Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 16:14:

• Uma: “There was a woman named Lidia from the town of Tiatira. That Lidia, she was a person who worshipped God. Her work was selling cloth that was bright red that was very expensive. The Lord God made clear her heart, with the result that she received what Paulus taught her.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “One of the women listening to us (excl.) was a woman named Lidiya from the city of Tatira. Her work was selling very valuable purple cloth. This woman worshiped God. While she was listening to us (excl.), Isa the Lord gave her the mind/thought and she believed what Paul said.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “One of these was Lydia from Thyatira who lives in the town of Philippi. Her means of making a living was selling dark red cloth, and she also worshipped God. God blessed her in such a way so that she might receive that which Paul was telling.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “One who was listening was Lydia from-Tiatira who sold expensive blue/purple cloth. She was a Gentile who had joined the Jews in worshipping God. As she was listening to what Pablo preached, God directed her mind/thoughts so that she believed.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “One of those who heard that teaching of ours(excl.) was a woman named Lydia. As for that woman, she was a seller of a very expensive type of cloth which was purple/navy-blue. She was a taga Tiatira but she now had a house there in Filipos. She was a devout-worshipper of God. And then when she heard Pablo’s teaching concerning Jesus, the Lord graced her that she understood it well and she believed it.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 16:15:

• Uma: “After that Lidia and her household, they were all baptized as/becoming followers of the Lord Yesus. After they were baptized, she encouraged us (excl.) to go dwell in her house, she said to us (excl.): ‘If you see that my belief in the Lord Yesus is true, let’s go to my house.’ And she forced us (excl.) to follow her request.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “Lidiya and her companions in the house were baptized/bathed as a sign that they now belonged to Isa. After that, Lidiya begged us (excl.), she said, ‘If you think that I truly trust in Isa, the Lord, now do come along and stay at my house.’ And she really insisted.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “She caused herself to be baptized and all of those who were with her in her house, and she said to us, ‘If you consider that my faith in the Lord is true, come up there into my house (come and live at my house).’ And she would not allow that we would not go with her.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “And all of those in the household got-baptized. Then she invited us (excl.) to stay-with them. ‘If you think that it’s true that I believe in the Lord Jesus, let’s go to my-house so that you will stay-there,’ she said. And she insisted that we (excl.) go.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “When she had believed, she then had herself baptized, including those of her household. And then she asked us. She said, ‘If you regard me as having truly believed in the Lord, stay at our (excl.) house now.’ She kept on asking us (excl.), therefore we (excl.) then moved to their place.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 16:16:

• Uma: “One other time, when we (excl.) went to the praying-place of the Yahudi, we (excl.) met a woman who was a slave [lit., who lived as a slave]. That woman had an anitu [familiar spirit]. From the power of that anitu, she was able to foretell what would happen before it happened. Her nobles received much money from her work.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “One day, while we were going to the place of prayer, we met a female slave who was possessed by a demon therefore she could tell the fortune. (magpayam) Her masters found/got much money because of her fortune-telling.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “One day about that time when we were going to the place where they prayed, we were met by a girl who was a slave who was inspired by a demon which allowed her to prophesy. Her owners were able to get much money through her prophesying.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “One day as-we (excl.) -were-going to the praying-place, there was a young-woman whom we (excl.) met who was a slave who was skilled in telling-fortunes, because an evil-spirit had possessed her. Because of that-aforementioned skill of hers, her slave owners were getting much money.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “There was another day when we (excl.) were going there to that prayer-place, when we (excl.) came across a female slave who was an predicter/astrologer/fortune-teller. What enabled her to predict was that she was indwelt by an evil-spirit. Her masters were really able to get money because, for each prediction, there was a charge.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 16:17:

