Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 12:9:
Noongar: “But if a person publicly rejects me, the Son of Man will also reject him in front of the angels of God.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
Uma: “But whoever denies me to others, I will also deny him in front of God’s angels, I will say: ‘He is not my follower.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “But whoever argues (denies) before people that he does not follow me, I will also argue (deny) before the angels of God that he does not follow me.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And as for the person who says to people that I am not his master, I will also not claim in front of the angels of my Father who is in heaven.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “But the one who says-in-denial in front of many-people that he doesn’t believe in me, that also is what I will say in front of the angels of God.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “But the one who denies me in the presence of the crowd of people, I will also deny him in the presence of the angels of God.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Revelation 14:19:
Uma: “The angel that held the sickle really did swing, cutting the grape fruits from the stem [lit., body], and he tossed them into a big grape press. That grape press means/stands for the angel of God that is great being angry at evil people.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “So-then, the angel swung his sickle in the world and cut the clusters of grapes from their vines, and then they were thrown by him into the big winepress (lit. for squeezing). The meaning of this figure is, the people who are met by God’s wrath (wrathed) are really/severely punished.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Then the angel used his sickle there on the earth, and he reaped the grape field, which is to say, all the people who are against God. That which he harvested he put into a large hole where the fruit of the grapes is crushed. The interpretation of this hole is the wrath of God to those opposing Him.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “So he swung his sickle to pick all the fruit of the grapes, and he tossed (them) into a large squeezing-place which is the illustration of God’s fearful punishing of people.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “Therefore that angel swung/waved that sickle which he was holding. He stripped all the ubas-plants of fruit and threw them in a big press to be crushed-to-extract-juice. But what this press represents is the far-from-ordinary anger of God.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Tenango Otomi: “The angel which was called then cut the grapes which were on earth and gathered them up. The grapes were gathered in one place so they could be pressed. This word means that God will make a severe punishment.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Romans 11:15:
Uma: “For when God discarded the Jews, the way was opened for all people in the world for their connection with God to become good. So even more will be the blessedness of the contents of the world if/when God receives back those Jews. That happening will be like a dead person coming back to life.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “Because of God’s turning-his-back-on/rejecting the Yahudi nation, the nations not Yahudi are now reconciled by God (to himself). Na, what is it like if/when God accepts/receives the Yahudi again? Indeed it is very good. It is as if they had died but are alive again.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “For if, when the Jews separated from God, it became possible for God to become one with people who aren’t Jews, how much greater will be the blessing to the people who aren’t Jews when the Jewish people return again to God. How good will be what happens then because at that time, all mankind will be like a dead person raised again to life!” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “Because due to God’s turning-away-from them, other people have the opportunity to become friends of God. Therefore it will be even better when/if God receives the Jews again, because the result will be like the living-again of the dead.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tenango Otomi: “How great it will be when the day comes when again Jews are brought together with God. They were separated from God and then God became friends with people who are not Jews. But now, if the Jews change their hearts and believe in Christ, it will be like they resurrected, having died.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Burmese: “If God’s rejection of them means making friends among the people of the world, then God’s taking possession of them is like resurrection from the dead. Isn’t it?”
Lisu: “… won’t receiving of them be resurrection from the dead?”
