Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Thessalonians 5:14:
Uma: “Relatives, we request that you admonish those who are lazy at working. Fire-up those whose hearts are discouraged [lit., lessened/diminished]. Patiently-lead-along those whose faith is weak. Be patient with all people.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “We (excl.) also instruct/admonish you, my brothers, teach the lazy ones commanding them to work. Encourage the ones troubled in their livers. Help the ones easily carried along/influenced by temptation. And be patient with all people.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “We also beg you brothers: tell the lazy ones that they must work. Advise those who are afraid; strengthen those who are weak in faith; and you must overlook the faults of all of them.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “We (excl.) also instruct you brothers to advise/admonish those who are-goofing-off (not working), strengthen the minds of those who are not brave and are becoming-discouraged, and help those whose faith is weak. Show your patience to them all.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “And please-comply-with-this, siblings in believing, that you supervise well those who are being lazy about earning-a-living. Encourage/strengthen the mind/inner-being of those whose mind/thinking is agitated. Help those whose believing/obeying is weak so that it becomes sturdy. It really would be good for you to persevere with all of these with meekness/patience.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Tenango Otomi: “Be strengthened that you tell those who do not want to work that they should not be like that. Strengthen the people living in sadness. Help the people who do not yet have a strong faith. Endure patiently what happens to you.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 21:13:
Uma: “Yesus went and took the bread and gave it to them. He did like that also with the fish.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “Isa went and got the bread and the fish and gave it to them.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus took the bread and divided it among them and he divided also the cooked fish.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “Then Jesus took fish and bread and distributed-it to them.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “Jesus picked up that bread and distributed it to the disciples. And then he distributed the fish.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Tenango Otomi: “Jesus came near and taking the bread, he gave it to them to eat. He took the fish and gave it to them to eat.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 27:57:
Uma: “When the sun was about to set, there came a wealthy person who was from the village of Arimatea, his name was Yusuf. This Yusuf, he was a follower of Yesus as well.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “When it was afternoon a certain rich man arrived, a man from Arimati called Yusup. He was also a disciple of Isa.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when it was already afternoon, a rich man came from Arimathea. His name was Joseph, and he was also a disciple of Jesus.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “When it was late-afternoon, a rich disciple of Jesus from-Arimatea arrived who was named Jose.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “When it was late afternoon, a rich person arrived who was a taga Arimatea, his name being Jose. He was indeed one of those who believed-in/obeyed Jesus.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Tenango Otomi: “It was getting toward evening an there arrived a man who was rich by the name of Joseph, a native of the town of Arimathea. He also was a learner of Jesus.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 2 Thessalonians 2:6:
Uma: “As for this time, the evil person has not yet appeared, because there is something that blocks him. Surely you remember what it is that blocks him. So, when the time that God set comes, the evil person will appear.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “And you know what opposes/stops him now the reason why he hasn’t come out/appeared yet. Because before he will come out/appear, his appointed time ought/has to have been reached. (when his appointed time has come)” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “You know what it is that restrains that greatest transgressor so that he cannot yet be revealed until the proper time.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “Therefore you also know who/what is hindering/blocking that-aforementioned one-who-opposes all God’s laws in order that he won’t appear until the time that God has established arrives.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “And you indeed know what is hindering this, so that he won’t appear on the scene until the determined time has been reached.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Tenango Otomi: “Now you know what it is that is restraining now so that it suddenly does not appear before the day which is determined when it will appear who this evil person is.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 1:20:
Uma: “Petrus also said: ‘In the Book of the Songs of Daud, there are words that foretell Yudas. They sound like this: ‘Just leave his dwelling place empty for him. Don’t let there be even one person live in it.’ And there is also written like this: ‘It is better for his position [sitting-place] to be taken by another.’ ‘” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “Petros said further, ‘There is a verse written in the holy-book Jabur saying, ‘His dwelling-place must be rejected/the back-turned-on. And nobody must/shall live there.’ And there is also another writing which says, ‘There must be another to take over his former work.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Peter said, ‘That which was prophesied was written long ago in the book of the Songs, and it says, ‘Go away and leave the place where he lives. It is necessary that no one lives there anymore.’ There is also a written word which says, ‘That which was given to him to do, have someone else do it.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “Pedro continued saying, ‘What David wrote in the book Salmo was this: ‘May his house be left-untended and no one live there again.’ There is also something written that says, ‘May another person take-over his position.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “‘Well, this word of David is what I mean, which is contained in that writing called Mga Awit, ‘It’s necessary that his household be emptied of people and no longer lived in by anyone at all.’ And this also which is written, ‘It’s necessary that he be replaced in his position/responsibility.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Teutila Cuicatec: “In regard to this having to happen, it is written in the book of Psalms: ‘His home will be left abandoned. Not a single person will live there.’ It is also written: ‘Someone else will work in his place.'”