• Uma: “That woman continually followed us (excl.), us (excl.) Paulus, and continually shouted, she said: ‘These people are the servants of God whose power surpasses all that is worshipped! They come to tell you the way so you can be lifted from the punishment of your sins.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “She followed behind us (excl.) and Paul and she kept calling out, she said, ‘These people are the servants of God the Most High. They tell you how you can be saved.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And this woman went along with us and Paul, screaming out saying, ‘As for these men, they are servants of the great God. They will cause you to understand the way so that you might be freed from his punishment.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “She was following us (excl.) and Pablo repeatedly-shouting, ‘These people, they serve the Highest God! They are telling the way you may-be-saved!'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “When we (excl.) came across her, she then followed- us (excl.) -closely, continually shouting out, saying, ‘As for these people, they are servants of God the Most-important/Highest. They are teaching/showing to you the way/trail of salvation.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 16:18:

• Uma: “For several days her words were just that, with the result that Paulus got tired of hearing her. From there, Paulus turned around, and he said to the anitu that indwelt that woman: ‘With the name of Yesus Kristus, leave that woman!’ That anitu indeed left.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “For several days she called out like that. Finally Paul was fed-up/tired of listening to her. Therefore Paul faced her and spoke to the demon, he said, ‘In the name of Isa Almasi I command you to get out of that woman.’ Immediately the demon came out. Therefore the woman could no longer tell the fortune.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then everyday this is what she did. After quite a while, as for Paul he could no longer endure it and he turned around and said to the demon, ‘Through the power of the name of Jesus Christ I say to you that you get away from that woman.’ And immediately the demon got away from her.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “How-many days she did that until Pablo became-angry. Then he turned-to-face-(her) and said to the evil-spirit, ‘On-account-of the power of the name of Jesu Cristo, you (sing.) leave (strong command particle) her.’ And the evil-spirit left immediately.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “It wasn’t just once she did like that, but on the contrary, every day. Therefore, when Pedro was-fed-up-with-it now, he faced her and said to the evil-spirit indwelling that woman, ‘I order you in the name of Jesu-Cristo to leave her now.’ When Pablo had said that, that evil-spirit left her at once.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 16:19:

• Uma: “From there, the owners of that woman saw that they no longer had a source of money. That’s why they grabbed Paulus and Silas and dragged them to the town judges who were in the middle of the village.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “When her masters saw that they no longer had an income, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them to the leaders there at the market place.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And as for her slave owners, they knew that their means of getting money through this woman was gone. Therefore they grabbed Paul and Silas and they dragged them to the leaders of the villages who were there in the plaza.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “When her slave owners found-out that their source of money was no-more, they grabbed Pablo and Silas, and dragged them to take them to the location of the rulers of the town.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “Well, when her masters observed that that woman would no longer get them money, they caught/arrested Pablo and Silas and then dragged them to the officials of that city.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 16:20:

• Uma: “When they came in front of those rulers of Roma, they said: ‘These people are Yahudi people, they come to bother our town.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “They placed them in front of the officials of the Roma tribe and they accused them. ‘These men are bringing trouble to our (incl.) place,’ they said. ‘Moreover these are Yahudi.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “When they were there already, they brought them before the Roman officials, and they said, ‘As for these men, they are Jews and they are making trouble here in our village.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “Then they brought-charges-against-(them) to the judges that the one(s)-from-Roma had appointed, saying, ‘These Jews, they are disturbing/disrupting our town,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “And then having stood Pablo-and-companion in the presence of the highest officials, they said, ‘As for these people, they are Jews, and they are causing much trouble here in our city.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 16:21:

• Uma: “They are teaching people customs that are different/at-odds-with from our customs. We Romans cannot receive or follow customs like that.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “They teach customs which people of the Roma tribe like us (incl.) cannot follow. Their teachings are against our (incl.) law.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “They teach customs that are against our law, and as for us Romans, we (incl.) cannot accept the customs which they are teaching.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “because the customs they have been teaching are against our law, and it is not possible that we Romano follow them.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “They are teaching customs which are contrary to our laws who are Romano, which are not possible/acceptable for us to receive or obey.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)