Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Acts 22:25)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 22:25:

  • Uma: “Arriving there, Paulus was fastened to a post to be beaten. That’s why he said to the warchief next to him: ‘Can a Roman citizen be beaten if his case has not-yet been tried [lit., sat-upon]?'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “When Paul had been bound by them and was about to be whipped, Paul said to the lieutenant who was standing there, ‘Are you obeying the law when you beat a person/man of Roma like myself, and-what’s-more I have not yet been judged/tried?'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when they had tied Paul up because they were ready to beat him, Paul said to the sergeant there, he said, ‘Does the law permit that you beat me, a subject of the town of Rome, before you have investigated me?'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “But when they tied-him-up-against-something to whip-him, Pablo spoke to the captain who was standing there and said, ‘Isn’t it against the law that you whip a person who is a Romano if you don’t try-him first?'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “But when Pablo had been secured to the securing-place, he spoke to a captain of soldiers who was standing near him. He said, ‘Isn’t it so that it’s against the law of the Romano to whip a person who has Romanoship when he hasn’t yet been passed sentence on?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Acts 22:26)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 22:26:

  • Uma: “Hearing that, the warchief went to his head and said: ‘What shall we do, Sir [lit., Head]? For he is a Roma person.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “When the lieutenant heard this, he went to the colonel and said, ‘What is this that we (dual) almost did? That man is surprise a man of Roma.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when the sergeant heard this, he went to the captain and he said, ‘Why are you having us beat a man who is a subject of Rome?'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Upon the captain’s hearing that-aforementioned which Pablo said, he went and reported-the-negative-news to the commander. ‘Watch-out what you (sing.) do to that person, because he is reportedly a Romano.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “When that captain heard, he went to that highest-ranking-officer and said, ‘Please think first about this which you have commanded, for this person you intend to do like this to apparently has Romanoship.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Acts 22:27)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 22:27:

  • Uma: “After that, the head of the soldiers went to Paulus and asked him: ‘Tell me, is it really true that you (sing.) are a citizen of the Roma Government?’ Paulus answered: ‘It is indeed true.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Then the colonel went to Paul and asked him. He said, ‘Tell me the truth, are you a man of Roma?’ ‘Yes,’ Paul said.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And the captain went there to Paul, and he said, ‘So you are a subject of the town of Rome?’ And Paul said, ‘Yes.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “So the commander went to go inquire of Pablo whether it was true. ‘Please tell, are you (sing.) reportedly a Romano?’ he said. ‘Yes,’ Pablo said.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “That highest-ranking-officer went at once to Pablo and asked him, ‘Do you truly have Romanoship?’ ‘Yes,’ said Pablo.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Acts 22:28)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 22:28:

  • Uma: “The head said: ‘Much was my payment so that I entered Roma citizenship.’ Paulus said: ‘As for me, from my birth I have been a Roma citizen.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “The colonel said, ‘Me, I had to spend much money to the Roman government in order to become a man of Roma.’ ‘But me,’ Paul said, ‘I have been a person of Roma since my birth.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And the captain said, ‘I had to give lots of money in order that I might become a subject of Rome.’ And Paul said, ‘As for me on the other hand, since I was born, I’ve been a subject of Rome.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “‘Even I, but large is what-I-paid, then I was considered a Romano also,’ said the commander. ‘But I by-contrast, I have been a Romano since my birth (lit. coming-out),’ said Pablo.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “‘As for me,’ said that highest-ranking-officer, ‘a really big amount is what I gave so that I could have Romanoship.’ ‘But as for me,’ said Pablo, ‘it’s like I am a native Romano, for I inherited my Romanoship from my parents.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Acts 22:29)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 22:29:

  • Uma: “From there, the soldiers who wanted to inspect Paulus backed off, and the head of the soldiers was also afraid. Because he had ordered Paulus to be tied, when he was actually a Roma citizen.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “When they heard this immediately the men who were about to beat Paul left him. Even the colonel was afraid when he knew that Paul was a man of Roma, because he was the one who commanded that Paul be chained.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And immediately the people who wanted to beat him drew back. And the captain also was afraid because Paul was a subject of Rome and why had he put chains on him?” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “That being so, the one who had almost whipped him hastened to leave, and even the commander, he-became-afraid upon coming-to-know that he had caused-to-be-bound with chains a person who was a Romano.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “When they heard that which Pablo said, those who would interrogate him at once moved away from him. The highest-ranking-officer also became afraid on learning that Pablo was evidently Romano. What made him afraid was that he had caused him to be secured intending him to be whipped.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Acts 22:30)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 22:30:

  • Uma: “That head of the soldiers earlier wanted very much to know what exactly was Paulus’ wrong that resulted in the Yahudi people accusing him. That is why the next morning he called all the leading priests and the other leaders of the Yahudi religion to gather. After that, he released Paulus from jail and took him to face them.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “The colonel wanted to know what the Yahudi were really accusing Paul of. Therefore the next day he commanded the leading priests and all the council members to gather. Then he let Paul out of the fort and brought him to-face/before those council members.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And on the next day the captain loosed Paul. He wanted to know what it was that the Jews were accusing Paul of, so he gathered together the chiefs of the sacrificers and all of the elders, and he got Paul and placed him in front.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “The commander still wanted to come-to-know the correct/exact accusation of the Jews against Pablo. So when it was next-day/morning, he caused-to-be-gathered the leaders of the priests and all the elders. Then he had-Pablo -released in order to take-him to their meeting-place, and he had-him-stand before them.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Therefore, next day, that highest-ranking-officer caused Pablo to be unchained. And then he called for the chiefs of the priests and all the other leaders of the Jews, all who were members of the Sanedrin. He wanted to comprehend the truth, what charge they were bringing against Pablo. When they were all assembled, he then had Pablo fetched and stood him in the presence of that crowd.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Acts 23:1)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 23:1:

  • Uma: “When Paulus arrived at the gathering, he looked at all those judges, he said to them: ‘My relatives! My heart is clean/smooth like an egg [i.e., sincere]! Until this day, I consider that there is no wrong of mine in God’s sight.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “So-then Paul looked straight/steadily at the council members and he said to them, ‘My brothers, in my mind, there is really nothing in my behavior that is wrong before God in the past or at present (lit. since before and until now).'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And as for Paul, he stared at the gathered elders, and he said, ‘Brothers, there is no spot on my reputation before God, even until today.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Pablo looked-intently-at them and said, ‘Brothers, God knows that my mind/thoughts are clean concerning the way I have served him starting-from back then until now.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Pablo looked straight at those members of the Sanedrin, and then spoke. ‘My fellow-Jews,’ he said, ‘for all of my life, from the past until now, all I have been doing is what I thought was good in the sight of God.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Acts 23:2)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 23:2:

  • Uma: “When Paulus spoke like that, the Big Priest Ananias commanded a person next to Paulus to slap him.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Then when Ananiyas, the leading priest heard what Paul said, immediately he commanded the men beside Paul to slap Paul on his mouth.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then the High Priest told the men that were nearby Paul that they should slap his mouth in order to punish him.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Upon his saying that, the highest priest told those near Pablo to slap his mouth.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “When the Most-important Priest who was Ananias heard, he ordered those standing beside him to slap Pablo on the mouth.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)