Following are a number of back-translations of Revelation 9:10:
- Uma: “Their tails and their stings were like the tails and stings of tumpu lipa. With their tails they could torture men for five months.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Their tails are like the tail of a scorpion with a needle at its end and that is what they use to hurt the people with during five months.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Their tails are like the tails of scorpions because they sting, and by means of their tails, they can torment people for five months.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “They had stings in their tails like the sting of a centipede which were the location of their ability to hardship people for five months.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “They had tails like the tails of scorpions which have stings. There in their tails is from where would come what would cause suffering to the people for five months.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “They have tails like the tails of scorpions with stingers. Great pain is given to the people when they are stung. But only five months do they have permission to sting the people.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
