Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Luke 12:58)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 12:58:

  • Noongar: “58 ‘If a person argues and he wants to take you to the court house (lit.: “big house of testing”), you must first talk quietly with him and you two must agree before you come to trial. If you don’t do this, he will take you before the judge. He will give you into the hands of the police, and they will put you in the gaol and close the door.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “If for example there is someone who wants to accuse us to the town elders, it is better that we try-hard to complete/finish-up our case while we are still on the way. Let it not that he really bring us to the judges and the judges turn us over to the police and the police put us in jail.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “For example if there is a person accusing you about your debt and you are brought by him to the for-judging, that is the best for you that while you are still on the way get a reconciliation with the one accusing you. For if you don’t do this perhaps he will drag you to the judge and the judge will hand you over to the police and the police will put you in prison.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “a person who accuses you of something and he takes you to the court. Of course you know then that the proper thing to do is you settle it with him before you have to go before the judge, because if you have to go before the judge, he might turn you over to the police and you’ll be put in prison.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “For example, if someone takes you (sing.) to court to file-charges-against you (sing.) because of your (sing.) debt, you (sing.) ought to put-forth your (sing.) effort (lit. ability) to come-to-terms-with him while you (pl.) are still on the way. Because if not, he will drag you (sing.) in front of the judge, and then the judge will turn-you (sing.) -over to the police so that they will then imprison you (sing.).” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Because what it’s like is, it’s like there is someone who wants to file a charge against you (sing.) with the judge. That’s why as long as there is still time, go and make-peace with him, before he can file that charge. For if you don’t do like this, well, you will truly be judged. You will be handed over by the judge to the guards to be put in prison.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 12:59)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 12:59:

  • Noongar: “‘I tell you, you will stay there to the day when you will give the last coin, everything you must give.'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “Truly I say: we will not be freed from jail until we have finished paying our fine.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “I tell you that you will not come out from there as long as you have not finished-paying all that was fined to you. It will not be reduced even one centavo.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And there you will have to stay until you can completely pay your fine.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “It is emphatically true that you (sing.) will not be-able-to-come-out from the jail until you (sing.) have paid all your (sing.) debt.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “What I will say to you is really true, that you have no getting out from there until you have paid in full all which you were sentenced to.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 13:1)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 13:1:

  • Noongar: “That day a few people told Jesus of the Galileean people. Pilate had killed them at the very moment they were giving offerings to God.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “At that time also, a person spoke to Yesus, speaking of several Galilea people who had been killed according to/following a command of Pilatus while they were offering their worship-offerings to the Lord God.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “During that time some people arrived telling Isa about the people from Jalil whom the governor Pilatus had reportedly commanded to be killed while they were slaughtering animals as sacrifices in the temple.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And at that time there were many people who arrived who told Jesus about the Galilee people, whom Governor Pilate had caused to be killed at the time when these people were offering a blood sacrifice in the church which is the house of God.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “While Jesus was teaching these things, there were those who arrived where he was, and they related to him the way Governor Pilato had had-those-from-Galilea -killed while they were offering animals to God.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “When Jesus was teaching, there arrived some people who told the news to him concerning a few people who were taga Galilea who, while they were sacrificing what-was-instrumental-in-asking-forgiveness from God, suddenly/unexpectedly they were caused to be killed by the governor Pilato.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 13:2)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 13:2:

  • Noongar: “Jesus asked them, ‘What do you say? Those Galileean people, Herod killed them there. You say this happened because they were sinning much more than other Galileeans, do you? You think that, do you?” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “Answering that word/speech, Yesus said: ‘Do you really think thus, that the deaths of those Galilea people were like that, because their sins were greater than all the other Galilea people?” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Isa answered them, he said, ‘Do you think-mistakenly that those people had more/greater sins than all the people in Jalil because that happened to them?” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus said to them, ‘Perhaps you are thinking mistakenly that those Galilee people are greater sinners than their other companions from Galilee, and because of this, God permitted that they be killed.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Jesus said, ‘You probably think that the manner-of-death of those from-Galilea-folks shows that their sin was heavier than (that of) all their companions from-Galilea.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “When Jesus heard, he said to them, ‘Probably in your mind is that those taga Galilea were more sinful than their fellow countrymen, that’s why like that happened to them.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 13:3)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 13:3:

