Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 2:36:
- Uma: “So, that is why all Israel people must really-really know: Yesus whom you crucified, he was the one chosen by God to become Lord and the Redeemer King.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “‘That’s why,’ Petros said, ‘all the tribe/nation of Isra’il shall/ought-to really know that Isa whom you nailed on the post, has been given by God the title Leader and Almasi, which means, chosen by God to rule.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “‘Now’, said Peter, ‘it is necessary that all of us (incl.) descendants of Israel understand that Jesus, the one whom you nailed to the cross, God has made him Lord and king of all of us (incl.).'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “So I definitely make-known to you descendants of Israel, that Jesus whom you nailed to the cross, God appointed him as Lord and Messiah.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Therefore now, I plainly-tell to you descendants of Israel this truth, that this Jesus whom you caused to be nailed on a cross, he has been set up by God as the Lord/Chief and Savior King of us all.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 2:37:
- Uma: “When the people heard those words of Petrus, their hearts were sorry, and they asked Petrus and the other apostles of Lord Yesus, they said: ‘If thus, [please] what must we (excl.) do?'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When the people heard this, their livers were really troubled. They said to Petros and the other commissioned ones, ‘Brothers, what should/shall we (excl.) do?'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when the people heard this, they really repented. They said to Peter and to his companion apostles, ‘Brethren, what in the world are we to do?'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When the many-people heard what Pedro said, their repentance was great and they said to Pedro and to the other apostles, ‘Companions, what then shall we (excl.) do?'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well, when the people heard that which Pedro said, their insides really quaked for it really pierced their minds/inner-beings. Therefore they questioned Pedro and those other apostles. They said, ‘Well Friend, if it’s like that, what are we (excl.) to do now?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 2:38:
- Uma: “Petrus answered: ‘Repent from your sins, and each one of you must be baptized as/becoming a follower of Yesus Kristus. From there, God will forgive your sins and he will give you the Holy Spirit.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Petros said to them, ‘Regret and let-go-of your sins, not doing them again ever. And you should each one be bathed/baptized as a sign that you now trust in Isa in order that God will forgive your sins. And God will give the Holy Spirit to you, which is his gift to you.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Peter answered, ‘Everyone of you have done with his bad customs and let himself be baptized so that it might be known that he is being made one with Jesus Christ, and then his sins will be forgiven and God will give him the Holy Spirit.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Pedro answered saying, ‘All of you, repent of your sins and get-baptized, making-known that Jesu Cristo is your Lord, so that your sins can be forgiven, and then you will receive the Holy Spirit that God will give-as-a-gift to you.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Pedro answered them, saying, ‘Well, you must repent/be-sorry for your sins, and have yourselves baptized which testifies to your being united/tied-together with Jesu-Cristo. Do this so that your sins may be forgiven and you will be given that you will be indwelled by the Espiritu Santo.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 2:39:
- Uma: “Because God promised that he would give us the Holy Spirit, and to our descendants, even to people who are far away. This promise of God’s is for [lit., the portion of] all people whom our Lord, the Lord God, has called to be his followers.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “For this is God’s promise hep to you Yahudi and to your descendants, and including also all in the far places, whoever is told/commanded by our (incl.) Leader God to follow him.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And as for us (incl.) and our (incl.) descendants, we (incl.) are the ones who were promised the Holy Spirit. And not just only us, but also those people who live a long way off, anyone whom God makes to believe in him.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because that is what God promised to you and to your descendants and to them who are in distant countries, even any person whom God our Lord calls.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “For this is what was promised to us all, including our children and people in far away places, as many as are called by God to submit to him.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Lalana Chinantec: “‘For God has said he is willing to give to you his Great Spirit. He will also give it to your sons. He will give it to people who live far away and to all the people whom our Lord has chosen.’ That’s what Peter said to the Israel people.”
Morelos Nahuatl. “God wants to give his Holy Spirit to you and your children and to all those who are far away. All whom God calls he will give his Holy Spirit to them.”
