Following are a number of back-translations of John 6:27:
- Uma: “Don’t work looking for food that is quickly gone and spoils. Work looking for food that does not spoil and that gives good life forever. I the Child of Mankind give you that food, because God the Father has pointed out me as the one he has chosen and likes.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Let not that be what you strive for, food that gets destroyed/spoils. But that is what you should be striving for, food that is not destroyed/does not spoil, food that causes life forever. I, the Son of Mankind am the one giving you this food, for I have been given authority by my Father God.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Don’t you look for the bread that immediately passes away, but rather work hard so that you might get the food which gives life forever. As for me, the older brother of mankind, this is the bread which I can give you because my Father God has given me power so that I might give this.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “It shouldn’t be that (with reference to addressee) food that spoils that you should concentrate your thoughts on but rather the food that lasts, that which gives life that is forever. The one who gives this food to you, it is I who am Child of a Person, because my Father God has shown that he has approved-of me.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “It’s necessary that you persevere, not for food which deteriorates, but on the contrary what to persevere for is, food which does not deteriorate and which can give life which has no ending. This will be given to you by him who is the One From Heaven Born of Man, because he is the one who has been given authority by God the Father.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “No more should you earnestly try to find the bread which passes away. Rather earnestly try to find the bread which is forever and which will give you the new life. This is the bread the Man who came from heaven will give you. Because God the Father gives this one the power to do this.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 13:18:
- Uma: “‘Listen, I’ll tell you the meaning of the parable of the sower earlier.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “‘Now really listen so that you understand as to what the meaning is of the parable about the person who broadcasts seed.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Then Jesus said again, ‘Think about the meaning of this parable about the person who planted.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘Listen then so that I will tell the meaning of the parable concerning the one who went to broadcast seed.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Now/today, listen to the meaning of this illustration about the planter-by-scattering.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Concerning the words I compared about the sower, listen well about this word.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 2 Corinthians 12:15:
- Uma: “So, I am happy to use all I have to help you. I am ready to give myself to help you. If my love for you is that big, relatives, why is your love for me so small?” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Really I am happy to give to you all that I have and I submit/surrender including my body if only/just so I am able to help you. My love to you is increasing but your love to me is like becoming less.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “It would cause me great joy if I could give my possessions and my strength in order to help you. But even though you are precious here in my breath, it seems as if I am not precious in your breath.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Therefore great is my happiness to be out-of (lit. used-up-of) money and strength and whatever for you. Is your love for me being-lessened by-chance because of this extreme love of mine for you?” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “For as for me, what makes me happiest of all is to use my absolutely-everything and give even my body as a means-of-firmly-establishing your believing/obeying. Well what’s this, do you reward that big-size of my holding you dear with just a little bit of holding me dear?” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “It is like that for me now, I set my heat on working for you. I want to do you good in what I do and I am glad to give all that I own in order to help you. But it seems that as I more and more love you, then more and more your hearts turn back from loving me.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 6:59:
- Uma: “Yesus said all that when he was teaching in the prayer house in Kapernaum.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Isa said this while he was teaching in the prayer-house there in Kapernaum.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “This is what Jesus taught in the church of the Jews in the village of Capernaum.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Jesus taught all these-things in the synagogue (loan sinagoga) in Capernaum.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Jesus said these things when he was teaching in the worship-place at Capernaum.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Jesus taught the word there in the church where the people gathered in Capernaum.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 13:50:
- Uma: “The evil people are thrown into the fire of hell. There they will continually cry and suffer/groan.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “The bad people they will drop in the fire of hell. They will wail there and gnash their teeth because of their regret.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And the bad ones, they will throw into the fire. And the bad ones, they will yell and gnash their teeth because of their great remorse.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then they will throw-them -away in the fire that doesn’t ever go-out, and they will cry-bitterly while-simultaneously they will also clench-(their) -teeth.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well, these who are not his people will be thrown by these angels into the fire which is burning very high and never dies down. They really will cry-loudly without restraint and their teeth will grind.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “The evil people will be thrown into the oven which has a great fire. There they will cry and gnash their teeth for the painful suffering they endure.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Galatians 1:12:
- Uma: “I did not receive that Good News from man[kind], there were also no people who taught me. It was Yesus Kristus himself [emphatic] who caused me to know that Good News.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “I did not receive this teaching from humans/mankind. I was not taught (religious) by anyone (lit. whoever) about this. But I received this from Isa Almasi. He caused-to-know/revealed this to me.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “For there wasn’t any person who told it to me, and it wasn’t taught to me by people, but rather it was inspired in me by Jesus Christ.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because it was not a person from-whom-I-learned this good news. Neither was there anyone who taught it to me, but rather it was Jesu Cristo himself who made-it-known to me.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Yes indeed, I did not receive this nor have it taught to me by people, it really was Jesu-Cristo himself who explained this to me.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “No person showed me what to say, and no person taught me what I am saying. Only Jesus Christ himself caused me to know this word.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 7:20:
- Yatzachi Zapotec: “Then the people said to him, ‘You are out of your mind. Who is looking for a way to kill you?'” (Source: M. Larson / B. Moore in Notes on Translation February 1970, p. 1-125.)
- Uma: “The people said: ‘You (sing.) are crazy! Who wants to kill you (sing.)?'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “The crowds of people answered, they said, ‘You are crazy. Who wants to kill you?'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And the people answered, ‘You are crazy because who wants to kill you?'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘You (sing.) are demon-possessed! Who perhaps is intending to kill you (sing.)?’ they said in reply.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Those people said, ‘You’re really indwelt by an evil spirit! If it’s not that you’re indwelt, who is it who wants to kill you?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “The people said, ‘You are demon possessed. Who do you think wants to kill you?'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 14:24:
- Uma: “But his disciples earlier, they were on the middle of the lake, far from the shore. Their boat rocked about carried by the waves, because the wind was blowing from the front of their boat.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Na, the boat was already far from the shore and was hit by the waves because the wind was against them.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And those who were in the boat, they were already in the middle of the lake, and they were in difficulty because of the big waves, because they were facing a big wind.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “while-simultaneously the boat in which his disciples rode had already become-far from the shore. The waves were repeatedly-rocking it because the wind was meeting (them).” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “As for that boat in which his disciples were sailing, it was now in the middle of the lake. They were having a hard time because the contrary wind was strong.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “But the boat was now traveling about in the middle of the lake. There on the lake there arose a terrific wind which blew against the boat. The waves went up high.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
