Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 23:11:

• Uma: “The second night that Paulus was in that house of the soldiers, the Lord Yesus suddenly stood next to him, he said to him: ‘Strengthen your (sing.) heart. You (sing.) have already witnessed about me here in Yerusalem, and you (sing.) will certainly also witness about me in the town of Roma.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “That night Isa the Lord appeared to him, standing there beside him. He said to Paul, ‘Do not be afraid. You have already testified/witnessed for me here in Awrusalam. You must also witness for me there in Roma.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And later that night the Lord Jesus appeared to Paul and he said to him, ‘Only trust, because just like you have told your faith here in Jerusalem, it is necessary also that you tell it there in the town of Rome.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “On that night, the Lord Jesus appeared to Pablo and said, ‘Strengthen your (sing.) mind/thoughts, because you (sing.) must go confirm concerning me in Roma just like you (sing.) have done here in Jerusalem.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “When it was night, the Lord came to see/meet Pablo and said to him, ‘Act-the-man, for like you testified concerning me here in Jerusalem, like that indeed is what you must do in Roma.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 23:12:

• Uma: “The next day, several Yahudi people made-plans to kill Paulus. They vowed/swore, they said: ‘We(excl.) will not eat or drink if we (excl.) have not-yet killed him!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “When it was morning, some Yahudi gathered together and conferred/planned. They swore that they would not eat nor drink as long as they had not been-able-to-kill Paul.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when it was morning the Jews gathered together because they wanted to do something to Paul. They said, ‘Let’s not eat or drink until we have not yet killed Paul.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “When it was the next-day, there were more-than forty Jews who agreed-together to kill Pablo. They all vowed that they would not eat and drink until they had killed him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “When the next day came, there were some Jews who gathered together and looked for how they might get Pablo killed. What they did was, they vowed that they would not eat or drink water until they had killed him.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 23:13:

• Uma: “The amount of those who vowed, [was] more than forty.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “They were more than forty who conferred/planned.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And these Jews were more than forty people that agreed to kill Paul.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “When it was the next-day, there were more-than forty Jews who agreed-together to kill Pablo. They all vowed that they would not eat and drink until they had killed him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “The number of those who vowed that was more then forty persons.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 23:14:

• Uma: “So, those that had vowed went to the leading priests and other leaders of the Yahudi people, they said: ‘We(excl.) really promised with vowing, that we (excl.) would not first eat anything if we (excl.) have not-yet killed Paulus.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “Then they went to the leading priests and to the elders to tell about this. They said, ‘We have sworn that we really will not eat as long as we (excl.) have not been-able-to-kill Paul.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then they went to the chiefs of the sacrificers and of the elders and they said, ‘Our agreement is drawn very tight that we should not eat or drink until we have killed Paul.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “Then they went to the leaders of the priests and elders of the Jews and said, ‘We (excl.) have sworn that we (excl.) will not eat until our (excl.) killing of Pablo.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “After they had vowed, they then went to the chiefs of the priests and important tribal-leaders. On arriving, they said, ‘There is something we (excl.) have vowed, which is that we (excl.) won’t taste food until we (excl.) have killed Pablo.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 23:15:

• Uma: “So then, we (excl.) ask [you] fathers with the religion judges, to send a letter to the head of the Roma soldiers, asking that Paulus be brought back before you, supposedly so that his case is to be examined further. But-actuality we (excl.) will ambush him and kill him on the way.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “So now,’ they said, ‘you and the council members should send word to the colonel telling him to bring Paul here to you. Pretend that you want to investigate his case very well. We (excl.) also will ambush him on the way and kill him, before he reaches you.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And as for you and all of the elders, write to the captain of the Roman soldiers and say to him that he should bring Paul here so that you might thoroughly check up on what he did. And as for us we’ll get ready because we’ll kill him before he arrives here.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “So you and the other leaders, send someone to go tell the commander to bring Pablo here, in order that you will reportedly try/interrogate him properly concerning his case. Then we (excl.) will wait-in-ambush to kill-him on the path before their arrival here.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “Therefore, now, we (excl.) are asking you to arrange with your companions who are members of the Sanedrin and go to that highest-ranking-officer of soliers. Ask him to stand Pablo in your presence again. Lie that you want to interrogate him to ascertain the truth. And then when he is being brought here, we (excl.) will all really be ready then to kill him for we (excl.) will lie in wait for him.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 23:16:

• Uma: “So, that plan of theirs was heard by Paulus’ nephew [or niece]. Off he went to the house of the soldiers, announcing their intentions to Paulus.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “But Paul had a nephew, the son of his sister, he heard that Paul was about to be ambushed and killed. So he went into the fort to tell Paul about what he had heard.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And the child of the sister of Paul heard this that they were going to do, and he went to the fort and he told Paul.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “But Pablo’s nephew who was the child of his female sibling, he came-to-know-about that-aforementioned agreement of the Jews, and he went to the barracks of the soldiers to go report-the-bad-news to him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “But, that speech of theirs, it was heard by the nephew of Pablo, the son of his sister. When he had heard, he went at once to that camp and related it to Pablo.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 23:17:

• Uma: “From there, Paulus called a warchief and said to him: ‘Go with this child to the head. He has something to tell him.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “So-then Paul called one of the lieutenants and he said to him, ‘Take this young man to the colonel. He wants to tell him something.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Now as for Paul, he called the soldier and he said, ‘Take this young man to the captain because he has something to say to him.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “Then Pablo called a captain, and said to him, ‘Please escort this young-man to the commander, because there is reportedly something he will tell him.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “When Pablo heard that, he called a captain of soldiers and said, ‘If you please, take this child to your highest-ranking-officer for there is something he wants to relate there.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 23:18:

• Uma: “He indeed took him to the head and said: ‘That Paulus who is jailed over there [out of sight], asked me to bring this child to Head. He has something to tell you (sing.).'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “The lieutenant then took the man to the colonel and he said, ‘I was called by Paul, the prisoner, and he told me to bring this young man to you because he wants ko’ to tell you something.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And the soldier, he took the young man to the captain and he said, ‘The prisoner Paul called me and he said to me that I should bring this young man here to you because he has something to say to you.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “So he took him there and said, ‘The prisoner Pablo, he called me, and he told me to lead this young-man to you (sing.), because there is reportedly something he will tell.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “That captain took the nephew of Pablo to their highest-ranking-officer. When he arrived, he said, ‘I was called by that prisoner Pablo and he said to me that if possible/acceptable I would bring here to you this child for there is something he said, that he wants to tell you.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)