Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 15:1:
- Mairasi: “One day the people who collect money pertaining to head payment [tax collectors] and people who are called ‘bad’ were watching Him, they themselves came [and] were listening to Yesus.” (source: Enggavoter 2004)
- Noongar: “One day many tax collectors and other people who were rejected, they came to hear Jesus speaking.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “One day, many tax collectors and other people who were said by the people to have evil behavior arrived to hear the words of Yesus.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “One day many people who collect payment for the government and other people who do not follow the religious law came close to Isa for they wanted to hear his teaching/preaching.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And at that time there were many sinful people, like tax collectors and law-breakers, and they went to Jesus because they wanted to listen to his teaching.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Many tax collectors and others whom the Jews called sinners were going to listen to what Jesus was-teaching.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “There were now many going to Jesus who were official receivers of payment to the government and others who were regarded by their fellow-countrymen Judio as sinful. They wanted to listen to his teaching.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 15:2:
- Mairasi: “Farisi people and the people who explain and write Great Above One’s prohibitions already got angry. They themselves said: ‘Yi [Yuck], this person calls bad people to come to Him, then also he eats things together with them!'” (source: Enggavoter 2004)
- Noongar: “The Pharisees and Law Men, they began criticising Jesus. ‘This man welcomes bad people. He also eats together with them.'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “The Parisi people and the religion teachers disparaged them, they said: ‘Ii, that person there is befriending sinners and eating with them.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Then the Pariseo and the teachers of the religious law grumbled, they said, ‘This person goes along-with/keeps company with sinful people and even eats together with them.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And this disgusted very much some Pharisees and some teachers of the Law who were there also, and they said, ‘As for this Jesus, he runs around with people who are breakers of our Law, and he eats also with them.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “So the Pharisees and the teachers of the law grumbled/muttered saying, ‘Now look at this person! Why does he like to converse-with sinful people and even eat-with them!'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But the Pariseo and explainers of law talked-among-themselves. They were saying, ‘Really as for this fellow, he gathers-around-himself sinners and even joins-in-eating with them.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 15:3:
- Mairasi: “That is the reason why Yesus spoke this example, explaining:” (source: Enggavoter 2004)
- Noongar: “So Jesus told them this parable:” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “That is why Yesus spoke to them with this parable.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Therefore Isa told them this parable, he said,” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Then Jesus told them this parable; he said,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Therefore Jesus then related this parable to them. He said,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When Jesus observed that, he caused them to listen to an illustration, saying,” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 15:4:
- Mairasi: “‘Now suppose that one person from among you guys if the number of his domba [sheep] is one ratu [king; hundred], then one of them gets his face lengthened [lost] what will he himself the owner do? He himself will immediately leave his other domba animals, the four whole people and two hands and one hand and four [ninety-nine] of them, over there in the big grassy flat place. Then he will go look for that one which had a lengthened face [which was lost] continuously until he will find him.” (source: Enggavoter 2004)
- Noongar: “‘If one of you had 100 sheep and lost one of them, what would you do? A man would leave the other 99 sheep and he would look for this sheep, the lost one, and he would not stop, only when he finds it.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “He said: ‘For example one of our companions has a hundred sheep. If one sheep gets lost, what does he do? Definitely he leaves-behind the ninety-nine sheep in the field, and he goes to hunt for his lost sheep until he finds it.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “‘For example, if one of you has one hundred sheep and-then one of them goes astray, what do you (pl.) do? Certainly you (pl.) will leave the ninety nine there in the open-place and go to look for the one that went astray as long as you (pl.) do not find it.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “‘For example, one of you has a hundred domestic animals who are sheep, and one of them is lost. What does he do? Certainly he leaves those ninety-nine grazing and he looks for that one who is lost until he finds him.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘For-example, if there is among you an owner of a hundred sheep and one gets lost, what perhaps will he do? Surely (lit. indeed perhaps–connotes no doubt) he will leave the ninety nine in the grazing-area in order to go look for the lost one until he finds it.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “‘Supposing there is one of you who has a hundred sheep, and then suddenly/unexpectedly one of them was lost, well, what will he do? Isn’t it so that he will leave the ninety nine there in the eating/grazing-place, for he will look for this which is lost until he finds it?” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 15:5:
- Mairasi: “Then when he himself will again see [find] this domba [sheep] definitely his liver will turn good [he will rejoice] all along as he carries that domba on his shoulders,” (source: Enggavoter 2004)
