Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Luke 6:2)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 6:2:

  • Noongar: “The Pharisees asked, ‘Why are you doing something our Law says you must not do on the Sabbath Day?'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “The Parisi people there admonished them, they said: ‘Why are you breaking/transgressing the laws of our religion? You are working [uses enclitic expressing displeasure] on the worship day!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “There were Pariseo there and they said, ‘Why do you do (things) that are against the law for the day of-no-work?'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And there were there some Pharisees who said, ‘Why is it that you transgress what was commanded to us (inc.) that we should not work on the day of rest?'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “However there were Pharisees who saw what they did and they said to Jesus, ‘Why are you (pl.) breaking the law of us Jews which forbids harvesting on the day for-resting?'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “When some Pariseo saw, they commented-on-it saying, ‘Why are you doing that which is taboo/avoided on the Day of Rest?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 6:3)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 6:3:

  • Noongar: “Jesus said to them, ‘You have read of the thing David did when he and his men were hungry, haven’t you?” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “Yesus said to them: ‘Have you not read what King Daud and his companions long ago did when they were hungry?” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Isa answered he said, ‘Haven’t you read as to what King Da’ud did in old times when he and his companions were hungry?” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus answered, ‘It cannot be that you have not read in the long ago writing about what King David did. He and his soldiers were hungry.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Jesus answered saying, ‘You have certainly read what King David and his companions did when they became-hungry.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “They were answered by Jesus, saying, ‘What, didn’t you yet read what was done by king David in the past, when he and his companions were hungry?” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 6:4)

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

  • Noongar: “He went into the House of God. They had given that bread to God, but David took the bread and ate. And he gave bread also to his men. Yet our Law says: no person can eat that bread, but only the priests, they can eat that bread.'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “He entered into the house of worship and he ate the bread that was used-as-worship to God, and he divided it also to his companions. According to the customs of our religion, only priests can eat that bread. But even so that action of Daud was not wrong.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “He went hep inside the house of God and took the bread that was laid there given to God and he ate it and he also gave it to his companions. And-what’s-more it is forbidden hep by the law to eat that bread except for the priests. But he did not sin in doing that.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “He did not sin, even though he entered into the church, the house of God, and he ate the food that was placed before God, and he fed it also to his companions. This was a transgression of the Law to eat of this, for the only ones who were able to eat that food were the priests.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “He entered the house of God and took the bread that was offered to God which the law prohibits non priests from eating. But he ate it nonetheless and shared it with his companions.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Isn’t it so that David entered their worship-place of God and ate the bread which was-instrumental-in-thanksgiving to God, only the priests being acceptable/possible to eat that? Even those companions of his, he gave to them also. But since they were in-dire-straits, therefore they weren’t rebuked.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 6:5)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 6:5:

  • Noongar: “And then Jesus said, ‘The Son of Man, he is Lord of the Sabbath.'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “From there, Yesus also said: ‘I the Child of Man, I have authority to say what may be done on the worship day.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “And Isa said to them, ‘I, the Son of Mankind have authority to say as to what is right to be done on the day of-no-work.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Jesus continued speaking, he said, ‘I, the older sibling of mankind, I am the one who has authority to say what is right to do on the day of rest.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Then Jesus concluded, ‘I who am Child of a Person am the one who has authority over what can be done on the day for-resting.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Jesus said in addition, ‘As for this Day of Rest, it is under my control/rule who am the One From Heaven Born of Man/human.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 6:6)

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

  • Noongar: “Another Sabbath Day, Jesus went into the synagogue and taught the people. One man sitting there, he couldn’t move his right hand.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “Once also on the worship day, he went to teach at the house of prayer. In that house of prayer, there was a person whose right hand was dead.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Also on one day of-no-work, Isa went into the prayer-house to preach. There was a person there whose right hand was withered.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “On another Saturday, Jesus entered into the church of the Jews and taught. And there was there a person whose ligaments in his right hand were dead.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “When it was another Saturday Jesus again entered the synagogue to teach. There was there a man whose right arm/hand was atrophied.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Another time on a Day of Rest, Jesus went into a worship-place to teach again. There was a man there whose right hand/arm was limp/useless.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 6:7)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 6:7:

  • Noongar: “The Law Men and the Pharisees, they wanted to find a way to accuse Jesus of wrong doing so they looked for a way. So they stood watching him, to see if Jesus would heal this man on the Sabbath Day.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “Several Parisi people and teachers of religion who were there kept their eye on Yesus, perhaps he would heal him on the Sabat Day. Their intention, to find fault so that they could accuse him of working on the Sabat Day.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “There were also teachers of the religious law and Pariseo there. They were looking for a reason so that they could accuse Isa therefore they watched him closely if he would heal on the day of-no-work.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And there were there some Pharisee people and teachers of the Law. They were watching Jesus because they wanted to see if he would cure that man, there on that day, because it was the day of rest. The reason they carefully watched Jesus was so that they might find a way to accuse him, that he had transgressed the day of rest.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “There were also some of the teachers of the law and Pharisees who were carefully-watching Jesus (to see) if he healed that man on the day for-resting, because they were looking-for something-to-accuse-him-of so they would have a basis-for-pressing-charges.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Well, as for the Pariseo and explainers of law, they were looking for what they could find fault with which they could hold against Jesus (implies intention of bringing legal charge at some level). Therefore they were watching very closely, whether he would heal that person on that Day of Rest.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 6:8)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 6:8:

  • Noongar: “But Jesus knew their thinking and he said to the man, ‘Stand up and come in front of me.’ The man stood.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “But Yesus knew what was in their hearts. That is why he said saying to the person whose one hand was dead: ‘Come stand in the middle here.’ He really went and stood there.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “But Isa knew what they were thinking and he said to the person with the withered hand, ‘Come and stand here.’ So he stood up and stood there.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “As for Jesus, he knew what was inside their thinking, and he said to the man whose hand was destroyed, ‘Son, stand up and come here.’ And the man stood up and he went up to Jesus.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “But Jesus knew what was in their minds, and he said to that one with the atrophied arm/hand, ‘Stand-up so you (sing.) will come here in front of us (excl.).’ Then he stood-up and went.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “But what they were thinking wasn’t hidden from Jesus. He said to that one with the limp/useless (hand), ‘Stand up. Come here to the front.’ Without anything further, that one with the limp (hand) approached and stood there in front of everyone.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 6:9)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 6:9:

  • Noongar: “Then Jesus said to them, ‘I ask you about our Law. What can we do on the Sabbath Day? Help people or hurt people? Save people or kill people? Which is a good thing to do?'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “From there, Yesus said saying to them: ‘I ask you first. According to the laws of our religion, which may we do on the Sabat Day: do good or evil? Help others or kill others?'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Then Isa said to the people, ‘I ask you, according to the law, what is fitting to be done on the day of-no-work, good deeds or bad deeds? Saving people or killing?'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus said to the Pharisees and teachers, he said, ‘What do you think? Which one of these is permitted to us in our Law that we should do on the day of rest? Is is that we should help a person who is in trouble, or should we do harm to him? Is it that we should help a person so that he would not die, or should we kill him?'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “After that Jesus said to them, ‘There is please a -question-that-I -will-ask you. What does our law permit us to do on the day for-resting? To do good or bad? To save a fellow-man or kill?'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Jesus spoke, saying to them, ‘Well, I will question you. Which is in harmony with the law, to do good or to do evil on the Day of Rest? Is it to save life or to kill?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)