Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 21:9:
- Uma: “He had four children, all unmarried-girls, and all prophets–meaning, ones who had ability to utter God’s Word.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “He had four unmarried daughters who spread/made-known words of God.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “He had four unmarried daughters who were inspired by God.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “They also had four children who were young-ladies who were prophets.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “As for that Felipe, he had four unmarried daughters. They were acknowledged as prophets for they were always being inspired by the Espiritu Santo with what God was causing to be told to the people.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 21:10:
- Uma: “When we (excl.) had been at the house of Filipus for several days, a person from Yudea arrived, named Agabus. Agabus had the ability to utter God’s Words.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When we (excl.) had been there a few days, a man arrived there from the land of Yahudiya named Agabus. He also spread/made-known words of God.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “When we had stayed there a few days, Agabus arrived, one of the people who was inspired by God who had come from Judea.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When we (excl.) were almost one week there, a prophet arrived from Judea who was named Agabus.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When we (excl.) had been there quite a while now, a person arrived from Judea named Agabo. He also was a prophet.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 21:11:
- Uma: “When Agabus arrived, he took Paul’s belt, he tied to his own feet and hands, and he said: ‘This is the word of the Holy Spirit: the owner of this belt will be arrested by the Yahudi people in Yerusalem, tied up like this, and handed over to those who are not Yahudi people.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “He came to us (excl.) and he took the belt of Paul and-then tied his own feet and hands with the belt. Then Agabus said, ‘This is the message from the Holy Spirit: the owner of this belt will be tied also like this by the Yahudi in Awrusalam and they will hand him over into the hands/holding of people of another tribe.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “He came near to us, and he got Paul’s belt, and he tied up his own hands and feet, and he said, ‘The Holy Spirit causes us to understand that the owner of this belt, just like this will be the way he is tied up by the Jews in Jerusalem, and they will turn him over to the Gentiles.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “He took Pablo’s sash, and he used-it-to-tie his own hands and feet. Then he said, ‘This is what the Holy Spirit says, ‘Like this also is the way the Jews in Jerusalem will tie the owner of this sash, then they will hand-him-over to the Gentiles.’ ‘” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “He approached us (excl.), and then he removed Pablo’s belt and used it to tie up his own feet and hands. When he had done that, he spoke saying, ‘This is what the Espiritu Santo is making known. Like this will be done by the Jews in Jerusalem, that they will tie up the owner of this belt, and then hand him over to people who aren’t Jews.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 21:12:
- Uma: “When we (excl.) heard this, we (excl.) and our (excl.) companions in Kaisarea really requested Paulus to not continue on to Yerusalem.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When we (excl.) heard this which Agabus said, we (excl.) and the disciples of Isa there, we (excl.) begged Paul telling him not to proceed to Awrusalam.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when we heard this, we and the believers there, we begged Paul that he should not go to Jerusalem.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Upon our (excl.) hearing that, we (excl.) and the others who were there pleaded that Pablo not go to Jerusalem.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When we (excl.) all had heard what Agabo said, we (excl.) and those from there kept on disuading Pablo, that he wouldn’t go to Jerusalem.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 21:13:
- Uma: “But he said to us (excl.): ‘Why are you weeping like that? You just want to weaken my resolve [lit., heart]! Even though I am grabbed/arrested in Yerusalem, or perhaps even actually killed because of my following the Lord Yesus, I am still ready to go there!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But Paul answered, he said, ‘Why are you weeping? My liver is really grieved by you. I am-willing/submit not only to be tied but even yet to be killed there in Awrusalam, as long as it is for-the-sake-of/because-of my Lord Isa.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “However Paul answered saying, ‘Why are you troubling me with your crying? Because if our Lord Jesus wants me to, I am ready not only to be imprisoned but also even to be killed in Jerusalem?'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But he answered and said, ‘Don’t cry-for me, because you are making me sad (lit. hurting my mind). I am prepared to be-tied and even to die in Jerusalem for the Lord Jesus.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “However he (emph) said, ‘What is that which you are doing, weeping? It’s like you are making me discouraged (lit. causing my mind/inner-being to be insipid)! It’s true, whether I am to be tied up or killed, I really won’t say no to it, as long as it’s because of my serving the Lord Jesus.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 21:14:
- Uma: “So, because he would not believe / pay-attention-to our (excl.) forbidding, we (excl.) just stopped forbidding him, we (excl.) said: ‘Let the desire/will of God happen.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “We (excl.) really were not able to restrain/forbid him so we (excl.) just stopped and we (excl.) said, ‘God’s will be done.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when we realized that Paul could not be persuaded we stopped begging him, and we said, ‘May the desire of the Lord be done.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When we (excl.) were not able-to-change his mind, we (excl.) stopped, then we said, ‘May what God wants be fulfilled.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well, since he wouldn’t be disuaded, we (excl.) then stopped. We(excl.) just said, ‘Whatever is the will of the Lord, that hopefully is what will be followed/obeyed.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 21:15:
- Uma: “After that, we (excl.) got ready [lit., gathered our stuff], and we left for Yerusalem.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “After several days (lit. if how many days) we (excl.) got ready and we proceeded to Awrusalam.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when somewhat a long time already we had stayed there, we packed up and left for Jerusalem.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then we (excl.) got-ready, and we (excl.) went to Jerusalem.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “We(excl.) weren’t indeed long there. We(excl.) packed and then continued on to Jerusalem.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 21:16:
- Uma: “Several of our (excl.) one-faith relatives from Kaisarea escorted us (excl.), until we (excl.) arrived at our (excl.) dwelling house in Yerusalem. That dwelling house of ours(excl.) was the house of a Siprus person who had long been a follower of Yesus, his name Manason.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Some of the disciples of Isa in Kesarea came with us (excl.) also and they brought us (excl.) to the house of Manason because we (excl.) would stop/lodge there. This Manason was a man from Kiprus and he was one of the disciples of Isa in the beginning.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And there were some disciples from Caesarea who went with us to Jerusalem. They took us to the house where we were to stay, the house of Mnason from Cyprus. He was one of the earliest disciples of Jesus.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “There were also disciples of Jesus from-Cesarea who went-along. When we (excl.) arrived, they took us (excl.) to the house of Mnason who had come-from Cyprus who was one of the original believers, in order that that reportedly is where-we (excl.) -would-stay.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “There accompanied us (excl.) also some believers who were taga Cesarea. They pointed out to us (excl.) the house of Mnason in Jerusalem which is where we (excl.) were going to. As for that Mnason, he was a taga Chipre who had been a believer for a long time already.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)