Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Luke 22:13)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 22:13:

  • Noongar: “They went and saw everything in way Jesus had told them.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “Petrus and Yohanes did go, and they did find [things] like what Yesus said to them, and they prepared the Paskah food.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Then they went there and they saw it there as Isa had told them. And they prepared there their food for the feast of Remembrance.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And those whom he sent left, and everything that Jesus told them was exactly what they saw, and there they prepared the supper for the Feast.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “So then, those two then went and all that Jesus had told them came-true. And after that they prepared what they would eat for the fiesta.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Those two set out, and they truly found all which Jesus had said to them. Without anything further, they then prepared the evening-meal which was the custom of that fiesta.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 22:14)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 22:14:

  • Noongar: “When the moment came, Jesus and his disciples went to the table and sat down.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “When the time to eat the Paskah food had really come, Yesus sat with his disciples in that house.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “When the time of the feast had come Isa and his apostles sat down to eat.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when it was time for supper, Jesus sat down with his apostles to eat.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “When the right hour arrived, Jesus sat-down-with his apostles to eat.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “When the hour/time had now arrived, Jesus sat down at the eating-place together with his disciples.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 22:15)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 22:15:

  • Noongar: “Jesus told them, ‘Truly, I want us to eat this Passover meal together before I suffer!” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “He said to them: ‘I really want to eat with you this Paskah Day, before I receive/undergo suffering.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Then Isa said to them, ‘Really, that is what I have been wanting that we (incl.) would eat together the food for this feast of Remembrance before I endure persecution.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus said to them, ‘It is very big in my breath, this our being together to eat the Feast of this Passover before I die.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “He said to them, ‘I greatly want to eat-with you at this fiesta called Passed-By, after that I will suffer.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Jesus said to them, ‘I very-much really want that we-together eat this Passed-by evening-meal, before I will experience hardship/suffering.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 22:16)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 22:16:

  • Noongar: “So I tell you, I will not again eat with you, only when the truth of all these things becomes known in the Kingdom of God.'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “Because so that you know: I will no longer eat the Paskah food that is like this, until the meaning of this feast is fulfilled when God becomes King in the world.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “For I tell you, after this I will not eat this again. I only will eat it again when God rules already over his people and when it is fulfilled what the real meaning of this feast is.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Because it’s true what I say to you, I will not again eat the Passover supper until the time in the future when its true meaning is fulfilled when God rules over mankind.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Because I tell you that I will not again join-in-eating at a fiesta like this until what-it-signifies is fulfilled in the ruling of God in heaven.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “For what I will say to you is really true that I won’t eat this again until what is alluded to by it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Gurung: ” . . . When people eat the feast in heaven, the meaning of this festival will be fulfilled. And until this festival is fulfilled I will not eat its meal.” (Source: Warren Glover in The Bible Translator 1978, p. 231ff.)

complete verse (Luke 22:17)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 22:17:

  • Noongar: “Then Jesus got one cup, thanked God, and said, ‘Take this cup and share it among yourselves.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “After that, Yesus took a cup filled with wine, he said thank you to God, and he said to his disciples: ‘Take this and divide/share it.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Then he took a glass and after he had given thanks, he said to them, ‘Take this and drink one after the other.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then Jesus got a cup filled with wine and he thanked God for it, and he said to his disciples, ‘All of you, drink some of this.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Then Jesus took a cup in which was put grape juice (fermented or otherwise) and thanked God, after that he said, ‘Take this in order to each-drink-some (lit. cause-it-to-be-dripped).” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Jesus then took hold of the cup. Having taken hold of it, he prayed giving thanks. When he had ended, he handed it. He said to his disciples, ‘Here, you divide this between you in drinking.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 22:18)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 22:18:

  • Noongar: “I tell you, now I will not again drink this wine before the Kingdom of God comes.'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “Because so that you know: beginning now, I will no longer drink wine until the time has really come for God to become King in the world.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “For I tell you, from today on I will not drink the water of the grape again until God rules over the people.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And I say to you that this is the end of my drinking this wine until the time in the future when the rule of God arrives.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Because I tell you that I will not again drink the juice of grapes until the ruling of God arrives.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “For what I will say to you really is true, that from now on, I won’t drink this ubas juice any more until the kingdom of God comes.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 22:19)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 22:19:

  • Noongar: “Then Jesus got a loaf of bread, thanked God, broke the bread , and he gave the bread to them, saying, ‘This is my body. It is given for you. Do this to remember me.'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “After that, he took bread, and after he said thank you to the Lord god, he broke-it-in-pieces and he offered it to them, he said: ‘This bread that I offer to you, this is my body [[that I offer to redeem you. Do this custom in order to remember me.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Then, he took bread and after he had given thanks to God he broke it (in pieces) and gave it to them. He said, ‘This bread is my body which I submit/surrender because of you. Do this so that you will always remember me.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then Jesus took some bread and he thanked God for it, and he broke it and he handed it out to them and said, ‘This is my body which is used to redeem you; when you eat this, you think about me.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Then he also took the bread and thanked God. After that he broke-it-repeatedly-into-pieces and gave it to them saying, ‘This is my body which is/will-be-offered for you. Do this in order to thereby-remember me.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “And then Jesus picked up bread. After he had given thanks to God, he divided/broke it and then gave it to his disciples. He said, ‘As for this, this is my body which will be made a sacrifice by which you can be saved/freed. Do this always/often remembering my death.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 22:20)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 22:20:

  • Noongar: “In the same way, after the meal, Jesus gave them a cup of wine, saying, ‘This cup is the new agreement, written in my blood. It is spilled for you.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “So also, after they had eaten, he took the cup filled with wine and he said to them: ‘The contents of this cup stand for the new promise of God, that makes-in-relationship God and mankind. That promise is made to happen with my blood, that will be spilled when I die to redeem you.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Likewise also after they had eaten he gave them the glass and he said, ‘This drink is the sign of God’s new covenant with you. This covenant of God is sure/confirmed because my blood is poured out for you.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when they had finished eating Jesus took again the cup, and he said, ‘This that you are drinking is a sign of the new way of being set free which God has established, and this is possible by means of my blood which is caused to flow because of you.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “When they had eaten, like that indeed also is what he did with the cup which he took and said, ‘This cup, it is God’s new agreement which will be ratified (lit. tied-in-a-knot) by my blood which will flow-out when I die for you.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “When they had eaten, he again took hold of a cup. He said, ‘The contents of this cup are the strength/pledge of a new initiated-agreement by God with people, this strength/pledge being none other than my own blood which I will shed (lit. will-cause-to-drip) because of you.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)