Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 1:6:
Uma: “Yohanes’ clothes were made of a domestic-animal called a camel. His belt was from leather. His food as grasshoppers and honey.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “The clothes of Yahiya were woven camel’s hair and his belt was of leather (lit. cow hide). His food was locusts and honey.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Now this John was shirted in cloth woven of camel’s hair and belted with dried skin. His food was locusts and honey.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “Juan’s clothes were woven of camel hair and his belt was of rawhide. What-he-ate also was locusts and honey (lit. water) of the wild-bee.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “The clothes of Juan were cloth made from the hair/fur of the kamelyo animal, and his belt was made from cow hide. Grasshoppers which are locusts and honey of bees were his food.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Balinese: “The clothes of Jokanan were made of camel’s hair, he had a belt of leather. his food was but locusts and honey of bees who shut out the sun [‘common expression for wild bees’]. ” (Source: J.L. Swellengrebel in The Bible Translator 1950, p. 75ff. )
English translation by Michael Pakaluk (2019): “Well, as for John, he was clothed in camel hair, with a leather belt around his waist. And for food he ate locusts and wild honey.”
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Timothy 1:6:
Uma: “There are some people who no longer follow this way. They have circumvented/turned-aside from the true way, and they continually talk about words that have no benefit.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “There are (some) people who do no longer follow/obey this and what they do is always argue which is of no use.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “There are some people there who have not taken any notice of this, what they value is arguments about things of no value.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “There are some people who have left/abandoned this good behavior, and that’s the reason they have been sidetracked/led-astray by discussion/debate that has no purpose/usefulness.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “But as for those others, they’ve gotten far away from these things. What they’ve replaced them with is, telling-stories which accomplish nothing.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Tenango Otomi: “Because there are some people who have now separated from the word I tell you of, they only want arguments.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 2:29:
Uma: “From there, Petrus also said: ‘My relatives, we may say with certainty/clearness, it was not himself that Daud’s words earlier were aimed-at. Because our father Daud, he of course died and was buried. His grave is in our town to this time.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “‘Na, my brothers,’ Petros said, ‘I am telling you clearly about our (incl.) forefather King Da’ud ley (deceased). He certainly died and was buried, and his grave is still here with us (incl.) until now.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Peter continued speaking, he said, ‘My brothers, we (incl.) know that our (incl.) ancestor King David long ago, he has been dead a long time and he was buried and we still know where his grave is today.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “Then he said, ‘You (my) companions, I want to make-known correctly to you concerning David our ancestor long-ago. David, he died and was buried, and his burial-place can still be seen today.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “Well now, brethren, think about (lit. walk over with your mind) this which I am saying-plainly. Isn’t it so that out ancestor David died and was buried ? And isn’t it so that till today/now where he was buried is still here with us ?” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Lalana Chinantec: “Also Peter said: ‘Companions, I will speak clearly with you. A long time ago our ancestor David died. They buried the corpse. Still today they take care of the hole in the rock where the corpse of David is buried.'””
Desano: “My brothers, that our grandfather David died, we all know. Also we all know where he was buried and we still have his grave until the present.”
Isthmus Mixe: “Brethren, these words are easy to understand, the ones which I am going to speak about David our forefather. He died and was buried. The place where he was buried is still there.” (Source for this and above: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 1:38:
Uma: “He said to them: ‘Let us go to the other close towns so I can carry the Word of God there also. Because that is my purpose in coming to the world.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “Isa said to them, ‘Let us (incl.) go to the other villages nearby so that I can also proclaim there. For that is hep my purpose in coming to the world.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “But as for Jesus, he said to them, ‘Let’s go to the neighboring villages so that I might preach there also, for the reason I came here is so that I might preach to people.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “But he said, ‘Let’s go nevertheless to the surrounding towns so that I can go preach there also, because that was my purpose in coming here.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “But Jesus replied, saying, ‘It’s necessary that we (incl.) also go to the nearby towns, so that I can also teach there. Because this is my purpose here in the world.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Shipibo-Conibo: “Then he told them: Let’s go to the not-far villages; that there too I speak the word. Actually to do that I have come-out.” (Source: James Lauriault in The Bible Translator 1951, p. 32ff. )
Balinese: “Then He said: ‘Let us go to the other places. to the villages that are near by, in order that I may preach to people there too. For that reason I went out.'” (Source: J.L. Swellengrebel in The Bible Translator 1950, p. 75ff. )
English translation by Michael Pakaluk (2019): “So he says to them, ‘Let’s go somewhere else, to the neighboring villages, so that I can preach there as well. That is why I left.’”
