Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 4:30:
Uma: “Show them your (sing.) power, Lord, so that we (excl.) can heal sick people, and we (excl.) can do surprising signs and powerful things with the power of Yesus, your (sing.) holy Servant.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “Stretch-forth your hand to heal the sick and show works of wonder and works of power from/by the power of the name of Isa, your holy servant.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Reveal your power so that we might cure those who are sick so that there also may be miracles and signs which we will show by means of the power of the name of Jesus, your chosen servant.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “Please also show your (sing.) power so-that we (excl.) may heal the sick and may do other amazing things by-means-of the name of Jesus the holy-one who served you (sing.).'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “Make apparent your supernatural-power so that we can make well the sick and do signs which are amazing things, through the strength of the supernatural-power of your Servant Jesus who is far from all sin.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Isthmus Mixe: “Give your power so that the sick get healed and so that amazing kinds of signs happen through the authority of your son Jesus, the one with the clean heart.” (Source: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 8:22:
Uma: “Repent from your (sing.) sin, and ask the Lord to forgive the evil intention of your (sing.) heart.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “So repent of that evil you are thinking and ask forgiveness from God, perhaps he will forgive that evil you are thinking.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Remove from your breath this evil you are thinking and beg for forgiveness from God because he might forgive you for what you thought,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “Repent therefore of those evil thoughts and purposes of yours (sing.), and plead with God that if it may be possible, he will forgive you (sing.).” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “Therefore now, repent-of/be-sorry-for this evil of yours. Pray about it to God, that if possible, he will forgive you for this which you are thinking in your mind/inner-being.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Eastern Highland Otomi: “Now change your heart from the evil and ask forgiveness of the Lord in order that he can forgive you of the evil you were thinking.” (Source: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 27:9:
Uma: “Because already much time was past, it was past the big day of the fasting-time of the Yahudi people, and the cold time had almost arrived. Usually at that time all ships must stop, because the blowing of the wins is dangerous/frightening, and the ships no longer travel well. That’s why Paulus warned them not to continue-on, he said:” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “Because we (excl.) had been already quite-a-long-time on the way, it was already dangerous if we (excl.) would still continue/proceed, because it was season for strong winds (habagat) already. Paul instructed/warned the people, he said,” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And since we had been traveling for a long time, the bad time for travel had arrived because it was rainy season and it was already dangerous for ships to travel. Therefore Paul advised them, he said,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “Since we (excl.) had been delayed a-long-time on-account-of the wind, it was dangerous to ride in a ship, because it was typhoon-season. So Pablo advised them saying,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “Because the delaying of our voyage was already big, we reached the time when it is dangerous to sail. Proof was, the day of the most important fast had passed already. Therefore Pablo tried-to-arrange-with them. He said,” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Lalana Chinantec: “We got very late. The day passed by when the Israel people are accustomed to making a fast. Therefore it was evident that it had completed the season when people stop walking on the boat trail. The season had arrived when it is very dangerous, therefore Paul spoke, he said to the people what he thought.” (Source: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Romans 3:26:
Uma: “With the death of Yesus, it became evident/knowable that God is upright punishing sin, and he can also say that sinners who believe in Yesus are upright.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “But just the same God punishes if/when someone sins. Therefore he punished Isa as a substitute for us (incl.) even though he had not sinned. Because of this there is now his proof, that he is truly straight and that he considers straight everyone who trusts Isa Almasi.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “However, it is necessary that there be punishment for the sins of mankind, therefore he punished Jesus. Because of that, we (incl.) know that the judgment of God is just. And because of this, it can be that He will consider righteous anybody who believes in Jesus.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “but now, he has shown that he didn’t just forget those sins but rather he included them in the sins that Jesus bore (lit. carried-on-his-shoulder) on the cross. Thus it can-be-seen that God is thoroughly righteous while-simultaneously it is also he who counts as righteous all people who believe in Jesus.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tenango Otomi: “But now that Christ has died it is seen that all the sins of the people are paid. Now we are assured that God rightly judges, clearing the sins of all who believe in Jesus Christ.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Central Mazahua: “When Jesus Christ died, God showed us that he judges us well. He didn’t just allow the sins we do. But God will say he doesn’t any longer owe sin, the one who will plant Jesus Christ in his heart, because Jesus Christ paid for our sins.”
