Following are a number of back-translations of Revelation 4:7:
- Uma: “The first living thing looked like a lion. The second was like a bull [lit., male cow]. The face of the third living thing was like the face of a man. The fourth looked like a hawk when it is flying. [hawk = ‘prairie bird,’ i.e., a brahmin kite, a large bird of prey]” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “One of those angels had the appearance like the face of a lion. Another one like the face of cattle. The face of the third one was like a human face. The fourth one like an eagle flying.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The first creature was like a lion, the second, like a cow, the third, his appearance was like a person, and the fourth was like a flying eagle.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “The first creature, its appearance was like a lion, the second, it was like a cow, the third, it had a face like the face of a person, and the fourth, it was like a large bird that was flying.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “One of those created living beings, its head was like a leon. The second was like a male cow. The third had a face like a human’s. And the fourth had a head like an agila when it is flying.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “The first one appeared like a lion. The appeared like an ox. The third appeared like having the face of a person. The fourth appeared like an eagle with outspread wings.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Romans 5:6:
- Uma: “The love of God for us is like this: at the time that God set, when we had no strength to help ourselves, at that time Kristus died in our place. Yet at that time, we were far from God.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “God really loves us (incl.) very much. Formerly we (incl.) really couldn’t do anything in order to be freed from our (incl.) sin. But when the day arrived which God had appointed/arranged, Isa Almasi died because of us (incl.) sinful people.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Just think about God’s favor to us. For at the time decided by God, when there was nothing we could do to free ourselves of punishment, Christ died in the place of us (incl.) transgressors.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “At the proper time that God chose, while we still had no power to do what God wanted, Cristo died for us sinners.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “As for us, never could we find on our own how to save our souls. But there came the day God had determined in which Christ die for our sins.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 9:28:
- Noongar: “A week after Jesus had spoken these things, Jesus took Peter, John and James with him and went up a mountain to speak with God.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “About a week after that his speaking, Yesus invited Petrus, Yohanes, and Yakobus to climb/ascend going to the top of a mountain, to go to pray.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When eight days had gone by after Isa had said this, he took Petros and Yahiya and Yakub with him onto a mountain to pray there to God.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “About a week later Jesus had said these things, he took Peter, James and John and they went up a mountain to pray to God.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “A week went-by after Jesus’ saying that, then he called Pedro and Juan and Santiago and they climbed a mountain to go pray.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Maybe some eight days passed from Jesus having said those things, then Jesus went up a mountain to pray there. He took Pedro, Juan and Santiago with him.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Revelation 6:14:
- Uma: “The sky all at once shrank like a mat that is rolled up, and all the mountains and all the islands in the sea moved from their places.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “The sky disappeared like paper that has been rolled-up and all the mountains and the islands changed from their places.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then the sky disappeared like a scroll which is rolled up. And every mountain and every island in the sea was removed from where they stood.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “At-the-same-time also the sky split-in-two and rolled-up like a rolled-up paper which is opened-up and divided-in-two and rolls-up again. All the mountains also and the towns/countries surrounded by ocean, they were shaken and moved-aside.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well, as for the sky/heavens, it just disappeared because it was rolled up like paper. As for the mountains, they were removed from their places. And so were the islands.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “The sky disappeared as though when a sheet of paper is rolled up. The mountains and the little lands in the midst of the ocean all were moved from where they were.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Romans 6:17:
- Uma: “Formerly before you believe in Yesus, you really were enslaved by sin. But thanks to God! For you have submitted with your whole hearts [lit., smooth/holy hearts] to the news that was announced to you.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Formerly it was as if you (pl.) were the slaves of your sin but now no longer. Therefore I really thank God because now you follow whole-heartedly the true teaching that has been taught to you.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Long ago it was as if you were slaves to do evil desires; but now, how great is my thanks to God for you have carefully obeyed the true doctrine that was taught to you.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “I thank God because even though you were slaves to sin previously, now however (you are) not, because you have firmly resolved (lit. caused-to-persevere in your minds) that you will obey the true teaching that was taught to you.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “I thank God because you have separated from the sin which grabbed your hearts. And now you have given your hearts to obey the word which was taught to you.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 9:60:
- Noongar: “Jesus said, ‘Dead people can bury their dead people. You come and tell about the Kingdom of God.'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “Yesus answered him with this figure-of-speech, he said: ‘Let the dead-people bury their fellow dead-people. But you (sing.), you (sing.) go spread the news of the Kingdom of God.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Isa said, ‘Let the dead ones be buried by those who don’t have everlasting life. But you, go and proclaim about God’s ruling.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus answered that person, ‘Let those who have not received eternal life bury the dead people. The thing I want you to do is to tell the good news about how God rules over people.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘Let-him-be,’ said Jesus, ‘so the companions of your (sing.) father who are as if dead can be the ones to go bury him. But as for you (sing.), go preach about the ruling of God.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Jesus replied to him, saying, ‘Leave them to bury that one who has died who are as-it-were dead also because they don’t want to believe-in/obey me. But as for you, you go and teach concerning the kingdom of God.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Revelation 8:12:
- Uma: “The fourth angel blew his trumpet, suddenly there was something that hid one third of the sun, moon and stars, with the result that one third of their shining no longer shone. So there were times that the sun did not shine during the day. So also at night, there were times the moon and stars did not shine.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Then the fourth angel blew (the thing) like a tabuli’ that had been given to him. When he blew it, immediately one part of the sun and of the moon and of the stars became dark. Two parts did not. Therefore in one day it was dark in the world for four hours and also at night for four hours the moon and the stars did not give light.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Then the fourth angel blew his trumpet. A third part of the sun was struck, and a third part of the moon, and a third part of the stars. Because of this the shining of a third part of the stars was taken away, and for a third part of the time each day it was very dark. And it was the same way for a third part of the time of every night.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “After-that the fourth angel also blew-his-horn, and a third of the sun, moon and stars were struck so that a third of their light ceased. Therefore it-was-dark a third of the day and a third of the night.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When the fourth angel also blew his horn, the third part of the sun, moon and stars was struck. That’s why a third part of their light disappeared. The third part of daytime became dark and also nothing gave light for the third part of night-time.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “The fourth angel blew the trumpet. A part of the sun became dark then, but it didn’t come to half of the sun that darkened. Like this was darkened part of the moon. And there was darkened part of the stars. In the daytime four hours were in darkness upon earth. In the nighttime four hours didn’t have even any stars show.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Romans 8:1:
- Uma: “So because of that, there is no longer any punishment for us who are connected with Kristus Yesus.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then, we (incl.), the ones who are one with Isa Almasi, now we (dual) are no longer punished by God.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “As for us (incl.), who have been made one with Jesus Christ, there is no longer God’s punishment for us.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Therefore all of us who are united with Cristo Jesus, we will absolutely not be punished.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi (8:1-2): “Now, that we walk with Jesus Christ, now we will not go to punishment. Because he who walks with Jesus Christ has permitted that the Holy Spirit teaches him how to live. Now he no longer does the evil which his heart had in it before.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- Mairasi: “Right now we who live in the palm of Yesus Kristus’ hand have nothing at all of which we can be accused.” (Enggavoter 2004)