Following are a number of back-translations of Revelation 16:19:
- Uma: “The big village named Babel was split into three parts and villages all over the world were destroyed. And God paid-back the sins of the people of that big village Babel. He forced them to drink the drink of his anger: he was furiously angry with them with no gentleness.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Na, immediately the famous city broke into three parts and all the cities in the countries were destroyed. Then God remembered the sin in the famous city called Babilon. The people there were figuratively given by God the grape juice in his glass to drink, that is, he made them feel his wrath.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And the large city Babylon was broken in three parts, and the cities in every kingdom were destroyed. God didn’t forget the city of Babylon, and He caused the inhabitants there to drink the wine in His cup, which is to say, He let them experience His very frightful anger.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “The large city split-into-three (lit. threed) and all cities on this earth were also destroyed. So it is true that God didn’t forget to punish the inhabitants in the large city Babilonia, but rather he caused-them -to-drink all of the alcoholic-beverage which is the illustration of the fearful punishment that is the outcome of his anger.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “That’s why that famous city of Babilonia was divided into three parts and then destroyed. And all the cities here under the heavens were also destroyed. For God had fulfilled what he had promised concerning the punishment of those people of Babilonia. He really caused them to experience very much his far-from-ordinary anger. As for that anger of his, it’s like a cupful which he made them drink completely.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Concerning the city Babylon, three parts were made by the land splitting. All the cities all over the earth fell down. God thus gave payment to the city Babylon, sending punishment in his anger.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
