Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Luke 23:46)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 23:46:

  • Noongar: “Jesus cried out loudly, ‘Father! I put my spirit into your hands!’ He said this and he died.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “After that, Yesus shouted loudly, saying: ‘My Father, I offer my spirit into your (sing.) hands!’ After he spoke like that, he died [lit., his breath broke].” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Then Isa called loud, he said, ‘O Father, I give my soul into your holding/power.’ When he had said this, his breath snapped (euphemism for death).” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then Jesus shouted out saying, ‘Father, I’m letting you take hold of my soul.’ And that was that, and his breath left him.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Jesus raised his voice saying, ‘Father, I entrust my spirit to you (sing.).’ He said that, then died.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Jesus called out, saying, ‘Father, I commit/hand-over my spirit to you now.’ Straight away he then released (lit. caused-to-spring-out, fig.) it.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 23:47)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 23:47:

  • Noongar: “The army officer saw what happened, and he praised God, saying, ‘Truly, this was a good man!'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “When the chief of the soldiers saw what had happened, he praised God, he said: ‘It is really true! He is an upright person!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “When the captain of the soldiers saw what happened there, he praised God and he said, ‘This was really a good person.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then the captain of the soldiers there, when he saw this that happened he praised God. And he said, ‘It’s really true that this man hadn’t done anything wrong!'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “When the captain of the soldiers saw these things that had happened, he praised God saying, ‘It is true (sudden realization particle) that this was a righteous person!'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “When the captain of the soldiers observed that which had happened, he praised God, saying, ‘It’s really true that this person is straight/righteous.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 23:48)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 23:48:

  • Noongar: “People coming together there, watching the punishment, they saw what happened, all of them went sadly back to their homes, beating their chests.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “All the people who had gathered to watch, when they saw what had happened, went back to their homes, and along the way they kept rubbing their chests” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “And all the people who had gathered there watching, when they saw what happened there, went home beating their chests for they were very grieved.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And as for the people that were gathered there to watch him, when they saw that which had happened they went home, and they were very sorrowful.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “The many-people also who had gathered to spectate, when they saw what happened, they went-home repeatedly-striking their chests because of their sorrow.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Those people who had gathered around as spectators, when they also observed those things which had happened, they went home continually thumping their chest in the big-size of their grief.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 23:49)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 23:49:

  • Noongar: “All who had known Jesus and loved him, and also all the women who followed him from Galilee, they stood at a distance and they watched.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “As for all the acquaintances of Yesus with the women who followed him from Galilea, they stood far off seeing/watching all that happened.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “All the friends of Isa, including the women who had come with him from Jalil stood there at a distance and they saw all that had happened.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And all the friends of Jesus, including the women who had come with him from Galilee, they were there somewhat afar off, watching everything that was happening.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “But all of Jesus’ friends and the women who had gone-with him from Galilea, they stayed at a distance watching.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Standing at a distance were all the friends of Jesus, including those women who had accompanied him from Galilea. Those things happened before their eyes also.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 23:50)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 23:50:

  • Noongar: (incl. v. 51) “One man stood there, Joseph of Arimathea, a town of Judea. He was a very good, honest man. He was one of the Council and also one of the Pharisees, but he did not agree with their thinking and what they had done. He faithfully awaited the Kingdom of God to come.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “There was a man named Yusuf who was from the town of Arimatea in the land of Yudea. Yusuf was a good man and his behavior was upright, and he was also waiting for the time that God would become King in the world. Even though he was a judge in the Big Religious Meeting of the Yahudi people, but he did not like the command and their decision that said that Yesus must be killed.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “There was a man there called Yusup from the town Arimati, there in the place Yahudiya. He was a good man and his conduct was straight/righteous. He waited for the fulfillment of the things foretold about God’s rule. He was one of the councilors but he had not gone along with their thinking and doing in killing Isa.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “There was a man named Jose who was from-Arimatea which was a town in the province of Judea. He was a good and righteous person who was waiting for the arrival of the ruling of God. Even though he was one of the leaders of the Jews, he hadn’t agreed-with the plan of his companions and its fulfillment.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Well, there was a man whose name was Jose. He was a taga Arimatea, which was one of the towns of the Judio. As for that person, he was nice/good and straight/righteous, and one of those who was longing-for (lit. causing-to-arrive) the kingdom of God. He was indeed a member of the Sanedrin, but was not in agreement with the sentence passed on Jesus by those companions of his.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 23:51)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 23:51:

  • Noongar: (incl. v. 50) “One man stood there, Joseph of Arimathea, a town of Judea. He was a very good, honest man. He was one of the Council and also one of the Pharisees, but he did not agree with their thinking and what they had done. He faithfully awaited the Kingdom of God to come.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “There was a man named Yusuf who was from the town of Arimatea in the land of Yudea. Yusuf was a good man and his behavior was upright, and he was also waiting for the time that God would become King in the world. Even though he was a judge in the Big Religious Meeting of the Yahudi people, but he did not like the command and their decision that said that Yesus must be killed.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “There was a man there called Yusup from the town Arimati, there in the place Yahudiya. He was a good man and his conduct was straight/righteous. He waited for the fulfillment of the things foretold about God’s rule. He was one of the councilors but he had not gone along with their thinking and doing in killing Isa.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And there was also a man there named Joseph, from the town of Arimathea in the province of Judea. And as for Joseph, he was a righteous person and he was also respected; he was one of the Jews that was waiting for God to rule here on the earth. He was also one of the chiefs of the Jews; however, he did not agree that Jesus should be killed.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “There was a man named Jose who was from-Arimatea which was a town in the province of Judea. He was a good and righteous person who was waiting for the arrival of the ruling of God. Even though he was one of the leaders of the Jews, he hadn’t agreed-with the plan of his companions and its fulfillment.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Well, there was a man whose name was Jose. He was a taga Arimatea, which was one of the towns of the Judio. As for that person, he was nice/good and straight/righteous, and one of those who was longing-for (lit. causing-to-arrive) the kingdom of God. He was indeed a member of the Sanedrin, but was not in agreement with the sentence passed on Jesus by those companions of his.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 23:52)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 23:52:

  • Noongar: “He went before Pilate and requested Jesus’ body.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “Yusuf went to Governor Pilatus asking for the body of Yesus.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “This Yusup went to Pilatus and asked for the corpse of Isa.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And as for this Joseph, he went to Pilate and he begged him that he might get the body of Jesus, and Pilate allowed him to.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “This Jose, he went to Pilato to request the corpse of Jesus.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “He went to Pilato to ask for the body of Jesus.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 23:53)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 23:53:

  • Noongar: “Then he took down Jesus’ body, wrapped it in cloth (lit.: “cangaroo skin”), and put it inside a tomb which had been dug from solid rock and not yet used.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “He lowered the body of Yesus from the cross, he wrapped it with white cloth, and he laid it in a grave that was made-a-hole in the side of a hill. That grave was still new, it had never yet been used as a burial place.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Then he took him down and shrouded him. And then he laid him inside a cave ‘holed-out’ in a rock which had not yet been used for burial.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Joseph got the body of Jesus and he wrapped it up in a white blanket. And there was a burial cave dug out of a limestone cliff, and it had never had any dead person buried in it. And there Joseph placed the body of Jesus.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Then he went and lowered it from the cross and wrapped-it-up with good cloth, then he placed-it-inside a cave that had been chipped-from rock which had not been used.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “And then when the body of Jesus had been removed from the cross, he wrapped it in first-class cloth. He took it to a burial-place which was a hollowed-out rock, where no-one had yet been buried.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)