Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Luke 10:26)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 10:26:

  • Noongar: “Jesus said to him, ‘What do the Scriptures say? What truth do you read?'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “Yesus said: ‘What is written in the Law of the Lord? How do you read it?'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Isa answered, he said, ‘What is written in God’s law left by Musa? What do you read there?'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus said to him, ‘What do the Laws of God say that were left behind by Moses. What do you understand from what you have read?'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “‘What does the written word of God say? What is your (sing.) understanding?’ Jesus also said to him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Jesus answered him, saying, ‘What is contained in what is written in the laws? What do you read there?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 10:27)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 10:27:

  • Noongar: “The man said, ‘You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your head; and you must love your neighbours (lit.: “people nearby”) the same way you love yourself.'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “That religious teacher answered: ‘ ‘We must love our Lord the Lord God with our true hearts, we offer our whole life to Him, we love him to the end of our ability and the end of our knowledge.’ And ‘We must love our companions like our love to our own bodies/selves.’ ‘” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “He answered he said, ‘The law says: ‘You should love God, your Lord, entirely, your liver and your mind and your strength. And you should love your companion as you love yourself.’ ‘” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And this person answered, ‘As for the Lord our God, it’s necessary that he is the one that we hold precious in our breath. He is the one precious here in our breath, our minds, our understanding, and in all of our doings. And it’s necessary also, that we treat very well our companion. We must think of him just like we would our own breath.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “That teacher of the law answered, ‘What God caused to be written, it says, ‘You (sing.) must concentrate all your (sing.) thoughts, strength and skill/intelligence in loving God your (sing.) Lord,’ and it also says, ‘You (sing.) must love your (sing.) fellow like your (sing.) manner-of-loving yourself (sing.).’ ‘” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “‘What I read there,’ said that explainer of law in reply, ‘is that it says, ‘You (sing.) must hold-dear your God, not just saying-but-not-meaning-it, but on the contrary with your mind/inner-being and mind/thinking being concentrated, and with all your strength.’ And this also, ‘You (sing.) are to value your fellowman like your valuing of your own body.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

See also complete verse (Mark 12:30).

complete verse (Luke 10:28)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 10:28:

  • Noongar: “‘You speak the truth,’ Jesus said. ‘Do this and you will live.'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “Yesus said: ‘Your (sing.) answer is right/true. Do like that, you (sing.) will get/attain good life.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “‘Your answer is right,’ said Isa. ‘Do that and you will be given everlasting life.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then Jesus said to him, ‘What you said is true. If you do that, you will be given life without end.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “‘Your (sing.) answer is correct,’ Jesus said. ‘If you (sing.) do that, you (sing.) will have life that has no ending.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “‘Really true is what you answered there,’ said Jesus. ‘Provided you always obey those, this life will be yours.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 10:29)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 10:29:

  • Noongar: “But the Law man wanted people to see he was wise, so he asked Jesus, ‘Who are my neighbours (lit.: “people nearby”)?'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “But that religious teacher did not want to be defeated, he put-his-hope-in the straightness of his behavior. That is why he said: ‘But who is my companion whom I must love?'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Then that teacher did not want to be defeated so he said to Isa, ‘Who then is my companion that I should love?'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “But as for this teacher of the Law, he wanted that Jesus might think that his works were right. Therefore he said, ‘who is this companion of mine?’ (What do you mean by ‘my companion’?)” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “But that teacher, he wanted to confirm that what he had been doing was correct, so he said still to Jesus, ‘Yes, but who then is my fellow?'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Well, since that explainer of law wanted his own perception/understanding to surpass, he questioned Jesus again, saying, ‘Well who is that fellowman whom I have to value?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 10:30)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 10:30:

  • Noongar: “Jesus said, ‘One man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho. Thieves attacked him, took away his clothes, beat him up and left him nearly dead. ” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “Yesus answered: ‘There was a man who walked from Yerusalem descending to the town of Yerikho. Along the way he met robbers. They grabbed his possessions/stuff and his clothes, and they struck him until he was almost dead, and they just left him in the road.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Isa answered in a parable, he said, ‘There was a Yahudi going down from Awrusalam to the town of Ariha. While he was on the road he was attacked by outlaws. He was beaten by them and they took all his possessions including the clothes on his body. He was almost dying and then they left him.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus said, ‘There was a Jew-person who went on a trip coming from the town of Jerusalem by himself, and going down to the town of Jericho. On the way, some robbers came upon him and they beat him and stripped him naked. And they only left him alone when he was about to die.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Then Jesus said parabling, ‘There was one of our fellow Jews who went from Jerusalem descending to Jerico. When he was still on the path, criminals attacked (lit. suddened) him taking all that he was carrying plus his clothes and they repeatedly-clubbed him until he was dying, and then they left him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “An illustration is what Jesus used to reply to him, saying, ‘There was a person who went to Jerico from Jerusalem. He was lain-in-wait-for by robbers. They took even what he was wearing and beat him up severely too. They only left him when he was almost dead (lit. his breath/life was small).” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 10:31)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 10:31:

  • Noongar: “That day, a priest was going down that road, but when he saw the man, he walked away on the other side of the road.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “Not long after that, there was also a priest passing on that on. When he saw that wounded man, he walked around him and went on.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “And at the same time there was a Yahudi priest going on that road. When he saw the person he made a detour on the other side.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And just after the time that those robbers had left, a Jewish priest of God arrived but when he saw that person who had been robbed, lying there, he just passed around him and continued on his way.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “When that’s how it was, there was a priest heading-downhill along that path, but when he saw that dying-one, he passed-him-by-at-a-distance.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “A priest happened to be traveling at that time. When he saw that person lying there, he by-passed him.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 10:32)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 10:32:

  • Noongar: “One man, a descendant of Levi, also came down the road. He went and looked at the man, and then walked away on the other side of the road.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “So also, a worker in the House of God passed there. When he saw that wounded person, he also just walked around him and went on.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Likewise also another person passed by that place. This person also was a Yahudi, a descendant of Libi and his work was to help the priest in the prayer-house. When he saw the person he also made a detour.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And it was the same way with the next person who came along; he was also a Jew, a descendent of Levi, whose work was to help the priests in the church, the house of God. But when he saw that person lying there, he just went around him also and he continued on his way.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Later also, there was a descendant of Levi who arrived. When he came upon that unfortunate-one, he approached him to go look, but then he passed-him-by-at-a-distance going-out-of-sight.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “There was also traveling a Levita who was a helper of the priests in the Templo. He also came across that person, but he just looked at him and also by-passed him.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 10:33)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 10:33:

  • Noongar: “‘After, a Samaritan man went down that road. He approached the man. When he saw him, mercy filled his heart.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “‘Not long from there, a Samaria person who was on a journey also passed. When he saw that wounded person, his love welled-up.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Not long after there was a person of the tribe of Samariya who came on his journey to that place. When he saw the person, he really felt pity.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “It wasn’t long before there arrived there also, a person who was not a Jew because he was from Samaria. And when he saw that person who’d been robbed, lying there, he pitied him very much.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Later still there was (appreciative particle) one-from-Samaria who passed by. When he saw that dying Jew, he was touched-with-pity,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “But before long, there was a Samaritano who also happened by. He saw that person who’d been done like that to by the robbers. When he saw, he really pitied.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)