Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 2:7:

• Noongar: “Mary bore her first son, she wrapped him in cloths (lit.: “Kangaroo skin”) and laid him in the box for cattle food, because there was no shelter for the two of them for sleeping in the town.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
• Uma: “She really gave birth, to a male child, her firstborn child. She wrapped that child and laid-him-to-sleep in a manger, because the guest house was full.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “She gave birth to her first-born, a son. She wrapped her child in a blanket and laid him in a box (used) for feeding animals in the barn for they didn’t have room in the rest-house.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “and she gave birth to a male which was the first born. She wrapped that child in a blanket and laid him down in the feeding-trough of the horses, because there was no room for them in the house where they caused people to sleep, because it was full of people.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “Since there was no place-for them -to-stay in the place-where-people -spent-the-night, they went to the animal (means large animals) stable. And there is where she gave-birth-to her firstborn male. When he was born, she wrapped-him-up, then she laid-him-down-to-sleep in the feeding-place of the animals.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “She gave birth to her first child who was a male. And then according to their custom of that time, she bound- the child -round-and-round well with pieces-of-cloth. She laid him down in the animal feeder, for only there was where they were able to stay, in the animals’ shelter, because there was no more room there in the rental/guest rooms upstairs (i.e. in the main part of the house). They were really full up already.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 2:8:

• Noongar: “In that country, shepherds were working outside in the night, looking after their sheep.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
• Uma: “Outside Betlehem town, there were several shepherds. While they were taking care of their sheep in the fields that night,” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “Na, that night there were caretakers of sheep in that place staying awake to watch their crowds/flocks of sheep in a grassy-place in open-country.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And on that night, nearby that town, there were some people in the pastures because they were pasturing their domestic animals which were sheep.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “During that night, there were people in the pastureland who were guarding their sheep.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “That night, there were some shepherds guarding their sheep there at the feeding area.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 2:9:

• Noongar: “One of God’s angels came near them, and the glorious light of God shone over them. They were very afraid.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
• Uma: “suddenly an angel of the Lord met them, and the power of the Lord shone, shining on them, with the result that they were very afraid.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “Suddenly there appeared to them an angel of God and the brightness of God shone surrounding them, therefore they were very afraid.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the powerful shining of the Lord illuminated them and then they were very much afraid.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “Right then an angel of the Lord God appeared to them and they were illuminated and dazzled by the brilliant-shining of God, and extreme was their fear.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “Suddenly/unexpectedly where they were became bright for an angel of God arrived. They were dazzled by the shining of the praiseworthiness/glory of God. What else but they then became afraid.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 2:10:

• Noongar: “But the angel said to them, “Don’t be afraid! I come here, bringing good news to you. This news will bring much happiness to all people.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
• Uma: “That angel said to them: ‘Do not be afraid, because my coming here is to bring good news to you, news that makes all people very glad.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “But the angel said, ‘Don’t be afraid, because I have come to tell you good news which will make all the people glad.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And that angel of the Lord said, he said ‘Don’t you be afraid because I was sent here so that I might tell you some very good news which will be the reason for rejoicing for all mankind.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “Whereupon the angel said to them, ‘Don’t be afraid! Because what I will report to you will be the cause-of-happiness of all people.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “But the angel said to them, ‘Don’t be afraid. There is good news which I bring which I will tell you, which will give big happiness to all people.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 2:12:

• Noongar: “And you will see the truth: you will see the baby, wrapped in clothes (lit.: “Kangaroo skin”) and lying in a food box.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
• Uma: “This is the sign so that you know the truth of my words: you will find a baby wrapped up and laid to sleep in a manger.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “And this is the sign that this news is true: you will find the child wrapped in a blanket and laid in a box for feeding animals.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “You will be able to tell the child because when you see a child wrapped in a blanket and laid down in the feeding-trough of a horse, that’s the One,’ he said.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “This is how-you -will-know that it is true. You will come-upon that baby wrapped-up and laid-down in the feeding-place of animals.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “The proof is, you will find a baby bound-round-and-round with pieces-of-cloth, just an animal feeder being where he was caused to lie.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 2:13:

• Noongar: “Suddenly, many, many angels came down from Heaven. They stood near the other angel, singing and praising God.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
• Uma: “In the blinking of an eye, there appeared also many angels from heaven with the first angel. They praised God, they said:” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “Then immediately they saw beside the angel very many angels from heaven. They praised God, they said,” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And at that moment also appeared to them very many angels of God who were praising God,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “Exactly when he said that, many of his fellow angels suddenly-appeared from heaven praising God saying,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “Suddenly/unexpectedly the number of angels became many for a very large number arrived from heaven. They were praising God, saying,” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)