complete verse (1 Corinthians 6:19)

Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Corinthians 6:19:

  • Uma: “Don’t you know, relatives, your body is the dwelling-place of the Holy Spirit. He dwells in your heart. God himself gave you the Holy Spirit. He is your Lord, not you yourselves.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Is it that you don’t know that your bodies are figuratively the house where the Holy Spirit dwells, the one that God gave to you and who lives in your bodies? You are not the owner of your body but God is.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Certainly you know that as for our body, that’s where dwells the Holy Spirit that God gave us. We are no longer owners of our body, but rather the one who owns us is God, because what He gave to set us free from slavery is very big. That’s why you must use your body, so that God might be made famous.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Don’t you know that your bodies are the temple in which dwells the Holy Spirit that God has given you? It is not you who are the owners of your bodies but rather God,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Do you not yet know that your bodies, what they are like is the far-from-ordinary house where the Espiritu Santo lives whom God caused-to-indwell you. Therefore your bodies are really no longer yours but rather, (they are) God’s.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Do you not know about our bodies, that they represent the temple of the Holy Spirit? Because God sent the Holy Spirit to live in our hearts. Now, we do not rule ourselves.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 19:31)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 19:31:

  • Noongar: “If people ask why you are untying the donkey, tell them, ‘The Lord wants it’.'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “If people ask you why your are untying it, say: ‘Because the Lord needs it.’ ‘” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “If someone asks why you untie it, say ‘The Lord needs it.’ ‘” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And if someone asks you why you are untying it, you say, ‘Our Lord Jesus needs this.’ ‘” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “If someone inquires of you, ‘Why are you untying that?’ say, ‘Our (excl.) Lord needs it.’ ‘” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “If there is someone who comments on it to you as to why you are untying it, say, ‘The Lord needs it.”” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “And if anyone asks the two of you, ‘Why is it that you’re untying its rope?’ then speak to him like this, ‘The Chief has work with it.’ ‘” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Kupsabiny: “And when/if somebody ask you why you are untying the donkey, tell him that, ‘The Lord wants/needs it.’‘ ” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Mairasi: “But if the people ask you: ‘Why are you guys untying this keledai [donkey]?’ they will say, then tell that person [who asked]: ‘It is Above-One [Lord]’s throat’ you must say’ says Yesus to them.” (Source: Enggavoter 2004)
  • Hiligaynon: “If someone asks you(pl) why you(pl) are untying the ass, you(pl) answer him that the Lord needs-(it).’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)

complete verse (1 Corinthians 7:31)

Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Corinthians 7:31:

  • Uma: “People who are busy seeking their life [i.e., livelihood, things for this life] in this world, don’t keep thinking about their life in this world. For this world that we live in is about finished.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “And whatever we (dual) do in this world, we (dual) should consider (it) as not very important/valuable to us (dual) because everything in this world is going by only.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “It’s necessary that if we use the things here on the earth, they should not become very big in our breaths. The reason I say this is, it won’t be very long until this world goes out of existence.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Whatever we use on this earth, that’s not what should occupy (lit. be the concentration of) our thoughts, because in the future this earth and the way-of-life we experience here will cease-to-exist.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Of course, the things here in this world, we can benefit from them. But, what’s necessary is that they are not our priority. For the day will come when this world and everything in it will be removed.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “While we live here on the earth, our hearts should not go out to what things we own here. Because this earth where we live is going to end.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 20:15)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 20:15:

  • Noongar: “So they threw him out of the orchard and killed him.’ Jesus asked, ‘Now, what will the boss of the orchard do to these people?” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “From there, they pulled him outside the field/garden and they killed him. ‘So, what will the owner of the field do to the people who took-care-of his field/garden?” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Then they caught/grabbed him and pushed him outside the fence of the vineyard and killed him. Na,’ said Isa, ‘what will the owner of the vineyard do to them?” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then Jesus said again, ‘And since that’s what those who are left in charge of the field did, what is the owner going to do to them?'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Then they drove-him-out of the grape-area and killed him.’ Then Jesus said, ‘What perhaps will the farm owner do to those tenant-farmers?” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Without anything further, they rushed at him, dragged him outside that ubas plantation and then killed him. Well, what will then be done to them by that plant-owner?” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (1 Corinthians 9:10)

Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Corinthians 9:10:

  • Uma: “Or/perhaps it’s us (incl.) that his words are intending/aiming-at? These words that were written long ago hit [i.e., apply to] us. A person who does whatever work, like for example a person who farms or a person who pounds-grain, it is so fitting that he hope/expect to get a portion of the fruit of his work.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Or does he perhaps say this about us (incl.). Surely this writing is about us (incl.). The person plowing and the person reaping, they work because they expect that they will get a share.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “because certainly He was also talking about us (excl.) in that place. For the reason a plower toils and the one who harvests toils is because each one expects that there might be something that they will receive from the harvest of the land.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “No, but rather us people in order that those who join-in-plowing and join-in-harvesting, they will have the hope of sharing-in what-is-harvested.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “No, but rather he caused it to be written for the benefit of us people also. Because for example, the person who ploughs and the person who threshes when it’s time (to do that), it really is possible/acceptable that they are sure that they will have a share in what is harvested which is like a reward for their hard-labor.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Rather, he said this word because he wants that also God’s workers to be cared for. Because a worker who works in a field waits to get his wages. Also the one who reaps wheat also waits to get his wages for working.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 20:47)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 20:47:

  • Noongar: “They cheat widows and seize their houses, but afterwards, they want people to see them praying a long time! Their punishment will be worse!'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “They deceive widows and grab their houses. And they hide the evil of their behavior with long prayers. Their punishment will be very heavy.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “They cause difficulties for the widow women so that they will get their houses, and they worship for a long time, pretending that they are good people. Surely they will receive a great judgment in the afterworld.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And as for these teachers of the Law, they cheat widow-women in order to come to own the houses of those women, and their prayers are very long but these are used to cover up their evil deeds. God has great punishment for them in the future.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “They moreover deceive widowed women to thus get their possessions and even their houses while at the same time they make-their prayers -very-long in the sight of the many-people. In-the-future indeed (prophetic formula) their punishment will be heavier.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “And they also use up the livelihood of widow women by what they cause to be given by them. And because they want to cover their ways which are evil, they make their prayers last a long time. Their punishment really will be very heavy.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Ibaloi: “They wickedly take the possessions of widowed women, and when they go to their church they make long prayers, so that they will say that they are good people. Big is the punishment of God on them.” (Source: B. Moore / G. Turner in Notes on Translation 1967, p. 1ff.)

complete verse (1 Corinthians 10:15)

Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Corinthians 10:15:

  • Uma: “I am talking here like one who is talking to those whose hearts are clear [aware, mature]. You examine for yourselves my words, whether they are true or not.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “You are people who know to think. Therefore really think about what I say to you here if it is correct or not.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “As for you, you know how to think; therefore, you just think about what I am saying to you.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “You certainly know how to think, so kindly think whether this that I will say is correct or not.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “You are wise/thinking people. Therefore think over well whether what I’m saying is right or not.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Your hearts will understand what I am saying now. You can judge whether or not it is correct what I am telling you.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 21:32)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 21:32:

  • Noongar: “‘Remember, all these things will happen before every person now alive will die.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “‘Truly I say to you: all those [just-mentioned] things will happen before all the people who are living at this time die.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Truly I tell you,’ said Isa, ‘not all of the people (living) now will have died yet, when what I said will come.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Remember what I am telling you, that when you see these things taking place, you will not all die until all of these things are fulfilled.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “‘This that I tell you is true that some of the people who exist today will still be living when all that I have said is fulfilled.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “This really is the truth, that this nation of people won’t be wiped out until all of this has been fulfilled.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)