Following are a number of back-translations of James 5:12:
- Uma: “All my relatives! Of all my advice, this is the most [i.e., is really important]: Let’s not swear [from Indonesian sumpah], naming the sky or naming the earth or anything else. If our purpose is to say yes, say [emphatic] ‘Yes.’ If our purpose is to say no, say ‘No,’ so that we don’t get hit with punishment.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “My brothers, this command of mine is greater than all: really do not swear/use an oath. Do not swear pronouncing/calling-on heaven or earth or whatever. Say yes if it is really yes, and say no if it is really no so that God will not drop judgement on you.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Brothers, I give you a law that if you have a promise, do not make it tight by means of swearing or an oath. Do not swear by means of using anything in heaven or on earth to support your words. Simply ‘yes’ or ‘no’ is what you should use so that God will not punish you.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “I have something yet to tell you brothers which is very important. If you say something, do not swear-an-oath (i.e. call God as witness). Do not swear by heaven or by the earth or anything else. It’s enough that you say ‘Yes’ if you agree and ‘No’ if you don’t-like/disagree, so that God will not punish you.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well now, my siblings in believing, I very much impress upon you that you don’t vow/curse. Don’t say ‘Heaven/sky is my witness,’ or, ‘The world is my witness,’ or anything else which you add on as a vow. What is good for you to say is, if yes, yes. If no, no. Only like that so that you won’t be sentenced by God to judgment.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Now, my dear brethren, here is another word that is important for me to tell you. Do not call for a witness when you speak, not heaven, nor earth, nor any other thing should you call as a witness. When you speak, you must say, ‘Yes’ and that is all. When you say no, then that is all. Don’t want that God punish you because of the words you speak.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 20:16:
- Uma: “Paulus had made up his mind from the start not to waste time stopping in at the town of Efesus so that we (excl.) would not be so long in the province of Asia. He wanted to speed up his trip, because the desire of his heart was to attend the big day Pentakosta in Yerusalem.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Paul’s decision was/Paul thought that he would not anymore stop-briefly at Epesus so that he would not be delayed there in the land of Asiya. Because he was hurrying to go to Awrusalam in order that he would be on time for the celebration of the Yahudi which they called Pentekostes.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Paul decided that we would pass by the town of Ephesus so that we would not have to spend a long time in the province of Asia. Paul was in a hurry because he wanted to arrive in the town of Jerusalem before the day of Pentecost. We left Mitylene and one night later we passed by the island of Chios, and one night later we passed by the island of Samos, and one night later than that we came into the town of Miletus.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “We (excl.) didn’t stop-by at Efeso lest we (excl.) be delayed there in the province Asia, because Pablo was in-a-hurry to arrive in Jerusalem so that if possible, he would arrive-in-time-for the fiesta called Pentecostes.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “It was like that because Pablo had already decided to by-pass Efeso. He wouldn’t stop by there for he didn’t want to delay any longer there in Asia. He was now in a hurry, for he really wanted to be able to arrive in Jerusalem before the Fiesta of Pentecostes arrived.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 1:25:
- Noongar: “‘Now after a long time, God helps me,’ she said. ‘He publicly took away my shame.’ The angel tells Mary, ‘Jesus will be born.'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “‘This is the love of the Lord to me. He helped me have children, so that I am no longer ashamed/embarrassed because of my barrenness.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “She said, ‘God is really good to me. He has removed what caused shame to me before the people because soon I will give birth.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And she said, ‘At last now God has pitied me because I am able to give birth after all, and I am no longer ashamed of my not being able to give birth.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “She said to herself (lit. with her mind), ‘Why-sure-enough the Lord God has now shown-me -mercy, because he has removed my cause-for-shame to people.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Elisabet’s words were, ‘This treatment of me by God is really good. For he has shown me grace/favor in that he has removed what I was ashamed of before people, which was that all this time I haven’t had children.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Southern Zazaki: “… God saw me and took away the shame of a blind chimney.” (Source: Werner 2012, p. 128)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Peter 1:24:
