Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 17:12:
- Uma: “But I say to you, Elia has already come, but the leaders of our (incl.) village did not know him. They just opposed him according to their desire. So also they will oppose me, the Child of Mankind, according to their desire.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But I tell you,’ said Isa, ‘Eliyas has already come but the people did not recognize him. And they did to him whatever they wanted. Likewise they will also persecute me, the Son of Man.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “But I say to you that Elijah has already come, but he wasn’t recognized by the leaders. They tormented him, doing whatever they wanted to do to him. And they will torment me, the Older Sibling of Mankind, in just the same way.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘But I also say to you that Elias has already come, but people didn’t recognize him but rather they did whatever (implies bad) with him. And likewise also they will hardship me who am Child of a Person.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But this which I will tell you really is true, that Elias has already come here, but he wasn’t recognized by people. They really did to him as much as they wanted to, like they will do when they cause me to suffer who am the One From Heaven Born of Man/human.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “But know that this one who is said to be Elijah has already come. Yet the people did not understand who he was. Therefore all the pain the people though to do to him they did. Also it will be like that for the Man who came from heaven, the people will make him suffer.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Galatians 6:4:
- Uma: “It is better that each of us discern our own deeds, whether they are good or not. If they are good, we can be glad about it. Let’s not look at the behavior of others.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “You each one ought to observe very well your own deeds. If your deeds are truly good you can be happy about yourselves. Don’t (let that be) what you take pleasure in (the fact) that your deeds are better than the deeds of your companion.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “It would be better if each one thoroughly checks up on his own behavior. And if it’s good, then it is a reason for him to be happy. However, he must not use to measure his own behavior the behavior of his companion,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “It is therefore necessary that each one consider himself to confirm whether what he is doing is right. Because if it is right, he can be-made-happy because of what he himself is doing without comparing it to what his companions are doing.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “What’s good is that we should ensure-the-truth-about our own deeds. If we make sure that our deeds really are good, well that’s what we are to be happy about. We are not just to be happy when we observe that our own deeds are better than what is being done by others.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Each one of you judge whether you are walking good or not. The person who judges that he is doing what is good can be happy. But it should not be that he is happy because his fellow-man does not do as good as he does.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 9:31:
- Uma: “We know that God does not answer the requests of sinners. He only opens his ears to whoever submit to him and who follow his commands.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “We (incl.) know that God does not listen to sinful people. Those are listened to by God who honor him and do his will.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “We know that as for God, he does not help a transgressing person. But rather, if there is a person who worships him and carries out his will, he helps him.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “We certainly know that God doesn’t hear what a sinner is saying but rather the one who worships/honors him who does what he wants.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Isn’t it so that we know that God doesn’t answer sinners, but he answers those who worship him with reverence and follow/obey his wishes?” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “And we know that God does not listen when those who have sins pray to him. But when one prays to him who worships him and does his will, then he hears.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 18:17:
- Uma: “If he does not want to believe/accept the word of those witnesses, bring him up [i.e., present his case] to all the one-faith relatives. If he still does not believe/accept even all the one-faith relatives reprimand him, just leave him alone, we (incl.) just consider him as a person who does not know God, and like people whose behavior/character is evil.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “If he does not listen to them, then tell all the people there in the prayer-house. If he still does not listen even though the whole congregation is a witness, then your customs to him shall be like your customs to the people who do not follow God or to the tax collectors.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And if he doesn’t allow it to be settled, tell it to the gathering of your fellow believers. And if he still doesn’t allow it to be settled then, think of him as not being a believer in God or think of him also like one of those cheating tax collectors.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “If he still refuses to listen to what they say, make-it-known to the congregation, and if he still refuses to listen to what the congregation says, count him as a person who does not know God or one who collects taxes.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “However if he still will not let himself be reconciled because he won’t listen to those you took with you, tell it to the whole-group of believers when assembled. Well if even there, he won’t let himself be reconciled, just regard him now as a person who doesn’t acknowledge God or one whose nature/ways are not good like the money-grabbing official-receivers of payment.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “If he then doesn’t want to listen to them even, put the matter before the church. If he doesn’t want to listen to what is said at the church, make a judgment that he is like those who are not believers or like tax collectors.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Ephesians 1:18:
