Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 19:37:
Noongar: “When Jesus was approaching Jerusalem on the road going down the Mount of Olives, a crowd of Jesus’ disciples, they started celebrating and praising God because of everything they had seen Jesus doing.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
Uma: “Close to the town of Yerusalem, at the bottom/descent of Olive mountin, all his many followers began to praise God. They made-a-loud-noise carried by their joy because of all the surprising things they had seen.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “When Isa came close to Awrusalam, there at the slope of the hill Jaitun, all the crowd of his disciples gave thanks to God and praised him loudly because of the powerful deeds they had seen Isa doing.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And as they were going down the Mount of Olives because they were already near to the town of Jerusalem, all of those disciples of his who were with him, they were very joyful and they praised God loudly because of all they had seen of the miracles which Jesus did.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “When they arrived across-from Jerusalem where-the road -descended from the mountain Olivo, great was the happiness of his many disciples, and they began to raise (lit. make-strong) their voices in praising God because of the many amazing things they had seen.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “When Jesus was now near Jerusalem going down the Hill of Olibo, that crowd of people were really noisy-and-excited now. They were praising God because of all the amazing things which they had observed.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Bariai: “It came about that he went close to the road which climbs down Oliv hill, and then very many of his disciples were happy. They thought about the many miracles which they saw, and so they shouted to lift up God’s name.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
Kupsabiny: “When they got to a descending point on Mountain of Olives, the multitude began praising God with joy. They all kept singing because of the wonders that Jesus had done.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
Mairasi: “Right then when Yesus was about to arrive over there at Yerusalem, over there on the descending path from Zaitun [Olive] hill then many people who followed Him already hooted glorifying Great Above One exalting His name and saying ‘That’s good! [Thanks!]’ to Him because of those impossible things which with their own eyes they had already seen happen. ” (Source: Enggavoter 2004)
Hiligaynon: “And when he is coming-down from the Mount of Olives, his followers are-joyful and are-shouting praise to God because of the miracle that they have-seen.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 19:38:
Noongar: “God, he blesses the King. The King comes in the name of the Lord. Let peace be in Heaven! There, God sits, high and powerful!'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
Uma: “They said in their praise: ‘The Lord God blesses the King who comes bringing his name!’ ‘Praise the Lord God who is in heaven, because he has given us goodness.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “They said, ‘We (incl.) praise this King, the one sent by God! There is peace in heaven and God is really praised!'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when they praised they said, ‘Praise the king who is sent by the Lord! Our relationship to God is now peaceful! Praise God in heaven!'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “They said, ‘May this king whom God has sent as his representative (lit. bodyness) be praised! Peace in heaven and may God be praised!'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “What they were calling out was, ‘Praiseworthy is this King who was sent by God! We(incl.) have been reconciled again with God in heaven! Praise God in the high-part of the sky/heaven!'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Bariai: “And they said, | ‘Chief God empowers this great chief who comes in his name!’ | ‘God has a smooth interior toward us(incl)! Let’s lift up God’s name who is living very high up!’” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
Kupsabiny: “They kept shouting saying, | Blessed is the Ruler who comes | in the name of God. | Peace comes from heaven. | Oh! How great God is.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
Mairasi: “They themselves hooted and said: ‘We will see good! We magnify Your Name You Ratu [King] Who come with Above-One’s Name! There will be peace over there in Surga [Heaven]! And we will honor Great Above One magnifying His glory!’” (Source: Enggavoter 2004)
Hiligaynon: “They said, ‘The Lord is-blessing the King that he has sent! Our(incl) relationship with God is now good. Let us praise God!’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 19:39:
Noongar: “Among the crowd, some Pharisees said to Jesus, ‘Lord, tell your disciples to be quiet!'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
