Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 1:55:
- 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: “For he promised to our (incl.) forefathers, to Ibrahim and his descendants that he would be merciful to us (incl.) forever.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “That which he promised long ago to our ancestors Abraham and his descendents, he has not forgotten. He has helped us, his servants the descendents of Israel. And we the chosen people the descendents of Abraham, he will have pity on us forever,’ said Mary.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Yes, he has remembered to show-mercy/favor to Abraham, so also to us and to all his descendants forever.’ So said Maria in praising God.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “For he promised to Abraham that he would show grace/favor to him and his descendants for ever.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 1:56:
- Noongar: “Mary stayed three months with Elizabeth, and afterwards, she went back to her village.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “Maria stayed with Elisabet about three months, and only then did she return to her home.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Mariyam stayed there with Elisabet for three months, then she went back home.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Mary stayed there with Elizabeth for three months longer, and then she went home.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “She stayed-with plural Elizabet for three months, then went-home.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Three months is how long Maria stayed with the Elisabet and spouse, and then she went home.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 1:57:
- Noongar: “Now the day came for Elizabeth’s baby. She bore a son.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “The time arrived for Elisabet to give birth. She gave birth to a male child.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then, the day came for Elisabet to give birth. And she gave birth to a boy.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when the day arrived, Elizabeth gave birth, and her child was a male.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When the time-arrived for Elizabet -to-give-birth, a male is what she gave-birth-to.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When it was the Elisabet’s due-date, a boy was born.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 1:58:
- Noongar: “Elizabeth’s relatives and her friends, they heard this news. God greatly blessed Elizabeth, and they all became happy for Elizabeth.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “Their neighbors and their relatives heard how the Lord showed his love to Elisabet in his giving her that child, that is why they also were glad together with Elisabet.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When her companions in the near-by-houses and her relatives heard that God had really done good to her, they joined in being glad with her.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when their relatives and neighbors heard about this very good thing which God had done for Elizabeth, they also were happy.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When their neighbors and relatives heard-about God’s amazing mercy/favor to her, they also joined-in-being-happy.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When their neighbors and their relatives knew the big-size of the grace/favor of God to Elisabet, they were also happy.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 1:59:
- Noongar: “After seven days, people came for the cutting of the baby, as the Law says. They wanted to name him ‘Zechariah’ like his father.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “Following the custom of the Yahudi people, when that child was eight days of age, their neighbors and their relatives came to circumcise him according to the custom of the Yahudi people. Their intention they wanted to name him Zakharia, named after his own father, according to their custom.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When the eighth day had been reached that the child was on the floor (idiom for ‘after birth’) they gathered to circumcise the child and they almost named the child Jakariya, like the name of his father.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when it was already eight days that the child had been born, they celebrated their Jewish custom because when a male child is born, on the eighth day afterward they circumcize it. And the people there, they wanted to name the child Zechariah because that was the name of his father.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “On the baby’s eighth day, the neighbors and relatives of plural Zekarias gathered to circumcise and name him, because that was the custom of the Jews. They would have named him with the name of his father Zekarias,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When is was eight days now, which is the day for circumcizing and naming the child, they all gathered. They thought-mistakenly that Zacarias is what he would be named, to be named the same as his father.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 1:60:
- Noongar: “But his mother said, ‘No! His name is ‘John’.'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “But Elisabet said, saying to them: ‘Not like that! His name is definitely Yohanes.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But his mother said, ‘Don’t. He shall be called Yahiya.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “But Elizabeth, she did not want that, and she said, ‘It cannot be because John is the name that he is to be given.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “but his mother spoke up, ‘Not that! His name is Juan!'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But Elisabet said, ‘No. Juan is what he will be named.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 1:61:
- Noongar: “So they said to her, ‘None of your relatives are called ‘John’.'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “They answered: ‘But there have never been any of your relatives named that!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “‘Why?’ they said. ‘There is, surprise, not even one among your relations who is called that.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And they said to Elizabeth, ‘Why? There isn’t even one of your relatives with that name!'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘How come? Absolutely none of your (pl.) relatives is named that!’ they said.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Those who had gathered all said, ‘But it’s like you have no relatives named like that.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 1:62:
- Noongar: “Then they signed to his father. They asked him what name he wanted to give his son.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “From there, they signaled to Zakharia asking him what he wanted to name his child.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Then they made signs to the father of the child as to what he wanted the child to be called.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And they made signs to the father of the child because they would ask him what he wanted to name his child.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “They then signaled to his father to ask what he wanted to name the baby.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Without anything further, the people sign-languaged Zacarias as to what he wanted the child to be named.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)