Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 12:20:

• Uma: “One time, Herodes became very angry at the townspeople of Tirus and Sidon. That’s why the Tirus and Sidon people made plans with one heart to send people to go to the town of Kaisarea, wanting to seek peace with the king. Because the people of Tirus and Sidon received their food from the land that Herodes ruled. First before they go-before the king, they smooth-talked one of his servants who organized the king’s house, named Blastus, so that he was on their side, and only then did they go before the king looking for peace.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “At that time King Herod was very angry with the people of the place Tiros and with the people of the place Sidon. Then the people of those two places went together to see Herod. They first befriended Balastus, one of the trusted ones in the king’s palace, in order that he would side with them. Then they went to Herod to ask him for reconciliation because it was from the king’s country where they got their food.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And at that time King Herod became very angry with the inhabitants there in the towns of Tyre and Sidon. They got Blastus to help them who was a trusted person of Herod who was boss over his palace. And they gathered together because they would go to Herod, because they would beg him that his anger toward them might be removed. The reason they did this was because it was only in the country of the king that they were able to get food.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “While Herod was staying there, his anger was excessive toward the inhabitants of Tiro and Sidon. Therefore they searched for a way to appease him, because his territory was where-they -got their food. What they did, they made-friends with Blasto who was-in-charge of Herod’s house. Then they gathered to go entreat Herod so that his anger toward them would be removed.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “While he was there at Cesarea, some people arrived from Tiro and Sidon. Herodes’ anger was extreme against those two lands. Therefore, because Herodes’ land was where most of the food came from for the taga Tiro and Sidon, they arranged to go to Herodes and ask him for reconciliation. When they arrived, they made friends with the most-trusted-servant of Herodes who was the overseer of his personnel. His name was Blasto. He was caused to help those taga Tiro and Sidon to ask the king that, if possible/acceptable, they could be reconciled.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)