Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 13:7:
- Noongar: “So he said to his worker, ‘Look! I searched for the fruit of this fig tree, and I didn’t see one fruit. Cut down this tree! This fig tree must not use up the ground.'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “That is why he said saying to the person who looked after his garden: ‘See, I have been coming for three years to see that tree, whether it had fruit, there never has been any. Just chop it down! What is the use of it growing here using up the fertility [lit., fat] of the land in vain [lit., dry]?'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Therefore he said to the caretaker of the vineyard, ‘Look, for three years I have come now to this fig tree looking for it’s fruit but haven’t found any. Chop it down. It only takes away room for the other plants.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And he said to the one he had to take care of the tree, he said, ‘I wonder what happened to this tree that it never bears fruit. For it has already been three years that I’ve been expecting it to give fruit, but it never gives fruit. You’d better chop it down because it just takes up space here among the other plants.’ ‘” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “So he said to the one-he-salaried, ‘Look, three years I have been coming to go look if this tree has born-fruit (lit. fruited), but I have found absolutely nothing. Cut-it-down then, because it is only using up the fertilizer of the soil.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Therefore he said to the manager/tender of his ubas plantation, ‘That igos, for three years now I keep checking on it but I can’t find any fruit on it. It would be good if you will chop it down now, for it’s only an obstruction there.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 13:8:
- Noongar: “But the worker said, ‘Boss, let the tree grow another year. I will put manure in the ground and dig around the tree.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “‘The person who looked after the garden said: ‘Let it grow just this one more year, Nobleman. I will weed it, and I will haul fertile [lit., fat] land from outside for it.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But the caretaker of the ground answered, he said, ‘Wait a while Sir, let me dig-up the soil and put fertilizer there this year. (fertilizer – lit. for making fat the soil)” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “However, that one who was taking care of the plants said, ‘Let’s not, we two, just yet, uncle, chop it down. Let’s just leave it for another year. I will clean around it and I will sprinkle some fertilizer on it.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘But that caretaker said, ‘Sir, let’s please bear-with-it for even one more year only so that meanwhile I will cultivate its base and fertilize-it.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “The manager/tender replied, saying, ‘If possible/acceptable, please don’t chop it down this year, for I will just pile-up-soil-around its base and then put fertilizer (lit. what-causes-plants -to-grow-strong). Maybe if like that is done, it will fruit.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 13:9:
- Noongar: “Next summer, if the tree bears fruit, that’s good; if not, then I will cut down the tree.”” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “Perhaps it will bear-fruit next year. If it still does not bear-fruit, we will chop it down.”” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “If it bears fruit this next year, good. But if it does not bear fruit, order it to be chopped down.”” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And if it bears fruit next year, well and good. If it doesn’t bear fruit I will chop it down.”” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “If it bears-fruit next year, good, but if not, you (sing.) will then of-course cut-it-down.”” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well, if it fruits in the coming year, good. However if not, only then let’s chop it down.”” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 13:10:
- Noongar: “One Sabbath Day, Jesus was teaching people in the Synagogue.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “One time, Yesus was teaching at the house of prayer on the Sabat Day, the worship day of the Yahudi people.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “One Saturday, the day of-no-work, Isa was in the prayer-house of the Yahudi preaching.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And on one Saturday, Jesus was teaching in the church of the Jews. Now Saturday, that’s the day that God commanded long ago to the Jews, that no one should work on that day because it was the day of rest.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “There was one Saturday which was a day for-resting and Jesus was teaching in the synagogue.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Once on a Day of Rest, Jesus was teaching in a worship-place.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 13:11:
- Noongar: “A woman had an evil spirit and she had been sick 18 years. She was stooped and could not stand up.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “There, there was a woman, she had been sick for eighteen years because she was possessed by a demon. That woman was hunchbacked, she was not able to stand up straight.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “There was a woman there who had a sickness caused by a demon for eighteen years. She was bent-over and could not straighten her body.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And there was in the church a woman whose back was bent over because she was afflicted with a demon. It was eighteen years that her back had been over, and she could no longer straighten up even a little bit.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “There was also there a woman whom a evil-spirit had hunched-over for eighteen years and she was not able-to-straighten-up.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “There was a woman there who for eighteen years had been being make ill by an evil spirit. She was now really hunchbacked, no longer able to straighten out.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 13:12:
- Noongar: “When Jesus saw the woman, he said, ‘Woman, you are freed of your sickness!'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “When Yesus saw that woman, he called her and said to her: ‘Mother, you are healed, you no longer have a disease that ties you.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When Isa saw her, he called her and he said, ‘Woman, you are free now from that sickness of yours.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when Jesus saw her, he called to her and he said, ‘Auntie, you can be cured of that disease of yours.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When Jesus saw her, he called her and said, ‘Mother (term of address for an older woman), you (sing.) are cured from your (sing.) sickness!'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When Jesus saw that woman, he called her and spoke saying, ‘Daughter, that illness of yours will now stop.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 13:13:
- Noongar: “Jesus laid his hand on her and immediately she stood up and she thanked God.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “After that he laid-hands-on that woman, she immediately stood up straight, and she praised God.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “And Isa placed his hand on her. Immediately she was straightened and she praised God.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus rubbed the back of that woman and immediately her back straightened up, and this woman praised God.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then he laid-his-hands-on her and she immediately straightened-up and praised God.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “And then he touched her, and right away she could then straighten out. Without anything further, that woman praised God.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 13:14:
- Noongar: “Now an official of the synagogue, he got angry because Jesus healed this woman on the Sabbath Day. So he told the people, ‘You can work six days; so come those days and get healed, but don’t come on the Sabbath Day!'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “From there, the leader of the house of prayer were angry, because Yesus had healed a person on Sabat Day. That is why he said saying to the people: ‘Six days are our working days. On those days, you may come here asking-to-be-healed, not on Sabat Day!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But the leader of that prayer-house was very angry because Isa was healing on a day of-no-work. And he said to the people, ‘Six days of the week we (incl.) should work. Come here on those days to be healed, don’t on a day of-no-work.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And the boss of the church, he was very angry because Jesus had treated her on the day of rest. And he said to the people, ‘We are allowed to work during six days of the week; if you want to be cured at that time, well and good. But don’t you have yourself cured today on the day of rest!'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Whereupon the leader of the church became-angry, because Jesus had healed that woman and it was the day that was for-resting. So then he said to the people, ‘Six days only are when-we ought -to-work. Those then are the days that you ought to come to get-medicined/healed, not the day for-resting.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But the overseer of that worship-place got angry about why on the Day of Rest Jesus had healed a sick person. That’s why he said to the people, ‘Isn’t it so,’ he said, ‘that there are six days in which to do work? Well why don’t you come to be healed of illness on those days? Not the Day of Rest!'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Kinaray-A: “The leader of the house for gathering became angry because Jesus was healing on the Day of Rest. Therefore, this leader said to the people, ‘In one week aren’t there six days for us to work? You come here during those days and be healed, not on the Day of Rest!'” (Source: Balbina Abadiano in Notes on Translation 1988, p. 40ff.)
