Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Luke 19:10)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 19:10:

  • Noongar: “The Son of Man came here to seek lost people and save them.'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “Because that is why I have come, I the Son of Man. I come to hunt for people who are far from God, and to lift them from the punishment of their sins.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “I, the Son of Mankind, my business/purpose for coming here to the world is to seek the people who are far from God and to save them.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And as for me, the older sibling of mankind, the reason I came here to the earth is so that I might free from punishmet all of those who have strayed away from the true path.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “and I who am Child of a Person, I came here in order that I would go and search-for and save people who are lost.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Because I who am the One From Heaven Born of Man/human, why I came here was, I am searching for the led-astray/lost for I will save/free them from the punishment because of their sin.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 19:11)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 19:11:

  • Noongar: “People heard Jesus, so Jesus spoke again, telling them another story. Now Jesus was coming close to Jerusalem, people said perhaps the Kingdom of God soon might come.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “Yesus had almost arrived in Yerusalem, that is why many people said that the time had really almost come for God to become King in the world. So, while the people were listening to his words, he also added onto his words with a parable.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “While the people were listening to what Isa was saying, he also told them a parable for they were already close to Awrusalam and they mistakenly-thought that when they arrived there, God would begin his rule over the people.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And as for those people who heard these words of Jesus, he told them a parable. They were near to the city of Jerusalem, and because of this, the people thought that Jesus would now begin to rule.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Then Jesus related this parable to those who were listening to him, because they were close to Jerusalem and they thought-mistakenly that the beginning of the ruling of God was near.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Well, those people there in the house of Zaqueo who heard that talk of Jesus, he caused them to hear an illustration which he added on. He did like that because he was now close to Jerusalem, and people mistakenly-thought that he would at that time set up the kingdom of God and would now rule their land.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Gurung: ” . . . people were thinking, ‘When Jesus reaches the capital city the time of God’s ruling will probably come.’ But Jesus, knowing their thoughts, told this story in order to let them understand well about the time of God’s ruling.” (Source: Warren Glover in The Bible Translator 1978, p. 231ff.)

complete verse (Luke 19:12)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 19:12:

  • Noongar: “o Jesus said, ‘One day, an important man was going to a far country. There people would make him become king, and after, he wanted to come back home.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “He said: ‘A nobleman planned to go to a far town, going to be installed as king, and return.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Therefore Isa spoke in a parable, ‘There was a certain prominent person. He went to a far country so that he would be given the title of king there, and then he would come back to be king in his country. (In this parable there is no time involved in Yakan. It can be understood either as past, present or future.)” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And because of that, he gave this parable; he said, ‘There was a prince who was summoned by the high king into another kingdom, because he was to be made a king over his own town. And when that was finished he was able to return home.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “He said, ‘There was a high person who went to a far country in order that they would appoint him to return to his country to be-king.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “His illustration was, ‘There was an important person who went to a foreign/overseas land to be put-in-office of kingship by the Impiradur, and then he would return home to reign.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 19:13)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 19:13:

  • Noongar: “Before going, he called his ten servants and gave every person one gold coin. He said to them, ‘See what you can do with this money while I am away’.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “So, before he left, he called ten servants and gave them each one gold money/coin. That nobleman said: ‘Trade/merchant with that money that I gave you while I am gone.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “When he was soon going to leave, he called first ten of his servants and each one of them was given a dublun (gold coin). He said to them, ‘Trade with this until I arrive.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when he was about to leave, going to the other kingdom, he called ten of his servants and gave each of them money. The money that he gave to each one of them was just the same. And he said to them, ‘Now, as for this money that I’m having you keep — you are the ones who know how to increase it until the time when I return here,’ he said.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Before he went, he called ten of his servants and gave them one-gold money -each saying, ‘Invest (lit. cause-to-become-many) that money until I return.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Before he left, he assembled ten of his slaves. He gave each of them the sum of one hundred in their money, and said to them, ‘Use-this -to-make-income till I come.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 19:14)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 19:14:

  • Noongar: “Now, people of his country, they did not like him, so they sent messengers following him saying, ‘We don’t want this one to become our king’.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “But in the town of that nobleman, there were also people who hated him. As soon as that nobleman left, they sent messengers going to follow him and say: ‘We (excl.) refuse that nobleman as our king!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “But those people in his country hated him, so after he had left, they sent some after him to say that they did not want that person to be-king/rule over them.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “However, the inhabitants of the town of this prince, they were disgusted with him, and when he left, they sent someone after him to tell the high king there where he was going, that they did not want that that prince should be their king.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “‘But his townmates/countrymen hated him, so they sent-some (partitive prefix = some from among them) to follow him to go say to the one-who-appointed, ‘We (excl.) don’t-want this person as our (excl.) king.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Well since he was hated by some of his fellow countrymen, that’s why immediately after he had left, they caused some to race there to that one who would put-him in-office of kingship. They would say, ‘We don’t want that person to reign over us here!'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 19:15)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 19:15:

  • Noongar: “But people of the far country, they made this man become king. He returned. Immediately, he called his servants to stand in front of him to see how much money they had made.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “‘But he was lifted becoming king anyway, and he returned to his town. When he arrived in the town, he called his servants to meet with him, he wanted to know how much blessing/profit they had gotten.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “‘But even-so/inspite of it he was made king/given the title of king. When he returned to his country he commanded his servants to be called to him whom he had given the gold-coins so that he would know how much each one had earned.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “But in spite of that, that prince was made a king anyway, and when he returned, he immediately called the ten whom he had caused to take care of money, because he wanted to see how much increase there was of the money of each one.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “But he was appointed a king nevertheless and then went-home. ‘When he arrived, he had-called his servants to whom he had given money to inquire how much they had profited.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “But he was put in office of kingship anyway, and then after that was finished he went home to reign in their-place/at-home now. When he arrived, he assembled again those to whom he had given the money so that he would know how much each one had been able to make in profit.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 19:16)

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

  • Noongar: “The first servant came and said, ‘Your Majesty, you gave me one gold coin and now I have ten coins.'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “The first one came and said: ‘King, the one gold money/coin that you (sing.) gave me, it has ten children.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “The first one went to him and said, ‘Sir, your one gold-coin has earned ten gold-coins.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And the first one said, ‘King, your money has multiplied ten times.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “One arrived and said, ‘Sir King, the one gold money that you (sing.) gave me, it has become ten.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “As they all arrived, one person said, ‘Master, ten times as much as you left with me is what I got in profit.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 19:17)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 19:17:

  • Noongar: “The king said, ‘Good! You good servant. You have been faithful in little things, so I will appoint you boss of ten cities.'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “‘That king said: ‘Good, you (sing.) are a good servant. Thus, because you (sing.) are straight in a little, I lift you (sing.) to become a commander who commands ten towns.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “‘You did well,’ said his master, the king. ‘You are a good servant. You can be trusted with little, therefore I will give you authority to rule over ten towns.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And the king answered, ‘That’s very good; you are really a hard worker, and since you can be trusted with even a little bit of money, now my reward to you is, you will be the one to be over ten cities.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “‘You (sing.) have done well,’ said the king. ‘You (sing.) are (appreciation particle) a good servant. Because you (sing.) were trustworthy with the little-bit that I entrusted to you (sing.), I will also have-you (sing.)-rule over ten cities.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “‘Good!’ said his master. ‘I am pleased with that which you have done. Today/now since I have observed that you can be trusted with even a little thing, I will put you in charge of ten towns.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)