Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Acts 17:30)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 17:30:

  • Uma: “Long ago, if we worshipped lord that were not true like that, God did not punish us. He closed his eyes at that foolishness of ours. But as of now, he orders all mankind all over the world to repent from their sins.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Formerly, because the people were still ignorant about God, God didn’t do anything about those doings of theirs. But now God’s command to all humans/people everywhere is, that they must be sorry-for/regret their sins and let-go of them, not doing them again.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “A long time ago when mankind did not know who he was, he overlooked people’s bad doings, but now he has commanded all people everywhere that they have done with their bad doings.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Previously, God put-up-with the bad/wrong-things (lit. different) that people were doing, because they had not yet come-to-know him. But now, he has commanded that all people must turn-their-backs-on the bad-things they are doing.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “In the past, it’s like God put up with the errors of people who had no knowledge concerning him. But now, he warns all people in whatever place that they now repent and let go of all their sin.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Acts 17:31)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 17:31:

  • Uma: “For he has made-certain one time later to decide/judge the cases of people all over the world justly. That work of deciding he has handed over to a person whom he chose ahead of time. That person he caused to live again from death, so that it would be clear to all mankind that he is indeed the one he chose to be the Judge of all mankind.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “For God has already appointed the day when he will judge all mankind, and his judgment is straight. And he has already chosen the man who will judge. God has-made-certain-to/assures all mankind that he is the one he has chosen, in that he made this man alive again from his death.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “He has set a day in the future upon which he will inspect all of mankind, and his inspection will be righteous also by means of the person whom he has chosen. He has shown that this which he will do is true because as for that person, he died and God raised him from the dead.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Because there is a day that God has designated when-he-will-judge all people in the world. There is also a person whom he chose to properly judge them, and he confirmed that he is the one whom he chose by-means-of his bringing-him -to-life again.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “For he has already determined the day when he will judge all people for their sins. There is a person whom he has set up to do the judging, and this judging of his is just/righteous. The proof that he is the one set up by God is, he died and then God made him alive again.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Morelos Nahuatl: “Thus God wants that we repent because he set apart a day in order that all people be before him. He chose a man named Jesus in order that on that day which God set apart Jesus would say which people are good and which people are bad. God chose Jesus for that work because Jesus says only what is true. God made Jesus alive from the dead ones and in that way he showed us that he chose Jesus for that work.”
  • Teutila Cuicatec: “He has already established a day when he will judge with complete fairness all the people of the world. He has already chosen a man who will judge in his stead and he raised that person back to life from among the dead’. By this he has given all people to understand that this is how things are established.”
  • San Mateo del Mar Huave: “‘For Father God has appointed a day in which to judge all the people of the world. That will be when Jesus will judge. For that reason Father God, when he raised Jesus from the dead, then it was manifested that it was the truth all that he had said that he would do.’ he says.” (Source for this and two above: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)

complete verse (Acts 17:32)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 17:32:

  • Uma: “When they heard these words of Paulus, some of them laughed at him, because they did not believe that there were people who lived again from death. But there were also a portion who said: ‘We(excl.) still want to hear more of those words of yours.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “When they heard Paul speak about being alive again from the dead, some just made fun of Paul. But others also said, ‘We (excl.) want to hear you speak again about this.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when they heard Paul talk about resurrection, some of them mockingly rejected what he had to say. But there were some who said, ‘Come back here again because we would like to hear more of your explaining this to us.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Upon their hearing what Pablo said that there was a person who came-to-life again, some mocked (him) while others said, ‘We (excl.) would like to listen on-a-future-occasion to that-aforementioned which you (sing.) are teaching.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Just when Pablo mentioned that coming alive again, some of those listening to him smiled/laughed for they were attributing lies to it. However, as for others, they said, ‘We(excl.) will indeed listen to you again about these things.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Acts 17:33)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 17:33:

  • Uma: “After that, Paulus departed from their gathering.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Then Paul left from that gathering-place.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then Paul left and went out of the court.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Then Pablo left.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Therefore, when it was now like that, Pablo left that crowd.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Acts 17:34)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 17:34:

  • Uma: “But there were some that followed Paulus and believed Yesus: One of those who believed Yesus, his name was Dionisius, a leader of the gathering that was at Areopagus Mountain. There was also one woman who was named Damaris, and a few others also.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “There were some men who joined him and trusted in Isa. Some of them were Diyonisi, one of that council, and a woman named Damaris, and there were also others.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “There were people there who believed in Jesus, and they followed Paul. These were Dionysius and company, one of the chiefs there in the Areopagus, and also a woman named Damaris, and there were also some others who believed.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “But there were however those who followed him who believed in Jesus. There was Dionisius a leader of the Areopagus, there was a woman named Damaris, and there were also others.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “But there were also some who became-constant-companions of Pablo and believed in the Lord. One of those believers was Dionisio who was one of those highest judges in Atenas. Another was a woman named Damaris. And there were still others who were their companions.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Acts 18:1)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 18:1:

  • Uma: “After that, Paulus departed from the town of Atena, going to the town of Korintus.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “After that Paul left from Aten and went to the city Korinto.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “It wasn’t long, and then Paul left Athens and he went to Corinth.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “When that was so, Pablo left Athens, and he went to Corinto.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “From Atenas, Pablo moved to the city of Corinto.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Acts 18:2)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 18:2:

  • Uma: “In Korintus, Paulus met a Yahudi man named Akwila. The town of his birth was in the land of Pontus. This Akwila with Priskila his wife, had just arrived in the town of Korintus themselves, because they had just moved from the land of Italia. This move of theirs from the land of Italia, was because there was a command of King Klaudius expelling all the Yahudi people from the town of Roma in the land of Italia. So, when Paulus arrived in Korintus, he went to visit this Akwila and Priskila,” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “There he met with a Yahudi named Akila, born in the land of Pontus. That Akila had newly arrived in Korinto from the country Italiya together with his wife, Pirisila. They left Italiya because King Kalaudi had commanded all the Yahudi to leave Roma, the big city in Italiya. Then Paul went to visit Akila and company.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And there he came upon two Jews, a married couple from Pontus, Aquila and his wife Priscilla. They had just arrived there from Italy because there was a law of King Claudius causing all of the Jewish people to go out from the town of Rome. Paul went to visit them,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “There he came-upon a Jew from-Pontus named Aquila and his spouse Priscilla. They had-just-arrived from Italia, because Emperor Claudius had commanded that all Jews leave Roma which was the capital of Italia. Pablo went to go visit them,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “There he met/saw a man who was a Jew named Aquila. As for that person, Ponto was where he was born but he had moved to Roma, the main city in Italia. From there, he and his wife Priscila had moved because of the law sent down by the Impiradur Claudio, saying, ‘All Jews in Roma must now leave.’ Therefore they were now there in Corinto for that’s where they’d moved to. It wasn’t yet long since they had arrived there. After Pablo had met him, he went to their house.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Acts 18:3)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 18:3:

  • Uma: “and he dwelt with them. They worked together, because Paulus’s work was the same as their work, making tents.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Because they had the same means of livelihood making tents, Paul stayed with them and helped them in their work.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “and then he went to live with them because their work was the same as his which is the making of canvas shelters.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “and since he was the same as them in making tents, he-stayed-with and worked-with them.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “And because their livelihood was that they were makers of housing-material which could be folded up, he asked them that if possible at their place is where he would stay, for he also knew how to make those things. Therefore that’s where he stayed and was helping with that livelihood of theirs.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)