complete verse (Luke 8:28)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 8:28:

  • Noongar: “When he saw Jesus, he shouted, threw himself down at Jesus feet and screamed, ‘Jesus, Son of God! What do you want of me? I beg you, don’t punish me!'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: (incl. v. 27, 29) “There was there a townsperson who was possessed by many demons. For a long time that person had not worn-clothes and he did not live in a house. His living-place was just the graves. He was often possessed. Even if he has bound by ropes and chains and continually watched, he could still break his bindings and escape/run-away going to the empty-place, because he was carried by the strength of the demons that possessed him. When Yesus landed/disembarked from the boat going to the shore, that possessed person came to meet him. When he saw Yesus, he shouted and kneeled in front of him. Yesus ordered those demons to go-out. That person said loudly: ‘Ee Yesus, Child of God who is in heaven! Why have you (sing.) come? I request that you (sing.) do not torment me!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “When he saw Isa he shouted and prostrated before Isa and cried out, he said, ‘You have nothing to do with me, Isa. You are the Son of God, the Most High God. I entreat you, do not persecute/punish me.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: (incl. v. 27, 29) “And when Jesus got out of the boat, he happened on to a person who had before been inhabitant there in the town of the Gergesenes, and he was afflicted with demons. And as for that person, for a long time he had not worn clothes; he did not live in a house, rather he lived there in the burial caves. It was not just a few times only that that man was controlled by that which wants to harm him, and even though he was often fastened with chains and guarded by people, he easily broke the chains and the demon lead him away into the land where no people lived. But when he saw Jesus he shouted out and he fell on his face in front of Jesus, saying with a very loud voice, ‘You Jesus, son of the very high God, what are you going to do with me? I beg you that you do not punish me yet!’ He said this because Jesus said to the demon that he should come out of him.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: (incl. v. 29) “Often also he was hardshipped by the evil-spirits, and even though his townmates repeatedly-confined him and repeatedly-chained his hands and feet, he snapped the chains nonetheless while the evil-spirits also made-him-run to isolated places. So when he saw Jesus, he screeched and immediately-knelt face-down to him. Then he said shouting, ‘Ay Jesus, Child of the Highest God, why are you (sing.) bothering-us/me? Please-be-so-kind (strong request) as to not punish-us/me!’ That is what he said, because Jesus commanded the evil-spirits to leave him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “When he saw Jesus, that evil spirit cried out. He fell down in front of Jesus and spoke really loudly, saying, ‘Jesus, Son of God who is Much the Greatest/most-important, what is your business/interference with me? I beg-mercy that you hopefully won’t cause me suffering/hardship!'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
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