Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 1:6:
- Uma: “One other time, when his disciples gathered at one time with Yesus, they asked Yesus, they said: ‘Lord, is it perhaps at this time you (sing.) will release us from our enemies and become the King of the Israel people?'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “One day while Isa and the persons/people he had commissioned were gathered together, they asked him, they said, ‘Sir, are you now going to set free our (excl.) nation/tribe Isra’il and will you now restore the kingdom to us (excl.)?'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And there was a time when they were gathered together again, and they asked Jesus, they said, ‘Lord, is this now the time of your helping us, the descendants of Israel, so that our former power to be ruled by our own king might be returned to us?'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When the apostles and Jesus gathered-together, they inquired of him, ‘Lord, is it now when you will cause-the ones-from-Roma -to-be-removed who are ruling over us so that we who are from-Israel will-be-the-ones-to-rule?'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Once again when the apostles were gathered together, Jesus again came to see them. They questioned him. They said, ‘Lord/Chief, will you now/today make it that these ruling over us will be removed so that the kingdom of our nation of Israel can rise again?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Teutila Cuicatec: “In those days when they were gathered together they asked Jesus: ‘Is it now in these days that you are going to re-establish that the nation of Israel rule itself?'”
- San Mateo del Mar Huave: “So when they were still together with Father Jesus they asked him, they said: ‘Father, will you now permit the people of Israel to rule their own villages again?’ they said.”
- Chuj: “Those gathered together with Jesus, they asked him: ‘Lord, is it now you will make our tribe Israel to become the rulers one time more?’ they said.” (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 1:7:
- Uma: “Yesus said: ‘My Father himself is the one who sets when will be fulfilled all his purposes that he has established by his authority/powerb [kuasa]. It is not necessary for you to know.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “He answered, he said, ‘You don’t have/are not supposed to know about those (things). My Father is the only one who decides/rules over the happenings in the world and when he will let them happen.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus answered, ‘It is only our Father God who has power to know at which time the things which he does will be fulfilled, and it is not permitted to you to know this.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘It is not possible for you to come-to-know that, because my Father only has the authority to designate (lit. sentence/convict) what will happen in a future day (lit. addition of days) and when it will happen,’ said Jesus answering.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Jesus replied to them, ‘Only my Father knows at what time or hour he will fulfill all which he has determined. As for you, it’s not possible/acceptable for you to know these things.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 1:8:
- Uma: “However/Only, you will receive power [baraka’] when the Holy Spirit lands on you. At that time you will become my witnesses in Yerusalem, in the lands of Yudea and Samaria, arriving at the whole world.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But you will be given power when the Holy Spirit has arrived/come to you. And you will already be the ones telling about me there in Awrusalam, throughout the land/country of Yahudiya, in the land of Samariya, and until the four corners of this world/universe (alam).'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “However,’ said Jesus, ‘he will give you power when the Holy Spirit indwells you, and the news about me, you will tell abroad here in Jerusalem, and you will spread it here in the province of Judea and there also in the province of Samaria, and even where here to the ends of the earth.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘But at the coming of the Holy Spirit to stay in/with you, the power of God will be in you, and you will confirm/verify what you know concerning me here in Jerusalem and in the many-towns in the provinces Judea and Samaria, and as-far-as the entire world.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But it’s true, when the Espiritu Santo enters-to-indwell your body, far-from-ordinary means/ability will then be yours. And you will testify then concerning me, not just here in Jerusalem but in all places belonging to Judea and Samaria, and in every place here under the heavens.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 1:9:
- Uma: “After speaking like that, he was lifted-up-and-up going to the sky. They gazed-up gazing-up at him, until they could no longer see him, because he was obscured by clouds.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “After he had said this, he ascended to heaven while they were looking at him. Then he was covered/hidden by a cloud and they could not see him anymore.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when Jesus had spoken this he was lifted up going to heaven, and while they were still looking up because they were watching his being lifted up, a cloud blocked Jesus, and he was removed from their seeing. And while they were still looking up into heaven, nearby them there appeared to them two males whose clothing glowed.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Upon Jesus’ saying that, he was-raised to heaven and they were-looking-up-at-him until he was hidden by a cloud.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When he had said all that, as they looked, he was going up till they lost sight of him for he was veiled in cloud.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 1:10:
