Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 2:23:

• Noongar: “because the writing in theLaw of God says, ‘You will give your first son to God.'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
• Uma: “like is written in the Book of the Law of the Lord: ‘Each firstborn male child must be offered to the Lord to become his portion.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “They followed what is written in the law that God gave which says, ‘All first-born male children should be dedicated to God.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The reason they did this was because they wanted to fulfill the long-ago writing in the Law which God had given, which said, ‘The first born male shall be controlled by the Lord.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “When the day arrived for Jose and Maria to fulfil what the law of Moses commanded concerning one who has just-given-birth, they went to Jerusalem to go offer to God what that law said which was two doves or two young pigeons. They also took-along the baby in order to offer him to the Lord God. For what was written in that law of the Lord God, ‘It is necessary to offer to God all firstborn males.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “Because the law said that if the first-born was a male, it was like he was reserved for God, therefore he must be as it were redeemed by them with money.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 2:24:

• Noongar: “They also must sacrifice two birds as the Law of God said, dove or pigeon.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
• Uma: “They also carried their offering, according to the command written in the Book of the Law of the Lord: one dove and two pigeons.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “And they also went to sacrifice as is commanded in God’s law that two doves ko’ (it says) or two pigeons which have recently started to fly should be given as a sacrifice.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Mary and Joseph, they had a sacrifice there because according to that commanded long ago by the Lord, it was necessary to sacrifice two doves or, if not, two pigeons.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “When the day arrived for Jose and Maria to fulfil what the law of Moses commanded concerning one who has just-given-birth, they went to Jerusalem to go offer to God what that law said which was two doves or two young pigeons. They also took-along the baby in order to offer him to the Lord God. For what was written in that law of the Lord God, ‘It is necessary to offer to God all firstborn males.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “They went right on from that to do that which was-instrumental-in-cleansing in the sight of God, for that also was said by the law, that they were to give to be burned, two birds which were doves, or even wood-pigeons, as long as they were young ones, and there were two of them.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 2:25:

• Noongar: “In those days, Simeon lived in Jerusalem. He was a good man. He listened to God and waited for the day when God would save Israel.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
• Uma: “In Yerusalem at that time, there was a person named Simeon. That Simeon was a straight person who submitted to God. The Holy Spirit was with him, and he hoped/trusted that the time had almost arrived for God to help the descendants of Israel.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “Na, there was a person there in Awrusalam called Simiyun. This person was righteous and he always worshiped God. He was waiting for the time when the savior of the tribe of Isra’il would come. And the Holy Spirit was with him.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “There was there a man who lived in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon. He was a righteous person who was always worshipping God. Always there in his breath was the expectancy of the fulfillment of the prophesy which said that the time would come when God would set free His chosen people, the descendants of Israel. Simeon was always controlled by the Holy Spirit.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “Now there was an old-man in Jerusalem named Simeon who was waiting for the salvation of his fellow descendants of Israel. He was a righteous and religious person, and the Holy Spirit was also with/in him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “At that time, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon. He was straight/righteous in the sight of God and worshipful too. He was really longing very much for the promised Cristo who would save/free their nation of Israel. And he was being indwelled by the Espiritu Santo.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 2:26:

• Noongar: “The Holy Spirit was within Simeon and the Spirit told him that he would not die before he saw the day when the One would come, the One God is Sending.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
• Uma: “One time, the Holy Spirit said to him like this: ‘You will not die before you see the Redeemer King that the Lord God promised.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “The Holy Spirit had made known to him that he would not die until he had seen Almasi whom God had promised.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And the Holy Spirit had before caused him to understand that he would not die until he had seen the promised person, chosen by the Lord to rule mankind.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “The Holy Spirit made-known to him that he would not die until he had seen the Messiah that God had promised would come.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “Well, he had come to know through the putting-in-his-mind by the Espiritu Santo that he wouldn’t die until he had seen that Cristo whom God had promised.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 2:27:

• Noongar: “The Holy Spirit brought Simeon into the Temple. At that moment, the father and mother of Jesus brought the baby into the Temple, doing what the Law of God said.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
• Uma: “So, when Yusuf and Maria brought Yesus their baby to the House of God to offer him to God according the to the Law of Musa, the Holy Spirit led Simeon to enter the House of God.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “So-then he was told by the Holy Spirit to go to the temple. He was already there when the mother and father of Isa arrived who brought him (i.e. Jesus) so that they did to him as the law commanded.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Now when Joseph and Mary carried their child and entered into the church, because they would fulfill that commanded by the Law, Simeon was already there inside because that was what the Holy Spirit inspired him to do.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “When that was so, Jesus’ father and mother arrived in Jerusalem and entered-with him into the Temple to do what the law commanded concerning him. And there-was also there Simeon who had been led by the Holy Spirit.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “On that very day, the Espiritu Santo put it in Simeon’s mind to go to the Templo. Therefore on the arrival of Jose and Maria to do what was commanded by God, Simeon was already there.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)