complete verse (Acts 22:27)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 22:27:

  • Uma: “After that, the head of the soldiers went to Paulus and asked him: ‘Tell me, is it really true that you (sing.) are a citizen of the Roma Government?’ Paulus answered: ‘It is indeed true.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Then the colonel went to Paul and asked him. He said, ‘Tell me the truth, are you a man of Roma?’ ‘Yes,’ Paul said.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And the captain went there to Paul, and he said, ‘So you are a subject of the town of Rome?’ And Paul said, ‘Yes.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “So the commander went to go inquire of Pablo whether it was true. ‘Please tell, are you (sing.) reportedly a Romano?’ he said. ‘Yes,’ Pablo said.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “That highest-ranking-officer went at once to Pablo and asked him, ‘Do you truly have Romanoship?’ ‘Yes,’ said Pablo.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 2:34)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 2:34:

  • Noongar: “Simeon blessed them and said to Mary, Jesus’ mother, ‘God sent this child to the people of Israel. He will destroy many people and save many people. He is God’s sign. Many people will insult (lit.: ‘bad talk’) him.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “Simeon blessed them, and he said to Maria: ‘From this your child, many descendants of Israel will fall receiving disaster, but many also will be lifted to receive goodness. He is the one chosen and sent here by the Lord God, but many people will reject him,” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Then Simiyun asked good/blessing for them from God. Then he spoke to Mariyam, the mother of the child, he said, ‘This child of yours, this is what God has destined for him that because of him many people of the tribe of Isra’il will come close to God and also many will go further away from God. He is sent here by God as a sign but he will not be received by most of the people.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Simeon also prayed for them, that they might be blessed by God. And he said to Mary, the mother of the child, he said, ‘As for this child of yours, God chose him so that we, the descendants of Israel, might be separated apart. Now those who follow him shall be saved, but those who do not follow, God will punish them. He will be identified as a servant of God, but many people will reject him.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Then Simeon blessed them and said to Maria, ‘This baby, God has appointed him to be a sign, but many are those who will reject that sign. Therefore your (sing.) mind will be saddened (lit. injured) as if it is impaled by a sharp sword. Because of him, many of those from-Israel will stumble-and-fall, but many also will stand-up to be saved, and thus what is truly in their thoughts will be-made-known.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “And then Simeon blessed (lit. caused to be pierced by words causing grace/favor) Jose and Maria, and he said in addition, ‘Maria, what I will say to you concerning this child is true. God has really determined that because of this child, many of us (incl.) Judio will be saved/freed, but many others will be lost/destroyed because they don’t want to submit to him. Because he is like a sign which points/shows the path which goes to God, but well, many will say-it’s-lies to this teaching of his.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (2 Peter 1:8)

Following are a number of back-translations of 2 Peter 1:8:

  • Uma: “If your character is like that and if you keep on adding to it, your knowing of the our Lord Yesus Kristus will indeed be of-use, and your following of him will be strong.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “If you always do all that is written here and if you continue to do/still do more, certainly there will be a good result/outcome of all you are doing and there is use in it and you will also know Isa Almasi our (incl.) Lord better.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And if you continue to increase in doing all of these things, it is not possible that there will not be great value in your believing in our Lord Jesus Christ.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Because if these good behaviors increase (lit. become-many) among you, it will result in your properly knowing Jesu Cristo our Lord.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “For as long as these habits/ways of yours keep increasing and increasing, it will ensure that you are not useless/ineffective people. On the contrary, it will result in the fruit of your believing/obeying being big in your life, that you are people who truly know our Lord Jesu-Cristo.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “When you do the word I say to you and you earnestly cause that nothing lacks, then no one can say that you are doing wrong. Then not in vain do you know our Lord Jesus Christ.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Acts 23:29)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 23:29:

  • Uma: “In their examining him, there was no wrong of his deserving to be killed or jailed because of. Their accusation was just about customs of their own religion.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “When there already, only then did I know that what the Yahudi were accusing him of was about some matters in their law. He has done nothing that he deserves to be killed for or to be imprisoned.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And there I found out that there wasn’t after all anything bad that he had done worthy of being put in prison or of being killed. The only thing they accused him of was breaking the customs in their law.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “What I found-out was, he has no sin/crime that would suffice for his death or imprisonment, because it’s only about their law.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “There I found out that there’s nothing he has done which makes it essential that he be imprisoned or that his life/breath be severed. For apparently all they had against him was the things they quarrel about concerning their handed-down laws.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 3:14)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 3:14:

