complete verse (Luke 11:48)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 11:48:

  • Noongar: “This shows you are happy because of the things your ancestors have done. They killed the Prophets and you make their tombs.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “With your deeds, you confess/admit that you like the behavior of your ancestors. They killed the prophets of long ago, and you fix-up their graves.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “You show that you agree with what your forefathers did. They killed the prophets and you make their graves nice.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Your ancestors are the ones who murdered them, and you are the ones who decorate the tombs. You do this as a sign that you really like the evil-doing of your ancestors.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “But in your doing that, you show that you approve that-aforementioned-thing which your ancestors were-doing, because they are the ones who were-killing, but you in-turn are the ones making houses for the ones they killed.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “In that which you are doing, you testify that you are in agreement/harmony with that which your ancestors did. Well, because they were the ones who killed the prophets, you are the ones who cause their graves to be elaborate.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
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