Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 19:26:
Uma: “Yesus looked at them and said to them: ‘If with the ability of mankind, certainly no-one. But as for God, there is nothing that he is not able [to do].'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “So-then Isa looked at his disciples and said, ‘For mankind it is really not possible, but for God, nothing is difficult for him. He can do anything.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus looked at them saying, ‘It really isn’t possible for a person, but it is possible, by contrast, for God to cause a person to come to own life forever because he can do everything.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “Jesus looked-intently at them and said, ‘As for people, they are not do able to do this, but as for God, he is-able-to-do everything.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “Jesus looked-straight-at them and spoke saying, ‘There really is nothing at all that a person can do which can save him. But as for God, he can do all things. He is the one who can save people.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Tenango Otomi: “Jesus looked at his learners and said: ‘For people, they cannot save their souls. But for God, he can do whatever he wants to do because nothing is impossible for him.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Ephesians 3:16:
Uma: “I pray to God whose power is very great, I ask that from his great power he strengthen your hearts with his Spirit,” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “I pray-to/ask-of God because his love and his mercy and his power is very great, may he really strengthen your livers because of his Spirit.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And I begged Him that starting with His very big power, He might give to you very strong faith by means of His guiding you by the Holy Spirit,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “And I request from him that his Spirit strengthen your minds according to his power and highness which have no equal” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “I am praying to him that from the big-size of his praiseworthiness/glory which has no exhausting, hopefully he will give you strength of mind/inner-being, in that your believing/obeying will really intensify by the help of the indwelling Espiritu Santo.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Tenango Otomi: “He overflows with power. Therefore I ask the Father that he will strengthen your hearts by sending the Holy Spirit to strengthen you.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 20:28:
Uma: “You must follow my behavior, I the Child of Mankind. My purpose in coming to the world, is not be become one-who-orders. I came to become a ordered-one, and to give myself to be killed to redeem the wrongs of many people.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “For even I, the Son of Man,’ said Isa, ‘I did not come to ask for help from mankind but to help mankind. And I came to submit/surrender my life to redeem many people so that they will not be punished for their sins.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Because it is like me, the Older Sibling of Mankind, the reason I came here to the earth is not that I might be helped by people, but rather that I might help and so that I also might allow myself to be killed so that I might redeem many people from slavery.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “You should follow-the-example of me who am Child of a Person, because I did not come to be served but rather so that I will serve people and give my life to redeem many.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “Like me who am the One From Heaven Born of Man/human. I came here, not so that I would be served by others, but on the contrary I would be the one serving and to cause my life/breath to be severed, thereby taking the punishment for the sin of the people.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Tenango Otomi: “After all, the Man who came from heaven did not come just to sit and command. Rather he came to work, helping the people. And not only will he help them, he will even die to save many people.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Ephesians 4:27:
Uma: “so that there will be no opportunity for the King of Evil-ones to tempt/test us.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “Don’t give room to the demons to tempt you.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Don’t you permit by means of your anger that Satan take advantage of you.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “so that Satanas will have no opportunity to tempt you.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “For if you cause it to be for a long time, you are giving Satanas an opportunity/place and he will drag you into sin.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Tenango Otomi: “Don’t give a way for the devil to make you do what pleases him.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 11:55:
Uma: “At that time, it was nearly the big day of the Yahudi religion called Paskah Day. Before that big day arrived, many people from other towns went to Yerusalem, to wash themselves following the customs of their religion.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “So-then the festival of the Yahudi was near which they call the Festival For-Remembering. Many people from the different places went ahead of time to Awrusalam to purify their bodies before they were included in the festival.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Not long from then was the feast of the Jews called Passing By. And before the feast arrived, many people climbed up there to the village of Jerusalem coming from the other villages because they will carry out the religious belief of the Jews of cleansing.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “The fiesta of the Jews called Passed-By was near-in-time. So many went-uphill to Jerusalem from the barrios to fulfill their custom that they had to bathe before (lit. so that then) they could attend-the-fiesta.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “The fiesta of the Judio was coming near again which was called Fiesta of Passed-by. Many were those from the provinces who went to Jerusalem before the fiesta arrived, so that they could do what was their custom in cleansing.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Tenango Otomi: “It was close to the time the Jews had a celebration, which was called the Passover. Many people went to Jerusalem to atone for their sins at the church before the celebration began.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 21:26:
Uma: “But if we (incl.) say his power/authority is just from mankind, we (incl.) fear the people/crowds, because the crowds say that Yohanes was a prophet.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “But if we say, ‘It was from mankind,’ na, we are afraid of the people, for all the people believe that Yahiya was a prophet of God.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And if we say, ‘Only a person’, we will be afraid of the people, because they believe that John was inspired by God.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “But if we say however that it was just a person who gave it to him, how fearful! What the many-people would do to us is frightening/terrible, because they all believe that Juan was a prophet.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “But also if we say, ‘From people,’ maybe who-knows-what will be done to us by the people? Because Juan is acknowledged by all as a prophet.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Tenango Otomi: “If we say that only people gave permission to John for what he did, then the people are to be feared, because all the people believe that John is a spokesman for God.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Ephesians 5:27:
Uma: “in order that we who became his portion became holy and beautiful, with no fault or wrong [lit., thing to be criticized because of], in order that we are fitting for him to come to.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “The reason that he did this to us (incl.) is so that we (incl.) really wouldn’t have any sin and no spot or wrinkle or blemish. So-then we (incl.) are very beautiful and he receives us (dual) for himself.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “He also did this so that we might be acceptable as His wife. And there is nothing in us (incl.) for Him to scold because we have been thoroughly cleansed and we are very beautiful to Him.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “The reason he did that, it was so that we would be totally holy with abolutely no sin so that when he comes to call us, we will extremely beautiful in his sight, because we will have absolutely no fault/lack.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “And so that, when the set-termination day arrives, it’s possible that he will accept them as like his praiseworthy spouse, a spouse who really is exceptionally beautiful for there is no flaw or stain whatsoever on her body. Like this is our likeness for he really has cleansed us from all sin. There is nothing now that he will criticise in us.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Tenango Otomi: “He wanted that when he came again, all the believers would be praised because now nothing evil would be found against them.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Guhu-Samane: “For (in the manner that) a woman promised to her husband is without stain and untidiness, and, bedecked with ‘flowers’ (and finery), she does not break her husband’s poro seal, but waits until he comes and meets her — so Christ intends to take his hands and feet (church).” (Richert explains: “In this adaptation it was felt wise to avoid the idiom ‘stretches forth his hand’ as tending to focus too strongly on the sexual consummation of the marriage relationship. Therefore the less explicit term ‘meets her’ is used as a euphemism.” (Source: Ernest Richert in The Bible Translator, 1965, p. 81ff. )
