Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 26:10:
- Uma: “And-indeed I did oppose them in Yerusalem. With letter of authority from the leading priests, many people who believed in Yesus I jailed. I even liked it if they were condemned to death.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “And that was what I did in Awrusalam in the beginning. I was given authority by the leading priests, that’s why many of the people trusting in Isa were imprisoned by me. And I also joined-in/agreed when they were judged (and given) the death sentence.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “This is what I did in Jerusalem. The chief of the sacrificers gave me the authority and I seized many believers in God. And when our elders decided that they were worthy of being killed, I agreed to that.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “And that’s what I was doing in Jerusalem. Many are the believers I imprisoned, because the leaders of the priests gave (me) my authority. If/When furthermore there was someone they sentenced to die, I agreed-with his death.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “And that indeed is what I did in Jerusalem. I asked for authorization from the chiefs of the priests so that I could cause to be imprisoned as many as I found who were believers in that Jesus. And then when the sentence passed on them was that they be killed, I was really in agreement.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 5:2:
- Noongar: “Jesus saw two boats on the shore; fishing people had left the boats and were washing their fishing nets.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “He saw two boats at the edge of the lake. At the time the fishers had come down from their boats to the land/shore to wash their nets.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Isa saw two boats at the shore of the lake but the fishermen were not in the boats. They were there washing their nets.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Jesus saw two boats on the shore and no one was riding on them because the owners had gotten out and were cleaning their nets.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Jesus then saw two boats at the edge of the lake that some net-fishermen had left to go wash their nets.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “He saw two boats at the shore. The fishermen had got out. They were washing their trawl-net.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 John 3:10:
- Uma: “This is a sign so that we know who are-children of God and who are-children of the King of Evil-ones. All people who do not do God’s will, they are not God’s children. So also people who do not love their relatives, they are not God’s children.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “This is the difference between the children of God and the children of Satan/demon: the one who does not do the straight or does not love his fellow-men, he is not a child of God.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “If there is a person whose behavior is not righteous, this is a sign that he is not a son of God. Neither is any person a son of God who does not love his companion. By means of this, we can perceive who the sons of God are and who are the subjects of Satan.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Our means-of-distinguishing the children of God and the children of the Diablo is this: the people who are not children of God, they are the ones who are not doing what is good and who are not loving their companions.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Herein we can recognize whoever are now children of God, and who are still children of Satanas. As for the one who doesn’t persevere in doing righteousness in the sight of God and does not value his sibling in believing, it’s certain that he is not a child of God.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Now it will be known who are the ones who are God’s children, and who are the devil’s children. Everyone who does not want to do good nor wants to love his fellowman is not God’s child.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- Yatzachi Zapotec: “This shows who are the children of God and who are the children of the devil. Whoever of us if we do not walk straight (are not righteous) we are not the children of God. And whoever of us if we do not love our fellowman we are not the children of God.”
- Eastern Highland Otomi: “In this way we can know which are children of God and which are children of the devil. He who habitually doesn’t do good isn’t God’s child, neither is one who doesn’t love his sibling.”
- Tzotzil: “Thus it appears if we are the children of God, or if we are the children of the devil. Because if what we do is evil, if we do not love the brethren, we are not God’s children for sure.”
- Garifuna: “The one who is not level (righteous) is not God’s offspring, nor the one who does not love his own kind ones (brother). Thus it is that God’s offspring and the devil’s offspring are known.”
- Candoshi-Shapra: “By what means can one recognize God’s children? How can we recognize Satan’s children? The one who does not live straight is not (a descendant) of God. Nor is the one who does not love his brother of God.”
- Yanesha’: “Here, therein we know who is of the category-lineage of our Father, also who is of the category-lineage of the devil. All who do not do as is fitting, these are not of the category-lineage of our Father. The one who does not love his countrymen, this one, too is not of the category-lineage of our Father.”
