complete verse (Luke 16:6)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 16:6:

  • Noongar: “‘100 containers of olive oil’, he said. The worker told him, ‘Here is your account. Sit down and write 50.'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “That person answered: ‘Three thousand liters of oil.’ That servant said: ‘Here is your (sing.) letter of debt. Sit down, quickly write, just one thousand five hundred liters!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “‘One hundred cans (5 gallon size) of oil,’ he answered. Then he said to him, ‘Here is your account (receipt). Quickly sit down and write here fifty cans only.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And that one he asked answered, ‘A hundred cans of oil.’ And that servant said, ‘Here’s the list of the things you owe. Sit down here and change the list of the amount you owe to fifty cans only.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “‘One-hundred cans of vegetable-oil,’ he answered. ‘Here is your (sing.) receipt. Sit right down and write fifty,’ said that employee.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “The one he questioned answered, ‘It’s a big one,’ he said, ‘for it’s one hundred jars of oil.’ ‘Well, here is your piece-of-writing where your debt is written,’ said the manager. ‘Now sit down quickly and write what we (incl.) will exchange for it, only fifty being what you will write.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
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