Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 20:18:
- Noongar: “‘All people who fall on this stone will be badly injured; but if this stone falls on a person, the stone will crush him to dust.'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “Like a pot that falls on a stone breaks, like a pot that is squeezed by a stone is-smashed, like that also will be the people who refuse/deny me.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Isa said yet, ‘All those who fall on this stone their bodies will be crumbled. And on whom this stone falls will be crushed/flattened.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “‘And as for that stone, if a person falls upon it, the one falling on it will be completely broken up. But if there is a person on whom that stone falls, his body will be completely smashed.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Whoever falls on this stone will be broken-into-pieces, and whoever also it strikes will be broken-into-bits (diff. word) like dust.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Try to understand this. Each one who falls onto this supporting stone/rock will certainly be broken in pieces. But that one on whom this rock falls, he really will be crushed.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 20:19:
- Noongar: “The Law Men and the Chief Priests, they knew that Jesus told this parable to accuse them, so they wanted to seize Jesus now, but they feared the people.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “The religion teachers and leaders of the priests knew that they were the ones Yesus was aiming-towards with his parable earlier. That is why they wanted to arrest/catch him at that hour also. But they did not dare, because they were afraid of the people/crowd.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “The teachers of the religious law and the chief priests wanted to catch Isa right away because they understood that he meant them in the parable about that vineyard. But they did not catch him because they were afraid of the crowds of people.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then the teachers of the Law, and the chief priests of God, they understood that that parable was directed toward them. And they thought that they should at that time arrest Jesus but they were afraid of the many people.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When the teachers of the law and the leaders of the priests heard this parable, they wanted to arrest Jesus immediately, because they knew that they were the ones Jesus was talking about. But they were afraid of the many-people,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Without anything further, the explainers of law and the chiefs of the priests wanted to arrest Jesus at that time, for they understood that they were the ones he was alluding to in that illustration. But they were afraid of that crowd of people, therefore they didn’t dare.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 20:20:
- Noongar: “So they waited for their chance. They gave money to bad men to pretend they were speaking the truth and sent them to question Jesus and , to trap him so they could seize Jesus and put him in the hands of the Roman Governor.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “So they looked for a good opportunity. They commanded people to go watch him. Those people appeared to be wise/mature/straight people, but their intention was to fish-for/bait something wrong in his words, so that they could accuse him to the governor.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Therefore they kept looking for a way so that they could hand him over into the holding/ruling and authority of the governor. They hired people telling them to listen to Isa pretending that they were people who really followed the law so that they would catch him in his words.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Therefore, starting from that time they were looking for a way to arrest him. There were some people that they paid to watch Jesus secretly, and these people had some questions for Jesus which were just a pretense of true questions. What they had in mind was if Jesus would break the Law by means of what he said, then it would be possible for them to turn him over to the Roman Governor in order to be judged.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “so they waited for their opportunity to arrest him. What they did was, they bribed some men to go and show-themselves to Jesus as if they were righteous people, but their plan was that they would question Jesus so that if he had an answer that would be a basis-for-their-filing-charges against him, they would then arrest him and would go and hand-him-over to the governor. Because the governor, he had authority to judge him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Jesus was really being observed-closely by those who wanted to arrest him, for they were waiting for their opportunity. What they did was, they sent a few people who were as-it-were spies, who pretended that they had no motive which wasn’t good. They were sent to Jesus to snare him in what he said, so that they could have a charge to bring against him, and then they would hand him over to the authority of the governor who was in control of their land.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 20:21:
