Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 18:13:
- Noongar: “But the tax collector stood far off and did not raise his face to Heaven, but beat his chest and said, ‘God, pity me, because I am a sinful man’.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “‘But that tax collector, he just stood far off/at-a-distance, and he did not dare look up to the sky. He continually rubbed his chest, and he said: ‘Oo God! have pity on me, I am a sinner!’ ‘” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But the person who collects payment, stood far off and he didn’t even look up but just looked down. He beat (repeatedly) his chest because of his sadness/being troubled and said, ‘O God, have pity/mercy on me, I am sinful.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “But that other person who was a tax collector, he went far away; he just stayed there in the corner of the house with his head bowed, and he was pounding on his chest because he was very much grieved. And he prayed to God saying, ‘God, be very much merciful to me, a peson who is a sinner!’ ‘” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘As for the tax collector however, he stood at a short-distance and he didn’t look-up to heaven but rather kept-striking his chest because of his repenting of his sins saying, ‘Ay (vocative) God, please have-mercy on me who am sinful.’ ‘” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “As for that official receiver of payment, he was at-a-small-distance from the Pariseo and other people. He hung his head like he was ashamed to look up to heaven, and he kept thumping his chest in the big-size of his grief. His prayer was, ‘God, please be merciful to me who am sinful.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 18:14:
- Noongar: “‘I tell you,’ Jesus said, ‘when the two men go back home, this tax collector is right in the sight of God and not this Pharisee. All people putting themselves high, they will be put down, and all people putting themselves down, they will be put up.'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “From there, Yesus finished his words, he said: ‘Truly I say to you: when they went home, that tax collector was the one who had been made straight in God’s sight, not that Parisi person. Because all who are proud [lit, make their hearts high], the Lord God makes them low/humble. And all who are humble [lit., make their hearts low], the Lord God makes them high.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “I tell you,’ said Isa, ‘that this person went home being considered straight/righteous by God but not the Pariseo was the straight one. For whoever makes himself great will be put down, and whoever puts himself down/humbles himself will be made great.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus said, ‘True I say to you that as for that tax-collector, when he went home to his house, God no longer thought about his sin because it was already forgiven. However, it was not like that with this boastful Pharisee because the person who thinks that he is very high before God, God will lower him; but the person who knows that he is very much a sinner, God will make him high.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then Jesus concluded by saying, ‘I tell you that the one whom God counted-as righteous when they went-home, it was this person not the Pharisee. Because the one who causes himself to be made high will be brought low just the same, but the one however who lowers himself, he will be made-high.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “What I will say to you really is true, that as for that person, he went home being regarded by God as straight/righteous, for his sins were forgiven. But as for that Pariseo, he didn’t. Because it’s true, whoever is arrogant/self-important with be made low/unimportant, but the humble will be made important/high.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 18:15:
- Noongar: “People brought their children to Jesus to lay his hands on them. Jesus’ disciples saw them and told them off because they did that,” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “One time, there were people who brought their babies to Yesus for him to lay-hands-on and bless them. Seeing that, his disciples were angry, being angry at those who brought their children.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Na, there were people who brought their small children to Isa so that he would touch them. When his disciples saw this they were scolded by them.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And on another day there were some people who brought their little children to Jesus, so that he might place his palms on them and bless them. And the disciples of Jesus, they told these people not to do that.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “On one-occasion there were those who took their children to Jesus so that he would lay-his-hands-on (them) and bless them. When his disciples then saw it, they forbid (them).” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “One day there were some people who brought little children, including babies, to Jesus, so that they would be prayed for with hand-placed-on-them. But when the disciples saw, they rebuked them.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 18:16:
- Noongar: “but Jesus called the children to him and said, ‘Let the children come to me and don’t stop them, because people like these children, they own the Kingdom of Heaven.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “But Yesus called those children and he said to his disciples: ‘Let those children come to Me, do not forbid them. Because people like that are the ones who become the people of God in his Kingdom.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But Isa called the children and he said to his disciples, ‘Let the children come to me and do not oppose them. For people like the children like to be ruled over by God.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “But Jesus, he called to him those children and he said to his disciples, ‘You allow the children to come to me. Don’t you tell them not to, because the person who has trust like the trust of a child, he is the one God can rule over.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But Jesus called the children and said to his disciples, ‘Permit the children to come to me. Don’t forbid them, because those like these are the ones who will be included in the ruling of God.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But Jesus in fact caused those children to come close to him and said to his disciples, ‘Don’t forbid the children to come here to me. Just leave them alone. Because humble ones like these children are the ones who are possible/acceptable to become subjects of the kingdom of God.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 18:17:
