Following are a number of back-translations of John 17:10:
- Chol: “All who belong to you also are mine. All who are mine are yours. My greatness has been shown in the believers.”
- Mezquital Otomi: “All mine are yours and all yours are mine. We own them together. My glory appears in them.”
- Yatzachi Zapotec: “And all the people who follow me are your children. And thus it is, whoever are your children are also my children. I receive honor because of what they do.”
- Central Pame: “. . . It is apparent that I am glorious when the people I rule live righteously.” (Source for this and above: M. Larson / B. Moore in Notes on Translation February 1970, p. 1-125.)
- Uma: “All people who are my portion are your (sing.) portion, Father. And all people who are your (sing.) portion are my portion. They are the ones who show the bigness of my life.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “All that are/is mine are/is yours and all that are/is yours are/is mine. And I am honored/made great by them, because they trust in me.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And as for the people who belong to you, they are mine also, and all that are mine are yours also. And by means of them my power is known.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because all that-is/who-are mine is/are yours (sing.), and what is/are yours (sing.), is/are likewise also mine. And I am already being-honored/praised by-means-of them.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “All the ones who are mine, these are indeed yours, and all who are yours, they’re mine too. And my glory is apparent in/to them.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “All those who are in my hand are in your hand. Those who are in your hand are in my hand. I will be looked upon favorably because of them.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 18:36:
- Xicotepec De Juárez Totonac: “And Jesus answered him: ‘I do not rule here in this world. If it were that way, my men would have defended me when the Israelites took me prisoner. I do not rule here.'”
- Ojitlán Chinantec: “So Jesus told Pilate, ‘I am a king, but not like the kings of the world people. If I were like the kings of the world people, my subjects would have fought to keep me from being delivered into the hands of the Jews. But the world people did not make me king.'”
- Aguaruna: “When he said that, Jesus answering said, ‘This world here is not my ruling place. If I were a chief from here, my ruled ones would fight with the Jews, and by doing so would have kept them from seizing me, and bringing me to you. However, I am not from here.'” (Source for this and above: M. Larson / B. Moore in Notes on Translation February 1970, p. 1-125.)
- Uma: “Yesus said: ‘My kingdom is not from this world. If for example I were really a king in this world, the people who follow me would definitely fight so that I not be arrested and given to the Yahudi rulers. But my kingdom is not from this world.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Isa answered, he said, ‘My kingdom is not here in the world. If my kingdom were here in the world my disciples/adherents would fight so that I would not be arrested by the leaders of the Yahudi. Yes, my kingdom is not here in this world.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus answered, ‘My power to rule does not come from here on the earth. If it did come from here, my subjects would have fought so that the Jews might not arrest me. However, my power to rule does not come from here on the earth.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Jesus answered then and said, ‘My rulership, it is distinct from the rulers of this world. Because if I were a king in this world, my people would have quarreled/fought-with those who are Jews so that they wouldn’t have arrested-me. But the truth of it is, it isn’t this world that is the origin of my rulership.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Jesus replied saying, ‘As for my kingship, it’s not like kingships here under the heavens. If supposing my kingship was like that, of course I would be stood-up-for by my men/personnel. Of course I wouldn’t so-easily have been handed over by these Judio. But well, the origin of my kingship is very different.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Jesus said, ‘Where I rule is not here on the earth. If it were here, I would have those who would fight in order that I wouldn’t be delivered to the Jews. But there where I rule isn’t here.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 19:35:
- Ojitlán Chinantec: “I am John. I saw this happen. This testimony I know is true. Therefore I speak in order that you too, might believe.”
- Huehuetla Tepehua: “Well, I am the one who saw it and I am the one who says what happened. And what I say is the truth, I’m sure. In this way, you also can believe.” (Source for this and above: M. Larson / B. Moore in Notes on Translation February 1970, p. 1-125.)
- Uma: “The person who saw that happening, he is the one who says what he saw, so that you also believe. His words are true, and he really knows the truth.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “(The person who saw that happen to Isa, has written about this so that you believe. The person who wrote this is trustworthy and his testimony is true.)” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “I who am writing this, I testify that this is true because I saw it. I know that this which I write is true, and the reason I write it is so that you also might believe.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “This that happened, it is thoroughly to-be-believed, because that’s what was confirmed/verified by the one who saw it. He for-sure knows that what he said is true, and his purpose in saying it is that you will also believe.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “The one who saw this is the one testifying so that you (pl.) will really believe. This which he is testifying is true. He really knows that this which he is telling is the truth.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “I who wrote this have put down what I saw. And it is true what I say. I know that what I saw is true so that you also will believe.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 20:23:
- Xicotepec De Juárez Totonac: “If you forgive the sins of someone, he is no longer guilty; and if you do not forgive the sin of a person, he is still guilty.”
