Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Acts 20:31)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 20:31:

  • Uma: “That is why you must watch out. Remember, relatives, for three years I did not stop giving you advice to each one of you, whether during the day or during the night, and many times my tears flowed, crying over you.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Therefore be watchful. And remember that day and night for three years, I did not stop teaching/preaching-to each one of you and many tears of mine spilled because of you.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Therefore be on your guard, and do not forget that for three years, day and night, I taught you everything. My tears flowed because of my pity for you.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Watch-out therefore. Remember that I have warned all of you in the three years that I have-stayed-with you, both (lit. even) day and night, while also I have shed-tears from my large love and pity for you.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Therefore always watch-for-danger. Consider that for the space of three years, night and day I persevered in teaching you, sometimes accompanied by my tears.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 1:40)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 1:40:

  • Noongar: “Mary entered the house of Zechariah, and she greeted Elizabeth.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “When she arrived at the house of Zakharia, she went in and greeted Elisabet.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “When she arrived there, she went to the house of Jakariya and said to Elisabet, ‘Assalamu alaikum.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when she arrived there to Zechariah and Elizabeth, she spoke-in-greeting.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “When she arrived there, she entered their house and greeted Elizabet.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “On her arrival at the home of Zacarias and spouse, she greeted Elisabet at once.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (1 Peter 2:15)

Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Peter 2:15:

  • Uma: “For that is the desire of God, that from our good behavior, people who do not know God will no longer dare to falsely-accuse us, because it is clear that their false-accusations are not true.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Because that is what God wants, that you do good so that the people who don’t understand (and) talk-evil about/insult you will stop/be quiet.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The reason I am begging this of you is because God wants that the smart alecs who do not understand what is right might see your righteous works, and by means of this they will have to stop criticizing us (incl.).” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Because God wants the idle-talk of unthinking people to be stopped because of the good you are doing.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Because it really is God’s will that what we do is wholly good, so that you can make speechless as-it-were the people who overrate their perception/understanding and talk about things they don’t know.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “God wants you to do good in order to calm the words of foolish people who do not understand the word.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Acts 21:25)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 21:25:

  • Uma: “So, that is our (excl.) advice to you (sing.), relative. But as for them who are not Yahudi that believe in Yesus, we (excl.) have already sent to them a letter telling them our (excl.) decision. They do not need to follow the Law of Musa. We(excl.) just request that they not eat food sacrificed to idols, and also not eat blood or meat that has not already had the blood taken out, and that they not behave immorally [wrongly].'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Na, concerning the people of other tribes who trust in Isa,’ they said, ‘we (excl.) have already sent them a letter telling them that they must not eat anything that has been offered to images of gods, they must not eat blood or strangled animal and they must not commit adultery.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “As as for the Gentiles who have believed, we have told them already by means of a letter what we command them. That is, that they should not eat anything offered to false gods and they should not also eat blood or anything butchered that is not allowed to bleed. And it is necessary also that they do not mess with anyone who is not their spouse.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Concerning also the Gentiles who believe, these only are the commands that we (excl.) wrote them that they need to obey. They are not to eat-for-viand what has been offered to idols, they are moreover not to eat-for-viand blood or strangled animals, and they are not moreover to sleep-with someone not their spouse.’ That is what plural Santiago told Pablo.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “But the believers who aren’t Jews are indeed not being caused to be included in this. All that we (excl.) want them to obey is like we said in that letter which was sent to them that they not eat meat which has been used by others in their worship of their pretend god, that they also not eat blood or meat which has not been bled, and that they taboo all kinds of immorality with one not their spouse.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 1:72)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 1:72:

  • Noongar: “He said this, he would be merciful to our ancestors, and remember his sacred words, all the words he gave them.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “He really showed his love to our ancestors long ago. He made happen/fulfilled his holy promise.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “He said that he was merciful to our (incl.) ancestors and that he certainly would fulfill his holy covenant,” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “He said also that he would pity our ancestors and that he would not forget his promise to them.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “He said also that he would fulfil what he told our ancestors concerning his mercy/favor and that he would not forget the valuable promise-he-made to them.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “He promised that he would pity our ancestors and remember always his far from ordinary initiated-covenant with them.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Chichewa (interconfessional translation, 1999): Thus He truly had mercy upon our ancestors of old, and he remembered his holy covenant.” (Source: Wendland 1998, p. 154)

complete verse (1 Peter 3:22)

Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Peter 3:22:

  • Uma: “Upon/At his living again, he ascended up to heaven, and he sat down at the right hand of God. All the angels and the governing-ones and the other lords that have power, they all were caused to submit to him.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “and he has gone to heaven. There he is now at the right side of God, at the most important/highest place and he rules over all angels and all that have power (supernatural) and have authority in/above the sky.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Jesus returned to heaven, and now He is sitting on the right side of God as a sign that He is very high. He is the one who is in charge of all of the angels of God and of the powerful supernatural beings and anyone in heaven who has power.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Cristo has already returned to heaven, and he is at-the-right-side of God ruling-over all the angels and other unseen created-beings who have rank/position or power.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “This Jesu-Cristo returned to heaven/sky, today being there now at the right side of God the Father. Well all the angels in heaven, including the ones with really-special authority and power, there’s not one who hasn’t been-made-subject to him.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Now Christ has gone to heaven, he is at God’s right side, and is ruling the angels and all those who have authority in heaven.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Acts 22:17)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 22:17:

  • Uma: “‘So from there, I returned here to Yerusalem, and while I was praying in the House of God, I had a vision.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “‘Then I returned here to Awrusalam,’ Paul said. ‘And while I was praying there in the temple,” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Then I returned here to the town of Jerusalem and while I was praying there in the church which is the House of God, there was something which appeared to me.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “‘When I returned to Jerusalem, I was in the Temple praying, and there is that which God showed me that was like a dream.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Well, when I returned here to Jerusalem, once when I was praying inside the Templo, my perception was that the world disappeared. It was like I was dreaming.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 2:24)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 2:24:

  • Noongar: “They also must sacrifice two birds as the Law of God said, dove or pigeon.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “They also carried their offering, according to the command written in the Book of the Law of the Lord: one dove and two pigeons.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “And they also went to sacrifice as is commanded in God’s law that two doves ko’ (it says) or two pigeons which have recently started to fly should be given as a sacrifice.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Mary and Joseph, they had a sacrifice there because according to that commanded long ago by the Lord, it was necessary to sacrifice two doves or, if not, two pigeons.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “When the day arrived for Jose and Maria to fulfil what the law of Moses commanded concerning one who has just-given-birth, they went to Jerusalem to go offer to God what that law said which was two doves or two young pigeons. They also took-along the baby in order to offer him to the Lord God. For what was written in that law of the Lord God, ‘It is necessary to offer to God all firstborn males.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “They went right on from that to do that which was-instrumental-in-cleansing in the sight of God, for that also was said by the law, that they were to give to be burned, two birds which were doves, or even wood-pigeons, as long as they were young ones, and there were two of them.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)