complete verse (Acts 2:13)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 2:13:

  • Uma: «But there were also part of them who made fun, they said: ‘They are just drunk!'» (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: «But there were some they just mocked the disciples of Isa. They said, ‘Those men/persons are drunk.'» (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: «And some of them, they criticized the believers saying, ‘They are all drunk!'» (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: «But there were also others who downgraded/ridiculed the believers saying, ‘Those-people are just drunk.'» (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: «But others only laughed. They said, ‘Expl., they’re drunk.'» (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tepeuxila Cuicatec: «Others taking it as a joke said, ‘They already drank sweet pulque.'»
  • San Mateo Del Mar Huave: «But some of them just made fun, they said, ‘They are drunk, they have drunk much wine,’ they said.»
  • Desano: «Others made fun of them and said, ‘They are very drunk.'»
  • Lalana Chinantec: «Other people mocked, they said, ‘They’re drunk. They have drunk wine that is just in the making,’ they said.»
  • Central Pame: «Some laughed at it, they said, ‘They have drunk too much grape liquid.'»
  • Chuj: «But there were others of them, they only insulted; they said untruthfully: ‘They are drunk,’ they said.» (Source for this and five above: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)
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