Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 2:40:
- Uma: “Many other were the word of Petrus to the crowd, he advised them and warned them, he said: ‘Repent! No longer follow the evil people who live at this time, so that you do not receive the punishment of God that will strike them.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Petros said much more to them and he begged them, he said, ‘Help yourselves so that you will not be punished like the people now/of these days who are bad/evil.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And there were many arguments which Peter used to advise them. He said, ‘Avoid the punishment of God on these people today whose customs are bad.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “There was much more that Pedro said, advising and warning them so that they would hopefully be-persuaded. ‘You should escape the punishment of the stubbornly-unteachable people nowadays,’ he said.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Much more was said by Pedro which was his testimony and warning and he spoke-emphatically to them, saying, ‘Now make sure that you will be saved, no longer included with people whose nature/ways are evil, who really will be punished by God.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Desano: “He said many things to them, speaking well to them, seeking the good of the people so that they would not be mixed with the evil people.”
- Isthmus Mixe: “Peter told them many more words. They were thus counseled: ‘Turn away from evil people lest you perish with them.'”
San Mateo del Mar Huave: “And in regard to that he told them more, he gave them advice, he said: ‘You leave off that which is wicked, that which all the people do.’ he tells them.” (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 4:25:
- Uma: “You (sing.) are the one who gave words to our (excl.) ancestor of old, King Daud. Because Daud was your (sing.) servant [lit., ordered-one], and while he was controlled by the Holy Spirit, his words foretold ahead-of-time the opposition of all people, opposing the Lord Yesus. He said like this: ‘Why are the people who are not Yahudi so angry? And why also do the crowds make-plans wanting to oppose the Lord God? Their plans have no purpose.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “You caused your servant, Da’ud, our (excl.) forefather to speak and he was taught by the Holy Spirit what he spoke, he said, ‘Why are the non-Yahudi nations/tribes angry? Why do the people plan/agree to destroy but/and-what’s-more it was useless/there was no (good) result?” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “You are the one who said long ago through our ancestor, your servant King David, because when he was inspired by the Holy Spirit, he said, ‘Why are the people who aren’t Jews so angry? And why the Jews think about that which has no purpose?” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “You (sing.) moreover are the originator of the words (lit. word owner) that the Holy Spirit caused-David our (excl.) ancestor who served you (sing.) long-ago -to-write saying, ‘Why did the Gentiles become arrogant (lit. raise themselves) against God? Why did the descendants of Israel decide on a useless (lit. without use) plan to fight against him?” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Through the inspiration by the Espiritu Santo, our (excl.) ancestor David spoke this which you caused him to speak, saying, ‘Why did the people who don’t acknowledge/recognize God become so angry? Why did people decide to do what is worthless/ineffective?” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Teutila Cuicatec: “By means of your Holy Spirit you caused David who obeyed your word to write: ‘Why are all the nations rising up? ‘Why are people thinking about useless things?'”
- Lalana Chinantec: “The heart of your servant David obeyed what the Great Spirit of God wanted back then. He announced your word. He said: ‘Why is it that the other people very much make a fuss? Why is it that the Israel people think thoughts that are worthless?'” (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.
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 7:55:
- Uma: “From there, Stefanus was controlled by the Holy Spirit, and he gazed up to the sky. He saw the power of God, and he also saw Yesus standing at the right side of God.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But Estepan was controlled by the Holy Spirit; he looked up to the sky and he saw the brightness/glory of God and Isa standing on God’s right-hand side.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Stephen was thoroughly inspired of the Holy Spirit, and he looked up to heaven and he saw the powerful shining of God. And he saw also there Jesus who was standing at the right side of God.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But Esteban, he was full of the power of the Holy Spirit. He looked-upward to heaven, and he saw the brightness of God and Jesus standing at his right-side.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But as for Esteban, through the strength of the Espiritu Santo indwelling him, he looked up to heaven, and he saw the far-from-ordinary glory of God. He also saw Jesus standing at the right side of God the Father.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Morelos Nahuatl: “But in Stephen’s heart the Holy Spirit was ruling. When Stephen looked up to heaven he saw the light of God. He saw Jesus standing at the right hand of God.” (Source: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 23:5:
- Uma: “Paulus answered: ‘I didn’t know that he was the Big Priest. Yet there is indeed something written in the Holy Book that says: ‘Don’t speak harshly of the leader(s) of our village.’ ‘” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Paul answered, he said, ‘My brothers, I did not know that he is the leader priest. I know that it is written hep in the holy-book saying, ‘Do not speak evil of your leader.’ ‘” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Paul answered, ‘I did not know that he was the high sacrificer because I know that the written word of God says that you should not insult the one who leads you.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Pablo said then in reply, ‘Brothers, had I known that he was the highest priest, I wouldn’t have shamed him, because there is admittedly something written in the word of God that says, ‘Do not (sing.) speak-evil-of the leader of your town/country.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Pablo replied, ‘Brethren, I didn’t know that he is apparently the Most-important Priest. If I had known, why would I have spoken like that since it is indeed contained in the writing, ‘Do not speak harshly to the one in authority who is ruling over you’?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Teutila Cuicatec: “Paul said: ‘My brothers, it is written in God’s word: ‘Don’t speak angrily against the leader of your home town.’ But it didn’t enter my head that that man is the high priest.'” (Source: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)
For the Old Testament quotes, see Exodus 22:28.
