Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Acts 20:7)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 20:7:

  • Uma: “On Sunday we (excl.) gathered to eat together with our (excl.) one-faith relatives in Troas. Our(excl.) meeting house was a tall house. We(excl.) met in the room that was at the very top. Many lamps were lit. Long was the speech of Paulus speaking to the people gathered there. He spoke until the middle of the night, because it was his intention to leave the next morning.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “When it was Saturday night, we (excl.) gathered to eat bread which-was-divided-into-pieces to remember the death of Isa. Paul planned to leave the next day, that’s why he preached to the people until midnight.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “On Saturday when the sun had gone down, we gathered together so that we might fulfill the holy supper. As for Paul, he preached to the people and his preaching lasted until the middle of the night because on the next morning he was going to leave.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “On Saturday afternoon, we (excl.) believers all met-as-a-congregation to eat the bread that caused-us -to-remember the death of Jesus. Afterwards Pablo taught until the middle of the night, because he said/thought he would set-out the next day (lit. its tomorrow).” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “When it was Sunday, when the sun set, we (excl.) gathered together with the taga Troas believers to eat a meal and do Communion, right after which Pablo would teach. And because next day we (excl.) would sail again, he taught for a long time. It reached midnight.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Acts 20:8)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 20:8:

  • Uma: “On Sunday we (excl.) gathered to eat together with our (excl.) one-faith relatives in Troas. Our(excl.) meeting house was a tall house. We(excl.) met in the room that was at the very top. Many lamps were lit. Long was the speech of Paulus speaking to the people gathered there. He spoke until the middle of the night, because it was his intention to leave the next morning.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Our (excl.) gathering (-place) was upstairs and (there were) many lamps there.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “There were many lamps there in the room up above where we had gathered.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “There were many lights in the room upstairs where-we (excl.) -were-gathered.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “That place where we (excl.) were gathered was on the third storey, and there were many lights.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Acts 20:9)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 20:9:

  • Uma: “In that gathering of ours(excl.), there was a young man, his name Eutikhus, sat in the window. Because Paulus did not stop teaching, that young man got sleepy and fell asleep, with the result that he fell to the ground. Yet that window was on the third level from the ground. His companions went-down to pick him up, they saw he was dead.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “There was a man still young named Utikus sitting on the window (sill). When Paul was making his speech long, that Utikus became very sleepy and eventually fell asleep. Then he fell from the third story of that house where we (excl.) were gathered to the ground. When they lifted him up, he was really dead.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “There was a young man, Eutichus, who was sitting in the window there on the third floor, and because Paul’s preaching was very long he became very sleepy and when he could no longer endure his being sleepy and he fell down to the ground. And when they picked him up, he was dead already.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “There was also a young-unmarried-man who was Eutikus who was seated in the window. When Pablo’s speaking lasted-a-long-time, he was sleepy, eventually he fell-asleep, and then he fell from the third story of the house. When they went to pick-him-up, he was already dead.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “There was a young man named Eutico who, there at the window was where he was sitting. When Pablo continued speaking, as for this Eutico, he was nodding-sleepily. When it had been a long time now, he fell sound asleep. Without anything further, he then fell to the ground. Because where he had fallen from was high up, when they picked him up he was already dead.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Teutila Cuicatec: “A young man called Eutychus was sitting on the window sill there in the third floor and as Paul continued preaching sleep grabbed him and when he was sleeping well he went over backwards and fell to the ground. They went and picked him up and he was already dead.” (Source: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)

complete verse (Acts 20:10)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 20:10:

  • Uma: “From there, Paulus also went-down from the house, and lay-prostrate embracing the young man, he said to his friends: ‘Don’t be afraid, he indeed lives.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “But Paul went down and lay on top of him embracing him. Then Paul said, ‘Don’t worry. He is alive already.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Paul went to him and he stretched out on him face down and put his arms around him. ‘Don’t be sorrowful,’ said Paul, ‘because he has come back to life.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Whereupon Pablo also went-down, and he went and held-him-in-his-arms, then he said, ‘Don’t be worried, because he is alive.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “But Pablo went down at once and embraced that one who had died. And then he said to those companions of his, ‘Don’t be troubled about this person, for look at this, he is alive again.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Acts 20:11)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 20:11:

  • Uma: “After that, he went back up going to the top, broke bread [into small pieces], and we (excl.) ate together. Paulus spoke further until it got light. After that he departed.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Then he went up into the house again to break the bread (into pieces) and he ate. He still spoke to them until early morning and then he left with his companions.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Paul went up again into the house and he got some food and ate. He talked with them for a long time and when it was morning he left.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Then Pablo again climbed-up and we (excl.) ate. After-we (excl.) -had-eaten then, he continued conversing until daylight, then we (excl.) left.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Well, we (excl.) went upstairs again and then just had something to eat. After eating, Pablo continued relating things to them. His talking reached sun-rise. And then he set out.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Morelos Nahuatl: “Then Paul went up again. He ate. Then he continued talking with the believers until it dawned. Then he went.”
  • Isthmus Mixe: “Then Paul went up again. Then he celebrated Holy Communion, they thus ate. Then he talked more until morning. When it became morning he left.”
  • San Mateo del Mar Huave: “Then Paul went upstairs again. There they ate. When they were done eating, then they continued talking until morning. Then he left there.” (Note: this verse is taken either to refer to the Lord’s Supper, or to ordinary eating, or to both, or to a fellowship meal plus communion. Also can be Paul alone, or whole group.) (Source: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)

complete verse (Acts 20:12)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 20:12:

  • Uma: “As for that young man who had fallen, he indeed lived, and his companions were very glad taking him to his house.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “The young man who had fallen, was brought home alive by his companions. And their livers were peaceful.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And they took the young man home alive, and they were very happy.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “As for the young-man, they took-him-home to their house, and great was their happiness because he had-come-alive.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Some accompanied Eutico going home. They were all very happy because he truly was alive again.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Acts 20:13)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 20:13:

  • Uma: “We(excl.) went on ahead riding a ship going to the town of Asos. But Paulus wanted to go-overland to there, he told us (excl.) to meet him there.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “We (excl.) went ahead of Paul to the ship and we (excl.) sailed for Assos because our (excl.) agreement/plan was that there only at Assos Paul would board (the ship). That was his command hep because he said/thought he would just walk from/by the-countryside/inland and we (excl.) would meet at Assos.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “We got on a ship and we went to the town of Assos. He told us that we were to drop in for him there in the town of Assos for he, by contrast, would follow along the shore.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “We (excl.) and Pablo separated and we (excl.) went to ride in a ship going to Assos while Pablo walked, because that’s what we (excl.) had arranged that we (excl.) would stop-by-for him there.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “We(excl.) ourselves sailed then, but as for Pablo, he walked. After we (excl.) came ashore at Ason, there was where we (excl.) waited for him, for that’s what had been arranged. Pablo would just embark when he got there.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Acts 20:14)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 20:14:

  • Uma: “We(excl.) did indeed meet in Asos, and he rode along with us (excl.) in the ship, going to the town of Mitilene.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “When we (excl.) arrived in Assos, Paul met us (excl.). Then we (excl.) took him on board the ship and we (excl.) proceeded to Mitilene.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “We met him in the town of Assos, we brought him on board, and then we continued on to the town of Mitylene.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “When we (excl.) met at Assos, he rode-with us (excl.), and we (excl.) went to Mitilene.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Therefore when Pablo arrived in Ason, we (excl.) all went-aboard/sailed together. What we (excl.) were sailing in from Ason docked at Mitilene.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)