complete verse (Revelation 2:22)

Following are a number of back-translations of Revelation 2:22:

  • Uma: “So, I will strike her with a disease, and people who follow her deeds I will strike with big suffering, if they do not stop following those deeds of hers.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Listen, I will send her a sickness that will lay her on her back. All her companions who committed fornication/adultery (with her) I will also cause great/severe difficulties. If they don’t regret and leave their doings with that woman, I will really send this soon to them.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And now I will make her lie down because I will punish her with sickness. And you who join her in her vulgar behavior, I will punish you also with bitter torment if you do not abandon the works of this woman.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Therefore I will make-her extremely -sick so that she is not able-to-get-up from her bed. I will also exceedingly hardship those who have sinned-with her if they don’t repent of their having joined in her filthy (i.e. immoral/indecent) behavior.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Therefore I will now punish her. She will become diseased. So will those people who are her companions in doing those disgusting things. Really hard is what I will cause them to experience as long as they don’t repent and let go of those evil things they are doing.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Therefore I will cause that she will be put in bed and will be sick. I will cause that very much will be her suffering. And concerning all whom she deceived to commit fornication, if they do not turn their hearts to separate from the evil they do, I will also cause them to suffer very much.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)