Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 13:23:

• Uma: “‘Relatives, from the descendants of that Daud, God has lifted/appointed for us Israel people a King who lifts us from the punishment of our sins, according to his promise of old. That King, Yesus his name.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “From the descendant of this Da’ud,’ Paul said, ‘God gave to the tribe of Isra’il one who saves them as he promised. This one who saves, he is Isa.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Now,’ said Paul, ‘Jesus, one of the descendants of King David, he is the one that God promised who would set us, the descendants of Israel, free so that we might not be punished.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “This very David was the ancestor of Jesus whom God sent to save us who are descendants of Israel based-on what he promised previously.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “Well, through the determining by God, from the descendants of that David is where the Savior came from whom he had promised to free/save us descendants of Israel. Jesus is who is meant.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 13:24:

• Uma: “Before Yesus began his work, Yohanes the Baptist said to all the Israel people that they repent from their sins and be baptized.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “Before Isa came to begin his work, Nabi Yahiya was already preaching to all the tribe of Isra’il that they should let-go of their sins and they should be bathed/baptized for repentance, as a sign that they already regretted their sins.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And before Jesus began to teach, John the Baptist caused all the descendants of Israel to understand that it is necessary that they be baptized as a sign that they had abandoned their bad customs.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “When Jesus had not yet begun to teach, there was Juan who preached to all the descendants of Israel to repent of their sins and get-baptized.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “Consider what was done by Juan who was baptizing. He is the one who went ahead of Jesus, for he was teaching to his fellow Jews that they must all repent and let go of their sins and cause themselves to be baptized as testimony that they will now let them go.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 13:25:

• Uma: “When the work of Yohanes was almost done, he said to the people: ‘According to your opinions, who am I? I am not the King you are waiting for. He will come when my work is finished. Even to become his servant that undoes the strings of his shoes, I am not fitting.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “When Yahiya’s work that God had given him was almost finished, he said to the people of Isra’il, ‘If you think, who am I? I am not the one you are waiting for. But there is (someone) coming after me, I am not even worthy to untie the string of his shoes.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then when John was about to finish that which God had given him to do, he said to the people, he said, ‘You suppose mistakenly perhaps that I am the king you are expecting. But I am really not. He will come after me, and he is greater than I, because even to loosen the tie of his shoe, I am not yet worthy.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “When Juan’s work was almost done, he said to the many-people, ‘Do you perhaps think that I am the one God sent to save you? It is not I but-rather the one who succeeds me. Due-to his greatness (lit. highness), I am not worthy to even untie the ties of his shoes.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “When Juan was now finishing that work of his, he next said to the people, ‘Who am I in your opinion? Maybe, in your perception, I am the one who is the Savior. It’s true, I am not he. But before long, he will come. And really as for him, he is far superior to me. Proof is, even to undo the tie of his footwear, it isn’t possible/acceptable for me to do it, for his importance is so extremely great.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 13:26:

• Uma: “‘My relatives the descendants of Abraham and you also who are not Yahudi people but who worship God: To us here this news is announced, that says the way so that we may be freed from the punishment of our sins.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “‘Na, my brothers,’ Paul said, ‘whoever of you is a descendant of Ibrahim, and including all of you from other tribes/nations who worship God, it is/was to us (incl.) hep that the good news was sent in order that we (incl.) can/could be delivered from our (incl.) sins.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Now, brethren,’ said Paul, ‘you my companion descendants of Abraham, and you also who are are not Jews who worship also God, God has caused to be brought to us (incl.) good news so that we might be set free from our punishment.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “‘Fellow descendants of Abraham and you Gentiles who worship God, we are the very ones to-whom-God -made-known his way to save us.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “Brethren who are descendants of Abraham, and others who have fear of God, really it is we who have been caused to be reached by this word, this which tells of salvation/freedom.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 13:27:

• Uma: “Our relatives who dwell in Yerusalem with their leaders, they did not know that Yesus was the Redeemer King. They did not know the meaning of the words of the prophets that they read every Sabat Day. That is why they condemned Yesus to death. But in fact with this deed of theirs what the prophets long ago foretold was fulfilled.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “The people of Awrusalam and their leaders, they did not know hep that that Isa was the one who saves. They also did not understand the words written by the prophets of long ago/the-ancient-time. Yet those writings are read in the prayer-houses every Saturday. But even if they did not understand, they really fulfilled those writings of the prophets, when they passed/dropped judgment on (condemned) Isa.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The Jews who live in Jerusalem and their leaders, they did not understand that it was Jesus who would set us (incl.) free, and they did not also understand the written prophecies of those who were inspired long ago by God, even though they hear these read every Saturday in their churches. They fulfilled the things which were prophesied by means of their saying that Jesus was worthy of being killed.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “But the inhabitants of Jerusalem and their leaders, they did not recognize that Jesus was the one God sent. Neither did they understand that he was the one the prophets were telling-about long-ago, even though every-Saturday they are reading what they wrote. But they fulfilled nevertheless what those prophets said, because they sentenced Jesus to die.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “Those who live in Jerusalem, including their leaders, their mind/thinking didn’t reach the fact that this Jesus is the Savior. Even though they read what was written by the prophets each time they gather in the worship-place, they haven’t comprehended that Jesus indeed is the one referred to in those words they read. But well, they really fulfilled what is contained there for they sentenced Jesus to death.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 13:28:

• Uma: “Even though they did not find anything fitting in order to condemn him to death, they kept on asking Pilatus that he be killed.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “Even though they could not find any fault in Isa worthy for him to be killed, they really begged Governor Pilatus that he be killed.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And in spite of the fact that they could not find any sin which was worthy of his being killed, they begged Governor Pilate that he would have Jesus killed.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “Even though they knew of no sin-he-had-done, they asked Pilato nevertheless to have-him-killed.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “Yes indeed, even though they could find no sin which he had done, they persistently-requested Pilato that he be killed.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 13:29:

• Uma: “When they finished doing all that was written long ago foretelling him, they lowered his body from the cross tree and they buried him.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “And after they had fulfilled all that was written in the holy-book about Isa, they took him down from up the post where they nailed him, and they buried him in a stone cave.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when the people in Jerusalem fulfilled (involuntary mode) all of the prophecies long ago of the things that they were to do to him, they removed his body from the cross where they had nailed him, and they buried him.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “When they did that and all that had been written concerning him had been fulfilled, there were those who took-his body -down from the cross, and they went to bury-it in a cave.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “When they had now fulfilled all that had been written by the prophets concerning him, his body was then removed from the cross where he had been nailed and taken to the burial-place.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 13:30:

• Uma: “But God made him live again.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “But God made him alive again from his death.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Now God raised him from the dead.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “But God made-him-live again.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “But, although it happened like that, he was made alive again by God.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)