Following are a number of back-translations of Revelation 11:6:
- Uma: “They have power/authority to close/cover the sky so that rain will not fall while they are carrying the Word of the Lord. They also have power over every river so that the water turns into blood. There is also their power to hurt the world with all kinds of plagues/tormentings, whenever they want to do it.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “They have authority to shut the sky so that it will not rain as long as they make-known God’s message. They also have authority to turn the springs of water into blood and they have authority to bring any kind of disaster here to the world whenever they want to.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “They will be given power that they might be able to hinder the clouds so that it will not rain during the time they are preaching the Word of God. And they will also have power so that they might turn to blood the water in the springs. And they will also have power so that they might punish people by means of any kind of plague at any time they want.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “They were also given ability to cause-it-to-be-dry-season so it would absolutely not rain during the time when they were telling what God had made-known to them. They also had ability to cause-springs -to-turn-into blood and they were also able to hardship people on the earth with whatever-kind of hardship however-many-times, if that’s what they wanted.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “They will be given authority and ability to as-it-were close the sky, so that it won’t rain during the time when they are teaching the word of God. They will also be given authority to cause water to become blood, and to set in motion whatever kind of epidemic here in the world if they want to.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “These have power to be able to cause that it doesn’t rain during the days they speak the word of God. And also they have power to be able to cause water to turn into blood. And they have power to cause here on earth bad sickness at whatever time they want it to happen.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
