Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 7:8:
- Uma: “So, the commands of God you are lax about, but how strongly you hold to the customs of mankind.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “‘You have turned your back on/rejected the commands of God,’ said Isa, ‘and that is what you follow, the teachings of men.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The law of God,’ says Jesus, ‘you have abandoned, and the things that you follow are the handed down customs just made by people.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “And truly you are doing what Isaias wrote, because you have-been-ignoring the law of God in order to follow the customs of people.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “It’s true that you are now dropping/giving-up the laws of God, for that’s what you have set up which are being obeyed, these handed down teachings of yours which are only the counsel/decisions of man.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Philemon 1:14:
- Uma: “But I do/did not want to keep him here if we have not yet agreed. My desire is that what you do, you do from your own heart, not just because I force you.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But I do not want to force you to help me. I want that you help me from your wish/your own will. Therefore I don’t do anything if you don’t agree/are pleased with it.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “However, I will not yet do this before you permit it. I will not force you to pity me. For what is good is: your doing this should come from a bright breath.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But I decided that it wouldn’t be right if I did that because here you (sing.) haven’t yet had opportunity to give-permission. For I don’t want you (sing.) to be forced to do what is good but rather it should come-from your (sing.) own mind.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But I will not do like that unless you really are the origin. I want your help to be really voluntary, not just being forced.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “But I am not keeping him because I do not want to force you to help me. If you want to help me, that desire which comes to your heart must be what is done.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 9:12:
- Uma: “and in a vision he saw you (sing.), Ananias. He saw you (sing.) go meet him and lay-hands-on him so that he could see again.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “I have already shown to him what you are about to do to him. It is as though he saw you entering and laying your hands on him in order that he would see again.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And by means of my power he has seen you, Ananias, coming in to him and placing our hands on him so that his seeing might be opened.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “and God has shown him something like a dream in which a man named Ananias entered and laid-hands-on him so that he would be-able-to-see again,’ the Lord Jesus said.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “And he saw something like he dreamed it. What he saw was, there was a person who arrived who was named Ananias, who put his hand on him so that he could see again.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 8:3:
- Uma: “Yet if I order them to go home still hungry, maybe they will faint on the road. For there are some of them from far away.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “If I send them home without them having eaten, they will faint on the way. And-what’s-more some of them have a long way to go home.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And if I send them away without having eaten, they might become weak on the trail for some of them are far from home.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “If I send-them -home and they haven’t yet eaten, some will become-faint-from-hunger on the way, because some, it is far to where-they -go-home.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Today/now, if I send them home hungry, maybe they won’t make it. Some of them have come from far.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Hebrews 2:7:
- Uma: “You made him downhill [in status] a little from the angels, you made him big and gave him an honored position/seat.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “You have caused them first for a little while to be lesser than/below the angels, and then they are praised and honored by you,” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “You made that angels be higher than him; however, only for a short time, because You said that there would be a time in the future when it would be necessary when humanity would be made immortal and be honored.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because even though they are only people, you (sing.) have established-them -in-a-position a little lower than the angels. You (sing.) have also greatly honored them like the honor of a king,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “For this short time you have made people/humanity humble/unimportant in which they are more humble/unimportant than the angels. But you have determined that the day will come when you will elevate people and will give them superior praiseworthiness/glory.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “My God, you first caused that the power of the people would be made less than that of the angels. But afterwards you caused that they would be supremely respected. Because you gave them the position that they rule all the things you have made.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
For the Old Testament quote, see Psalm 8:5 – Psalm 8:7.
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 10:1:
- Uma: “In the town of Kaisarea there was a man, his name Kornelius. That Kornelius, his rank was captain who commanded one hundred Roma soldiers in a group called ‘Italia Soldiers.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “There in the place Kesarea, there was a man named Korneliyus. He was a captain of a company of Roman soldiers called ‘Italian Company.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Now in the village of Caesarea there was a person who was not a Jew, and his name was Cornelius. He was a captain of a company of Roman soldiers, that one which was named The Company of Those from Italy.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “There was in Cesarea a captain of one hundred soldiers named Cornelius. He and his soldiers were part of what was called the Company of those-from-Italia.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “At Ceserea there was a person named Cornelio. He was a captain of soldiers belonging to the big group of soldiers called Italiano Group.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 8:35:
- Uma: “Who[ever] hangs-on-to his own desires, he won’t get good life. But who[ever] releases his own desires because he is following me and because of the Good News, even if it means his death, he is the one who will get good life.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “For,’ said Isa, ‘if a person cherishes his life, he has no everlasting life. But if a person does not cherish his life and submits yet to die because of his persevering in following me and proclaiming the good news, na, that person has everlasting life.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “For if there is a person who sets his heart on his life, he will die just the same. But if there is a person who follows me and spreads the good news even though it leads to his death, God will give him back his life and he will no longer die again forever.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because the one who esteems/considers-important himself, he will die just the same, but the one who dies on account of his faith in me and his preaching of the good news, there is life that has no end that God will give to him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “For the one who really values his life, it will indeed be lost to him. But the one who holds-fast to me and the spreading of the Good News even though it may cause his life/breath to be severed, life which is far-from-ordinary will really be his.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tlahuitoltepec Mixe: “Whoever restrains himself, whoever will not let himself do (that is, protects himself) for my sake, his soul will go to ruin; and whoever with all his heart offers himself, who does not pity himself for my sake and for the good word’s sake, his soul will go to be saved.”
- Ocotlán Zapotec: “He who does not want to die for me, will die, but he who loses his life for me and for the words of the gospel will live forever, will be saved.” (Source for this and above: B. Moore / G. Turner in Notes on Translation 1967, p. 1ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Hebrews 4:2:
- Uma: “For it was to us as well that the good news was announced, like the Yahudi people long ago. But that good news did not bring blessing to them, for they just listened dry [i.e., listened and didn’t do anything about it], they did not believe.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “For we (incl.) have already heard the good news, the one our (incl.) ancestors heard in old times. They heard that message but they did not get any blessing/good because they did not believe.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Because as for us (incl.), we have heard also the preaching of the Good News just like our ancestors long ago. However, even though they heard what God caused them to understand, it had no value for them because when they heard it they didn’t believe it.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because we heard this good news just like our ancestors, but as for them, their hearing it was to no purpose, because they didn’t believe/obey it.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Because as for us, for all this long time, we have been being taught the Good News which comes from God, just like those people of the past. But as for them, they did not derive any benefit from that which was made known to them because they really did not believe/obey it.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Because just like the word spoken to us now that God wants to save us, also this word was spoken to those people who rejected his word long ago. They heard his word but nothing came of their hearing it since they did not believe the word which was spoken.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