  • Noongar: “Soldiers also asked him, ‘What about us? What must we do?’ John said to them, ‘ Don’t hurt people and steal their money, and don’t tell lies about people. You must be happy with the money the bosses give you.'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “Soldiers also came to ask him, they said: ‘What about us (excl.)? What must we (excl.) do?’ He said to them: ‘Do not rob the possessions of others, and do not frighten the people so that they give you money. However much your salary is, receive it with glad hearts.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “There were also soldiers asking him they said, ‘Na, we, what should we do?’ He said to them, ‘Don’t frighten (people) or accuse them falsely in order to be given money. And be content (lit. give thanks for) with your wages.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then there were some soldiers who asked John, they said, ‘As for us, what does God want us to do?’ And John answered, ‘You stop threatening people, and stop blackmailing them to get their money. Your salary should be enough for you; you must be satisfied with it.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “There were also soldiers who went to inquire of him saying, ‘As-for us as-well now what should we (excl.) do?’ Juan said, ‘Don’t threaten (lit. cause-to-be-frightened) or say-bad-things-about even any person in order to thus get his money. You must moreover be satisfied with your wages.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “There were also soldiers who questioned Juan. They said, ‘Well, what about us, what would be good for us to do?’ Juan replied to them, ‘Don’t be overbearing with anyone or give evidence which isn’t true just so that you can make money. Rather, what is good to make it your habit is, be pleased with your pay.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (2 Peter 2:19)

Following are a number of back-translations of 2 Peter 2:19:

  • Uma: “Those teachers say: ‘If you follow our (excl.) teaching, you will be released from law, you can do whatever you want.’ But in fact it is they themselves who live like slaves, for behavior that cause the downfall of mankind control them. For if we have desires that control us, we are enslaved by those desires of ours.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “They promise the people that if they follow them, they can do whatever they want because they have no master. But this is the truth, even they themselves are like slaves to their bad customs. For whoever is addicted to do a certain thing, he is enslaved by that which he is doing.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Those teachers say that we can be saved by means of following them, for they say that any kind of behaviour is permitted to us, however, they are more deeply enslaved by activites which can destroy, for we (incl.) know that a person is a slave of anything which controls him.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “They promise that a person will be free if he follows what they teach, but the truth of it is, they themselves are enslaved by the sins which defile (lit. cause-to-be-filthy) and ruin them. Because a person, he becomes a slave of whatever/whoever defeats him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “They even promise that whoever will follow/obey their teaching, they really are now free, it now being possible/acceptable to do whatever they want to, for they are no longer slaves to the will of another. But well, as for the ones putting out that (idea), they are in fact slaves themselves to destructive/dangerous evil. Because the truth is, we people are slaves to whatever has control of us.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “They tell the people to do whatever they want to do. But they themselves cannot depart from the evil life they live. For every person, the road he takes, he finds that he can’t leave it.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
  • Eastern Arrernte “They say to people, ‘You don’t have to obey God or any man,’ but they themselves continue to obey the devil. Look, the person who obeys his evil desires, for him his evil desires act as boss over him.” (Source: Carl Gross)

complete verse (Acts 24:26)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 24:26:

  • Uma: “Actually, Feliks was hoping Paulus would give him money in order that he would free him. That is why he often called him to talk to him.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “And moreover also, Governor Pilik was hoping that Paul would give him a bribe, (sabolno) that’s why he often called for Paul and conversed with him.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Felix really wanted that Paul might give him some money. That’s why he always called for him in order to speak to him.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “And in later days, he often had-Pablo -called so that they would converse-together, but what was in his mind/thoughts, he thought that Pablo would bribe him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Also in his mind was, he was hoping to be given a bribe by Pablo, asking-with-which that he release him. Therefore he was always/often having Pablo fetched so they could talk together.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 4:8)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 4:8:

  • Noongar: “Jesus said, ‘The Scriptures say, ‘Worship the Lord your God and only work for him’.'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “Yesus answered: ‘In the Holy Book it is written like this: ‘We must worship our Lord, the Lord God. Only just He is worthy/fitting for us to submit to.’ ‘” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Isa answered him, he said, ‘It is written in the holy book it says, ‘You shall prostrate before God your Lord and he shall be the only one whom you worship.’ ‘” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then Jesus answered, ‘There is a written word of God which says, ‘The only one you must worship is the Lord your God, and any other called god, don’t you obey his commandments.’ ‘” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “But Jesus answered and said, ‘The written word of God says, ‘Do not worship and serve any other but rather only God your Lord.’ ‘” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Jesus replied, ‘Isn’t it so that it is indeed written, ‘Only your (sing.) God is whom you are to worship, and he only is whom you are to serve.”” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “And then Iesus answered his talk like this, ‘God’s leaf/book has talk like this, ‘You (sing.) must lift up your Chief God’s name, and so be holding his work alone.’ ‘” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Kupsabiny: “Jesus replied, ‘The writings of God say, ‘You should kneel/bow for God and honour/fear/obey him alone.'” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Mairasi: “Yesus said to him: ‘In the Holy Book it is already written: ‘You must worship Great Above One your Above-One. Then regularly honor only Him.’ it says.'” (Source Enggavoter 2004)

For the Old Testament quote, see Deuteronomy 6:13.