- Ojitlán Chinantec: “Of all those whose sins you have forgiven, God says that their sins are forgiven. And of all whose sins you have not forgiven, they are not forgiven.”
- Yatzachi Zapotec: “The people who repent of their sins, you have authority to tell them that they are blotted out. But the people who do not repent of their sins, you have authority to tell them that they are not blotted out.” (Source: M. Larson / B. Moore in Notes on Translation February 1970, p. 1-125.)
- Uma: “The ones whose sins you forgive, God will forgive them. If you do not forgive their sins, God will not forgive them.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “If you forgive people their sins, God will also forgive their sins. If you do not forgive, God will also not forgive.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And because of this when you forgive anyone who has sinned, God will also forgive him. And if you don’t forgive him, neither will God forgive him.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “in order that whoever they are to whom you say that his sins are forgiven, God will already have-forgiven them. And whoever they are to whom you say that his sins are not forgiven, neither will God have-forgiven them.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Through his putting it in your minds, whoever you tell that their sins are forgiven, it’s certain they truly are forgiven. But those you tell that they have not been forgiven, it’s certain they indeed haven’t been forgiven.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “To whom you forgive sin is that one whom God has forgiven. To whom you do not forgive their sin are those whom God has not forgiven.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 21:25:
- Ojitlán Chinantec: “If all that he did should be written, I am of the opinion that the books wouldn’t even all fit in the whole world here.”
- Huehuetla Tepehua: ” . . . If all of them, all things were all written, no doubt they wouldn’t be able to be contained in this world, the writings where it was written what Jesus did.”
- Aguaruna: “But writing each one, there wouldn’t be a place to put the paper here in this world.”
- Yatzachi Zapotec: “If all of them were written one by one, there would be an extremely great number of books.” (Source for this and above: M. Larson / B. Moore in Notes on Translation February 1970, p. 1-125.)
- Uma: “There are still many other [things] that Yesus did. If for example everything that he did was written in books, I think that even if the whole world were-used-to-store-them-in, they probably could not fit, because there would be very many books.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Isa has done very many other deeds that are not written. If they were all written in a holy-book, I figure all the holy-books that would have to be written would not fit here into the world.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Jesus did many other things. If all of them were written down, even the whole world would not be big enough to hold the books that would be written.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “There are admittedly many more-things that Jesus did. If they were all to be written, even the entire world, it would perhaps not be-able-to-contain the many-books in which they were written.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “There are other and many more things which Jesus did. Supposing they were all written, I am sure that the whole world which is here under the heavens wouldn’t be able to contain the number of books in which they would be written.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Jesus did many other things which if I had written down on paper each one, I suppose the earth wouldn’t hold the books that I would have written.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 John 4:2:
- Uma: “This is a sign so that we know who is controlled by the Spirit which is from God: all people who admit-confess that Yesus is the Redeemer King who became a man/human, those people are-children of God.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Like this you can recognize the people that have God’s Spirit: whoever says that Isa Almasi came to the world in the body of a human/mankind, that person has God’s Spirit.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Any spirit which says that Jesus, the one God chose to rule, has become human, that spirit comes from God. By means of this, you can perceive the spirit which comes from God.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “The way-that-you -can-distinguish whether the Holy Spirit is the source of what they are saying is this: if they acknowledge that Jesus is the Cristo who became a person, the Spirit of God is where it is from.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Like this is how you can know if it is the Espiritu Santo who was caused to indwell (us) by God who really is the one inspiring (lit.putting it in the mind of) a person. The one who testifies that as for Jesu-Cristo, he really became a real human and came down here to the world, it’s certain that the Espiritu Santo of God is inspiring him.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “I will tell you how you can know whether it is true that the Holy Spirit put into the person’s mind the words he speaks or not. Everyone who says that Jesus Christ truly became human, that is one who truly speaks God’s word.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- Yatzachi Zapotec: “This is how we may know if the Spirit of God is in the head-heart of a person: Everyone who says that Jesus Christ is God and he was born a man on this earth, we know that the Spirit of God is in his head-heart.”
- Eastern Highland Otomi: “We must know which word is really God’s Word. If it says that God’s chosen-One became a person and he is Jesus Christ, that is really the Word of God.”