- Uma: “I request that he enlighten your hearts, in order that you know how good are the blessings that you hope for from God who called you to become his children. I request that he enlighten your hearts in order that you know how big are the blessings that he has already prepared for all people whom he has made his children;” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “And I also ask that your thinking/reasoning may be made alive/kindled so that you will really understand as to what you expect/hope from him because you were chosen by him, told to follow him. And so that you could/will also understand as to how good the various things are that he promised to give to his people,” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “I pray also that He might give you thorough understanding, so that you might know what are all the good things that we (incl.) can expect in the future, because He has made us (incl.) already His believers, and so that you might also know that the good things that He will bless us with at that time will be very many.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “I am requesting moreover that God illuminate your minds so that you will thoroughly come-to-know what we are expecting on account of his having chosen us and so that you will understand the number (lit. many-ness) and the goodness of the blessings he has promised his people” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Hopefully he will really enlighten your minds/thinking so that you will know well this good (situation) that we are sure about which he has determined that he will give to us. For really the glory/praiseworthiness of this good (situation) is far-from-ordinary which is held in store for all whom he has chosen and set apart as his people.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “God called us that there will be our part in the good afterwards. I ask him that he will open your minds well in order that your hearts will find about that word which we await. Because beautiful is the good which God determined to give to all who are in his hand.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 10:22:
- Uma: “In Yerusalem at that time, people made a festival to remember the big day of the consecration of the House of God long ago. At that time, it was the cold time.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then the time had come for the festival they called ‘For-purifying the temple’ there in Awrusalam. It was the cold season.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And there in the town of Jerusalem, that was the time of the feast of the Jews when they celebrated the cleaning long ago of their church, the House of God.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “During the frost-season, there is in Jerusalem a fiesta called Dedication of the Temple. When that fiesta arrived,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Cold season coincided with the fiesta in Jerusalem which was the Fiesta of Making-far-from-ordinary the Templo.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “It was the time of the cold rains. There in Jerusalem the people prepared to celebrate at the church.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 19:15:
- Uma: “From there, he touched those children, and blessed them. After that, he went away from there.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then he placed his hands on them. And then he left.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus laid his hands on the children and he invoked a blessing on them. And when he finished that, he left there.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then he put-his-hands-on them blessing them, and then he went-away.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well, he prayed for them laying hands on them, and then went.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Jesus placed his hands on the heads of the children. Afterwards he left from there.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Ephesians 3:5:
- Uma: “Long ago, there was an intention of God that was not yet known by mankind. His intention was this: that people who are not Yahudi people also get blessings from God together with the Yahudi people. His intention also was that those who are not Yahudi people become one-body with the Yahudi, and that they as well receive what God promised to all his children. They receive it because of their connection with Kristus Yesus, since they have believed in the Good News. Long ago, that intention of God’s for the Yahudi people and those who are not Yahudi people was not yet known by mankind. But God himself told me that intention of his in a vision, like what I have already written earlier. What I wrote, although it is short, it makes clear God’s intention that Kristus brought to pass. And when you read it, you will understand the intention of God that was not yet known by mankind from long ago, as I also understand it. Previously, his intention was not announced to men. But at this time, God’s intention has become clear to us (excl.) his holy apostles and prophets, because the Holy Spirit made it clear to us (excl.).” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “This was not made known by God to mankind in old times. But now God’s Spirit has made it known to his apostles and to the people who speak forth/pass on his word (prophets, as distinct from OT prophets.)” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Long time ago this was not revealed to any human being; however, now by means of the Holy Spirit, God has revealed it to the apostles and to his prophets.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “No one knew about this previously, but now God’s Spirit has-made-it-known to us (excl.) who are apostles and God’s spokesmen whom he chose to serve him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “This decision/counsel, God did not make it known to the people of past times but now, by the help of the Espiritu Santo whom he caused to indwell their body, he has caused it to be comprehended by his chosen apostles and prophets.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “In past days, no person arose who was enabled by God to know this word. But now God has sent the Holy Spirit to his representatives and also his spokesmen in order to cause them to know about this word.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
