Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 9:15:
- Uma: “The Lord said to Ananias: ‘Go anyway! Because that Saulus there [out of sight], I have deliberately chosen him to become my worker. He will announce my name to the Yahudi people and to people who are not Yahudi and even to kings also.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But Isa, the Lord/Leader, said to Ananiyas, ‘Go, because I have already chosen Saul to work for me. He will be the one to tell about me to the tribes/nations that are not Yahudi and to their kings, and to the Yahudi tribe also.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And the Lord said to Ananias, ‘You go to him because I have chosen him so that he might spread my name there to the people who are not Jews, and even there to kings, and there also to your companions, the descendants of Israel.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then the Lord Jesus said, ‘You (sing.) just go anyway, because he is the one I have chosen to go tell concerning me to them who are Gentiles and to their kings and to you also who are descendants of Israel.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But the Lord said next to Ananias, ‘Go to him now, for I have indeed chosen this person to serve me. He will now go-telling concerning me. And it isn’t just the Jews he will tell to, but on the contrary the nations also which are not Jews, including their kings.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