- Noongar: “These bad men said to Jesus, ‘Lord, we know you. When you speak to people, you speak truly. We know that you do not look at people’s power but teach people what God wants them to do.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “When they arrived at Yesus, those who had been commanded/sent/given-a-job-to-do said: ‘Teacher, we (excl.) know all your (sing.) words and your (sing.) teachings are all true. You (sing.) teach very clearly saying what is the will of the Lord God to mankind, and you (sing.) do not distinguish people.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then those hired people said to Isa, ‘Sir, we (excl.) know that your words and teaching are correct. You make no difference between people and your teaching about the will of God is true.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And those people who were watching Jesus secretly, they said to him, they said, ‘Hey Chief! We know that you show no favoritism toward anyone, and what you say is true and you teach the truth about what God wants us to do.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “These men went then to Jesus and they said, ‘Sir teacher, we (excl.) know that everything you (sing.) say and teach is correct. We (excl.) also know that you (sing.) don’t show-favoritism-to (lit. cause-to-be-differentiated) those who have status (lit. something to be acknowledged), but rather you (sing.) teach the truth concerning what God wants people to do.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When those people arrived, they questioned Jesus. They said, ‘Teacher, we know that what you say and teach really is true. You really don’t hold-back from teaching the truth which is the will of God, no matter who is listening.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 20:22:
- Noongar: “Tell us, if our law says if we must give taxes to the Roman Governor, or not?'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “So, that is why we (excl.) ask that you say to us (excl.), Teacher: according to the customs of our religion, are we indeed allowed/is it all right to pay taxes to Kaisar, or not?'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “What do you say. Is it following/in-accordance-with our (incl.) law if we (incl.) pay taxes to the King Leader of the Roman tribe or not?'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “What do you think — will we break the Law if we pay tax to our (incl.) king there in the town of Rome?'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Therefore please tell (us) if we (excl.) are breaking our (incl.) law if we (excl.) pay taxes to the Emperor in Roma.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well what about this, is it in harmony with what Moises commanded that we (incl.) pay the payment which the Romano Impiradur who rules us causes to be paid? Is it possible/acceptable or not?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 20:23:
- Noongar: “But Jesus saw their deception and said,” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “Yesus knew that they were causing-to-fall. That is why he said to them:” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But Isa knew their deceiving. He said to them,” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus knew the evil that they were trying to do, and he said to them,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But Jesus knew their craftiness, so then he said to them,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But Jesus knew-well that the motive in their mind was just deceitful. That’s why he said to them,” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 20:24:
- Noongar: “‘Give me a coin. Whose face is on the coin and whose name?’ ‘The Emperor,’ they said.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “‘First show me a coin [lit., one piece of money]! Whose appearance/image and whose name is on that coin?’ They answered: ‘The image and name of Kaisar.”” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “‘Show me a coin (lit. hard money).’ When the money was there he said, ‘Whose picture and whose writing is it on this money?’ They said, ‘The picture of the King Leader and his writing.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “‘Show me the money that you pay the tax with.’ And when Jesus saw it, he said, ‘Whose image and whose name is written on this?’ And they said, ‘That’s the image and the name of a king there in the town of Rome.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘Please show me a money. Whose face and whose name is this?'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “‘Bring me that money.’ After he took it, he said, ‘Well, whose is this picture and name here on this money?’ ‘Well, the Impiradur’s,’ they said in reply.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 20:25:
- Noongar: “So Jesus said, ‘Then give the Emperor the things the Emperor owns, and give God the things God owns.'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “From there, Yesus said saying to them: ‘If thus, give to Kaisar what is appropriate to be given to Kaisar, and give to God what is appropriate to be given to God.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “‘Na,’ said Isa, ‘give to the King Leader what belongs to him. (That means pay taxes to him.) And give to God what belongs to God. (That means give yourselves whole heartedly to him.)'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus said, ‘If it’s his and he wants it, you must give it to him. But give also to God that which belongs to him.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘The Emperor,’ they answered. ‘If that is so,’ said Jesus, ‘what belongs to the Emperor, give to him, and what belongs to God, give also to God.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “‘Well, if it’s like that,’ said Jesus, ‘it’s necessary that whatever is appropriate to the Impiradur, of course you will give it. Like that too to God.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)