complete verse (Luke 5:29)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 5:29:

  • Noongar: “Then Levi prepared much food and drink at his home so people could eat with Jesus. Many tax collectors and other people, they were friends of Levi.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “Lewi made a big party at his house, to honor/guest Yesus. He also called many tax collectors and other people to eat with them.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Then Libi and company were feasting in his house in order to honor Isa. Many tax collectors and other people were sitting and eating together.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Then levi held a large feast in his house because Jesus was there. And there were many tax collectors, companions of Levi, who attended. And there were also there some other people who ate with them.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “They then went to plural Levi’s house, and he gave-a-feast-for (lit. butchered-for) Jesus with many (animals). There were also many tax collectors and other people eating-with them.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Before long, Levi caused a big feast/meal to be prepared at his house, which was his making-welcome of Jesus. Many gathered who were his companion official receivers of payment and there were other people too. They all ate together with Jesus.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 6:22)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 6:22:

  • Noongar: “God will do good to you when people hate you, when people reject you, when they insult you, and they lie about you only because of the Son of Man!” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “‘You are fortunate if who are hated, expelled, disparaged, and your names made-to-stink because of your following of Me the Child of Man.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “‘How fortunate you are/good it is for you if the people hate you and if they don’t receive you and talk-evil (about you) and destroy you (your good name) with your companions because you follow me, the Son of Mankind.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: (includes verse 23) “Far better off are you if people are against you and they don’t accept you as their companion, and they treat you shamefully, and they talk about you and say that your custom is bad, because you follow me, the older sibling of mankind. This is what their ancestors did long ago to the prophets of God. Rejoice very much if this happens to you, because how very great will be God’s reward to you which you can look forward to in Heaven.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “‘Fortunate are you if people hate you and exclude you and also shame you and moreover say-bad-things-about you because of your faith in me who am Child of a Person.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “You can be happy if you are hated, ignored/boycotted and insulted by your fellowman, even your name regarded by them as disgusting, because you believe-in/obey me who am the One From Heaven Born of Man/human.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 7:6)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 7:6:

  • Noongar: “So Jesus went with them. When he came close to the house, the boss sent his friends to tell Jesus, ‘Lord, you should not come. I am not good enough. You should not come inside my house,” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “From there, Yesus really did go with them. When Yesus was close to his house, that warchief also ordered several of his companions to go meet Yesus saying to him like this: ‘Father, it is not necessary for you (sing.) to come to my house, because I am not a Yahudi person, I am not worthy for you (sing.) to visit.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “So-then Isa came with them. When they came close to the house, the captain told his friends to go and meet Isa speaking to him saying, ‘Sir, don’t tire yourself, for I am not worthy for you to come here to my house.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then Jesus went with them, and when they were about to arrive at the house of this boss of soldiers, he had some of his companions meet Jesus and party so that they might tell to Jesus his words which were like this, ‘Chief, don’t bother your breath about coming into my house because I’m not worthy to disturb you in coming here.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “So Jesus went-with them. When they had almost arrived at the captain’s house, he sent some of his friends to go tell Jesus, ‘Sir, even if (polite, persuasive request) you (sing.) reportedly do not tire-yourself (sing.) to arrive at his house because it would be embarrassing if you (sing.) enter there.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Without anything further, Jesus went with them. When they were near the house, the captain caused some of his friends to meet Jesus and tell him a message saying, ‘Master, I am sure that even if you don’t continue on here to my house (it will be okay). For it really isn’t acceptable/possible for you to-come-on-business-for-me to my home because you are much greater/more-important.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 7:38)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 7:38:

  • Noongar: “and she stood behind Jesus, weeping and wetting Jesus’ feet with her tears. Then she wiped Jesus’ feet with her hair, kissed Jesus’ feet and rubbed his feet with the perfume.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “She came, coming-close to Yesus’ feet, and she cried. She wetted Yesus’ feet with her tears. After that, she untied her hair, she used-it-to-wipe his feet, she kissed and poured with fragrant oil.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “She went there and stood at the feet of Isa weeping and Isa’s feet were wet by her tears. Then she wiped them with her hair and kissed Isa’s feet and then she sprinkled the valuable fragrant oil on them.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “She came up to Jesus and knelt down near his feet. Her tears fell on the feet of Jesus and she wiped them with her hair and she kissed them. And then she poured out on the feet of Jesus the very fragrant perfume.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Entering then, she went behind the feet of Jesus crying until his feet were wet with her tears. Then she wiped his feet with her hair while-simultaneously kissing (them) and then she poured-on-(them) that perfume.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “When she arrived there, she came close behind Jesus. Well since she was crying, the legs/feet of Jesus became wet with her falling tears. Well, what that woman did was, she wiped the feet of Jesus with her hair and kept kissing them. And then she poured on them the perfume she’d brought.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Amele: “And then she stood behind Jisas as he lay eating food and as she cried her tears fell down and hit Jisas’ feet. And then she wiped Jisas’ feet with her hair and kissed his feet and poured out the very good smelling coconut oil and it went down.” (Source: John Roberts in this article )

