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complete verse (Luke 11:32)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 11:32:

  • Noongar: “When the Day of Judgement comes, the people of Ninevah will stand and accuse you because they turned from their evil ways when they heard the preaching of Jonah, and I say to you, truly, a person stands here who is greater than Jonah!” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “So also on Kiama Day, the townspeople of Ninewe will be made-to-live again together with you who live at this time, and they will point-out your wrongs. Because they repented (emphatic) from their sins when they heard the speech/speaking of the prophet Yunus. But there is in your midst one whose bigness of life is greater than Yunus, but you still do not believe his words.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “When the day comes when God judges mankind the people of the place Niniba of old will come and stand and blame you. For they, they regretted and left their sin when they heard the preaching of Prophet Yunus. I tell you, here with you now is someone who is greater than Prophet Yunus but you don’t accept his teaching and you don’t regret your sin.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “In the future on the day when God judges, those people of Nineveh long ago, they will scold you, you people of today, because when they heard the teaching of Jonah, they abandoned their evil customs and today there is someone greater than Jonah here in your midst. But you will not receive his teaching.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “The residents of Nineve also, they will join-in-standing on that day to also accuse you, because as for them, they repented of their sins upon their hearing what Jonas was preaching, but as for you, even though there is one who has joined you/among you who is greater than Jonas, you still don’t believe.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “It’s indeed the same with those taga Ninive of the past. For at the day of judging, they will rebuke you people of this time. Because as for them, they repented/were-sorry, and straight away dropped/gave-up their sin when they heard the teaching of Jonas. But well, today there is here with you someone much more praiseworthy than Jonas, but you don’t repent/be-sorry.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 11:33)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 11:33:

  • Noongar: “‘No person lights a fire stick and hides it or covers its light. He lifts up the flame so people can see the light when they come inside.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “‘No person lights a lamp and hides [it] or covers it with a pot. A lamp is definitely put on its putting-place so that its shine is seen by people who enter.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Isa said yet, ‘There is nobody who lights a lamp and then hides it or covers it with a tall rice basket. But he places it on it’s lampstand so that those coming in will see the light.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus spoke again saying, ‘Nobody lights a lamp and hides it or puts in underneath an upsidedown basket, but rather, he places it on underneath an upside down basket, but rather, he places it on a holder and when a person comes in, he is illuminated.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Then Jesus continued parabling, ‘No one lights a lamp to then put it in a blocked-off-place or cover it with a basin but rather he sets-it-on-top (of something) so that it will be bright/light if a person enters.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “And then Jesus said next, ‘No one lights a lamp and then hides it or covers it with a ganta-measure. On the contrary he will really put it on a stand/rest, so that the people who are entering will see its light.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 11:34)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 11:34:

  • Noongar: “Your eyes are like light for the body. If your eyes are good, light will fill all your body; but if your eyes are bad, all your body will be in the dark.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “Our eyes can be compared to torches. If our eyes are good, our seeing/sight is clear. But if our eyes are cloudy, our seeing/sight is dark.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Ones eyes are figuratively the lamp for ones body. If one sees clearly, that means ones doings are straight, it is as if ones whole body is light, but if ones vision is clouded/blurred that means ones doings are bad, it is as if ones whole body is dark.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The eye of a person is like a lamp in his body, for if his seeing is bright, which is to say, if his custom is righteous, it’s as if all of is body is illuminated. But if he is blind, which is to say, he is evil, it’s as if his whole body is darkened.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “The eye also, it is like a person’s light. So if your (sing.) seeing is good, it’s as if your (sing.) mind is totally lighted-up, but if your (sing.) seeing is bad, it’s as if your (sing.) mind is exceedingly dark.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Think about this, that your (sing.) eye is like the lamp of the body. If there’s nothing faulty with your eye, of course your whole vision is clear. But if there’s something wrong with your eye, of course your vision will be very dark.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 11:35)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 11:35:

  • Noongar: “Jesus told them this parable: ‘One blind man can’t go in front of another person. If he does this, both people will fall into a hole.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “So also with our hearts. We must be very careful: if the Lord shines-on our hearts, let us not make-them-dark again.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Therefore be careful so that your thinking is not at fault. Perhaps you think that it is light in your body, and-what-would-you-know, it is dark, surprise.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “It’s just the same way with a lamp of the mind of a person, which is to say, his understanding what’s right. It is necessary that this is not overcome by evil.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Be careful then lest you (sing.) think your (sing.) mind is lighted-up but sure-enough it’s dark.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Therefore it’s necessary that you be careful, for maybe as for that light which you are sure of, maybe it’s still darkness, for maybe your mind/thinking hasn’t yet been enlightened concerning the will of God.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 11:36)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 11:36:

