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 3 John 1:1:
- Uma: “This letter is from me the Elder, I send it to my friend Gayus, whom I truly love.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “This letter/writing is from me the Elder of the trusters in Isa Almasi, I send this to you Gayus, my friend whom I love.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “As for me the old person, I write to you, Gaius, my friend whom I hold very dear.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “My esteemed Gaius, I who have written this, it’s Juan who is a leader of the believers. My love for you (sing.) who are my friend is from-the-heart. May your (sing.) life there be good and your (sing.) body also be strong like the strength of your (sing.) faith.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “My friend Gayo whom I truly hold dear, there-with-you is my letter, I who am the senior-elder.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “I lead in relation to God’s word, I greet you my dear friend Gayo. I truly love you.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- Yatzachi Zapotec: “I in my old age am writing to you dear Gayo. Truly I love you.”
- Eastern Highland Otomi: “I am the Old-Man Leader, I am sending this paper to you, dear Gaius, loved one. And also I love you in regards to the true Word which we (dual) believe.”
- Isthmus Zapotec: “I am an old man. I am writing this letter to a friend of mine, (whose) name is Gayo, whom I truly love.”
- Garifuna: “I, an elderly person, write to my friend the one named Gayo (necessary to avoid the connotation of writing to a rooster), the one whom I love. I love you with all my heart (genuine love).” (Source for this and three above: John Beekman in Notes on Translation 12, November 1964, p. 1ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of 3 John 1:2:
- Uma: “Friend! I pray that you are healthy and that you get goodness in everything that you do, like your soul gets goodness.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “My beloved friend, I ask God that good may be arriving/happening to you and that your body/you may be healthy for I know that your trust is strong.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Dear brother, I pray for you to God that your situation might become good and that you might be given a good body just like He also has given you strong faith.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “My esteemed Gaius, I who have written this, it’s Juan who is a leader of the believers. My love for you (sing.) who are my friend is from-the-heart. May your (sing.) life there be good and your (sing.) body also be strong like the strength of your (sing.) faith.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “My dear friend, I am praying that hopefully your situation is always good, and your body strong/healthy like the strength of your believing/obeying which I am hearing news about.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Listen, my dear brother, I ask God that he will help you in what you do and I ask that he will make your strong (in health) just like your beliefs are strong.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- Yatzachi Zapotec: “Dear Gayo, I ask God that good may always happen to you, and that you may be well as you are well in your head-heart.”
- Eastern Highland Otomi: “Loved one, may God apportion to you his blessing so that you will turn out well. And that your body be healthy like your heart is healthy.”
- Isthmus Zapotec: “Brother whom I love, I know your soul is clean. That-way I hope is your body and in all things you are well (or in good condition).”
- Sayula Popoluca: “I love you very much and I want all you do to turn out well, may you be well as your soul is well.” (Source for this and three above: John Beekman in Notes on Translation 12, November 1964, p. 1ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of 3 John 1:3:
- Uma: “My heart is very happy, for several of our one-faith relatives arrived here, bringing news from there [where you are]. They said: you remain/keep believing the true teaching, and your behavior always follows the true teaching.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “I was really glad when some of our (dual) brothers arrived and I was told by them that you persevere following the true teaching. Really since before you are remaining/steadfastly with the true teaching.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “I rejoice very much when our (incl.) brothers arrived here from there, for they told me that your holding fast to the doctrine is very tight, and they say also that your activities agree with it also.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “There are siblings/cousins (brothers from here on) of ours who have been coming here, and they have repeatedly-said that you (sing.) are persevering in following the true teaching. Reportedly everything that you (sing.) are doing is in-harmony-with that teaching. So I am extremely made-happy,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “For I was really very happy when some of our siblings in believing arrived here coming from there, because they related to me that you are holding fast to the true teaching, and your life is always in harmony with this truth.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “I was very happy when I heard what our brothers said who have arrived here. These have come from where you are, they told me that you are laying hold on the true word.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- Yatzachi Zapotec: “I rejoiced very much when some of our brethren arrived back here telling how you are making the truth yours and are walking with it (heeding it).”
- Eastern Highland Otomi: “I was very happy in regard to you, because some of the brethren (siblings) who returned from you (where you are) told me, they told me that you follow the true Word, and that all you do is in accord with the Word.”
- Isthmus Zapotec: “The brethren made me very happy when they brought news of you. They mentioned the way in which you follow that which is true in all you do and you haven’t separated from it.” (Source for this and two above: John Beekman in Notes on Translation 12, November 1964, p. 1ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of 3 John 1:4:
- Uma: “There is nothing that I am more happy about than this, hearing news that says my child(ren) continually follow the true teaching.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “There is nothing that makes my liver happy other than when I hear that my children are remaining/steadfastly with the true teaching.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “What I am really happy about is the fact that I heard the news that my children in the faith are obeying the true doctrine.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “because there is no best cause-of-my-happiness if not my having heard that my children are following the true teaching.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Nothing can exceed my happiness when I have received news that the lives of my like children are in harmony with the truth.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “There is no greater joy except the joy I have when I hear that my children are taking hold of the true word.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- Yatzachi Zapotec: “There is nothing else that I rejoice over like this that I know you are walking with the truth, you and the other people who are like my children.”