- Uma: “Like what is written in the Holy Book long ago: ‘The life of mankind is like grass/small-plants, all their beauty is like the grass blossoms. Grass withers, its blossoms fall,” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “The holy-book says hep, ‘All mankind is like grass and all their fame like the flower of weeds. The grass withers and the flowers fall. Likewise mankind dies and does not remain.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “For there is a written word of God which says, ‘As for mankind, since his life is very short, he is like a weed. For his beauty is like the blossom of a weed. The weed quickly dries up, and its blossom falls.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “This also is what God caused-to-be-written which says, ‘All people, they are like weeds/grass, and their honor (i.e. wealth, rank, reputation), it is like its (the grass) flowers. Because grass, it withers, and its flowers, they fall,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “For it is said in the writing, ‘As for all people, what they are like is weeds/grass, and their good-quality is only like the flowers of these weeds/grasses. For as for weeds/grass, it withers, and the blooms fall.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “It is written in the Holy Book, ‘All the people are like the plants because they come to an end. And the good they have in life is like the flowers of the plants because they come to an end. The plants dry up, then the flower falls.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
For the Old Testament quote, see Isaiah 40:6 – Isaiah 40:8.
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 21:10:
- Uma: “When we (excl.) had been at the house of Filipus for several days, a person from Yudea arrived, named Agabus. Agabus had the ability to utter God’s Words.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When we (excl.) had been there a few days, a man arrived there from the land of Yahudiya named Agabus. He also spread/made-known words of God.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “When we had stayed there a few days, Agabus arrived, one of the people who was inspired by God who had come from Judea.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When we (excl.) were almost one week there, a prophet arrived from Judea who was named Agabus.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When we (excl.) had been there quite a while now, a person arrived from Judea named Agabo. He also was a prophet.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 1:57:
- Noongar: “Now the day came for Elizabeth’s baby. She bore a son.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “The time arrived for Elisabet to give birth. She gave birth to a male child.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then, the day came for Elisabet to give birth. And she gave birth to a boy.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when the day arrived, Elizabeth gave birth, and her child was a male.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When the time-arrived for Elizabet -to-give-birth, a male is what she gave-birth-to.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When it was the Elisabet’s due-date, a boy was born.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Peter 3:6:
- Uma: “For example, Sara followed the commands of Abraham her husband, and called him master. And you, relatives, we can say that you are children of Sara if you follow her good behavior and you are not afraid if there is someone who bothers/persecutes you.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Sara was like that; she always followed/obeyed what her husband Ibrahim wanted and she considered her husband as her master. Now, you women nowadays, if you do good and don’t get easily afraid, you are like descendants of Sara.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “like Sarah, who submitted herself to her husband Abraham. She considered Abraham to be her master. And as for you women today, you can be like children of Sarah if you imitate her activity which was righteous, and if you do not permit your minds to be troubled by fear.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Like that was the behavior of Sara long ago who obeyed Abraham and acknowledged him as her master. You are counted/considered as her children if you do what is right and you are not afraid.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Like Sara of long ago. She was truly obedient to her husband Abraham, and what she called him was, ‘My Master.’ Well as for you, what you are like is her descendants as long as you persevere in doing good, and you aren’t afraid that you may suffer hardship because of your believing/obeying.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Like this Sarah obeyed Abraham and called him her boss. Sarah did not fear anything, she did what was good. And you are her daughter now if you do like she did.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 22:2:
- Uma: “When the people heard Paulus speaking in their own language, they quieted down even more. Paulus continued his speech, he said:” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When they heard him speak in the Hibrani language, the more they did not make any noise. Then he said to them,” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when they heard that he was using the Hebrew language they really began to listen. And Paul said,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Upon their hearing that Hebreo is what he was speaking, they even-more became-quiet. And then Pablo went-on to say,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When they heard that Pablo was speaking in Hebreo-language, which was their own language, they all the more didn’t make a noise. Pablo then continued his speech, saying,” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