Tzeltal: “Not until now God has made to be seen how with a straight heart he has now settled the matter of sin, in order that thus it will be known that his heart is straight and he makes straight the heart also of as many as believe in Jesus.” (Source for this and above: Waterhouse / Parrott in Notes on Translation October 1967, p. 1ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Romans 10:11:
Uma: “In the Holy Book is written like this: ‘All people who believe in him will not be-made-to-fall.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “The holy-book says, ‘Everyone who believes him will really, really not regret (it).'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “For there is a written word of God which says, ‘Anyone who trusts him, where he ends up will be very good.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “Because there is that which God caused-to-be-written which says, ‘All those who believe in him, they will have absolutely no cause-for-regret.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tenango Otomi: “There in the Holy Book is written the word which says: ‘Everyone who believes in him never will have reason to say that it was bad for him to believe.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Highland Totonac: “For the writings, they say it: All who believe in him will not be sorry for it afterward.”
Central Tarahumara: “And then there in the writing of God’s word this is written thus: No one shall be made ashamed whoever believed well on the Lord.” (Source for this and above: Waterhouse / Parrott in Notes on Translation October 1967, p. 1ff.)
The Greek, Hebrew, Aramaic, Ge’ez, and Latin that is transliterated “Levites” in English (only the Contemporary English Version translates it as “temple helpers”) is translated in Ojitlán Chinantec as “temple caretakers,” Yatzachi Zapotec as “people born in the family line of Levi, people whose responsibility it was to do the work in the important church of the Israelites,” in Alekano as “servants in the sacrifice house from Jerusalem place,” in Tenango Otomi as “helpers of priests” (source: M. Larson / B. Moore in Notes on Translation February 1970, p. 1-125.), in Chuj as “family of Levi,” and in Desano as “grandchild of Levi” (source for this and one above: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)
In American Sign Language with a sign that combines “temple” + “servant.” (Source: Ruth Anna Spooner, Ron Lawer)
“Levite” in American Sign Language, source: Deaf Harbor
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 2:5:
Uma: “At that time also, there were in Yerusalem many Yahudi from towns all over the world. Those people were all ones who submitted to Lord God.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “At that time there were in Awrusalam Yahudi from the-many-countries in the world. They were very religious people.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And there were Jews there in Jerusalem who had come from every country here on top of the earth, and they were faithful in carrying out the commands of God.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “There were Jews who were serving God who were staying in Jerusalem. They were from all the nations in this world.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “Well, at that time, there were in Jerusalem Jews who came from many different lands here under the heavens. As for those people, they were indeed devout-worshippers of God.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Hiligaynon: “At the same time, there in Jerusalem, there were some godly Jews who came-from the different nations of the whole world.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
Mairasi: “At that time Yehudi people, from the various villages and languages of this whole who honored Above-One, lived in Yerusalem.” (Source: Enggavoter 2004)
Bariai: “And in that day, some people of Iuda who respected God were living in the areas of all tribes on earth, and they went to Ierusalem for the feast and so were visitors.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
Kupsabiny: “There were some Jews in Jerusalem who had dedicated themselves to God. They came from different parts of the world.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
Desano: “In those days there were many people in the city of Jerusalem from all parts of the world. They had the same belief in God that the Jews did.”
Morelos Nahuatl: “At that time Jews who believed very much went to the town of Jerusalem. They had come from all other nations.”
Teutila Cuicatec: “A number of people of the race of Israel who obeyed what was established in God’s law had come from all over the world and were in the city of Jerusalem that day.” (Source for this and two above: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 3:17:
Uma: “‘Relatives! You yourselves with our leaders are the ones that killed Yesus. But I know, that which you did, you did because you [of course] did not know its meaning.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “‘My brothers,’ Petros said, ‘I know that what you and your leaders did to Isa, you did/happened-to-do because you were ignorant.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And now, Brethren, I know that you and those over us (incl.), you did this bad thing to Jesus because you did not know who he was.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “‘You companions, I admittedly know that when you had-Jesus -killed, you did not know that he was the one God sent. Even your leaders, they also did not know.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “Well now, brethren, I know that you didn’t comprehend, neither did our leaders, who Jesus really is, that’s why you did this evil.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Lalana Chinantec: “Companions, I know that you didn’t realize what you were doing. The same is true of your rulers also.”
Morelos Nahuatl: “And now I know that you killed him because you didn’t know what you were doing as also your authorities did not know what they did.” (Source for this and above: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)
