Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Luke 24:30)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 24:30:

  • Noongar: “Jesus sat to eat with them. He got the bread, and thanked God, then he broke the bread and gave it to them.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “They sat together to eat. Yesus took bread, he prayed-for it, he broke-it-in-pieces and he gave it to them.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “After that when they were sitting there soon to eat, Isa took the bread and he gave thanks to God and then he broke the bread (in pieces) and gave it to them.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when they were already in the house, they sat down to eat. And as for Jesus, he took bread and he thanked God for it and then he broke it and then he gave it to them.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “When they sat down to eat, Jesus took the bread and thanked God. Then he broke-it-into-pieces and gave it to them.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “When they were now sitting at the eating-place, Jesus picked up bread and then prayed giving thanks to God. After he had ended, he divided/broke that bread and handed it to them.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 24:31)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 24:31:

  • Noongar: “Then their eyes were opened and they both saw this was Jesus. But quickly he went away from their eyes.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “Just at that they became aware, and they knew that he was Yesus. From there, he suddenly made-himself-disappear, they no longer saw him.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Suddenly they recognised Isa. But immediately he disappeared from their side/from beside them.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then they finally recognized Jesus because they could see him clearly. However, suddenly Jesus disappeared from their sight.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Then it was as if their eyes cleared and they recognized him. But then he suddenly wasn’t-there.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Suddenly/unexpectedly it’s like their mind/thinking cleared. They then recognized Jesus, but instantly he disappeared.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 24:32)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 24:32:

  • Noongar: “The two spoke together, ‘When Jesus spoke to us on the road, and explained the Scriptures to us, his words were like fire, burning inside us.'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “They spoke to each other, they said: ‘So that is why we felt moved [lit., our hearts were far-distant] on the road earlier, while he was speaking to us and explaining to us the contents of the Holy Book!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Then the two of them talked together they said, ‘Therefore surprise we (dual) were so very glad while he talked to us (dual) on the road, when he explained the holy-book to us (dual).'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And those two men said to each other saying, ‘So that’s why we really liked awhile ago to listen to his interpreting to us the word of God.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Then they asked-each-other, ‘So that emphatically is why our thoughts were good on the way while he was explaining to us (du) the written word of God.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Those two said, ‘So that’s why a while ago there on the trail when he was talking with us and explaining the things which were written, our minds/inner-beings were light(weight) and happy like that for it was indeed he after all.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 24:33)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 24:33:

  • Noongar: “They stood up quickly and went back to Jerusalem. They saw the eleven disciples and all the other people.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “They also left going back to Yerusalem, and met with the eleven disciples of Yesus while they were gathered with their companions.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “They got up at once and returned to Awrusalam. When they arrived there, they found the eleven disciples of Isa gathered with the others.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then they stood up and they quickly returned to Jerusalem. And when they arrived they came upon the eleven apostles of Jesus, and the other disciples who were gathered in one house.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “They stood-up/left immediately and returned to Jerusalem. They came-upon his eleven disciples and the others who were gathered-with them” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Without anything further, they returned at once to Jerusalem. On their arrival, those just eleven now disciples and their other companions were assembled.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 24:34)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 24:34:

  • Noongar: “They were saying, ‘The Lord really has risen! Jesus showed himself to Simon!'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “The ones gathered said: ‘It really is true, that the Lord lives again! He appeared to Simon!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “They said to the two, ‘Really, the Lord is really alive again and he has shown himself to Simon.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And the reason they were gathered there is they were telling each other, saying, ‘It must really be true that the Lord Jesus is raised from the dead, because he appeared to Peter.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “saying, ‘It is sure-enough true that the Lord has come-to-life again, because he appeared to Simon!'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “The disciples said, ‘It’s really true that the Lord Jesus has been made alive again. He indeed came-to-see Simon.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 24:35)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 24:35:

  • Noongar: “Then the two men told them everything which had happened on the road, and how they really saw the Lord when he broke the bread.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “So, those two who had just arrived also told what had happened along the way earlier, and they knew Yesus when he broke the bread in pieces.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Then the two also told about what happened to them on their way and as to how they had recognised Isa. They said that they recognised him when he broke the bread.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then those two who had come from Emmaus told what had happened to them on the way, for Jesus had gone with them. And they told also that they only recognized Jesus when he broke the bread while they were eating.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Then those two also related what had happened on the way and their recognizing Jesus when he repeatedly-broke-into-pieces the bread.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “And then those two related what happened to them there on the trail, and how they recognized him when he divided/broke the bread and handed it to them.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 24:36)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 24:36:

  • Noongar: “As the two men told them this, Jesus stood among them, and he said, ‘Peace be with you!'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “While they were still talking, suddenly Yesus also stood in their midst, and he greeted them, he said: ‘Goodness come to you.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “While the two were still telling, suddenly Isa was standing there in the middle of them. And he said to them, ‘May you be peaceful/have peace.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And while they were still telling these things, immediately Jesus appeared there in their midst and he said to them, ‘Don’t you be sorrowful.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “They were still relating these-things that had happened and Jesus suddenly-was-there standing where they were. ‘May peace be with you,’ he said.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “When they were continuing their discussion about that, suddenly/unexpectedly Jesus was standing there in the middle of them. He said to them, ‘Don’t be afraid. Cause your mind/inner-being to be happy.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Luke 24:37)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 24:37:

  • Noongar: “They were very terrified, thinking they were seeing a ghost.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “They were terrified, because they thought they were seeing a ghost.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “They were startled and afraid for they thought-mistakenly that they were seeing a ghost.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And they were very much afraid because they thought it was just the soul of Jesus that appeared to them.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “But they were startled and their fear was excessive, because they thought it was a ghost they were seeing.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “But their insides quaked (lit. livers turned over) anyway and they were scared, for they thought-mistakenly that what they were seeing was the spirit of someone who had died.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)