The Hebrew, Aramaic, Greek, Ge’ez, and Latin that is translated as «blasphemy» or «blaspheme» is translated in various forms:
- Panao Huánuco Quechua: «speak evil of God»
- Southern Bobo Madaré: «break God’s name»
- Loma: «spoil the name of God»
- Luvale: «insult God»
- Pamona and Malay: «slander God»
- Javanese and German: «defame God»
- Tae’: «bring curses (or «calamitous words») against God»
- Uab Meto: «talk to pieces» (source for this and above: Bratcher / Nida)
- Xicotepec De Juárez Totonac: «treat God with contempt»
- Ojitlán Chinantec: «say bad words»
- Tenango Otomi: «don’t respect God with what one says»
- Navajo (Dinė): «say evil about God» (source for this and three above: M. Larson / B. Moore in Notes on Translation February 1970, p. 1-125)
- Sochiapam Chinantec: «ugly words about God» (source: B. Moore / G. Turner in Notes on Translation 1967, p. 1ff.)
- San Mateo Del Mar Huave: «speak wickedly about God»
- Metlatónoc Mixtec: «talk disrespectfully about God» (source for this and above: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)
- Q’anjob’al: «that which hurts the high» (source: Newberry and Kittie Cox in The Bible Translator 1950, p. 91ff. )
- Mam: xmayin ti’j Dios or «mockery against him-God» (source: Edward Sywulka in The Bible Translator 1952, p. 54ff. )
- Bacama: «spoil the name of God» (source: David Frank in this blog post )
- Chichewa chipongwe Mulungu. Chipwonge is used to refer to acts or derogatory remarks that dishonor another person. (Mulungu is the Chichewa word for «God.») (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation)