Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Luke 21:11)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 21:11:

  • Noongar: “Mountains will shake, people will be without food and drink, and plagues will spread though all countries. Strange and terrible things will fall from the sky.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “There will be big earthquakes and everywhere there will be plagues and famines. And in the sky there will be terrifying signs.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “And strong earthquakes will come and famines and bad sicknesses in all the countries here in the world. The people will also see signs in the sky which cause wonder and fear.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “there will take place everywhere strong earthquakes and bitter famine — disease will spread throughout many places. And you will see a very surprising and very fearful sign which comes from heaven.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “There will also be many fearful earthquakes, famines and sicknesses which will kill many people in the many-countries. And there will also be fearful and amazing signs in the sky.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “The earth will have strong quakes, and in whichever place there will be severe famines and epidemics will spread all over. And in the sky frightening things will be seen and amazing signs.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 21:12)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 21:12:

  • Noongar: “But before all these things happen, they will seize you and hurt you; they will drag you for punishment to the Meeting Houses and they will put you in gaol. They will bring you before kings and before rulers because of me.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “But before all that happens, you will be arrested and persecuted. You will be brought before the king and the government because of your following of Me.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “But before all this happens, they will seize you and persecute you. They will bring you to their prayer-houses to be judged and they will put you in prison. You will also be brought before the kings and the governors and they will judge you because you follow me.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “But before these things take place, people will arrest you and treat you harmfully; they will bring you before rulers of the churches of the Jews and they will punish you. You will be brought also before kings and governors because they are my disciples.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “‘But before these things happen, they will arrest and hardship you. They will file-charges-against you in the synagogues and they will imprison you. Because of your faith in me, they will take you to kings and governors.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “But before all this comes, you will be being arrested and caused-suffering, being taken by them to the worship-place to be judged and caused-suffering there, and even imprisoned. And just because of your following/obeying me, you will be brought before kings and governors.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 21:13)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 21:13:

  • Noongar: “This will bring your chance, so you can tell the Good News.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “At that time, you will have the opportunity to tell them of your belief in Me.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “When you are there before them/in their presence, you will be able to tell them the good news about me.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “This will be the way for you to preach the Good News.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “And thus you will have opportunity to tell the good news to them.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “But that doesn’t matter, for that is as-it-were your opportunity/time to testify for me to them.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 21:14)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 21:14:

  • Noongar: “Before that day, you must prepare yourselves. You must not fear how you will answer them,” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “Make your hearts strong ahead-of-time, so that you do not need to think first how your answer should be.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Really consider/remember in your liver that you do not think about it beforehand as to what you should answer when you are interrogated.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Draw your thinking tight before hand (decide beforehand) that you will not be troubled about what your answer will be to their questions.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Be firmly resolved (lit. cause-to-persevere in your minds) that you will not think-and-think about what you will answer,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Just strengthen your mind/inner-being, and don’t agitate your mind/thinking about your answering when you will be interrogated.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 21:15)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 21:15:

  • Noongar: “because I will give you good words and wisdom, so that not one of these bad people will be able to answer you and say that you are not telling the truth.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “I myself will give you clear answers, with the result that not one of your enemies will be able to refute or reject what you say.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “For I will give you wisdom/knowledge so that you can answer them. And there will be none of your enemies/opponents able to oppose your words or to refute you.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Because I am the one who knows how for you to answer their questions, and I will give you wisdom to think so that you might be able to answer. And then, as for your enemies, they will not be able to answer your reasoning and they will not also be able to say that what you are saying is a lie.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “because I will be the very one to give you intelligence/skill to speak and wisdom to answer so that your enemies will thus have no way to defeat you and to contradict what you are saying.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Because I am the one who will give you what you are to say which has far from ordinary understanding/wisdom, which none of your opponents will be able to answer or defeat.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 21:16)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 21:16:

  • Noongar: “Your fathers and mothers, your brothers and friends, they will give you away and people will kill some of you.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “At that time, all people will hate you because of your following Me. Even your parents, relatives, family, and friends will give you to your enemies. Some of you will be killed.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Even your parents, your siblings, your relatives and your friends will hand you over to your opponents. And some of you they will kill.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And at that time, even your parents, your own siblings, your relatives and your friends, they will turn you over to the courts. And there will be some of you that they will kill.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “At that time also, even your parents, your siblings, your relatives and your friends, they will betray you to the officials so that they will kill some of you.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “You really will-be-betrayed-to-death by your parents, siblings, your other relatives and friends, and some of you will be killed.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 21:17)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 21:17:

  • Noongar: “All people will hate you because of me.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “At that time, all people will hate you because of your following Me. Even your parents, relatives, family, and friends will give you to your enemies. Some of you will be killed.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “And you my disciples,’ said Isa, ‘you will be hated by all people because you follow me.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “All people will be against you because you are my disciples.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “All the many-people moreover, they will hate you because of your being-one with me.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “You really will be hated by all people because of your believing-in/obeying me.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 21:18)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 21:18:

  • Noongar: “But not one hair of your heads will be lost.'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “But really, nothing will happen to you. Not even one piece of your hair will be lost.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “But nothing will be lost not even one of your hairs.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And even though they kill you, they will not be able to harm you because your souls are kept safe by God.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “But be-reassured, because God will take-care of you so that even a single one of your hairs will not be lost.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “But it’s true, not even one strand of your hair will be permanently-lost if it hasn’t been determined by God.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)