- Eastern Highland Otomi: “There is no other joy greater than the joy I have when I hear that my children follow the Word.”
- Isthmus Zapotec: “Nothing makes my happier than to hear my children following that which is true.” (Source for this and three above: John Beekman in Notes on Translation 12, November 1964, p. 1ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of 3 John 1:5:
- Uma: “Friend! I am happy because you faithfully [lit., remain] help our relatives who stop-in at your village. Even the ones you do not yet know, you still help them.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “My beloved friend, you are really persevering in serving our (incl.) brothers who trust in Almasi even if you don’t know each other.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “My dear brother, you are very gracious, for you took care of our (incl.) brothers who stopped by there, even though that was the first time you had met them.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “What you (sing.) have been doing with our brothers who have been staying-overnight there is extremely-good, because even though they are only strangers (particle indicating appreciation to addressee), you have nonetheless reportedly cared-for them properly.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “My dear friend, your nature/ways are really good in that you are always-helpful to our siblings in believing, even when not acquaintances of yours.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Listen, my dear brother, you are doing good in that you are taking care of our brothers and even though they are strangers, you help them.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- Yatzachi Zapotec: “You dear Gayo, when you help our brethren who are from other places, you do a good thing.”
- Eastern Highland Otomi: “Loved-one, there is a lot of your grace (favor) in that you take care of your siblings, even though you don’t know them.”
- Isthmus Zapotec: “Brother whom I love, you do well when you help the brethren even though you don’t know them.” (Source for this and two above: John Beekman in Notes on Translation 12, November 1964, p. 1ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of 3 John 1:6:
- Uma: “They are the ones who talk-about your love here to all our one-faith relatives. Thus/So, I hope/trust you give them a good send-off, so that they can continue their journey. Send-them-off like is fitting to God’s messengers, so that God is happy.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “They told here to the gathering of the trusters in Isa Almasi about your love to them. When they come by again help them please so that they can continue in their walking/journey. That is what pleases God.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “They told the believers here when we (excl.) gathered together that your kindness to them was very great. If they stop by there again, help them again in a way which pleases God so that they might proceed on their journey.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When they were here, they also related to the congregation of believers your (sing.) good way-of-loving them. If there are ones like these who again stop-over there, be-so-kind-as to continue please to help them and give to them what they need for the trail. If it is possible also, see to it that your (sing.) help to them is appropriate to their valuable service to God.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “They testified here to the gathering of believers concerning this valuing by you. It would also be good if you can give them help with their planned-journey when they go from you, that help which is worthy of people whom God has set up in their work.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “There have returned some of our brothers from where you live. When we had gathered, they told us that you very much love them. And now, when they go back to you again, please help them in what they need so that they continue on the road. Do just like God wants you to do.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- Yatzachi Zapotec: “They reported to us who are gathered together worshipping God how you love them. And we ought to do good to our brethren, giving to them what they may need while they are journeying, That is what we must do with all the people who speak God’s Word.”
- Eastern Highland Otomi: “Some of the siblings who have returned from you (where you are) spoke in regard to you. When we (ex) were gathered together, they told us you have love. Please look after them when they arrive there again, giving them what they need. And when we help them, we help God’s work like he tells us.”
- Isthmus Zapotec: “They were telling the brethren here how very much you love them. You do well if you help them when they leave your house so they can go on to another town. This is the way it is necessary for us to help those who are doing God’s work.”
- Garifuna: “In the believers’ gathering together, those strangers spoke good words (messages) about your love. You do good when you help them concerning their travel/trip. Help you them well because they are working with God.” (Source for this and three above: John Beekman in Notes on Translation 12, November 1964, p. 1ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of 3 John 1:7:
- Uma: “For those relatives of ours go to carry the name of the Lord Yesus. And they did/do not get anything from people who don’t believe in the Lord.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Because they are journeying proclaiming the teaching of Almasi and they did not accept any help from those who don’t trust in Isa Almasi.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “For they have gone out so they might spread the teaching of Christ, however they do not ask for help from those who are not believers.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because in their going to preach concerning the Lord Jesus, they are not taking what they need from people who don’t believe.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Because their journey is to go teaching concerning Jesu-Cristo, and they don’t accept any help at all in the way of gifts from people who don’t believe this which they teach.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Because they travel to do the work of Jesus Christ. They don’t wait for help from people who do not believe God.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- Yatzachi Zapotec: “They did not take anything from the people who do not trust in Jesus Christ while they were traveling like that when they went to proclaim the word of Jesus Christ.”
- Eastern Highland Otomi: “Because they are sent to speak in regard to Jesus Christ. And they don’t receive anything from those who don’t believe.”
- Isthmus Zapotec: “They went out because they love Jesus Christ, and they didn’t take anything from people who don’t believe in Him.” (Source for this and two above: John Beekman in Notes on Translation 12, November 1964, p. 1ff.)
