complete verse (Luke 10:19)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 10:19:

  • Noongar: “Listen! I have given you power so you can walk on snakes and on scorpions and you can beat all the power of Satan. And no thing will hurt you.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “So, so that you know: I give you authority, that you can step on snakes or poisonous-centipedes and defeat all the strength of our enemies. No-one [will] wound you.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Look, I have given you supernatural-power so that even if you step on a snake or a skorpion nothing will happen to you. And you also will not be defeated by our (incl.) enemy the leader of demons. Nothing can destroy you whatever.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Remember this, I gave you power so that even if you stepped on snakes or scorpions, you would not be bitten. And you also cannot be overcome by the power of our enemy, Satan, and there is nothing that can harm you.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “And I indeed also am the one who gave you your power so that even if you step on snakes and centipedes, nothing will happen to you but rather you will defeat all the power of Satanas.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Think about this, that you have been given by me the authority to overcome all the strength of our (incl.) opponent who is Satanas and his people, they being like snakes and scorpions which you will tread on but you won’t get harmed.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

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