Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Luke 8:40)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 8:40:

  • Noongar: “When Jesus returned to the other side of the lake, people were happy seeing him, because all the people were waiting for him.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “When Yesus arrived back on the other-side of the lake, the many people who met him were glad, because they were all continually waiting for him.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “When Isa returned to the other side of the lake the people were happy to meet him for they had been waiting hep for him.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when Jesus and company landed there where they had come from, very many people that were gathered there welcomed them greatly, for they were waiting for him.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “When plural Jesus returned to the other side, the many-people were happy to receive him, because they had-been-waiting-and-waiting-for (him).” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Well, Jesus and company sailed again returning to the other side. As they came to shore, there were again many people waiting for him. They received Jesus with very happy minds.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 8:41)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 8:41:

  • Noongar: “Then a man called Jairus came; he was a boss of the synagogue. He fell down at the feet of Jesus and begged Jesus to come to his house,” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “At that time, a leader of the house of prayer in that town came, his name [was] Yairus. He knelt-down in front of Yesus, he requested that he go to his house.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “A certain leader of the prayer-house of that place came to him, his name was Jairus. He prostrated at the feet of Isa and really begged him to come with him to his house. (lit. to bring Isa to…)” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And there there was a man named Jairus, a chief of one of the churches of the Jews. He came near to Jesus and knelt before him, begging him to go with him to his house,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Just then a leader of the synagogue arrived named Jairus. He knelt face-down before Jesus begging him to go to their house,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Before long a man arrived whose name was Jairo. He was one of the overseers of the worship-place. He approached Jesus and kneeled down in front of him, begging-mercy that Jesus would go with him to his house.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 8:42)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 8:42:

  • Noongar: “because his only daughter was dying. She was twelve years old. Jesus walked along the road and many people followed him.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “Because there-was his only female child, her age was twelve years, [she was] sick near death. Yesus really went with him. While they were walking going to the house of Yairus, the many people crowded around crowding-around Yesus.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “For he had an only girl-child, whose life was twelve years, who was very sick and was about to die. Isa came along with him. While they were going there Isa was pressed already by the crowds of people who were following him.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “for he had an only child, a young girl of twelve years old, and this one was sick and about to die. And Jesus went with him, and while they were walking, they were making their way with difficulty because very, very many people were crowding upon them there.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “because their only female child who was twelve years old was dying. While Jesus was walking to go there, the many-people excessively crowded-around him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “He was asking help from Jesus because of his only child who was a girl of twelve years of age, for her illness couldn’t get any worse. Without anything further, Jesus went with him, but he couldn’t stride because the people were pressing-together who were going along with him.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 8:43)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 8:43:

  • Noongar: “One woman walked among them. She was very sick and she had been bleeding for twelve years. She had used all her money for doctors, but not one could heal her.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “In the middle of the people, there was a woman, she had continually bled for twelve years, and there was not its stopping [it never stopped], although many had treated [lit, medicined] her.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Among the crowds of people there was a sick woman, she was always bleeding. She had had the sickness for twelve years now. She had already spent all her money for the doctors but nobody could heal her.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And there was there a woman who’d had great difficulty, because for twelve years now she had been bleeding and it would not stop. There was no one who could cure her.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “One of them was a woman whose flowing-out blood had not dried-up for twelve years. She was totally spent (of money) from what she had been paying those who medicined her, but no one was able-to-cure her.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “There was also a woman there who for twelve years had been bleeding abnormally. Even though she kept having herself treated no-one could stop it.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 8:44)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 8:44:

  • Noongar: “She walked among the people behind Jesus and touched the bottom of his clothes and her bleeding stopped immediately.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “That woman came close to Yesus from behind him, and she touched the edge of his shirt/clothes. In the blinking of an eye, her bleeding stopped.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “She went close to Isa from behind and touched the tassels of Isa’s garment/blouse. Immediately her bleeding stopped.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And she worked her way up to the back of Jesus and reached out and touched the hem of Jesus’ shirt. And immediately her bleeding stopped.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “She approached behind Jesus and touched the fringe of his clothes, then immediately her flowing blood suddenly-stopped.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “She persevered to be able to get close behind Jesus, and then she touched/brushed-her-hand against what was attached to the hem of the cloak of Jesus. Well, as she touched, the blood stopped.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 8:45)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 8:45:

  • Noongar: “Jesus asked, ‘Who touched me?’ They all said, ‘Not me!’ But Peter said, ‘Lord, all the people are coming around you and pushing you.'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “Yesus asked: ‘Who touched me?’ They all denied it. Petrus said: ‘Teacher, because there are so many people surrounding us, they are trampling each other crowding around you (sing.).'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “‘Who has touched me?’ said Isa. They all said no. Then said Petros, ‘Sir, these many people are pushing against you and you still ask?'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And just at that time, Jesus said, ‘Who took hold of me?’ And the people there, they all denied that they had touched him. And Peter said, ‘Chief, why are you asking a question like that, because look at these very many people who are crowding around you.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Then Jesus said, ‘Who touched my clothes?’ But each-one said it wasn’t he. Whereupon Pedro said, ‘Lord, the people crowding-around and shoving you (sing.) are obviously indeed many.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Jesus questioned, saying, ‘Who touched me?’Well since no-one was saying who it was, Pedro spoke, saying, ‘Master, why do you ask when, look here, the people are squeezing-together shoving you!'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 8:46)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 8:46:

  • Noongar: “But Jesus said, ‘One person touched me, because I know when power goes out of me.'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “Yesus said: ‘There was definitely someone who touched me! I know, because there was power that went out of my self/body.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “But Isa said, ‘Someone has really touched me for I could feel that power went out from my body.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “But Jesus said, ‘There really was someone who touched me, because I felt that there was a person healed of a disease by means of my power.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “But Jesus said, ‘There was emphatically someone who touched my clothes, because I sensed that there was power that went-out from me.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “‘No,’ said Jesus. ‘Really someone touched me, for I was aware of strength of my supernatural-power which went from my body.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 8:47)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 8:47:

  • Noongar: “The woman saw that Jesus knew she had touched him, so she came trembling and she fell down at the feet of Jesus. In front of all the people she told Jesus why she had touched him and how she had been healed at that moment.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “That woman knew that her doing/what she had done was not hidden. So she came shaking/shivering to kneel in front of Yesus. She confessed to the people that she was the one who touched the shirt/clothes of Yesus and that she was healed from her disease.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “When the woman knew that she could not hide what she had done, she came close shaking and prostrated at Isa’s feet. And she told Isa in the hearing of the people as to why she had touched him and she also told that she was healed.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then when the woman understood that Jesus knew what she had done, she came up to Jesus, shaking because she was very much afraid. She knelt down to Jesus, there in front of all the people, and she told the reason why she had taken hold of the shirt of Jesus, and she told also that immediately at that time, her disease was healed.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “That woman realized that she was found-out, so she approached Jesus trembling and knelt face-down in front of him. Then she told Jesus in the sight of the many-people the reason that she had touched his clothes and the instantaneous removal of her sickness.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “When that woman realized that apparently what she had done wasn’t hidden from Jesus, she approached trembling and kneeled down in front of Jesus. She related in the hearing of the crowd why she had touched Jesus and how suddenly/unexpectedly the blood which was abnormal had stopped.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)