Following are a number of back-translations of Revelation 6:16:
- Uma: “and they shouted/called speaking to the mountains like this: they said: ‘Fall on us (excl.), mountains! Roll over us (excl.), rocks! So that we (excl.) are hidden from the gaze of him who sits on the Seat of the King, and so that we (excl.) will not be struck by the anger of that Lamb over there!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “They called to the mountains and to the stones/rocks, saying, ‘Fall and cover us (excl.) so that we (excl.) will not be seen by the one who sits on the throne and so that we (excl.) will not be-affected-by-the-wrath of the Sheep.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “They shouted out to the mountains and to the stones. They said, ‘Roll on top of us so that we cannot be seen by the One Who sits on the seat of ruling in heaven, and also so that we cannot be reached by the anger of the young sheep.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “And they pleaded-for-mercy saying to the mountains and rocks, ‘Please cave-in/landslide so that you will cover/bury us (excl.) so that the one who is seated on the throne will not see-us and we (excl.) will escape the Sheep’s fearful punishment of us (excl.).” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Those people were ordering the mountains and rocks saying, ‘Go ahead, fill in over us (excl.), so that we (excl.) will be hidden from view, so that we (excl.) won’t be seen by that one sitting on the king’s seat, and also so that we (excl.) won’t experience the incurred anger of that one referred to as Young Sheep.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “the people then said to the mountains and cliffs: ‘Fall on top of us so that you cover us and we will not be found by the one who sits in the chair. Because fearful is the punishment which the Lamb will give. We do not want to go through it.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Romans 6:19:
- Uma: “This parable I use so it will be easy for you to understand my teaching. Formerly you were enslaved by sin because you allowed your bodies/selves to follow your evil desires that were not appropriate, with the result that your character became evil indeed. So also at this time, offer your selves/bodies to God so that you become his slaves. The end result is your character will become really straight and your lives holy.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “I illustrate/parable about master and slave so that you will easily understand what I am saying. Formerly you let yourselves indulge in doing (many) kinds of sin and every evil deed, that’s why it was as if you were slaves of your sin. But now you ought to follow whole-heartedly the command of God like his slaves doing what is straight. So-then you are really good now and you whole-heartedly obey/follow God.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The reason I use for an example the idea of slavery is so you might easily understand what I am teaching you. Long ago it was as if you were in slavery to evil desires and you were pleased to use your bodies in evil and filthy activity, which always increased in evil. However, now you must make your bodies righteous servants of God so that you might obey what He wants.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “I am now using an illustration that people can easily understand, because your faith is not yet mature. Previously, you turned-over all the parts of your bodies to sin in order to do what was filthy and also to increasingly do whatever kind of evil. Now, you must change that so that you totally become-enslaved to righteousness so that you will be holy.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Concerning this word I speak, I am looking for how I can make comparisons in order that you understand well about it. And now in the days gone by you let evil have its way so that it conquered you, you sinned greatly. But now give yours hearts to doing all that is good in order to do all the work of God.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 9:62:
- Noongar: “Jesus said to him, ‘A man who starts to dig the ground but then looks back, he is not good enough for the Kingdom of Heaven.'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “Yesus said saying to him: ‘The person who begins to plow, it is not good if he keeps-looking-back. People who have character like that are not fit/worthy to become workers in God’s Kingdom.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But Isa said to him, ‘If a person plows and always looks back that is not good. Likewise if a person follows me but is hindered by what he leaves behind, he is not worthy to be ruled over by God.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus answered, ‘If you are plowing and you are always looking back, that’s not good. It’s the same way also with the person who follows me, and he always has something to look back toward — he is not worthy to be ruled over by God.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But Jesus said, ‘The one who has begun to plow who keeps-turning-around, his work will be emphatically useless. It’s the same with the one who goes-with me who keeps-turning-around, because he has no way to serve in God’s ruling.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Jesus answered him, saying, ‘If a person is ploughing, if he keeps looking-back, his work isn’t acceptable/possible. Well it’s like that indeed, that a person is ineffective in the kingdom of God if his mind/inner-being isn’t concentrated on his following/obeying me.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Gurung: ” . . . ‘In ploughing, if anyone, after seizing the handle, turns and keeps looking back, that person is of no use when God is doing his work.'” (Source: Warren Glover in The Bible Translator 1978, p. 231ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Revelation 9:1:
