Following are a number of back-translations of Hebrews 10:34:
- Uma: “Your hearts were also full-of-pity thinking about people who were imprisoned because of their following the Lord Yesus. When your belongings was forcibly-taken, it didn’t matter-to-you, you were happy anyway because you know that you had a store/reserve that was better and that lasts forever.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “You really showed your mercy towards your fellow disciples of Isa who were in prison. And even though your belongings were taken by the people, you were still glad because you knew that you had a much better treasure/wealth there in heaven and this wealth/treasure is not lost for you forever/you will never lose.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And you pitied and you helped the believers who were put in prison. And even though people seized all of your possessions, you rejoiced just the same because you knew that there were far better possessions of yours there in Heaven that until forever could not be snatched away from you.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because you showed-compassion on your companions who were imprisoned. And when they took-by-force your possessions, you were happy to endure it, because you knew that you still had a better and lasting kind of possession.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “You were not afraid to help whoever of you was in-prison, and when you experienced the confiscation of your possessions you were in fact happy. Because you knew that far better and lasting are the riches which are-stored-up for you for the-future-time.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Concerning the believers who were jailed, you helped them, giving what they needed. You even rejoiced when what you owned was taken from you. Because you know that much more valuable is the good you will meet up with in heaven, which will be forever.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 15:1:
- Uma: “There were several Yahudi people from Yudea who believed in Lord Yesus who went to the town of Antiokhia. Those Yahudi people taught the followers of Yesus in Antiokhia, they taught them saying to them: ‘If you are not circumcised according to the custom in the Law of Musa, you will definitely not be freed from the punishment of your sins!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Then there were some people from Yahudiya who went to Antiyok. They taught the ones trusting in Isa there. They said, ‘You cannot be saved if you are not circumcised as commanded by Musa.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “At that time there were Jewish believers from the province of Judea who went to the town of Antioch. And as for these people, there was that which they taught to the believers who were not Jews who were from Antioch. They said, ‘If you do not obey what was commanded to us (incl.) in the law which Moses left behind that you be circumcised, you cannot be freed from punishment.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When that was so, there were those who came-from Judea who went to Antiok to teach those who believed. They said, ‘It is not possible that you will be saved if you don’t have-yourselves-circumcised to obey the custom that Moses taught.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well, when they were now there at Antioquia some people arrived who came from Judea. When they arrived, they began to teach those who were not Jews saying, ‘Brethren, unless you have yourselves circumcized, that being what is said in the laws of Moises, you won’t be saved.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 13:2:
- Uma: “Yesus said: ‘You (sing.) see all these big houses? There won’t be a single rock that is left stacked up. It will all be destroyed.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Isa said to them, ‘This big temple will finally fall. There is a day in the future, when none of those stones placed-on-top-of-each-other (magbangkat-bangkat) will be left here, but all will be scattered.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus said to him, he said, ‘That large church built of stone, in the future not even one stone will be sitting on top of another, for they will all be scattered.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘Yes granted,’ said Jesus, ‘you are seeing all these large buildings, but in the future they will all be scattered, because not even a single stone will remain in its place.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Jesus replied, saying, ‘As for these big buildings which you are looking at now, all will be destroyed. For the day will come when no stone/rock will be left on the rock it is stacked on. All will be caused to collapse.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Hebrews 11:27:
- Uma: “From his faith, he left the land of Mesir, he did not fear the anger of the king of Mesir. He endured in suffering, for he saw [emphatic] God who is not visible.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Because Musa trusted strongly in God he left the country of Misil and he was not afraid of the sultan of Misil. Even though he had difficulties on the way he did not go back to Misil because (it was) as if he saw God who cannot be seen going with him.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And because of his faith, he left Egypt at that time because he was not afraid of the anger of the king of Egypt. In spite of the fact that what he had to go through was very difficult, he did not return because it seemed to him as if he could see that the God who cannot be seen was with him.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because of his faith, he left Egipto without being afraid of the king’s anger. He endured the hardship that he experienced, because it was as if he saw God who cannot be seen.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Because also of the big-size of his believing/obeying and trust in God, he left Egipto not fearing the anger of the king. That believing/obeying and trust of his really did not weaken for, in his mind/inner-being, it was like he was always looking-at God, even though he can’t be seen.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Moses believed that it is true what God says. He left the land of Egypt, he didn’t fear that the ruler would surely be angry. His heart did not turn, because he knew that God walked with him, even though he could not be seen.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 15:33:
