Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Acts 4:35)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 4:35:

  • Uma: “And the money from the sale they took and handed over to the apostles of Lord Yesus. That money they divided to whomever had need.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “to the commissioned ones. And the money was divided among them to help the need of each one.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “and he gave the proceeds to the apostles and the apostles gave to anyone who was in difficulty.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “and they were-turning-over the price of it to the apostles so that they would then distribute it to the other believers according to the needs of each one.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “they would take it to the apostles. And then the apostles would distribute it to those believers who were in difficulty.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Acts 4:36)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 4:36:

  • Uma: “Yusuf also did thus. He sold his land and turned-over the buying money of his land to the apostles of Lord Yesus. That Yusuf was a Lewi person from the land of Siprus. The apostles of Lord Yesus also called him Barnabas. Its meaning, the one who strengthens hearts.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Na, there was a man there with them named Yusup, born there on the island Kiprus. He was a Yahudi, a descendant of Libi. The commissioned ones named him also Barnabas (meaning, a man who encourages the liver).” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And there was one of them from Cyprus, a Jew also who was a descendant of the long ago person Levi, his name was Joseph, and the apostles titled him Barnabas which means he is able to give strength to our faith.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “That was exactly what Jose from-Cipre the descendant of Levi did. What the apostles called him was Barnabas, meaning one-who-strengthens the mind/thoughts of his companion.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Like a Levita who was Jose the taga Chipre, whom the apostles called Bernabe, which means, he was always encouraging the others.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Acts 4:37)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 4:37:

  • Uma: “Yusuf also did thus. He sold his land and turned-over the buying money of his land to the apostles of Lord Yesus. That Yusuf was a Lewi person from the land of Siprus. The apostles of Lord Yesus also called him Barnabas. Its meaning, the one who strengthens hearts.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “This Barnabas, he had land which he sold and he brought the proceeds to the commissioned ones.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And there was some land which Barnabas had, and he sold it, and he gave the proceeds to the apostles.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “What he did, he had land that he sold, and he went and turned-over its sale-money to the apostles.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “He sold a piece of his land. After selling it, he brought the payment to the apostles.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Acts 5:1)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 5:1:

  • Uma: “There was also a man named Ananias with his wife who was named Safira. That Ananias also sold his land.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “But there was a certain man named Ananiyas. His wife was Sappira. They had land which he sold,” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And there was a man who was named Ananias. His wife was named Sapphira. He sold their land,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “But there was also a married-couple Ananias and Safira who sold their land.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “There was a person called Ananias. The name of his wife was Safira. They also sold a piece of their land.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Acts 5:2)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 5:2:

  • Uma: “Part of the buying money of his land he handed-over to the apostles of the Lord Yesus, he said: ‘Here is all the buying money of my land.’ But in fact he had saved/stored part it [emphatic]. In that deed, the couple were in-agreement.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “but he kept some of the proceeds for himself. His wife knew this. The rest of the money he handed over to the commissioned ones and he said that that was the proceeds.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “however he kept part of the proceeds, and his wife was pleased by this. And that which he didn’t keep, he took it and gave it to the apostles, and he said that it was all of the proceeds of his land.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “They agreed to set-aside some of its sale-money, then Ananias went and turned-over the rest to the apostles saying, ‘Here is the sale-money of our (excl.) land.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “When they had sold it, Ananias took the payment to the apostles, but there was something they husband-and-wife had agreed upon together which was not to give all of it. When Ananias arrived, he said, ‘Here also is our (excl.) help. That­s as much as was paid for our (excl.) land which we (excl.) sold.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Acts 5:3)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 5:3:

  • Uma: “Petrus said to Ananias: ‘Why did you (sing.) allow the King of Evil-ones to control your (sing.) heart, wanting to lie-to the Holy Spirit? You (sing.) said that you (sing.) had turned over all of the buying money of your (sing.) land, but really you (sing.) stored/saved part of it [emphatic]!” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Petros said to him, ‘Ananiyas, why do you allow the leader of demons to rule in your liver so that you lie to the Holy Spirit? For you kept some of the proceeds-of-the-sale of your land.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Peter said to him, ‘Ananias, why are you letting yourself be controlled by Satan, because you are deceiving the Holy Spirit because you do not give all the money.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Whereupon Pedro said, ‘Ananias, why did you (sing.) permit Satan to possess you (sing.) and lie to the Holy Spirit by denying/verbally-concealing part of its sale-money?” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “But Pedro said to him, ‘Ananias, why did you (sing.) indulge what Satanas put in your mind which was to lie to the Espiritu Santo? You thought what you two husband-and-wife had agreed on could be hidden, which was to put some of it away.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Acts 5:4)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 5:4:

  • Uma: “Before you (sing.) sold that land, you (sing.) were the owner. And also after you (sing.) sold it, you (sing.) were still the owner of the money [lit., price]. So how is it that there is a purpose in your (sing.) heart to do like that? It is not us (excl.) here that you (sing.) lied-to. It is God [emphatic] that you (sing.) lied-to!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “As-long-as you had not sold it, was it not yours? And when you had sold it, was it not you who decided/ruled what-to-do-with (lit. as to how) the proceeds? Why did you think of doing like this? It is not man/human to whom you lied but God.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Before you sold it, was it not your land? And even after you sold it, you were still the one who was in charge of the money. Why did you plan this bad doing? It is not just people you are trying to fool, but rather it is God.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “The land was certainly yours when you hadn’t yet sold it, and you could make-use-of-it in-any-way. You could use its sale-money for anything too. Why did you (sing.) decide to do that? It was not a person/people you (sing.) lied-to, but rather God.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “For isn’t it so that that land you (pl.) sold was your (pl.) own? Well of course as for what was paid, it was yours (pl.). Now however much you want to give of course it’s up to you (lit. yours will be followed), as long as you tell the truth. Why did you (pl.) decide to tell this lie? What’s happened is it isn’t just man you’ve lied to, but on the contrary it’s God.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Acts 5:5)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 5:5:

  • Uma: “When Ananias heard Petrus’s utterance, he suddenly fell down [and] immediately died. All the people who heard what happened, no kidding their fear.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “When Ananiyas heard those words, immediately he fell dead. And all who heard about that his death, were entered into by great fear.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when Ananias heard these words, God punished him, and immediately he fell down and died. And then some young men came to him and tied up his body and carried it out and buried it. And all who heard about this happening were very much afraid.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Upon Ananias’ hearing what Pedro said, he simultaneously (with hearing it) fell down dead. The young men wrapped-around-his body -with-strips (of cloth), then they took him out and went and buried him. And great was the fear of all who heard what happened to him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Well, when Ananias heard that, he at once fell down for he died. That’s why everyone became afraid who saw and heard news of that.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)