Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 2:5:
- Uma: “At that time also, there were in Yerusalem many Yahudi from towns all over the world. Those people were all ones who submitted to Lord God.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “At that time there were in Awrusalam Yahudi from the-many-countries in the world. They were very religious people.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And there were Jews there in Jerusalem who had come from every country here on top of the earth, and they were faithful in carrying out the commands of God.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “There were Jews who were serving God who were staying in Jerusalem. They were from all the nations in this world.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well, at that time, there were in Jerusalem Jews who came from many different lands here under the heavens. As for those people, they were indeed devout-worshippers of God.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “At the same time, there in Jerusalem, there were some godly Jews who came-from the different nations of the whole world.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Mairasi: “At that time Yehudi people, from the various villages and languages of this whole who honored Above-One, lived in Yerusalem.” (Source: Enggavoter 2004)
- Bariai: “And in that day, some people of Iuda who respected God were living in the areas of all tribes on earth, and they went to Ierusalem for the feast and so were visitors.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Kupsabiny: “There were some Jews in Jerusalem who had dedicated themselves to God. They came from different parts of the world.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Desano: “In those days there were many people in the city of Jerusalem from all parts of the world. They had the same belief in God that the Jews did.”
- Morelos Nahuatl: “At that time Jews who believed very much went to the town of Jerusalem. They had come from all other nations.”
- Teutila Cuicatec: “A number of people of the race of Israel who obeyed what was established in God’s law had come from all over the world and were in the city of Jerusalem that day.” (Source for this and two above: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation
August 1966, p. 86ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 4:11:
- Uma: “He is the one that the words of the Holy Book aim at that say like this: ‘The rock that you [emphatic] house-builders discarded, that very rock is the one that became the main foundation-stone.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “About Isa hep it is said in the holy-book, ‘The stone which you, the experts in building stone houses, rejected because you mistakenly-thought it useless, now that one is already the stone of ultimate/greatest use.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Jesus is that stone which was prophesied in the word of God written long ago which says, ‘The stone which is used for building the house, you carpenters threw it away because you thought mistakenly that it had no purpose. However it has become today the stone which is the only one that can be used to finish this house.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “He is also the one who was illustrated by what God caused-to-be-written that says, ‘The stone that you rejected, you who are building a house, that’s what God caused-to-become the most-valued stone that makes-firm the house.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “And he is the one meant as being like a stone in this which is written, saying, ‘The stone which was not acceptable to the house builders, that after all was the one which was used as the main-support of the house.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Desano: “Jesus is like the post which you builders threw out. This post in actuality is now turning out to be the main support of the house.” (Source: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)
For the Old Testament quote, see Psalm 118:22 and Psalm 118:23.
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.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 4:13:
- Uma: “Those judges were surprised to hear Petrus and Yohanes speak without any uneasiness. For Petrus and Yohanes, they were just ordinary people who were not highly schooled. And they recognized them, that they ones that followed Yesus previously [lit., yesterday].” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then the councilors were greatly amazed when they saw that Petros and Yahiya spoke boldly, and-what’s-more/yet they were men of little (lit. short) education/study and of low social standing. So-then they remembered that these had been companions of Isa.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when those leaders of the Jews there, when they saw that Peter and John were not afraid to speak and when they knew that they were not highly educated, and they were not high in rank, they were very amazed. And then they recognized that Peter and John were companions long ago of Jesus.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When the leaders of the Jews saw the boldness of Pedro and Juan in answering, they were surprised, because they knew that they were low-status people who were not educated. Then they remembered that they had-been-going-in-a-group-with Jesus,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When those leaders of the Jews observed that the speech of Pedro and Juan wasn’t halting, they were amazed, knowing too that as for those two, they hadn’t had schooling, being yet low-class. And they recognized too that as for those two, they had been companions of Jesus.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Desano: “Hearing the answer of Peter and John, the authorities said, ‘where did they get their boldness?’ They knew them that they had very little knowledge of paper and knew that they were people without prestige. ‘They were with Jesus, and maybe that’s why they know,’ they were saying.”
- Tataltepec Chatino: “They heard the word Peter said, and they looked at Peter and John. ‘Why aren’t they afraid, speaking to us?’ they said. ‘Not great people are they, not people who know paper.’ Then those elders realized that they had been walking with Jesus.” (Source for this and one above: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.).
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 2:18:
- Uma: “Even [arrive-arrive to] my servants/slaves, man or woman, I will give them my Spirit on that day, and they will utter my words.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Yes, God said, even to my servants male-and-female, I will send my Spirit in those days and they will speak/spread my word/message.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And those who are my servants,’ he said ‘male and female, I will cause them in the future to be indwelt by the Holy Spirit, and I will inspire them, and they will cause people to understand my word.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Even the slaves who serve me, men and women, I will cause-my Spirit -to-enter them and they will tell what I cause-them -to-speak.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Yes indeed, at that time, I really will grace all my servants, female, male, causing them to be indwelled by my Espiritu Santo. And then through his inspiring them, they will speak what I am causing to be known by people.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- San Mateo Del Mar Huave: “In that day I will put my Spirit upon the men and women who do my work. They will speak that which I will say.”
