Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Luke 14:4)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 14:4:

  • Noongar: “But they could not say one thing. Jesus took the man, healed him and told him to go away.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “Those religion teachers and Parisi people refused to answer him. From there, Yesus laid-hands on that sick person, he healed him and he ordered him to go.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “But they did not answer. Then Isa touched the sick person and he was made well by him and then sent him home.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “But they did not answer Jesus, and then Jesus took hold of that person who was sick and immediately he was healed. And Jesus sent him home.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “But they kept-quiet. So he placed-his-hands-on that sick-person and he became-well, and then he sent-him-home.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “But not one of those questioned responded. Well, what Jesus did was he took hold of the hand of that sick one and healed him, and then sent him on his way.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 14:5)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 14:5:

  • Noongar: “Then Jesus said to them, ‘If one of you has a son or a bullock and one falls into a hole on the Sabbath Day, you will quickly pull him out, even on the Sabbath Day, won’t you?'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “After that he said to them: ‘If for example our child or our cow falls into a well on Sabat Day, do we not rush to lift him out, even if it is the worship day?'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “After that he asked the people, he said, ‘What do you do if for example your child or your cow falls into the well on a day of-no-work. I guess/figure you immediately go and help even though it is a day of-no-work.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then Jesus said to the people there, he said, ‘What do you do when you have a child, or if not, a cow, which falls into a deep hole on the day of rest? Certainly you help him, even though it is the day of rest.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Then Jesus said to them, ‘Now supposing (lit. and please if) you have a child or even a cow that falls in a well, you will emphatically hurry to go pull-him-out even though it’s the day for-resting, isn’t that so?'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “And then Jesus said to them, ‘Supposing you have a child or a cow which falls into a well, won’t you pull him out even on the Day of Rest?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 14:6)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 14:6:

  • Noongar: “But they could not answer him.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “But no-one dared to argue with him.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “They could not refute it.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then they did not answer.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “And they had no way to answer.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “As for that question of Jesus, it wasn’t answered by them.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 14:7)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 14:7:

  • Noongar: “Jesus saw a few people taking the best seats, so he told them all this parable.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “At the house of that Parisi person, Yesus saw that there were guests who wanted to sit in seats of honor. That is why he taught them with this parable.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Isa noticed the people who had been invited that they chose the seats for the great/important people. Therefore he told them a parable, he said,” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And there were also there some people who had been invited by the Pharisee, and when they sat down to eat, Jesus noticed that the people chose to sit down in the good seats where the people who were high in rank were caused to sit. And because of this, Jesus allowed them to hear his teaching. He said,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Jesus saw that some of those the Pharisee had invited had chosen the best places-to-sit, so he advised them all saying,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Jesus observed that those invited to that feast/meal were choosing the seats where the important are seated. So he used an illustration, saying,” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 14:8)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 14:8:

  • Noongar: “‘When a person invites you to a wedding to eat and drink, you must not take the best seats. Perhaps, other people greater than you have been invited” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “He said: ‘If you (sing.) are called to go to a wedding feast, so not sit in the seats of honor. Perhaps there will be someone who was invited who is more honored than you (sing.).” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “‘If you are invited to a wedding, do not sit down in the seat for the important people. Perhaps there is someone more important than you invited.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “‘When we (dual) are invited to a feast, we must not first sit down in the good seats, because there might be somebody else who arrives whose rank is higher than us.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “‘If someone invites you (sing.) to join-in-eating, you (sing.) ought not to go join-in-sitting in the place-where-all-the-high-up people -sit lest someone has been invited who is higher than you (sing.). [Note: The only word for feast is unacceptable because it implies accompanying pagan practices. Thus the use of ‘join-in-eating,’ which does not specify the size of the gathering.]” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “‘Supposing someone invites you (sing.) to join in a wedding celebration, don’t choose a far from ordinary seat, for maybe there is someone invited who is more important than you.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 14:9)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 14:9:

  • Noongar: “and your friend who invited you, he will come and say to you, ‘Give him your seat’. Then you will be shamed and you must go to the lowest seat.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “The houseowner will come and say to you (sing.) like this: ‘Give that seat to him!’ You will be embarrassed/ashamed going to sit in a seat in a low place.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “And then the host (lit. owner of the feast) will come and say to you, ‘Change your place. Let this person sit here.’ Then you will be ashamed and you will have to sit at the lower end of the table.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And the one who is giving the feast will say to us, ‘Let’s transfer because that place is for someone who is higher in rank than we are.’ And we will be very much ashamed then, if we have to be seated in a seat which is not as good.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Because when the higher-up person arrives, then the house-resident (i.e. host) will come to you (sing.) and say, ‘Please move-over so this-one can sit there.’ Surely that would be embarrassing, because you (sing.) will have to move-over to go join-in-sitting at the edge.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Well after you sit, the one who invited you will approach you, and he will say to you, ‘Go ahead, let this person sit down on this seat.’ Well, isn’t it so that you will be embarrassed being moved to where the insignificant are seated?” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 14:10)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 14:10:

  • Noongar: “But when your friend invites you, go to the lowest seat so your friend will come and say to you, ‘Go up higher my friend, to a better seat’. Then all the people who were invited, they will see that you are great in the eyes of your friend.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “So, when you (sing.) are called to go to a feast, it is better that you (sing.) sit in a low place, so that the houseowner will say to you (sing.): ‘Friend, come sit in that good seat over there.’ If like that, you will be more honored in the eyes of the people.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “But if you are invited, sit down at the lower end, and when the host comes he will say to you, ‘Friend, don’t sit here. Go to the head of the table.’ Then the others who are invited will see that you are honored.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “But when we are invited to a feast, let’s not choose a good seat, and when we sit down we should sit down in a seat that’s not so very good. And then that person who is giving a feast, he can say to us, ‘Hey, friend–don’t you sit there, because you sit here in a good seat.’ And then we won’t be ashamed, but rather people will respect us.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Therefore what you (sing.) should do if you (sing.) are invited to join-in-eating, you (sing.) will go join-in-sitting at the edge. Then the host will be responsible to tell you (sing.), ‘That’s a bad seat, come here because here’s a good one.’ So you (sing.) will be honored in the sight of the others who joined-in-eating.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “What is good is, when you are invited, sit there where the insignificant are seated. For if it’s like that, when the one who invited you approaches, he will say to you, ‘Friend, move there to that far from ordinary seat.’ Well, you have been honored (lit. given praiseworthiness/glory of the body) in the presence of the others who were invited.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 14:11)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 14:11:

  • Noongar: “Because all people who want other people to see them great, they will be put lower, and all people who put themselves low, they will be put higher.'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “All who make their hearts high/proud, the Lord God makes-them-low, and all who make their hearts low/humble, the Lord God makes-them-high.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “For whoever honors himself/makes himself great, will be humbled/caused to be low. And whoever humbles himself will be honored.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “That person who thinks that his rank is high, God will make him low. But that person who thinks that his rank is low, God will make his rank high.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Because the one who makes-himself -high will be made-low, but the one who makes-himself -low will be made-high.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “For it’s true, the one who is arrogant/self-important will be made low/unimportant. And the one who is humble will be made high/important.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)