The big dragon was thrown out of heaven. He is the one called the snake of old times. There is yet another name for him, hibilis or the leader of demons. He is the one who deceived all mankind. He was thrown onto the earth together with all his followers.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Therefore the big snake which is a dragon was driven out of heaven. That snake is Satan, the demon who deceived all mankind. He and all of his angels were thrown down to the earth.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “So he and his angels were thrown to the earth. That large dragon, he is the same one who appeared as a snake long ago who is also named Satanas or the Devil. He is the one who has been deceiving people in this world.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Without anything further, that big dragon was thrown down. Well, as for that dragon, he was that one who disguised himself as a snake long ago and from then on, he has continued his deceiving of all people here under the heavens. One of his names is Accuser (implies the one accusing is also at fault but denying his part), and another is Satanas. He was thrown down here to the ground together with those angels who sided with him.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “The terrible animal was thrown to earth and with him went all the angels he commanded. This one is the old snake who is named the devil and Satan. And he deceives the people who live all over the earth.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Romans 9:23:
- Uma: “He does this to show how no kidding is the bigness of his life [i.e., his glory] to those whom he loves and whom he has made-ready from the start to get a share of his bigness of life.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “The reason God endures/holds-back his anger is so that all human-beings (may) know that his goodness to the people pitied (by) him and chosen (by) him to be honored in the future, is unimaginable/inexpressible.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And He did this so that as for us whom He has pitied, He can cause us to understand what His very good situation is, because He has prepared us so that we in the future might be made immortal.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “in order that he might also show his amazing godhood to the people to-whom-he-is-showing-mercy whom he previously prepared to participate in the exceedingly-good life in heaven.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “He wanted it to be know that abundantly he has the good. Because he was merciful to us and now we know about the good he has already determined to give us.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 11:49:
- Noongar: “Because of these things, the Scriptures say, ‘I will send the Prophets to them and also other people to speak to them; they will kill some people and they will hurt other people.'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “But the intention of God is very clear, he said like this: ‘I will order my prophets and my messengers to go to those people. Part/some of them will be killed, Part/some of them persecuted.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Therefore God who has the greatest wisdom says, ‘I send the prophets and the people I commission to the tribe of Isra’il. But some of those I send they kill and others they persecute.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “As for God, who is very wise, He said long ago, ‘I will send to them prophets and apostles, and they will kill some and some they will harm.’ The reason God said this was because He knew that as for you Jews, your breath would be one with the breath of your ancestors (this means what their ancestors did and what they did would be the same.)” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “This shows the wisdom/intelligence of God, because he said back then, ‘There are prophets and apostles that I will send them, but they will kill some and hardship others.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “That’s why what God said in his far from ordinary wisdom/understanding is really true, saying, ‘There will be prophets and apostles I will send there to them, some of whom they will kill, others they will cause to suffer.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Revelation 14:5:
- Uma: “They do not lie, there is also not even a little their wrong.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “They have not been heard lying. They don’t have any sin.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “They have never been heard lying; they have never done anything bad.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “They absolutely hadn’t lied, because they have no faults/lacks.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Really not even once, they haven’t lied, really nothing can be criticized-negatively in them.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “These are the people who have never lied. God finds nothing in them to be angry about.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Romans 11:1:
- Uma: “So, I ask: did God really discard the Israel that he had made his portion from long ago? Of course not. For I myself, I am an Israel person also. I am a descendant of Abraham from the family [lit., mother-group] of Benyamin.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So then I ask: Did God already turn-his-back-on/reject these people whom he chose? Indeed not! I myself hep am of the nation of Isra’il and a descendant of Ibrahim and descendant of Benjamin.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Now let’s not think that because the people who are descendants of Israel have not believed, God has abandoned all of the Jews, because I, am also a Jew like them; Abraham is my ancestor and I am also a descendant of one of his descendants who is Benjamin.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “I ask then: Has God turned-his-back-on his people the Jews? No, because even I, I am certainly a Jew who is a descendant of Benjamin who was also descended from Abraham.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “So now, did God separate from the Jews then? No he didn’t separate from them. Because I myself am a Jew, my ancestor is Benjamin, the descendant of Abraham.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 12:27:
- Noongar: “See the flowers in the bush! They don’t work. They don’t make clothes to wear. I tell you, King Solomon had much wealth but he did not have more beautiful clothes than these flowers.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “Consider the lives of flowers. They do not work, they do not make their clothes. But I say to you, even King Salomo with all of his riches, his clothes were not as pretty as those flowers.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Look at the flowers as to how they grow. They don’t work, they don’t weave. And-what’s-more I tell you, even King Sulaiman who was rich in old times, his clothes were not as good/nice as one of these flowers.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Look at the flowers, how they are growing — they do not work; they do not weave, but in spite of that, I tell you that even King Solomon long ago, who was very rich and famous, the beauty of his clothing did not amount to even a little fingernail, compared to these flowers.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘Look at the way the flowers get-big. They don’t work and weave their clothes, but I tell you that even King Solomon whose wealth was excessive, he had no clothes whose beauty equaled that of one of these flowers.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “And another thing, think about flowers. Isn’t it so that they don’t work hard or make cloth? But it’s the truth, even king Solomon who was spoken highly of for the big-size of his wealth, he indeed couldn’t dress to surpass one of these flowers in looking nice.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Revelation 16:9:
- Uma: “People/mankind were burned from its blazing/intense shining, and they cursed God, because he was the one who had power/authority over that torture. They still did not repent from their sins, they still did not admit/confess the bigness of life [glory] of God.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Mankind/the people were burnt because the sun was so very hot. Therefore they spoke-evil-about/insulted God because he was the one who sent those disasters. But they did not regret and leave their sins and they also did not praise God.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And since people were burned by the strong heat, they spoke in rejection against God because He was in control of their being tormented. But they did not give up their evil deeds, neither did they honor God.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But even though they were burned by that-aforementioned fearful heat, they didn’t repent of their sins to praise/worship God koma who was responsible for those fearful hardships, but rather they spoke-evil-of his name.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well what else but the people truly were heated through, because the heat really was intense, therefore they spoke-harshly-of God who had set in motion that suffering. They really determined that they would not repent and give up their sins and they wouldn’t praise God.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “the people very much were burned from the heat of the sun. Yet they did not want to turn their hearts to let themselves praise God. Rather even more they spoke against God, he who has the power for sending the suffering they were going through.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
