complete verse (Revelation 22:4)

Following are a number of back-translations of Revelation 22:4:

  • Uma: “and see his appearance with their own eyes. The name of God was written on their foreheads.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “They will see God’s face and God’s name will be written on their foreheads.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “They shall see His face, and upon their foreheads will be written His name.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “They will see his face, and his name, it will be written on their foreheads.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “They will see his face and his name will be written on their foreheads.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “These people will see the face of God. And the name of God is written on the foreheads of the people.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Translation commentary on Revelation 22:4

They shall see his face: “they will see God face to face.” What has always been impossible (see Exo 33.20; 1 Tim 6.16) will then be possible (see Matt 5.8; 1 John 3.2).

His name shall be on their foreheads: that is, the name of God (see 14.1).

Quoted with permission from Bratcher, Robert G. and Hatton, Howard A. A Handbook on The Revelation to John. (UBS Handbook Series). New York: UBS, 1993. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .