Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 8:9:
- Uma: “In that town, there was a man named Simon. That Simon was a magician / sleight-of-hand-expert [topobali’mata]. For a long time he had shown his magic that surprised the Samaritans. He said that he was a man with big power.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “There was a person living in that town whose name was Simon. He was a diviner (landungan) and the people of Samariya were very amazed about his doings. That Simon said that he was a person with (supernatural) power.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “There was a Samarian person who was a magician, and his name was Simon. For how many years had he surprised the people with his work. He caused the people to believe that he was not just a common person.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But there was someone who had for-a-long-time practiced-divination in that town who was named Simon of-whom-all the residents in Samaria -were-amazed. He had-been-boasting-about himself saying that he had importance/greatness (lit. highness).” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But in that city there was a person whose name was Simon. He was a powerful-spirit-medium. For a long time already, all the taga Samaria were amazed by him because of the big-size of his knowledge/aquired-skill. He kept on saying that he was a very-far-from-ordinary person.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Teutila Cuicatec: “In that town there lived a man called Simon who had been a Witch doctor formerly. He had really deceived the people who lived throughout all the land of Samaria, claiming that there was no one else like him.” (source: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 8:10:
- Uma: “The hearts of all the contents of the town were to him, both noblemen and the masses, they said: ‘That Simon, there is to him the power from God, that is called the Big Power.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “All the people in that place, of low or high social standing, really listened very well to him. The people said about that Simon, ‘Perhaps he is the one who has (supernatural) power from God which they call the ‘Great Power.’ ‘” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And everybody paid attention to his words in Samaria, those who were great and those who weren’t great, and they said, ‘This power that he uses, it is the power of God which is named the Great Power.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “And the many-people, both high and low, they kept-believing/obeying what he said and they considered that he was the godlike-one called Strong is his Power.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “And all the people from there, high and low-class, they really acknowledged as true what he said. They were saying, ‘Really as for this person, he is supernaturally-powerful with what is meant by the without equal supernatural-power of God.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Eastern Highland Otomi: “And all, the children and the older people, when they heard what he said, they said, ‘This man has power like God.'” (source: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 8:11:
- Uma: “For a long time he had surprised him with his magic, to the point that all the townspeople followed him and listened to his commands.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “For a long time already they had been astonished/amazed because of his deeds that’s why they listened very well to him.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “That’s why they followed him, because for a long time now he had led them by means of his skills.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Their following him, it was because he had practiced-divination for a long-time, and they were amazed at his ability.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “He was being honored/respected by the crowd because for a long time already he was fascinating them with what he could do through his skill as a powerful-spirit-medium.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 8:12:
- Uma: “But when Filipus arrived in their town, he taught them that Yesus was the Redeemer King, and he taught them to believe in Yesus to become God’s people in his Kingdom. So, many townspeople believed Yesus and requested-to-be-baptized as followers of Yesus, both men and women.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But when those people believed the good news proclaimed by Pilip about the rule of God and about Isa Almasi, then they were baptized (bathed) male and female as a sign that they now belonged to Isa.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when Philip caused the good news about the kingdom of God to be understood and the power of the name of Jesus Christ, they believed, and they, women and men, were baptized, and even Simon the Magician, he believed at that time.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But when they believed in the good news that Felipe was preaching concerning the ruling of God and Jesus’ position as Messiah, they got-baptized, there were men and women.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But when they believed/obeyed what Felipe was teaching concerning the kingdom of God and concerning Jesu-Cristo, female and male, they then had themselves baptized.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Lalana Chinantec: “But Philip preached the good word of how God becomes the owner of people’s hearts. He preached the good word of Jesus Christ. They accepted the word which Philip spoke, therefore they were baptized, men and women.” (source for this: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 8:13:
- Uma: “From there, Simon also believed and he was baptized. After he was baptized, he continually followed Filipus, because he was surprised to see the surprising signs and big happenings that happened.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Even Simon believed also. And after he was baptized, he always accompanied Pilip. He was greatly amazed when he saw the works of power and of wonder done by Pilip.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And after Simon was baptized, he went around with Philip and was greatly surprised when he saw the signs and the miracles that Philip was doing.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Even Simon, he also believed and was baptized. And afterwards he went-along-with Felipe while-simultaneously he was amazed at the amazing signs and miracles that he was doing.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Even Simon, he also believed. After he was baptized, he was always going about with Felipe because he was amazed by the signs which were amazing things which he was seeing Felipe being able to do.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 8:14:
- Uma: “The apostles of the Lord Yesus in Yerusalem heard what happened in Samaria, because some said to them: ‘The Samaria people there [out of sight] they are receiving the Word of God too.’ That is why they made plans, ordering Petrus and Yohanes to go there.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then, the commissioned ones who were there in Awrusalam heard that the people of Samariya had believed-obeyed the word/message of God. So they sent Petros and Yahiya to Samariya.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And the apostles in Jerusalem heard that the Samarians had believed in the word of God. That’s why they sent Peter and John there.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that those-from-Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Pedro and Juan to go there.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well, when the apostles in Jerusalem heard news that the taga Samaria had now believed the word of God, they sent Pedro and Juan there.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 8:15:
- Uma: “When Petrus and Yohanes arrived there, they prayed requesting on behalf of the Samaritans who had believed in the Lord Yesus, that the Lord give them the Holy Spirit.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When they arrived there, they prayed to God for the ones trusting in Isa in order that they would be entered into by the Holy Spirit.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “They went there, and they prayed that the Samarians might be given the Holy Spirit,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When they arrived, they then prayed-for the ones who had believed so they would receive the Holy Spirit,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When those two arrived there, they prayed for those taga Samaria who had believed, that they also would be indwelt by the Espiritu Santo, just like the Jews who believed.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 8:16:
- Uma: “Because they had not-yet been landed on by the Holy Spirit. They had only been baptized naming the name of the Lord Yesus.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “For the Holy Spirit had not yet come down on them even on one. But they had only been baptized as a sign that they belonged to Isa.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “because at that time the Samarians were not yet inspired by the Holy Spirit. The only thing yet that was done to them was they were baptized so that it might be known that they had fellowship with Jesus.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “because he had not yet entered them. They had been baptized in the name of Jesus and that was all.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “For although they had now believed, the Espiritu Santo had not yet entered-to-indwell them. They had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
