Following are a number of back-translations of Revelation 7:2:
- Uma: “After that, I saw four angels stand in the four corners of the world. Those angels received power/authority from God to strike the world with plagues/tortures, whether in the sea or on the land/shore. They restrained the wind from the four corners of the world, so that there was no wind blowing on the sea and on the shore/land and in the forest. And I saw another angel appear in the east. He held a sealer/stamp [posaa’, from Indonesian: cap] from the God who Lives forever. That angel called loudly saying to those four angels earlier, he said:” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “And I saw another angel coming out/appearing from the east, carrying the seal (lit. for marking) of God the one who lives without end. He called loudly to the four angels who had been given authority by God to destroy the earth and the sea.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then I saw another angel who came from the east and he was carrying the mark of the deathless God.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “They are the ones to whom God had given power to destroy the earth and the ocean. I then saw another angel ascending from the east (lit. where-the sun -comes-out) holding the mark of the living God. He shouted to his four fellow angels and said,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “And what I saw next was that an angel arrived who came from the east. He had with him the seal/marker of God, he who is alive without ending. He shouted to those four angels who had been given authority by God to destroy here in the world/land and in the ocean.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “I saw another angel then, who was coming from where the sun rises. He carried the seal of God, the one who truly lives. This angel loudly called to the four angels who had been given authority to make damage on the land and on the sea.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
