complete verse (Revelation 18:19)

Following are a number of back-translations of Revelation 18:19:

  • Uma: “They sprinkle ashes on their heads as a sign of their sorrow. They cry and shout, they say: ‘How sad! How sad for that big village over there! [It’s] from the wealth of the Babel people that all we workers on boats become rich. But see, in just one hour it is wiped out!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “And they put dust on their heads as a sign that they were very grieved. They wept and wailed. They said, ‘Allo. It is all over (lit. no longer becoming). It is really a pity for that famous city. All the owners of ships became rich because of the wealth of that city. And now in just one hour everything in it has disappeared.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Since their breaths are very painful they will sprinkle dust on their heads and they will weep and wail saying, ‘How greatly the great city will be missed! For her wealth made owners of all the ships on the sea rich, and now within just one hour all the houses there have been completely destroyed,’ they said.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “They will scatter dust on their heads while weeping and mourning saying, ‘Oh how-awful (expression of sympathy)! Extremely to-be-pitied is that famous (lit. newsed) city! Her wealth is what all who have ships also used-to-become-wealthy. And there (exp. of sympathy) she was destroyed within only-one hour!’ they will-say.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Without anything further, they will put dust on their heads as a sign of the big-size of their grief. And crying, they will speak saying, ‘Alas, this really is extremely hard! Really extremely hard is what has happened to this famous city. All the owners of ships which deliver merchandise to this city have become rich. But within just one hour, her wealth and splendor have disappeared.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “They will throw dust on their heads and cry. Mournfully they will say, ‘Pity the city. All those who go on ships over the sea have become rich from selling things in the city, for those people of the city are very rich. But now in just a short time is ended all that it had gathered.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
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