Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 4:3:
- Uma: “That is why they caught/arrested those two apostles, and they put them in jail. Because it was almost dark, that is why they detained them there until the next morning.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Therefore, they seized Petros and Yahiya. Because that was already evening/late afternoon, they imprisoned them until the morning.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And they arrested Peter and John, and since it was already quite late in the afternoon, they put them in prison because they would have them wait until morning.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “That being so, they held-them -tightly and took them to the prison so that on the next day (lit. its-tomorrow) they would then try them, because it was already getting-to-be-night.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Therefore what those who had arrived did was, they arrested Pedro and Juan, and because it was already late afternoon, they just jailed them. They would interrogate them next day.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Sierra de Juárez Zapotec: “They put them in jail the night before hearing the complaint against them because it was late in the day when they laid hold on them.”
- Desano: “They put them in jail and left them there because it was already very late in the day, and they were going to bring them out the next day.”
- Lalana Chinantec: “They put them in jail for one night, because it was nightfall-there was no longer time to judge 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 4:4:
- Uma: “But the people who heard the words of Petrus and Yohanes earlier in the House of God, many of them believed in Yesus, with the result that the amount of the followers of Yesus just kept-increasing, until they were five thousand.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But many who had heard what Petros and company spoke, believed and trusted in Isa. Just the men, their number was more or less five thousand.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “In spite of that, many who had listened to Peter and company believed. Therefore the number of men alone who were believers in Jesus came to be five thousand.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But many of those who were listening believed nevertheless. The number of the men was about five thousand if those who believed at the first were counted-in.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But many of those who had heard believed the teaching of Pedro-and-companion. Therefore counting only the men, the number of believers had now reached five thousand.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Teutila Cuicatec: “But many who listened to their preaching believed in our Lord Jesus, and they along with those who believed in our Lord since former days numbered about 5000 counting only the men.” (Source: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 4:5:
- Uma: “The next morning, the religious leaders, the leaders of the Yahudi people and the religious teachers, they all gathered in Yerusalem.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “The next morning the council members gathered there in Awrusalam. They were the Yahudi leaders, the elders and the teachers of the law of the Yahudi religion.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The next morning, the teachers of the Law and the elders and other Jewish leaders gathered together in the town of Jerusalem.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “The next day (lit. when it was light), the rulers, elders and teachers of God’s law gathered in Jerusalem.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When morning came, the leaders of the Jews gathered together, including the important tribal-chiefs and the explainers of the law in Jerusalem.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 4:6:
- Uma: “They gathered with the Big Priest Hanas and with Kayafas, Yohanes, Aleksander and with the other relatives of the Big Priest.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Also there were Annas the leader priest, Kayapas and Yahiya, and Iskandal, and there were yet other relatives of the leading priest.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Also there were Annas the high priest, and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and others of the relatives of Annas.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “And they met-with Annas the highest priest and Caifas, Juan, Alexander and their companions who were Annas’ relatives.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Included among them were Anas who was the Most-important Priest, Caifas, Juan, Alejandro and other relatives of Anas.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 4:7:
- Uma: “[When] they were all there, they commanded for Petrus and Yohanes to be carried here in front of them. When they arrived there, those judges [sitters] asked, asking Petrus and Yohanes, they said: ‘From where is your power to heal that lame person? Who gave you that power?'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then they commanded Petros and Yahiya to be brought to them. They questioned them, they said, ‘How did you do that? What power or whose name did you (pl.) use?'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And they brought before them Peter and John, and they asked them, ‘What is this power that was used to heal this person who couldn’t walk? And who gave you this power?'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “They had-Pedro and Juan -stand before them, and they investigated them saying, ‘Where did your power to heal this lame-one come from? Whose name did you use?'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When they had gathered, they caused those two apostles to stand in their presence and then questioned them. They said, ‘What is this knowledge/acquired-skill by which you were able to make well that lame person? Who gave you this skill?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Teutila Cuicatec: “Then they ordered Peter and John to be brought and placed before them. They asked them, ‘what authority do you have? Who commanded you to do these different things?'”
Tataltepec Chatino: “They went to get out Peter and John to judge them before the authorities. Those elders asked them: ‘How did you cure this lame man?’ they said. ‘Who gave you permission to cure?'” (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 4:8:
- Uma: “At that time, Petrus was controlled by the Holy Spirit, and he spoke, he said: ‘Fathers, leaders of the people and religious judges!” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then Petros was controlled/ruled by the Holy Spirit and he answered, he said, ‘Leaders and elders,” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then Peter answered and being thoroughly inspired by the Holy Spirit, he said, ‘You our (excl.) leaders and elders,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Pedro, he was full of the power of the Holy Spirit, and he answered and said, ‘You who are rulers and elders,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Pedro answered them through the inspiration and strengthening/encouraging by the Espiritu Santo who was indwelling him. He said, ‘Respects to you, our (excl.) leaders and important tribal chiefs,” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 4:9:
- Uma: “Right now you are examining us (excl.), because we (excl.) helped this lame person, you want to know how we (excl.) healed him.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “if you investigate us (excl.) this day concerning the good deed that was done to this former cripple, and as to how he was healed,” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “if what you are asking us is how we did this good thing here to this person who could not walk, and if what you are asking us also is what is this power that was used to cure him,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “your trying of us (excl.) today, if it is concerning (concession particle) the good that we (excl.) did to this lame-one and how he got-well,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “if what you are interrogating us (excl.) about is because of this good thing done by us (excl.) to this lame person, as to how he became well,” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 4:10:
- Uma: “So, so that you know, and so all the Israel people know, this man was healed and he is standing here because of the power of Yesus Kristus the Nazaret person. You crucified that Yesus, but God made him live again.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “na, all of you should know and all the people of Isra’il too that the reason this man is standing here before you already healed, is because of the power of Isa Almasi, the man of Nasaret. This Isa was the one whom you (pl.) commanded to be nailed on the post, and God caused him to be alive again.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “then you and all of my fellow descendants of Israel must understand this. For as for this person who is before you, he was cured by means of the power of the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth. This Jesus, you nailed to the cross and he died. However God raised him from the dead.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “please listen so-that I will thoroughly make-it-known to you and also to all you countrymen who are descendants of Israel. This man who is standing before you completely got-well because of the power of the name of Jesu Cristo from-Nazareth. He is the one you nailed to the cross, but God made-him -alive again.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “this is what we (excl.) have to say to you. It’s necessary that you all, including all our nation Israel, comprehend that this person standing in your presence having no more defect in his body, he was made well through the supernatural-power of Jesu-Cristo the taga Nazaret. For as for this Jesu-Cristo, you caused him to be nailed to a cross but he was made alive again by God.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
