Following are a number of back-translations of Romans 11:4:
- Uma: “God said to him like this: ‘Don’t you (sing.) say/think you are the only one left who follows me. There are still some that I have reserved/left, seven thousand of them. They are my portion, they do not worship the idol named Baal.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “What was God’s answer to him? God said to him, ‘There are yet seven thousand of my people left over and these have not honored the pretend-god named Ba’al.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And God answered him, ‘There are still seven thousand people who are your fellow descendants of Israel and they have not worshipped Baal, the false god.’ This is what God said to Elijah.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But what did God answer him? He said, ‘There are still my people who are left, because there are seven thousand who have absolutely not worshipped the idol (lit. pretend-god) called Baal.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “God answered him and said: ‘No, you are not the only one. Rather there are still live seven thousand Jews who worship me and do not bow down where the idol Baal is in order to worship it.’ said God.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
For the Old Testament quote, see 1 Kings 19:18.
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 12:30:
- Noongar: “Because other people of this World, people who do not know God, they always worry about all these things. Your Father knows you need these things.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “All that is why is continually searched or by people who do not know God. But your Father in heaven knows your needs.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “The people who do not know God, that is what they always think about. But you, you should not be sad/troubled/worried for your Father God knows that you need it.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “because those kinds of things are what trouble the people who will not believe in God. However, as for you, you must not be troubled about things like that because your Father God, He knows that you need all of these things.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “because that’s what the many-people who don’t know God are grabbing-after. But you however, your Father in heaven knows that you need all these-things.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “It’s really true that these are what people are bothered about who have no belief and trust in God. But as for you, hopefully you won’t make yourselves like them, because your Father in heaven knows already that you really need all these.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Revelation 16:12:
- Uma: “After that, the sixth angel spilled the contents of his bowl into the big water/river that is called Efrat river. That river dried up, with the result that there was a road/way that the kings from the east found, to come and wage-war.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “After this, the sixth angel poured out the disaster in his bowl into the big river called Alpurati. Immediately that river dried up, it was made a road prepared for the kings from the countries towards the east.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great water named Euphrates, and that water then dried up to prepare the way for the kings who will come from the east.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then the sixth angel went and poured-out the contents of his bowl on the large river Eufrates, and the water dried-up so that a pathway would be prepared for the kings and their soldiers who would-come-from the east (lit. coming-out of the sun).” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “And then the sixth angel also poured out the contents of his bowl. Where he poured was there on the Eufrates which is a big river. Without anything further, that river dried up so that the traveling would be direct of the kings in/from the east and their soldiers when they came to attack.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “The sixth angel then poured out the bowl he was holding upon the river Euphrates. Then the river dried up so that it would be crossed by the armies of the kings who would come, coming from where the sun rises.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Romans 11:36:
- Uma: “For all that is, God made, God controls, and God has as his portion. Praise him forever! Amin!” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Because God is the one who created everything. He is the one who rules and all was created by him in order that he would be praised. Let us (incl.) praise God without end. Amin.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “He’s the one who has created everything, and He is the one who controls every created thing; and by means also of everything that is created, He is praised. May God be praised forever.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because he is the one who created everything, he is the one who rules everything, and everything was created in order that he would be praised. May it be that he will be praised forever! Amen.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Because concerning whatever thing there is, it is God who has given it. Because it is he who made it and all things belong to him. So now, God alone must be praised forever. Amen.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 13:3:
- Noongar: “No, truly! But I tell you if you do not turn away, and leave your sinning, you will all die like them.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “Not thus! I say to you: if you do not repent from your sins, you definitely will also all be punished.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “No! But I tell you, if you do not regret and leave your sins, you all will also die.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “That’s not it at all! Because I tell you that if you do not give up your wicked deeds, you all will die also, just like them.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But it is not true. I tell you, if you don’t repent of your sins, your punishment will be the same as their punishment, because you will all be lost.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “It really isn’t like that at all. For as long as you don’t drop/give-up your sins, you will all alike be wiped out!” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Revelation 18:5:
- Uma: “Because their sins are very great, heaped up to the sky. And now God will demand payment for all their sins.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Because the pile of her sins reaches up to the sky. God does not forget any of her bad doings.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “If her sins were piled up, they would strike heaven since they are so many. And God has not forgotten her very wicked customs.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because her sins are many as if they are stacked up to heaven, and God doesn’t forget the evil that she has done.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Because really as for her sin, it has extended right up to heaven/sky (fig.). These evils of hers will really not be ignored by God.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Because concerning the sings they commit, they have multitudes, they pile up arriving as high as heaven. But God will not continue to endure the evil done by the people.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Romans 13:11:
- Uma: “We must do all this, relatives, because we know what is proper for us to do in this time. Let’s wake up from our sleep, because the time has almost arrived for the Lord Yesus to come lift us from this evil world. From the first of our believing in the Lord until now, the time of the Lord Yesus’ arrival has gotten closer-and-closer.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “That’s why you ought to do that, especially because you know that not long and Isa Almasi arrives again. At the beginning of our (dual) believing in Isa Almasi, it was as if the day when God will rescue/save us (dual) was still somewhat distant but now it is already very near. If you are figuratively people who are sleeping you ought/must now awake.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “It’s necessary that we do this for we know what is the proper thing to do at this time. Because starting from now, the time in the future when God will finish His setting us free is nearer than it was at the time long ago when we believed. And because of this, we must not be like people who have fallen asleep, but we must be like people who are on their guard.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “We must do this, because we know that the time in which we are now living is valuable/important. If I compare this time to the night, I say that we must wake-up, because our salvation is nearer than when we believed at first.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “These then are the words by which you must walk. Now be aware, concerning the day when you believed the good news, it has now well gone past. Now day by day comes nearer the day when Christ our Savior will come. We should not be just taking it easy.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- Mezquital Otomi: “All this is what we ought to do because we know that the hour has come for seeking God more. And soon our Savior will come to take us away from this world. The time is nearer than when we first believed.”
- Isthmus Zapotec: “It is necessary that you do all that these words say because it is now late. The day when we believed it appeared that it lacked yet much time but now already is coming rapidly the day when God is to save us.” (Source: Waterhouse / Parrott in Notes on Translation October 1967, p. 1ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 13:35:
- Noongar: “And so your Temple will be emptied. I tell you, you will not again see me before the day comes when you say, ‘God blesses him who comes in the name of the Lord’.'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “So, so that you know: the Lord God will leave-behind-for/to-you your worship house. Truly I say to you, you will no longer see me, until the time comes that you say: ‘Praise him who come carrying the name of the Lord God!”” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Look, God has rejected/turned his back on your place. And I tell you that you will really not see me as long as the day has not come when you say, ‘We (incl.) praise the one God has sent.”” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And now how lonely is their dwelling place because God has abandoned them. And I say that they will no longer see me until the time in the future when they say, ‘Praise the one who comes whom the Lord has sent.”” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Therefore you will-be-responsible, because God will abandon you. I tell you that you will not again see me until the future day when you will say, ‘May this coming one whom God has sent be praised/honored.”” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well, since they are saying-no-to this grace/mercy of his, God will now just leave that city of theirs to be destroyed, including that Templo. For this which I will say really is true, that after I have left this world, they won’t see me any more until the day has come when they will say, ‘He is praiseworthy who was sent by God.”” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
