Following are a number of back-translations of Revelation 4:4:
- Uma: “Around that Seat there were twenty-four other chairs. Those chairs were sat in by twenty-four elders [term used of old people, parents, or village elders] who were dressed in white and wearing gold hats.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Surrounding that throne there were twenty four other thrones and twenty four elders were sitting there dressed in white and each one had a golden crown on his head.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “There were also there twenty-four seats around the seat of the one ruling. And there were twenty-four elders. Their clothing was white and there were crowns of gold in their heads.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Surrounding the throne, there were also twenty four similar (lit. again) thrones on-which-were-seated twenty four leaders. They were dressed in white and crowned with gold.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “There were twenty four seats, like that king’s seat, which were all around that seat. Each was being sat on by an elder. Their clothes were white and each had a gold crown on his head.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “And it was in the midst of twenty-four chairs where he sat. Each of those chairs had one person sitting in it. all wore white clothing. On their heads, each one, there was a crown of gold.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