Isthmus Mixe: “For if you thus comply, you will be surely given the Holy Spirit. God previously said that he would thus truly give you. He wants to give him to you and your children and all the ones in a far place and who ever gets called to/by the Lord our God.” (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 2:40:
- Uma: “Many other were the word of Petrus to the crowd, he advised them and warned them, he said: ‘Repent! No longer follow the evil people who live at this time, so that you do not receive the punishment of God that will strike them.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Petros said much more to them and he begged them, he said, ‘Help yourselves so that you will not be punished like the people now/of these days who are bad/evil.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And there were many arguments which Peter used to advise them. He said, ‘Avoid the punishment of God on these people today whose customs are bad.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “There was much more that Pedro said, advising and warning them so that they would hopefully be-persuaded. ‘You should escape the punishment of the stubbornly-unteachable people nowadays,’ he said.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Much more was said by Pedro which was his testimony and warning and he spoke-emphatically to them, saying, ‘Now make sure that you will be saved, no longer included with people whose nature/ways are evil, who really will be punished by God.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Desano: “He said many things to them, speaking well to them, seeking the good of the people so that they would not be mixed with the evil people.”
- Isthmus Mixe: “Peter told them many more words. They were thus counseled: ‘Turn away from evil people lest you perish with them.'”
San Mateo del Mar Huave: “And in regard to that he told them more, he gave them advice, he said: ‘You leave off that which is wicked, that which all the people do.’ he tells them.” (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 2:41:
- Uma: “Many were the people that believed Petrus’s words, and they were baptized as/becoming followers of Yesus. On that day, the amount of people who believed in Yesus, was-added-to by about three thousand.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Many believed what Petros said and they were bathed/baptized as a sign that they now trusted in Isa. That day more or less three thousand people were added to the ones trusting in Isa.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then many believed that which Peter caused them to understand, and they had themselves baptized. And on that day the believers were increased by three thousand.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “And many believed/obeyed what he was saying and they got-baptized. The number of those who-were-added to them who believed on that day, it was about three thousand.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well, without anything further, those who believed/obeyed that which he had said had themselves baptized. That day, three thousand was the number of those who were added to the believers in Cristo.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Chichimeca-Jonaz. “So like that, they who believed his saying they went and were baptized and that one-and-the-same day many, like 3000 people, entered and joined with them.” (Source: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 2:42:
- Uma: “Those new followers of Yesus continually requested-teaching of the apostles of Lord Yesus, and they kept gathering together. They ate together, breaking/chunking bread to remember the Lord Yesus death, and they also prayed together.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “They were-very-happy/liked to be taught by the persons/people commissioned by Isa and they were all of one liver. They joined the ones trusting in eating bread to remember the death of Isa, and they also joined in praying to God.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And everyday they listened to that which the apostles taught them. They had fellowship with all of the believers, and they made a memorial of the death of Jesus by means of eating bread, and they were always praying.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “They persevered in studying and following what the apostles were teaching. They also singlemindedly/persistently joined-in-companioning and praying-with their fellows who believed, and eating-together the bread that was their means-of-being-reminded of Jesus’ death.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “And all of them, they really persevered in what the apostles were teaching and they often/always gathered-together. They also shared-with-one-another food including doing Communion and were also often/always praying.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Morelos Nahuatl: “They continued studying with the apostles. They had joy in living together as brethren. Together they ate and prayed.”
- Teutila Cuicatec: “All of them would gather day by day and study the messages that the apostles would teach. They lived peacefully together, used to pray to God and break bread as our Lord Jesus established.” (Source for this and one above: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 2:43:
- Uma: “Many powerful things and amazing signs were done/made by the apostles of Lord Yesus. That’s why the crowds were very much afraid.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Many works of power and works causing-wonder were done by the persons/men commissioned by Isa, that’s why the people really feared God.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “There were many miracles and signs which were done by means of the apostles. That’s why the people were filled with the fear of God.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “There were many amazing miracles that God was having-the apostles -do, and the many-people were greatly amazed.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Many were the signs which were amazing things which the apostles were being able to do, that’s why everybody respected/honored God with fear.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
