Following are a number of back-translations of Revelation 13:18:
- Uma: “We must ask for wisdom [lit., clearness of heart] from God so that we understand this figure-of-speech. Whoever has knowledge, they are able count and to understand the number of that animal. Because that number, it is the number that is a figure-of-speech for a person. That number: six hundred sixty-six (666).” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “It is difficult to find the meaning of this number. But whoever has wisdom, he can figure out what the meaning of this creature’s number is. Because it is a person’s name. This number is six hundred and sixty-six.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The only one who can understand this is the one given wisdom by God. He who has a good head can understand the meaning of this number of the beast because it is the number of a person. That number is six hundred and sixty-six.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “It requires a wise/intelligent person to know/discover the meaning/significance of the number of the fearsome animal. But the one who has wisdom/intelligence, he will be able to calculate the meaning of the number, because the number, that’s the hiding-place of the person’s name. The number, it is six hundred and sixty six.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well, this can only be comprehended if there is big wisdom/understanding. For it is indeed possible that those having understanding can know the meaning of this number, which signifies the name of that animal. Because this is the name of a man/male, this number six hundred and sixty six.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “A person should think carefully to understand this word here. He should figure how much the number is that comes from the name of the terrible animal. The number is that which accompanies the name of a person This number is 666.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
