Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 2:39:
- Noongar: “After Joseph and Mary finished everything, all things the Law of God said, they returned to their home, the town Nazareth in Galilee.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “After Yusuf and Maria did all that was required in the Book of the Law of the Lord, they returned going to Nazaret town in Galilea land.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When they had finished doing all that is commanded in the law of God, Mariyam and Yusup returned to Jalil to their town Nasaret.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when Mary and Joseph had finished their carrying out all that was commanded in the Law given by the Lord, they returned to the place where they lived in the village of Nazareth in the province of Galilee.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When Jose and Maria had fulfilled all that the law of the Lord God commanded, they went-home to their town at Nazaret which was in Galilea.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When Jose and spouse had fulfilled all which was written in the word of God concerning that child, they went home again to Nazaret in the district of Galilea.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 2:40:
- Noongar: “The child grew and became strong; he became full of truth and knowledge, and God blessed him.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “Their child got bigger and stronger. His heart was very clear, and God blessed him.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “The child grew and became strong. His knowledge increased and God was very pleased with him.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And that child grew big and his body became strong, and he was a very wise child and God blessed him.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “And that’s where-the child -grew-up, becoming-strong and having extreme skill/intelligence, because God was helping him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Jesus grew up strong and his wisdom/understanding was far from ordinary, for he was always being helped by God.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 2:41:
- Noongar: “Spring came, so Jesus’ father and mother always went to Jerusalem for the Passover Festival.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “Every year, Yesus’ mother and father went to Yerusalem to attend the big day of the Yahudi people called Paskah Day.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Every year the parents of Isa went to Awrusalam at the time of the festival for remembering the passing-by of God.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And every year the parents of Jesus went to Jerusalem to attend the feast which was called ‘Passing By.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When Jesus was twelve years old, he went-with his parents (lit. plural father) to go to Jerusalem, because it was their yearly custom to go attend-the-fiesta at the fiesta called Passed-By.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Every year, at each Fiesta of Passed-by, the parents of Jesus would go to Jerusalem.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 2:42:
- Noongar: “When Jesus was 12 years old, they went to the Festival as always.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “When Yesus’ age was twelve years, they also went to attend the big day as usual.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When Isa was twelve years old they went to that feast as they were used to do.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when Jesus was twelve years old, they attended the feast according to their custom.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When Jesus was twelve years old, he went-with his parents (lit. plural father) to go to Jerusalem, because it was their yearly custom to go attend-the-fiesta at the fiesta called Passed-By.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When the age of Jesus was twelve years now, they took him with them when they next went to join in the fiesta as they always did.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 2:43:
- Noongar: “After the Festival, they started going back to their home, but Jesus, their son, stayed in Jerusalem. His father and mother did not know.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “After that big day was past, they returned going towards their town. But Yesus, he did not follow them. He was still there in Yerusalem, but his parents did not know it.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When the festival was finished they went home. But Isa was left behind in Awrusalam but his parents didn’t know this.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “When the feast was over they left because they would return home again. Now Jesus stayed behind in the town of Jerusalem, but this was not known by his parents.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When the fiesta was finished, they all went-home koma, but (surprise particle) Jesus was left-behind in Jerusalem and his parents did not know he wasn’t (with them),” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When the fiesta was over, Jose and spouse set out to return home. They didn’t notice that Jesus had in fact stayed behind in Jerusalem.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 2:44:
- Noongar: “The couple thought Jesus had gone with their relatives, so the two went a day and then started searching for Jesus among their friends and relatives.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “They thought that he was following with their walking companions. They walked all day, only then did they look for him among their companions and relatives.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “They thought (mistakenly) that he was there together with their other traveling companions. They went for the whole day before they started to look for him among their relatives and their friends but he wasn’t there.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “They thought Jesus was there with some of their companions who were travelling. And when a day of journey had passed and they did not notice that Jesus was not there, then they looked for him among their relatives and their friends and they found that Jesus really was not there.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “because they thought he was accompanying their traveling-group-members. They walked for a day, then they looked-for (him) among their relatives and those they knew,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well, since Jose and spouse thought-mistakenly that Jesus was there somewhere in that crowd of people with whom they were traveling, they kept on with their journey all day. Well they were somewhat-surprised at the absence of Jesus. Therefore they looked for him among their relatives and acquaintances who were traveling with them.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 2:45:
- Noongar: “They did not see Jesus, so they returned to Jerusalem looking for him.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “But they did not find him. That is why they returned to Yerusalem to look for him.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Because they couldn’t find him, they went back to Awrusalam to search for him.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “When they could not find him, they returned to Jerusalem and looked for him.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “but he wasn’t there (lit. but none). So they returned to Jerusalem to go look for him there.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well since they couldn’t find him, without anything further, they returned to Jerusalem searching.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 2:46:
- Noongar: “After three days, the couple saw Jesus sitting inside the Temple, beside the Law Men, listening to them and questioning them.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “They looked for him three days, only then did they find him in the House of God. He was sitting the midst of the religion teachers, listening and asking questions.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When three days had gone by they found him in the temple sitting with the religious-teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And after they had looked for three days, they spied him in the church, the house of God, in discussion with the teachers of the Law. He was listening to the words of the teachers and he also had questions for them.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “On the third day (lit. its third), then they came-upon him in the Temple sitting-with the teachers listening to and questioning them.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “It was the third day and then they found Jesus there in the Templo, sitting with the teachers of the law. He was listening and asking them questions too.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)