Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Thessalonians 2:7:
- Uma: “But we did not do like that. While we were there [with you] the other day [lit., yesterday], our behavior was gentle, like a mother caring for her child.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “even though we (excl.) are people worthy to be honored because our (excl.) authority is from Almasi. But we (excl.) cared well for you/treated you well, as if we (excl.) were a woman caring for her children.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “We treated you very well; we were like a kind mother is to her children.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “even though we (excl.) have a right as apostles of Cristo to solicit-praise from you and solicit-contributions for our (excl.) needs, but rather we (excl.) acted-patiently/gently like the way a mother breastfeeds and properly cares-for her children.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “even though our (excl.) authority is big because we (excl.) have indeed been made apostles by Cristo. On the contrary, what we (excl.) were like there with you was a mother who is kindly and easy-going/solicitous with her children.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Rather, we spoke beautifully in calling you, like a mother does when she cares for her children.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- Mairasi: “But we refused to do that. Therefore to the contrary we were people who set ourselves among you guys [gentle]. Like women themselves. Like the way they give their children their breast and desire their face [love] and help them.” (Source: Enggavoter 2004)
- Bariai: “[It’s] true, we (excl.) are Kristus’ message people, and so we’re able to talk strongly to you (pl.) to help us, but we didn’t follow any behaviour like that. We became like little children in your midst, or the same as a children’s mother breastfeeding her children and watching over them.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 19:28:
- Uma: “Yesus knew that all was finished. So, in order to fulfill what was written in the Holy Book, he said: ‘I am thirsty.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “After this Isa knew that all that he had been given to do was finished and complete. So-then he said, ‘I am thirsty.’ He said this so that the writing in the holy-book would be fulfilled.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then Jesus knew that he had finished everything that was prophesied concerning him, and he said, ‘I am thirsty.’ And by means of this, that which was prophecied long ago in the written word of God was fulfilled.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “A little-later then, Jesus knew that everything was finished and he said, ‘I’m thirsty now,’ in order that what God caused-to-be-written would be fulfilled.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Jesus knew now that all things had been fulfilled which he had been sent to do. And then, so that what is contained in the writings would be fulfilled, he said, ‘I am thirsty.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “After this word, Jesus now knew that all that had to happen was done. In order it should happen as written in the Holy Book, he said, ‘I am thirsty.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 26:74:
- Uma: “Petrus oathed again, cursing himself, he said: ‘I really don’t know him!’ At that time a chicken crowed.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But Petros cursed himself and swore and he said, ‘I really don’t know that person.’ Immediately the cock crowed.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then Peter swore the most complete oath, he said, ‘May God punish me if what I say is a lie, that I do not recognize that person.’ And immediately the chicken crowed,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Whereupon Pedro swore-to-his-own-hurt saying, ‘May God punish-me if what I am saying is not true. I swear I absolutely don’t know that person,’ he said. Right then the rooster immediately-crowed.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “‘Expletive, no indeed! I swear that even if I die (Tagbanwa-style oath),’ said Pedro, ‘I really don’t know that fellow.’ Suddenly/unexpectedly there was a rooster which crowed.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Peter replied and again said: ‘May God punish me if it isn’t true in what I tell you. But this man you tell me about, I don’t know who he is.’ As he finished speaking, the rooster crowed.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Thessalonians 4:6:
- Uma: “In the behavior/matter of men and women, don’t do what is wrong to another or deceive another. We already plainly told you before that God would punish people who act like that.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “And about this one thing really do not sin against your fellow-men, or deceive them, because God will truly punish whoever sins like that. We (excl.) admonished/instructed you already beforehand about this.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “It’s necessary that there is none of you who sins against or deceives his companions by means of activity like this, for God will punish the one who behaves like that. We thoroughly taught you this.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Concerning this then, watch-out that none of you sins against his fellow. Don’t be cheating (him) by taking/snatching what isn’t yours. Because the Lord will punish those who are doing sins like those which is exactly what we (excl.) thoroughly warned you previously.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Yes indeed, it’s necessary that no one cheats sexually on (lit. wounds the liver of) another, especially his sibling in believing. Don’t trespass on his/her spouse. For isn’t it so that we (excl.) taught and warned you that whoever still does like this, he will without doubt be punished by God?” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Concerning a woman who is married to someone, he must not want her. Because I have told you already before that men who do thus will be greatly punished by God.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 20:18:
- Uma: “Maria Magdalena went to meet with the disciples of Yesus and she said: ‘I have seen the Lord!’ And she told them all that Yesus said.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Therefore Mariyam, the woman from Magdala, went to the disciples of Isa to tell them, she said, ‘I have seen our (incl.) Lord.’ And she told them what Isa had said to her.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Mary Magdalene went there and she said to the disciples, ‘I have seen our Lord,’ and she told them what Jesus had said.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When that was so, Maria Magdalena went and told Jesus’ disciples, ‘I have seen the Lord.’ Then she also made-known to them what Jesus had told her.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Maria Magdalena then went, truly going to the disciples to tell them. On her arrival she said, ‘I have emphatic seen the Lord/Chief again!’ And she told that which Jesus had said to her.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Mary Magdalene went to tell the learners. She told them that she had seen the Lord and she told all that he had said.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 27:31:
- Uma: “After that had mocked him like that, they removed the shirt they had put on him earlier and they put back on his own clothes. After that they took him outside the village to be crucified.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “After they had finished making fun of Isa, they removed those purple clothes and dressed him again in his own clothes. Then they took him outside in order to nail him on the post.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when they grew tired of playing with him, they stripped him of the red shirt, and they put back on him his own shirt. And then they took him because they will nail him to a cross.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “After they had finished mocking him, they removed the red (garment) that they had dressed-him -in, and they again put-on him his former garment. Then they took-him-away to go nail-him to the cross.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When they tired of what they were doing, they took off again that with which they had cloaked him. They clothed Jesus again with his original clothes. And then they took him to the execution-place to nail him to a cross.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “When they finished mocking him, they removed the clothing he wore and put on his own clothing again. Then they took him away to go put him on the cross.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Thessalonians 5:20:
- Uma: “Don’t you not pay attention to the words of people who speak God’s Words.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Don’t criticise the words that God causes to be spoken (prophecy).” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Do not ignore the words of those who are inspired,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Don’t belittle/take-lightly what God’s spokesmen say either.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Don’t insult/belittle what a person is making known or teaching which is being put in his mind/inner-being by this Espiritu Santo.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Have respect to what the prophets of God say, do not reject their word.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 21:19:
- Uma: “With that figure of speech, Yesus foretold how Petrus would be killed, in order to honor God. After that, Yesus also said, saying to Petrus: ‘Follow me!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Isa said this to tell as to how Petros would be killed in order to praise God. And Isa said also to him, ‘Follow me.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “(The reason Jesus said this is because he is telling the means of Peter’s death by which he will cause God to be famous.) And when Jesus had said this, he spoke again saying, ‘Follow me.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Jesus said this to make-known the way Pedro would die in honoring God. Then he said to him, ‘Follow-me (sing.).’ And they went.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Jesus spoke like that because it’s like he was making known how the death of Pedro would be which would be a cause of praise/glory to God. Then Jesus said next, ‘It’s necessary that you always follow/obey me.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Jesus spoke this to show Peter that he would be killed. He showed how it would be that people would look favorably on God. Afterwards he said, ‘Don’t forsake me.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
