Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 7:45:
- Uma: “Some time after that, our ancestors died in that wilderness. And their children brought that worship tent into this land of Kanaan. At that time, God expelled the inhabitants of Kanaan, and Yosua lead the Israel people to win/obtain this land that we dwell in now. So, that worship tent was still in the midst of the Israel people long ago until the time of King Daud.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Then they left that house to their descendants for-many-generations. And our (incl.) forefathers brought it when they and Yussa’ entered into this land, after God had driven away the other nations/tribes that were living here. And that house was still here until-during the time when Da’ud was king.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And a long time after that as for the children of these ancestors of ours, when they inherited that shelter where God lived, they did not abandon it in their following Joshua when they came into this our land. And they came to own this land when God drove out the previous inhabitants here. And the dwelling place of God was still here when David began to rule.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When Moses died, Josue took-his-place to lead them in their coming to this country. And that-aforementioned Tent which they inherited, they took-it-with-them in their taking-over the land of those who originally/formerly resided here whom God drove-out. And that-aforementioned Tent, it remained in our country until the time of King David.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “It was inherited by their childen who were then being led by Josue who succeeded Moises. They brought it with them when they entered this land which became theirs, when they drove out the previous inhabitants with the help of God. That really was their handed-down worship-place of God till the time of king David.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Highland Popoluca: “When Moses died, Joshua was chosen that he would lead our brothers passed-by (forefathers). And Joshua took our brothers from the desert to the land promised them by God. When they arrived there the land was occupied. But God put out these people that our forefathers should be able to go in. For a long time they the Israel people had their cloth house until David was their leader.” (Source: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 7:46:
- Uma: “That Daud made glad the heart of the Lord God. He called-out to the Lord God, he said: ‘O God who was worshipped by Yakub long ago, I request that you (sing.) permit me to build your dwelling house.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “God was pleased with Da’ud. Da’ud asked permission to make a house for God, the one who was also really worshiped-as-God by our (incl.) forefather, Yakub.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when he became king, he pleased God, and David begged God that he would be permitted by God, that he would be the one to build a true house for a worship place where God would be worshipped, the God who was worshipped a long time ago by our ancestor Jacob.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Now David, God loved-him, and he requested God if it would be possible to build a proper dwelling-place-for-him so that it would be a place-for Jacob’s descendants -to-worship him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Because David really pleased God, he requested that if possible/acceptable, he would permit him to build a house which would be their worship-place of God, they who were descendants of Jacob.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 7:47:
- Uma: “But he didn’t permit him. It was his child named Salomo who later built the House of God.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But the one who made a house for God was King Sulaiman.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “However God did not permit David, because it was Solomon who built the house of God.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But it was not David who built it but rather his child Solomon.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “God permitted that a house be built, but it was Solomom who was David’s son whom he permitted to build it.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 7:48:
- Uma: “‘But actually the God does not live in a house made by men. For his power surpasses all that is worshipped. There was a prophet long ago who said like this:” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “‘But the God Most High,’ Estepan said, ‘does not live in houses made by humans. A prophet wrote what God said. He said,” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Stephen said, ‘In spite of that, the highest God, he does not just live in a house built by people, because the prophet wrote saying,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘But the highest/greatest God, what he dwells-in is not a house that people build, because one of God’s spokesmen back then said,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Even though this God the Highest/Most-important gave permission, of course he doesn’t live in a house just made by man, just as if he was human/man. For it’s like what was said by a prophet in the past, saying,” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 7:49:
- Uma: “The Lord God says: ‘The sky is my seat, and the earth is my stepping-on-place. What kind of house do you want to build for me? Where would be fitting to become my staying house?” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “‘Heaven is the-chair/where-I-sit to rule. And the earth is the-resting-place for my feet. You cannot make a house where I live, and you also cannot make a stopping/resting place for me,’ God said.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “‘God says, ‘Heaven is where I sit, and earth is where I place my feet. There is no house that you can build that would hold me. You also cannot build a proper place for me to rest” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘In heaven is where I sit to rule, and the world, that’s where-I-stretch-out-my-legs. Therefore whatever house you build, it will not suffice as a place-for-me-to-stay.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “”The heavens really are my seat in kingship. The world is just the stepping-stool of my feet,’ says God. ‘What kind of house could you make to house me? Or what place is fitting for me as my resting place,” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 7:50:
- Uma: “Seeing that I am the one who made everything!’ Thus are the Words of the Lord.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “‘For I am the one who made the sky and the world/earth.’ ‘” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “because I am the one who created this earth and all the things that are in it.’ ‘” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because it is I who made all that exists.’ That’s what God caused-to-be-written back then,’ said Esteban.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “since I indeed am the one who created all these things?”” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 7:51:
- Uma: “Stefanus also said to the Yahudi elders: ‘No kidding the hardness of your wisdom teeth, relatives! No kidding your stubbornness! No kidding your making yourselves deaf to hearing the Word of the Lord God! You are definitely the same as our ancestors long ago, continually rejecting the Holy Spirit.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Then Estepan said to the councilors and to the people, ‘How hard your heads are. Your livers are livers not obeying/following God. And how deaf are your ears. You do not listen-to/heed God’s word/message. You are just like your forefathers long-ago. You also do not listen-to/heed the Holy Spirit.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Now,’ said Stephen, ‘you my companion Jews, your breath is very hard. You do not want to listen to and you do not want to obey the word of God. You never stop transgressing against the Holy Spirit. That which our ancestors did is also what you do.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then he continued saying, ‘Your mind/thoughts are hard/stubborn. You are like pagans who refuse to believe in God and turn-a-deaf-ear-to what he says. You also take-after the way our ancestors continually opposed the Holy Spirit.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well now,’ said Esteban, ‘I will speak plainly. For your heads are so hard! And as for your ways/nature, it’s really just like the people who have no knowledge of God, for you just refuse-to-listen to his word. You are always opposing the Espiritu Santo, just like your ancestors did.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 7:52:
- Uma: “There was not one prophet that was not persecuted by your ancestors long ago. They killed the messengers/apostles of God long ago who said they there would be a righteous Servant of God, that is Yesus. And now, you are the ones who sold this Servant of God to his enemies. You are the ones who killed him!” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Was there even one prophet who was not persecuted by your forefathers? None. They killed in ancient-times the men whom God told to spread/make-known about the coming of his righteous/straight servant. And when that servant of his had come, you betrayed him and you killed him.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Is there even one only of those inspired long ago that were not tortured by our ancestors? There is not any. They killed those whom God sent, those who prophesied a long time ago the arrival of his righteous servant Jesus. And you also know, because this Jesus, the servant of God, you betrayed and you murdered.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Was there even one of those prophets whom our ancestors didn’t persecute? Definitely none. Even those who prophesied the coming of the holy Messiah who served God, they killed (them). And as for you, you betrayed and killed the Messiah.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Isnt it so that as for the prophets of the past, there wasn’t one who was not caused to suffer by those ancestors of yours? And they even killed those God caused to tell concerning the coming of his righteous Servant Jesus. Well as for you now, you are the ones who as-it-were traded that Jesus. You are the ones who caused him to be killed,” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