Isthmus Mixe: “For there it is written in the book of Psalms: ‘Henceforth let his place of living be vacant. And let no one live there any more. And let his replacement take up his work.'” (Source for this and above: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)
For the Old Testament quotes, see Psalm 109:8 and Psalm 69:25.
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 1:3:
Uma: “‘He calls in the wilderness [lit., empty field], he says: ‘The Lord is almost come! Prepare ahead-of-time for him his road. Make-flat ahead-of-time the road that he will pass on.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “There is a person calling in the lonely place (wilderness). This is what he says: ‘Soon the Lord/Leader will come/arrive. Make the way smooth where he will pass! Make the way straight which he will follow!'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “He will be in the land where people do not live. And there he will be heard by people who come out to meet him; he will say, ‘The Lord will soon arrive. Clear out the way he will go; straighten out the path he will walk on, which is to say get ready for his coming.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “He will shout/speak-in-a-loud-voice in the place that has no inhabitants saying, ‘Prepare where-the Lord who is coming -will-walk so that the path he-will-walk-on will be good.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “‘There is one calling out in the wilderness (lit. place where-one-could-starve), saying, ‘You (pl.) make a trail for the Lord/Chief. Make-direct and improve/make-properly this which he will walk on.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Shipibo-Conibo: “This is the word of one calling where no house is: Arrange Owner God’s [Lord’s] path for him. Straighten his little paths.” (Source: James Lauriault in The Bible Translator 1951, p. 32ff. )
Balinese: “there is the voice of a man crying in the
barren field thus: ‘Open up a way where the Lord will go, make straight his paths,'” (Source: J.L. Swellengrebel in The Bible Translator 1950, p. 75ff. )
English translation by Michael Pakaluk (2019): “‘A voice of one crying in the desert, ‘Make ready the way of the Lord, make straight his paths!’’),”
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Timothy 1:3:
Uma: “I request that you remain in Efesus, like I said to you before when I left to come here to Makedonia. For there are there [where you are] several people who are carrying teaching that is not true, and you must forbid/stop them so they no longer teach like that.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “Na, Timoteo, I am repeating what I commanded you when I was going to leave to go to Makedoniya. Amey-amey (strong command/injunction) don’t move/go away from there from Epesus so that you can tell-not-to/stop the people who are there teaching the teaching which is not true.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “I will give you again the advice I gave you when I left you on my way to Macedonia. It was this: do not leave Ephesus. The reason I advise you like this is because there are some people there whom you must rebuke. Tell them that they must stop teaching mistaken doctrines,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “When I left there (near addressee) bound-for-Macedonia, I instructed you (sing.) to stay there in Efeso and now I repeat to instruct-it, because there are those there who are teaching what is different/wrong and you (sing.) must command them so they will stop-it.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “I want hopefully that, like I said to you then when I was leaving to go to Macedonia, you just be there at Efeso. Probably you’ll have to stay there quite-a-while because there are people there who teach what is not truth. You must prevent them.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Tenango Otomi: “I left you there in the city of Ephesus; when I went on to the land of Macedonia, I told you to stay there in Ephesus. I want now that you continue to stay there because it is necessary that you reprimand the false teachers who teach there.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 2:26:
Uma: “That is why my heart is very glad, and I continually praise you (sing.), Lord. My body is ready/quiet waiting for you (sing.).” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “That’s why my liver is happy/joyful and I express-in-words my joy. And even if my body dies, I have (something) I hope for/expect.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Because of this, my breath is very good, and what I have to say is joyful. Oh Lord, I entrust to you my body.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “Therefore, I am-made-happy and I praise you (sing.). My mind/thoughts are also peaceful, because I have hope for my body/myself” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “This is what my mind/inner-being can be happy about, and it’s necessary that I tell this happines of mine. And also, my God, even though my body will die, I am certain that” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
