Following are a number of back-translations of Hebrews 7:7:
- Uma: “And we clearly know that the person who is blessed is downhill in life [i.e., status] from the blesser. So, Melkisedek is greater than Abraham.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “We (dual) know that the person who asks blessing from God for his companion is greater than the person he asks the blessing for.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And everybody knows that the person who pronounces a blessing on another person is greater than that person whom he blesses.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “And we all know that the one who has authority to bless is greater than the one he blesses.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “We all really know that the one who causes to pierce words which cause grace/mercy, he is more important than the person he is causing to be-pierced.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “It is well known that it is the person who is most respected who asks God to bless the person who is less respected than he.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 12:10:
- Uma: “So, they walked going past the soldier who was guarding the first door and the soldier guarding the second door, and they arrived at the iron door, the road/way going into the town. That iron door opened by itself. They continued on through that door and went into the town. Before they had walked very long, the angel all of a sudden vanished, leaving Petrus.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “After they had passed the first guard and then the second, finally they arrived at the iron gate that led out to that city. The gate opened by itself and they went out. They walked following one street then suddenly the angel disappeared.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Now they passed the first guard on their way and then the second, and when they arrived at the iron door of the gate, which faces the city, surprisingly it just opened without anyone opening it, and they went inside. The two of them continued on, and after they had walked for a little while the angel disappeared, and Peter was left there by himself.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “They passed-by the first and second guards, then they arrived at the metal door to go-out to the outside. For-no-reason it opened and they went-out. When they had walked the interval of one street, then the angel disappeared.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “They passed the first and then the second guard. And then they reached the gate which went to the city. Although the gate was iron, when they arrived, it opened by itself. Therefore they went straight out. After going out, they continued walking. But they hadn’t walked far when the angel disappeared.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 10:35:
- Uma: “After that Yakobus and Yohanes, the children of Zebedeus, approached Yesus, they said to him: ‘Teacher, we (excl.) have something we (excl.) want to request of you (sing.).'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then Yakub and Yahiya, the sons of Sebede, came close to Isa. They said to him, ‘Sir, we (excl.) would like to ask you (something) to do for us (excl.).'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Then the two sons of Zebedee, James and John, came to Jesus, they said, ‘Oh teacher, we have something to ask from you.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then Santiago and Juan who were Zebedeo’s children went to Jesus and they said, ‘Sir teacher, we (excl.) would have something to request from you (sing.).'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “And then Santiago and Juan, the sons of Zebedeo, came up to Jesus and said, ‘Master, there is something we want hopefully to ask you for. If possible/acceptable, please do it.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Hebrews 8:11:
- Uma: “At that time they will no longer have to reciprocally-teach their fellow relatives or their fellow villagers to know me. For they will all know me, both slaves and nobles.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “And they no longer will have to preach/teach-religious-things to their fellow-men or their companions about me, because in those days all people, from the lowest status to the highest, all will know me.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And because of this, at that time in the future it will no longer be necessary for anybody to have his companion teach him about Me. And it will no longer also be necessary at that time, that there is again a person who will explain to his companions who I, God, am — for at that time, everybody, great or not great, will know who I am.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Therefore at that time, they will not need to teach their brothers and their countrymen saying that they ought to come-to-know God, because they will all know me, even the lowest person and even also the highest.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “It will no longer be necessary for anyone at all to teach his fellow-countrymen, or to say to his siblings saying, ‘You need to recognize/know God.’ Because as for me, they will now all recognize/know (me), without exeption, (those with) high/important blood and insignificant.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Small and large, all will know me. Then it will not be necessary for one to teach his fellow man or relative who I am. Because all will know who I am.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
For the Old Testament quote, see Jeremiah 31:31 – Jeremiah 31:34.
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 13:17:
- Uma: “God whom we Israel people worship chose our grandfathers long ago, and he gave-them-descendants with the result that they were very many while they dwelt-as-aliens in the land of Mesir. From there, he showed them his great power when he lead them out from the land of Mesir.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Our (excl.) forefathers were chosen by God, who is really whom we (excl.) the tribe of Isra’il acknowledge-as-God. He exalted the tribe of Isra’il when they were staying in Misil, the country of another tribe/nation. And God brought them out from that country by his great power.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The God of us (incl.) Jews, he chose long ago our (incl.) ancestors. And he blessed them with good, and their descendants become very very many while they were still living in the land of Egypt which was not their land. Now as for God, by means of his great power he helped them so that they might get away from Egypt.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “The God that we descendants of Israel are worshipping, he chose our ancestors previously so that they would be his people. When they stayed in Egipto which was not their town/country, he helped them and they multiplied, and then he showed his strong power to cause-them -to-come-out of there.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “We know that the God of our nation of Israel chose our forefathers and caused them to multiply, when they went to live in Egipto, and he graced them with great good/good-situation. And then, through the strength of his supernatural-power, he brought them out from their slavery there.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 11:15:
- Uma: “[When] they arrived in Yerusalem, Yesus went to the yard of the House of God. There is expelled the people who were selling. He overturned on them their money changing tables, and he also overturned the seats of those selling pigeons/doves.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When they arrived in Awrusalam, Isa went into the big prayer-house and he drove out the people trading/selling and those who bought inside the house of God. He overturned the tables of the people who exchanged money. He also overturned the seats of those selling doves for sacrifices.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “When Jesus arrived in Jerusalem, he went again into the church, the House of God, and he drove out the cheats there who bought and sold. He turned over the tables of those who changed money and the seats of those who sell doves for sacrifice.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then Jesus entered the Temple and drove-out those who were selling and buying what-would-be-offered to God. He also tipped-over the tables of those who exchanged money and the seats of those who sold doves.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “On their arriving at Jerusalem again, Jesus again entered the Templo. He drove out the traders and buyers from its like-a-yard. He turned over the tables of the money exchangers and the seats of the sellers of doves.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Hebrews 10:2:
- Uma: “If for example the people who worshipped like that were really cleaned from their sins, they would have stopped bringing their worship-gifts, for they would know that their sins had been forgiven and they would no longer have been thinking about [lit., in-hearting] their being sinful.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “For if the people worshipping God were really clean/holy from their sins because of their sacrifices, they would no longer always think that they still had sin and they would no longer have to sacrifice again.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “For if by means of that way the ones who were worshipping were made clean it would not be necessary to sacrifice again, because their sins would have been forgiven and they would have known that they would not be punished because of their evil behavior.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because if it were true that they were properly cleansed from their sins, they wouldn’t have continued making-offerings, because they wouldn’t have still felt that they had sins.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “For if their sin really could be removed by sacrifices like these, well-then of course the sins that they have done would not now be heavy still on their minds/inner-beings. And is it not so that it would not still be necessary to make-sacrifice again?” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “If it had been that their sins were taken away by their doing what all the law commanded, then they would no longer make sacrifices. Because concerning people who make sacrifices, they would do it just once if they thought that their sins were cleared, then their hearts would no longer be sad, thinking that they have sin.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 13:49:
- Uma: “So, the Word of the Lord spread all through that land.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “The word/message of God continued to spread in that whole place.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And the word of the Lord spread in all of the neighboring towns.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “That being so, the word of God concerning Jesus was newsed-from-one-to-another in their various-towns there.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “From that time, the Good News concerning the Lord spread over all that land, including the bordering places.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
