Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Acts 2:28)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 2:28:

  • Uma: “You (sing.) pointed out to me the road/way to receive good life. My joy will be very complete, when I am with you (sing.).’ ‘ These are the words of Daud foretelling the Lord Yesus.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “You showed/taught me the ways/paths towards everlasting life. If-only I am there near you, I am very happy/glad.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “You have showed me the way which goes to life forever. If you are always my companion, very great is my joy.’ This is what David prophesied of the word of Jesus.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “You (sing.) have made-known to me the path that leads to life, and my happiness is extreme because I will be-companioning you (sing.).’ That is what David wrote,’ said Pedro.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Point-out/teach to me the trail which goes to life which has no ending. And nothing will be able to exceed my happiness when I am there now with you.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Acts 2:29)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 2:29:

  • Uma: “From there, Petrus also said: ‘My relatives, we may say with certainty/clearness, it was not himself that Daud’s words earlier were aimed-at. Because our father Daud, he of course died and was buried. His grave is in our town to this time.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “‘Na, my brothers,’ Petros said, ‘I am telling you clearly about our (incl.) forefather King Da’ud ley (deceased). He certainly died and was buried, and his grave is still here with us (incl.) until now.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Peter continued speaking, he said, ‘My brothers, we (incl.) know that our (incl.) ancestor King David long ago, he has been dead a long time and he was buried and we still know where his grave is today.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Then he said, ‘You (my) companions, I want to make-known correctly to you concerning David our ancestor long-ago. David, he died and was buried, and his burial-place can still be seen today.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Well now, brethren, think about (lit. walk over with your mind) this which I am saying-plainly. Isn’t it so that out ancestor David died and was buried ? And isn’t it so that till today/now where he was buried is still here with us ?” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Acts 2:30)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 2:30:

  • Uma: “Daud was a prophet, and he knew from-the-start what God would do in the future. God made a promise to Daud with vowing, he said: one from the descendants of Daud later would be raised by God and be made king, like Daud himself. So, that is why Daud foretold ahead-of-time that the Redeemer King would live again, he said: he was not abandoned in the dwelling-place of the dead, and his body is not abandoned in the grave until rotten.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Because he was a prophet, he knew that God had made a promise to him and had yet sworn that at a future time one of his descendants would rule-as-king like he did.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “As for David, since he was inspired by God, he understood what God promised him because what God had promised him was that in the future there would be a descendant of David who would be a king like David.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “But since he was a prophet, he knew what God promised to him that he would have a descendant that God would cause-to-be-king to succeed him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “But David spoke like that because he was being caused to be a prophet. He knew what God had promised him with an oath. That promise was, there would be someone God would set in the kingship of David who would be one of his descendants.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Acts 2:31)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 2:31:

  • Uma: “Daud was a prophet, and he knew from-the-start what God would do in the future. God made a promise to Daud with vowing, he said: one from the descendants of Daud later would be raised by God and be made king, like Daud himself. So, that is why Daud foretold ahead-of-time that the Redeemer King would live again, he said: he was not abandoned in the dwelling-place of the dead, and his body is not abandoned in the grave until rotten.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Da’ud knew beforehand as to what would happen in the future, that’s why he spoke about Almasi’s living again from his death. He said that Almasi was not left in the place of the dead and his body did not rot.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And since David knew what God was going to do, he prophesied the resurrection of Christ, the king whom God chose, because David said, ‘God didn’t never mind him there in the place of the dead, and also his body did not rot.’ ‘” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “He also knew that God would make-that descendant of his -come-alive again, and what he prophesied that he would not be left in the place of the dead and neither would his body rot, he was speaking-of the Messiah that God would send.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “David foretold what was put in his mind concerning the coming alive again of Cristo, who really wouldn’t be left there in the wherever of the dead, and his body wouldn’t be left to rot in the grave.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Acts 2:32)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 2:32:

