Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 20:46:
- Noongar: “‘Watch out for the Law Men. They always go about wearing their long clothes and want people in the market saying they are great. They want to take the best place in the Meeting House and the best place at feast days.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “‘Be careful, do not imitate the behavior of the religion teachers. Because they are happy going walking around wearing long clothes, they are happy in people on the side of the road bow-down to greet them. They are happy to be seated in the seats of honor in the prayer houses, they are happy if they are seated in the good seats at a feast.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “‘Stay away from/be careful of the teachers of the religious law, they are happy to walk about in long garments/clothes and they are happy to be greeted in the market. In the prayer-houses they want to sit in the places for the most honored people. Likewise when they are at a feast they want to sit in the seat that is the most honored.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “‘You must be on your guard so that you do not become like the teachers of the Law, because the only thing they like is to walk around in their long robes with the people showing them respect when they’re in the marketplace. And when they’re in the churches, they like that they are the ones that are allowed to sit in the seats of the high ranking people, and they want also that they be respected very much when they attend the feasts.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘Beware of the teachers of the law, because they like to dress in fine/beautiful robes so that they have a means-of-being-distinguished and they also like those who see them to honor them saying, ‘Where are you (sing.) going, sir?’ when they go visiting in the marketplace. They also choose the best seats in the synagogue, and when they go to join-in-eating-a-meal, it has to be the important people that they go and sit-with.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “‘Now you be careful of the explainers of law, who are fond of walking about in long clothes which are the clothes of the important. And their pleasure is to be greeted-appropriately in places where there are many people. And their favorite seats in the worship-place are the seats where the important are seated. It’s the same at feasts.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
See also complete verse (Mark 12:39).
