Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 13:14:
- Uma: “‘Long ago the prophet Daniel predicted the coming of one named ‘The evil Destroyer.’ (The one who read these words of prediction, carefully note its meaning!) So, when you see what Daniel predicted standing in a standing-place that is forbidden to him/it, people who dwell in Yudea should flee to the mountains.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “‘Na, in the future, you will see what destroys and what puts-down God there where it is not right for him/it to be. When you see this, the people who are there in Yahudiya should flee to the mountains. (Let the one who reads this understand it.)” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And he who is called the repulsive harmful thing, if you see him placed in the temple where he is not permitted, then those who are in the province of Judea should run away to the mountains. The one who reads this long ago prophecy about this should understand it.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Jesus continued saying, ‘In-the-future there will be a ‘destroyer who is filthy in God’s sight’ who will stand where he has no authority/right. (The one who reads this should understand it.) When you see that, those who are staying in Judea, they must hurry to escape to the mountainous-area.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “You will see something really disgusting in the sight of God, which is standing where it ought not to stand, there in the Templo. (The one reading this is to try-to-understand.) Well, when this is happening, as for the taga Judea, they must run away to the mountains.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Highland Oaxaca Chontal: “There was a man whose name was Daniel. He told the words of God. Read his word with care so that you’ll understand it. You will see they will put an ugly scary thing in the big church. It has no right to be there. It will cause the big church to be abandoned. … “
- Shuar: “The person who reads this let him understand. Daniel the teller of the things of God, told long ago about an abhorrent destructive thing. When you see that sitting (being) in the not-to-sit-place. … ” (Source for this and above: B. Moore / G. Turner in Notes on Translation 1967, p. 1ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 14:24:
- Uma: “He said to them: ‘This is my blood that will be spilled when I die to redeem / take-the-place-of many people. This blood of mine strengthens the promise that connects God with mankind.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Isa said to them, ‘This is my blood which will soon be poured out because of/on behalf of many people. This is a sign that God is fulfilling/will fulfill his covenant.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus said, ‘This is my blood which will be shed when I am killed in order to annoint many people. This is the sign of the way of setting free which God has established.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Jesus said, ‘This is my blood that ratifies (lit. ties-in-a-knot) God’s new agreement. It will flow-out when I die for the many people.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “‘That,’ said Jesus, ‘that is my blood which is the strength/pledge of the initiated-agreement of God with people. For I will shed (lit. cause to drip) my blood so that many can be forgiven.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Choapan Zapotec: “… This is my blood which I will shed in order that you will know God has entered into an agreement with mankind. Also in order that he might forgive the sins of mankind.”
- Southern Puebla Mixtec: “… This is my blood. It is going to run out for many people. By my blood God makes a new agreement with people.”
- Isthmus Mixe: “… his is my blood which will run out in behalf of many people, this is a sign that God has made a new agreement with you.”
- Peñoles Mixtec: “… This is my blood which is for a contract God spoke for all people. My blood will be spilled and for this reason people will find salvation.”
- Tewa: “… This is my blood. I will spill my blood for many people, and because I do this, what God has promised will come to pass.” (Source for this and four above: B. Moore / G. Turner in Notes on Translation 1967, p. 1ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 14:27:
- Uma: “Yesus said to his disciples: ‘All of you, your faith in me will be shaken, for there are written the Word(s) of God that say like this: ‘I [will] kill the shepherd, with the result that his sheep will be scattered.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Isa said to them, ‘All of you, you will leave me. For this is written in the holy-book, saying, ‘I tell the one watching the sheep to be killed, then the sheep scatter.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Jesus said to those disciples of his, he said, ‘As for all of you, your trust in me will become weak, for there is a written word of God which says, ‘I will kill the one taking care of the sheep, and they will all scatter.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When they were on the way (lit. path), Jesus said to them, ‘In-the-future indeed (prophetic formula) you will all leave me and run-away, because there is something God caused-to-be-written that says, ‘Later I will kill the one-who-takes-care of the sheep and they will be separated.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Included in what Jesus said that night was his warning, saying, ‘This night, as for all of you, your believing-in/obeying-of me will be lacking. You will desert me. For it’s like what was said in the written word of God, which says, ‘I will kill the shepherd. Therefore what will happen to the sheep is that they will be scattered.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Cofán: “Then Jesus said, all of you being fearful you will leave me this night. Like that God’s paper said: I the sheep-caring one being killed, the sheep being scattered they shall go.”
- Tewa: “Jesus said to them, It says in God’s book, God will kill the shepherd and the sheep will scatter. It’s going to happen like that to you. I’m going to be killed, and you will be ashamed of me and will scatter.” (Source: B. Moore / G. Turner in Notes on Translation 1967, p. 1ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 20:47:
- Noongar: “They cheat widows and seize their houses, but afterwards, they want people to see them praying a long time! Their punishment will be worse!'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “They deceive widows and grab their houses. And they hide the evil of their behavior with long prayers. Their punishment will be very heavy.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “They cause difficulties for the widow women so that they will get their houses, and they worship for a long time, pretending that they are good people. Surely they will receive a great judgment in the afterworld.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And as for these teachers of the Law, they cheat widow-women in order to come to own the houses of those women, and their prayers are very long but these are used to cover up their evil deeds. God has great punishment for them in the future.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “They moreover deceive widowed women to thus get their possessions and even their houses while at the same time they make-their prayers -very-long in the sight of the many-people. In-the-future indeed (prophetic formula) their punishment will be heavier.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “And they also use up the livelihood of widow women by what they cause to be given by them. And because they want to cover their ways which are evil, they make their prayers last a long time. Their punishment really will be very heavy.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Ibaloi: “They wickedly take the possessions of widowed women, and when they go to their church they make long prayers, so that they will say that they are good people. Big is the punishment of God on them.” (Source: B. Moore / G. Turner in Notes on Translation 1967, p. 1ff.)
