Following are a number of back-translations of John 17:2:

• Navajo (Dinė): “You have given me charge of human beings, as many as there are, in order that I should give to all that you have given me life that does not end.”
• Huehuetla Tepehua: “You have given me my chieftainship so that I can rule all people. In this way can give eternal life in heaven to all you gave me.”
• Aguaruna: “You are the one who said in reference to me, ‘Let him be the commander of all people; so that he gives never ending life to those I have given him.'” (Source for this and above: M. Larson / B. Moore in Notes on Translation February 1970, p. 1-125.)
• Uma: “You gave me authority over all people, so that the people whom you gave me, I gave them good life forever.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “You gave me authority to rule over all mankind so that I could give life without end to all people you gave to me.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “You have entrusted to me the authority over all people so that I might give life forever to all the people you have given to me.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “Because you (sing.) handed-over to me the authority to rule-over all people so that I would give life that is forever to all those whom you (sing.) entrusted to me.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “Like indeed your giving to me the rule over all people under the heavens, so that I will give life which is without ending to all whom you have given to me.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “You gave your son power to decide over all people so that he will give the new life which is forever to all whom you delivered over to him.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)