Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Luke 10:42)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 10:42:

  • Noongar: “But you need only one thing. Mary desires the best thing. We must not take that away from her.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “But really, what you need to do is just one-kind, that is to hear the Word of God. As for Maria, she has chosen the good portion, and that portion will not be taken from her.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Only one thing has great use/value. And Mariyam has chosen this good thing and this will not be taken away from her.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “There’s only one thing that is really of great value, and that’s what Mary chose, and this cannot be taken away from her.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “but only one is necessary to do, and that is the correct-thing that Maria has chosen. It can emphatically not be removed from her.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “But only one is really necessary to do. Maria has chosen this which is much the best, that she is listening to my teaching, and this which she has chosen won’t be taken away from her.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 11:1)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 11:1:

  • Noongar: “One day in another place, Jesus was praying to God. When Jesus stopped, one of his disciples said to him, ‘Tell us how we should pray to God, the same way John told his disciples.'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “One time Yesus prayed. When he finished praying, one of his disciples said to him: ‘Lord, please teach us to pray, like Yohanes the Baptizer taught his disciples.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “One day Isa was praying. When he had finished praying, one of his disciples said to him, ‘Sir,’ he said, ‘please teach us as to how to pray as Yahiya taught his disciples.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “One day, Jesus was praying to God. And when he’d finished praying one of his disciples said, he said, ‘Chief, teach us praying, because as for John the Baptist, he taught his disciples praying.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “On one-occasion, Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he had finished-praying, one of his disciples said to him, ‘Lord, please teach us (excl.) to pray like the way Juan taught his disciples.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Well, there was a day when Jesus and company were at a place and he was praying. When he had ended, one of his disciples said to him, ‘Lord, if possible/acceptable teach us to pray, like Juan did with his disciples.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 11:2)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 11:2:

  • Noongar: “Jesus said to them, ‘When you pray to God, say this, ‘Father, your name is holy. Let the day come when you sit as king.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “Yesus said saying to them: ‘When you pray, say like this: Father, our (excl.) request [is] that all people honor your (sing.)holy name, so that You (sing.) become King in the world.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Isa answered, he said, ‘When you pray it should be like this. Say: ‘O, Father, may your name be honored by all mankind. May it not be long (until) you rule over all mankind.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus said, ‘This is what you should imitate when you pray. You say, ‘Our Father there in Heaven, may mankind respect your name. May you rule over mankind.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Jesus said to them, ‘When you pray, this is what you are to say: ‘Father, may your (sing.) holy name be praised/honored. May your (sing.) ruling arrive on the earth.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Jesus replied saying, ‘Well, like this would be good for you to pray. ‘Father, your name is to be praised and acknowledged as very-far-from-ordinary. We request that it will soon come when you are now ruling over all people.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 11:3)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 11:3:

  • Noongar: “Give us the bread we need every day.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “Give us (excl.) food that we (excl.) need each-day.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Give us our food every day.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Give us the food that we need each day.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Give us (excl.) daily the food that we (excl.) need.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “We also request that every day you give us what we can eat.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 11:4)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 11:4:

  • Noongar: “Forgive our sins, in the same way we forgive the sins all people do to us. And don’t take us to the hard place of testing.”” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “Forgive our (excl.) sins, because we (excl.) also forgive all the people who are wrong to us (excl.). And do not leave-us-alone/allow-us to be tempted.”” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Forgive our sins as we also forgive the ones who sin against us. Cause us to be far from temptation.”” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Forgive us our sins because we forgive all who sin against us, and keep far away from us strong temptation.”” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Forgive our (excl.) sins, because we (excl.) also forgive those who sin-against us (excl.). Help us (excl.) also so we (excl.) will not be-tempted-and-yield.”” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Forgive our sins, for we will forgive also the ones sinning against us. And we request from you that you won’t permit that we be tested too much.”” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 11:5)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 11:5:

  • Noongar: “And Jesus said to his disciples, ‘Now listen, if one of you went to the house of a friend at midnight, and said to him, ‘My friend, I ask you, can I borrow three loaves of bread?” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “Yesus also said to his disciples: ‘For example we go to our companion in the middle of the night and we say to him: ‘Friend, please give me three bundles of food.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Isa said yet to them, ‘For example one of you has a friend and you go to him in the middle of the night and say, ‘O friend, please lend me three (units) bread,” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Then Jesus said again, ‘For example, one of you who has a friend who comes to him in the middle of the night, and he says, ‘Hey friend, lend me some food.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Jesus also said, ‘If for-example there is one of you who has a friend, and you (sing.) go to his house in the middle of the night to go and say to him, ‘Ay my-fellow, please give-me-some food,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Jesus added on, saying, ‘Suppose for example that one of you will go to his friend at midnight. On arriving, he says, ‘Friend, maybe you could give me even only three units of bread.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 11:6)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 11:6:

  • Noongar: “My other friend is travelling, now he comes to my house but I have no bread to give him!'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “Because there is my friend who has just arrived, but I do not have anything to give to him.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “for my friend has recently arrived from his journey, and I don’t have anything to feed him with.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “For I’ve a visitor who’s come from a long way away, and I have nothing to feed him.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “because there is a friend of mine who is traveling who has-just-arrived at my house, and I have nothing to feed him.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “For a friend of mine who is traveling has arrived. Well, I haven’t got anything to serve him.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 11:7)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 11:7:

  • Noongar: “And if your friend calls out from the house, ‘Don’t wake me! I have shut the door! My children and I, we are lying asleep. I can’t get up and give you what you want.'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “‘Will he answer us like this: ‘Don’t bother me. The door is locked. My children are all asleep with me. I cannot get up to give you anything.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Then he answers from inside he says, ‘Don’t trouble me. The door is locked and I and my children are already lying down. I don’t like/can’t be bothered to get up and give you anything.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then, from his house he answers, ‘Hey! I don’t want to get up because I’ve shut the door and my children are asleep here beside me, and I can’t get up to give you any food.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “But he turns-you (sing.) -down saying, ‘Why do you (sing.) bother-me? Here-now it’s already bolted and we (excl.) are all sleeping. I am lazy to get up to give it to you (sing.).'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “But well, the one being asked from answers there inside the house. He says, ‘Don’t bother me now, for I have bolted the door, and I and my children are lying down already. Well it’s not possible/acceptable for me to get up again and give to you what you need.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)