Following are a number of back-translations of Revelation 4:2:
- Uma: “At that time also, I was controlled by the Spirit of God and he carried me to heaven. Arriving there, I saw a Seat of a King, and there was One who Sits on that Seat.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Immediately I was ruled by the Spirit of God and I saw there in heaven a throne, that means a distinguished/important sitting-place/seat and someone was sitting on it.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then the Holy Spirit caused me to go there, and when I was already there in heaven, I saw the seat of the one who rules” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “God’s Spirit immediately caused-me-to-dream, and I saw a throne of a king which had someone seated (on it).” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Suddenly/unexpectedly it’s like I was taken by the Espiritu Santo going up. When I was now in heaven, I saw a seat of a king, and there was indeed someone sitting there.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “At that time the Holy Spirit changed my seeing. I saw a chair there in heaven. There in that chair sat God.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
