Ixcatlán Mazatec: “with your best/biggest thinking” (source: Robert Bascom)
Noongar: dwangka-boola, lit. “ear much” (source: Portions of the Holy Bible in the Nyunga language of Australia, 2018 — see also remember)
Kwere “to know how to live well” (source: Pioneer Bible Translators, project-specific translation notes in Paratext)
Dobel: “their ear holes are long-lasting” (in Acts 6:3) (source: Jock Hughes)
Gbaya: iŋa-mgbara-mɔ or “knowing-about-things” (note that in comparison to that, “knowledge” is translated as iŋa-mɔ or “knowing things”) (source: Philip Noss in The Bible Translator 2001, p. 114ff. )
Chichewa: nzeru, meaning both “knowledge” and “wisdom” (source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation)
Highland Popoluca: “understand what God wants” (Source for this and five above: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)
In Hungarian Sign Language it is translated with a hand gesture referring to God to indicate a human quality to communicate that wisdom does not originate from man but is linked to and connected with the fear of God (source: Jenjelvi Biblia and HSL Bible Translation Group):
The Greek in Acts 17:22 that is often translated as “very religious” in English is translated in San Mateo del Mar Huave as “greatly honor the gods,” in Teutila Cuicatec as “strongly believe in your gods,” in Highland Popoluca as “very much worshiping your gods,” and in Palantla Chinantec “very much remember your gods.” (Source: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 7:45:
Uma: “Some time after that, our ancestors died in that wilderness. And their children brought that worship tent into this land of Kanaan. At that time, God expelled the inhabitants of Kanaan, and Yosua lead the Israel people to win/obtain this land that we dwell in now. So, that worship tent was still in the midst of the Israel people long ago until the time of King Daud.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “Then they left that house to their descendants for-many-generations. And our (incl.) forefathers brought it when they and Yussa’ entered into this land, after God had driven away the other nations/tribes that were living here. And that house was still here until-during the time when Da’ud was king.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And a long time after that as for the children of these ancestors of ours, when they inherited that shelter where God lived, they did not abandon it in their following Joshua when they came into this our land. And they came to own this land when God drove out the previous inhabitants here. And the dwelling place of God was still here when David began to rule.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “When Moses died, Josue took-his-place to lead them in their coming to this country. And that-aforementioned Tent which they inherited, they took-it-with-them in their taking-over the land of those who originally/formerly resided here whom God drove-out. And that-aforementioned Tent, it remained in our country until the time of King David.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “It was inherited by their childen who were then being led by Josue who succeeded Moises. They brought it with them when they entered this land which became theirs, when they drove out the previous inhabitants with the help of God. That really was their handed-down worship-place of God till the time of king David.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Highland Popoluca: “When Moses died, Joshua was chosen that he would lead our brothers passed-by (forefathers). And Joshua took our brothers from the desert to the land promised them by God. When they arrived there the land was occupied. But God put out these people that our forefathers should be able to go in. For a long time they the Israel people had their cloth house until David was their leader.” (Source: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 10:43:
Uma: “All the prophets long ago spoke of him, they said: whoever believes in Yesus, their sins are forgiven because of his redemption/redeeming-work.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “All the prophets also spoke about Isa Almasi. They said that whoever trusts in Isa, their sins will be forgiven because of what Isa has done.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Jesus Christ was prophesied by all of those whom God inspired long ago. And they said that by means of the power of his name all who trust in him, he will forgive them of their bad custom.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “All the prophets moreover long ago, they said that by-means-of Jesus, the sins of all who believe in him will be forgiven.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “He also is the one being testified about by all the prophets of the past whose writing said, whoever will believe-in/obey and trust in him, their sins will be forgiven through the saving which he would do.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Isthmus Mixe: “In all the books God’s speakers have written, it tells there that all of us (incl.) can be saved from our sins if we believe his words. He has the authority to save us.”
Highland Popoluca: “Since long ago prophets have said that there is a man coming who if we should believe, would make our hearts clean. This man that they said was the coming one, he is Jesus.” (Source for this and above: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)
