Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 6:21:
Noongar: “‘God will do good to you people hungry now. Your stomachs will be full! God will do good things to you people weeping now. You will laugh!” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
Uma: “You are fortunate who are hungry at this time, because you will be made-satisfied/full. You are fortunate who weep at this time, because you will be glad.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “‘How fortunate you are/good it is for you who are hungry now, for you will be satisfied in the future. ‘How fortunate you are/good it is for you who are weeping now for you will laugh in the future.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Far better off are you who are hungry now, because God will satisfy your hunger in the future! Far better off are you who are sorrowful now, because you will rejoice in the future!” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “‘Fortunate are you who are hungry now, because you will be satisfied. ‘Fortunate are you who are crying now, because you will smile/laugh.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “You can be happy who really want to do the will of God always, because he really will give you the ability to do it. You can be happy who cry, who sorrow because of sin done, for happiness will follow-in-succession.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 7:5:
Noongar: “He loves our people and he built our synagogue.'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
Uma: “because he loves us Yahudi people, and he has given us (excl.) money to build our (excl.) house of prayer.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “for he is a real friend to our (incl.) Yahudi tribe and he paid the expense hep for erecting our (incl.) prayer-house in this town.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “because as for us (inc.) Jews, we are precious in his breath. He built one of the churches.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “because he (appreciation particle) loves us Jews and he moreover caused-a synagogue of ours -to-be-constructed.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “Because he values this nation of ours(incl.) and he even caused a worship-place to be built for us.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 7:37:
Noongar: “In that town, a badly behaved woman lived. She heard of Jesus eating and drinking inside the house of the Pharisee. So she got a jar, full of perfume,” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
Uma: “In that town, there was a woman sinner, her actions were immoral/not appropriate. When she heard that Yesus was there eating in the house of that Parisi person, she came carrying a bottle containing fragrant oil.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “Na, there was a woman in that town known as a sinner. When that woman knew that Isa was there in the house of that Pariseo to eat, she went there carrying valuable fragrant oil. It’s container was made of alabaster stone.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And in that town there was a woman whose reputation was bad, and when this woman learned that Jesus was eating there in the house of the Pharisee, she went there carrying a white allibaster stone bottle which was filled with fragrant perfume which was very expensive.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “In that town, there was a woman who was a prostitute (lit. the storying-about-whom was bad). When she heard that Jesus was there joining-in-eating in the house of the Pharisee, she went there taking-along a bottle made of alabastro (Ilo. loan) filled-with perfume.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “Well, there in that town there was a woman who was known by everyone to be sinful. She heard news that Jesus was there in the house of that Pariseo, gone to eat there. When she knew that Jesus was there, she went there, taking a far-from-ordinary container full of perfume.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Amele: There a woman sat in the taun. She [was] a sinful woman. And then she heard that Jisas was eating food in the house of the Farisi man. Therefore she took a small gourd full of very good smelling coconut oil and went.” (Source: John Roberts in this article )
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 8:19:
Noongar: “Jesus’ mother and his brothers went to him, but they couldn’t meet because of the crowd.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
Uma: “One time, the mother and relatives of Yesus came wanting to meet/see him, but they could not pass because there were so many people.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “Then the mother and younger brothers of Isa arrived there, but they could not come close to him because of the many people.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The mother of Jesus and his younger siblings, they want to go to him but they could not get close to him because he was completely surrounded by many people.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “After that Jesus’ mother and his siblings/cousins arrived where he was, but they were not able-to-approach him because many people had-crowded-around him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “The mother and younger-siblings of Jesus arrived there, but they couldn’t approach him for it was full of people.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 8:51:
Noongar: “When Jesus came to the house, he told all the people not to come into the house with him, only Peter, John and James, and the father and mother of the child.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
Uma: “When they arrived at the house of Yairus, Yesus did not permit just anybody to enter with him. Just Petrus, Yohanes, Yakobus with the mother and father of that child only were allowed to enter.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “When they arrived there at the house of Jairus, he commanded that nobody should enter except Petros, Yahiya, Yakub and the parents of the child.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “When they arrived there at the house of Jairus, Jesus would not let the people go in. The only ones he allowed to go in was Peter, John, James and the parents of the child.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “When they arrived at the house, Jesus permitted no one to enter-with him excepting Pedro, Juan and Santiago, and the father-and-mother of the young-lady.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “When Jesus arrived at the house, the only ones he caused to accompany him going in were Pedro, Juan and Santiago, the mother and father of that child.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 9:28:
Noongar: “A week after Jesus had spoken these things, Jesus took Peter, John and James with him and went up a mountain to speak with God.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
Uma: “About a week after that his speaking, Yesus invited Petrus, Yohanes, and Yakobus to climb/ascend going to the top of a mountain, to go to pray.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “When eight days had gone by after Isa had said this, he took Petros and Yahiya and Yakub with him onto a mountain to pray there to God.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “About a week later Jesus had said these things, he took Peter, James and John and they went up a mountain to pray to God.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “A week went-by after Jesus’ saying that, then he called Pedro and Juan and Santiago and they climbed a mountain to go pray.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “Maybe some eight days passed from Jesus having said those things, then Jesus went up a mountain to pray there. He took Pedro, Juan and Santiago with him.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 9:61:
Noongar: “Another man said, ‘I will follow you, Lord, but first let me go and speak to my family.'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
Uma: “There was also another [person] who said to Yesus: ‘Lord, I do want to follow you (sing.). But permit me first to return-home to say-good-bye-to/take-leave-of my relatives.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “There was also one who said to Isa, ‘I will follow you, Sir, but I will just go first and take leave of the people in my house.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “There was another person who said to Jesus, ‘Chief, I will follow you, but I will go home first, in order to tell those people in my house.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “There was one more who said, ‘Lord, I will follow you (sing.), but later please so that I can first go say-goodbye to my family.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “And then another person spoke next, ‘As for me, Lord, I will indeed go along with you, however if possible/acceptable, I will first ask-leave from my companions/family at home.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 10:31:
Noongar: “That day, a priest was going down that road, but when he saw the man, he walked away on the other side of the road.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
Uma: “Not long after that, there was also a priest passing on that on. When he saw that wounded man, he walked around him and went on.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “And at the same time there was a Yahudi priest going on that road. When he saw the person he made a detour on the other side.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And just after the time that those robbers had left, a Jewish priest of God arrived but when he saw that person who had been robbed, lying there, he just passed around him and continued on his way.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “When that’s how it was, there was a priest heading-downhill along that path, but when he saw that dying-one, he passed-him-by-at-a-distance.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “A priest happened to be traveling at that time. When he saw that person lying there, he by-passed him.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
