Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 4:18:
- Noongar: “‘God’s Spirit has come inside me because he has called me to bring Good News to poor people. He has sent me preaching freedom to captive people, and giving sight to blind people, and lifting people up who are held down,” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “‘The Spirit of the Lord God landed on Me, because he dedicated me to carry the Good News to people whose lives are pitiful. He sent me to say to the captives: ‘You are free!’ He sent me to say to the blind: ‘See!’ He commanded me to free those who are made-slaves.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “‘I am ruled by God’s Spirit, for I am chosen by him to proclaim the good news to the people who are to be pitied. I am commanded/told by God to come to tell the prisoners that they are now free, the blind that they can now see again and I cause the ones in difficulties to be free.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “‘I am controlled by the Holy Spirit which comes from God, and the Lord has chosen Me so that I might preach the good news to the poor. And He has sent me to the people so that I might tell them that the prisoners of Satan can be released, and the blind can be healed so that they can see, and those who are in difficulty can be helped.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘The Spirit of the Lord God is with/in me, because he has chosen me to go preach the good news to the poor. He sent me to go tell the prisoners that they will be freed and to heal (lit. medicine) the blind so-that they will-be-able-to-see and to help those who are being-hardshipped.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “‘The Espiritu Santo of God is indwelling me, for he chose and secured/dedicated me so that I would teach the Good News to the poor. He sent me so that I would make clear to those in captivity that they would be freed/saved, and as for those who are like blind for they are subjects/under-the-jurisdiction of darkness, they would also be enlightened. He sent me so that I would really help as many as are having a hard time,” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
For the Old Testament quote, see Isaiah 61:1.
