Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 11:8:
Noongar: “Now what then? I tell you, if he will not get up and give you the bread because you are his friend, yet he will get up and give you everything you need because you are not ashamed to ask again and again.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
Uma: “His answer will not be like that. Even if our friend does not want to get up and give us anything, but because we do not let-up/give-up and we are not ashamed to request-of him, he will certainly get up and give us what we need.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “I tell you,’ said Isa, ‘eventually that friend of yours will get up and give you all you need, not because you are friends but because you do not stop asking.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “That’s the way it is,’ says Jesus, ‘even though he does not want to get up and help his friend, if his friend does not stop begging, he will force himself to get up and give him everything he needs.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “If for-example that’s what happened, what then will take-place? I tell you, even though your (sing.) friend will not be persuaded to get up because of your (pl.) friendship, yet because you (sing.) insisted on repeatedly-requesting, he will get up anyway to give you (sing.) all you (sing.) need.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “This which I will tell you is true, that even if he doesn’t want to get up because of their friendship, however because that one requesting is really persisting, that’s why his friend will indeed get up and give him what he came for.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 11:9:
Noongar: “‘And so, I say to you: Ask, and you will be given; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you.'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
Uma: “‘So, I say to you: request to God, he will give to us. Search for our needs to God, we will receive/find. Let us not give-up/stop asking-to-be-opened the door, God will open the door for us.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “Therefore I say to you: Ask and you will certainly be given. Search/look-for and you will find. Ask to be let in and it will be opened to you.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And it’s true what I say to you, that you should keep on begging God, and you will certainly receive what you’re asking for. Keep on looking and he will cause you to find what you are looking for. Keep on calling-at-the-door, and he will open it for you,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “‘I tell you (pl.) then, you should always be-requesting God and he will give you what you are requesting. Continue also to search and you will find what you are searching for. You should moreover persist in knocking and the door (lit. doorway) will be opened so you can enter.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “Therefore this is what I say to you. Keep on requesting from God, for it’s certain that he will give to you. Keep on searching for what you need from him, for he will help you to find. Plead to be allowed to enter his presence, for he really will respond-favorably.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 11:10:
Noongar: “For all people who ask, that thing will be given; and he who seeks, he will find. Knock and the door will be opened for all people who knock.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
Uma: “Because whoever asks/requests will definitely be given. Whoever searches will definitely find. Whoever asks-to-be-opened the door, the door will definitely be opened for him.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “For all who ask will be given, the ones seeking will find and the ones asking to be let in, it will be opened for them.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “because all who beg from God receive, and those who look, find; and those who call-at-the-door, God opens the door for them.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “For even anyone who requests from God will be given, and even anyone who searches will find what he is searching for. Even anyone also who knocks, the door will be opened for him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “Because as many as request are given to. Those who search can find. And as many as plead to be allowed to enter really will be responded to favorably.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 11:11:
Noongar: “I ask you, you fathers: ‘When your son asks for fish, you will give him a snake, will you?” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
Uma: “Are there any of you who would give a snake to your child if he asked for meat?” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “You who have children, if your child asks you for fish, do you give him a snake?” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Now as for you older people, if your child begs a fish from you, it’s not possible that you will give him a snake.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “Because look, you fathers, if your child asks for a dried-fish, do you by-any-chance (RQ) give him a snake?” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “For you who are fathers, is a snake what you (pl.) will give to your child who asks for fish?” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Suba-Simbiti: “Which parent is there, who if his child will ask for bread, he would give him a rock? Or [if] he would ask him for a fish, he would give him a snake?” (Source: R.M. Mészároš in Journal of Translation 18/2022, p. 115ff. )
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 11:12:
Noongar: “And when he asks for an egg, you will give him a scorpion, will you?'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
Uma: “Or give him a stinging-caterpillar if he asked for an egg? Of course not.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “Or if he asks for an egg, do you give him a scorpion?” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And if he begs from you an egg, it’s not also possible that you give him a scorpion.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “Or if he requests an egg, do you by-any-chance give him a centipede?” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “Is a scorpion what you will give when an egg is requested?” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 11:13:
Noongar: “Now you are bad people but you know how to give good things to your children. So God your Father will give much more; he will give the Holy Spirit to all people who ask him.'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
Uma: “No matter how evil you are, you know to give good [things] to your children. Even more so your Father who is in heaven. He definitely gives the Holy Spirit to people who request to Him.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “You, even though you are sinful, you know (how) to give to your children all kinds of good things. More so really God, your Father in heaven will give you the Holy Spirit if you ask him to.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Now as for you humans who are not righteous, if good is what you give children, how much more will our Father God in heaven give you the Holy Spirit if you ask this from Him.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “You then who are bad, if you know to give your children good-things, surely even-more-so our Father in heaven will give the Holy Spirit to those who ask.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “Well, if as for you who are sinful, you know indeed to give good things to your children, isn’t it so that your Father in heaven does much more? He really will give his Espiritu Santo to him who truly requests from him.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 11:14:
Noongar: “Jesus was driving out an evil spirit. The evil spirit could not speak and when the evil spirit went out, the man started speaking. All the people were surprised.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
Uma: “One day, Yesus expelled a demon from a person who was not able to speak. As soon as he shooed that demon, that person was able to speak. The people were surprised.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “Once also Isa drove out a demon that caused dumbness. When the demon had been driven out, the dumb person could already speak. The people wondered very much.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “There was a time when Jesus healed a man who had been made deaf and dumb by a demon, which was afflicting him. And when Jesus removed the demon, immediately that man could speak. And all the people who were gathered there were very much surprised.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “On one-occasion, Jesus caused-to-leave a evil-spirit who had-made-a man -dumb. When that evil-spirit went-away, the one-whom-he-left could-speak again, and the many-people were amazed.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “Once there was an evil spirit which Jesus drove out which was causing a man to be dumb. Well, after it was driven out, that man could speak. The crowd of people was amazed who observed it.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 11:15:
Noongar: “But a few people said, ‘Beelzebul, chief of the evil spirits, he gives Jesus power to drive them out.'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
Uma: “But there were also those who said: ‘That authority of his is from Beelzebul, the king of all demons. That is why he had power to expel demons.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “But others said, ‘He is given power (supernatural) by Belsebul, the leader of demons, therefore he can drive out demons.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “But there was a person there who said, ‘The one who gives him the power to drive away demons is Endedaman, the boss of the demons.’ (Endedaman is the Manobo name for the ruler of the evil spirits.)” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “But some of them said, ‘Beelzebub the leader of the evil-spirits is the one who gave him his power to cause-evil-spirits -to-leave.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “But there were some who said, ‘Beelzebub who is the chief of evil spirits is who gave that means/ability of his which can drive out evil spirits.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