Following are a number of back-translations of Romans 3:17:
- Uma: “They refuse to seek harmony.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “They do not want to live peacefully/harmoniously.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “They do not know about the peaceful custom.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “They have not walked-on the path which leads to harmony and peace,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Concerning how to bring about that people stop fighting, they do not know about this.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- Teutila Cuicatec: “They don’t even know how to live well together.” (Source: Waterhouse / Parrott in Notes on Translation October 1967, p. 1ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Romans 10:5:
- Uma: “There are words of the prophet Musa long ago that say: whoever wants to become straight from their following the Lord’s Law, they will get good life as long as they follow all of the Lord’s Law.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “This has been written by Musa about a person who follows/obeys the law so that he is considered straight by God. He says, ‘Whoever really can follow/obey all the commands in the law, he will live in heaven without end.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “But there’s a written word of Moses about people being considered righteous by means of obeying the Law. He says, ‘The person who the thing that he trust is his obedience to the Law, he will be given life without end if there isn’t even one mistake there in his carefully fulfilling everything that is commanded by the Law,’ said Moses.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “This is what Moses wrote concerning people’s being counted as righteous because of their following the law. He said, ‘The person who obeys absolutely-all the commands of the law, he will have life that has no end.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “But concerning those people who say that God clears their sins when they will do all which the law says, it is Moses who wrote the word which says: ‘It is the person who completes all the words which the law says who will save his soul’ it says.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- Huehuetla Tepehua: “Moses was God’s ancient servant. And this is what he said about the people who say that God can see their lives as if they were straight if they would do what the law of God says. He said: If anyone could (but they can’t) do all that the law says, in that way God could look at them as if their lives were straight.§” (Source: Waterhouse / Parrott in Notes on Translation October 1967, p. 1ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 1:18:
- Uma: “(That Yudas bought land with the money which he received from his evil actions. On that land that he bought, he died falling, his stomach burst with the result that all the contents of his insides came out.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “(By the way, Sir Teopilus, Judas bought land hep with the money paid to him for his evil deed betraying Isa. When he had bought that land, he fell down there and he died. His abdomen burst and his intestines came out.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “(Now as for Judas, that which was paid him for his wickedness, he bought some land with it, and he fell forward and his stomach burst open and his intestines burst out.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “This is what happened to Judas. The money that was paid-as-wage to him for the bad-thing that he did, he used-it-to-buy some land, and that’s where he went to kill himself. He fell-from-a-height and then his body burst and his innards came-out.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “(Well as for this Judas, that reward/bribe which he received for that evil which he did which is like he traded Jesus, it was used to buy a piece of land. And what happened to Judas was, he fell and his abdomen split open. What else but all the contents of his abdomen came out.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Isthmus Mixe: “That fellow obtained money because of his wickedness. Then he went to hang himself. Then his belly split open. All of his intestines come out. Then people bought land with the money.”
- Morelos Nahuatl: “He bought a piece of land. He paid for it with that money which they gave him for his sin. He fell on his face. His belly burst open and all his insides poured out.”
- Eastern Highland Otomi: “A field was bought with the money Jesus was sold with. When Judas fell to the ground face downward, his stomach burst open and his intestines came out.
- Rincón Zapotec: “They (indefinite) bought a field with the pay of the evil that he did…” (Source for this and three above: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 3:12:
- Uma: “When Petrus saw those many people, he said to them: ‘My Israel relatives! Why are you surprised seeing what has happened here? What do you keep looking at us (excl.) for? Do you think/say that the reason this person is walking is because we (excl.) have power, or from the holiness of our (excl.) hearts? Indeed not!” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When Petros saw the people, he spoke to them. He said, ‘O people of Isra’il. Why do you wonder about us (excl.)? And why do you stare at us (excl.)? Do you think-mistakenly it is our (excl.) power that has caused this man to walk, or that’s the reason he is able to walk, because our (excl.) livers are holy/clean? It’s not.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when Peter saw this, he said to the people, ‘My companions, descendants of Israel, why are you so surprised? Why are you looking at us? Perhaps you suppose that it was through our own power or because of the fact that we don’t have any sin that we cured this person so that he could walk.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When Pedro saw them, he said, ‘My companions who are Israel’s descendants, why are you amazed at that? Why are you staring-at-us? Is-it-indeed-the-case (incredulous RQ) that our power or goodness was what-made-this man-walk?” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When Pedro observed, he said to them, ‘My fellow-countrymen descendants of Israel, why are you amazed at what has happened to this person? And why are you staring like that at us (excl.), as if he had been made able to walk through the strength of our (excl.) own knowledge/aquired-skill or (our) obeying of the will of God?” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Chichimeca-Jonaz: “When Peter saw many gathering together, he addressed the people, he told them: ‘You Israelites who are relatives of mine, why are you thinking it over inside because of what you saw happen and why are you looking so hard at us as if it were that we alone by our strength had caused that this person went to walking? Maybe you all think he got well because we are so holy.'” (Source: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)
