Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 3:21:
- Uma: “At present Yesus lives in heaven, and he must stay there, until the time comes when God makes all things new, like what he said with the lips of the holy prophets long ago.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But he must stay first there in heaven as long as the day has not yet arrived when all things will be made good again like they were in the beginning. This is the time about which God told his holy prophets long ago/in the ancient past.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Jesus is still there in heaven until the time when God will make everything new according to the prophesy long ago by means of those whom he inspired.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Now however, it-is-necessary that Jesus stay in heaven until the time arrives when God will make-everything -new, because that is what God was-causing-the holy prophets long-ago -to-say.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But now he’s there again in heaven, until everything has been fulfilled which was determined by God which he caused to be told by the prophets who were his servants in the past.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Teutila Cuicatec: “But now in these days he has to still stay in heaven until the day comes when God will completely reform everything as he promised and as his holy prophets wrote long ago.”
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 3:22:
- Uma: “‘Relatives, there is a word of the prophet Musa long ago that foretells Lord Yesus, it sound like this: ‘The Lord God will raise up one from among your own relatives as a prophet, like me here. You must follow what that prophet says to you.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “For/because Musa spoke hep to the nation of Isra’il, he said, ‘In the future God will send to you a prophet like myself. He will be a man of your tribe. You must listen to whatever he tells you.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Moses said long ago, ‘Our (incl.) God the Lord of all, he will send here to you the one whom he will inspire just like he sent me. And this one whom he will send will be our companion Jew also. It is necessary that you obey everything which he commands you to do.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “For example, Moses, he said, ‘In-the-future indeed (prophetic formula) there will be a prophet like me that our Lord who is God will send to you. He will be our countryman a descendant of Israel. You must believe/obey all that he says.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “For consider what Moises said, saying, ‘The day will come when God will raise up from your kindred a prophet like me indeed. It’s necessary that you listen well and obey everything he will say to you.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Lalana Chinantec: “Moses said back then, ‘God will send one of our companions who will preach the word of God. As he sent me, God will send that person. So you need to hear all the words that he will preach’.” (Source: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 3:23:
- Uma: “Whoever does not follow what that prophet says, he will not be counted as one of God’s people, he must be killed.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Whoever will not listen to that prophet, he will be separated from among the people who belong to God and he will perish.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And he who does not obey him, the one inspired by God, he will be removed and will not be included among the people whom God indwells,’ said Moses long ago.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Whoever does not believe/obey will be separated from God’s people to be punished forever.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “For whoever won’t follow/obey this prophet, the punishment of him will be really heavy, for he will be removed from the people of God.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Lalana Chinantec: “‘God will cause to perish all the people that will not listen to his words. They will no longer be with the people of God.’ That’s what Moses said back then.”
- Morelos Nahuatl: “Whoever does not obey that prophet God will wipe him out from among his people.”
- Tataltepec Chatino: “If there is one person who does not want to hear his word, God will forget that person (refers to God’s final judgment).” (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 3:24:
- Uma: “The prophets who carried the Lord’s Word long ago, beginning from the prophet Samuel down to [lit., until arriving] the prophets who came after Samuel, they all foretold what has happened at this time.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Likewise also,’ Petros said, ‘all the prophets beginning with/from Nabi Samuel have spoken about these present days.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And the others who were inspired long ago who prophesied,’ said Peter, ‘like Samuel and those who came after him, they prophesied also the things that are taking place today.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Samuel also and all the other prophets who replaced/succeeded him, there is also that which they prophesied concerning what is happening nowadays.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Yes indeed, all the prophets, from Samuel onward, there wasn’t one who didn’t tell concerning this time right now.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 3:25:
- Uma: “You, relatives, are the ones who receive the blessings that God promised long ago by the lips of those prophets. You are the ones that receive the blessings of God’s promise to our ancestors. Because long ago God said to Abraham like this: ‘From your (sing.) descendants, I will bless all the people in the world.’ The fulfillment of that promise is to/for you [emphatic], relatives.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “To you hep (belong) the promises of God which the prophets passed on. And you are included in the covenant/promise of God with your forefathers. God made a covenant hep to our (incl.) forefather Ibrahim, he said, ‘From your descendant, I will give good/blessing to all mankind in the world.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “There was that which God promised long ago by means of those whom he inspired, and it is we Jews to whom God promised long ago all good things that he gives. Therefore we are able to share also in the things which God promised long ago to our ancestors, because he said to Abraham, ‘By means of your descendants I will bless with good all mankind here on the earth.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “We for-our-part are the ones for-whom-it-coincides what God had-those prophets -say. We are also counted-in-with the agreement-that-God -presented to our ancestors, because he said to Abraham, ‘By-means-of your (sing.) descendant(s), the many-people in all the towns/countries in this world will be blessed.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “We right now are the ones those things said by the prophets apply to because God’s fulfilling of these things they told is right now in our time. And concerning God’s initiated-agreement with our forefathers, we indeed are the ones affected (lit. struck) by what God promised to Abraham, saying, ‘Coming from your descendants, all nations here under the heavens will be able to be graced/helped.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 3:26:
- Uma: “So, relatives, that is why God caused-to-live-again Yesus, his Servant/Slave, and he ordered him to come here first to us Yahudi people, in order to bless us. That blessing, to cause us to repent from our evil actions.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Therefore God chose his servant, Isa Almasi and sent him here to you (pl.) first. He causes each one of you to reject/turn away from your evil deeds because he wants to give you good/blessing.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Therefore,’ said Peter, ‘when God sent his servant Jesus, he had him come first to us (incl.) Jews so we might be helped by him by means of his having us have done with our bad custom.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Therefore, we Jews were the first to whom God sent the Messiah who is the one who serves him, to bless us by-means-of his causing-us -to-turn-our-backs-on the bad/evil that we were doing.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well, we are the first ones who were able to receive this grace/help, for after God had raised up his Servant Jesus, we Jews are the ones he sent him to, that he would cause us to repent and drop the evil we are doing.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 4:1:
- Uma: “While Petrus and Yohanes were still talking, speaking to the people at the House of God, several priests and Saduki people with the head of the police of the House of God came to meet them.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “While Petros and Yahiya were still speaking to the people, some priests and the captain of the guards of the large prayer-house/temple and Sadduseo went toward them.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And while Peter and John were still speaking to the people, the sacrificers and the captains of the guard there in the church and also the Sadducees came to them.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “While Pedro and Juan were still talking to the many-people, there arrived priests, Saducees (loan Sadduceo) and the captain of the Temple police.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “What Pedro and Juan were saying to those people wasn’t yet ended when the priests arrived, together with the leaders of the guards of the Templo and the Saduceo (pl.).” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 4:2:
- Uma: “The Saduki people did not believe that the dead will live again. That’s why they were very angry hearing Petrus and Yohanes teaching the people that Yesus lived again, because that teaching of theirs made clear that dead people would live again.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “They were very angry because Petros and company were teaching the people, affirming strongly that because Isa was/is alive again, the dead would/will also be alive again in the future.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And as for these leaders, they were angry at Peter and company for teaching the people that the resurrection of Jesus is proof that people will be raised from the dead in the future.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “They became/had-become-angry because plural Pedro were teaching that Jesus lived again, therefore all who die will also live.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “They really couldn’t accept what those two were doing teaching the people and saying that Jesus had been made alive again, and that is what gives testimony that people will indeed be made alive again.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Chuj: “Those rulers became angry, because Peter and John were teaching the people. Peter and John were telling out that the dead will come alive again like Jesus came alive again.” (Source for this and above: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)
