complete verse (Revelation 20:3)

Following are a number of back-translations of Revelation 20:3:

  • Uma: “He grabbed the dragon — the one named Snake of Old, King of Evil-ones and Seta [seta means ‘demon’ in Uma] — he tied it up and threw it into the sinkhole whose depth cannot be measured, he locked the door and he sealed it so that it would not be opened for a thousand years. So, the King of Evil-ones is not able to deceive man for a thousand years. After that, he still must be released again for a short time.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “And then the angel threw him into the bottomless hole and locked the door and made a sign so that it could not be opened. The leader of demons was imprisoned so that he could no longer deceive the tribes until the one thousand years are up. When those one thousand years are over he will be let loose for a short while.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And he threw Satan in the pit whose depth has no end, and he locked it up and marked it so that it could not be opened. The reason he did this was so that Satan might not be able to deceive the people of the kingdom on the earth before the thousand years are finished. When the thousand years are finished, Satan will be freed for a very short time.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “He caught the dragon who was none other than the one who appeared as a snake long ago who is the Devil who is also named Satanas. He chained him and threw him into the prison below. After-that he padlocked it and marked the entrance so he had no way of deceiving the collective-people in the collective-towns/countries until a thousand years were finished. When that is finished, he must be-set-free again, but only for a little-while.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Without anything further, that angel threw him into the ravine and then shut him in. After closing, it was fastened by the angel so that Satanas couldn’t get out, to be able to again deceive the nations as long as the end of those thousand years hadn’t yet been reached. But when it is now reached, he will be released for a short time.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “He was thrown into the hole which had no end to its depth. There the devil was kept. And there was put a seal over the hole in order that no longer would the devil deceive the people who lived on earth until one thousand years had passed. When the one thousand years would have passed, then he would be let loose for a little while.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
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