Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 23:34:
- Noongar: “Jesus said, ‘Forgive them, Father! They do not know what they are doing.’ They threw dice to divide Jesus’ clothes among themselves.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “Yesus prayed, he said: ‘My Father, forgive them, because they do not know what they are doing.’ The soldier who crucified Yesus threw dice as their decider of which of them would get his clothes.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Isa prayed to God for those who nailed him, he said, ‘O Father, forgive them for they do not understand what they are doing.’ The soldiers threw dice for dividing the clothes of Isa.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And while they were still nailing Jesus to the cross, he prayed to God. He said, ‘My Father, forgive them because they don’t know this what it is that they are doing.’ And then those who nailed him to the cross, they cast lots to see who would be able to own the clothes of Jesus.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then Jesus said, ‘Father, forgive them, because they don’t know what they are doing.’ As for the soldiers, they drew-lots for Jesus’ clothes in order to share-them-out.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Suddenly/unexpectedly Jesus spoke. He said, ‘Father, do forgive them, for they don’t know what this is which they are doing.’ And then what the soldiers did was, they drew-lots for they were dividing up his clothes between them.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