Indonesian (Indonesian Bible Society version of 1985): “… Indeed it is like dead persons become alive again.” (Source for this and two above: Gam Seng Shae in The Bible Translator 1999, p. 227ff. )
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 12:41:
Noongar: “Peter said, ‘Lord, you are telling this parable only to us. But you also want all the other people to hear the story, don’t you?'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
Uma: “Petrus asked Yesus: ‘Lord, was that parable just for us (excl.) or also for the people?'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “Then Petros asked him, he said, ‘Sir, is the parable you told there just for us (excl.) or for all?'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then Peter asked, he said, ‘As for this parable which you have told–are you only teaching us, your disciples, or are you also teaching this to the people?'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “Then Pedro said, ‘Lord, is it only us (excl.) to whom you (sing.) have directed that parable or all people?'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “Pedro questioned, saying, ‘Lord, that illustration of yours about the slaves always being ready, is it just us (excl.) you are speaking to or everybody?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Revelation 17:2:
Uma: “The kings of the world do [sexual] wrong with her, and she makes all the people who live in the world drink a drink that is intoxicating, its meaning: she encourages them to follow her deeds that are not fitting.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “The leaders in the world have practised illicit sex with this famous bad woman. And all the people in the world have been influenced also by her doings, figuratively like people caused to be drunk by grape juice who are no longer ashamed to do bad.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The kings of the earth have had sexual relations with her. And her wine, which is to say, her worship of idols has made the people on the earth drunk.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “Those who rule on the earth, they have slept-with her, and even also the people on the earth, it’s as if they are drunk with her alcoholic-beverage which is her filthy behavior that they have followed.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “Really the kings and the people here under the heavens have become very much involved in this disgusting habit of hers.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Tenango Otomi: “The rulers who live all over the world all have committed fornication with this woman. The people all over the world have been made drunk by drinking the liquor of fornication,’ he told me.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Romans 12:11:
Uma: “Be diligent in working for the Lord, don’t be lazy. Let’s not let our fire die, hold on to the Lord’s work with a whole heart.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “Don’t be lazy but persevere in working for our (incl.) Leader wholeheartedly (lit. your (pl.) liver entirely/wholly).” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Let’s not be lazy; let us draw-tight in our breath (let us decide firmly) our obeying the commands of God.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “Don’t become lazy but rather you should be industrious and persistent in serving the Lord Jesus.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tenango Otomi: “Be strengthened in doing what you have to do. Do not be lazy. With all your hearts do the work of our Lord Jesus Christ.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 13:14:
Noongar: “Now an official of the synagogue, he got angry because Jesus healed this woman on the Sabbath Day. So he told the people, ‘You can work six days; so come those days and get healed, but don’t come on the Sabbath Day!'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
Uma: “From there, the leader of the house of prayer were angry, because Yesus had healed a person on Sabat Day. That is why he said saying to the people: ‘Six days are our working days. On those days, you may come here asking-to-be-healed, not on Sabat Day!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “But the leader of that prayer-house was very angry because Isa was healing on a day of-no-work. And he said to the people, ‘Six days of the week we (incl.) should work. Come here on those days to be healed, don’t on a day of-no-work.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And the boss of the church, he was very angry because Jesus had treated her on the day of rest. And he said to the people, ‘We are allowed to work during six days of the week; if you want to be cured at that time, well and good. But don’t you have yourself cured today on the day of rest!'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “Whereupon the leader of the church became-angry, because Jesus had healed that woman and it was the day that was for-resting. So then he said to the people, ‘Six days only are when-we ought -to-work. Those then are the days that you ought to come to get-medicined/healed, not the day for-resting.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “But the overseer of that worship-place got angry about why on the Day of Rest Jesus had healed a sick person. That’s why he said to the people, ‘Isn’t it so,’ he said, ‘that there are six days in which to do work? Well why don’t you come to be healed of illness on those days? Not the Day of Rest!'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Kinaray-A: “The leader of the house for gathering became angry because Jesus was healing on the Day of Rest. Therefore, this leader said to the people, ‘In one week aren’t there six days for us to work? You come here during those days and be healed, not on the Day of Rest!'” (Source: Balbina Abadiano in Notes on Translation 1988, p. 40ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Revelation 18:16:
Uma: “they say: ‘How-sad! How-sad for that big village over there! Usually the Babel people wear fine clothes, white ones, bright red ones and purple [lit., grayish likenew mango leaves] ones. Usually they are decorated with gold, gems [ring eyes], andpearls.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “They say, ‘Allo. It is all over (lit. no longer becoming). What a pity. That famous city was like a woman dressed in expensive purple and red clothes and her body was covered with jewelry and precious stones and pearls.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “They say, ‘How great the city will be missed! The inhabitants there were clothed in expensive cloth, white, red and purple. They decorated their bodies with gold, expensive stones and pearls.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “saying, ‘Oh how-awful (expression of sympathy)! Extremely to-be-pitied is that famous (lit. newsed) city! Because previously, the inhabitants there dressed in expensive (garments) which were white and blue and red. They were extremely decorated-all-over with gold, valuable stones and pearls.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “What they will say is, ‘Alas, this really is extremely hard! Gooseflesh-causing is this which has now happened to this famous city. In the past, the clothes were really ornate and the body decorations dazzling of the people from there. For as for their clothes, they were first-class cloth, and those dyed dark-blue/purple and red. And as for their body decorations, they were gold and expensive mined stones and far-from-ordinary beads.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Tenango Otomi: “They will say: ‘Pity the city. It was like a woman who wore good clothing. Who wore clothing of purple. Who wore clothing of red, who had ornaments of gold with little beautiful stones, and pearls.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