  • Uma: “‘Yesus is the one that was aimed-at by Daud’s words earlier. Because he is the one who was made alive again by God. We(excl.) here are his/the witnesses.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “This Isa was caused to be alive again hep by God and we (excl.) all, we (excl.) can testify that this is true.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Peter said, ‘The one he is talking about is Jesus whom God raised from the dead, and all of us (excl.), we can testify that he was raised from the dead because we saw him with our eyes.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Jesus himself is this Messiah, because he is the one that God made-alive again. We (excl.) can confirm this to you, because we (excl.) all saw him when he was made-alive again.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Well, whom he is referring to is Jesus who was made alive again by God. And we (excl.) all are testifying to this, for after that coming alive again of his, we (excl.) indeed saw/met him.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Acts 2:33)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 2:33:

  • Uma: “God lifted up Yesus, and seated him in the seat of honor on his right side, and he gave him the Holy Spirit. From there, Yesus ordered the Holy Spirit to come here to us (excl.), according to God’s promise. So, what you have just seen and heard, has happened because of the power of the Holy Spirit.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Isa was greatly honored by God there at his right hand, the most important place. And as God had promised he was given by his Father the Holy Spirit. So-then he sent this Holy Spirit to us (excl.) his disciples. And this that you see and hear now is the work/doing of the Holy Spirit that he has sent to us (excl.).” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Jesus was made immortal, and he has been caused to sit on the seat of highest rank there on the right hand side of God. And our Father God gave him the Holy Spirit whom he promised to him. Therefore you have seen and heard today all of these amazing things because it comes from the power of the Holy Spirit which God has given.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “He was raised to heaven by the power of God, and Father God gave him authority to send the Holy Spirit to stay in us (excl.), because that is the very thing that God promised. What therefore you saw and heard, it was done by the Holy Spirit that Jesus sent.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Now, Jesus has been given far-from-ordinary importance/highness at the right side of God the Father. And Jesus has now received what God the Father promised, that the Espiritu Santo would enter-to-indwell our (excl.) body. Well, this which you can now see and hear now, it’s because of our (excl.) having been caused by Jesus to be indwelled by the Espiritu Santo.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Acts 2:34)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 2:34:

  • Uma: “‘Relatives, it was not Daud who went-up to heaven. But there are words of Daud that foretell the going-up of Yesus to heaven, like this their sound: The Lord God said to my Lord: ‘Sit at my right side,” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Na, it was not Da’ud who ascended to heaven, but/instead he said this, he said, ‘God spoke to my Leader, he said: come sit here at my right hand, here in the most important seat,” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And as for that which David prophesied, he was not talking about his own body, because David was not the one made immortal by God and taken to heaven. There is still another written word of David which says, he says, ‘God said to my Lord,’ he said, ‘You just sit here on my right side” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “There is something that David wrote concerning the one-who-was-raised to heaven that says, ‘The Lord God said to my Lord: Sit-down at my right-side until I defeat your (sing.) enemies.’ But what David was-speaking-about, it was not himself, because it was not he who was raised to heaven but rather his Lord who is Jesus.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Of course it wasn’t David who rose up into the sky/heaven. Therefore he wasn’t meaning himself in what he said, which was, ‘God said to my Lord/Chief Cristo, ‘Today you sit down here on my right,” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Acts 2:35)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 2:35:

  • Uma: “until I cause all your (sing.) enemies to submit to you (sing.).'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “and I will place your enemies beneath the sole of your feet.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “until the time when I cause your enemies to kneel before you.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “There is something that David wrote concerning the one-who-was-raised to heaven that says, ‘The Lord God said to my Lord: Sit-down at my right-side until I defeat your (sing.) enemies.’ But what David was-speaking-about, it was not himself, because it was not he who was raised to heaven but rather his Lord who is Jesus.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “until, as for your enemies, I will subdue them that they are just a stepping-stool for your feet.”” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)