  • Noongar: “If light fills all your body, and no part is in darkness, all your body will become bright, like fire when its light shines on you.'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “If the Lord shines-on our hearts to the point that there is no longer any darkness, all our lives are really light, like a house that is shined-on by a lamp.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “If your whole body is light and there is none, not even a little bit of darkness, your whole body is very light/bright it is as if there is a lamp shining on it.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “If his understanding of what is right is good, he has no evil deeds. It’s as if what he does is bright, just like he were illuminated by a lamp.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Because if your (sing.) mind is totally bright/lit-up with absolutely no darkness, you (sing.) will be properly illuminated as if with a strong light.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “But as long as your mind/thinking has been enlightened by God, it has no more that is dark. Your whole life is really clear/bright, as if being right in the light of a bright lamp.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Kabwa: “Therefore, if your whole body is full of light without any darkness, it will shine just as a lamp gives you light with its brightness.”
  • Suba-Simbiti: “Therefore whenever it happens that your whole body has light, and darkness is not in there, you will see well, like when you are given light by a lamp which is lit.” (Source for this and above: R.M. Mészároš in Journal of Translation 18/2022, p. 115ff. )

complete verse (Luke 11:37)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 11:37:

  • Noongar: “When Jesus stopped talking, a Pharisee asked Jesus to eat with him; so Jesus went in and sat to eat.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “When Yesus finished speaking, a Parisi person called him to go eat at his house. He did go eat.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “When Isa had finished speaking he was taken by one Pariseo to his house to eat. He went there and sat down soon to eat.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “When Jesus finished teaching, there was one of the Pharisee people who invited him to eat in his house. And Jesus went there and ate, and the Pharisee noticed that Jesus ate and he did not wash his hands; he was very surprised because Jesus had broken the custom of the Pharisees.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “When Jesus was finished teaching, a Fariseo invited him so they would go and eat, so Jesus went-with him to his house and joined-in-sitting-down to eat.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “When that teaching of Jesus was ended, he was invited by a Pariseo to eat at their place. Well, without anything further, Jesus went with him to eat there.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 11:38)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 11:38:

  • Noongar: “The Pharisee was surprised when he saw Jesus did not wash before eating.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “That Parisi person was surprised to see Yesus eat, because he did not wash-his-hands first according to the customs of their religion.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “The Pariseo wondered for Isa did not wash his hands before eating.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “When Jesus finished teaching, there was one of the Pharisee people who invited him to eat in his house. And Jesus went there and ate, and the Pharisee noticed that Jesus ate and he did not wash his hands; he was very surprised because Jesus had broken the custom of the Pharisees.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “But that Fariseo was amazed upon seeing that Jesus didn’t wash-his-hands first according to their custom.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “But that Pariseo was amazed for Jesus ate without having washed according to their handed-down teaching.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 11:39)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 11:39:

  • Noongar: “So the Lord said to him, ‘Now, you Pharisees clean the outside of everything which you use when you eat or drink, but inside you, fighting and evil fill you.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “That is why the Lord Yesus said to him: ‘You Parisi people are like people who wash cups and plates on the outside only, while the inside is still dirty. Religious customs that are visible on the outside only you follow diligently, but in your hearts you are evil and desire the things of others.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Isa said to him, ‘You Pariseo, you wash your cups and plates but in your liver it is full of desire/greed and badness.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus said to him, ‘As for you Pharisees, you carefully observe your customs, but out of your thinking and your breath comes just the same, very much wickedness and evil. You are like a glass or dish that is cleaned on the outside but it’s still filthy on the inside. It’s as if you have no mind;” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “So after-that Jesus said to him parabling, ‘You Pharisees are too-much! You are like people who wash only the bodies of cups and the backs of plates, because you are careful to wash-your-hands but you ignore your minds which are full of greediness and evil.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “But the Lord Jesus spoke, saying to that Pariseo, ‘You (pl.) Pariseo, you are like a person who washes only the outside of a cup and bowl. But as for the dirt on the inside, he just leaves it alone. For you clean your body, but your mind/inner-being is really full of money-grabbing and evil.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)