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Timothy 3:3:
Uma: “He cannot be one who is a drunk or who easily fights. He must be one who has a gentle heart, who lives in harmony with others, and one who doesn’t only desire money.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “He ought not to be habitually-drinking. He ought not to be cruel/fierce but he ought to be easily influenced to please/agree. He ought not to be quarrelsome and not to be greedy for money.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “He is not a drunkard; he does not force his own way, rather he is kind-hearted. He avoids trouble and he is not a lover of money.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “His character moreover, he must not be a drunkard and not easily-angered or quarrelsome but rather patient/gentle. He must not be greedy-for money.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “And also not habitually wanting intoxicating drink, not angry/agressive but rather nice/well-behaved, not prone-to-violent-disputing and not really wanting to acquire money.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Tenango Otomi: “He shouldn’t be a drunkard. He shouldn’t be one who wants fights. He must be kind. He must know how to make peace between warring people. And not just money should he have his heart set upon.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 3:14:
Uma: “He is holy and straight/upright, but you rejected him, and you requested to Pilatus that he release for you a murderer.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “He was holy/clean and righteous/straight but you did not receive/accept him. The one whom you asked the Governor to release was a man who had murdered.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “But as for you, you didn’t like him who is pure and has no bad custom. You begged that the one Pilate should release would be the murderer who was in prison.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “He was holy and righteous, but you rejected him nevertheless while furthermore you were repeatedly-requesting from Pilato that he release the murderer (lit. one-who-kills life).” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “You really rejected this one who is righteous/straight and far from all sin, for the one whom you requested to be released was a person who is a murderer.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Chuj: “That Jesus, very precious before God, very straight his character. But you, you didn’t allow (want) him to be freed. But one man killer you asked to have him freed.”
Coatlán Mixe: “Where it was proper to have asked that he be saved, the one who was found pure (clean) and righteous, you rather asked that he be freed who was a sinner who had murdered.” (Source for this and above: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 2:25:
Uma: “Yesus said: ‘Have you not read what King Daud did long ago when Abyatar was/became High Priest? When Daud and his friends were hungry and there was nothing for them to eat, he entered into the worship house and ate the bread that was offered/sacrificed to God, and he also distributed it to his companions. According to the customs of our religion, it is only priests who are allowed to eat that bread. But even so, this behavior of Daud was not considered-wrong. ‘” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “Isa answered, he said, ‘Have you not read as to what King Da’ud did at the time when Imam Abiyatar was the leading priest? Da’ud and his companions were hungry hep and they had no food.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus answered, ‘It is not possible that you have not read in the long ago writings what David did. He and his soldiers were having a difficult time because they were hungry.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “Jesus answered saying, ‘You have certainly read what King David and his companions did when they became-hungry.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “Jesus answered them, saying, ‘Haven’t you yet read what was done by king David in the past, when he and his companions were hungered?” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
English translation by Michael Pakaluk (2019): “So he says to them, ‘Did you never read what David did, from necessity, when he and the men in his group were hungry?”
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Timothy 5:3:
Uma: “If there are women who are really widows, who really have no-one to take care of them, our one-faith relatives must of course take care of them.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “So-then, about the widows who trust Isa Almasi if they have no one to care for them, treat-according-to-(good)-custom/honor them.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Take good care of the widow women who have no one to depend on for their livelihood.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “If there are women who are widows (by itself the word can also mean widower), respect them and also help them if they have no relatives to take-care of them.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “Look after well the widows/widowers who have no relatives to rely on.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Tenango Otomi: “Concerning the widows who do not have anyone to provide for their needs, their fellow believers should help them with what they need.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
