Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 19:11:
- Noongar: “People heard Jesus, so Jesus spoke again, telling them another story. Now Jesus was coming close to Jerusalem, people said perhaps the Kingdom of God soon might come.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “Yesus had almost arrived in Yerusalem, that is why many people said that the time had really almost come for God to become King in the world. So, while the people were listening to his words, he also added onto his words with a parable.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “While the people were listening to what Isa was saying, he also told them a parable for they were already close to Awrusalam and they mistakenly-thought that when they arrived there, God would begin his rule over the people.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And as for those people who heard these words of Jesus, he told them a parable. They were near to the city of Jerusalem, and because of this, the people thought that Jesus would now begin to rule.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then Jesus related this parable to those who were listening to him, because they were close to Jerusalem and they thought-mistakenly that the beginning of the ruling of God was near.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well, those people there in the house of Zaqueo who heard that talk of Jesus, he caused them to hear an illustration which he added on. He did like that because he was now close to Jerusalem, and people mistakenly-thought that he would at that time set up the kingdom of God and would now rule their land.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Gurung: ” . . . people were thinking, ‘When Jesus reaches the capital city the time of God’s ruling will probably come.’ But Jesus, knowing their thoughts, told this story in order to let them understand well about the time of God’s ruling.” (Source: Warren Glover in The Bible Translator 1978, p. 231ff.)
