complete verse (Luke 9:58)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 9:58:

  • Noongar: “Jesus said to him, ‘Dingos have caves and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has not one place to lie down and sleep.'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “Yesus answered him, he said: ‘Civet cats have their dens, and birds have their nests, but I the Child of Man, I do not have a house to sleep in.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Isa answered, he said, ‘The pahang (big lizard) have it good, they have holes and the birds have nests. But I, the Son of Mankind I have not even a resting place.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus said to him, ‘As for the fox, there is a cave where he lives; as for the birds, they have their nests. But as for me, the one titled the older sibling of mankind, I just have to rest anywhere, because I have no place to live.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Whereupon Jesus said, ‘Even the civet-cats have holes to live in, and the birds also, they have nests, but I who am Child of a Person have no proper place-to-sleep.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Jesus answered, saying, ‘Is that true? It would be good if you will remember that wild dogs have holes (in trees), and as for the birds, they have their nests. But as for me who am the One From Heaven Born of Man/human, I have no certain place to stay, but on the contrary just wherever.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
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