Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Luke 4:5)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 4:5:

  • Noongar: “Then the Devil took him up. In one moment, he saw everything, all the countries of all the kings of the World.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “After that, the King of Evil-ones carried him going to a high place. In just the blinking of an eye he showed him all the kingdoms in the world,” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Then Isa was taken by the leader of demons up to a very high place and he showed him all the places/countries in the world in one-shutting of the eye.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then Satan took Jesus to a very high mountain and in a wink of an eye he showed him all of the kingdoms here on the earth.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “When that was finished, then the Diablo led him to a high place and in-a-moment showed him all the nations in the world.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Another thing Satanas did was he caused Jesus to accompany him to a high mountain. And then he caused him to view in one glance all the kingdoms here under the heavens.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 4:6)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 4:6:

  • Noongar: “The Devil said to him, ‘I will give you all these things, great power and wealth. Now I own all this, and I can give everything to the person I want.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “and he said to him: ‘The authority to rule all those kingdoms and all their wealth, I will give it all to you (sing.), because I am the lord of all, and I can give it whomever I want.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “The leader of the demons said to him, ‘I will give you authority so that you can rule over all these countries and their riches. For this has been given/handed over to me and I can give it to whoever I want to.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Satan said, ‘The rule over all these kingdoms and all of this wealth I will give to you. The rule over all of these is given to me, and it’s possible for me also to give it to whom ever I want to.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “The Diablo said, ‘I will give you (sing.) the authority to rule-over all those so that their wealth will be yours (sing.). Because all were given to me, and I am able to give them also to whomever I want.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Satanas said, ‘I really will submit to you the control and praiseworthiness/glory of all these kingdoms, for all of them are given to me. Therefore I can give them to whoever I want.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 4:7)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 4:7:

  • Noongar: “You will have all these things if you kneel to me.'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “So, if you (sing.) worship me, I will give it all to you (sing.) right now.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “If you prostrate before me, all this is yours.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “All of this I will give to you if you will worship me.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Kneel down then to worship/praise me, and all those will be yours (sing.).'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Therefore provided you will worship me, all can be yours.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 4:8)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 4:8:

  • Noongar: “Jesus said, ‘The Scriptures say, ‘Worship the Lord your God and only work for him’.'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “Yesus answered: ‘In the Holy Book it is written like this: ‘We must worship our Lord, the Lord God. Only just He is worthy/fitting for us to submit to.’ ‘” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Isa answered him, he said, ‘It is written in the holy book it says, ‘You shall prostrate before God your Lord and he shall be the only one whom you worship.’ ‘” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then Jesus answered, ‘There is a written word of God which says, ‘The only one you must worship is the Lord your God, and any other called god, don’t you obey his commandments.’ ‘” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “But Jesus answered and said, ‘The written word of God says, ‘Do not worship and serve any other but rather only God your Lord.’ ‘” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Jesus replied, ‘Isn’t it so that it is indeed written, ‘Only your (sing.) God is whom you are to worship, and he only is whom you are to serve.”” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 4:9)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 4:9:

  • Noongar: “Then the Devil took Jesus to Jerusalem and stood Jesus up, very high on the Temple, and said to him, ‘If you are the Son of God, then jump down,” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “After that, the King of Evil-ones led him going to Yerusalem, he stood him on the apex of the roof of the House of God, and he said to him: ‘If you (sing.) are really the Child of God, throw- yourself(s)-down from here.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “After that he was taken by the leader of demons to Awrusalam and he was caused to stand on the roof-top of the temple and he said to him, ‘If it is really true that you are God’s Son, jump down from here,” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then Satan took Jesus to the town of Jerusalem; he took him to the very high peak of the house called the house of God. And he said to Jesus, ‘If you are the Son of God jump off.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “After-that the Diablo led him to Jerusalem and had-him -stand on the highest part of the Temple. Then he said, ‘If it’s true that you (sing.) are the Child of God, please jump-down,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Another thing Satanas did to Jesus was, he took him to the city of Jerusalem. He caused him to stand at the highest part of the Templo, and then said to him, ‘If it is really true that you are the Son of God, dive off.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 4:10)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 4:10:

  • Noongar: “because the Bible says, ‘God will send his angels and they will save you’.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “Nothing will happen to you (sing.), because it is written in the Holy Book: ‘The Lord God orders his angels to protect you (sing.), so that you (sing.) do not come-to-harm/disaster.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “for it is written in the holy-book it says, ‘He has commanded his angels to watch over/care for you so that nothing bad will happen to you.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Because there is a written word of God which says, ‘God will cause His angels to help you,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “because the written word of God says, ‘God will command his angels to take-care-of you (sing.).” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “For isn’t is so that it is written as-you-know, saying, ‘God will order his angels to take care of you,” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Kinaray-A: “Did not the Scripture say that ‘God will order his angels to watch over you’?” (Source: Balbina Abadiano in Notes on Translation 1988, p. 40ff.)

complete verse (Luke 4:11)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 4:11:

  • Noongar: “‘The Scriptures also say, They will grasp you, so your feet do not strike the stones’.'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “They hold you (sing.) so that your (sing.) feet do not hit the rocks.’ ‘” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “And it is also written it says, ‘The angels will carry you on their hands so that not even your foot will hurt from a stone.’ ‘” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “and they will grab you so that not even your foot will be bruised against a stone.’ ‘” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “They will support-you (sing.) -in-their-arms so that your (sing.) foot/leg will not be struck-against a stone.’ ‘” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “and they will support/take-by-the-arms you so that even your foot/leg won’t get stubbed against a rock.”” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 4:12)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 4:12:

  • Noongar: “But Jesus said, ‘The Scriptures also say, ‘You must not test your God’.'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “Yesus answered: ‘It is also written like this: ‘Do not tempt our Lord, the Lord God.’ ‘” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Isa answered him he said, ‘The holy-book says, ‘Do not test God your Lord.’ ‘” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus answered him, ‘There’s also a written word of God which says, ‘Don’t you make a way to test the power of the Lord who is your God,’ ‘” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “‘Yes granted,’ said Jesus in reply, ‘but the written word of God, it also says, ‘Don’t (pl.) test God who is your Lord.’ ‘” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “But the (emphatic) reply of Jesus to him was, ‘But isn’t it so that it is also written which says, ‘Do not test your God.”” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)