complete verse (Acts 5:40)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 5:40:

  • Uma: “After that, they called back those apostles of the Lord Yesus, and they beat them. They said to them: ‘Don’t you teach people any more naming the name Yesus!’ And after that they[contact-form][contact-field label=”Name” type=”name” required=”true” /][contact-field label=”Email” type=”email” required=”true” /][contact-field label=”Website” type=”url” /][contact-field label=”Message” type=”textarea” /][/contact-form] released them.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “They summoned/called again the commissioned ones and commanded them to be whipped. Afterwards they instructed them they commanded them strictly not to speak about Isa again. Then they let them go.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “However, they brought in the apostles and had them beaten, and they said to the apostles that they should not teach faith in the name of Jesus. And then they let them go.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “The leaders of the Jews followed that-aforementioned that Gamaliel said. They had-the apostles -called again and had-them -repeatedly-whipped (i.e. many strokes). Then they commanded that they never again (lit. not repeat to) tell concerning Jesus, and they released them.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “When they heard that, they were indeed agreeable. But they caused those apostles to come in again and caused them to be beaten. And before they released them, they again forbade them to teach again concerning Jesus.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Morelos Nahuatl: “What he said appealed to them. They called the apostles and beat them. They said to them with strong words not to talk about Jesus Christ and they let them go.”
  • Teutila Cuicatec: “All the authorities liked what he said and they summoned the apostles and beat them. They prohibited them from teaching what Jesus commanded them and then released them.”
  • Eastern Highland Otomi: “They heard well what he said the Gamaliel and when they had brought them again the disciples they beat them and they told them not to teach again about Jesus. They let them go free.”
  • San Mateo del Mar Huave: “So then they believed his speech. Then they called the apostles. They were whipped and they were told they could not speak more in regard to the name of Jesus. Then they were released.”
  • Desano: “They were all in agreement when he said this. They called God’s chosen ones and commanded to beat them with ropes. They prohibited them from speaking about the power of Jesus. Then they let them go.” (Source for this and four above: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)

complete verse (Mark 5:10)

Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 5:10:

  • Uma: “Those demons kept asking Yesus that he not send them out of that village.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “And the demons really begged Isa, that they would not be sent away from that place.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The demon begged Jesus not to drive them away to a far land.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Then he begged again-and-again to Jesus that he not make-them -leave that town/country.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “And then the evil spirit kept on begging-for-pity from Jesus that they wouldn’t be driven out of that place.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (2 Timothy 3:2)

Following are a number of back-translations of 2 Timothy 3:2:

  • Uma: “For many people will just love themselves, want to be rich-people, request-to-be-praised, have high hearts [i.e., haughty], and disparage their companion. They will not submit to their parents, they will not know to be thankful, they will not consider/esteem God,” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Because the people in those days, what they only strive-for/aim-for is/will-be good for themselves, they (will) no longer think of their companions. They are/will-be greedy for money. They are/will-be proud/arrogant and their livers are/will-be high (proud). They (will) speak (evil) against their companions. They do/will not obey the instruction of their parents. They do/will not thank if someone helps them and they do/will not fear God.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “For at that time people will be selfish, and the only thing dear in their breath will be money. They will hold themselves high and they will seek for praise. They will insult their companions; they will not listen to their parents; and they will not give thanks. They will be very wicked.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Because the behavior of people, it is only themselves they will think-about, they will be-greedy-for money, they will boast-about themselves and their minds will be arrogant/proud. They will mock their companions, they won’t obey their fathers and mothers, they will not know how to give-thanks and they will absolutely not think about God.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Because many then will be those who are indulging only their own will. They are desirous of having money, praise-seeking, conceited, insulting, disobedient to parents, and really far from them is the habit of giving thanks. And far from their mind/inner-being is the will of God.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “There will be people who only for themselves they will seek the good. They will only want to gather money. They will be proud in their talk. They will say that they are the greatest. They will insult others. They will not obey what their parents says. They will not think about the favors done to them. They will not be respectful to God.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Acts 7:15)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 7:15:

