Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 3:2:
- Noongar: “Annas and Caiaphas were high priests. Now in the desert, God spoke to John, son of Zechariah.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “Who were High Priest at that time, Hanas and Kayafas. In that year, God sent his word to Yohanes son of Zakharia in the desert.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When Tiberus, the leader king of the tribe of Roma had ruled for 15 years already, the word of God arrived, coming to Yahiya the child of Jakariya. Yahiya was there in the lonely place. At those times Pontiyus Pilatus was governor in the place Yahudiya, Herod was governor in the place Jalil and his sibling Pilip was governor in the place Ituriya and the place Tarakuniti, and Lisani was governor in the place Abilen. The chief priests were Annas and Kayapas.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “At the fifteenth year of the rule of King Tiberius in the town of Rome there was that which God told John, the son of Zechariah. Now John was in a land where no people lived. At that time the governor of the province of Judea was Pontius Pilate, and Herod was governor over the province of Galilee. And as for Philip, the younger brother of Herod, he was governor over the provinces of Iturea and Trachonitis; Lysanias, he was governor over the province of Abilene. And as for Annas and Caiaphas, they were the high priest in the town of Jerusalem.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “The highest priests were Annas and Caifas. At that time, there was that which God told Juan the child of Zekarias who was staying in the place with no inhabitants.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Anas and Caifas were the Most-important Priests. Well, at that time, the word of God came to Juan who was that son of Zacarias and spouse, he being there in the wilderness place.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
