Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Luke 20:42)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 20:42:

  • Noongar: “David himself wrote the Psalms, and he said, ‘The Lord said to my Lord: ‘Sit here, near my right hand,” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “For it was Daud himself who called him his Lord. In the Book of Songs he said: The Lord God said to my Lord: ‘Sit on my right side until I cause all your (sing.) enemies to submit to You (sing.).’ So, if the Redeemer King is really the descendant of King Daud, why does Daud call him his Lord?'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “For it is really Da’ud who speaks in the holy-book Jabur he says, ‘God spoke to my Lord. God said, Come, sit here at my right side, here at the most honored/greatest place/seat.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Because in the book of Psalms there is that which King David wrote which says, ‘God said to my Lord, You just sit here on my right side” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Because even David, he wrote in the book of Salmo, ‘The Lord God said to my Lord: Sit down on my right” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Since it was this David who said in the writing, ‘God said to my Lord the Cristo, ‘Today/now sit down here at my right,” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 20:43)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 20:43:

  • Noongar: “to the day when I will put your enemies like a resting place under your feet.”” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “For it was Daud himself who called him his Lord. In the Book of Songs he said: The Lord God said to my Lord: ‘Sit on my right side until I cause all your (sing.) enemies to submit to You (sing.).’ So, if the Redeemer King is really the descendant of King Daud, why does Daud call him his Lord?'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “I will place your enemies under the sole of your feet.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “until I cause your enemies to kneel to you.”” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “until I defeat your (sing.) enemies.”” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “until as for these enemies of yours, I will cause-them-to-admit-defeat, that they will now be just a stepping-stool for your feet.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 20:44)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 20:44:

  • Noongar: “David was speaking of the Messiah, and he called him ‘Lord’. How can this one be a descendant of David?'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “For it was Daud himself who called him his Lord. In the Book of Songs he said: The Lord God said to my Lord: ‘Sit on my right side until I cause all your (sing.) enemies to submit to You (sing.).’ So, if the Redeemer King is really the descendant of King Daud, why does Daud call him his Lord?'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Na,’ said Isa, ‘If Almasi is called Lord by Da’ud, how is it possible that he is the descendant of Da’ud?'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus continued speaking, he said, ‘If David says that his Lord is the awaited king, can it be that he is just a descendant of David?'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Then Jesus went on to say, ‘If that’s what David said that the Messiah was his Lord, how can it be that he was David’s descendant?'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “In that, David indeed was the one who called him his Lord. Well, if it’s like that, isn’t it so that this Cristo isn’t just the descendant of David?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 20:45)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 20:45:

  • Noongar: “All the people were listening to Jesus, but he said to his disciples,” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “While the people were listening to Yesus’ words, he spoke to his disciples, he said:” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “And while all the people were listening, Isa said to his disciples,” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And while those many people were still hearing the word of Jesus, he said to his disciples,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “While all the many-people were listening, Jesus said to his disciples,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “While the crowd was still listening, Jesus said to his disciples,” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 20:46)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 20:46:

  • Noongar: “‘Watch out for the Law Men. They always go about wearing their long clothes and want people in the market saying they are great. They want to take the best place in the Meeting House and the best place at feast days.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
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  • Uma: “‘Be careful, do not imitate the behavior of the religion teachers. Because they are happy going walking around wearing long clothes, they are happy in people on the side of the road bow-down to greet them. They are happy to be seated in the seats of honor in the prayer houses, they are happy if they are seated in the good seats at a feast.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “‘Stay away from/be careful of the teachers of the religious law, they are happy to walk about in long garments/clothes and they are happy to be greeted in the market. In the prayer-houses they want to sit in the places for the most honored people. Likewise when they are at a feast they want to sit in the seat that is the most honored.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “‘You must be on your guard so that you do not become like the teachers of the Law, because the only thing they like is to walk around in their long robes with the people showing them respect when they’re in the marketplace. And when they’re in the churches, they like that they are the ones that are allowed to sit in the seats of the high ranking people, and they want also that they be respected very much when they attend the feasts.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “‘Beware of the teachers of the law, because they like to dress in fine/beautiful robes so that they have a means-of-being-distinguished and they also like those who see them to honor them saying, ‘Where are you (sing.) going, sir?’ when they go visiting in the marketplace. They also choose the best seats in the synagogue, and when they go to join-in-eating-a-meal, it has to be the important people that they go and sit-with.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “‘Now you be careful of the explainers of law, who are fond of walking about in long clothes which are the clothes of the important. And their pleasure is to be greeted-appropriately in places where there are many people. And their favorite seats in the worship-place are the seats where the important are seated. It’s the same at feasts.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

See also complete verse (Mark 12:39).

complete verse (Luke 20:47)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 20:47:

  • Noongar: “They cheat widows and seize their houses, but afterwards, they want people to see them praying a long time! Their punishment will be worse!'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “They deceive widows and grab their houses. And they hide the evil of their behavior with long prayers. Their punishment will be very heavy.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “They cause difficulties for the widow women so that they will get their houses, and they worship for a long time, pretending that they are good people. Surely they will receive a great judgment in the afterworld.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And as for these teachers of the Law, they cheat widow-women in order to come to own the houses of those women, and their prayers are very long but these are used to cover up their evil deeds. God has great punishment for them in the future.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “They moreover deceive widowed women to thus get their possessions and even their houses while at the same time they make-their prayers -very-long in the sight of the many-people. In-the-future indeed (prophetic formula) their punishment will be heavier.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “And they also use up the livelihood of widow women by what they cause to be given by them. And because they want to cover their ways which are evil, they make their prayers last a long time. Their punishment really will be very heavy.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Ibaloi: “They wickedly take the possessions of widowed women, and when they go to their church they make long prayers, so that they will say that they are good people. Big is the punishment of God on them.” (Source: B. Moore / G. Turner in Notes on Translation 1967, p. 1ff.)

complete verse (Luke 21:1)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 21:1:

  • Noongar: “Jesus watched everything, and he saw rich people. They were bringing their money and putting the money putting into the money box at the Temple,” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “In the House of God, Yesus saw rich people putting money into the box for putting-in worship-offering money.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Then Isa looked and he saw the rich people dropping the money they were giving to God into the container there in the temple.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus saw the rich people dropping their offerings in the offering holder,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Then Jesus looked-up and he saw rich-people putting their money in the place-for-inserting money in the Temple.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “While Jesus was still there in the Templo, looking around, he saw the rich dropping into the dropping-place the money which they were giving to the Templo.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 21:2)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 21:2:

  • Noongar: “Jesus also saw a poor widow putting two little brown coins in the box.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “He also saw a widow whose life was pitiful putting in two bronze/brass coins/money.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “There he also saw a poor widow woman who dropped two centavos (lit. two red money; the centavo pieces used to be copper coins).” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “and Jesus saw also a widow-woman who was very poor, and the only thing she dropped in were two cents.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “He also saw a poor widow insert (as through a slot) two five-centavos.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “He also saw a poor woman who was a widow, who dropped just a few centavos.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)