Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 7:21:
- Uma: “In his being thrown out, the young-woman daughter of Firaun picked him up, and cared for him like her own child.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “After three months he was put out of the house. But he was found by the daughter of the king and she made him her son.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when they placed him far away, the daughter of the king found him. She adopted Moses, and he grew up with her as if he were her own son.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When they were forced to abandon him outside, a woman who was the child of Faraon came-upon him, and she cared-for him like he was her child.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But when they could no longer hide him inside the house, they took him a distance and then left him. But there was someone who found him and he was adopted by the daughter of that king. Her treatment of that child was really just like she was-his-natural-mother.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 7:22:
- Uma: “So Musa was schooled in all the skill of the Mesir people, with the result that he was very powerful in his speech and actions.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Musa was taught all the learning of the tribe of Misil, and he was famous because of his speech and his deeds.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And she had Moses taught all of the customs of the Egyptians, and he became famous because of his wisdom in causing to understand and because of his work.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “He was taught with all the learning of the residents in Egipto, and what he said and did, it had weight.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Therefore, when Moises grew up, he was taught all which had been studied by the wise-people/thinkers who were taga Egipto. He was praiseworthy in speech and deed.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Morelos Nahuatl: “That’s why Moses studied all that the people of Egypt knew Moses was very smart for talking and for working.”
- Eastern Highland Otomi: “He, Moses studied all the teachings of the citizens of Egypt. And he had power in what he said and there was much that he could do.” (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 7:23:
- Uma: “‘When Musa’s age was a full forty years, he had an intention, wanting to visit his fellow relatives descendants of Israel.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “‘When Musa was forty years old,’ Estepan said, ‘he decided/thought-of to go and visit his fellow Yahudi, the nation/tribe of Isra’il.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “When Moses was forty years old he decided to go and visit his companions who were descendants of Israel.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘When Moses was forty years old, he decided to go visit his companions who were descendants of Israel.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When Moises’ age was forty years, he decided to look at the situation of his own people (lit. fellow-bodies), the descendants of Israel.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 7:24:
- Uma: “When he arrived there, he saw an Israel person hit by a Mesir person. Off Musa went and avenged his relative, killing the Mesir person.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Then he saw one being beaten by a man of the tribe Misil. He went to help his fellow (-Israelite) and retaliated, killing the man of Misil.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when he arrived he saw a Jewish man who was being ill treated by an Egyptian. And he helped his companion Jew, and he killed that Egyptian.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When he went, he happened-upon one whom one-from-Egipto was excessively-mistreating. He went and helped him and avenged him by killing the one-from-Egipto.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When he arrived there, he saw one of his own people who was being caused to suffer by a taga Egipto. Having seen, he helped that one of his own people. He killed that taga Egipto who was causing suffering.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 7:25:
- Uma: “Musa thought [emphatic] that his relatives would know that he was the one God would use-as-hands to free them from their slavery. But they did not know.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “He thought-mistakenly that his tribe/nation would understand that he was the one God would use to set them free, but they did not understand.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Moses thought mistakenly that his companion Jews already understood that he was the one God had chosen to set them free from the Egyptians. However they didn’t understand it.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Moses thought his companions would understand that he was the one God had chosen to set-them -free, but surprisingly they did not understand.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Moises mistakenly-thought that his own people would understand that he was the one God would use to release them from their slavery. But well, they didn’t understand.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 7:26:
- Uma: “‘The next day he also saw two men fighting, both Israel people. So, because he wanted to make them at peace, that’s why he said to them: ‘Why are you fighting, you who are relatives?'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “The next morning, he saw two people of Isra’il having a fist fight. He wanted to reconcile them. ‘Friends,’ he said, ‘you are equally of the tribe of Isra’il. Why do you beat/inflict-pain-on one another?'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And the next day Moses returned, and he saw two Jews who were fighting. He wanted to settle the problem between the two, and he said, ‘Brothers, don’t fight because you are brethren.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When it was the next day (lit. again light), he came-upon two descendants of Israel who were fighting, and he tried to stop-them -fighting saying, ‘Companions, how-come you are hurting-one-another? You are brothers after-all!'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Next day, he saw two of his own people who were fighting. He approached them to stop (them), so that they would settle-their-differences. He said, ‘Expl.! Don’t fight for you are of one blood.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Lalana Chinantec: “It was on a previous day that that happened that Moses went again to see his companions. He met two of his companions who were there fighting. Moses wanted them no longer to fight. He told his companions, ‘You’re of the same type, why are you mistreating your companion?’ That’s what Moses said.”
- Morelos Nahuatl: “The next day Moses found two Israelites fighting. He wanted to stop them. He said to them, ‘Listen. You are brothers. Why are you fighting?'” (Source for this and above: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 7:27:
- Uma: “But the one who had hit his companion pushed Musa and said to him: ‘Who raised you (sing.) to become a leader who decides our (excl.) matters?” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But the man who did the beating pushed Musa and said, ‘Who gave you authority to be leader over us (excl.)? Why should you be the one to judge us (excl.)?” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “However the one who was in the wrong would not listen. He pushed Moses and said, ‘Who gave you the authority to be Datu over us?” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘But the one who was-at-fault (lit. sinned), he up-and-shoved-at Moses saying, ‘Is it indeed-the-case (sarc. RQ) that you (sing.) have authority to rule-over and judge us (excl.)?” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But he was pushed back by one of them who was picking-a-fight and told, ‘Expl.! Who set you up as our (excl.) leader and judge?” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
For the Old Testament quotes, see Exodus 2:14.
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 7:28:
- Uma: “Maybe you (sing.) want to kill me too, like you (sing.) killed the Mesir person yesterday?'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Do you want to kill me also like you killed the man/person of Misil yesterday?'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Perhaps you are going to kill me like you killed that Egyptian yesterday.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Will you (sing.) perhaps kill-me like the way you (sing.) did the one-from-Egipto yesterday?'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Maybe you intend to kill me too, like that which you did yesterday to that taga Egipto!'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
