Following are a number of back-translations of Hebrews 11:3:
- Uma: “From our faith, we know the sky and the world were made by God with just his word. So, all that we see he made from what is not visible.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Because of our (dual) trust we (dual) understand that God created this world simply with his word. Therefore all that we (dual) see here in this world came out of what we (dual) cannot see.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “We know that anything that can be seen that God created, this was made only by means of His word. And because of this, we can know that anything that is seen comes from that which cannot be seen.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because of our faith moreover, we understand that the world and all that exists was created by means of God’s command, thus what can-be-seen, it was not made from what can-be-seen.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “For our believing in what God said is how- we -understood that, this world and all the created-things, they were created by just the power of his word. This is saying that the things that can be seen, they did not come from things that can also be seen, but rather (they were) just created.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “And now because we believe that it is true what God says, we know well that God just said that there would be the earth and then there it was. Concerning all that we see there is now, it is God who made it. Because before, there was not anything at all.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 15:9:
- Uma: “We the Yahudi people and they who are not Yahudi people, he did not differentiate. He made their hearts holy because they believed in Yesus.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “God did not treat them differently from us (incl.),’ Petros said. ‘He also forgave their sins because they trusted in Isa.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “God doesn’t think that there is any difference between those people who aren’t Jews and us because through their believing he has forgiven them their bad doing just like he forgave the same here to us.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “What he did to them was not different, because his cleaning of their mind/thoughts was likewise due to their faith.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “That is a proof that as for us Jews and them who aren’t Jews, God now regards us all in the same way. For because of their believing and trusting in Jesus, he indeed renewed their ways/nature and forgave their sin.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 13:10:
- Uma: “And the Good News must be announced to all the world before the Judgment Day.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “For before the end of the world comes, the good news has to be sent/extended to all the tribes,’ said Isa.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “For before that time ends, it is necessary that the good news is preached to people in all kingdoms.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “The good news must be preached first in the many-towns/countries on the earth, then its end will arrive.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “For what is really necessary is that the teaching of this Good News will spread to/through all nations before the end of the world is reached.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Hebrews 11:35:
- Uma: “From their faith, women got back their children who had died, they were brought-back-to-life again for them. But there were others who were tortured to death because of their faith, they did not want to be released for they wanted to be-brought-back-to-life again and get a better life.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “There were women whose relatives became alive again from death because of their (the women’s) trust in God. In those times there were also people who rather chose to die being persecuted because of their following God than that they were set free. For they trusted that they would be made alive again in the future and that their life there would be better.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And there were also some women long ago whose faith was great, and by means of this their children who had died were raised from the dead. And there were also some believers long ago in God who were arrested. Even though they were tortured until they died, they did not abandon their faith so that they might in the future be raised in a far better life.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “There were also women whose children who died lived-again. But there were also some who were hardshipped until they died, because they refused to deny their faith in order that they could be freed. Because what they were hoping-for/anticipating, it was the better life in heaven after they would live again.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Because also of believing/obeying and trust in God, there were women who received-as-their-own again their very-held-dear-ones who had now died, because they were made-alive-again. As for others also they regarded-as- more -sweet that they would die from persecution/caused-hardship to them, rather certainly than that they would drop/give-up, for they knew that they would indeed be made alive again and would furthermore be given exceedingly the best life for they would no more die.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Some women, when their children died, had God cause that the ones who had died would again live. There were some who were bound and tortured, being told that if they separated from God, they would escape death. But they let themselves die, wanting that they would have part in the good which would happen at the time of the resurrection later.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 15:41:
- Uma: “Paulus and Silas traveled through the lands of Siria and Kilikia, strengthening the hearts of the believers in the Lord Yesus there.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “They crossed through the land of Siriya and the land of Kilikiya. They taught/preached-to the disciples of Isa in those lands in order to make their faith/trust firm.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And they went through all the provinces of Syria and Cilicia, and they drew tight the faith of the believers.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then they went to the various-towns in Syria and in Cilicia to go strengthen the minds of the believers in the various-congregations.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “and went all over all the places where there were believers in Siria and Cilicia, for they were causing their believing/obeying to become sturdy.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 14:5:
- Uma: “Rather it should have been sold for more than three hundred silver coins [lit., moneys], and the money given to the poor.’ That’s why they got angry at the woman.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “‘It would have been better to have sold it for more than three hundred pesos and the proceeds given to the poor.’ Therefore they really scolded the woman.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “That perfume is very expensive. It’s worth was more than three hundred pieces of money. It would have been good if it had been sold, and the money could have been given to the poor.’ And they told the woman she shouldn’t have done it.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “That should have been sold for more than three hundred denario (Ilo. loan) so that it could be given to the poor.’ Then they repeatedly-criticized the woman.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “If it had just been sold, the value of it wouldn’t be less than a year’s wages. Well of course the payment could have been used to help the poor.’ They were really reprimanding that woman.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Hebrews 12:27:
- Uma: “The words that say ‘one more time,’ their meaning: God will shake and destroy this world that he has made, for this world does not last forever. So in the future, he will destroy it all, so that only what cannot be shaken will remain.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “This is the meaning of those words, that the different things that were created will finally be shaken and disappear and/but the things that cannot be shaken those will remain.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And the meaning of this is: He will remove everything which can be seen because this will go out of existence. So that the only thing left will be everything that cannot go out of existence.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “What he said that once more he would shake it, it means to say that these-things that were created which can be shaken will cease-to-exist so that only what cannot be shaken will remain.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well, (incl.) these words of his, it’s clear that in that day, as for all these things which he says he will cause-to-quake, they will really be removed. For even though God created them, in his determined-plan they will not last-for-ever. He will do this so that what will last/hold-fast in exchange are, the things that have no removeability.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Since this is what the word is that God speaks about what he will do when he again speaks, then it is seen that God will bring to an end the work of what he has made. Whatever remains, not having been shaken, that will be forever.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 16:32:
- Uma: “From there, Paulus and Silas announced the Word of the Lord to that head of the jail, with all the people who were in his house.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “And then they proclaimed the word/message about Isa the Lord to the guard and to all his companions in the house.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then he and those people with him in his house, Paul preached to them the word of the Lord.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then they continued to preach the word of the Lord to all of them in the household.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “And then they went right on to teach the word of God to that overseer and all his companions in his house.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
