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.)