Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 23:8:

• Noongar: “Herod was very happy to see Jesus, because he had heard of him and he had always wanted a chance to see Jesus. Herod wanted to see Jesus do magic things.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
• Uma: “Herodes was very glad to see Yesus, because he had long heard people speaking of him and he wanted to see him. He hoped that Yesus would do miracles for him to see.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “When Herod saw Isa he was really glad for for a long time he had wanted to see him. He had heard much talk about Isa and he wanted to see him do a powerful deed/miracle.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And as for Herod, he was very happy when he saw Jesus because for a long time he’d wanted to see Jesus; he wanted to see some miracles that he heard that Jesus was doing.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “When Herod saw Jesus, great was his happiness, because he had long been-hearing about him, and he wanted to see Jesus do an amazing thing.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “Herodes was really happy when he saw Jesus, for he had heard news of many things concerning him. Well, for a long time now he had wanted to see him. He was hoping/expecting that Jesus would do an amazing thing so he could see (it).” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)