Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 2:12:
- Uma: “They were all surprised and confused, and they asked one another, they said: ‘What do you think really is the meaning of this?'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “They were greatly amazed and they were confused/perplexed that’s why they asked each other, they said, ‘What does this mean?'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And all the people there, they were very surprised because they didn’t understand what was going on, and it couldn’t be finished, their asking each other, ‘What might this be?'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “What does this mean to say?’ they said, questioning-each-other, because they were extremely amazed and their thinking-about-it was difficult.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “All of them there, they were really amazed and their minds/thinking were agitated. They were saying, ‘What does this mean?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 2:13:
- Uma: “But there were also part of them who made fun, they said: ‘They are just drunk!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But there were some they just mocked the disciples of Isa. They said, ‘Those men/persons are drunk.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And some of them, they criticized the believers saying, ‘They are all drunk!'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But there were also others who downgraded/ridiculed the believers saying, ‘Those-people are just drunk.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But others only laughed. They said, ‘Expl., they’re drunk.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 2:14:
- Uma: “From there, Petrus stood with his eleven companions and he spoke to the many people. He spoke loudly, he said: ‘Yahudi relatives, and you who live in Yerusalem! Listen well you, because what is happening here I will explain to you.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But Petros stood up together with his eleven companions and he spoke loudly, he said, ‘My fellow Yahudi and all of you living in Awrusalam. Listen very well and I will explain to you as to what is happening here.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Then Peter stood up, and his companions the other eleven apostles stood up also, and he spoke aloud. He said, ‘You, my companion Jews, and all of you residents here in Jerusalem, listen so that you might understand what I have to say.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When that was so, Pedro and his eleven companions stood-up, and he raised (lit. made-strong) his voice saying, ‘My fellow Jews and all you who are staying in Jerusalem, listen please so I will tell what this means to say.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But Pedro and his companions, those eleven apostles, stood up in front of that crowd. And then Pedro spoke-loudly, saying, ‘My fellow Jews and all the others here in Jerusalem, please comply by listening well to this which I will say.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 2:15:
- Uma: “We(excl.) here, we (excl.) are not drunk like you say/think, because it is not-yet of course the time for drinking. It is just nine o’clock in the morning.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “These persons/people are not drunk as you think-mistakenly, because it’s only nine o’clock in the morning.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “You suppose, mistakenly, that these my companions are drunk. It cannot be because the sun has only half-way climbed up.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “You say/think that these are drunk, but (they) emphatically aren’t, because people don’t get-drunk at nine in the morning.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “As for us (excl.), we aren’t drunk like some suspect. How could we get drunk so soon since it’s still morning?” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 2:16:
- Uma: “What has happened here, is the fulfillment of what the Lord God foretold ahead-of-time long ago, with the lips of Nabi Yoel, like this its sound:” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But this that you see now,’ he said, ‘has been foretold by Nabi Joel and now it is fulfilled. He said,” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “This is what was prophesied long ago by the one inspired by God, Joel, because he said,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “What was-done to us (excl.) a short-while-ago, that was what Joel prophesied long ago saying,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “On the contrary, this which has happened today is the fulfilling of the written word of the prophet Joel, saying,” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 2:17:
- Uma: “God said: ‘At the [time of] the end of the world, I give my Spirit to all mankind. Your male children and your female children will utter mywords. Your young-men will see visions that I show to them. Your old people will dream what I cause them to dream.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “‘This is what I will do in the last/later day,’ God said. ‘I will send my Spirit to all humans. And your descendants male-and-female will proclaim/spread/speak my word/message. Your young men I will cause to have visions and your old men I will cause dreams to them.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “‘The Lord said, ‘In the future at the last time, you, all of mankind, I will cause the Holy Spirit to dwell among you, and then your sons will be inspired and your daughters, and they will cause people to understand my word. There will be young people whom I will open their seeing so that they can see things other people cannot see, and there will be older people that I will cause to dream.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘This is what God says. What I will do in the later days is, I will send my Spirit to enter all people. Your children will tell what I have-them -speak, the young-men, there will be things-I-will-show to them like dreams, and the old men, there will also be that-which-I-cause-them -to-dream.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “‘God says, ‘In the final time, before the end of the world comes, I will grace/help all people, that they will be able to be indwelled by my Espiritu Santo. Then by his inspiring them, your (pl.) children, female and male, will speak what I am causing to be known by people. There is what I will put in the minds of your youth like they are dreaming it, only they are awake. And your older-people, there is what I will put in their minds which they will dream when asleep.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
For the Old Testament quotes, see Joel 2:28ff.
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 2:18 and Joel 2:29:
- Uma: “Even [arrive-arrive to] my servants/slaves, man or woman, I will give them my Spirit on that day, and they will utter my words.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Yes, God said, even to my servants male-and-female, I will send my Spirit in those days and they will speak/spread my word/message.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And those who are my servants,’ he said ‘male and female, I will cause them in the future to be indwelt by the Holy Spirit, and I will inspire them, and they will cause people to understand my word.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Even the slaves who serve me, men and women, I will cause-my Spirit -to-enter them and they will tell what I cause-them -to-speak.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Yes indeed, at that time, I really will grace all my servants, female, male, causing them to be indwelled by my Espiritu Santo. And then through his inspiring them, they will speak what I am causing to be known by people.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
For the Old Testament quotes, see Joel 2:28ff.
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 2:19:
- Uma: “I show you amazing things in the sky, and amazing signs on the world also. There will be blood and fire and billowing smoke.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “And I will show what-causes-amazement/wonder up in the sky, and signs here in the world: blood and fire and thick smoke.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And there will be amazing signs which I will show in the heavens and here also on the earth. Blood will be seen and fire and a great amount of smoke.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “In-the-future indeed (prophetic formula) I will show something up above (i.e. in the sky) that is amazing. Even on the land, I will show signs which are blood, fire and fearful/terrible smoke.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “And I will cause to be seen signs which are amazing things which will be seen in the sky and here in the world. There will be blood, fire and thick smoke seen.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Teutila Cuicatec: “I will perform miracles in the sky. I will make omens on the earth; blood and fire and smoke which will be omens on the earth.”
- Chuj: “I will show some things in the sky; people’s abdomens will be lost because of them. I will also show some other things which show my power in the world. These things are blood with fire and smoke.”
- Chichimeca-Jonaz: “And I am going to show you great works up there in the sky so that your hearts will be puzzled. And I am going to show you big signs down there on the earth, signs that I have my power. Truly, blood with fire and with smoke like a cloud, those are the signs.” (source for this and two above: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)
For the Old Testament quotes, see Joel 2:28ff.
