Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 8:24:

• Noongar: “The disciples went to Jesus and woke him. ‘Lord! Lord! We will die!’ Jesus awoke and spoke to the storm and waves. They stopped and everything became peaceful.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
• Uma: “His disciples went to Yesus [and] woke him up, they said: ‘Teacher! Teacher! We are dying!’ Yesus got up and forbade the wind and frightening waves. The wind stopped, and the lake was again still. All was quiet.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “They went and woke up Isa, they said, ‘O, Sir, we (incl.) here will die.’ Then Isa got up and he stopped the wind and the strong waves. Immediately the wind stopped and the lake was calm.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And they came to Jesus and woke him and they said, ‘Chief, we’re about to be destroyed!’ And Jesus woke up then, and got up, and he told the wind and the big waves that they should be quiet. And then the lake became very peaceful.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “So they then woke Jesus saying, ‘Ay Lord, Lord! Here we are drowning!’ Then Jesus got-up and commanded the wind and strong waves, and they completely (lit. correctly) became-quiet.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “The disciples woke Jesus. ‘Master! Master!’ they said, ‘we’re going to sink!’ Without anything further, Jesus got up and spoke-sternly to the wind and the roughness. Well suddenly/unexpectedly the wind died down and it became very calm.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 8:25:

• Noongar: “Then Jesus said to the disciples, ‘Where is your faith?’ But they were amazed and afraid, and spoke together, ‘Who is this man? He speaks to the storm and waves and they do what he says!'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
• Uma: “From there, Yesus said to his disciples: ‘Why do you not believe me?’ They were surprised and frightened, and they spoke among themselves, they said: ‘Who is that person really? He commands even the wind and the waves, they really follow his commands!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “Then Isa said to his disciples, ‘Why don’t you trust in me?’ They were afraid and they wondered very much. They asked among themselves saying, ‘What person is this? He commands even the wind and the waves and they obey his commands.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus then said to his disciples, he said, ‘Why is it that you don’t have any trust in me!’ And they were very much surprised and afraid, and then they asked each other, ‘Who is this person? Why is it that even wind and wave obey his word?'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “Then he said to his disciples, ‘Why do you have no trust?’ But they were still amazed and frightened and said-to-each-other, ‘What kind-of-person is this? Why, even wind and waves, he commands them and they obey!'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “And then Jesus asked his disciples, ‘Why do you not yet have belief and trust in me?’ But they were afraid and amazed. They were saying, ‘Who is he truly, for even the wind and the roughness, when he orders them, they obey him?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 8:26:

• Noongar: “Jesus and his disciples went in the boat to the country of Gerasa, across Lake Galilee.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
• Uma: “They continued being-in-the-boat, until they came to the land of Gerasa that is on the other side of the lake from the land of Galilea.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “Then they went on crossing over and arrived at the place Gerasa which is opposite to the place Jalil.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then they continued in the boat until they arrived at the land which was the place where the Gergesene people lived, across the lake from the province of Galilee.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “Plural Jesus continued crossing the lake until they arrived at the region of Gerasa which was across from Galilea.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “They came to shore on the other side of the lake. The Geraseno (pl.) were the people of that place which was opposite Galilea.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 8:27:

