complete verse (Luke 23:44)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 23:44:

  • Noongar: “About mid-day, the sun stopped shining and darkness covered all the country until afternoon; ” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “At noon, suddenly the sun no longer shone. Suddenly it was dark all over that town, until three o’clock.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “When it was noon already the sun became dark and it was dark in that whole country until three o’clock in the afternoon.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when it was noon, then suddenly the whole world got dark for three hours.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “When it was about twelve o’clock, the sun suddenly-stopped shining and the entire country became dark until three o’clock.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “And then just at noon (lit. as the sun passed its zenith), for the space of three hours the whole land/world became dark, lasting until mid-afteroon (about 3 pm).” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
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