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complete verse (Luke 18:29)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 18:29:

  • Noongar: “‘Yes,’ Jesus said to him, ‘and truly, I tell you, if a person leaves his home or his wife or brothers or father or mother or children, because of the Kingdom of God,” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “Yesus said saying to his disciples: ‘Truly I say to you: whoever leaves-behind his house, his wife, his relatives, his parents or his children because of following the commands of God his King,” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “‘Yes,’ said Isa to them, ‘truly I tell you, if a person leaves his house, his wife, his siblings, his mother and father or his children so that he will be included in God’s ruling,” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus said, ‘It’s true what I say, if there’s a person who leaves behind his house, his wife, his siblings, his parents, his children, so that he might preach to people how God will rule over them,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “‘Yes granted,’ said Jesus, ‘and it’s true moreover what I tell you that anyone who leaves his house, his spouse, his siblings/cousins, his father and mother, and his children because of his serving in God’s ruling,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Jesus replied, saying to them, ‘What I will say to you is the truth, that there’s no-one who won’t be rewarded who can leave (implies when necessary to do so) his home, his wife, his siblings, parents and children, just because of the kingdom of God.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 18:30)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 18:30:

  • Noongar: “he will get much more in these days, and after, he will get eternal life.'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “that person will receive many times his return/reward in this world. And in the future he will also receive eternal life.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “really, God will reward him as long as he is here in this world with more yet than what he has left behind and he will be given life without end there in the afterworld.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “the reward which God will give him will be very great, while he is still on earth. And in the future, at the time when God judges, he will be given life without end.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “far-away more is what God will give him in this life. And also in the future moreover, he will also be given life that has no end.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “For it’s really certain that he will receive much more in this life. And there in the second life, life which is without ending will be his too.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 18:31)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 18:31:

  • Noongar: “Jesus took aside his twelve disciples and said to them, ‘Listen! We are going to Jerusalem. There, everything will happen which the prophets have written about the Son of Man.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “Yesus called his twelve disciples apart and said to them: ‘Hear! Let us go towards Yerusalem. There all that was written by the prophets long ago foretelling the Son of Man must happen to Me.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Then Isa took his disciples a little way away and he said to them, ‘Listen, we (incl.) are going up to Awrusalam. When we (incl.) are there everything will be fulfilled which was written by the prophets about me, the Son of Mankind.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then Jesus told his twelve disciples that they should move away together. And he said to them then, ‘You know that we are going up to the town of Jerusalem, and when we arrive all of the prohecies that were written by the prophets long ago, about me, will come to pass.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Then Jesus called his twelve disciples so that they would move-aside and he said to them, ‘Listen. Here-now we are climbing-up to Jerusalem, and all that the prophets wrote concerning me who am Child of a Person will be fulfilled.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Jesus separated out his twelve disciples (from the other people) and said to them, ‘Today/now, we (incl.) are going to Jerusalem. Well, when we are there, all which was written by the prophets concerning me who am the One From Heaven Born of Man/human will be fulfilled.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 18:32)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 18:32:

  • Noongar: “People will put him into the hands of foreigners. They will mock him and they will insult him and spit on him.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “I will be offered/turned over to people who are not Yahudi people. They will make fun of me, disparage [me], spit on [me],” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “I will be handed over to the holding/ruling of people who are not Yahudi, and they will make fun of me and they will shame me and spit at me.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “As for me, the older sibling of mankind, I will be turned over to people who are not Jews, and as for those people, they will speak in rejection against me; they will treat me shamefully; they will spit on me.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “I will be handed over to the Gentiles who will mock-me, shame-me and spit-on-me.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “For I will be handed over to the people who aren’t Judio. They really will mock/scorn me, belittle/insult, spit on, whip and even kill me.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 18:33)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 18:33:

  • Noongar: “They will beat him and kill him. But after three days, he will rise to life.'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “strike [me], and kill me. But on the third day, I will live again.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “They will beat me and then kill me. But when three days are gone by I will live again.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “They will beat me and finally they will kill me. But within three days, God will raise me up from the dead,’ said Jesus.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Then they will whip-me and after-that they will kill-me, but on the third day however, I will live again.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “But I will come alive again indeed on the third day.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 18:34)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 18:34:

  • Noongar: “But the disciples did not understand these things; the truth of his words was hidden to them, and they did not know what Jesus was saying.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “But all that he said, his disciples definitely did not understand. Because its meaning was hidden to them, they did not know the landing/fulfillment of his words.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “But his disciples did not understand what he said there. It was not clear to them and they did not know as to what the meaning was of what he said.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “However, those disciples of his, they did not understand that which he was saying. The meaning of that was hidden from them at that time, and they did not understand what Jesus was trying to tell them.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “But his disciples absolutely didn’t understand what he meant to say, because its meaning was as if hidden from them.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “But as for those things which Jesus said, they weren’t understood by his disciples for it’s like the meaning was still hidden from them. They really didn’t get the point of that which he was saying.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 18:35)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 18:35:

  • Noongar: “Jesus was going near Jericho. A blind man was sitting close to the road, begging.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “When Yesus was close to the town of Yerikho, there was a blind person sitting by the side of the road begging.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “When they were already close to the town Ariha, there was a blind person sitting there at the edge of the road they were passing begging/asking for money.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when they were already near to the town of Jericho, there was there a blind person sitting by the side of the path, and the only thing he did was to hold out his hand, in begging for money.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “As plural Jesus were approaching Jerico, there was a blind-person sitting at the edge of the road begging.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “When Jesus and company were now close to Jerico, there was a man who was blind who was sitting at the edge of the trail begging-to-be-given-to.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 18:36)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 18:36:

  • Noongar: “He heard many people passing nearby, so he asked, ‘What’s happening?'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “When he heard many people passing by, he asked: ‘What is going on?'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “When the blind person heard the many people passing by, he asked why that was.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when that blind person heard the noise of many people passing by, he asked what that was.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “When he heard the many-people passing by, he inquired as to what was happening.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “When he realized that many people were passing, he asked what was going on.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)