Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 28:4:
- Uma: “When the townspeople saw the snake hanging on Paulus’ hand, they said: ‘This man must be a murderer! Just look, although he did not die in the sea earlier, but the Anitu who Weighs/Judges will not let him live.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When the people of that island saw the snake fastened on Paul’s hand, they spoke-among-themselves. They said, ‘This man really has killed. Even though he has escaped from the sea, yet his fate could not be postponed/put-off. Just the same he will die.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when the people who were inhabitants there saw the snake hanging on the hand of Paul, they said to each other, ‘So, he is a murderer, because why was he not able to avoid his punishment? Because even though he wasn’t drowned in the sea, he’s going to die just the same.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When the inhabitants saw the snake hanging from his hand, they said-to-each-other, ‘Obviously of-course he is a murderer, because even though he escaped/survived the ocean, an unseen-one (i.e. god) has punished-him just the same, because there-now the snake has replaced (the ocean).'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When the people from there saw that deadly snake which had wound around Pablo’s hand/arm, they said, ‘Ah, this person really is a murderer of his fellowman. For look at this, even though he got free from the sea, he won’t indeed be allowed to live for he can’t run away from being punished-by-the-supernatural.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 6:32:
- Noongar: “If you love people, only if they love you, why will you be praised? Bad people love people if they love them!” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “‘If we love only the people who love use, God will not bless us. Even people whose actions are evil, they love people who love them.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “‘If you only love those who love you, is there anything to praise you for? No. For even the sinful people certainly love those who love them.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Don’t you think that God will reward you if the only people you like are those who like you also. For even the transgressor people, they like also the people who like them.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘If it’s only those who love you that you love, will you be rewarded do-you-suppose? Even sinful people, they of course love those who love them.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “For if only those who value you are valued by you, what more reward are you waiting for? For even sinners value those who value them.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 2 John 1:13:
- Uma: “Many greetings from all the children of your (sing.) female relative here, who is chosen by God. Finish here.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “The children of your sibling send word that they love/remember you. Wassalam” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The children of your sister here who are also chosen by God send you greetings.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “The children of the woman who is your (sing.) sibling/cousin whom God also chose greet you (pl.). Only this is what I am able to say.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “You (sing.) are greeted by the children of your (sing.) sister who also has been chosen by God like you (sing.).” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Also greeting you are the sons of our sister who also is chosen by God.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- Yatzachi Zapotec: “The children of your sister, greet you. Your sister also and her children have been chosen and God has saved them. Amen.”
- Eastern Highland Otomi: “They send their greetings the children of your sister (a woman’s sister), she also chosen of God. This is what I tell you now.”
- Isthmus Zapotec: “The children of your sister (term for spiritual sister, not relative) whom God chose send greetings to you (sg.). Amen.”
- Garifuna: “Your (younger) sister’s children/offspring greet you, the one (feminine) whom God chose. Here is the end of my writing to you. (A closing greeting that is used in the culture).” (Source for this and two above: John Beekman in Notes on Translation 12, November 1964, p. 1ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Romans 1:5:
- Uma: “By the lips of that Yesus, God gave me a big blessing, appointing [lifting] me as his apostle [messenger], so that I take the Good News to people all over the world, teaching them to believe and submit to the Lord Yesus, so that the name of Yesus is made-big.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Because of Isa Almasi I was given work/doing by God. I was commissioned by him to proclaim the good news so that there would be some from all nations/peoples/tribes that I would carry/influence to be people trusting and following/obeying Isa Almasi so that he can-be-praised/is-praised.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Through Christ sending me, I was given wisdom and God made me an apostle, which is to say, send one, in order that Jesus might be honored. The reason that he did this was so that I might teach the people who aren’t Jews in the towns everywhere, so that they might obey and believe Jesus Christ.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because of him, God showed-me -kindness/grace and made me an apostle so that I would persuade people in all countries/towns to believe and obey Cristo so that he would be praised/honored.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Jesus Christ did me the favor of giving me the work of being his representative. He wants that in whatever land I tell the good news to the people and that they will believe, they will do what it says. By this then the people will praise Jesus Christ.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- Hopi: “Because of Him, God through his pity sent me to preach in order that I might speak the good message to all people in order to persuade some. And then they will walk according to our beliefs. In doing this I make Jesus Christ very big.”
