Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 2:23:

• Noongar: “because the writing in theLaw of God says, ‘You will give your first son to God.'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
• Uma: “like is written in the Book of the Law of the Lord: ‘Each firstborn male child must be offered to the Lord to become his portion.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “They followed what is written in the law that God gave which says, ‘All first-born male children should be dedicated to God.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The reason they did this was because they wanted to fulfill the long-ago writing in the Law which God had given, which said, ‘The first born male shall be controlled by the Lord.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “When the day arrived for Jose and Maria to fulfil what the law of Moses commanded concerning one who has just-given-birth, they went to Jerusalem to go offer to God what that law said which was two doves or two young pigeons. They also took-along the baby in order to offer him to the Lord God. For what was written in that law of the Lord God, ‘It is necessary to offer to God all firstborn males.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “Because the law said that if the first-born was a male, it was like he was reserved for God, therefore he must be as it were redeemed by them with money.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)