Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 14:54:
- Uma: “Petrus followed from far off, until [they] arrived at the yard of the Big Priest’s house. There is sat to warm-himself-by-the-fire with the guards.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Na, Petros followed Isa but from afar, up-to/including going into the yard of the house of the leading priest. He sat down with the guards beside the fire to warm (himself).” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Peter followed also but not very near. He went only as far as the yard of the house of the high priest. He sat down there with the guards and warmed himself at their fire.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Now as for Pedro, he followed at a measurable distance (lit. measurable was the space-between them) until he arrived at the yard of that-aforementioned house. Then he went and sat-down-with the guards to join-in-warming-himself-by-the-fire.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “As for Pedro, he followed along behind (implies keeping check, usually for safety). He continued on as far as to the enclosed yard of the house of that Most-imortant Priest. He sat down beside the fire, joining the guards in warming-by-the-fire.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of James 1:22:
- Uma: “So, we must follow the Lord’s Word, don’t just listen dry [idiom meaning to do something without the proper accompanying action]. For if we just listen to it dry, we are deceiving ourselves.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Don’t just listen to the word/message of God but do what he commands. For if you just listen but don’t do it, you just/simply deceive yourselves.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “You must obey the Word of God. If you just listen to his word and you do not obey it, it is as if you are lying to your own breath.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Do not only listen to the words of God, but rather obey (them) as-well, because if you only listen and you don’t obey, surely you are deceiving yourselves.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But if the limit of it is, you are just listening to his word, for you aren’t following/obeying it, you are only lying to yourselves. It’s really necessary that you are following/obeying it.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Do what the good new word teaches you. Don’t deceive your hearts in that you think that you only need to listen to the word, it isn’t that.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 18:7:
- Uma: “After that, he did leave, going to the house next to the house of prayer. The owner of the house was not a Yahudi, but he worshipped the Lord God. His name was Titius Yustus.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Therefore Paul went-away from the Yahudi. He went to stay at the house of a man of another tribe, his name was Titus Justus. He worshiped God. His house was near a/the Yahudi prayer-house.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And he went out from them, and he lived in the house of Titius Justus, a Gentile person who also believed in God. His house was next to the church of the Jews,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then Pablo left them, and went to live-with Ticius Justus who was a Gentile who worshipped God. His house, it was next-to the synagogue.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “From that time, it was no longer there in the worship-place where he was teaching, but on the contrary in the house of a person named Tito Justo. He wasn’t a Jew but was a devout-worshipper of God. Beside the worship-place is where his house was.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 15:14:
- Uma: “Pilatus asked: ‘Yet what is his crime [lit., guilt]?’ They called-out even louder: ‘Crucify him!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Pilatus said to them, ‘Why? What evil has he done?’ But they shouted more, they said, ‘Nail him to the post.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Pilate said, ‘Why? Has he done something bad?’ But the tumult of the people increased, and they were shouting, ‘Nail him to the cross!'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘How come? What perhaps is his crime?’ said Pilato. But they shouted more-and-more, ‘Nail (him) to the cross!'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “‘Why?’ said Pilato. ‘What has he done which is evil?’But they shouted all the more loudly, ‘Nail him to a cross!'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of James 3:1:
- Uma: “All my relatives! Don’t many of you want to be/become Kristen religion teachers. For we know, relatives, God’s inspection of us who are teachers will be heavier that his inspection of other people.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “My brothers, few of you should aspire to being religious-teachers (guru). For you know that we (incl.) the religious-teachers, if we (dual) happen-to-be-at-fault/make-a-mistake our (incl.) judgment will be greater than that of those who are not religious-teachers.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Brothers, it is good if not many of you want to teach, for as for us who teach, God’s investigation of us in the future will be tighter than of those whom we teach.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Brothers, it would be good if few of you planned to teach the word of God, because you know that the punishment of us (excl.) who teach is heavier if we (excl.) make-a-mistake than those who-are-being-taught.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “My siblings in believing, it’s good if the crowd/total of you don’t too-lightly/without-sufficient-forethought want the responsibility/job of teacher of the word of God. Because you know that as for us (excl.) teachers, we (excl.) will be all the more judged/sentenced if we (excl.) aren’t following/obeying this which we (excl.) are teaching.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Listen, my dear brethren, not just anyone among you can decide to teach the word of God. Because you know that we who teach the word of God will be judged strictly, and those who don’t teach, less strictly.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 19:11:
- Uma: “While Paulus was in Efesus, God gave him power to do very surprising signs.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “God gave Paul power to do powerful (supernatural) works which caused much wonder/amazement.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “There were very many miracles that the Lord did through Paul,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Extremely amazing were the miracles God was-doing by-means-of Pablo.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “And really far-from-ordinary were the amazing things which God was causing Pablo to do.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 15:46:
- Uma: “Yusuf bought white cloth to use as a burial-item for him. He took his body off the cross and wrapped it with the cloth. After that he put it in a grave that was dug into the side of a rock mountain, and he rolled a rock to close up the door of the grave.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then Yusup bought white-cloth (kakana’) and after he had taken Isa down from the post, he shrouded him with the white-cloth. Then he laid him in a burial cave, a hollowed out stone. Then he rolled a stone to close-off the entrance of the cave.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Joseph bought a white banket and took the body of Jesus and wrapped it in the blanket. There was a burial cave cut out of a limestone cliff. He put the body of Jesus there, and he rolled a large stone to cover the grave.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “That being so, Jose went to go buy white cloth. Then he went and lowered Jesus’ body from the cross, and he wrapped it in that-aforementioned cloth, after which he placed-(it)-in a cave that was chipped-from rock. That being finished, he rolled a large stone in order that the cave would be closed (lit. doored).” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Therefore Jose went-and-bought first-class cloth. And then having removed the body of Jesus from the cross, he wrapped it in that. He put it in a grave which was hollowed out of rock. After-laying- Jesus -out inside, he caused a big rock to be rolled to block off the mouth of that grave.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of James 4:15:
- Uma: “Actually your words ought to be like this: ‘If the Lord likes, we (excl.) will live and we (excl.) will do thus and so.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Therefore your words should be like this, ‘If it is God’s will, we (dual) will still be living and we (incl.) will do this or that.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “It is better if we (incl.) say, ‘If God permits us before we die, we will do something like that.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Therefore it would be better if you were to say, ‘If that’s what the Lord God permits, we (excl.) will continue-living in order that this and that is what we (excl.) will do.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Hopefully indeed, if/when you are making plans, you will just consider whether or not it is the will of God. What would be good for you to say is, ‘If it is God’s will and he will grace/mercy (us) with good health/breath, that hopefully is what we (excl.) are deciding on doing or where (we) want/plan to go to.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “The word you should say is like this: ‘If God wants that I live for some days, we will do the work which we can do,’ you will say.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
