Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 8:10:
- Noongar: “Jesus said, ‘I have given you the knowledge of the secrets of the Kingdom of Heaven, but other people hear the truth in stories, so they might look, but not see, and they might hear, but not understand.'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “Yesus said: ‘Long ago, God had not yet told/made-know man how he would become King in the world. But now, he had told/made-know you that teaching. But as for the people, I teach them with parables, so that the word of the Holy Book will be fulfilled which says: ‘They hear, but they do not know its meaning. They see, but it is like they still do not see [it] clearly.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “He said, ‘You have been given knowledge so that you can understand what God has hidden in his mind about as to how he rules his people. But to the other people everything is told in parables so that they look but not see and so that they hear but not understand.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus answered, he said, ‘That which was hidden long ago concerning the ruling of God, I will make it known to you, my disciples. But the other people, who do not follow me, I will teach them through parables so that even though they look carefully, they cannot see; and even though they listen they cannot understand.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Jesus said, ‘You are the ones to whom God has given the privilege to come-to-know what was not made-known previously concerning his ruling, but as for other people, only parables will-be-related to them so that even though they are seeing, they will not recognize, and even though they are hearing, they will not understand.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Jesus answered them, saying, ‘It really has been given/mercied to you to know the secret/hidden meaning of what I am teaching concerning the kingdom of God. But as for the others, it is in illustrations only, so that even though they will keep on looking-intensely, they can’t see. And even if they continue to listen, they won’t understand.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
