Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Acts 9:33)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 9:33:

  • Uma: “In that town of Lida, he met a man, his name Eneas. This Eneas had been lame for eight years, he could not get up from his bed.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “There he saw a man named Aneyas. This man had not been able to get up from his bed for eight years already because his body was paralyzed (dead).” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And there he saw a man who was named Aeneas, and this Aeneas, for eight years now he could not get up because half of his body was dead.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “he came-upon a man named Eneas who had-been-lying-down for eight years, because he was a cripple.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Well, there was a man he saw who was named Eneas. Eight years already was how long he had been bed-ridden, for he was paralized (lit. there was a dead part of his body).” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Acts 9:34)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 9:34:

  • Uma: “Petrus said to him: ‘Eneas, Yesus Kristus heals you (sing.)! Stand up and roll up your (sing.) mat.’ At that time indeed, Eneas stood up.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Petros said to him, ‘Aneyas, Isa Almasi heals you now. Get up and roll-up your bed (lit. for-lying-on).’ Immediately Aneyas got up.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Peter said to him, ‘I say, Aeneas, Jesus Christ cures you. Get up and put away your bedding.’ And immediately Aeneas was cured and he got up.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Pedro said to him, ‘Hey Eneas, get-up to roll-up that mat of yours (sing.), because Jesu Cristo is healing you (sing.).’ Right-then he got-up.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “When Pedro saw that lame person, he said, ‘Eneas, right now, you are being made well by Jesu-Cristo. Get up now, and roll up that on which you are lying.’ When Pedro said that, that lame person truly did get up and straight away could stand.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Acts 9:35)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 9:35:

  • Uma: “All the people in the town of Lida and in Saron saw that he was healed, and they too believed in the Lord Yesus.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Very many people living in Lidda and those living in Saron saw him and they now followed Isa, the Lord.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And all the people who lived there in Lydda and Sharon saw that he was cured. And all of them believed in the Lord Jesus.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “And the residents in Lidda and in the plain at Saron, when they saw him, they believed in Jesus.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Well, all the taga Lida, including the taga Saron, who saw that he was now well, they all believed in the Lord.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Acts 9:36)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 9:36:

  • Uma: “Not far from Lida was also a town named Yope. In Yope, there was a woman who believed in Yesus, Her name, Tabita. In the Yunani language her name was Dorkas (meaning: deer). Her deeds were good, and much was her help to poor people.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Na, there in the place Joppa, there was a woman disciple of Isa named Tabita. (In the Girik language, her name was Dorkas, meaning deer.) She always did good works and she helped the poor very much.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And in the village of Joppa there was a woman follower who was named Tabitha. In the Greek language it was Dorcas, which is to say, female deer. And this woman, there were many good things that she did. She always helped the poor.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “There was also a woman named Tabita who was Jesus’ disciple in Joppa. (What they named her in the language of the Griego was Dorcas, its meaning being deer.) Only good is what she was doing continually, and she knew how to (implies corresponding action) help the collective-poor.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “There was a woman who was a believer who was a taga Jope, her name being Tabita. Her name in the Griego language was Dorcas. As for that woman, many were the good deeds which she did. She was really very helpful to the poor.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Acts 9:37)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 9:37:

  • Uma: “At the time that Petrus was in Lida, Dorkas became very sick and immediately died. After they bathed her, they put her in the room on the top.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “At that time, she was hit by sickness and died. They washed/cleansed (sutsi) her body and they laid her in a room upstairs in the house.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And at that time she got sick and died. They washed her body, and they placed it in a room up above which was in her house.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “While Pedro was in Lidda, Tabita got-sick and died. They bathed her body, and then they laid-her-face-up in the room upstairs.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “At that time, she became seriously ill which caused her death. When she died, her body was washed according to their customs, and then she was-laid-out in an upstairs room.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Acts 9:38)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 9:38:

  • Uma: “The followers of Yesus in Yope heard that Petrus was in Lida, because that town of Yope was just close to Lida. That is why they ordered two people to go to Petrus, asking him to come quickly to Yope.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “That place Joppa was not very far from Lidda. When the disciples of Isa who were there in Joppa heard that Petros was there in Lidda, they sent two men to go to Petros to fetch him telling him to come hurriedly.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And the village of Joppa is near to the village of Lydda. And the followers there in Joppa, when they heard that Peter was in Lydda, they sent two men to him to tell him saying, ‘Come here quickly.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Then they sent two men to go call Pedro, because they heard that he was in Lidda which was close-by their town. When they arrived, they said, ‘Please hurry so we will go to Joppa.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “And then, because Lida and Jope were close together, when the taga Jope believers heard news that Pedro was at Lida, they sent two people to go there. They were instructed to beg-aid, that hopefully Pedro would go to them at once.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Acts 9:39)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 9:39:

  • Uma: “So, Petrus did follow along with them. When they arrived in Yope, they immediately accompanied him going to the wake for the dead person. All the widows surrounded Petrus. They cried and showed him the shirts and clothes that Dorkas had sewn for them while she was still alive.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “When Petros knew that, immediately he got ready and went with them. When (they) arrived at Joppa, they took him to the room upstairs. All the widows surrounded him weeping. They showed to him the shirts and jackets that Dorkas had sewn for them when she was alive.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Peter left, going with them. And when Peter arrived he went with them to the room up above. And there were there some widow women and they gathered around crying. And they showed him the shirts that Dorcas had sewed while she was still alive.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Then Pedro stood-up and went-with them. Upon their arrival, they led (him) to the room where the dead-one was located. And then the weeping widows who were there crowded-around (him), while showing-and-showing him the clothes that Dorcas had sewed before her death.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Therefore, when it had been told to Pedro, he went with them. When he arrived in Jope, he was taken to that upstairs room where the one who had died was laid out. When he had gone in, the widow women all approached him who were crying there. They showed him all the kinds of clothes which Dorcas had sewn, which was her aid to them while she was still alive.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Acts 9:40)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 9:40:

  • Uma: “From there, Petrus ordered them to leave that room, and he knelt to pray. When he finished praying, he faced the dead one, he said to her: ‘Tabita, get up!’ Suddenly her eyes really opened, and looked at Petrus, and she immediately sat up.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Petros sent them all out from that room and then he stood on his knees on the floor praying to God. Then he faced the corpse and he said, ‘Tabita, get up.’ The woman opened her eyes and when she saw Petros, she sat up.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Peter put all of them outside, and he knelt down to pray to God. And then he turned and faced the body of the dead person, and he said, ‘Oh Tabitha, get up.’ And Tabitha opened her eyes and she saw Peter, and she got up and sat.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Pedro put-them all -out, then he knelt to pray. Then he turned-to-face the corpse of the dead-one and he said, ‘Tabita, get-up/sit-up.’ Her eyes opened, and upon her seeing Pedro, she got-up/sat-up.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “And then Pedro said to them just to be outside now. When he was alone, he knelt down and prayed. When his prayer ended, he faced that one who had died and spoke. He said, ‘Tabita, get up.’ Without anything further, Tabita at once opened her eyes. When she saw Pedro, she got up.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)