Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Luke 4:29)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 4:29:

  • Uma: “They stood up, took him going out of the town, and they carried him going to the steep-place, because their town was on top of a hill. Their intention [particle of non-fulfilled intent] was to push him from the steep place so that he would die.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “They got up and pushed Isa and they brought him outside of the town onto a mountain on which their place was built in order to throw him down over a cliff.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “They stood up, and they grabbed Jesus, and they carried Him out to the cliff there on the brow of the hill that their village was placed on, because they wanted to throw Jesus off of the cliff.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Right after that they stood-up-as-a-group and dragged Jesus to remove him from their town. They pulled him taking him to the top (lit. head) of the mountain where their town was located in order to throw-him -down koma from the cliff.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “The crowd all stood up and they turned Jesus out, driving him out of the town. They took him to the edge of that hill on which that town was built, for hopefully they would cause-him -to-fall from the steep-edge.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 4:30)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 4:30:

  • Noongar: “but he went through the middle of the people and he went his way.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “But instead, Yesus walked between the many people, and went away.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “But Isa passed through the middle of them and left.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “But Jesus just pushed His way through them and left them there.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “But Jesus walked-through the middle of them and left.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “But Jesus went through the middle of that crowd and left.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 4:31)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 4:31:

  • Noongar: “Then Jesus went to Capernaum, a town in Galilee. On the Sabbath, he taught the people.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “After that, Yesus went to Kapernaum town in Galilea land. When he arrived there, he also taught in the house of prayer on the Sabat Day.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Isa went down from Nasaret to Kapernaum, a town also in the place Jalil. When Saturday came the day-of-no-work he preached to the people in the prayer-house.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Jesus continued on to Capernaum, a town in the province of Galilee. There on a day of rest, He taught the people in a church.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Then Jesus went-downhill to Capernaum which was a town in Galilea. On Saturday which was their rest-day, he went to the synagogue to go teach.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “When Jesus went from there, he went to Capernaum in the district of Galilea. He again taught the people there in the worship-place on the Day of Rest.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 4:32)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 4:32:

  • Noongar: “All the people heard Jesus. They were surprised because he spoke very powerfully.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “All the people who heard his teaching were surprised, because he spoke like a person who had authority.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “They wondered when they heard his preaching for he had power when he spoke.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And the people, when they heard His teaching, were very surprised because Jesus had great power to teach.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “And they were amazed at the way he taught, because his words, they were like the words of someone who had authority/rule.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “The people were amazed because it was clear from his words/speech that he was one who had true wisdom/understanding with which to teach.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 4:33)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 4:33:

  • Noongar: “A man was sitting in the synagogue. An evil spirit lived inside him. He shouted very strongly:” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “There was also there a person who was possessed by a very evil demon. He shouted/howled he said:” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “In that prayer-house there was a demon possessed person. He cried out loud,” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then, while Jesus was still teaching, there was a man in the church who was afflicted with a demon. And when he saw Jesus, he shouted out saying,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “There was there a man who was possessed (lit. fastened-to) by an evil spirit. He screamed shouting,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “There was there in that worship-place a man who was possessed by an evil-spirit. He shouted out loudly saying,” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 4:34)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 4:34:

  • Noongar: “‘Ah! What do you want of us, Jesus of Nazareth? You came to kill us, didn’t you! I know you. You are God’s prophet!'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “‘Ee Yesus of Nazaret! What do you (sing.) want to do to us? Maybe you (sing.) want to destroy us? I know you (sing.), that you (sing.) are the holy Messenger/Sent-one from God.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “he said, ‘Allo! (Excl. mostly of dismay) Don’t trouble us (excl.) Isa, person of Nasaret. Don’t mix in with us (excl.). Have you come to destroy us (excl.)? I know as to who you are. You are the only holy one sent here from God.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “‘You, Jesus of Nazareth, what business do you have with us demons? Perhaps the reason you’ve come here is to destroy us. I know who you are — you are the king chosen by God!'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “‘Terrors! (expression used of things to be feared) Jesus from-Nazaret, why are you (sing.) disturbing us (excl.)? Have you (sing.) perhaps come (rhet. question) to punish us (excl.)? I know you (sing.) of course. You (sing.) are the holy Child of God.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “‘Expl., why are you interferring with us, Jesus from Nazaret? Why have you come here? To wipe us out now? I really know who you are. You are the far from ordinary one sent (on his behalf) by God!'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 4:35)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 4:35:

  • Noongar: “Jesus told the evil spirit, ‘No talking! Go out of the man.’ The evil spirit threw down the man in front of them and went away and did not harm him.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “Yesus said to that demon: ‘Be quiet! Come out from that person!’ The demon that possessed that person made-him-fall-down in the midst of the people, and he came out, but he did not do anything to him.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “But Isa scolded the demon. He said, ‘Do not speak. Come out of that person.’ Then the demon hit the person on the ground in the middle of the people and after that he came out of the person and didn’t do anything to the person.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then Jesus scolded that demon and He said, ‘You be quiet, and you come out of him.’ And then that demon used his power, so that that person he was afflicting would be dashed down to the ground in the presence of all the people. And he left, and he did not harm that person whom he had afflicted.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Then Jesus commanded the evil-spirit saying, ‘You (sing.) be quiet! Leave him.’ Whereupon the evil-spirit violently-shoved-down that man in front of the many-people and after that he left him without hurting him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “When Jesus heard, he rebuked him. He said, ‘Stop making all that noise! Leave him now!’ Well, there in front of everyone, the evil spirit caused the man to throw himself down on the ground, and then he left him without any bodily harm.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 4:36)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 4:36:

  • Noongar: “All the people were amazed and said to each other, ‘What are these words of his? The man speaks with power and the evil spirits go out!'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “All the people who saw were surprised, and they talked to one another, they said: ‘No kidding the power of his words! He used his power to cause-to-come-out an-evil-thing, they really came out.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “All the people were amazed and they spoke together, they said, ‘What sort of words are these? He has power (supernatural) and he has authority to command the demons. They obey his command and come out.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And all the people there were very much surprised, and they asked each other, saying, ‘Where does Jesus get this power to control, because He commands the demons with very great power, and they leave, and they obey him!'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “The eyes of those who were there widened (in surprise) and they said-to-one-another, ‘Wey! That’s really something what he said! Even evil-spirits and he (admiration particle) has the authority/rule and power to command them and they leave.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “They were all amazed. They were saying, ‘Whatever speech is that? For look-at-that, he has authority and far from ordinary power/strength to rebuke even evil spirits and then they leave the ones they were possessing.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)