complete verse (Luke 23:28)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 23:28:

  • Noongar: “Jesus turned to them and said, ‘Women of Jerusalem! Don’t cry for me, but only for yourselves and your children.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “Yesus looked at them and he said to them: ‘Ee women of Yerusalem, do not cry for me. It is better that you cry for yourselves and your children.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Isa turned around and said to them, ‘Oy, you women of Awrusalam, do not weep about me. Weep about yourself and your children.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus turned to them, and he said, ‘As for you women of Jerusalem, don’t you cry over me, but rather the thing that you should cry about, is what’s going to happen to you and your children.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Jesus turned-to-face them and said, ‘Women from-Jerusalem, it shouldn’t be me that you are crying-for but rather yourselves and your children.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Jesus turned to them and said to them, ‘You women of Jerusalem, don’t cry for me. Your own selves and your children are who you are to cry for.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
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