• Noongar: “As Jesus stepped onto the shore, a man from the town met him. Many evil spirits lived inside him. For many years, this man went without clothes and didn’t stay in a house, but he stayed inside the caves of the dead.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
• Uma: (incl. v. 28, 29) “There was there a townsperson who was possessed by many demons. For a long time that person had not worn-clothes and he did not live in a house. His living-place was just the graves. He was often possessed. Even if he has bound by ropes and chains and continually watched, he could still break his bindings and escape/run-away going to the empty-place, because he was carried by the strength of the demons that possessed him. When Yesus landed/disembarked from the boat going to the shore, that possessed person came to meet him. When he saw Yesus, he shouted and kneeled in front of him. Yesus ordered those demons to go-out. That person said loudly: ‘Ee Yesus, Child of God who is in heaven! Why have you (sing.) come? I request that you (sing.) do not torment me!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “When Isa got out of the boat, he was met by a certain person from the town of that place who was demon possessed. For a long time already he had not put on clothes and he did not live in a house but in the burial caves.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: (incl. v. 28, 29) “And when Jesus got out of the boat, he happened on to a person who had before been inhabitant there in the town of the Gergesenes, and he was afflicted with demons. And as for that person, for a long time he had not worn clothes; he did not live in a house, rather he lived there in the burial caves. It was not just a few times only that that man was controlled by that which wants to harm him, and even though he was often fastened with chains and guarded by people, he easily broke the chains and the demon lead him away into the land where no people lived. But when he saw Jesus he shouted out and he fell on his face in front of Jesus, saying with a very loud voice, ‘You Jesus, son of the very high God, what are you going to do with me? I beg you that you do not punish me yet!’ He said this because Jesus said to the demon that he should come out of him.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “When they landed and Jesus got-out-of the boat, he was met by a man from that-aforementioned town who was possessed by many-evil-spirits. For a long time he had been naked and hadn’t gone-home, because he stayed in the burial (lit. cemetery) caves.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “As Jesus was-leaving-the-water, he was met by a man who was possessed/made-crazy by an evil spirit. That person was indeed from the town but for a long time now had not been clothed and no longer lived in a house. He was just there in the cemetary.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 8:28:

• Noongar: “When he saw Jesus, he shouted, threw himself down at Jesus feet and screamed, ‘Jesus, Son of God! What do you want of me? I beg you, don’t punish me!'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
• Uma: (incl. v. 27, 29) “There was there a townsperson who was possessed by many demons. For a long time that person had not worn-clothes and he did not live in a house. His living-place was just the graves. He was often possessed. Even if he has bound by ropes and chains and continually watched, he could still break his bindings and escape/run-away going to the empty-place, because he was carried by the strength of the demons that possessed him. When Yesus landed/disembarked from the boat going to the shore, that possessed person came to meet him. When he saw Yesus, he shouted and kneeled in front of him. Yesus ordered those demons to go-out. That person said loudly: ‘Ee Yesus, Child of God who is in heaven! Why have you (sing.) come? I request that you (sing.) do not torment me!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “When he saw Isa he shouted and prostrated before Isa and cried out, he said, ‘You have nothing to do with me, Isa. You are the Son of God, the Most High God. I entreat you, do not persecute/punish me.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: (incl. v. 27, 29) “And when Jesus got out of the boat, he happened on to a person who had before been inhabitant there in the town of the Gergesenes, and he was afflicted with demons. And as for that person, for a long time he had not worn clothes; he did not live in a house, rather he lived there in the burial caves. It was not just a few times only that that man was controlled by that which wants to harm him, and even though he was often fastened with chains and guarded by people, he easily broke the chains and the demon lead him away into the land where no people lived. But when he saw Jesus he shouted out and he fell on his face in front of Jesus, saying with a very loud voice, ‘You Jesus, son of the very high God, what are you going to do with me? I beg you that you do not punish me yet!’ He said this because Jesus said to the demon that he should come out of him.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: (incl. v. 29) “Often also he was hardshipped by the evil-spirits, and even though his townmates repeatedly-confined him and repeatedly-chained his hands and feet, he snapped the chains nonetheless while the evil-spirits also made-him-run to isolated places. So when he saw Jesus, he screeched and immediately-knelt face-down to him. Then he said shouting, ‘Ay Jesus, Child of the Highest God, why are you (sing.) bothering-us/me? Please-be-so-kind (strong request) as to not punish-us/me!’ That is what he said, because Jesus commanded the evil-spirits to leave him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “When he saw Jesus, that evil spirit cried out. He fell down in front of Jesus and spoke really loudly, saying, ‘Jesus, Son of God who is Much the Greatest/most-important, what is your business/interference with me? I beg-mercy that you hopefully won’t cause me suffering/hardship!'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 8:29:

