Following are a number of back-translations of Revelation 21:19:
- Uma: “Twelve kinds of beautiful stones were put on the foundation stones of the fort, each foundation stone was decorated differently [lit., each one kind its decoration]. The first a transparent and smooth stone called yaspis stone. The second a transparent and bright green/blue stone like deep-still water, called nilam stone. [NOTE: Uma has one term that covers blue and green.] The third a white and transparent stone called mirah stone. The fourth a transparent stone green/blue like grass, called zamrud stone.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “The foundation stones for the wall of that city were adorned with all kinds of valuable precious-stones. One stone had the precious-stone jasper, the second had a blue precious-stone, the third one a precious-stone called kalkidun, the fourth one a green precious-stone,” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The stones on which the wall rested were decorated with many beautiful precious stones. The first stone was jasper, the second was sapphire, the third was chalcedony, the fourth was emerald,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “The rocks which were its foundation, they were decorated-all-over with all kinds of valuable stones. The first stone, it was decorated with haspe, the second safiro, the third kalsedonia, the fourth esmeralda,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “The stabilizers of that wall were made beautiful with all kinds of first-class stones. Haspe was the first, the second sapiro, kalsedonia was the third, the fourth esmeralda,” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Concerning the stones in the foundation of the wall, they were very beautiful. Each was of a different color. The first stone was a firestone called jasper. The stone was a blue stone called sapphire. The third stone was dark blue stone called agate. The fourth stone was a green stone called emerald.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
