Following are a number of back-translations of Revelation 1:1:
- Uma: “The contents of this letter tell what was caused-to-appear / shown by Yesus Kristus. God commanded Yesus Kristus to cause-it-to appear to us his slaves, so that they would know what must quickly happen. Yesus sent/ordered his angel to show all that to me, Yohanes, his slave.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “This writing is about the things that Isa Almasi made-known. This was made-known by God to Isa Almasi so that he could show to the servants of God as to what would soon happen in the future. Almasi made this known to his servant Yahiya. He commanded his angel to go to Yahiya to tell him about this.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “This is the telling of what Jesus Christ revealed. This was entrusted to him by God so that He might also cause the servants of God to understand the things which will soon come to pass. Christ did this by means of sending His angel to me, His servant John.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “What this book contains is what Jesu Cristo made-known concerning what was soon to happen. It was God who made-it-known to him so that he would also make-it-known to the collective-people who serve him. So Cristo sent his angel to make-it-known to me, Juan, who am serving him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “These written things which are contained here in this writing, they are the things which God made known to Jesu-Cristo concerning what has been determined to come in the future, for now he would show them to those who serve him. All this truly was shown by Jesu-Cristo to his servant Juan, for there was an angel he sent to show this.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “These words here are what Jesus Christ wants to be known. God had Jesus Christ bring it about that God’s workers will know the words concerning what must happen soon. So concerning me, John, Jesus Christ sent his angel to me to cause that I know about this word.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)