Following are a number of back-translations of John 6:45:
- Uma: “In the letters of the prophets long ago it is written like this: ‘God teaches all his followers.’ So, all people who hear and receive the teaching of my Father, they definitely come to me.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “There is a writing in the holy-book of the prophets like this, ‘They are all taught by God.’ ‘ Isa said also, ‘All who listen to the teaching of my Father God, they are the ones who will follow me.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “There is a prophesy written long ago by a prophet of God which says, ‘God will teach all mankind.’ Therefore,’ said Jesus, ‘everyone who obeys what God my Father teaches him, he will follow me.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because there is that which a prophet wrote that says, ‘All people, God will teach them.’ And whoever listens-carefully to what my Father said in order that they will learn-from him, they (appreciation particle) are the ones who will come to me.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Because it is written in the writings of the prophets, saying, ‘All of them, they will be taught by God.’ That one who listens to the Father and stores in his head what was taught to him, he no longer holds back from submitting to me.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “The word written in the book by the prophet of God says, ‘God will cause the people to understand.’ Therefore now all who hear what the Father says and fix their hearts on what he teaches, follow me.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 13:36:
- Uma: “After that, Yesus left behind those many people, and he entered into a house. His disciples approached him, they said: ‘Teacher, please tell us the meaning of the parable of the grass among the rice.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then Isa left the crowds and went inside the house. His disciples went also there and they said to him, ‘Please explain to us the parable about the weeds in the field.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Then Jesus left the many people, and he went into the house. And his disciples followed him, and they said to him, ‘Explain to us the meaning of the bad plants in the field in your parable.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then Jesus left the people and entered the house. His disciples followed him and they said, ‘Please explain to us (excl.) the parable concerning the weeds that grew-with the rice.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “After that teaching by Jesus was ended, he sent home that crowd and then went home with his disciples to the house. His disciples came close to him. They said, ‘Relate to us the meaning of that illustration of yours of the poisonous weeds in the field.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Jesus finished speaking with the people and went inside his house. His learners came to him and they said: ‘Tell us the meaning of the comparison you made about the seed which appeared like wheat which was planted in the field.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 2 Corinthians 13:12:
- Uma: “Greet each other with real hearts when you meet in services. All the believers in Yesus here send greetings to you, relatives.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When you gather, greet (salam) each other as a sign that you love each other. All the trusters in Isa here send word that they remember you.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Show your affection to each other which is a sign that you are truly brethren because of your faith.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Greet-one-another to show that you love-one-another.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Greet-one-another as like one brotherhood which has believed/obeyed Cristo.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Greet each one of yourselves real good, let it be seen that you are brothers together.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 7:6:
- Uma: “Yesus said saying to them: ‘The time has not yet come for me to show myself. As for you, it does not matter when you go to Yerusalem,” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then Isa said to them, ‘The time has not yet come for me to show myself. As for you, even whatever time is right, for you are not hated by the people in this world. But I, I am hated by them for I am always telling them that their deeds are bad.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Jesus said to them, he said, ‘The time is not yet fulfilled for me to do my works, but for you, you can always do what you’re thinking about doing.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Jesus said to them, ‘It is definitely not yet the right time for me-to-fulfill God’s plan. You just go instead, because you can go at whatever time.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Jesus said to them in reply, ‘Not yet now is the time given to me to go there. As for you, whatever the time it’s okay for you to go there.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Then Jesus said, ‘The time hasn’t come for me to go there yet. But as for you, you can go at any time.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 14:10:
- Uma: “He ordered his soldiers to go into the prison to chop the neck of Yohanes.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “He commanded one of his soldiers to behead Yahiya there in prison.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “He had John’s head cut off in the prison,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “and he had-Juan’s head -cut-off in the jail.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “That’s why he ordered Juan to be beheaded there in prison.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “He sent someone to cut off the head of John in the jail.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Galatians 2:6:
