Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Acts 4:24)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 4:24:

  • Uma: “When their companions heard those words, they made-request at one time to God, they said: ‘Lord, You (sing.) are the one who made the sky, the earth, and the sea with all the contents.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “When they heard this, they prayed together/at-the-same-time to God. They said, ‘O God, you are the ruler and you are the one who created the earth and the sky and the sea including all kinds-of-things inside them.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when the believers heard this, they gathered together to pray. And this is what they prayed, they said, ‘God who is Lord of all, you created heaven and earth and the sea and all that they contain.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “When their companions heard-it, they all prayed their mind/thoughts being one, saying, ‘All-powerful Lord, it was you (sing.) who created the heavens and the earth and the sea and all that is in them.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “When those companions of theirs heard, they all prayed to God, saying, ‘Our(excl.) Master, no-one else created heaven/sky, the world, the sea and all their contents but on the contrary you only.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Mark 3:33)

Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 3:33:

  • Uma: “Yesus gazed at the people who were around him and he said: ‘As for my mother and relatives, it is these people here.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Isa answered, he said, ‘Who is my mother and who are my brothers?'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus answered them, ‘But there are those yet that I will show you who are my mother and my siblings.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Jesus said, ‘Yes granted of-course, but there are also others that I count as my mother and my brothers.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “When Jesus heard, he said, ‘Yes, in a while.’ And then he spoke saying, ‘Try-to-understand this, who is my mother and who are my siblings?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (1 Timothy 6:15)

Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Timothy 6:15:

  • Uma: “The day of our Lord’s return, God himself has set according to his own desire. It is he alone who has power/authority, whom it is appropriate to praise, King from [i.e., more than] all kings, Lord from all lords.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “When the time is reached, he will-be-caused-to-come-here back to earth by God. God only should be praised and he alone is the ruler. He is the one who rules over the ones who rule and he is the Leader of the leaders.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “God will have Jesus return when the proper time is fulfilled. God is the One who controls everything. He is the One whose situation is good. He is the One who is in charge of every king and datu.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “The one-who-is-in-charge-of his appearing so that it will be fulfilled on the proper day, it is the honored God. He alone rules over all, because he is the highest King among all kings and the highest Lord among all lords.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “For he really will be caused to come back by God provided the time which he determined has now come. For as for this God, his happiness is fully mature/complete. He alone is the one who controls everything, there is no other. For he is the one who is King of all who reign and Lord/Chief of all masters.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “When there comes the day determined by God for him to come, then he will come. Concerning our holy God, he alone has power. He is the ruler of rulers. He is the Boss of the bosses.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Acts 5:19)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 5:19:

  • Uma: “That night, an angel of the Lord opened the door of the jail and took them outside. That angel said to them:” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “But that night, an angel of God went (and) opened the doors of the prison to let them out. The angel said to them,” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And that night an angel of the Lord opened the prison and caused the apostles to go out,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “But when it was night, there was an angel of the Lord who went and opened the door of the prison. He took-them -out and then he said,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “But when night came, the door was opened by an angel sent by the Lord and he caused them to come out.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Mark 4:30)

Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 4:30:

  • Uma: “Yesus said: ‘If/when God becomes King on earth, how does it happen? It is like this parable:” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Then Isa said, ‘To what shall we (incl.) compare the ruling of God over his people? And if we (incl.) speak-in-a-parable what shall the parable of it be?” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus spoke again, ‘What is a good thing for us to liken the ruling of God to? What is a good parable for us to use?” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Then Jesus said, ‘To what perhaps shall I compare God’s ruling? What is it like?” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “‘Well to what also shall we (incl.) liken the kingdom of God?’ said Jesus next. ‘What shall we (incl.) next use as an illustration so that it can be pictured well?” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (2 Timothy 2:8)

Following are a number of back-translations of 2 Timothy 2:8:

  • Uma: “Shoulder suffering, and remember Yesus Kristus, who lived again from death, the Redeemer King descendant of King Daud. That is the contents of the Good News that I carry.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Remember Isa Almasi, he is a descendant of Da’ud and he was made alive again from his death. This is the good news preached by me.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Don’t forget that Jesus Christ became a man, the descendant of King David, and that He allowed Himself to be killed and He was raised from the dead. This is what I preach when I announce the Good News.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Be-very-sure that you (sing.) store in your (sing.) mind the good news that I preach that God made-alive again Jesu Cristo who is the descendant of King David.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Always be remembering/meditating-on Jesu-Cristo, who was made alive again, he who is a descendant of king David. This is this Good News which I teach.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Only Christ, let rest in your heart. He is the descendant of David, he now rules because he resurrected after he had died. Thus is the good news I tell the people.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Acts 6:9)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 6:9:

  • Uma: “But there were also those who rejected [him]. Those rejecting ones were members of the house of prayer that was named ‘House of Libertini’ (its meaning: the house of people released from slavery). The members of that house of prayer were Yahudi people from the towns of Kirene and Aleksandria. They along with the Yahudi people from the land of Kilikia and Asia argued with Stefanus.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “But there were some people who were against him. Those people were members (anak-apu’) of the prayer-house called Prayer-house of the Free-People. They were people from the country/place Kirene, from the city Iskandal, from Kilikiya, and also from the country/place Asiya. They argued with Estepan.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “There were also enemies of Stephen. They were the Jews who worshipped in what was called the Worship place of Slaves Who Had Been Set Free. Some of them were from Cyrene, some from Alexandria, some from Silicia, and from Asia. And they argued with Stephen.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “But there was also Jews from-Cirene and from-Alexandria who belonged to the synagogue (loan sinagoga) that was called the Synagogue of Freed Slaves. They and other Jews from-Cilicia and from-Asia, they argued with Esteban.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “But there were indeed some who opposed him who were Jews belonging to a group called The Released From Slavery. As for these Jews, there were taga Cirene, taga Alejandria, taga Cilicia and taga Asia also. They couldn’t accept that teaching by Esteban, that’s why then challenged/argued-with him.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Lalana Chinantec: “People who attended the church of the Israel people which is called the church of the Libertine people and the Cyrene people and the Alexandria people made a fuss with Stephen. The Cilicia people and the Asia people stood up for those people that made a fuss with Stephen.” (Source: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)

complete verse (Mark 5:21)

Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 5:21:

  • Uma: “Yesus returned to the other side of the lake. Upon arrival at the other side, many people surrounded him again. While he was still at the lake shore,” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “So-then Isa crossed over again in a boat to the other side of lake Jalil. Many people gathered again to him when he was there at the shore of the lake.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Jesus and company crossed over in the boat, and when they went ashore, very many people gathered together to him.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “When Jesus had gone-over (body of water) again to return to the other-side, many-many-people crowded-around-him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Well, as for Jesus and company, they sailed again returning to the other side of that lake. As he stepped on to the edge/beach, he was again gathered around by people.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)