Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 11:14:
- Uma: “He is the one who will cause you (sing.) to receive the news that carries goodness to you (sing.), including all the people contents of your (sing.) house.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “He has words/message for you that can save you and all of your companions in one house (and your whole household).'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “You and your family, he will cause you to understand the way in which you can be set free from God’s punishment on you.’ This is what Cornelius told,’ said Peter.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “to go tell to you the way your household may be saved,’ the angel reportedly said.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “He will be the one to explain to you the teaching which can enable you to be saved, including these others within your household.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 11:15:
- Uma: “‘So, while I was still talking to them, the Holy Spirit came down and controlled them, the same that happened to us Yahudi people the first time.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Then when I was speaking to Korneliyus and company,’ Petros said, ‘the Holy Spirit entered them like us (incl.) in the beginning.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Then said Peter, ‘While I was preaching to them, immediately the Holy Spirit came down and inspired them just like us Jews the first time we were inspired.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When I had just-begun to speak, the Holy Spirit entered into them the very same way that he did to us at the first.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Therefore I then began to teach them. But, I hadn’t been teaching for long when the Espiritu Santo was caused to indwell them, just like he was caused to indwell us before.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 11:16:
- Uma: “From there, I remembered the words of the Lord that said: ‘Yohanes baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Then I remembered what Isa had said. He said, hep ‘It was water what Yahiya bathed the people with, but you,’ Isa said, ‘what you will be bathed with is different. The Holy Spirit will be sent to you.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then I remembered the word of our Lord Jesus who said, ‘Water is what John baptized people with, however your baptism will be: you will be indwelt by the Holy Spirit.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “And that was when-I-remembered what the Lord Jesus said previously that John baptized the people with water, but as-for us, we will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “At that I remembered what the Lord had indeed said, saying, ‘Water is what Juan was baptizing with, but as for you, the Espiritu Santo is whom you will be baptized with.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Isthmus Mixe: “Then I remembered the words of the Lord Jesus when he said: ‘John really baptized by means of water. But God, God will baptize you differently. The Holy Spirit will then enter your hearts.'”
- Lalana Chinantec: “So therefore I remembered the word that our Lord spoke back then when he said: ‘John used water when he baptized people back then, but the Great Spirit will enter your hearts; that’s the way you’ll be baptized,’ that’s what the Lord said back then.”
- Eastern Highland Otomi: “Immediately I thought of the word of the Lord when he said: ‘John baptized your heads with water, but Jesus will cause you to receive the Holy Spirit in your hearts.'” (Source for this and two above: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 11:17:
- Uma: “So, relatives, it is very clear, God gave the Holy Spirit to them who are not Yahudi people, the same as he gave to us, because of our belief in the Lord Yesus Kristus. So, who am I, that I would dare to obstruct God’s purpose?'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Na,’ Petros said, ‘it is really clear now that God has also given to the people who are not Yahudi his Spirit the love-gift that he has given to us (incl.) the Yahudi, when we (incl.) trusted in Isa Almasi the Lord. Therefore I could not oppose God.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And if God caused them to be inspired by the Holy Spirit just like he caused us to be inspired long ago when we believed in the Lord Jesus, it is not possible that I do not receive the fact that he has caused them who are not Jews to be inspired also.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Therefore if God gave-the Holy Spirit -as-gift to them who were Gentiles, that being what he gave-as-gift to us when we believed in the Lord Jesu Cristo, what kind-of-person do I suppose I might be that I would forbid God not to have-done that?’ said Pedro.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well now, as for those who aren’t Jews, they are now just like us, for they have been graced by God to be indwelt by the Espiritu Santo when they believed-in/obeyed the Lord Jesu-Cristo. Therefore who am I to forbid God?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 11:18:
- Uma: “When those gathered heard the words of Petrus, they stopped finding fault with him. Instead they praised God, they said: ‘If thus, it seems that God does also accept people who are not Yahudi people, he gives them opportunity to repent from their sins so that [lit., until / to the point that] they receive good life forever.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When the Yahudi heard this, they had nothing to say. Even more so they praised God. They said, ‘If that’s the case, God has also caused the non-Yahudi tribes to-think/given-the-mind so that their livers would be changed and they have life forever.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when the Jewish believers heard this argument of Peter’s, they stopped scolding him, and they praised God because they said, ‘So God has come down upon those people who aren’t Jews so that they might be able also to abandon their bad customs and so that they might receive eternal life.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When they heard that, they stopped criticizing him and they praised God saying, ‘(surprised realization particle) So even the Gentiles, God gave them the opportunity to repent so-that they also will enjoy life that has no end.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When those challenging Pedro heard, they stopped their protesting. What they next did was, they praised God. They were saying, ‘Well, if that’s how it is apparently, God has now also graced even people who aren’t Jews, that they might repent and let go of their sins, so that life can be theirs which has no ending.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 11:19:
- Uma: “So, beginning from the murder of Stefanus, the followers of Yesus in Yerusalem were persecuted, and many of them fled, going to the villages of others, with the result that they were scattered. There were those who arrived at the land of Fenisia, there were also those who ended up in the land of Siprus and the town of Antiokhia. Wherever they went, they announced the Word of the Lord God, but only to the Yahudi people.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “During the time when Estepan was killed, the ones trusting in Isa had scattered hep because of the persecution against them. Some reached as far as the country Penisiya, Kiprus Island, and there in Antiyok. They proclaimed the good news there but to the Yahudi only.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And there were some believers who ran away because of ill treatment to those who trust Jesus when Stephen was murdered. And they were scattered separating to the land of Phoenicia, and to the island in the sea which was named Cyprus, and they were also in the town of Antioch. And they told about the word of God, however only to Jews.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When the Jews killed Esteban, the believers were persecuted and they separated. There were those who went as-far-as Fenicia, Cipre and to Antiok, telling the word of God, but the ones-to-whom-they-told-it, Jews only.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well, as for those other believers who had been scattered because of that persecution of them, which began at the killing of Esteban, far-away lands were where they had reached. Some had arrived in Fenicia. Others had gone to the island of Chipre. And even Antioquia, some had gone there. Every land they came to, they taught the Good News there concerning Jesus. But only Jews were whom they were teaching.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 11:20:
- Uma: “So, from there, there were also those who believed in Yesus who were from the lands of Siprus and Kirene. From them, there were also those who went to the town of Antiokhia carrying the Good News to people who were not Yahudi people, telling them that Yesus was Lord.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Other disciples of Isa, people from Kiprus and Kirene, they went to Antiyok and they also proclaimed to the people not Yahudi the good news about Isa, the Lord.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And some of those who ran away were from Cyprus and from Cyrene, and when they arrived there in Antioch, they told the news also to some who weren’t Jews. They caused them to understand about our Lord Jesus.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But there were also some from-Cipre and from-Cirene who went to Antiok, and they were also telling the good news concerning the Lord Jesus to Gentiles.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “However, included among those teaching were some who, although they were Jews, where they grew up was Chipre and Cirene. Well, when they arrived there in Antioquia, they also taught the Griego concerning the Lord Jesus.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 11:21:
- Uma: “The power of the Lord was with them, with the result that many of the Antiokhia people believed and offered their lives to the Lord.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “The power of God was there with them and very many people of Antiyok believed and followed now Isa, the Lord.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “God helped them to tell the news because very many people came to believe in our Lord Jesus, and they obeyed his commands.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because the power of the Lord God was with them to teach, there were many who turned-to-face the Lord Jesus to believe.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “And the help of the Lord to them was big in that teaching of theirs, that’s why many believed and submitted to the Lord.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Isthmus Mixe: “The Lord Jesus blessed them a lot. Many people there looked away from the words of their ancestors and believed the words of Jesus.” (Source: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)