- Uma: “For several nights they stayed in Antiokhia, and after that they sent them off back to Yerusalem. The people of Antiokhia said, saying to Silas and Yudas: ‘Be careful on the road. [the traditional way of saying good-bye] Please give our (excl.) greetings to the apostles of the Lord Yesus who send you here.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When Judas and company had been there for a long while, they were sent home by the ones trusting Isa there. ‘May you have a good journey, without mishap,’ they said. So-then Judas and company returned to those who had sent them.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And as for the people from Jerusalam, after they had spent how many days there, they returned to the ones who sent them. The believers took leave of them by saying, ‘May your journey go well.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “They stayed there a slightly-long time, then the believers sent-them-off saying, ‘May God take-care-of you where-you -are-going.’ Then they returned to Jerusalem which was the location of those who had sent them.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Those taga Jerusalem were quite a while there in Antioquia, and then they returned to those who had sent them. On their leaving, they were given-for-the-journey by the taga Antioquia words that hopefully they would arrive without incident and with a happy mind.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 13:34:
- Uma: “When I come back, the event will be like this parable. A house owner intended to go to a far city. Before he left, he ordered his servants to take care of his house, each one he gave work to. To the one who watched the door, he said: ‘You (sing.) be on the watch!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “It’s parable is this, a certain man went to a different country. When he was about to leave, he entrusted his house to his servants. Each one was given his work to do. And the watchman at the door he told not to be careless.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “For I am like a person who went on a journey who did not say when he would return. He told his servants to watch his possessions. He gave each one of them work to do while he was away. And he told the person he left to watch the door that he should not go to sleep.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “I can be parabled to a man who prepares to go to a far country. He will entrust his house to his servants, and assign (lit. cause-to-be-done) to each one his proper work. He will also command the guard that he not be sleeping.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “For an illustration of this is a person who went on journey to a far place. He left the responsibility for his household to his slaves, each being given by him their own responsibility/task, and he told the guard at the entrance emphatically to be always ready.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Hebrews 12:19:
- Uma: “They heard a big sound that was like the sound of a trumpet, and a big voice spoke to them. When they heard that voice, they were terrified, they said: ‘We(excl.) request that that voice there not speak to us any more, for we are afraid [poor us!].'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “They heard (something) like the sound of a tabuli’ (a big shell blown to give signals) and they also heard the voice of God. When the people heard that voice they really begged that it wouldn’t speak again because they were very afraid.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “They could hear the trumpet and the loud voice of God, and when the people heard that voice they begged that He might stop talking because it was very frightening.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “They also heard the trumpet and the frightening voice of God. When they heard that aforementioned voice of God, they begged that it not continue,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “There was the sound of a horn/siren and a voice which spoke. After the people heard that voice, they were asking that they would no more be spoken to by that.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “They heard the trumpets sound. They heard God speak and call to them. These people feared when they heard him call to them. Therefore they asked that no longer would they hear what word God would speak.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 16:24:
- Uma: “That’s why he put them in the part of the jail that was in the very middle, and both their feet were tied to heavy [pieces of] wood.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When the guard heard that order, he took Paul and company to the prison way inside and put them in stocks.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then he put them in a room in the middle of the prison and as for their feet, they were put in stocks.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Therefore the guard, he took them to the room in its inner corner, and he put their legs/feet in the holed coming-together-place of two planks, then he squeezed-them-together (the planks).” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well, because the instruction to him was like that, he then took Pablo and Silas to the very inside of that jail and also fettered their feet/legs.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
