Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 21:12:
- Noongar: “But before all these things happen, they will seize you and hurt you; they will drag you for punishment to the Meeting Houses and they will put you in gaol. They will bring you before kings and before rulers because of me.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “But before all that happens, you will be arrested and persecuted. You will be brought before the king and the government because of your following of Me.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But before all this happens, they will seize you and persecute you. They will bring you to their prayer-houses to be judged and they will put you in prison. You will also be brought before the kings and the governors and they will judge you because you follow me.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “But before these things take place, people will arrest you and treat you harmfully; they will bring you before rulers of the churches of the Jews and they will punish you. You will be brought also before kings and governors because they are my disciples.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘But before these things happen, they will arrest and hardship you. They will file-charges-against you in the synagogues and they will imprison you. Because of your faith in me, they will take you to kings and governors.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But before all this comes, you will be being arrested and caused-suffering, being taken by them to the worship-place to be judged and caused-suffering there, and even imprisoned. And just because of your following/obeying me, you will be brought before kings and governors.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Corinthians 10:27:
- Uma: “If any of you are called by a friend who is not a Kristen person to go eat at their house, and you want to go, eat what they offer you. You don’t have to ask first whether it is meat that was offered to idols or not.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “For example, there is a person who does not trust in Isa Almasi who invites you to eat and you want to go, you can eat whatever he places before you. But don’t ask (keep asking) if it has been given to the idols in order that you will eat without hindrance.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “If there is someone who has not believed in our Lord, and he asks you to eat in his house and you go, it’s allowable for you to eat what he sets before you. However, you must not ask if it has been sacrificed or not, so that you will not feel guilty if it has been sacrificed.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “If moreover there is someone who does not believe who invites you (sing.) to eat and you (sing.) want to go eat-with (him), eat your (sing.) fill (lit. eat properly), whatever they set-before (you) without asking whether it was offered to idols.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “If you are invited to go and eat at the house of a person who is not a believer, and you want to attend, eat whatever is set before you. Don’t bother your mind/inner-being or ask if it was used in worshipping a pretend god or not.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “If a person who is not a believer invites you to a meal and you decide to go, then eat whatever is given to you. Do not first ask whether the meat has been sacrificed or not. Do not be afraid to eat it.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 22:6:
- Noongar: “Judas said, ‘Yes,’ and started looking for a good moment to betray Jesus when people were not watching.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “Yudas agreed, and from that time he searched for a good opportunity to sell Yesus to his enemies without the crowds knowing.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Judas agreed. (lit. said yes) Then, from then on he was looking for a good time to hand Isa over so that they could catch him and the people would not know it.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Judas agreed; and starting from that time, he looked for a way so that he might betray Jesus so that they could arrest him, and it would not be known by the many people.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Judas agreed and after that he began to look for his opportunity to betray Jesus in the absence of the many-people.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “That which they promised him pleased Judas. Well, from then on, he then looked for a time when he could hand-over Jesus to those who wanted to arrest (him) without all-the-people observing.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Corinthians 11:26:
- Uma: “So, every time we eat the bread and drink the wine like that, what we do recounts how/that the Lord died, until he comes again.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Because each time you eat like this (the) bread and drink like this from the glass, you tell about Almasi’s death until he comes back.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And until the time when our Lord Jesus returns, when you drink this drink and eat this bread, you’re showing your faith in His death.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Therefore on each occasion-that-you -eat the bread and drink from the cup, you are making-known the death of the Lord until his coming again.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Because every time you eat bread and drink doing like this, you are really making evident the Lord’s death until he comes back here again.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Therefore each time you eat the bread and drink the juice of the grapes like this, you cause that people will know that the Lord Jesus died. Thus will you do until the day when the Lord Jesus comes.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 22:38:
- Noongar: “The disciples said, ‘See! Here are two spears, Lord!’ ‘That’s enough,’ Jesus said.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “His disciples said: ‘Lord, here are two swords.’ Yesus said: ‘Thus/enough.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Then they said, ‘Sir, look, there are two swords here.’ ‘That is enough now,’ he said.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then his disciples said, ‘Look, because we have two swords.’ And Jesus said, ‘That is enough.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘Lord,’ they said, ‘Here are two swords.’ ‘That’s enough,’ he answered.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Those disciples of Jesus said, ‘Lord, here are two bolos.” That’s enough talk of that,’ said Jesus.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 2:8:
- Uma: “After that, he commanded them to go to Betlehem, he said to them: ‘Go to Betlehem, investigate well where that Child is. When you find him, come here and tell me, so that I also may go worship him.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Then Herod told them to go to Betlehem, he said, ‘Go and really search for the child. When you have found the child, tell me, so that I can also go to praise him.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when he found out, he ordered them to carefully search for the child and he said, ‘If you find him, let me know so I can find him because I will worship also.’ Then he let them continue on to Bethlehem.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then he sent them to Betlehem saying, ‘Go there, and carefully search for that baby. When you find-him, return here to tell me so that I will go there also to worship him.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When he now knew, he sent them to Betlehem. He said, ‘Look carefully for that child. When you have found him, inform me, so that I can also worship him.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Upon being told, Herod said to them: ‘Go to Bethlehem now and search for the baby until you have found him. When you have found him, then come here to tell me all about it so that I also can go and worship him,’ he said to them.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Corinthians 12:24:
- Uma: “But the parts of our body that already appear good, we don’t put anything very special on them. God arranged the parts of our body so that the parts that were not honored much, those [contrary to expectation] are the ones we take care of a lot.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But the things that are nice to look at don’t have to be caused-to-be-good/be beautified. When God made our (dual) body he purposed that the things that don’t have much use should be served/fixed very well” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “But those parts of the body which are good to look at, it’s not necessary to decorate them anymore. The reason God made our bodies like this is so that we might take very good care of those parts of our body that seem to be of not much use.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “while those whose appearance is beautiful, they don’t need to be taken-care-of like that. The reason that God arranged the parts of our body like that is so that we will care-for and properly esteem what we consider to be of little esteem/importance” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “We don’t have to do this with the parts that we already consider good. But when God created the human body, he gave importance to the parts that were like unimportant.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “There are parts of our bodies which are seen and do not need any special care. God made our bodies and he made it so that there is more value to the parts we say are not so great in appearance.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 22:70:
- Noongar: “They all said, ‘Then you are the Son of God, are you?’ Jesus said to them, ‘You say this of me.'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “Those judges said again: ‘If thus, are you (sing.) really the Son of God?’ Yesus said: ‘Really thus, like you have said.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “They all said, ‘If it is like that, you are the Son of God?’ Isa answered, he said, ‘As you say it, I (am) already.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And they all said, ‘Well, if that’s what you say, who are you, anyway? Are you the Son of God?’ And Jesus answered, ‘Yes, it is what you say.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then they again inquired, ‘Are you (sing.) then the Child of God?’ ‘If that’s what you say, correct,’ he said.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “‘Well if it’s like that apparently, you mean to say that you are the Son of God!’ said all those who were assembled. ‘Yes, what you have said it true,’ said Jesus.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
