Following are a number of back-translations of Galatians 6:3:
- Uma: “If there is a person who says that he is better than his companions, but he isn’t really, that means he is just fooling himself.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “If there is a person who thinks that he is already very good, but he is not, that person just fools himself.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “If there’s anyone who supposes mistakenly that there is no fault in his customs because they are all good, he has deceived his breath.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because if someone considers himself to have ability or personhood (i.e. status) but it isn’t true, he deceives his own self.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “For supposing someone thinks he doesn’t need to make a habit of being helpful to his companion, he is just lying to himself for he is regarding himself as important/high, whereas he isn’t.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “The person who says that he reckons that he surpasses all cannot deceive others. Rather he deceives himself when it isn’t true what he says.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 9:30:
- Uma: “The blind man argued/replied: ‘You are very confusing! You say that you do not know where he is from, but he healed my eyes!” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “The formerly blind person answered, he said, ‘I marvel at you. You do not know where he comes from and-what’s-more he has caused me to see.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And the man answered again saying, ‘This really surprised me. Jesus has power and he cured my eyes, but in spite of that, you do not know where he comes from.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Whereupon the man answered-them, ‘This is really too-much! You don’t know where-he-came-from, and he is one who removed my blindness.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “That blind one next answered, saying, ‘That’s really amazing, that you don’t know where he came from, however he has made me well that I’m no longer blind.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “The man said, ‘This is what I am surprised about that you do not know where he is from and he has opened my eyes.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 18:16:
- Uma: “But if he does not want to believe/accept our (incl.) words, accompany one or two people and go to speak to him. Because in the Holy Book long ago is written like this: ‘If there is a person who is accused of doing wrong, there must be two or three people who become witnesses, so that his case is clear.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But if he does not follow/agree-with your words, take with you one or two other companions of yours so that there is a witness to all you (pl.) say.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “But if he doesn’t allow it to be settled, find one if not two other believers, so that your discussion might be confirmed by two or three.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But if he refuses to listen, then call one or two of your (sing.) companions so that there are two or three who will confirm everything that is said.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But if you can’t get reconciled (to each other), you (sing.) are to take one or two people who are believers, so that all your (pl.) conversation can be testified to by two or three witnesses.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “But if he does not want to listen to what you say, look up two or three persons to take with you so they will listen when you talk with him and see that you want to make peace with him.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Ephesians 1:17:
- Uma: “I cry out to God, the Father of our Lord Yesus Kristus and our Father whose name is big, I request that he make-clear your hearts with the power of the Holy Spirit, to the point that you really know God.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “And I pray to/ask of God, the Father of our (incl.) Lord Isa Almasi, the God worthy to be praised. I ask that he may give you the Holy Spirit, he is the one who gives you knowledge and he will make known to you about God so that you will know God better/more.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The God of our Lord Jesus Christ, who is also our (incl.) Father, who is worthy to be known everywhere, I’m always begging Him that by means of the Holy Spirit He might give you wisdom and he might reveal to you knowledge of what He is doing.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “What I am requesting from him who is our honored Father whom our Lord who is Jesu Cristo also honors/praises, it is this. I am requesting that his Spirit would give you wisdom and make-known to you that which concerns his godhood so that you would come-to-know him properly.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “For I am asking our praiseworthy Father, he who is the God of our Lord/Chief Jesu-Cristo, that by the strength of the Espiritu Santo who is indwelling your bodies, he will hopefully give you that you will all-the-more know and be-able-to-understand so that you will be able to know/recognise his nature/ways and determined-plans.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Concerning God, he is the God of our Lord Jesus Christ and he is the Father who is supreme. Therefore I ask him that he will cause that your hearts will understand well concerning God.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 10:21:
- Uma: “But there were also some who said: ‘No! A person who is possessed by a demon does not speak like that. A demon couldn’t heal a blind person, right?'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But others also said, ‘If a person is demon possessed, he cannot speak like he speaks. And as for a demon he cannot make a blind person see.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And others said, ‘If he were afflicted with a demon his teaching wouldn’t be like this. The one who is afflicted with a demon cannot cure a totally blind person.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “While others said, ‘Is it indeed-the-case that a demon-possessed-person speaks like that? (RQ implies unlikelihood of such an occurrence) Can a demon do-you-suppose remove a person’s blindness?'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But others said, ‘One doesn’t speak as wonderfully as that if possessed by an evil spirit. Could an evil spirit make well a blind person?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Other Jews said, ‘But if he were demon possessed, he wouldn’t be able to speak as he does. A demon possessed person cannot cause the eyes of a blind person to open.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 19:14:
- Uma: “Yesus said to his disciples: ‘Let those children come to Me, do not forbid them. For it is people who are like them who become God’s people in his Kingdom.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But Isa said, ‘Let the children come to me, and do not oppose them. For people like the children are willing to be ruled over by God.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “But Jesus said, ‘Let the children come here. Don’t you forbid them, for the person who has trust like the trust of a child, he is the one who can let God rule over him.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “but Jesus said to them, ‘Permit that the children come to me. Don’t forbid (it), because the ones like these are the ones who will be added to God’s ruling.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “However Jesus spoke, ‘Don’t forbid the children to come here to me. Just leave them alone. Because humble ones like these children, they are the ones who are acceptable to become subjects of the kingdom of God.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Then Jesus said: ‘Let the children come here to me. Because these children are like those who are in the hand of God.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Ephesians 3:4:
- Uma: “Long ago, there was an intention of God that was not yet known by mankind. His intention was this: that people who are not Yahudi people also get blessings from God together with the Yahudi people. His intention also was that those who are not Yahudi people become one-body with the Yahudi, and that they as well receive what God promised to all his children. They receive it because of their connection with Kristus Yesus, since they have believed in the Good News. Long ago, that intention of God’s for the Yahudi people and those who are not Yahudi people was not yet known by mankind. But God himself told me that intention of his in a vision, like what I have already written earlier. What I wrote, although it is short, it makes clear God’s intention that Kristus brought to pass. And when you read it, you will understand the intention of God that was not yet known by mankind from long ago, as I also understand it. Previously, his intention was not announced to men. But at this time, God’s intention has become clear to us (excl.) his holy apostles and prophets, because the Holy Spirit made it clear to us (excl.).” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “And when you read it, you will also understand what has been made known to me about Almasi.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when you read this, you will know what I understand about that which was hidden long ago concerning Christ.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “And if moreover you read it carefully, you will come-to-know my understanding of that plan of his which will be fulfilled because of Cristo.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “which if you read you will observe how much is my understanding of this hidden decision/counsel concerning Cristo.)” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “But now if you have seen this paper, then you are assured that the word about Christ which no one knew, is what I know about.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 11:11:
- Uma: “Like that the words of Yesus, and after that he said again, ‘Our friend Lazarus is asleep. Let us go wake him up.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When Isa had said this, he said to his disciples, ‘Lasarus, our (incl.) friend, has fallen asleep. But I am going to wake him up.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Jesus told this parable so that they might know that at that time nothing would harm them there in Judea. And Jesus said again, ‘Our friend Lazarus has gone to sleep. That’s the reason I am going to him so that I might wake him up.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then he went-on to say, ‘Our friend Lazarus is sleeping. I will go and wake-him.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “He further said, ‘Our friend Lazaro is asleep. I’ll go there to wake him up.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Afterwards Jesus said, ‘Our friend Lazarus is sleeping. But I am going to awaken him now.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