  • Noongar: “No, truly! But I tell you if you do not turn away, and leave your sinning, you will all die like them.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “Not thus! I say to you: if you do not repent from your sins, you definitely will also all be punished.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “No! But I tell you, if you do not regret and leave your sins, you all will also die.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “That’s not it at all! Because I tell you that if you do not give up your wicked deeds, you all will die also, just like them.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “But it is not true. I tell you, if you don’t repent of your sins, your punishment will be the same as their punishment, because you will all be lost.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “It really isn’t like that at all. For as long as you don’t drop/give-up your sins, you will all alike be wiped out!” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 13:4)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 13:4:

  • Noongar: “And those 18 people of Siloam. They died when that tall building fell on them. You say this happened because they were sinning much more than other people of Jerusalem, do you? You think that, do you?” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “So also the eighteen who died when a tall house fell on them in Siloam. Because they died like that, perhaps you think that their wrongs were greater than all the Yerusalem people?” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “And the eighteen people who died in Siluwam because the tall house fell on them, do you mistakenly-think that they had more/greater sins than all the other people living in Awrusalam?” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Think also about the eighteen people who were killed when they were fallen on by the tall house there at Siloam. Perhaps you are thinking mistakenly that the reason they were fallen upon is because they are much greater sinners than their other companions from Jerusalem?” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Remember also the eighteen who were covered-up in-the-destruction of the tall house at Siloam which is part of Jerusalem. Does this mean to say that their sins are heavier than all their townmates?” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Well, those eighteen people who died who were collapsed on by the high building/house in Siloe, in the jurisdiction of Jerusalem, what is your opinion, were they more sinful than others who have-their-livelihood there in Jerusalem?” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 13:5)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 13:5:

  • Noongar: “No, truly! But I tell you, if you do not turn away and leave your sinning, you will all die, like them.'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “Not thus! I say to you: If you do not repent from your sins, you definitely will also all be punished.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “No! But I tell you, if you do not regret and leave your sins you all will also die.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “That’s also not true. I say to you, if you do not give up your wicked deeds, you also will die, all of you, just like them.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “I tell you, if you don’t repent of your sins, you will be lost just like they.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “It really isn’t like that at all. For so long as you don’t drop/give-up your sins, you will all alike be wiped out!'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 13:6)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 13:6:

  • Noongar: “Then Jesus told them this parable. ‘A man grew one fig tree in the ground near his house. He went looking for fruit but he did not see one fruit.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “After that, Yesus told them this parable. He said: ‘A man planted a fig tree in his garden. One time he went to look-up [to see] if there was fruit. But there was not [contra-expectation enclitic] even one.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Then Isa told them this parable. He said, ‘There was a man who had a vineyard (lit. grape enclosure) and there in that vineyard was a fig tree. One day he went there to look for figs but he didn’t find any.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “There was again a parable that Jesus told to them. He is teaching that if people’s customs do not change, then they will be punished by God. He said, ‘There was a person who had a fig tree in his garden. One day at that time, he went to look at the tree to see if there was any fig fruit; but that tree had not borne fruit.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Then Jesus related this parable to them. He said, ‘There was reportedly a person who had a fig (Ilo. loan igos) tree growing on his land. At what-should-have-been its proper fruit-bearing-time, he went to see if it had fruit, but there was none.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Jesus added on an illustration, saying, ‘There was a person who had a plant which was one igos tree there in his ubas plantation. Once he checked on it as to whether it now had fruit. But no such luck (idiom).” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)