Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 13:6:
- Uma: “For many people will appear who will say that they are the Redeemer King, with the result that many people will be deceived.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “For many will come calling themselves by my name and saying that they are Almasi. And they will deceive many.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “For many will appear using my name, and each one of them will say that he is chosen by God to rule, and many will believe their lies.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because many are those who will come saying, ‘I emphatically am the Messiah,’ and they will deceive many.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Because many are those who will come falsely-claiming my name, saying, ‘I am the one who is meant by Cristo.’ Really many will be misled by them.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 13:7:
- Uma: “You will hear news of wars from far off, you will also hear the sound of wars that are close. But don’t be afraid, for all that must happen first, but those happenings don’t mean that the end of the world has already come.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “And when you hear about fighting in the land, or stories/reports about fighting in far-off lands, don’t be afraid. All this has to happen but this is not yet the day of the-end-of-the-world (kiyamat).” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when you hear near you the tumult of war and you hear also the reports about war in a far country, don’t be afraid. For things like this have to take place before this time comes to an end.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “You will also hear the racket of war that comes-close to you and news of war in other countries, but don’t be afraid. These-things must happen, but the end of the world is not yet.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “And if/when you hear news of troubles and wars, don’t let it disturb your mind/thinking. Because these really will happen but it won’t yet be the end of the world.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 13:8:
- Uma: “At that time, many villages will wage war against each other, one king will fight another king. All over there will be earthquakes and hunger. But all that is just still the beginning, like the suffering of a woman about to give-birth.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “For one tribe,’ said Isa, ‘will fight with another tribe. And one kingdom will fight with another kingdom. And there will be earthquakes in the countries/places of the world, and there will be famine in the countries. But these are only the beginnings of the difficulties in the world. All this is figuratively like a woman about to give birth and the pain is starting.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “For one city will fight against another city, and one kingdom will fight against another kingdom. Earthquakes will take place in many places and there will be regions struck by famine. These things will take place are like one giving birth when the labor pains have just started.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because the many-countries will wage-war and likewise also the governments. There will also be earthquakes in many-countries. There will also be famines. But all these are like merely the twinging of a woman’s stomach when she is beginning to give-birth.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Because nations will be at war (with one another), kingdoms against other kingdoms. The earth will quake in every place and severe famines will come. However as for all of this, it’s only the beginning of hardship/suffering.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 13:9:
- Uma: “‘But you here, watch out! For you will be caught and taken to the religion judges [lit., sitters]. They will beat you in the prayer houses. They will take you up to the governing-ones and kinds because of your following of me. At that time, you will have opportunity to tell them of your faith in me.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “‘You have to take care of yourselves/take care,’ said Isa. ‘For (the) people will hand you over to the judges and they will beat you in the prayer-houses. There is a day in the future, when you will stand before governors and kings because you follow me and you will be able to tell them the good news about me.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “As for you, you must thoroughly prepare your breath, for you will be seized by people, and they will take you to court, and they will beat you in their churches. You will have to come before governors and kings because of your faith in me, so that you might preach to them the good news.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘Watch-out, because they will arrest and file-charges-against you and whip you in the many-synagogues. On-account-of your faith in me, you will also be formally-accused before (lit. to) governors and kings, and you will thus have opportunity to tell the good news to them.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well as for you, you be really careful. Because you will keep having cases brought against you to the authorities. You will keep being caused-suffering in the worship-places. And just because of your following/obeying me, you will be brought before governors and kings, so that you can testify there in their presence.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 13:10:
- Uma: “And the Good News must be announced to all the world before the Judgment Day.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “For before the end of the world comes, the good news has to be sent/extended to all the tribes,’ said Isa.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “For before that time ends, it is necessary that the good news is preached to people in all kingdoms.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “The good news must be preached first in the many-towns/countries on the earth, then its end will arrive.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “For what is really necessary is that the teaching of this Good News will spread to/through all nations before the end of the world is reached.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 13:11:
- Uma: “When you are caught and taken to the judges [sitters], don’t be afraid about what your answer will be. When your time comes to speak, just say what the Lord God puts in your hearts. For what you say at that time, it won’t be from your own thinking. Your words will appear / come from the Holy Spirit.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “‘Na, if you are seized and they take you for investigation, don’t be troubled beforehand as to what you will say to defend yourselves. But say whatever is given to you at that time, for what you will say is not from you but from the Holy Spirit.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when they arrest you to take you to court, don’t worry about what you are going to say. For when you are already there, you will be able to say what God causes you to say. For the words which you will be able to say then are not yours, but rather, the words which the Holy Spirit will cause you to speak.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When they investigate you, don’t be-worried about what you are to say, because at that time (lit. hour), the correct-thing that you are to say will be made-known to you. Because it is not you will be the source of the words (lit. word owner) but rather the Holy Spirit.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When they capture/arrest you and interrogate you, don’t be upset about what you will answer when you are brought before them. For at that hour, what you will say will come into your mind being given-in-aid to you. Because it won’t be you who will speak of yourselves, but on the contrary it will be the Espiritu Santo who will put in your mind what you are to say.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 13:12:
- Uma: “‘The time will come that all people will hate you because of your following me. There will be some people who will give their own relatives or children to be killed because of their following me. There will also be some children who oppose their parents and kill them. But the people who keep believing in me until the end, they will get goodness [i.e., salvation] in the future.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “In the future,’ he said, ‘there will be people, their siblings will hand them over commanding them to be killed. There will also be children, their fathers will hand them over commanding them to be killed. And the children will be the enemies of (lit. will enemy) their parents and they will command their parents to be killed.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And at that time there will be people who will have their siblings killed, and there will be fathers who will have their children killed. There will be people who will go against their parents and have them killed.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘At that time, there will be those who betray their brothers to the officials so they will kill (them). The same with fathers, they will betray their children to the officials so they will kill (them). The children moreover, they will oppose their fathers and mothers and have-them-killed.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “It really is so that a brother who has believed in me will-be-betrayed-to-death by his brother who has no belief. Like that indeed will be done by a father to his own child. And the child will fight/go-against his parent who has now believed. He won’t just go against him, but will even cause him to be killed.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 13:13:
- Uma: “‘The time will come that all people will hate you because of your following me. There will be some people who will give their own relatives or children to be killed because of their following me. There will also be some children who oppose their parents and kill them. But the people who keep believing in me until the end, they will get goodness [i.e., salvation] in the future.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “And you my disciples,’ said Isa, ‘you will be hated by all people because you follow me. But whoever endures until the end of this persecution, will have life in heaven without end.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Everybody will be against you because you are my disciples. But he who grasps tightly his faith in me until the end of those troubles, he will be given eternal life.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “All people, they will hate you on-account-of your being-united-with me. But if you persevere in believing without giving-up until your time-of-hardship is finished, you will be saved.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “You really will be hated by all people because of your belief in me. But whoever holds-fast in believing/obeying until the end is reached, it’s certain he will be saved/freed.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