- Uma: “While they were still gazing up into the sky watching his departure, suddenly there were two men dressed in white standing beside them.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “While they were still looking at him as he ascended up to heaven, suddenly there were two men standing by their side clothed in white.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when Jesus had spoken this he was lifted up going to heaven, and while they were still looking up because they were watching his being lifted up, a cloud blocked Jesus, and he was removed from their seeing. And while they were still looking up into heaven, nearby them there appeared to them two males whose clothing glowed.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “While they were still staring at where-Jesus -had-gone-out-of-sight above, there-suddenly-were two angels who were dressed in white standing-with (them) where they were.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When they continued looking up into the sky, looking up toward Jesus who was rising-up-in-the-air, suddenly/unexpectedly there were two men standing close to them who were dressed in white.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 1:11:
- Uma: “Those two said: ‘Ee, Galilea people! Why do you keep on gazing-up at the sky? Yesus whom you saw lifted going to heaven there [just gone out of sight], so also later he will return from heaven as you saw earlier.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “The two said to them, ‘O men of Jalil! Why are you standing here looking up to the sky? Isa who was taken from you and taken to heaven, will return here like/as you saw him when he was-lifted-up to heaven.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And these two said, ‘You Galileans, why are you still looking up to heaven? This Jesus whom you saw being taken up to heaven, in the future already he will return here to earth, and his return will be just like his being lifted up.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “They said, ‘You from-Galilea, why do you keep-looking-up above? Jesus whom you saw raised to heaven, his return will be the same as his going, because he will be seen coming-down accompanied-by the clouds.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Those two spoke, saying, ‘You taga Galilea, why do you continue looking upward to the sky/heaven? As for this Jesus who has now gone from you for he has now gone home to heaven, the day will indeed come when he will return again here to the world. And in the way you saw him rise-up-in-the-air, that is indeed how he will come down again.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 1:12:
- Uma: “From there, his apostles returned from Mount Zaitun going to Yerusalem. That Mount Zaitun, [was] about one kilometer distance from Yerusalem.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Then they went away from the hill Jaitun and returned to Awrusalam, about one kilometer distance.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then the apostles left the mountain which is called Olive Place, and they returned to the town of Jerusalem. (That hill, it is very near to Jerusalem. Maybe one kilometer is its distance.)” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then the apostles returned to Jerusalem from the mountain Olivo. The distance, it is almost one kilometer.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well, without anything further, they then left the Hill of Olibo and returned to Jerusalem. That hill wasn’t far from Jerusalem, only about a kilometer.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 1:13:
- Uma: “Upon arriving at the town, they went straight to their dwelling house, ascended going to the room on top / above. The names of those apostles of the Lord Yesus [were]: Petrus, Yohanes, Yakobus and Andreas, Filipus and Tomas, Bartolomeus and Matius, Yakobus child of Alfeus, Simon the Zelot person, and Yudas child of Yakobus.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When they arrived at Awrusalam, they proceeded and went up to the room where they were staying. They were Petros, Yahiya, Yakub, Andariyas, Pilip, Tomas, Bartolome, Mateo, Yakub the son of Alpa, Simon called the Challenger, and Judas also the son of Yakub (another Yakub).” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when they arrived in Jerusalem, they returned to the room up above in the house of two stories, and there they stayed. These were Peter, John, James, Andrew, Philip, Thomas, Bartholomew, Matthew, James the son of Alpheus, Simon Silotes, and Judas the child of James.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When they arrived in Jerusalem, they went to the house where-they -were-staying-temporarily, and they entered the room above. They were Pedro, Juan, Santiago, Andrew, Felipe, Tomas, Bartolome, Mateo, James the child of Alfeus, Simon who was called Patriota because he showed-concern-for (lit. hurt-for) his country, and Judas the child of James.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “On their arriving at the city, they went straight to the house where they were lodging and went up to a room upstairs where they were staying. They were Pedro, Juan, Santiago and Andres, Felipe and Tomas, Bartolome and Mateo, Santiago who was the son of Alfeo, Simeon the Cananeo, and Judas who was the son of Santiago.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
