Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 8:38:

• Noongar: “The man who had been healed of many evil spirits, he begged Jesus, ‘I want to go with you.’ But Jesus sent him away, saying,” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
• Uma: “As for the person whom Yesus healed, he asked that he could go with them. But he did not permit him, he said to him:” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “The person who had been healed begged to come along with him. But Isa sent him home, he said,” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And as for that person who was newly healed, he begged Jesus, he said, ‘I want to go with you.’ But Jesus would not let him come, rather sent him home. Jesus said to him,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “Jesus was-getting into the boat while-at-the-same-time the man whom the evil-spirits had left was also begging to go-with him koma. But Jesus sent-him-home saying,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “As for that person from whom the evil spirits had been driven out, he was asking Jesus to take him along, but Jesus didn’t want to.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)