- Noongar: “When he finds this sheep he is very happy, he puts the sheep on his shoulders and goes back home.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “When he finds it, no kidding his joy. From his joy, he carries-on-back-of-neck that sheep, and he takes him back to his house.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “And when you (pl.) have found it, you (pl.) are very happy, therefore you (pl.) take it in your (pl.) arms and bring it home.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “When he finds him, he is very happy and he carries him in his arms and goes home.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “And when he then finds it, great is his happiness and he will carry-it-on-his-shoulder” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well, after he has found it, he carries-it -round-his-neck happily going home.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 15:6:
- Mairasi: “then carrying him returns. Then he calls his own people [friends; relatives] and those who live near his house then says: ‘Come let our livers definitely turn good [we will rejoice] because I have already found my domba [sheep] which was gone!’ he will say.” (source: Enggavoter 2004)
- Noongar: “Then he calls his friends and other people of his town, and he says to them, ‘I am very happy because I have found my sheep, the lost one. We must be happy together. Let’s celebrate!'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “After that, and he calls his friends and neighbors, he says to them: ‘Come be glad with me. Because I have found again my lost sheep.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When you (pl.) come home you (pl.) call your (pl.) friends and your (pl.) neighbours and tell them to gather in your (pl.) house and say to them, ‘We (incl.) will be glad/let us be glad for I have found the sheep that went astray.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when he reaches his house, he calls his companions and his neighbors and he says, ‘Let’s rejoice, because I have found this sheep of mine that was lost.’ ‘” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “to go-home-with-it. Then he will call his friends and neighbors and said, ‘Let’s be happy, because here-now I have found my sheep that was lost!’ ‘” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When he arrives at the house, he will invite his friends and neighbors. ‘Come on,’ he says, ‘join in my celebration, for I indeed found that lost sheep of mine.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 15:7:
- Mairasi: “That is like this over there in Surga [Heaven] they will have very good liver [joy], when one bad person will make an end from doing bad things [repent], then but it is OK to not seek the ending [repentance] of four whole people and two hands and one hand and four [ninenty-nine] good people.” (source: Enggavoter 2004)
- Noongar: “I tell you, in the same way, Heaven will be very happy because one person turns away from his sinning, happier than for 99 good people who do not need to turn away.'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “So also, when a sinner repents from his sins, the joy of the contents of heaven rejoicing over him is greater than their joy rejoicing over the ninety-nine people whose behavior is straight/upright, who do not need to repent.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “I tell you,’ said Isa, ‘likewise also the ones in heaven will be more glad when one sinful person regrets and leaves his sin than they will be glad about ninety nine people who say that they are straight/righteous and don’t need to regret.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then Jesus said, ‘I tell you that in the same way also there will be much joy in Heaven if there is one law-breaker who abandons his evil-doings than if there are ninety-nine people who suppose mistakenly their activity is righteous and they don’t need to abandon their bad activity.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Jesus concluded, ‘I tell you that greater is their happiness in heaven if one sinful-person repents than their happiness over ninety nine righteous people who don’t need to repent.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “What I will say to you really is true, that there is much more happiness in heaven about one sinner who repents/is-sorry and will now drop/give-up his sins. For it’s much more than for ninety nine who don’t repent/be-sorry for their sin because, in their mind, they have no sin.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 15:8:
- Noongar: “‘Now if a woman had ten silver coins and she lost one of them, what will she do? She lights a lamp, she sweeps her house and she looks in all parts of the house and she only stops when she finds her coin.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “‘For example, there is a woman who has ten pieces of silver money. If one piece is lost, what does she do? She lights a lamp and sweeps her house, and she hunts for where it got lost, until she finds it.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “‘Or’, said Isa, ‘for example there is a woman who has ten gold coins (dublun now only used as jewelry) and-then she loses one, what does she do? Certainly she will light a lamp and sweep the house searching very well as long as she hasn’t found it.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And there was another parable that Jesus told them; he said, ‘There was a woman who was saving ten silver coins which were very expensive because they were all silver. What does she do if she loses one piece? What she does, is, she first lights a lamp. And then she sweeps her house and she carefully looks for it until she finds it.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Jesus continued parabling, ‘Now supposing there is a woman who has ten coins and (unexpected development particle) she lost one, what will she do? She will light a torch/light and will thoroughly sweep her house searching-and-searching until she finds it, isn’t that so?” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “‘Like that too,’ said Jesus, ‘supposing there is a woman who had ten pieces of hard money, each one being worth a day’s wages, and then suddenly/enexpectedly one was lost, what will she do? Isn’t it so that she will light a lamp? She will sweep the house well for she will search thoroughly for it until she finds it.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
