Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 16:17:

• Noongar: “‘The Law of Moses and the writings of the Prophets were working long ago and worked to the day of John the Baptist. After that day, the Good News of the Kingdom of God was told and many people force their way in.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
• Uma: “But every word that was written in the Law of God definitely must happen. It is easier for the sky and the world to be-destroyed than for one word in the Law of the Lord not to happen.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “But the law of Musa, it’s authority does not change. It is easier that earth and sky be rolled up than that one vowel-mark in the law should be changed.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “However, it’s not possible that the Law left behind by Moses be changed. Heaven and earth will cease to exist, but not even a small bit of the teaching of the Law can be changed.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “But it is nonetheless easier for earth and heaven to cease-to-exist than the shortest word in the law.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “But it doesn’t mean that the strength has been removed from that which God commanded. For it’s true, the sky/heaven and world/land may be removed, but definitely not one point (of meaning) of what was said in these laws.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 16:18:

• Noongar: “‘If a man divorces his wife and takes another woman, this man is sinning; and the man who marries that woman, he is also sinning.'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
• Uma: “‘Whoever divorces his wife and marries with another woman commits adultery. And the person who marries [takes-as-wife] the divorced-wife of another, he also commits adultery.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “Isa said yet, ‘Whoever divorces his wife and marries another one, he commits adultery. And whoever marries a divorced woman, he commits adultery.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus said again, ‘If there is a man and he divorces his wife and marries again, this man has sinned against his former wife; and a man sins also when he marries a woman who has been divorced by her husband.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “Jesus also said, ‘Whatever man divorces his spouse and then marries another woman sins by committing-adultery (lit. woman-with). It’s the same with the man who marries a woman who is divorced, he just the same sins by committing-adultery.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “Like what was commanded about marriage. Whoever man will divorce his wife and marry someone else, he really has behaved-immorally. And also the one who marries that woman who was divorced, he too has behaved-immorally.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 16:19:

• Noongar: “‘A man had much money. He wore beautiful clothes every day, and he ate and drank everything he wanted.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
• Uma: “‘There was a rich man. His clothes were like the clothes of a king, all of them were expensive. His everyday life was like a person-having-a-feast.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “Then Isa said, ‘There was a rich man who always dressed in very expensive clothes and every day his food was only good. He had nothing lacking.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus spoke again, ‘There was a man who was very rich, and this rich man was dressed in very expensive cloth, and every day he only ate those things which were very expensive and very delicious.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “Then Jesus related-a-story and said, ‘There was a rich-man who wore the most-expensive clothes and was always giving-feasts and making-merry.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “Jesus also included in his teaching this illustration of his which was like this. He said, ‘There was a rich person whose clothes were wholly of first-class material, and well, because he was rich, he really had-as-much-as-he-wanted of good foods every day.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 16:20:

• Noongar: “Lazarus, a poor man, also lived in that town, always covered in sores. Every day people brought him to the gate, the rich man’s gate.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
• Uma: “At his door was put/placed a poor man, named Lazarus. His whole body was all sores.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “And there was also a poor man whose name was Lasarus. His whole body was covered with sores. Every day he was brought to the gate of the house of the rich man.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “There was also a man who was poor, whose name was Lazarus. As for this Lazarus, his body was covered with ulcers and every day his companions delivered him there to the eaves of the house of that rich man,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “There was also a poor-man named Lazarus whose body was covered-with-sores. They placed him by the doorway of the rich-man,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “And there was also a beggar whose name was Lazaro. He really was covered with itching-skin-disease, for his body had sores all over. And now there he was lying in the gateway of that rich person.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 16:21:

• Noongar: “Lazarus wanted to eat the crumbs of food which fell from the rich man’s eating place. Dogs always came and licked his sores.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
• Uma: “He wanted to eat the crumbs that fell/scattered from the table of that rich man. Thus (emphatic) was his poverty/pitifulness, dogs also came to lick his sores.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “For he wished/wanted if he only would be given the left-over food of the rich man so that he could eat. Even the dogs came and licked his sores.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “because he hoped that he might be given even the crumbs that fell from the table of the rich man, so that his stomach might be filled with them. And the dogs there, they licked these ulcers of Lazarus.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “because he wanted to eat koma from what the rich-man was throwing away. And that’s not all, because even the dogs, they went and licked his sores.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “He was waiting for something hopefully that he could eat of whatever was left over which would fall from the table/eating-place of that rich person. What’s more, dogs were gathering around him licking his sores.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 16:22:

• Noongar: “Lazarus died and angels took him to sit with Abraham, eating and drinking in Heaven. The rich man, he died and they buried him.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
• Uma: “‘One day, that poor man died, and angels carried him to a good seat beside Abraham. That rich man also died, and was buried.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “Then that poor man died and he was brought by the angels to where Ibrahim was in heaven. Then the rich man also died and was buried.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Not very long after that, that poor man named Lazarus died, and the angels of God took him and they placed him near Abraham, the ancestor of the Jews. And at that time also, that rich man died and he was buried.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “‘When that poor man died, the angels took him to the place where Abraham was. When the rich man also died, they buried him,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “Well, it happened that that beggar died. When he died, he was taken by the angels to Abraham’s wherever there in heaven. That rich person followed him next. When he died, he was buried.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 16:23:

• Noongar: “He went to hell. There he had great pain. He looked up and far off, he saw Abraham and Lazarus beside him.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
• Uma: “In the dwelling-place of the dead, he continually suffered. When he looked up from there, he saw (emphatic) very far away, there was Abraham, with Lazarus sitting beside him.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “There in the afterworld the rich man had great pain. He looked up and he saw there in the distance Ibrahim. He also saw Lasarus at the side of Ibrahim.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And he was carried to the place of the dead, and there he was in great torment; and when he looked up, he could see Abraham, but at a great distance. And he saw also Lazarus there near Abraham.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “and he went to Hades the place of the dead. There he was excessively hardshipped. Then he looked-up and saw Abraham far-away and Lazarus beside him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “Through what that rich person was experiencing which was hardship/suffering there in that punishment fire which has no dying down, he saw far away Abraham and Lazaro together.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 16:24:

• Noongar: “So he called out, ‘Father Abraham! Pity me! Send Lazarus to dip his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I have great pain in this place!'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
• Uma: “That rich man called out, he said: ‘Father Abraham! Please have pity on me! Order Lazarus to dip his finger in water and to come please drip-it-one my tongue. I feel great suffering/difficulty in this fire!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “Immediately he called to Ibrahim. ‘O, Grandfather Ibrahim,’ he said, ‘have pity on me. Send Lasarus here. Let him dip his forefinger in water and-then drop it on my tongue for I am really hurting/I have great pain here in this fire.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And he called to Abraham, he said, ‘Oh, Grandfather Abraham, pity me! Send Lazarus here so that he might drip some water into my mouth, because I am greatly tormented by this fire!'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “So he raised-his-voice (lit. did-strongly) saying, ‘Sir Abraham, please have-mercy so you (sing.) will send Lazarus to dip his finger in water in order to drip-some-on my tongue so it will thus become-cool. Because here-now excessive is my suffering in this fire.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “When he had seen, he shouted out saying, ‘Uncle Abraham, if only you would pity me. Order Lazaro to dip his finger in water and drip it here on my tongue so that it will cool. For it’s true that I’m suffering terribly from the extreme heat of this fire.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)