Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 1:31:
- Noongar: “You will become pregnant and bear a son, and you will name him ‘Jesus’.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “You (sing.) will become pregnant, and you (sing.) will give birth to a male child. You (sing.) must name that child Yesus.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “You will soon become pregnant and will give birth to a boy. Call him Isa.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “You will become pregnant and you will give birth to a male, and you must name him Jesus.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “You (sing.) will become pregnant, and you (sing.) will give-birth to a male and you (sing.) will name him Jesus.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Listen to what I will tell you. You will conceive. A male will be born. Jesus is what you are to name him.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 1:32:
- Noongar: “He will be great. He will be called the ‘Son of God’. God says this. He will stand up as King, like his ancestor David.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “He will become an important person [lit., big life], and he is called the Son of God that is in heaven. And the Lord God lifts him to become a King like King Daud, his ancestor long ago.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “He will be really great and he will be called the Child/Son of God the Most High. And God will make him king like his forefather King Da’ud ley.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “His rank will be very great, and he will be called the Son of the Very Highest God, and the Lord God will make it be that this one you will give birth to will rule just like his ancestor long ago David ruled.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “He will be great and will be called the Child of the Highest God. God will moreover make-him -king like his ancestor King David long ago,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “He is really great/important, and is called the Son of God who is Exceedingly the Greatest/Most-important. God will give to him the kingship which is like that of his ancestor David.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 1:33:
- Noongar: “And he will be King of the descendants of Jacob for ever. His Kingdom will stand for ever.'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “He will become a king who rules all the descendants of Yakub forever, and his government has no end.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “And he will be king over the tribe of Isra’il forever. His being king will have no end.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And as for this offspring of yours, there will be no end to his rule over you who are descendents of Jacob. There will be no end of his rule!'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “and he will be the one to rule the descendants of Jacob forever, for his ruling will have absolutely no end.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “For he will reign without ending over his people who are the descendants of Jacob. There really will be no end to his reigning.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 1:34:
- Noongar: “Mary said to the angel, ‘I am a virgin. How will this happen?'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “Maria said saying to the angel: ‘How can what you (sing.) say happen? Because I am not yet married.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Mariyam said to the angel, ‘How can this be possible and-what’s-more I haven’t a husband yet.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then Mary said to the angel, she said, ‘How can this be? Because I am a virgin and I have never been approached by a man.’ (euphemism for sexual relations)” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Whereupon Maria said to the angel, ‘Yes, but how perhaps can it be, because absolutely no one has touched me?'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Maria spoke, saying, ‘How is that, since I haven’t yet had experience with any man?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 1:35:
- Noongar: “The angel said, ‘The Holy Spirit will come to you and God’s power will over-shadow you. This holy child will be called ‘God’s Son’.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “The angel said: ‘The Holy Spirit will descend to you (sing.), and the power of God in heaven will cover you (sing.). That is why the child who will be born is called holy, the Child of God.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “The angel answered, he said, ‘The Holy Spirit will be caused to come to you and you will be overshadowed by God’s power. Therefore the child that you will give birth to will be holy and will be called Son of God.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “As the angel answered, ‘The Holy Spirit will be the one to powerfully work in you, and you will be strengthened about by the power of God, and because of this, this one that you will give birth to, his actions shall be completely righteous, and he shall be named the Son of God.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “The angel answered and said, ‘The Holy Spirit will go to you (sing.) and you (sing.) will be closely-overshadowed by his power. And this is why the holy one you (sing.) will give-birth-to will be called the Child of God.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “The angel answered, ‘What you said is really true. But this will happen through the help of the Espiritu Santo. That’s why you will conceive for it will be because of the supernatural-power of God who is Exceedingly the Greatest/Most-important. That’s why the one you will give birth to will be very far from sin for he is the Son of God.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 1:36:
- Noongar: “You remember (lit.: “ear-hold”) Elizabeth, your relative? People say this one can’t bear a child, yet now she is pregnant six months — and she is an old woman.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “Listen: your (sing.) relative Elisabet who is very old, and whom others call barren is six months pregnant! She will give birth to a male child.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Look also at your relative Elisabet. She is pregnant now even though she is old. The woman they said couldn’t give birth is now in the sixth month of her pregnancy.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And this is not the only news I have for you, because your aunt Elizabeth, even though she is already very old, she has become pregnant. It is already six months now that she is pregnant, she whom the people long ago thought that she could not give birth.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Think-of your (sing.) relative Elizabet. Even though they thought/said she was barren and she was moreover an old-woman, she became-pregnant nonetheless, and her pregnancy (lit. fetus) is six months now.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “And isn’t it so that you have a relative who is Elisabet? It’s clear to everyone that as for her, she is a non-child-bearing woman. But now/today, this is the sixth month of her pregnancy, even though she is old already.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 1:37:
- Noongar: “No things exist which God can’t do.'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “Because whatever God says, must happen.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “For as for God nothing is difficult.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The reason this is taking place is because God can do anything.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because as for God, there is nothing he is not able to do.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Because there really is nothing which can’t be caused to happen by God.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 1:38:
- Noongar: “‘I am God’s servant,’ Mary said. ‘May this happen to me, everything you say.’ The angel left her.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “Maria said: ‘I am the slave of the Lord, I submit to his command, so that he makes happen his intention to me, like you (sing.) say to me.’ After that, the angel went out, leaving Maria.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then Mariyam said, ‘I am the servant of God. I submit to what you said.’ Then the angel left her.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Mary answered, ‘May it be that it happens to me according to what you say because I submit myself to the Lord.’ And then the angel left Mary.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Maria then said, ‘Here I am (agreement particle) to serve God. May it be fulfilled to me what you (sing.) said.’ And then the angel left.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Maria spoke again, ‘I really am the servant of God. I am subjecting myself to his will, that he will fulfill here with me all you have said.’ And then the angel disappeared.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