- Tzotzil: “I will tell you how it is if we have received the Spirit of God. If plainly we say ‘Jesus Christ has come and took his body here in the world (became a person),’ we have received the Spirit of God for sure.” (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 1 John 4:3:
- Uma: “All people who don’t admit-confess that Yesus is that Redeemer King, they are not children of God. Those people are controlled by the influence/spirit that is from the Enemy of Kristus. You have heard the teaching that says that the Enemy of Kristus will arrive, and at this time he is already in the world.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But whoever says that Almasi did not come in the body of a human/mankind, that person does not have God’s Spirit. But/instead it is seen in him that he follows the mind of the Opposing Almasi. You have been informed hep that this Opposing Almasi will come and now many people in the world follow the mind of the Opposing Almasi.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “However, if there is a spirit who says that Jesus, the one chosen of God, did not become a human, then that spirit does not come from God, but rather it comes from the enemy of Christ. You have already heard that there have appeared spirits which come from the enemy of Christ, and I tell you that they are now here in the world.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But if they don’t acknowledge that Jesus is the Cristo who became a person, it is not the Spirit of God who is in them, but rather the thoughts that are the same as the One-who-Opposes Cristo. You have been hearing that he will come and already that which is opposing Cristo is now being taught.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But as for the one who gives out that Jesus didn’t become a real human, it’s certain that it is not the Espiritu Santo of God who is putting in his mind what he will say. On the contrary, the truth is, it’s the inspiring by this opponent of Cristo, he whom you were told would come. And even now/today, there is opposition like this to Cristo here now in this world.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “But all who say that Jesus Christ did not become a human, then they do not walk with the Holy Spirit, rather it is the word of the enemy of Christ. And you have heard that it will come to be that the words of liars will spread through the earth. And now this word is spreading.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- Yatzachi Zapotec: “The person who does not say that Jesus Christ is God and he was born a man on this earth, the Spirit of God is not in his head-heart. He thinks like the person who does contrary to Christ. You have already heard that the person is coming who does contrary to Christ, and now that person is already in this world.”
- Eastern Highland Otomi: “But whoever says that Jesus Christ is not God’s Chosen-One, and denies that he became a person, but then he doesn’t speak the Word of God. But he received the word of Christ’s enemy. And his word is a lie. We have heard that his word which is a lie was coming to the world, and now it has come.”
- Tzotzil: “If we say ‘Jesus Christ did not come and take his body here in the world,’ we have not received the Spirit of God for sure. We are of the same mind/heart with the enemy of Christ. You have heard that he is coming. He is already here in the world.” (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 1 John 4:4:
- Uma: “But you, my children, you are-children of God, and you have defeated those lying prophets, for the Influence/Spirit [lit., clearness; sometimes used to refer to the Holy Spirit] that is in your hearts is more powerful than the influence/spirit that is in the hearts of those who do not believe in the Lord.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But, my children-grandchildren, you belong to God hep. The people who pretend to be prophets have been defeated by you because they were not able to carry-you-along/influence-you to follow their teaching. They are defeated by you because God’s Spirit in your livers is more powerful than the spirit in the people who do not follow/obey God.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “As for you, my children, you now belong to God, and you have overcome these false spirits, for God who lives in us (incl.) is more powerful than Satan who lives in the people here on the earth who are enemies of God.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But as for you my children, you are God’s children, and you have defeated those liars, because (reassurance part.) they have not deceived you. For the Spirit of God who is in you is more important/powerful than Satanas who rules them who don’t believe.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “As for you, who are like my children, you are now children of God. And you have now been able to have victory over those liars who claim-falsely-to-be-prophets. You have been able to have victory over them now because the Espiritu Santo who is indwelling your body is far more supernaturally-powerful, far more than that evil-one/spirit who is Satanas who is inspiring people who haven’t submitted to God.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Listen, my children, now you are God’s people. Therefore you have been victorious over the lying prophets. Because the Holy Spirit with whom you walk is more powerful than the devil who walks with the people here on earth.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- Yatzachi Zapotec: “My little children, we are God’s children, and we have already won out by not believing the words of those people who lie saying they speak God’s word. We have won out because God who is with us has greater authority than the deceiver who is with the people whose heads sit (who are concerned) only about what happens on this earth.”
- Eastern Highland Otomi: “My dear children, we are God’s children. And now we have overcome the deceiver prophets, because he with whom we live is stronger than God’s enemy who rules the world.”
- Tzotzil: “My children, we are God’s children. Therefore have been conquered by us those who think wrongly they say God’s word. Because very great power has God that is here in our hearts. No power has the devil that is there in their hearts.” (Source for this and two above: John Beekman in Notes on Translation 12, November 1964, p. 1ff.)