- Aguaruna: “Therefore (by that) it is known who is God’s child, and who is devil’s child. He who does not work good is not God’s child, and also he who does not love his brother, he is not God’s child.” (Source for this and two above: Mildred Larson in Notes on Translation, July 1965, p. 1-15)
- Sayula Popoluca: “We know God’s sons and the Devil’s man because whoever doesn’t do that which is true, and doesn’t love his brother is not God’s son.” (Source for this and four above: John Beekman in Notes on Translation 12, November 1964, p. 1ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 27:10:
- Uma: “‘Relatives, if we (incl.) continue-on our journey, we (incl.) will have much loss. Not just the ship and our (incl.) cargo will be lost, but maybe some of us (incl.) will die.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “‘Friends, I observe/perceive that our (incl.) trip/sailing from here will be dangerous. Perhaps the ship and the cargo will be lost and including lives.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “‘Surely something is going to happen to us if we continue. This ship will be destroyed, and it’s cargo, and also some will die.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘Companions, if we persist in continuing, I know that much of our cargo will be destroyed and even this ship, and there will also be those who die.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “‘Respectfully begging your pardon, it’s like I observe that this voyage of ours(incl.) is now dangerous. Probably, there will be big loss/damage if we continue on still. Not only this ship and cargoes but also our (incl.) bodies too.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 5:34:
- Noongar: “Jesus said, ‘What do you think? On the day of the wedding, the friends of the bridegroom sit with him. Can they stop eating? No!” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “Yesus answered them with this parable, he said: ‘People at a wedding feast, do they fast while they are accompanying the groom? Of course not.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Isa answered them in a parable. He compared his disciples to people at a wedding. He said, ‘Do you tell people at a wedding to fast as long as the bridegroom is still there with them? No!” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus said to them, ‘For example,’ he said, ‘if there is a wedding, the companions of the bridegroom, it’s not possible to have them fast as long as the bridegroom is still with them.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Jesus answered parabling, ‘If someone has-a-wedding, do you think do-you-suppose (rhet. question) that the invited friends of the bridegroom (lit. one-marrying) will not join-in-eating? They will emphatically eat.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Jesus answered them, saying, ‘What, do you cause to fast the people who have been invited to a wedding so long as the man being married is still with them? Of course not.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 John 4:18:
- Uma: “If we really know God’s love to us, we are no longer afraid of God. His complete love strengthens our heart so that we are no longer afraid. If we fear that God will punish [us], its meaning, we do not yet really know his love for us.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “True love is not mixed with fear because if we (dual) truly love God our (dual) fear disappears. Whoever fears, his love is not yet complete, because he is afraid that perhaps he will be punished by God.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Anyone who loves God, it is not necessary that he be afraid of God, and since God’s love for us has no lack, he has removed already our fear of Him. The reason a person is afraid is because he expects God’s punishment on him, but as for that person who is afraid of God, God’s love for him has not yet been drawn tight in his mind.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “So long as there is love, it not possible that it be added-to with fear, because the love which has no lack, it blocks fear. So the person who is afraid because he is thinking about God’s punishment, that is the evidence that his love is still lacking.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “For as long as our holding dear of God and valuing of our fellowman is true, we no longer have fear of punishment. Because, as for complete holding dear, it’s like it can bury/cover up this fear. Because what people really fear is, to be punished. Therefore if we are still afraid of being punished, it’s clear that our holding dear and valuing is still lacking.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “The person who loves God from the heart does not then fear that God will be angry with him. How can you go on fearing when from the heart you love? A person fears that God will be angry at him when he doesn’t love from the heart.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- Yatzachi Zapotec: “If we love God there is nothing for us to fear. And if we love God as we ought, there is nothing left for us to fear, because it is like a punishment for us when we are afraid. And if we fear anything, we do not love God as we ought.”
- Eastern Highland Otomi: “He who fears the judgment, he fears it because he hasn’t yet known well the love that God does to him. God’s love removes fear. When we fear, we think God will punish us.”
- Tzotzil: “If we believe that God loves us, therefore we are not afraid. Because if we are afraid, it is because we think that God is going to punish us. If we believe that God really and truly loves us, not thus we think. Therefore if we are afraid it is because we have not believed that God loves us.”
- Candoshi-Shapra: “For if one fears punishment he is always agitated. The one who fears surely doesn’t love God completely.”
- Yanesha’: “Fear does not go with love. But this, if completely it fills us, love, our love throws out on us our fear. Fear goes with paying-back. If we are afraid, love does not fill us completely.”
- Aguaruna: “While staying (living, being) loving one is not able to be afraid, rather the one who loves causes fear to be lost. It is because of being able to be condemned (punished) therefore one fears. He who fears does not know well God’s love, therefore he is like that.”
- Murui Huitoto: “If we love God, we are not afraid of anyone. If we love Him very well, how will we fear Him? Whoever fears, is afraid of punishment. The one who is afraid still doesn’t love well.” (Source for this and three above: Mildred Larson in Notes on Translation, July 1965, p. 1-15)
- Sayula Popoluca: “He who loves God, doesn’t fear. Because he who truly loves God will not fear anything. Because he who fears will suffer. He who fears, he doesn’t truly love God.” (Source for this and three above: John Beekman in Notes on Translation 12, November 1964, p. 1ff.
- Eastern Arrernte: “The person who knows that God loves him does not fear God. But the person who fears that God will punish him, he does not yet know that God loves him very much.” (Source: Carl Gross)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 27:43:
- Uma: “But the warchief forbade them, because he had love/pity for Paulus. He ordered that people who knew how to swim jump into the sea and swim to land.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But the captain did not want anything to happen to Paul. Therefore he restrained/forbade the soldiers telling them not to do what they were thinking. Even-more-so he told all those who knew how to swim to jump first and swim to the shore.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “However the sergeant, he did not want that Paul should be killed, and he did not allow them to kill them. He commanded that those who knew how to swim should jump in and go to the shore.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But the captain forbid-it, because he wanted Pablo to live. He commanded that those able-to-swim jump into the ocean to go-ahead to go to its edge,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But their captain didn’t concur for he didn’t want Pablo to get killed. Therefore he prevented them. And then he said that whoever could swim should jump off and swim now, going ahead to shore.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 6:27:
- Noongar: “But you listen! I tell you: if people want to hurt you, you must love them; if people hate you, you must do good to them;” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “‘But to you who hear my words now, this is my command: We must love our enemies, behave well to people who hate us.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “‘But you who listen to me, this is what I say to you: Love your enemy. Do good to those who hate you.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “What I say to you, my disciples who listen to me today, is: it is necessary that your breath is not bad toward your enemy, but rather, treat very well those that are angry with you.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Jesus continued to say, ‘What I will say yet to you who are listening is that you should love your enemies. You are also to do good to those who hate you.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “‘This is what I will next say to you who are listening. Value those who oppose you. Do good to them (lit. show them good nature/ways) who hate you.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
