Following are a number of back-translations of Revelation 9:17:
- Uma: “In my vision, I saw the appearance those soldiers and the horses that they rode. Those soldiers all were shirted in iron. Their shirts was red like fire, blackish like smoke, and bright yellow like the rock named sulfur [Indonesian: belerang]. As for their horses, their heads were like the heads of lions, and from their mouths appeared fire, smoke and sulfur rock.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Like this was the appearance of the horses and the riders that appeared to me. There was an iron covering/shield on their chests like the red of fire and dark blue and yellow like sulphur. The heads of the horses were like lion heads. And fire was coming out of the horses mouths and smoke and flaming sulphur.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And in that which I was being shown I saw the soldiers and the horses. The riders were armored in red which was like fire and in blue-green, and in yellow also like sulphur. The heads of their horses were like the heads of lions. And their mouths spurted fire, smoke, and sulphur.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “The appearance of the horses and horseback-riders that were shown to me like a dream was like this. Their chest protectors, they (lit. it) had three colors. There was (one) which was darkish-red like fire, blue (loan asol) like the expensive stone called safiro, and yellow like sulfur. As for the horses, their heads were like lions’ heads, and fire, smoke and sulfur were-coming-out of their mouths.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Like this was the physical-appearance of the horses and those riding them, which were shown to me like I was dreaming it. Those ones riding had coverings around their chests like burning fire, dark-blue/purple like sapiru and yellow like asupri. The heads of those horses were like the head of a leon, and coming out of their mouths was fire, smoke and asupri.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “This is what came to my eyes: I saw the horses, I saw the horsemen. On the chests of the horsemen the covering was all of metal. There were colored red, blue, yellow. Concerning the horses, their heads seemed like heads of lions. From the mouths of the horses came out fire, there came out smoke, smelling of sulphur.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