- Noongar: “Remember! The person who does not accept the Kingdom of Heaven like a child, he will not go in.'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “Truly I say to you: If you do not submit to God like children, you will not become his people in his Kingdom.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Truly I tell you,’ said Isa, ‘if the trusting of a person in God is not like the trusting of children, that person will really not be included in God’s ruling.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “It’s true what I say to you, that if there is a person and his trust in God is not like the trust of little children, then he cannot be ruled over by God.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “This that I tell you is true that if you don’t receive God’s ruling you like the way children receive, you will absolutely not be included there.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “This which I will say to you is true, that whoever won’t make himself like a little child in his submitting to the rule of God, he won’t be able to enter that kingdom of his.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Gurung: ” . . . whoever does not submit to God in the way children submit to their parents he will never receive the full blessing of God.” (Source: Warren Glover in The Bible Translator 1978, p. 231ff.)
- Italian (La Sua Parola è Vita): “Indeed, I tell you that those who do not accept the Kingdom of God as a present with the same humility of a child will never be able to enter it!” (Cotrozzi 2019 explains: “Although some thought of childlike trustfulness may be present, the focus more probably lies on humility as shown by the context with its rebuke of proud Pharisees in 18:9-14.”)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 18:18:
- Noongar: “An important man of Judea, he asked Jesus, ‘Great Lord, what must I do to get eternal life?'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “One time, a Yahudi leader asked Yesus, he said: ‘Good teacher, what must I do so that I please receive eternal life?'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “One day a prominent Yahudi went to Isa asking him, he said, ‘Sir, you are a good person. What shall I do so that I will be given eternal life?'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “There was a time when one of the Jewish rulers asked Jesus, he said, ‘Hey, Chief — your works are very good. What shall I do so that I might be given life which has no end?'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “There was a leader of the Jews who said to Jesus, ‘Good Sir, what must I do so that I will have life that has no end?'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Once there was a man who had a position/responsibility in the town who questioned Jesus, saying, ‘Good Teacher, what must I do so that life which has no ending can be mine?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 18:19:
- Noongar: “Jesus asked him, ‘Why do you say I am ‘great’? No person is great, only God.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “Yesus said: ‘Why do you say that I am a good person? There is no-one else who is good, only God alone.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Isa answered, he said, ‘Why do you say that I am good? No one is good except only God.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus answered, ‘Why do you say that my works are good, because there’s only one whose works are good, that is God.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Jesus said, ‘Why do you (sing.) say I am good? Because absolutely no one is good but God only.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Replying, Jesus said, ‘Don’t glibly classify someone as good, even me, but on the contrary try-to-understand first what is meant by ‘good’. For God alone is really good.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 18:20:
- Noongar: “You know your Law. Do not commit adultery, do not kill, do not steal, do not lie about other people, obey [lit.: hear-do] your mother and father.'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “You already know the rules that are written in the Law of the Lord: ‘Do not commit adultery, do not kill, do not steal, do not give false witness, and we must honor our mothers and fathers.’ ‘” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “You know the commandments of God: Do not commit adultery. Do not kill. Do not steal. Do not give testimony which is not true. Honor your mother and father.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “You know the commands of God which were left behind for us, which are: don’t be unfaithful to your wife, don’t murder, do not steal, don’t you tell lies in the courtroom, respect your father and mother.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “You (sing.) know the law of God which says, ‘Don’t (sing.) commit-adultery, don’t kill, don’t steal, don’t testify telling-lies, and honor your (sing.) father and your (sing.) mother.’ ‘” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Probably you know the laws. Don’t behave immorally with one not your spouse. Don’t kill your fellowman. Don’t steal. Don’t give evidence which isn’t true. Honor/respect your father and your mother.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)