- Desano: “To those who do my work as my servants, to them also I will send my Spirit. They will speak because I will cause them to speak.”
- Eastern Highland Otomi: “When this happens, on my servants, the men and the women, I will send my Holy Spirit. They will prophesy about my power.” (Source for this and two above: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)
For the Old Testament quotes, see Joel 2:28ff.
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 4:19:
- Uma: “Petrus and Yohanes answered said: ‘Consider for yourselves, which one does God like: to follow your [emphatic] commands, or follow the commands of God.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But Petros and Yahiya answered them, they said, ‘Give your opinion, which is right/straight in God’s sight, we (excl.) obey/follow you or God?” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Peter and John answered saying, ‘Consider which one of these two ways would be what God would want, if we obey your command and we do not teach the name of Jesus or if we obey that which God told us to do.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But Pedro and Juan said, ‘Please think if it is right in the sight of God that we (excl.) obey what you are saying, not what he is saying.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But when Pedro-and-companion heard, they replied, saying, ‘You judge which is possible/acceptable with God. Is it that his will is what we (excl.) obey or this of yours which is contrary to what he told us (excl.) to do?” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Desano: “Peter and John answered saying, ‘Think this over with the help of God. What do you think? Should one do first your commands, or the commands of God?'”
- Eastern Highland Otomi: “Peter and John answered: ‘You say now what is better that we do before the face of God. Do we do what you say or do we do what God says?'”
- Coatlán Mixe: “All of you consider if it is the straight of it with God that we obey you when it is proper that we should obey God.”
- Teutila Cuicatec: “…Figure it out for yourselves. Before God, is it proper that we should not obey what he commands in order to obey you?”
- Isthmus Mixe: “…You decide if God approves if we obey your words and not God’s.”
- Chichimeca-Jonaz: “…Do you think God will say it’s good if we believe you and obey your saying and leave the saying of God? Do you feel it is right?”
- Ayutla Mixtec: “Then Peter and John answered, they said to them, ‘May you consider, would God see it as better that we obey you? Would God see it as better that we obey him himself?’ they said answering.” (Source for this and six above: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 2:29:
- Uma: “From there, Petrus also said: ‘My relatives, we may say with certainty/clearness, it was not himself that Daud’s words earlier were aimed-at. Because our father Daud, he of course died and was buried. His grave is in our town to this time.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “‘Na, my brothers,’ Petros said, ‘I am telling you clearly about our (incl.) forefather King Da’ud ley (deceased). He certainly died and was buried, and his grave is still here with us (incl.) until now.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Peter continued speaking, he said, ‘My brothers, we (incl.) know that our (incl.) ancestor King David long ago, he has been dead a long time and he was buried and we still know where his grave is today.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then he said, ‘You (my) companions, I want to make-known correctly to you concerning David our ancestor long-ago. David, he died and was buried, and his burial-place can still be seen today.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well now, brethren, think about (lit. walk over with your mind) this which I am saying-plainly. Isn’t it so that out ancestor David died and was buried ? And isn’t it so that till today/now where he was buried is still here with us ?” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Lalana Chinantec: “Also Peter said: ‘Companions, I will speak clearly with you. A long time ago our ancestor David died. They buried the corpse. Still today they take care of the hole in the rock where the corpse of David is buried.'””
- Desano: “My brothers, that our grandfather David died, we all know. Also we all know where he was buried and we still have his grave until the present.”
- Isthmus Mixe: “Brethren, these words are easy to understand, the ones which I am going to speak about David our forefather. He died and was buried. The place where he was buried is still there.” (Source for this and above: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 4:26:
- Uma: “The kings in the world are all-set-to-fight. And all the commanders are united, wanting to oppose the Lord God and the Redeemer King which he has chosen.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “The kings of the earth and the leaders prepare and gather together against/to oppose (kuntara) God and Almasi, the one he has chosen to rule.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Because the kings here on the earth are ready to fight and the leaders are gathered together because they will fight against the Lord, and they will oppose his chosen king.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “The kings and rulers in this world gathered and made-ready to war against God and the Messiah he appointed.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “For the kings here under the heavens have agreed together and the leaders are now in readiness. For they intend to fight God, and Cristo who is the Savior King whom he promised.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Desano: “The great chiefs of the world and the chiefs of the towns gathered together to hinder the things of Chief God, and those of his sent one Christ they also wanted to hinder.”
- Teutila Cuicatec: “All of the kings who live on earth rebelled, and all of the rulers gathered together in order to fight against our Lord God and his Christ.” (Source of this and one above: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)
See also Psalm 2:1 and Psalm 2:2.
