complete verse (Acts 22:8)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 22:8:

  • Uma: “‘I asked him: ‘Who are you (sing.), Lord?’ ‘He said to me: ‘I am Yesus of Nazaret, whom you (sing.) persecute.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “I asked, ‘Who are you, Sir?’ He answered, ‘I am Isa, the man of Nasaret, I am hep the one you are persecuting.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And I said, ‘Who are you?’ And he said, ‘I am the one you are doing bad things to, Jesus of Nazareth.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “”Who are you (sing.) Lord?’ I said. ”I am Jesus from-Nazaret whom you (sing.) are hardshipping,’ he said.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “I answered, saying, ‘Oh, who are you, Master?’ ‘Jesus is who I am, the taga Nazaret. I really am the one whom you are persecuting,’ said the reply to me.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

Translation commentary on Acts 22:8

On this verse see 9.5. The qualifier of Nazareth appears only here; it does not appear in 9.5 or 26.15. Elsewhere in Acts this qualifier is used of Jesus in 2.22; 3.6; 4.10; 6.14; 26.9.

Quoted with permission from Newman, Barclay M. and Nida, Eugene A. A Handbook on The Acts of the Apostles. (UBS Handbook Series). New York: UBS, 1972. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .