Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Luke 19:26)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 19:26:

  • Noongar: “The king said, ‘The person with something, he will get much more. But the person with nothing, his smallest thing will be taken.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “‘The king said: ‘Truly I say to you: The person who can be trusted with something that is given to him, he will be given yet more. But the person who is not trusted, something small/little that is his, will be taken from him.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “The king said, ‘I tell you that the person who can be trusted will be given still more. But the one who cannot be trusted, even the little that had been entrusted to him will be taken from him.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And that king answered, ‘It’s true what I say to you, that he who can be trusted with what is entrusted to him shall be given more; but he who cannot be trusted, even the little that was entrusted to him will be taken away from him.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “”Well yes indeed,’ said the King in reply, ‘because it is emphatically true that whoever has capability (i.e. talents, wealth, position), what he has will be added-to, but the one who has no capability, even the little that he has will be taken-back.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Replying, he said, ‘This which I will say to you is true, that as for that one who is trustworthy and persevering, he will be rewarded by his means/ability being increased. But that one who is not trustworthy and is lazy, even the little means/ability he already has will really be permanently-lost to him.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 19:27)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 19:27:

  • Noongar: “Now, those bad people, they did not want me to become their King, get them and kill them in front of me.”” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “And now, bring my enemies who refused to have me as their king here. Kill them here so that I can see.’ ‘” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Na, those enemies of mine,’ said the king, ‘the people who did not want that I should be their king, bring them here and kill them here in my presence.’ ‘” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And that king said also, ‘And as for people who do not want me to be king over them, bring them here and kill them in front of me.’ ‘” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Concerning moreover those enemies of mine who don’t-want me to be king over them, bring them here so that you will kill them in front of me.’ ‘” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “And also as for those who oppose me, who don’t want to be reigned over by me, go and get them now and kill them here in my presence.”” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 19:28)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 19:28:

  • Noongar: “After Jesus said this, he went to Jerusalem ahead of them.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “When Yesus finished saying all that, he walked ahead of his companions going to Yerusalem.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “When Isa had finished saying this he went ahead of them to Awrusalam.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when Jesus finished telling that parable, they continued walking on their way to Jerusalem.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “When Jesus had finished parabling that to them, he went on going-uphill to Jerusalem going-ahead of them.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Jesus and company set out again to continue on to Jerusalem. Jesus was going in front of his companions.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 19:29)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 19:29:

  • Noongar: “Jesus came close to Bethphage and Bethany, on the Mount of Olives. He sent two disciples to go ahead.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “When they were close to the towns of Betfage and Betania on Olive mountain, he ordered two of his disciples to walk ahead.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “When he came close to the villages of Betpage and Betani, there at the hill Jaitun, he told two of his disciples to go ahead.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when they came here to the town of Bethphage and near to the town called Bethany, which is on the hillside going up the mountain called the Place of Olives, Jesus sent two of his disciples.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “As they were then approaching Betfage and Betania below the hill Olivo, he sent-ahead two of his disciples saying,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “When they were now close to the barios of Betfage and Betania, that they were now there on the Hill of Olibo, Jesus sent- two of his disciples -on-an-errand.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 19:30)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 19:30:

  • Noongar: “He told them, ‘Go to the village ahead of you. When you enter, you will see a young donkey tied up which no-one has mounted. Untie the donkey and bring it to me.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “He said to them: ‘Go to the town that we are in front of there. When you enter into the town, you will see a young [lit., child] donkey that is tied. That donkey has not yet one time been ridden. Open/Untie its rope and bring it here.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “He said to them, ‘Go to the village in front of you, and when you arrive there you will see the child of donkey tied, which nobody has yet ridden on. Untie it and bring it here.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “He said, ‘You go into the village ahead of us, and when you arrive there you will see a young donkey tied up, that has never been ridden on since it was born. Untie it and bring it here.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “‘Go to that town across-the-way. Right when you arrive there, you will come-upon a child of a donkey that has not been ridden that is tethered. Untie it to bring it here.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “He said to them, ‘Go to that bario of Betfage. When you get there, you will see a young-one of a (type of) horse which is an asno tethered, which hasn’t yet been broken-for-riding. Untie it and bring it here to me.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 19:31)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 19:31:

  • Noongar: “If people ask why you are untying the donkey, tell them, ‘The Lord wants it’.'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “If people ask you why your are untying it, say: ‘Because the Lord needs it.’ ‘” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “If someone asks why you untie it, say ‘The Lord needs it.’ ‘” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And if someone asks you why you are untying it, you say, ‘Our Lord Jesus needs this.’ ‘” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “If someone inquires of you, ‘Why are you untying that?’ say, ‘Our (excl.) Lord needs it.’ ‘” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “If there is someone who comments on it to you as to why you are untying it, say, ‘The Lord needs it.”” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 19:32)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 19:32:

  • Noongar: “They went to the village and saw everything which Jesus had said.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “Those two disciples really did go, and they found [it] definitely like what Yesus had said to them.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Then the ones he told to, went to that village and they saw all as Isa had told them.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then those whom he sent, when they arrived there, it was exactly as Jesus said. They saw the donkey there.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “They went then and all that Jesus had told them came true.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Those two who were sent set out. They found that asno which was referred to just as Jesus had said.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 19:33)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 19:33:

  • Noongar: “They began untying the donkey. The people who owned the donkey, they asked, ‘Why are you untying the donkey?'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “While they were untying that donkey, its owner asked: ‘Why are you untying that donkey?'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “While they were untying the child of the donkey, it’s owner said to them, ‘Hoy, why are you untying that child of a donkey?'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when they untied that donkey, the owner of it said, ‘Why are you untying that?” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Upon their untying its rope (lit. tie), the owner said, ‘Why are you untying that?'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Just as they were untying the tether, the owners said, ‘Why are you untying the tether of that asno?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)