• Noongar: “He said this because Jesus had told the evil spirits, ‘Go out of him!’ The evil spirits always seized him. People restrained him and tied his feet and hands with rope, but he could break the rope and the evil spirits drove him into the desert.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
• Uma: (incl. v. 27, 28) “There was there a townsperson who was possessed by many demons. For a long time that person had not worn-clothes and he did not live in a house. His living-place was just the graves. He was often possessed. Even if he has bound by ropes and chains and continually watched, he could still break his bindings and escape/run-away going to the empty-place, because he was carried by the strength of the demons that possessed him. When Yesus landed/disembarked from the boat going to the shore, that possessed person came to meet him. When he saw Yesus, he shouted and kneeled in front of him. Yesus ordered those demons to go-out. That person said loudly: ‘Ee Yesus, Child of God who is in heaven! Why have you (sing.) come? I request that you (sing.) do not torment me!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “He spoke like this because Isa commanded hep the demon to come out from him. Formerly he had often hep been ruled over by demons and even if he was tied with a chain and was watched by people, he eventually broke the chain and was taken by the demon to the lonely country.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: (incl. v. 27, 28) “And when Jesus got out of the boat, he happened on to a person who had before been inhabitant there in the town of the Gergesenes, and he was afflicted with demons. And as for that person, for a long time he had not worn clothes; he did not live in a house, rather he lived there in the burial caves. It was not just a few times only that that man was controlled by that which wants to harm him, and even though he was often fastened with chains and guarded by people, he easily broke the chains and the demon lead him away into the land where no people lived. But when he saw Jesus he shouted out and he fell on his face in front of Jesus, saying with a very loud voice, ‘You Jesus, son of the very high God, what are you going to do with me? I beg you that you do not punish me yet!’ He said this because Jesus said to the demon that he should come out of him.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: (incl. v. 28) “Often also he was hardshipped by the evil-spirits, and even though his townmates repeatedly-confined him and repeatedly-chained his hands and feet, he snapped the chains nonetheless while the evil-spirits also made-him-run to isolated places. So when he saw Jesus, he screeched and immediately-knelt face-down to him. Then he said shouting, ‘Ay Jesus, Child of the Highest God, why are you (sing.) bothering-us/me? Please-be-so-kind (strong request) as to not punish-us/me!’ That is what he said, because Jesus commanded the evil-spirits to leave him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “He spoke like that for Jesus had ordered that one possessing/making-crazy to leave that man. That being-made-crazy of his was really continuous now. No matter what would be done to take-care-of him, it couldn’t be done. For even with fettering him, binding him with chains, he couldn’t be detained, for he would snap them. Well that one possessing him kept leading him there to the wilderness place.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 8:30:

• Noongar: “Jesus asked him, ‘What is your name?’ ‘My name is ‘Many’,’ he said, ‘Because many evil spirits live inside me.'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
• Uma: “Yesus asked him: ‘What is your (sing.) name?’ He answered: ‘Legion.’ (That ‘Legion’ means ‘thousands’because there were many demons possessing him.)” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “Then Isa asked him, he said, ‘What is your name?’ He answered, he said, ‘My name is Thousands’, for many demons hep had entered that person.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus asked this demon, ‘What is your name?’ And he answered, ‘My name is thousands upon thousands.’ The reason he said this was because these demons who had controlled this man were very many.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “Then Jesus inquired of him, ‘What is your (sing.) name?’ ‘By-the-thousands,’ he said, because many were the evil-spirits who had possessed him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “Jesus asked him, ‘Well what is your name?”Multitude,’ replied that one possesssing, because there were many evil spirits possessing that person.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 8:31:

• Noongar: “All the evil spirits begged Jesus not to send them into the dark hole.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
• Uma: “Those demons really asked that they not be shooed going to the sinkhole whose depth cannot be measured.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “And the demons really begged Isa asking not to be sent to hell.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And these demons, they begged Jesus that he not yet throw them into the bottomless pit.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “Now there were many-pigs rooting-together there on the slope, so the evil-spirits begged Jesus to not send them below where would be their punishment, but rather to permit them to go possess those many-pigs. ‘Yes indeed,’ he said.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “And then those evil spirits kept begging-mercy from Jesus, that he would not cause them to go to the deepest canyon which is the place of endless punishment.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)