Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 6:2:
- Uma: “That’s why the twelve apostles of the Lord Yesus called all the followers of Yesus to gather together, and they said to them: ‘It is not good if we (excl.) are the ones to organize the distribution of food, because we (excl.) will not have enough time to carry the Word of God.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So the twelve commissioned ones summoned/called all the followers of Isa to gather. And they said to them, ‘It is not suitable/right if we (excl.) leave the proclaiming of God’s word/message in order that we (excl.) will distribute/divide the money for expenses.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then the apostles gathered together all the believers, and they said, ‘It is not good if we, the apostles, we abandon teaching the word of God so that we might divide up that which is given to help.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Therefore the apostles, they gathered-together all the believers in Jesus and they said to them, ‘It is inappropriate if we (excl.) are distributing the money and we (excl.) are ignoring our (excl.) work of preaching the word of God.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Therefore what those twelve apostles did was, they assembled all the believers and they said, ‘It isn’t possible/acceptable that we (excl.) apostles turn our (excl.) backs on teaching the word of God to give attention to the distributing of aid.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 5:14:
- Uma: “When the people who were with the pigs saw what happened, off they ran to the near-by village(s) and gardens announcing that happening. That’s why the villagers came, wanting to see what had happened.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then the people who were looking after those pigs ran and told there in the town and in the up-country. So-then the people went to see what had happened.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And there were some men taking care of the pigs and they ran to the town and to the homesteads nearby to tell what had happened. And when the people heard it, they went out to Jesus to see what had happened.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “As-for the ones-watching/guarding the many-pigs, they up-and-ran to their town and to the surrounding places to go report it to the inhabitants there. Therefore the many-people, they went to see what had happened.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When the herdsmen of those pigs observed, they ran telling everyone in the town and in the houses nearby. When the people knew, they went there so that they would see the truth of that which was being told.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 2 Timothy 3:6:
- Uma: “Some of them take teaching that is not true to other people’s houses, and they deceive women whose faith is weak so that those women believe their teaching. Those women have many sins, and many are the desires of their hearts that control them.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “There are men like that who go inside a person’s house and they deceive the women who are easily influenced. They are easily persuaded because their thinking is troubled because of their many sins and they are easily carried-away/influenced by their greedy-desires.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Some of those are the men who go into houses to teach and control women who are no good. Women like this are afraid because of the many sins they have committed, however there are also many evil things which they want.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because some of them are going to the various-houses to make-friends with the residents so that they will then talk-glibly-to women who are easily persuaded so that they will follow what they are teaching. These women, they are burdened with their piled-up sins, and they are easily incited (lit. pushed) by the many kinds of evil that they want/like.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “There are included among these people those who, what they do is, they go up into houses to gently-talk the householder woman into believing/going-along-with this false teaching of theirs. Well some are easily defeated by them, those who are lacking in understanding, who are drowning in sin and are easily caused to fall (into sin) through indulging desires which are not good.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Because these are people who already in some of the houses have spoiled the faith of all who live in those houses. First of all they deceive the women with their lying teachings. They look for women who are depressed because of their sins and don’t know what to do about their sins. These they deceive.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 7:19:
- Uma: “That king mistreated our ancestors long ago and persecuted them. He ordered them to throw out their babies so they would die.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “He deceived our (incl.) nation/tribe and severely maltreated/did evil (things) to our (incl.) forefathers. They were forced to put their little babies outside of the house and to abandon (them) so that they would eventually die.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Then,’ said Stephen, ‘this king, he cheated our ancestors and did bad to them. By means of force, he had the Jews throw away their children, far away so that they might die.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “That king, he tricked our ancestors and persecuted them by forcing them to throw-away their babies to die.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Much was what he did, deceiving our nation. He really caused our ancestors to suffer, for he forced them to leave their babies outside so that they couldn’t live.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 6:3:
