complete verse (Revelation 21:13)

Following are a number of back-translations of Revelation 21:13:

  • Uma: “That fort had four sides, and in each side are three doors: three in the east, three in the north, three in the south, and three in the west.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “There were three doors in the wall towards east, three towards west, and across the place on each side there were also three doors.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The wall of the city has four sides, and in each wall there are three gates. On the side of the east there are three gates. On the side of the west, three also. On the side of downstream there are three also, and on the side of upstream, three gates also.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “There were three-entrances -each on the facing-sides–on the east (lit. coming-out of the sun) and west (lit. going-out-of-sight of the sun), the side-toward the north and side-toward the south.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “The gates were in threes on each side. Three were toward the east and three toward the west. Three were toward the south and three also were toward the north.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “At the side of the city where the sun rises there were three gates. On the side of the city on the north there were three gates. At the side of the city on the south there were three gates. At the side of the city where the sun sets, there were three gates.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
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