Following are a number of back-translations of Hebrews 2:6:
- Uma: “That authority God will give to mankind. In the Holy Book there are words that make this clear, they sound like this: ‘O Lord God, what are men/mankind that you even consider them? What is the child of mankind that you notice him?” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But that is whom he chose – mankind. It is written hep in the holy-book, it says, ‘O God, why do you think about mankind? Why do you care for them and (what’s more) they are just mankind?” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “but rather, He chose people. For there is a written word of God which we can find in the writings long ago, which says, ‘As for You, God, why is it that You don’t forget about humanity? He’s just a human, so why do You take good care of him?” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because that’s the message (lit. what-it’s-talking-about) of what God caused-to-be-written which says, ‘Oh God, what indeed is the status of people so that you (sing.) think-about and show-mercy/favor to them?” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Really not, because this has already been testified about in one of the writings of the past which says, ‘Whatever are people here in this world that you (sing.) consider/are-concerned-for them, God? They are just people yet you are always looking after them.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “This word which is written in the Holy Book tells who it is that God determined to rule the new world. The word which is written says: ‘Listen, my God, how come it is that you think about people. Why is it that you overflowingly put them on your heart?” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
For the Old Testament quote, see Psalm 8:5 – Psalm 8:7.
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 9:43:
- Uma: “After that, Petrus stayed in Yope for several more nights, dwelling in the house of a worker of leather goods named Simon.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Petros stayed yet in Joppa for some time. He was there in the house of Simon, a man whose work was fixing animal skins.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Peter, he stayed on there in the house of a person named Simon who was a maker of useful things from skin which he dried.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “As for Pedro, he stayed a measurable-number of (i.e. quite a few) days in Joppa at the house of Simon who worked with leather.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Pedro stayed a long time there in Jope. Where he stayed was at the house of Simon who was a preparer of animal hides.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 8:34:
- Uma: “After that Yesus called the many people to gather together with him and his disciples. He said to them: ‘Who[ever] wants to follow me must release his won desires, and he must carry [on the shoulder] his cross–that means he must follow my commands even if it means his death. After that, he can/may follow me.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then Isa called to him the crowds and his disciples. He said to them, ‘If there is a person who wants to follow me, he has to follow my will/wish, not his will/wish. And he also has to carry the post for killing him, that means he submits to endure/suffer persecution and even die. Then he can follow me.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then Jesus called to him the people and his disciples and he said, ‘If there is one who wants to follow me, he must remove out of his mind the things he wants to do, and he must put his cross on his shoulder, which is to say, he must carry out my commands even if it leads to his death. Then he can follow me.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then Jesus called the many-people and his disciples and said to them, ‘Whoever wants to join me, he must turn-his-back-on himself and carry-on-his-shoulder his cross so that he will then go-with me.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Jesus caused the people and his disciples to come close and he spoke, saying, ‘Whoever really wants to follow/obey me, he must deliberately-forget his own will. It’s like he will shoulder his own cross, for what he is now obeying is my will, even if it causes his life/breath to be severed.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Hebrews 4:1:
- Uma: “So, since there is still a promise of God’s that gives us opportunity to get rest with him, that’s why we must really be on the alert, lest there are any in our midst who apparently do not get it / who look like they won’t get it.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Now, God also covenants/promises to us (incl.) that we (incl.) can enter the place-of-rest that he has spoken of. Therefore we (incl.) should be careful lest any one of us (incl.) does not get to the place-of-rest that he has promised.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “But in spite of that, God did not remove His former promise, that there would be some people who would be able to enter into His land that they might rest with Him. And because of this, we (incl.) must be on guard so there’s not even one of us whom God does not allow to enter there.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But what God promised that he had prepared a resting-place, it can still be fulfilled to us, so we ought to be careful lest there be someone among us who is not able-to-enter.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “However even though it’s like that, this that God promised still continues that, as for us people, (we) can be included in being able to rest under his care/jurisdiction. But we need to take care so that there is none of us at all who will fall-short-in-reaching this that he promised.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “And now God calls to us that we enter his resting place, saying that we rest with him. He still continues to call us. But now it is a fearful thing that perhaps there are some who will not enter into God’s resting place.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 10:32:
- Uma: “So, order people to go the town of to Yope to call a person named Simon Petrus. His dwelling-place is close to the edge of the sea at the house of Simon the leather goods worker.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Send (someone) to Joppa to fetch a man named Simon, also named Petros. He is staying there with Simon, a man who fixes animal skins. His house is at the seashore.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Now today, send some servants to the village of Jopppa to get a person named Simon Peter. He lives there in the house of a man whose name is also Simon who is a maker of useful things from skin. His house is near the seashore.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Send therefore someone to go to Joppa to go call Simon who is nicknamed Pedro. He is staying at the edge of the sea at the house of Simon who works with leather,’ he said.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Therefore now, send a few people to go to Jope. Have Simon fetched whose other name is Pedro. Where he is staying is at the house of his fellow-Simon, who is a preparer of animal hides. By the sea is where his house is.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 9:28:
- Uma: “After that, Yesus and his disciples left there and entered a house. When they had entered the house, they began to ask Yesus, they said: ‘Teacher, why were we (excl.) unable to expel that evil-spirit earlier?'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When Isa had entered the house, his disciples asked him alone (lit. they-they only), they said, ‘Why couldn’t we (excl.) cast out the demon?'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when Jesus and company had returned to the house where they were staying and no other people were there, just them, his disciples asked him, they said, ‘Why couldn’t we drive away the demon?'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When plural Jesus entered the house where they were staying, and they were alone, his disciples asked him, ‘Why were we (excl.) not able to cause-that evil-spirit -to-leave?'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When Jesus had gone into the house, his disciples asked him privately. They said, ‘Why was it that we couldn’t drive out that evil spirit which was possessing/causing-madness?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Hebrews 6:3:
- Uma: “So, relatives, it is better that we cease for now talking about the first teaching of the Kristen religion, like teachings for people who have just become Kristen people, and let us speak about continuing-on teaching. People who have just become Kristen must be taught to repent from their useless deeds and believe in God. They are taught to request-to-be-baptized in the name of the Lord Yesus and a religion leader puts-hands-on their head. They are taught what will happen in the future: God will make dead people live again and he will punish forever people whose behavior is evil. But let us not repeat those first teachings. Let us speak-about continuing-on/further teaching, if God still gives us opportunity.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Therefore let us (incl.) increase now our (incl.) studying about Almasi if God allows us (incl.)/if God (will) indulge us (incl.).” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “but rather, let us continue on to the study of deep things if God permits it.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “What we ought to do if God permits, we are to learn the deeper teachings.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Hopefully, if God will permit you, I will enlarge your understanding by the teaching of yet other things.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “May God want that I can go on and teach you other things.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 11:16:
- Uma: “From there, I remembered the words of the Lord that said: ‘Yohanes baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Then I remembered what Isa had said. He said, hep ‘It was water what Yahiya bathed the people with, but you,’ Isa said, ‘what you will be bathed with is different. The Holy Spirit will be sent to you.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then I remembered the word of our Lord Jesus who said, ‘Water is what John baptized people with, however your baptism will be: you will be indwelt by the Holy Spirit.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “And that was when-I-remembered what the Lord Jesus said previously that John baptized the people with water, but as-for us, we will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “At that I remembered what the Lord had indeed said, saying, ‘Water is what Juan was baptizing with, but as for you, the Espiritu Santo is whom you will be baptized with.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Isthmus Mixe: “Then I remembered the words of the Lord Jesus when he said: ‘John really baptized by means of water. But God, God will baptize you differently. The Holy Spirit will then enter your hearts.'”
- Lalana Chinantec: “So therefore I remembered the word that our Lord spoke back then when he said: ‘John used water when he baptized people back then, but the Great Spirit will enter your hearts; that’s the way you’ll be baptized,’ that’s what the Lord said back then.”
- Eastern Highland Otomi: “Immediately I thought of the word of the Lord when he said: ‘John baptized your heads with water, but Jesus will cause you to receive the Holy Spirit in your hearts.'” (Source for this and two above: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)