- Uma: “He is just a house builder, Maria’s child. His relatives are Yakobus, Yoses, Yudas and Simon. His female relatives, they are here with us too.’ That’s why they refused to believe in Yesus.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “We (incl.) recognize hep this man. He is the carpenter, the child of Mariyam. His brothers hep are Yakub and Joses and Judas and Simon. And his sisters are hep here in this our place.’ And they were angry at Isa. (lit. their liver hurt)” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “They said, ‘He’s that carpenter. His mother is Mary, and his brothers are James, Joseph, Judas, and Simon. His sisters are here also in our village. Why is he so wise? Where perhaps did he get his wisdom? Why can he do miracles?’ And so they did not accept what Jesus was teaching.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Isn’t this-one don’t-you-suppose the carpenter Maria’s child? Aren’t Santiago, Jose, Judas and Simon his siblings/cousins? His female siblings/cousins moreover, they also live here.’ Therefore they were offended with him and they didn’t believe.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Isn’t it so that he is the carpenter who is the son of Maria and older-sibling of Santiago, Jose, Judas and Simon? Isn’t it so that living here indeed are his younger-sisters?’ They really didn’t acknowledge him.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 2 Timothy 4:21:
- Uma: “You come quickly before the cold time arrives! Many greetings from Ebulus, Pudes, Linus and Klaudia, and from all the one-faith relatives who are here.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Timoteo, really try to come to me soon (lit. easily) so that you are not reached by the strong winds on the way. Ubulus, Pudes, Linus and Kalauda send word there to you that they remember you. Likewise the rest of our (incl.) brothers who trust Isa here.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Quickly come here before the rainy season starts. Eubulus, Pudens, Linus, Claudia, and all the believers here send greetings to you.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Put-yourself-(sing.)-to-hardship to come here before (lit. then) frost-season. Eubulus, Pudens, Linus and Claudia and all the other believers who are here, likewise also of-course they send-you (sing.) -greetings.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well as-was-said, supposing you have the opportunity, it’s good if you will be able to come here at once, before the time of cold season. You are greeted by Eubulo, Pudente, Lino, Claudia and others here who are our siblings in believing.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “And you, earnestly try to come before the cold rains begin. Concerning Eubulus, he sends you greetings. Also Pudens greets you. Also Linus along with Claudia, and all the other brethren here, all of them greet you.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 7:51:
- Uma: “Stefanus also said to the Yahudi elders: ‘No kidding the hardness of your wisdom teeth, relatives! No kidding your stubbornness! No kidding your making yourselves deaf to hearing the Word of the Lord God! You are definitely the same as our ancestors long ago, continually rejecting the Holy Spirit.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Then Estepan said to the councilors and to the people, ‘How hard your heads are. Your livers are livers not obeying/following God. And how deaf are your ears. You do not listen-to/heed God’s word/message. You are just like your forefathers long-ago. You also do not listen-to/heed the Holy Spirit.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Now,’ said Stephen, ‘you my companion Jews, your breath is very hard. You do not want to listen to and you do not want to obey the word of God. You never stop transgressing against the Holy Spirit. That which our ancestors did is also what you do.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then he continued saying, ‘Your mind/thoughts are hard/stubborn. You are like pagans who refuse to believe in God and turn-a-deaf-ear-to what he says. You also take-after the way our ancestors continually opposed the Holy Spirit.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well now,’ said Esteban, ‘I will speak plainly. For your heads are so hard! And as for your ways/nature, it’s really just like the people who have no knowledge of God, for you just refuse-to-listen to his word. You are always opposing the Espiritu Santo, just like your ancestors did.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 6:35:
- Uma: “When the sun was about to set, his disciples came to him, they said to him: ‘Teacher, it is uninhabited hereabouts, and the sun is about to set.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When it was afternoon already, his disciples went to him and they said, ‘This is a place hep were people don’t come to often and-what’s-more it is already late afternoon.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “When evening came, his disciples came to him and they said, ‘It’s late evening and there are no villages here near us.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When it was late-afternoon, his disciples went to him and they said, ‘Here it is already late-afternoon and it is isolated here.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When it was late afternoon, Jesus’ disciples came up to him. They said, ‘Excuse please, this is a wilderness place and look here, it won’t be long now till the sun sets.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
