Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Acts 14:3)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 14:3:

  • Uma: “Paulus and Barnabas worked a long time in that town. They announced the News of the Lord with no fear. And the Lord himself helped them, because he gave them power to do surprising signs, so that it was clear to all people that the words they brought were true. Those words spoke of the grace [lit., white insides] of God giving goodness/salvation to man.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Paul and Barnabas stayed there in Ikoni quite a long time. They had no fear whatsoever to speak to the people about Isa the Lord. And the Lord confirmed to the people that the word/message which they preached about his love was true, in that he gave them power to do works of power and wonder.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “For a long time the apostles Paul and Barnabas stayed there in Iconium. They were not afraid to spread the news about the Lord. And the Lord helped them because he gave them the power that they might show signs and miracles which was proof that it was true what they were telling about the kindness of the Lord.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “But Pablo and Barnabas were there for-a-long-time nevertheless. They were bold to teach concerning the Lord Jesus. And Jesus confirmed that what they were preaching concerning his mercy/grace was true by-means-of the power he gave them to do amazing signs and miracles.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “But Pablo-and-companion stayed there a long time anyway, teaching boldly concerning the Lord. And they were being helped by the Lord that they could do signs which were amazing things, which testified that what they were teaching was really the truth concerning the grace of God.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Acts 14:4)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 14:4:

  • Uma: “But the inhabitants of the town were not in agreement. There were those on the side of the Yahudi people, there were also those on the side of the apostles of the Lord Yesus.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “The people of that city were divided. Some sided with the Yahudi and some sided with Paul and company.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Now the people in Iconium were divided. Some of them, they were on the side of the two apostles, and some of them, they were there with the Jews.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “But the minds of inhabitants there were divided, because there were those who followed the Jews who didn’t believe, there were also those who followed the apostles.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Well, the people at Iconio were now divided. One part sided with the apostles Pablo-and-companion, one part with those Jews who didn’t want to believe.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Acts 14:5)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 14:5:

  • Uma: “Finally the people who were not Yahudi people and the Yahudi people with their leaders also, made plans wanting to persecute and stone Paulus and Barnabas.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Then the people of other tribes and the Yahudi together with their leaders planned-agreed that they would maltreat/inflict-pain and stone Paul and company.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Now the Jews and their leaders and some of their companions who were not Jews, they decided that they would treat badly and throw stones at the apostles.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “When that was so, the Jews and Gentiles and their leaders agreed-together to mistreat and throw-stones at them so they would die.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “When it was like that, what those Jews did was, together with their leaders and others who weren’t Jews, they agreed together to persecute without mercy those two apostles and even stone them.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Acts 14:6)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 14:6:

  • Uma: “But in fact Paulus and Barnabas knew of that intention of theirs. That is why they fled to the land of Likaonia, and they dwelt there near the towns of Listra and Derbe.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “When Paul and company knew this, they both fled to the place Likaona. When they were there, they went to the city of Listara and to the city of Derbe and including the surrounding places,” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when Paul and company heard about this, they ran away to the towns of Derbe and Lystra and the neighboring towns there in the province of Lycaonia.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “When the apostles found-out, they escaped to Listra and to Derbe and to the neighboring towns in the region of Licaonia.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “But Pablo-and-companion happened to hear about what they had agreed together about. Without anything further, they left, and went to Listra and Derbe, cities in the district of Licaonia. Even places round about, they reached them also,” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Acts 14:7)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 14:7:

  • Uma: “There also they announced the Good News.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “and they proclaimed there the good news about Isa.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And they spread there the good news.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “And they continued to preach the good news there.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “for they were teaching there next the Good News about Jesus.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Acts 14:8)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 14:8:

  • Uma: “In the town of Listra, there was a man who had been lame from the first of his birth. He always just sat, for his feet/legs were not strong and he was really not able to walk.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “There in Listara there was a man crippled from birth (lit. from inside the abdomen) and he had never been able to walk.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And there in Lystra they saw a person who was sitting whose feet were crippled. Starting from his birth he was not able to walk.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “There was at Listra a man whose feet/legs were crippled who absolutely couldn’t walk since he was born (lit. came-out).” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “At Listra there was a lame person. What he would do was just be sitting, for he couldn’t walk. He had been lame since birth.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Acts 14:9)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 14:9:

  • Uma: “That lame one sat and heard Paulus speak. From there, Paulus stared-at/took-notice-of him and saw that he had faith so that he could be healed.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “He listened intently to the words of Paul. Paul looked straight at him and Paul knew in his liver that that crippled man trusted that he could be healed by Isa.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Now he listened to the words of Paul, and then Paul understood that this person had faith to be healed. And Paul stared at him” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “While he was listening to what Pablo was saying, Pablo looked-intently-at him, and he sensed that he had trust that he could become-well.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “When Pablo was teaching there, that person was listening. When Pablo saw, he observed that that lame person had belief that he could be made well. Therefore he looked straight at him,” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Acts 14:10)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 14:10:

  • Uma: “That is why he said loudly: ‘Stand up straight!’ Up he stood, and he walked back and forth.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Then Paul spoke loudly. ‘Stand up,’ he said to the crippled man. Immediately the man sprang up to stand and he walked.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “and made his voice loud, and he said, ‘Stand up straight.’ And then he stood up and he walked around.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “So he raised (lit. made-strong) his voice saying, ‘Stand-up!’ Right-then he stood-right-up and walked.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “and spoke loudly saying, ‘Go ahead! Stand up now!’ Without anything further, that person jumped up, and straight away he could walk.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)