Following are a number of back-translations of John 17:2:

• Navajo (Dinė): «You have given me charge of human beings, as many as there are, in order that I should give to all that you have given me life that does not end.»
• Huehuetla Tepehua: «You have given me my chieftainship so that I can rule all people. In this way can give eternal life in heaven to all you gave me.»
• Aguaruna: «You are the one who said in reference to me, ‘Let him be the commander of all people; so that he gives never ending life to those I have given him.'» (Source for this and above: M. Larson / B. Moore in Notes on Translation February 1970, p. 1-125.)
• Uma: «You gave me authority over all people, so that the people whom you gave me, I gave them good life forever.» (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: «You gave me authority to rule over all mankind so that I could give life without end to all people you gave to me.» (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: «You have entrusted to me the authority over all people so that I might give life forever to all the people you have given to me.» (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: «Because you (sing.) handed-over to me the authority to rule-over all people so that I would give life that is forever to all those whom you (sing.) entrusted to me.» (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: «Like indeed your giving to me the rule over all people under the heavens, so that I will give life which is without ending to all whom you have given to me.» (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: «You gave your son power to decide over all people so that he will give the new life which is forever to all whom you delivered over to him.» (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)