Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 1:47:
- Noongar: “My soul is happy because God saves my life,” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “I am very glad, because God is the King who lifted me from the punishment of my sins.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “I have really been made glad by God who saves me,” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “I greatly rejoice because of God who is the one who is my Savior.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “and great is my happiness because of him who saves me,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “My mind/inner-being is really very happy because of this God who is my Savior.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 1:48:
- Noongar: “because he remembers (lit.: “ear-hold”) me, his weak worker. Now all people, they will say I am happy,” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “He remembered me, me his pitiful slave. From now, all people will say that I am a woman blessed by God.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “for he has paid attention to me, his humble servant. Because from now on all people of all generations will call me the most happy woman.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Because I his servant, whose rank is very low, he still didn’t forget me. And beginning today all mankind will say that I am the woman whose blessing from God is very great.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “because he remembered me who am an unimportant (lit. low) servant of his. Therefore from now on, all people will say that I am fortunate” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Because he is indeed thinking about me, his insignificant servant. And from now on, down through the generations, the way I will be regarded is, a woman caused to be exceedingly happy.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 1:49:
- Noongar: “because God has done great things for me. His name is holy.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “Because God who is powerful/has authority showed his power to me. His name is holy!” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “For the Most Powerful God has done a wonder-causing work/thing to me. He is really holy.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “They can say this because of the miracles which the most powerful God has done for me. Very high is his name.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “because of the amazing-thing that the all-powerful and holy God has done.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Because this grace/favor to me by the supernaturally-powerful God is far from ordinary. His praiseworthiness/glory really can’t be equalled.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 1:50:
- Noongar: “He is merciful to people that love him and work for him, people of generations long ago and of generations today.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “He has love to all people who submit to Him, down to [lit., until arriving to] their descendants.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “He really has pity/mercy to the generations who honor him.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Starting from the very first people long ago until now, very great is his pity to anyone who respects him.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “He is merciful to all who respect/esteem him beginning with the first person until all who have followed.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “He really pities very much down through the generations those who have fear which is honoring/respecting of him.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 1:51:
- Noongar: “He has stretched out his strong hand, and scattered other people, all people thinking proudly.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “He does powerful things with his authority: Proud people [lit., People whose hearts are high] he scatters so that their intentions do not work.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “He shows his strength in his works, he scatters the ones with a high (proud) liver.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “He has done miraculous works. Those who make themselves high are forced to flee from him. They cannot carry out what they are planning.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “He shows his power, because he scatters the people who are proud (lit. make their minds high) and all their plans.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Through what he does, he makes known his supernatural power which can’t be equalled. For he scattered the people who were great in their own minds.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 1:52:
- Noongar: “He brings down great kings sitting in high places, and he lifts up the weak people.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “He removes kings from their rank. He makes humble people [lit., people of low hearts] high.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “He removes the kings from their kingdoms and he makes great the ones with a humble liver.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “There are high kings whose rank he lowered, and there are also those people whose rank is very small, and he has raised up their rank.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “He also makes-low the high-ones who rule and also makes-high the people who are low.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “There are kings from whom he removed the kingship. And there are ordinary/unimportant people whom God has caused to be great/important.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 1:53:
- Noongar: “He has filled the hungry people, giving them good things, but the rich people, he sent them away, their hands empty.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “Hungry people he makes full with good food. He makes rich people go out with just their bodies.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “He satisfies with good those in need and he sends away the rich without anything (lit. they don’t carry anything).” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “He gives to the people who call on him for help what they need, but those people who think that they do not need the help of God, he does not help.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “He moreover gives the unfortunate/pitiful-ones good-things until they are satisfied, but as for the rich, he causes-them -to-go-away empty-handed (lit. shaved/stripped-clean).” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “As for the hungry ones, he caused them to be filled/satisfied with good things. But as for those who are rich, he sent them away with nothing at all.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 1:54:
- Noongar: “He keeps his word, everything he told our ancestors, and he comes and he helps his people of Israel.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “He shows his love to us (incl.) descendants of Israel, his slave long ago. He helps us (incl.) like he promised to our (incl.) ancestors long ago. He does not forget his promise to Abraham and his descendants forever.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “God helps his servant, the tribe of Isra’il. He does not forget his covenant that he will be merciful to us (incl.).” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “He has fulfilled what he promised to our ancestors and he has been helping us Israelita who serve him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “God is really helping his people who are the descendants of Israel, for he is always remembering his promise to our (incl.) forefathers.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