  • Uma: “So, Yakub indeed moved to the land of Mesir and lived there until he died. So also all his children.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Therefore Yakub and company went to Misil. Yakub died in that country, and his children, our (incl.) nation’s ancestors, also died there.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then Jacob with all of his followers went to Egypt. The number of them who went to Egypt were 75 people, and after a long time Jacob died in Egypt, and his sons, our ancestors, died also.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “So they went to Egipto to stay there, and that country was where plural Jacob and his children who were our ancestors died.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Therefore that’s how Jacob and our fore-fathers came to be in Egipto. There is where they died.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Mark 5:42)

Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 5:42:

  • Uma: “The child got/woke up and immediately walked. (Her age was twelve years.) No kidding the surprise of the people who saw [this].” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Immediately the child got up and walked about in the house. She was twelve years old. They were very amazed.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The child got up and immediately began to walk around. She was twelve years old. The mother and father of the child were very much amazed.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “She truly got-right-up and walked. (That young-lady was twelve years old.) They were extremely amazed.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “It’s like the child was-suddenly-wakened, and sat up at once, going on to stand up and walk around, for she was twelve years old. Those companions of his/hers were really amazed.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (2 Timothy 4:17)

Following are a number of back-translations of 2 Timothy 4:17:

  • Uma: “But even if no companions were with me, the Lord always remains with me. He gives/gave me strength to finish my work spreading the Good News, so that all the people who are not Yahudi could hear. In the end / Finally he released me from the hands of those who wanted to kill me.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “But even if they left me, Isa Almasi our (dual) Leader did not leave me. I am helped by him and I am given strength by him so that I can really proclaim his message to all people not of the Yahudi tribe. I was taken-out/freed from danger by God.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “In spite of that, the Lord helped me and strengthened me, and because of that I have carefully spread the Good News to all the people who are not Jews. That’s why I was rescued and I was not killed.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “But even though they did that, (reassurance particle) the Lord has not abandoned-me, but rather he has companioned-me and has given me power. Therefore I have had opportunity to fulfill my preaching the good news, and all the Gentiles that were there have heard-it. He has also saved me from fearful/terrible hardship that can-be-compared to a lion’s mouth.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “But even though it was like that, that they deserted me, the Lord indeed accompanied me. And he gave me boldness/courage of mind/inner-being so that I could explain-in-detail to that crowd/everyone who weren’t Jews this truth which is the word of God. And he indeed saved me that I wasn’t killed prematurely.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “But the Lord helped me and strengthened me so that I spoke the good news there to those people who are not Jews. God saved me because the people were about to kill me like wild animals.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Acts 7:47)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 7:47:

  • Uma: “But he didn’t permit him. It was his child named Salomo who later built the House of God.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “But the one who made a house for God was King Sulaiman.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “However God did not permit David, because it was Solomon who built the house of God.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “But it was not David who built it but rather his child Solomon.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “God permitted that a house be built, but it was Solomom who was David’s son whom he permitted to build it.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Mark 6:31)

Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 6:31:

  • Uma: “At that time, a great many people were coming and going, to the point that they didn’t even have time to eat. So Yesus said to his followers: ‘Let’s go to an uninhabited place to get away from the many people, so we can stop a while.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Therefore Isa said to them, ‘Let us (incl.) go to the lonely place, we (incl.) only so that you can rest a little-while.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus said to them, he said, ‘Let’s go for a while to a land where there are no people so we can rest.’ The reason he said this was because many people were coming to see Jesus, and they had no time, not even to eat.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Then he said, ‘Let’s go to an isolated place to be-alone so that we will have a way to rest for a little-while.’ Because those-going to where they were kept-exchanging-places (i.e. going and coming) and they had no opportunity to eat.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “But since many people again were going and coming, Jesus and his disciples weren’t even able to eat. That’s why Jesus said to his disciples, ‘It would be good for us just to go to a place far from people, in order to be able to rest.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)