Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Acts 5:14)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 5:14:

  • Uma: “As-time-passed, more-and-more people believed in the Lord Yesus, both men and women.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “But nevertheless the people who trusted in Isa, the Lord, were added, men and women.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And the adding to the believers was always increasing. And because of that, the men and women were many who believed in the Lord Jesus.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Where-the believers -were-meeting-together was what they called Solomon’s Roofed-Shelter which was in the Temple area. As for those who did not believe, they were afraid to join (them), but the many-people nevertheless acknowledged-with-respect the believers and many men and women were joining/being-added who believed. There were many amazing-things that the apostles were doing that the many-people were seeing.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “And every day the number of believers grew and grew, women and men. There really were very many.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Acts 5:15)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 5:15:

  • Uma: “Many amazing signs were done by the apostles of the Lord Yesus, with the result that many sick people were carried with their mats, they were laid on the edge of the road. Because they hoped if Petrus passed there later, if only his shadow hit their bodies, they would become well.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Because of the works of the power which the commissioned ones did, the sick were brought by the people to the streets laid on stretchers and on mats so that if Petros passed by there, perhaps some of them might be overshadowed (lit. hit by his shadow).” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Because of the miracles which the apostles did, people carried the sick and placed them at the side of the road on their mats and beds so that they might be shadowed by the shadow of Peter as he passed by.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Therefore, they took the sick-ones to the street and then they laid-them on their beds and mats, because they thought that if Pedro were to pass-by, even if they were only shaded by his shadow, their sickness would be removed.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Well because many now had been made well by the apostles, what people there were doing was, they would take the sick ones on the mats they were lying on and put them at the sides of the streets of that city. They were hoping that if/when Pedro would walk there, if those sick ones were even just overshadowed by his shadow, they would get well.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Acts 5:16)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 5:16:

  • Uma: “So, the people flocked from other villages going to the village of Yerusalem, carrying their sick relatives and people that were entered by spirits. They were all healed.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Many people from the places surrounding Awrusalam also went bringing the sick and those possessed by demons, and they were all healed.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The inhabitants of the villages near Jerusalem, they went to Jerusalem taking the sick and those who were afflicted by evil spirits. And all of them were healed.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “There were many moreover who were going to Jerusalem from the surrounding towns taking the sick-ones and those possessed by evil-spirits, and they all got-well.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “And people kept on arriving coming from the towns round about Jerusalem. They were bringing their sick folk, including those possessed by evil-spirits. All of those being brought really got well.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Acts 5:17)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 5:17:

  • Uma: “At that time, the Big Priest with his companions that followed the teaching of the Saduki, they became jealous of the apostles of the Lord Yesus. That’s why they began to persecute them.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “So then, the leading priest and his companions the Sadduseo in Awrusalam, they were really jealous of the commissioned ones.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And at that time the high priest and his companions and the Sadducee people, they were very jealous of the apostles.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “When that was so, the highest priest and his companions the Saducees were excessively jealous of the apostles.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “When that’s how it was, the jealousy became much worse of the Most-important Priest and all his companions who were Saduceo.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Acts 5:18)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 5:18:

  • Uma: “They arrested/caught those apostles of Lord Yesus and detained them in the village jail.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “So they commanded them to be seized and imprisoned.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And they just moved and arrested the apostles and put them in prison.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Therefore, they went and arrested them and imprisoned them.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Therefore they went to the apostles and arrested and imprisoned them.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Acts 5:19)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 5:19:

  • Uma: “That night, an angel of the Lord opened the door of the jail and took them outside. That angel said to them:” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “But that night, an angel of God went (and) opened the doors of the prison to let them out. The angel said to them,” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And that night an angel of the Lord opened the prison and caused the apostles to go out,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “But when it was night, there was an angel of the Lord who went and opened the door of the prison. He took-them -out and then he said,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “But when night came, the door was opened by an angel sent by the Lord and he caused them to come out.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Acts 5:20)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 5:20:

  • Uma: “‘Go stand in the House of God, announce to the masses all those words that give new life.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “‘Go stand in the temple (lit. big prayer-house) and tell the people that are there about what they should do (lit. as to how) so that they will have everlasting life.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “and he said to them, ‘Go to the House of God and there teach the people about this new life.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “‘Go to the Temple to thoroughly tell to the many-people concerning the new life that God is giving.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “And then he said to them, ‘Go again to the Templo, and teach the crowd again concerning this life which is without ending.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Acts 5:21)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 5:21:

  • Uma: “So, early in the morning, they indeed went to the House of God and they taught the people. At that time also, the Big Priest and his companions called all the leaders of the Yahudi to gather to make a big meeting of the Yahudi religion. When they were all there, they said to their workers: ‘Go to the jail, get those apostles of the Lord Yesus there [out of sight] and bring them here.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “They obeyed the command of the angel and very-early-in-the-morning (subu-subu) they went to the temple to teach. Then the high priest and his companions called the elders of the nation of Isra’il to gather. They were the council members. Afterwards they commanded the police to go to the prison to fetch the commissioned ones.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when dawn came they went to the church and they taught. And the High Priest came to the church and also his companions, and the high priest ordered that all of the elders and the leaders of the Jews should gather together. And there were also some whom he sent to the prison to bring the apostles.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “When it got-light, they obeyed what the angel had said. They entered the Temple and began to teach. A little later, the highest priest and his companions arrived at their meeting-place, and they called all the elders and other leaders of the Jews so-that they would meet-with (them). Then they sent police to go to the prison to fetch the apostles.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Therefore, when day came, they truly did go to the Templo and taught again. Well, those who had had them arrested, that Most-important Priest and his companions the Saduceo, they sent for all their other companions, as many as were members of the Sanedrin, they being the leaders of the Jews. When they were now gathered, they then sent to have the apostles brought from the jail.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)