Following are a number of back-translations of Revelation 21:20:
- Uma: “The fifth a striped white and reddish stone called unam stone. The sixth a dark red [lit., burnt red] stone called sardisstone. The seventh a shiny stone yellow like gold that is called ratna cempaka stone. The eighth stone is green/blue like the egg of a jikura’ bird, called beril stone. The ninth a bright yellow transparent stone called krisolitstone. The tenth a stone that is green/blue like the top of the banana-tree that has just opened, called krisopras stone. The eleventh is a stone that is grayish like the sky called lazuardi stone. [NOTE: Umas call the color of the sky gray, not blue/green], And the twelfth is a stone that is transparent and purple,called kecubung stone.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “the fifth one an orange precious-stone, the sixth one a red precious-stone, the seventh one a yellow precious-stone, the eighth one a green precious-stone with a pattern, the ninth one a bright yellow precious-stone, the tenth one a greenish-yellow precious-stone, the eleventh one a deep blue precious-stone and the twelfth one a really purple precious-stone.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “the fifth was sardonyx, the sixth was carnelian, the seventh was chrysolite, the eighth was beryl, the ninth was topaz, the tenth was chrysoprase, the eleventh was jacinth, and the twelfth was amethyst.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “the fifth sardonika, the sixth karnelia, the seventh krisolito, the eighth berilo, the ninth topasio, the tenth krisoprasio, the eleventh hasinto, and the twelfth amatista.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “onise was the fifth, the sixth kornalina, krisolito was the seventh, berilo was the eighth, the nineth topasyo, krisopraso was the tenth. The eleventh was hasinto, and amatista was the twelfth.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “The fifth stone was a mixed stone mixed with white called onyx. The sixth stone was a red stone called carnelian. The seventh stone was yellow stone called quartz. The eighth stone was a green stone called beryl. The ninth stone was a yellow stone called topaz. The tenth stone was a greenish stone called chalcedony. The eleventh stone was a blue stone called turquoise. The twelfth stone was a purple stone called amethyst.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Revelation 21:21:
- Uma: “The twelve doors were all of a stone that is fine and smooth like an egg, called pearl. Each door was made from one large pearl. The roads in the village were pure gold, shining like transparent glass.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “And the twelve doors were made of twelve pearls. Each door was made of one pearl. And the streets in that city were of unmixed gold, clear like glass.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And the twelve gates were twelve pearls for each gate was made of a single pearl. And the street in the city was very pure gold because like glass our eyes could see through it.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “The twelve entrances also, they were made from one-pearl -each, and the streets of the town, they were cemented with pure gold which gleamed like glass.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Like oyster pearls were the twelve gates, each one made of one pearl. The streets of the city were first-class gold and sparklingly-clear like mirror/glass.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “The twelve gates were all equipped with doors all of pearl. And just one pearl formed each of the doors. the streets of the city were all of gold. The streets reflected the sunlight like glass.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Revelation 21:22:
- Uma: “I did not see a worship house in that village, because the whole village was like/considered a worship house to God whose power surpasses all, and to the Lamb.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “I did not see a prayer-house in that city because God the Most-Powerful Lord and the Sheep are right there. Therefore there is no need for a prayer-house there.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “I saw no church building in that city. A church building is not necessary there because God, the powerful Lord of all, and the young sheep, everybody worships them.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “I saw no temple in that city, because the Lord God who is all powerful and the Sheep, they themselves are its temple.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “I observed that there was no Temple in that city, because God who has surpassing supernatural-power and that one referred to as Young Sheep are always there, therefore in their presence is where-one-worships. There’s no longer any need to build a worship-place.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “There in the city there is no church that I saw. Because the Lord, God who has all power, is he who is all through the city. Also the Lamb lives all through the city.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Revelation 21:23:
- Uma: “That village did not need to be shined-on by the sun or the moon. Because the shining of God himself shone-on the village, and the Lamb is the one who made-it-bright.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “And there in that city they have no need for the light of the sun or the moon because the brightness of God gives light to them and their lamp is the Sheep.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The light of the sun and the moon is not necessary there to illuminate because that city is illuminated by the powerful shiningness of God, and the young sheep is the lamp there.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Neither is the brightness of the sun and moon necessary, because the city is illuminated with the radiance of God and the Sheep.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “It really is no longer necessary for the sun and moon to give light in that city, because the glory of God is what gives light there, and the one referred to as Young Sheep, he is the like-a-lamp.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “There at the city, there is no need for the light of the sun or the light of the moon in order to light it. Because God and the Lamb give light to all the city.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Revelation 21:24:
- Uma: “All the people in the world walked in the its/his light, and the kings of the earth carried their wealth into that village.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “The brightness in that city gives light to all people walking on earth and all the kings of the earth will bring their riches into that city.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “All the people on the face of the earth are illuminated by the light of that city, and the kings of the kingdoms on the earth bring their wealth into the city.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “The people on the earth, they will be illuminated by its brightness, and all rulers, they will take their wealth to enter-with-it there.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “All the people here in the world will be illuminated by this light coming from the city. All the kings here under the heavens will bring what-brings- them -glory to this city, for it will then bring glory to God.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Among the nations, all the people who live in them are lightened by the light which comes from the city. Rulers all over the world, concerning all that they have, they go to the city to deliver it over to God. This is how they show that they revere God.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Revelation 21:25:
- Uma: “The doors of the village were open continually all day long, there was never any time they were shut [lit., there was not its being shut], because there was no longer any night.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “The doors of that city are open all day long. They are never closed because there will be no night there.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The gates of the city are never closed at any time, because when it’s daytime they are open and there is no night there.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “All the entrances of the town are always open, because they are-never -closed in the daytime and it absolutely never becomes-night.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “The gates of this city are always open because it won’t become night/dark any more there.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “The gates of the city are open all the day. For there is no night there.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Revelation 21:26:
- Uma: “All people carried their honor/respect and their wealth into that village.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “All that makes the tribes famous and their wealth will be brought into that city.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The expensive possessions and wealth of all the kingdoms on the earth are brought into the city.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “The wealth and nature-of-honor (i.e. what they are honored for) of the collective-people in the collective-towns/countries will be taken there.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “The wealth and glory of all nations will really be brought into that city.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “All of the people who live in all the nations, concerning all that they have, they bring it to the city to deliver it over to God. Thus they honor God.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Revelation 21:27:
- Uma: “But whatever was dirty or people who commit evil or who lie, they were certainly not allowed to enter into it. The ones who could enter, [were] just the people whose names were written in the Book of the Lamb, the book writing-place of the names of those who receive good life forever.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But nothing unclean will enter that city. Nobody doing shameful things or who lies will enter there. Only those will enter that city whose names are written in the book belonging to the Sheep, that is the book for listing the names of the people who have life without end.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “But nothing bad or any who teach lies or a person who worships idols is allowed to enter. The only ones who can enter there are the people whose names are listed in the book of the young sheep where are listed those people who are given eternal life.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But absolutely no one can-enter whom God considers filthy such as the one who does what is shameful and the liar, because only those whose names are written in the book of the Sheep in which are listed those who have life that has no end will be able to enter.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But really nothing at all can get in there which is disgusting in God’s sight, none who do shameful things or anyone who is a liar, but rather only those whose names are written in that in which are written as many as will be given life which has no ending, this writing being in the custody/care of this one referred to as Young Sheep.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “There at the city, no evil will come into it. The people who have walked in evil will not enter it. Neither will the people who speak lies enter. Concerning the people who will enter it, they are the people whose names are written down in the book carried by the Lamb. Because concerning this book, there are written down the names of the people who encounter the new life.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)