Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Acts 17:6)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 17:6:

  • Uma: “So, since they did not find them, they vented their anger on Yason himself. They grabbed him along with several other believers in Yesus, and they dragged them to the town judges [sitters]. Upon arrival there, they hooted/jeered, they said: ‘Paulus and these companions of his are confusing people all over the world. Yet they have even come to our town.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “But because they did not find them, they dragged Jason and the other disciples of Isa to the officials. They shouted loudly, they said, ‘There have (people) arrived here in our (incl.) city who are troubling all-the-lands/places.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “However when they couldn’t find them, they seized Jason and some other believers, and they dragged them to the officials of the town and they shouted out saying, ‘As for these people, they have caused trouble everywhere, and now they are also here in our town.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “But they were not able-to-find them, so they dragged-resisting Jason and others who believed to take-them to the rulers of the town, and they said shouting, ‘The people who are disrupting the many-towns, they have also come here,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Well since they didn’t find Pablo-and-co there, the one they dragged instead was Jason and some others of the believers, for those are the ones they took to the officials. They were shouting out, saying, ‘Our place has now been reached by those people who are making trouble in each place they go to.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Acts 17:7)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 17:7:

  • Uma: “And this Yason, he received [emphatic] them in his home! They are the ones who oppose the command of Kaisar, our king in Roma, they say that there is another king named Yesus.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “And this Jason, he keeps them in his house. All these are transgressing the law of the Leader King (emperor). They say that there is reportedly another king, his name is Isa.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And as for this Jason,’ they said, ‘he has brought them up into his house. All of them have disobeyed the law of our king in Rome because they say that the king is a man who is named Jesus.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “and this Jason, he has shown-them -hospitality. All who follow them, they break the law of the Emperor by saying that there is a different king who is named Jesus.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “As for this Jason, he took them into his house. It’s true, as for all of these ones, they oppose the laws of the Impiradur, for they are giving out that the true king is Jesus.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Acts 17:8)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 17:8:

  • Uma: “Hearing those words, the hearts of the masses with the hearts of the judges too became really hot.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Because of those their words, the crowds were rioting including the officials.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then when the officials and the people heard this, their breaths became very bad.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “When the rulers and the many-people heard that-aforementioned accusation, they were extremely worried.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “The heads of that crowd were really troubled, including the officials, when they heard that which was said.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Acts 17:9)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 17:9:

  • Uma: “Finally, Yason and the other believers in Yesus were fined, and then released.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Then Jason and his companions were made-to-pay bail by the officials and then they were sent home.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And as for Jason and his companions, the officials caused them to pay a fine for their bodies and then they let them go.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “And they made-Jason and his fellow believers -post-bail, then they released-them.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Therefore, what those officials did was, they caused Jason and his companions to put down a large amount (of money), which would be returned provided Pablo-and-co did no more of that making trouble of theirs. When they had put down what was being caused to be given, Jason-and-co were sent home.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Acts 17:10)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 17:10:

  • Uma: “That night, their one-faith relatives in Tesalonika said to Paulus and Silas: ‘It is better if you go away from here.’ So, they indeed left, going to the town of Berea. When they arrived in Berea, they went to the Yahudi house of prayer.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “When it was evening, Paul and Silas were told by their fellow disciples of Isa to leave for Berea. When they arrived in Berea, they went to the Yahudi prayer-house.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “When it was night, the believers sent Paul and Silas away to the village of Berea. And when they arrived, they went to the church of the Jews.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “When it was night, the brothers caused-Pablo and Silas -to-set-out to go to Berea. Arriving there then, they went to the synagogue of the Jews.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “That night, the believers there in Tesalonica caused Pablo and Silas to go. They caused them to move to Berea. When they arrived there, they went into the worship-place of the Jews and taught again.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Acts 17:11)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 17:11:

  • Uma: “The Yahudi people in Berea had good hearts, not like those in Tesalonika. They were happy to hear the News of Yesus, and every day they examined the Holy Book so that they would know if the words of Paulus were true or not.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “The Yahudi there, their livers were more tender/pliable than the Yahudi in Tessalonika. They were very glad to listen to the teaching/preaching of Paul and company and every day they studied the holy-book to see/watch if the teaching of Paul was really true.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And as for these Jews here in Berea, they were better than the Jews in Thessalonica because they were generous/kind/friendly. They really liked to listen to what was preached to them, and every day they looked in the written word of God because they would find out whether what Paul was teaching was true.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “The Jews in Berea, they were more receptive/open-minded than those-from-Tessalonica, because they very-much-liked to hear the word of God, and they read it daily to see if what Pablo was teaching was true.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Well, the ways/nature of the taga Berea were really good, better than the taga Tesalonica. For they listened happily to that teaching of Pablo-and-co, and every day they were really studying well the writings which are the word of God, as to whether all that which was being said was true.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Acts 17:12)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 17:12:

  • Uma: “In-the-end, many of the Yahudi people believed in Yesus, also many big-named Yunani people, they also believed in Yesus, both men and women.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Many people of Berea trusted already in Isa including prominent women from the Girik tribe, and Girik men also.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Many of them believed in Jesus, and many of these were respected Greek women, and also there were some Greek men who believed.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “So many of them believed, along-with many Gentile men and rich women.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Therefore many of those Jews believed. As for the Griego, it was like that too. Many were their women of high/important blood who believed and many men also.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Acts 17:13)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 17:13:

  • Uma: “Not long after that, the Yahudi people in the town of Tesalonika heard that Paulus had also arrived in Berea bringing the Word of God. That’s why they went also to Berea. Arriving there, they incited and heated up the hearts of the people.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “But when the Yahudi in Tessalonika heard that Paul was in Berea proclaiming the word/message of God, they also went there to trouble and stir up the people there.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when the Jewish people in Thessalonica heard that Paul was preaching the word of God there in the village of Berea, they went there, and they caused many people to be angry against Paul.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “But when the Jews in Tessalonica found-out that Pablo was preaching in Berea, they followed (him) there, and they began to incite-to-evil and stir-up/disrupt the many-people.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “But when those envious Jews in Tesalonica heard news that there now in Berea was where Pablo-and-co were teaching the word of God, they went there to trouble the people there next, and to incite them to get angry with Pablo-and-co.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)