Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Acts 12:8)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 12:8:

  • Uma: “The angel also said to him: ‘Get your (sing.) clothes and put on your (sing.) shoes!’ Petrus obeyed his commands. After that the angel said again: ‘Put-on-your (sing.)-shirt, and follow me.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “The angel said to him, ‘Put your belt on and put your shoes on.’ Petros put his belt on and put his shoes on. Then the angel said, ‘Get into your jacket and follow me.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And the angel said to him, ‘Put on your belt and put on your shoes,’ and Peter obeyed. And then the angel said to him again, ‘Wrap yourself and come with me.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “and the angel said, ‘Arrange your (sing.) clothes, put-on-your -sandals.’ When he had obeyed, the angel said, ‘Wrap-around your (sing.) outer garment to follow me.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “And then the angel said next, ‘Belt on your clothes and put on your foorwear.’ Pedro obeyed, and then the angel said next, ‘Dress in that outdoor garment of yours and come with me.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Acts 12:9)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 12:9:

  • Uma: “Petrus did follow. But it was not-yet really clear in his heart what the angel was doing. He said/thought he was just seeing a vision.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Petros then followed him going out of the prison. But Petros did not know if the things that angel was doing were real/true or not. He thought-mistakenly that he only had a vision.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Peter followed him toward the outside, however he did not know that it was not just a dream, his being helped by the angel.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Pedro, he followed the angel in going-out, but what was in his mind/thoughts was that what the angel was doing with him was not true, it was a mere dream and that’s-all.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Pedro followed-closely going out. He thought-mistakenly that the help of that angel which was happening to him wasn’t true/real. ‘Maybe,’ he said, this is just my dream.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Acts 12:10)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 12:10:

  • Uma: “So, they walked going past the soldier who was guarding the first door and the soldier guarding the second door, and they arrived at the iron door, the road/way going into the town. That iron door opened by itself. They continued on through that door and went into the town. Before they had walked very long, the angel all of a sudden vanished, leaving Petrus.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “After they had passed the first guard and then the second, finally they arrived at the iron gate that led out to that city. The gate opened by itself and they went out. They walked following one street then suddenly the angel disappeared.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Now they passed the first guard on their way and then the second, and when they arrived at the iron door of the gate, which faces the city, surprisingly it just opened without anyone opening it, and they went inside. The two of them continued on, and after they had walked for a little while the angel disappeared, and Peter was left there by himself.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “They passed-by the first and second guards, then they arrived at the metal door to go-out to the outside. For-no-reason it opened and they went-out. When they had walked the interval of one street, then the angel disappeared.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “They passed the first and then the second guard. And then they reached the gate which went to the city. Although the gate was iron, when they arrived, it opened by itself. Therefore they went straight out. After going out, they continued walking. But they hadn’t walked far when the angel disappeared.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Acts 12:11)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 12:11:

  • Uma: “Only then was it clear to Petrus, and he said: ‘Why, it really is true! The Lord sent his angel here to free me from Herodes’ hand and from all that the Yahudi people wanted to do to me.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “When the angel had disappeared, only then was Petros aware of what he had experienced. He said, ‘So this is really true/real. So God did send his angel to bring me out from the hand/holding of Herod and from all the evil that the Yahudi were expecting soon to happen to me.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then Peter understood that it was not a dream after all, and he said, ‘So it is really true that the Lord sent his angel and he has set me free so that I might not be harmed by the power of Herod. I have been set free now from all of those bad things which all of the Jews expected would happen to me.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “That being so, Pedro came-to-his-senses and said, ‘Why, it is really true! Why, God sent his angel to save me so that Herod wouldn’t kill-me, so-that what the Jews hoped/expected to happen to me would not be-fulfilled.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “When Pedro was alone, he realized that what had happened to him was real after all. It wasn’t just a dream. ‘Oh,’ he said, ‘now I realize that the Lord sent one of his angels to save/free me from the hand of Herodes and from what the Jews were hoping would happen to me.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Acts 12:12)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 12:12:

  • Uma: “After pondering/thinking like that, he went to the house of Maria, the mother of Yohanes Markus. At that house, many people were gathered praying.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “When Petros knew this, he went to the house of Mariyam, the mother of Yahiya Markus. Many people were gathered there praying to God.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And since he understood all of this, he continued to the house of Mary, that one who is the mother of John who is that John who is also called Mark. And at that house there were many believers gathered because they would pray to God.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “When he realized that, he went to the house of plural Maria the mother of Juan Marcos where-many people -were-gathered praying.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Without anything further, when he had comprehended that, he went to the house of Maria, the mother of Juan whose other name was Marcos. There at that house many were the believers who were gathered to pray. What they were praying about was Pedro.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Acts 12:13)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 12:13:

  • Uma: “So, Petrus knocked on the door outside of the house. And a girl worker of the house, her name Rode, came intending to open the door.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “He knocked on the outside door. There was a female servant named Roda who went to answer.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Now Peter knocked on the gate which goes into the yard, and there was there a woman servant named Rhoda, and she came to see because she would find out who it was.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “He knocked and there was a helper named Roda who went to see.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “When he arrived there, he knocked at the outside door. Before long, a female servant went there. Her name was Rode. She asked who it was.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Acts 12:14)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 12:14:

  • Uma: “She recognized that it was Petrus’ voice on the outside of the door. Carried by her gladness, she did not immediately open the door, but instead she hurriedly returned going back into the house, saying to her friends: ‘It is Petrus [emphatic] at the door there!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “She recognized the voice of Petros. She was very glad and because of her joy she did not right-away open the door but she ran inside to tell them. She said, ‘Petros is there standing outside.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “She recognized the voice of Peter, however since she was so happy that Peter had arrived, she did not open for him because she ran and returned because she would tell her companions that Peter had arrived already, and he was there on the outside.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “When she recognized Pedro’s voice, she forgot to open on-account-of her happiness, and she immediately-ran to go tell that Pedro was at the entrance.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “When she heard the voice of Pedro, she recognized it at once. But in the big-size of her happiness, it didn’t enter her mind to open the door. She returned inside running to tell that the one knocking outside, it was Pedro.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Acts 12:15)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 12:15:

  • Uma: “They said to her: ‘You (sing.)’re crazy!’ But she repeatedly said that it was indeed he. That is why they said to her: ‘That’s not Petrus. That’s his angel.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “‘Perhaps you are out-of-your-mind,’ they said to Roda. But she kept repeating that it was really true Petros was there. Then they said, ‘That is his angel.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And her companions said to her, ‘You’re crazy.’ But Rhoda insisted saying, ‘No, it really is Peter.’ And they said, ‘It’s not Peter, but rather it is the angel of God that watches him.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “‘Why, you (sing.) are foolish indeed,’ they said. When she kept-on-insisting that it was true, they said, ‘It’s probably his angel.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “But they didn’t believe. In fact they said to that woman/girl that she was crazy. But she said emphatically, ‘It really is he!’ They were saying, ‘Maybe it’s just his angel.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Mezquital Otomi: “…. it’s not Peter, it’s God’s angel, Peter’s guardian.'”
  • Teutila Cuicatec: “They told her: ‘You are crazy, girl’ But the girl said it was really him. Then they said: ‘It is not him. Probably it is the angel that looks after him.'” (Source for this and one above: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)