parable of the prodigal son (image)

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complete verse (Luke 15:31)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 15:31:

  • Noongar: “‘‘My son’, his father said, ‘you are always near me, and everything I have, you can have it all.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “‘His father said: ‘Child, you (sing.) live with me always. All the contents of my home, you (sing.) also are the owner.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “‘Toto’ (eldest son), said his father, ‘you are always here with me and all that I have belongs to you.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “‘Son,’ said his father, ‘as for you, you’re always here with me and all of my possessions are yours; and you are the owner of eveything.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “‘Then his father said, ‘My child, you (sing.) have constantly stayed here where I am. All that I have, it’s indeed also yours (sing.).” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “His father replied, ‘Son,’ he said, ‘not like that. Because as for you, all this time there’s been no separating you-and-me, and it’s true, all my belongings are yours.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

Translation commentary on Luke 15:31

Exegesis:

ho de eipen autō ‘but he said to him,’ change of subject.

su pantote met’ emou ei ‘you are always with me.’ su is emphatic. met’ emou contrasts with nekros and apolōlōs in v. 32.

panta ta ema sa estin ‘all I have is yours,’ since his brother’s part had already been spent.

Translation:

And he said to him. The speaker may have to be specified, e.g. ‘his father answered’ (Balinese).

Son, see 2.48.

All that is mine is yours, or, ‘all my things belong to you only’ (Ekari), ‘all I have/possess you have/possess too’ (Malay, Balinese).

Quoted with permission from Reiling, J. and Swellengrebel, J.L. A Handbook on the Gospel of Luke. (UBS Handbook Series). New York: UBS, 1971. For this and other handbooks for translators see here . Make sure to also consult the Handbook on the Gospel of Mark for parallel or similar verses.