complete verse (Revelation 21:18)

Following are a number of back-translations of Revelation 21:18:

  • Uma: “The fort was made from expensive stones, called yaspis. The village was made from nothing but gold [lit., gold dry], sparkling like smooth/clean glass.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “That wall was made of the precious-stone jasper. That city was made of unmixed/pure gold, but it was clear like glass.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The wall was made of precious stone jasper, and the city was made of gold which was very pure for our eyes could see through it.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “The city was made from pure gold which dazzled like glass, and its stonewall, it was made of haspe.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Those expensive mined stones which were haspe were what was used for the wall, and that city was first-class gold, sparklingly-clear like mirror/glass.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Concerning the wall which went around the city, it was all of stones, very pretty ones, called jasper. The city itself was all of pure gold, it reflected the sunlight like glass does.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
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