- Uma: “So, those leaders in Yerusalem who are said to have big rank did not add anything to my teaching. (Whether they have big rank or not is just the same to me, because God does not distinguish/look-at the appearance of people.)” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “The leaders of the ones trusting in Isa Almasi, when they heard my teaching, they did not find-fault with it and they also did not add anything. Even though they are regarded/considered high/great people, it did not matter to me (lit. not-cause-what) because to/as-for God all people are the same.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And at that time, even those people in Jerusalem who seemed to be the bosses of the believers, there was nothing that they taught me to perfect what I teach. The reason I say that they seem to be bosses, because there’s no value to God in the title that people give us. They did not add anything to what I teach, but rather they understood at that time that God had entrusted to me the spreading of the Good News to the people who are not Jews, just like He’d entrusted also to Peter the spreading of this to the Jews.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Like I said, those-aforementioned who were considered leaders–(it doesn’t matter to me what their status was previously, because there is no person to whom God shows-favoritism (lit. causes-to-be-differentiated) on-the-basis-of his status)–they added nothing to what I was teaching,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well, like I said, those overseers of the believers in Jerusalem, they didn’t criticise any of my teaching. They didn’t correct anything. (Even though they are recognized as high/important, it doesn’t agitate my mind/inner-being, because I know that, as for God, he isn’t pleased with a person just because of his outward circumstances.)” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Concerning those believers who lead in the word, it does not matter to me whether they lead or not, because in the face and eyes of God people are not different. But those who lead did not speak any word to me to tell me that the word I speak is not correct.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 7:38:
- Xicotepec De Juárez Totonac: The one who believes in me will have like a spring in his heart. And much good water will come forth. Thus it is written in the Word of God.”
- Ojitlán Chinantec: “When one believes in me, it is as you might say, unfailing springs of water come up in his heart, according to the writings.”
- Aguaruna: “If you believe in me, in your heart, life will come bubbling out, like a stream coming out bubbles. God’s Word which has been written says it will be like that.”
- Shipibo-Conibo: “. . . Out of you (pl.) shall flow like a mountain stream, water by which to live.”
- Yatzachi Zapotec: “I will do like the Word of God which is written says, so that you who trust in me will love other people and you will help them to receive eternal life, like rivers cause the earth that is at the side of them to grow everything.” (Source for this and above: M. Larson / B. Moore in Notes on Translation February 1970, p. 1-125.)
- Uma: “Like is written in the Holy Book: whoever believes in me, from their hearts flows much living water.’ ["living water" in Uma means a spring, so this could mean "many springs" or "much spring water"]” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Because it is written in the holy-book about the person who believes in me, the holy-book says, ‘Figuratively there will be waters/rivers springing/welling up from inside his liver, water which makes alive.’ ‘” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Because,’ said Jesus, ‘according to the written word of God, if there is anyone who believes in me, from his breath will flow water which is able to give life forever.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because there is that which God caused-to-be-written that says, ‘Whoever believes in me, there will be in him that which gives life which will be like water that flows-out from a spring continually.’ ‘” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Because this is the meaning of the word/speech contained in that writing which is the word of God. Whoever believes-in/obeys and trusts-in/relies-on me, there will spring what gives true life, coming from inside him, like the springing of water.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “He who believes in me, there will be inside him as though water was springing up which gives the new life. Because thus says the Holy Book.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 15:6:
- Uma: “But you teach like this: We (incl.) don’t need to honor our (incl.) mother and our father, as long as we (incl.) say to them like this: ‘What is appropriate that I give to you, parents, I have already offered to God.’ So, the Word of God you do not pay attention to. You make-big your own customs instead.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “it is alright even if he does not help his parents. In that your doing you do not consider the commandment of God because that is what you follow the teaching of your forefathers.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “‘And then,’ said Jesus, ‘according to your teaching it is no longer necessary that he give any help to his parents. This is your way so that you don’t have to obey the word of God, so that what you obey is your own teaching.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “And you say that if that’s what he says, it’s-OK if he doesn’t respect his plural father (i.e. father and mother) by giving what they need. Because of that custom you are following, you have-caused-to-be (strong rebuke particle) useless the word of God.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “well, (it’s okay) even if he no longer honors his parents by looking after them. Therefore as for the word of God, you really are replacing it with these handed-down teachings of yours.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “When thus it is said by the person, then you do not make him take care of his father or mother. Thus is seen that concerning the word God commands, you do not think it is worth anything. Because concerning the customs made up by the old-time people are what you think are most important for you to do.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