Uma: “From there, several Parisi people who were in the midst of the many people said to Yesus: ‘Teacher, forbid your disciples so that they do not say like that!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “There were Pariseo in the crowd of people. They said to Isa, ‘Sir, forbid your disciples. Tell them to stop praising you.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And among the many people who are gathered there, there were some Pharisees. And they said to Jesus, ‘You tell those disciples of yours to stop because they are transgressing God by praising you.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “Whereupon some of the Pharisees who were among the many-people said to Jesus, ‘Sir teacher, you (sing.) ought to cause-to-be-quiet those disciples of yours (sing.).'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “But some of the Pariseo who were going along with that mass going to Jerusalem said to Jesus, ‘Teacher, tell those disciples of yours to stop!'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Bariai: “But some of the Parisis in the midst of the crowd spoke to him like this, ‘Man of teaching, rebuke your disciples!’” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
Kupsabiny: ” But some Pharisees who were present there said to Jesus, ‘Teacher, rebuke your people that they stop saying this words.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
Mairasi: “Then also a few of the Farisi people, those who know the prohibitions from among the many people said to Yesus: ‘You Throated One, command your disciples who follow you to be quiet’ they say. ” (Source: Enggavoter 2004)
Hiligaynon: “In the crowd there were Pariseo who said to Jesus, ‘Teacher, cause- your followers -to-be-quiet.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 19:40:
Noongar: “Jesus said, ‘I tell you, if they are silent, these stones will start calling out!'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
Uma: “Yesus said: ‘No! Because if my disciples were quiet, those stones would make-a-loud-noise praising me.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “He answered he said, ‘I tell you that if these don’t say anything, the stones in this road will call out praising me.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then Jesus answered, ‘It cannot be, because if they stop praising then all of those stones there will replace them in praising, because it’s very necessary today that there is someone praising.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “But Jesus said, ‘If they are quiet, in-the-future indeed (prophetic formula), even these stones will take-their-place in praising-me.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “Jesus replied, saying to them, ‘What I will say to you is true that if they are stopped, the rocks/stones will call out next.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Bariai: “But he said, ‘I say to you(pl), if they be quiet, the stones will be yelling.’” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
Kupsabiny: “Jesus said to the Pharisees, ‘I am telling you, if these people keep quiet, the stones will talk.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
Mairasi: “But Yesus said to them: ‘Believe this! If these people themselves will become quiet, then these many rocks which are here will hoot [shout]!’ says He to them.” (Source: Enggavoter 2004)
Hiligaynon: “Jesus answered them, ‘The truth, if they keep-quiet, the stones are the ones who will-shout praises.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 1:2:
Uma: “From the first He was with God.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “Since the beginning the Word and God were certainly one.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “There at the creation of all things he already was before a companion of God.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “Since forever, that aforementioned Word existed as God’s companion.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “He really was already there-together-with God from long ago.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Tenango Otomi: “Before the world was made, he already was the companion of God.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Hiligaynon: “Since the very[intensifier] beginning the Word is/was already with God.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
Mairasi: “He Himself lived in the beginning with Above-One.” (Source: Enggavoter 2004)
Bariai: “He was living together with God there at first.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
Kupsabiny: “That word was with God from the beginning.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 1:3:
Uma: “He is the one God used-as-his-hands to cause-to-be all that was caused-to-be. There is not one thing that became without Him.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “Everything was created by the Word by/from the command of God. There was nothing created whatever here in this world/universe if not from the Word.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “All the things that God created were through this Word, and there was nothing that was created if it wasn’t by means of him, the Word of God.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “He was the one whom God had-make all that exists, and absolutely nothing was made except (lit. if not) through him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “By the strength of his supernatural-power, all things were laid-down/spread-out (i.e.existed). The truth is, there was nothing at all which was created-supernaturally of which he wasn’t the one who created.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Tenango Otomi: “He made all the things there are as God wanted them to be. Of all the things there are, there isn’t one that he didn’t make.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Hiligaynon: “Through him, all things were-made, and nothing at-all[intensifier] was-made that was not through him.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
