Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Acts 5:22)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 5:22:

  • Uma: “Those who were ordered [to go] did go. However when they arrived at the jail, they did not find them any more. Those that were ordered returned to the judges, they said:” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “But when the police arrived there, they did not find them in the prison. So they went back to the councilors to tell them. The policemen said,” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when the police arrived at the prison, they didn’t see anything, and they returned and told this, they said,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “But when they arrived there, they weren’t-there, so they returned to report-the-bad-news.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “But their personnel whom they sent were just frustrated, for on their arrival, none of those apostles was there. They returned at once and made it known.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Acts 5:23)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 5:23:

  • Uma: “‘We(excl.) saw the door of the jail still locked tight. And the police guards were still guarding the door. We(excl.) opened the door, there was not one person we (excl.) found inside!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “‘When we (excl.) arrived there at the prison, the prison doors were locked very well. And the guards were standing there watching/guarding the doors. But when we (excl.) opened the doors, we (excl.) did not find them inside.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “‘When we arrived at the prison we saw that the door was thoroughly shut, and the guards, they were there near the door. However when we opened it, there was nothing that we saw inside,’ they said.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “They said, ‘When we (excl.) arrived at the prison, it was still locked. The guards were also there standing by the door. But when we (excl.) opened it, there were emphatically no people inside.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “They said, ‘All of you please excuse(us), they aren’t there. On our (excl.) arrival that jail was closed really well. The guards were indeed standing there. But when we (excl.) opened it, there wasn’t even one there of the people you sent us (excl.) for.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Acts 5:24)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 5:24:

  • Uma: “When they heard that, the head of the police of House of God was confused, along with the chief priests, just what had happened to those apostles. And they were also apprehensive, about what might happen.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “When the captain of the temple guards and the leaders of the priests heard this, they wondered greatly as to what had happened to the commissioned ones.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when the captain of the guard there at the church and the chief priests heard this, they asked each other, ‘Where maybe are the apostles?'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “When the captain of the Temple police and the leaders of the priests heard (it), they were disturbed and they said in their mind/thoughts, ‘Where perhaps will this lead-to?'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “When the chiefs of the priests and the chief of the guards of the Templo heard, their mind/thinking was really agitated for they didn’t know what results would come from it.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Acts 5:25)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 5:25:

  • Uma: “From there, one person arrived saying to them: ‘Listen to this! The people that you jailed, you know? they are over there [out of sight] teaching the crowds at the House of God!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Then somebody arrived there telling them, he said, ‘The men you had imprisoned are there in the temple preaching to the people.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then a person came in saying, ‘Those whom you put in prison, they are here at the church teaching people.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Then someone arrived who reported, ‘Those that you imprisoned, they are in the Temple teaching the people.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “As they continued discussing, someone arrived coming from the Templo who told, ‘Excuse me for there’s something I want to say. There again at the Templo is where those people are whom you imprisoned, continuing to teach again.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Acts 5:26)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 5:26:

  • Uma: “So the head of the police with his companions went to the House of God to get those apostles. But they did not beat them, they carefully urged them [to go with them] because they feared the crowds, lest [the crowds] take it out on them, with the result that the crowds stone them.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Immediately the captain and his men went to get Petros and company. But they did not inflict-pain on them because they were afraid perhaps they might be thrown at with stones by the people.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And the captain and the police went and got the apostles and brought them to the leaders, and they did not beat the apostles because they were afraid of the people because they might be stoned.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “That being so the guards and their captain went to go get them. But they did not force them, because they were afraid of the many-people, lest they get-angry and hurl-stones-at them.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Well, without anything further, the chief of the guards of the Templo went there at once, along with his personnel. When they arrived, they again caused the apostles to accompany them, but they didn’t cause them forcibly to accompany for they were afraid of that crowd of people who were listening, for maybe they’d have rocks thrown at them.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Acts 5:27)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 5:27:

  • Uma: “So they took those apostles and brought-them-before the judges. The Big Priest advised them, he said:” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “They brought the commissioned ones there to face the councilors. Then they were investigated by the leading priest. He said,” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when they arrived, they made the apostles go before the leaders, and the high priest said to them,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “They took the apostles to the gathering-place of the leaders of the Jews, and they had-them-stand before them. Then the highest priest scolded (them) saying,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “When they again arrived at that meeting-place, the apostles were caused to be in the presence of the members of the Sanedrin. They were interrogated by the Most-important Priest.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Acts 5:28)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 5:28:

  • Uma: “‘We(excl.) forbade you the other day, don’t teach any more naming the name of Yesus. Look what you have done! The whole village of Yerusalem has heard that teaching of yours! Is it we (excl.) that you accuse of being guilty of that person’s murder.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “‘We (excl.) instructed you strictly not to teach concerning that man you are following. But what did you do? This teaching of yours has spread throughout Awrusalam, and you are accusing us (excl.) yet of having caused that man’s death.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “he said, ‘We forbad you that you should teach faith in the name of Jesus. And what have you done? You have spread your teaching in all Jerusalem. And that’s not all you’ve done because you have also blamed us for killing Jesus.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “‘We absolutely forbid (past tense) you to teach concerning Jesus, and there you have-worsened-it by making-(him)-known in the entire Jerusalem while-simultaneously you are blaming us (excl.) saying that we (excl.) are responsible for his death.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “‘Isn’t it certainly so,’ he said, ‘that we (excl.) emphatically forbade you to teach concerning that person? But you are doing it all the more. You have spread this teaching of yours all over Jerusalem, and you even want to cause us (excl.) to be unfairly blamed for his death.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Acts 5:29)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 5:29:

  • Uma: “Petrus answered with the other apostles of the Lord Yesus, they said: ‘We(excl.) still follow the command of God, not the command of man.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Petros and the other commissioned ones answered, they said, ‘What we (excl.) must obey is the command of God, not the command of man/humans.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then Peter and the other apostles answered saying, ‘It is necessary that we obey the commands of God, not the commands which are made by people.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Pedro and his fellow apostles answered and they said, ‘It-is-emphatically -necessary that God is the one we (excl.) obey, not people.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “But Pedro and his fellow apostles replied. They said, ‘It’s essential that the will of God is what we (excl.) obey, not the will of men which is contrary to what he instructed us (excl.) to do.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • San Mateo del Mar Huave: “So Peter said, together with the other apostles, they say, ‘It is more necessary that we believe that which Father God has commanded us to do, rather than that which the people command us.'”
  • Isthmus Mixe: “Then Peter and Jesus’ sent ones answered: ‘By all means we are going to obey what God commands. If people command otherwise, we will not obey.'”
  • Morelos Nahuatl: “We must obey God before we obey men.”

  • Teutila Cuicatec: “We obey God’s commands for this is more important than the commands of the people of the world.”
  • Chol: “We (excl.) must obey God even though in doing this we (excl) disobey the commands of men.” (Source for this and four above: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)