- Uma: “After that, the fifth angel blew his trumpet. I saw a star that fell from the sky down to the earth. That star was given [the] key of [the] door of the sinkhole whose depth is not measured.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Then the fifth angel blew (the thing) like a tabuli’ that had been given to him. When he blew it, I saw a star, the one that had fallen from the sky onto the earth. To that star a key was given for opening the door of the bottomless hole.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The fifth angel blew his trumpet and then I saw a star, which is to say, an angel who was on the earth because he had fallen from heaven. He was given the key which can open the pit whose depth has no end.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “After-that the fifth angel blew-his-horn, and I saw a star that had already fallen to the earth. This star, it was given the key that was used-for-opening the prison down below.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well, the fifth angel then blew his horn. There was like a star which I saw which fell here to the world from the sky. Given to him was the key to a very, very deep ravine which has no bottom (lit. nowhere arrived at).” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “The fifth angel blew the trumpet. I saw a star fall from heaven, arriving to the earth. When he arrived on earth he appeared as an angel. He was given a key for a hole which has no ending to its depth.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Revelation 9:12:
- Uma: “The first plague/tormenting is past. There are still two kinds of plagues/tormentings following.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Na, that is the first of the most frightening disasters that come to the people in the world. After that there are still two frightening disasters that will soon come.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The first fearful happening is finished. There are still two which have not yet taken place.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “This was the ending of the first fearful hardship. There are still two that are to arrive.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “The first of those far-from-ordinary hardships had now passed. But there were two more to follow.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Now the first disaster is done. But there still are two to come.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Romans 8:14:
- Uma: “Whoever is led by the Holy Spirit, they are the children of God.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Because whoever is carried/influenced by God’s Spirit they are truly the children of God.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “For if anyone is led along by the Holy Spirit, he is a true child of God.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because the people whom the Holy Spirit directs, they are the children of God.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Now all who follow the word taught by the Holy Spirit are the children of God.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 11:1:
- Noongar: “One day in another place, Jesus was praying to God. When Jesus stopped, one of his disciples said to him, ‘Tell us how we should pray to God, the same way John told his disciples.'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “One time Yesus prayed. When he finished praying, one of his disciples said to him: ‘Lord, please teach us to pray, like Yohanes the Baptizer taught his disciples.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “One day Isa was praying. When he had finished praying, one of his disciples said to him, ‘Sir,’ he said, ‘please teach us as to how to pray as Yahiya taught his disciples.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “One day, Jesus was praying to God. And when he’d finished praying one of his disciples said, he said, ‘Chief, teach us praying, because as for John the Baptist, he taught his disciples praying.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “On one-occasion, Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he had finished-praying, one of his disciples said to him, ‘Lord, please teach us (excl.) to pray like the way Juan taught his disciples.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well, there was a day when Jesus and company were at a place and he was praying. When he had ended, one of his disciples said to him, ‘Lord, if possible/acceptable teach us to pray, like Juan did with his disciples.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Revelation 11:12:
- Uma: “After that, they heard / there was heard a speaker in heaven that called loudly to those two men, saying to them: ‘Come up here!’ And they were indeed lifted going to heaven covered/wrapped by a cloud, and all their enemies saw their departure.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Then the two prophets will hear a strong voice from heaven saying to them, ‘Come up here.’ Na, immediately they will be carried by a bright-cloud to heaven while their enemies are watching them.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then the two preachers heard someone speaking loud in heaven, and He said, ‘Come here to heaven.’ And then they were lifted up to heaven and they were wrapped in a cloud, and this was seen by their enemies there.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “After-that there was a loud (lit. strong) voice from heaven which the two of them heard which said, ‘Come here.’ And they ascended-with the clouds to go to heaven in the sight of their enemies.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “And then they heard loud speech coming from heaven, saying. ‘Come here you two. Come up here now.’ Therefore while they were being stared at by those enemies of theirs, those two were veiled in cloud, for they rose-up-in-the-air to heaven.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “These two persons who had spoken the word of God before, it was heard that they were called to from above. They were told: ‘Come up here now,’ they were told. They went up to heaven then, they went in a cloud. Their enemies looked on as they went up.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