- Central Mazahua: “Jesus Christ looked on me well. He sent me to do his work, in order that the people in the world will believe-obey, listen-obey him.”
- Central Tarahumara: “And Jesus Christ very lovingly sent us to preach in his name, so that the people who live in all the world, believing well, should reverence Jesus Christ himself.” (Source for this and two above: Waterhouse / Parrott in Notes on Translation October 1967, p. 1ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 7:16:
- Noongar: “They all were frightened and praised God. ‘A great Prophet has come among us!’ they said. ‘God has come to save us!'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “The people who saw that happening, they were all afraid, and they praised God, they said: ‘A powerful prophet has appeared in our midst! God has really come down to help his people!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “All the people there were entered by fear and they praised God. They said, ‘There is a powerful prophet here with us (incl.). God has remembered us (incl.) his people.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And all who saw that were very much afraid and they praised God. They said, ‘A very great prophet of God is now here with us!’ And they said also, ‘God has come down to us, so that we, his chosen people, might be set free!'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “All who were there, extreme was their fear and at-the-same-time they also praised God. Some said, ‘Wey, this prophet who has come to our place is truly powerful!’ Others also said, ‘God has come (particle of surprised realization) to save his people!'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When those people observed, they were reached by fear and they praised God. ‘A praiseworthy prophet has come here to us. Really as for us (incl.) who are the people of God, we have been very much shown grace/mercy by him!'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Southern Zazaki: “They became stiff with fear… .” (Source: Werner 2012, p. 128)
Following are a number of back-translations of Jude 1:17:
- Uma: “But you, my relatives whom I love, remember what was said beforehand by the apostles/messengers of our Lord Yesus Kristus.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But, my friends, really remember what the apostles (lit. commissioned ones) of our (incl.) Lord Isa Almasi told you.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Remember, brothers, the prophecy long ago of the apostles whom our Lord Jesus Christ sent.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But you friends, do not be forgetting what the apostles of Jesu Cristo our Lord prophesied.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But I am impressing upon you whom I hold dear that you consider what was said by the apostles of our Lord Jesu-Cristo, what they told you would come.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Listen, my dear brethren, remember the message spoken before by the messengers of our Lord Jesus Christ.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Romans 2:5:
- Uma: “So, relatives, if we have hard hearts, if we refuse to change our behavior, heavy will be our punishment on the Kiama Day. On the Kiama Day, God will decide everything straightly/justly and he will punish all people who are evil.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But your heads are hard, you do not want to abandon your sins. Therefore your punishment will increase when that day is reached when God shows his anger for the sins of mankind and when he shows his righteous judgement.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “But in spite of that, your breath is still very hard (you are still very stubborn) and you do not want to abandon evil behavior. And every day the punishment that you will have to suffer in the future on the day of God’s punishment gets heavier and heavier. At that time, He will show you His righteous judgment.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But you, you refuse to repent because your minds are hard. Therefore you are making-worse the punishment that will be yours on the day that God judges the people who don’t believe. On that day God’s judgment of mankind will be clearly (lit. properly) seen,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “The person’s heart is very tough, he doesn’t want to separate from the evil in which he lives. But on the day God judges, the greatest punishment will be for people who do thus.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 7:48:
- Noongar: “Then Jesus said to the woman, ‘Your sins are forgiven.'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “After that Yesus said saying to that woman: ‘Your (sing.) sins are forgiven.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Then he said to the woman, ‘Your sins are forgiven.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then Jesus said to the woman, ‘Woman, your sins are forgiven by God.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then Jesus said to that woman, ‘Your (sing.) sins are forgiven.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “And then Jesus said to that woman, ‘Your sins are really forgiven.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
