Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Acts 7:13)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 7:13:

  • Uma: “When they went the second time, Yusuf revealed [lit., exposed, broke through] to them that he was their relative. At that time, only then did Firaun know who the relatives of Yusuf were.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “‘The second time they went, Yusup made himself known to his brothers. And Yusup also told the king, therefore the king knew now Yusup’s relatives.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And on their second trip there to Egypt, Joseph revealed himself to his brothers, and then the king came to know just who were the relatives of Joseph.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “At their second going, Jose caused-himself-to-be-recognized by them that he was their younger-sibling, and he made-known also to the Faraon concerning them and his father.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “On their second going there, only then did they recognize that, after all, it was their brother Jose they were going to, for he was in charge of the distribution to all those who came to get food. They recognized him for Jose caused himself to be recognized by them. That’s how the king came to know concerning the relatives of Jose.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Acts 7:14)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 7:14:

  • Uma: “After that, Yusuf sent news to Yakub his father, saying that the whole family should move to Mesir. The amount of the people who moved to Mesir, [was] seventy-five.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Then Yusup sent for his father Yakub. He told Yakub and all of them in the family to come to Misil. They were seventy five in all.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Joseph had word carried to his father that he should come to him, that is, his father and all his relatives.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Then Jose caused-to-be-invited his father Jacob and all his siblings/cousins and their families to go to Egipto. They were seventy in all.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “And then Jose caused his father Jacob to be fetched and all his relatives, the number of them being seventy-five people.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Acts 7:15)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 7:15:

  • Uma: “So, Yakub indeed moved to the land of Mesir and lived there until he died. So also all his children.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Therefore Yakub and company went to Misil. Yakub died in that country, and his children, our (incl.) nation’s ancestors, also died there.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then Jacob with all of his followers went to Egypt. The number of them who went to Egypt were 75 people, and after a long time Jacob died in Egypt, and his sons, our ancestors, died also.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “So they went to Egipto to stay there, and that country was where plural Jacob and his children who were our ancestors died.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Therefore that’s how Jacob and our fore-fathers came to be in Egipto. There is where they died.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Acts 7:16)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 7:16:

  • Uma: “But their bones were carried back here to the town of Sikhem and buried in the grave that Abraham bought from the descendants of Hemor with silver money.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Their corpses were taken to Sekem and they were buried there in the burial-place which Ibrahim had bought long ago/in the ancient past. He bought that from the sons of Hamor there in the place Sekem.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And as each of them died, his body was returned there to where they came from, there to Shechem, and there they were buried in the burial cave that Abraham had bought before. He bought it with silver money from the children of Hamor who were the inhabitants there in Shechem.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Their corpses however, they were taken-home to Sekem and buried (lit. placed-in) in the cave that Abraham had previously bought from the children of Hamor.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “But even though Egipto is where they died, it wasn’t indeed there where they were buried, but on the contrary in Canaan which was their land. They were taken to their burial-place which was the cave at Siquem which Abraham had bought from the sons of Hamor.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Acts 7:17)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 7:17:

  • Uma: “‘A long time after that, the time had almost come for God to make-come-true his promise to Abraham. Our ancestors proliferated in the land of Mesir until there became very many of them.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “‘When the time was approaching when they would be caused-to-go-out from Misil as God had promised Ibrahim, there were already very many of our (incl.) nation/tribe in Misil.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when God was about to carry out his promise to Abraham that he would free his descendants there, very many there in Egypt were the descendants of our ancestors.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “‘When it was almost the time-that God -would-fulfill what he had previously promised to Abraham, our ancestors increased-in-number even-more in Egipto.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Esteban further said, ‘Well, when our fore-fathers were there now in Egipto, they continued to increase in number. When it had been a long time already, being now near the time when what God had promised to Abraham would be fulfilled, they were really numerous then.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Acts 7:18)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 7:18:

  • Uma: “Finally, there was a king ruling in Mesir, who did not remember who Yusuf was.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Then, there was (another) who took over as king in Misil, he did not know about Yusup.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “There was one who was ruling in Egypt who had no knowledge at all about the ruling of Joseph long ago.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Meanwhile the kings replaced-one-another-in-turn until one took-his-turn who knew nothing concerning Jose.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “And then someone became king there who didn’t know/acknowledge concerning Jose.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Acts 7:19)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 7:19:

  • Uma: “That king mistreated our ancestors long ago and persecuted them. He ordered them to throw out their babies so they would die.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “He deceived our (incl.) nation/tribe and severely maltreated/did evil (things) to our (incl.) forefathers. They were forced to put their little babies outside of the house and to abandon (them) so that they would eventually die.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Then,’ said Stephen, ‘this king, he cheated our ancestors and did bad to them. By means of force, he had the Jews throw away their children, far away so that they might die.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “That king, he tricked our ancestors and persecuted them by forcing them to throw-away their babies to die.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Much was what he did, deceiving our nation. He really caused our ancestors to suffer, for he forced them to leave their babies outside so that they couldn’t live.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Acts 7:20)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 7:20:

  • Uma: “At that time, Musa was born. Musa was a child who was very handsome. He was cared-for for only three months in his parents’ house, and he was thrown out.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “It was during that time that Musa was born. Musa was a very handsome boy. For three months he could still be hidden in the house of his parents.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Now that was the time when Moses was born. He was a very lovely child and God was pleased with him. His parents took care of him for three months.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “‘And that was the time when-Moses -was-born who was a fine-looking baby. Three months were what his mother nursed him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “At that time Moses was born who was a really lovely child. He was cared for for three months by his parents.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Aguaruna: “When they stayed like that one little child was borne-remote-past, one-chosen by God, who was to be our grandfather Moses….” (Source: Larson 1998, p. 81)