Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 6:23:
- Noongar: “You will become very happy when this happens, and dance joyfully, because God will give you many great things, things of his Heaven. These people, their ancestors did the same things to God’s prophets.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “Because so also the actions of their ancestors persecuting the prophets long ago. So, if they do like that to you, jump-up-and-down, and make your hearts glad, because great will be the reward/blessing that your receive in heaven.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Their fathers did the same to the prophets. When the day comes that this happens to you, you will be very glad and you will jump because of your joy for your reward in heaven will be great.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: (includes verse 22) “Far better off are you if people are against you and they don’t accept you as their companion, and they treat you shamefully, and they talk about you and say that your custom is bad, because you follow me, the older sibling of mankind. This is what their ancestors did long ago to the prophets of God. Rejoice very much if this happens to you, because how very great will be God’s reward to you which you can look forward to in Heaven.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “If they do that to you, you should be happy and jump from/with your happiness, because the reward that has been stored-away for you in heaven is extremely large. For what they do to you, that indeed also is what their ancestors have done to those who were prophets.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Be happy! Really jump-up-and-down for happiness if/when this happens, because really far from ordinary is what you will be rewarded with in heaven. Remember that like that indeed is how their ancestors treated the prophets of the past.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