Mairasi: “He Himself is the One Who made all things. If He Himself were not there then none of this would have come into existence.” (Source: Enggavoter 2004)
Bariai: “By him, God made everything to come forth. And everything which came forth, it didn’t come forth by any other way. It came forth by him alone.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
Kupsabiny: “Everything was created through him. If he had not existed, everything which has been seen/come into existence would not have been seen.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 1:4:
Uma: “He is the source of life, and He is the light that enlightens the hearts of mankind.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “The Word is the source of life and this life gives light to the thinking/mind of mankind.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And this Word of God, he also is the source of life which is forever. And this life is like light because it illuminates the darkness in the minds of all mankind.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “It is also he who is the source of life who/which can-be-compared to a light which illuminates the minds of people.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “This one who is called Word, his life is far-from-ordinary, it being the source of life of all people. And this one is the like-a-light/most-important-light so that people will be enlightened.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Tenango Otomi: “He is that one who gives the new life. He is that one who opens the hearts of (= who gives understanding to) the people so that they know what is true. He who gives the new life is like a light that opens the hearts of the people.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Hiligaynon: “The Word is the source of life. And this life is the-same as a light because this is what enlightens the mind(s)/thinking of the people.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
Mairasi: “In Him Himself there is life, this life is Light for people.” (Source: Enggavoter 2004)
Bariai: “The basis for good life was existing with him, and that good life, it/he existed as the light for humans.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
Kupsabiny: “Life comes from him. This life brought light to the people.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 1:5:
Huehuetla Tepehua: “That one who gives understanding to the minds of men, he was like a light that shines where it is dark. But the one who walks where it is dark (the devil) couldn’t overcome him.”
Ojitlán Chinantec: “For people are in the evil way, as if to say, they are in darkness. But he illuminates people. The evil one did not prevail over that one who illuminates people.”
Xicotepec De Juárez Totonac: “He is like a light which illuminates where it is dark. And the devil, he is of the darkness but he cannot conquer the light.”
Yatzachi Zapotec: “The person who is the word has light for the hearts of mankind. Even though there is very much evil in this world where he arrived, the evil did not shut off his light.” (Source for this and above: M. Larson / B. Moore in Notes on Translation February 1970, p. 1-125.)
Chol: “The light of the world shows itself in the midst of a very dark world. This very dark world was not able to put out the light.” Wilbur Aulie (in The Bible Translator 1957, p. 109ff. ) explains the use of “put out the light” (click here to display)
“The problem of multiple meanings is often involved in the rendering of figures. Some hold that Greek katelaben in John 1:5 means both ‘to grasp with the mind’ (i.e., ‘to comprehend’) and ‘to grasp with the hand’ (i.e., to overcome’). Many translators are obliged to make a choice here. In Chol there is no choice, since the darkness cannot comprehend, even metaphorically speaking. It was therefore rendered: ‘The darkness did not put out the light’.”
Uma: “That light shone/shines in the darkness, and the darkness was/is not able to kill it/him [NOTE: The verb ‘kill’ can be used of putting out a light or fire]” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “This light shines in darkness and the light can really not be put out by the darkness.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “That light has illumined the darkness here upon the earth, and the light was not defeated by this darkness.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “He has-been-steadily-illuminating the darkness, and the darkness, it is not able-to-defeat the light.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “He gives-light/makes-clear like a light/lamp in darkness, but those who are in darkness, they don’t want to be shined-on by this light.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Tenango Otomi: “The light shines in darkness and it is not able to be put out.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Hiligaynon: “This light lightens the darkness, and its light was not overcome by darkness. ” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
Mairasi: “That is the true Light which already arrived in this world to brighten people.” (Source: Enggavoter 2004)
Bariai: “The light shined in the dark place, yet it wasn’t possible for the darkness to surpass that light.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
Kupsabiny: “That light shines in the darkness and that darkness doesn’t swallow (the) light.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