complete verse (Luke 8:20)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 8:20:

  • Noongar: “Another person told Jesus, ‘Your mother and brothers are standing outside. They want to see you.'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “There was one-person who said to Yesus: ‘Teacher, your (sing.) mother and your (sing.) relatives, there they are outside, they want to meet you (sing.).'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Somebody told Isa, he said, ‘Sir, your mother and siblings are there outside and would like to see you.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And there was a person there who told Jesus, he said, ‘Your mother and your younger siblings are outside, and they are looking for you.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “So someone told Jesus, ‘Your (sing.) mother and siblings, they are outside and they reportedly have something they want to tell you (sing.).'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Someone told Jesus, saying, ‘Excuse me, outside is your mother together with your younger-siblings. They want to see you.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 8:52)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 8:52:

  • Noongar: “All the people were weeping and grieving for the child. Jesus said, ‘Don’t weep! The child is not dead, she is only sleeping.'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “All the people gathered in the house of Yairus cried and wailed, wailing-for that dead child. Yesus said: ‘Do not cry any longer. She is not dead, she is just sleeping.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “All the people there were weeping and wailing because of the child. But Isa said to them, ‘Don’t weep. The child is not dead but just asleep.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And at that time all the people who were gathered there, they were milling around and crying because they were in grief. And Jesus said to them, ‘Don’t cry for her, because that child is not dead, but rather, she is only sleeping!'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “All the people who were there, they were crying-for-her mourning. But Jesus told them, ‘That’s enough, don’t be crying, because this young-lady, she isn’t dead, she is only sleeping.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “All the people there were crying. They were crying about that one who had died. Jesus spoke, saying to those people, ‘Don’t cry. That child really isn’t dead. She’s just asleep.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 9:30)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 9:30:

  • Noongar: “Suddenly, two men came, and spoke to Jesus — Moses and Elijah.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “Suddenly there were two people talking to him, they were the prophets Musa and Elia.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Then suddenly there were two men talking with Isa. They were eymulla (signifying a deceased person) Musa and eymulla Eliyas.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And all of a sudden there appeared two men who talked with him — they were Moses and Elijah, the long ago prophets of God.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Right then two men appeared whose appearance was also dazzling talking-with Jesus who were Moses and Elias. What they were talking about was his near-in-time death in Jerusalem to fulfil the plan of God.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “When it was like that now, suddenly/unexpectedly there were two men, Moises and Elias,” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 9:62)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 9:62:

  • Noongar: “Jesus said to him, ‘A man who starts to dig the ground but then looks back, he is not good enough for the Kingdom of Heaven.'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “Yesus said saying to him: ‘The person who begins to plow, it is not good if he keeps-looking-back. People who have character like that are not fit/worthy to become workers in God’s Kingdom.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “But Isa said to him, ‘If a person plows and always looks back that is not good. Likewise if a person follows me but is hindered by what he leaves behind, he is not worthy to be ruled over by God.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus answered, ‘If you are plowing and you are always looking back, that’s not good. It’s the same way also with the person who follows me, and he always has something to look back toward — he is not worthy to be ruled over by God.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “But Jesus said, ‘The one who has begun to plow who keeps-turning-around, his work will be emphatically useless. It’s the same with the one who goes-with me who keeps-turning-around, because he has no way to serve in God’s ruling.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Jesus answered him, saying, ‘If a person is ploughing, if he keeps looking-back, his work isn’t acceptable/possible. Well it’s like that indeed, that a person is ineffective in the kingdom of God if his mind/inner-being isn’t concentrated on his following/obeying me.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Gurung: ” . . . ‘In ploughing, if anyone, after seizing the handle, turns and keeps looking back, that person is of no use when God is doing his work.'” (Source: Warren Glover in The Bible Translator 1978, p. 231ff.)