complete verse (Acts 4:28)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 4:28:

  • Uma: «This planning of theirs, was to kill Yesus. But in fact what they did fulfilled what you (sing.) had already decided [made certain] from-the-first! As a result everything happened according to your (sing.) power and your (sing.) own desire, Lord.» (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: «They do this because formerly yet you planned from/by your will and your power that this should happen.» (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: «And they have agreed on what they will do to him according to what you foreordained that they would do.» (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: «And they did all that you (sing.) previously because of your (sing.) power had already-decided should be fulfilled.» (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: «But well, all which they have decided to do is all in harmony with what you indeed determined would happen.» (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • San Mateo del Mar Huave: «Thus they did because you have stated from before that thus it would be.»
  • Teutila Cuicatec: «They carried out all that you decreed would have to come to pass.»
  • Eastern Highland Otomi: «Because this is what you ordained in the beginning that would happen.»
  • Chuj: «But they just did like you had said long ago how that those things must be done.» (Source of this and three above: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)
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