Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 2:44:
- Uma: “All of those believers in Yesus, they were united/agreed. Their belongings they had in common.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “All who trusted in Isa were together, and whatever they had they shared/gave to each other if someone was in need.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The unity of the believers was strong. That person who had possessions, he gave also to his companions.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “All the believers were continuing to meet-together and share-with-each-other their possessions.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “As for the believers, what they did was, they were always/often gathering together and they were all really harmonious. They didn’t hold-back any of their possessions which were needed by their sibling in believing.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Chuj: “All of them who had believed in Jesus were united in mind. Everything of theirs, one only they treated it (as common property).”
- Isthmus Mixe: “The ones who had believed were working together. They owned everything together.”
- Eastern Highland Otomi: “All that believed followed one another and what they had they gave to one another.”
- Lalana Chinantec: “All the people who believed the words of God were continually coming together; they were very kind to their companions. They never reserved for themselves all of their things.” (Source for this and three above: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 2:45:
- Uma: “There were some who sold the contents of their house, and the money of the selling was divided among their companions who were in need.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “They sold their properties/wealth and some of their belongings/things and they divided the money to help meet the need of each one.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “They sold their possessions and land, and the sale price they distributed to all their companions according to what each one needed.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “They were also selling-and-selling their land and belongings to share-with their companions according to the needs of each one.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “The proof was, if one person had real-hardship, what others would do is, they would sell some belongings or a (valuable) possession and use (the money) to help that sibling of theirs in believing who was in difficulty, however much he needed.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Lalana Chinantec: “They sold what was their; the proceeds from that they gave to their companions who didn’t have anything.”
- Morelos Nahuatl: “They sold all their lands and what they had. Then they distributed to everyone according to the amount each lacked.”
- San Mateo del Mar Huave: “And also when they sold land, houses, or whatever they had, they divided everything, giving each one that which he lacked.” (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 2:46:
- Uma: “Every day they gathered in the House of God. They broke bread to remember the Lord Yesus’ death, and they ate together in their houses with glad and holy [i.e., sincere] hearts.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Every day they met together there in the temple/big prayer-house. They ate together in their homes. They ate with joy and they were generous in giving to one another.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And everyday all the believers were gathering in the big church which was called the House of God. And they became one also with great joy as they ate in their houses.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Every-day they were joining-in-congregating in the Temple. They were eating-together also in the houses, and their joy was heartfelt/sincere in their doing that.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “And what they did every day was, they gathered together in the like-a-yard of the Templo. A custom of theirs also was, they went to eat at one another’s homes with a happy mind which had no motive which wasn’t good.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Isthmus Mixe: “They gathered together every day at the big Israelite church building. They celebrated the Lord’s supper at their houses. They were joyful and contented as they ate together.”
- Desano: “Every day in the temple they talked with God and in their houses they ate together and in their hearts they were content.” (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 2:47:
- Uma: “They continued praising God, and all people/crowds were glad about them. Every day the Lord added-to their number; its meaning, every day there were more-and-more people who believed in the Lord Yesus and [lit., until] were lifted from the punishment of their sins.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “They always praised God and all the people respected them. And every day there were people who newly trusted in Isa being added to them by God.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And they praised God and everybody respected them. And everyday at that time there were people who believed. And all of them, God set them free so that they would no longer be punished by him, and those were added to the believers.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “They were praising God continually, and all the people acknowledged-with-respect their good behavior. Every-day also those whom God was saving were joining/being-added to them.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “They were always praising God, and they were highly-spoken-of by people who hadn’t yet believed. Really every day there were those being graced with salvation by God, whom he was adding to those believers.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Lalana Chinantec: “They worshipped God. All of the townspeople spoke well with regard to those people. Every day the Lord made there to be more people who were saved. They joined with the people of Jesus.”
- Eastern Highland Otomi: “And the believers glorified God and all the people had respect for them and God caused that day by day more believers walked with them.”
- Chichimeca-Jonaz: “They were telling that God did them good he helped them and they pleased the hearts of all the people. Also always each day he who is Chief gradually was gathering and joining those who were being saved with the others who were already believing and meeting together.”
- Teutila Cuicatec: “They would praise God and the townspeople respected them. Day by day our Lord God was saving some from among the townspeople and causing them to join them.”
- Desano: “Thus making God happy and saying that he is good, they lived in peace with the people. God added to the group which was close to him many more whom he was saving well.” (Source for this and four above: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 3:1:
- Uma: “One day, Petrus and Yohanes went to the House of God at the Yahudi time of prayer, three o’clock in the afternoon.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “One day Petros and Yahiya went to the temple/big prayer-house at the time of-the-afternoon-prayers.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “At that time Peter and John went together going up to the House of God, because it was the hour of praying because the sun had gone half-way down.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “On one-occasion, Pedro and Juan went to the Temple at three o’clock in the afternoon, because that was the time (lit. hour) when-the Jews -prayed.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “One afternoon when the sun was far passed its zenith (i.e. about 3 pm), Pedro and Juan went again to the Templo, for it was again the hour of prayer there.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Teutila Cuicatec: “One day at three o’clock in the afternoon, the hour that people would pray, Peter and John went to the big church.” (Source: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 3:2:
- Uma: “At the door/gate called Beautiful Gate, there was a man who had been lame from his birth. Every day he was always carried to that gate so he could request/beg of people who went to the House of God.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “There at the prayer-house/temple gate which they called Beautiful Gate there was a man crippled since birth (lit. from inside the abdomen). Every day he was brought to that gate in order that he could beg for money from the people entering the prayer-house/temple.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And there was a beggar there being carried by his companions who, from the time of his birth, he could not walk. Everyday he was carried by his companions and they placed him there near the gate of the House of God, that gate which is called Beautiful. The reason they placed him there was so that he might beg money from the people who go into the church.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “There was furthermore a man who was born lame who was by what was called the Beautiful entrance of the Temple. Every-day they were carrying him to take him there to beg-alms from those-entering.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well, there was a lame person who had been lame from birth. As for that person, every day he was taken by others to the entrance of the like-a-yard of the Templo which was called Good/Nice Entrance, for he begged-aid from all those going in.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Eastern Highland Otomi: “There was a man who was crippled from the time he was born. He was accustomed to be carried to the door of the big church. The door was called Beautiful. The man asked gifts of the people who passed there.” (Source: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 3:3:
- Uma: “When he saw Petrus and Yohanes entering, he immediately requested something from them.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When he saw Petros and Yahiya about to enter, he begged from them.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when he saw Peter and John going into the church, he asked them for money.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Upon his seeing Pedro and Juan entering the Temple, he also begged-alms from them.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When he saw Pedro-and-companion who would go in also, he held out his hand.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 3:4:
- Uma: “Petrus and Yohanes stared at that lame person. Petrus said to him: ‘Look at us (excl.)!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Petros and Yahiya looked at him intently. Then Petros said, ‘Look at us (excl.).'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Peter and John looked at him and Peter said, ‘Friend, look at us.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Whereupon they looked-straight-at him and Pedro said, ‘Please look at us (excl.).'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “They two looked straight at that person and then Pedro spoke. He said, ‘Look at us (excl.).'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
