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)
Following are a number of back-translations of Revelation 19:13:
- Uma: “His clothes had been dipped in blood. And he was named ‘Word/Talk of God.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “His robe was covered with blood. And the name he was called with was ‘Word of God’.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “His shirt was as if it had been dipped in blood, and He was titled the Word of God.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “He was wearing a robe that had been dipped in blood, and what they named him was, Word of God.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “His clothes were soaked with blood. ‘Word of God’ is what he is called.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Concerning his clothing, it had been dipped in blood. The name he has, is that he is called the Word of God.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Romans 15:6:
- Uma: “in order that you will be one-heart and one-speech praising God, the Father of our Lord, the Lord Yesus Kristus.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “God he is the one who helps us (incl.) so that we (incl.) know how to endure. And he also is the one who encourages our (incl.) liver. May it be that he helps you (pl.) so that you live in harmony like Isa Almasi did so that you will with-one-voice/together praise God, the Father of our (incl.) Leader Isa Almasi.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And if that’s the case, then will become as one your praising our God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because if you do that, your minds will be made-one in praising God who is God and Father of Jesu Cristo our Lord.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Therefore you will be able to be as though with one word you praise God who is the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 14:32:
- Noongar: “If he doesn’t have enough strength, when the other king is far away, he will send messengers to meet the other king and ask him if he will talk of peace.'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “If he knows that his soldiers cannot do it, while his enemy is still far, he sends a messenger searching/asking-for one-life/harmony/peace.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “If he estimates that he cannot win, he will send his people when his opponent is still far away to meet him and to take word that he wants a reconciliation.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And if he decides that his soldiers cannot defeat the enemy, it’s better if he sends his servants there to his enemy while his enemy’s soldiers are still far away, so that they might settle it before their soldiers begin to fight.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “If he estimates that he can-not -win, he will send-some to go meet that enemy of his while they are still far away so that they will go and inquire what they want in order to settle-the-dispute.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well of course, if he isn’t able to, instead of going to attack, those he will send there will be ones to request a peace-treaty be made.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Revelation 21:9:
- Uma: “After that, one of the seven angels that held bowls filled with the seven final tortures came. That angel came and said to me, ‘Come, I will show you the woman whom the Lamb bridegrooms [a verb based on the name of the Uma wedding ceremony].” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “After this, one of the seven angels who had carried the seven bowls full of the last disasters came to me. The angel said, ‘Come, I will show you the bride who will soon be married to the one called the Sheep.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then one of the seven angels who had poured out the seven bowls full of the seven last torments on mankind spoke to me, He said, ‘Come with me and I will show you the wife of the young sheep.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then one of those seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven last hardships came. He said to me, ‘Come so I will show you (sing.) the woman whom the Sheep will marry.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well, then one of those seven angels who were each holding a bowl, the contents of these being the final seven epidemics, approached me. He said to me, ‘Come here, for I will show you the one who will be married by this one referred to as Young Sheep.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Then came to me one of the seven angels who had held the bowls filled with the seven calamities which had happened. He said to me: ‘Come here. I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Romans 16:5:
- Uma: “Also announce my greeting to all the believers in the Lord Yesus who hold-services in their house. My greetings to Epenetus whom I love. He is the first one to believe in Kristus in the province of Asia.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Tell also the ones who trust Isa who always gather in the house of Akila and company that I remember them. Tell my friend Epeneto that I really remember him. He hep was the first (ahead) person who trusted Isa Almasi in the land of Asiya.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Greet also all of the believers that meet together in their house to worship God. Greet also Epaenetus, who is my dear friend; he was the first man who believed in Christ there in the province of Asia.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “I also send-greetings-to the other believers who gather in their house. There are many more whom I wish to send-greetings-to. One is my esteemed friend Epenetus who was the first to believe in Cristo in the province Asia.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Please greet all the believers who meet in the house of Aquila. Also my good friend Epaenetus, please greet for me. This one was the first who believed in Christ there in the land of Acaya.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
