The Greek in 1 Thessalonians 5:3 that is translated as “peace and security” in English is translated in Enlhet as “no news.” “For when all is well there is ‘no news.’ Even when one sends a message to his family about one’s being well, it will be: ‘Tell them that coming from me there is no news,’ i.e. ‘everything is fine and I am well and safe.'” (Source: Jacob Loewen in The Bible Translator 1969, p. 24ff. )
Language-specific Insights
glad
The Greek that is translated in English as “glad” or similar is translated in Enlhet as “innermosts are spread out.” “Innermost” or valhoc is a term that is frequently used in Enlhet to describe a large variety of emotions or states of mind (for other examples see here). (Source: Jacob Loewen in The Bible Translator 1969, p. 24ff. )
will not be shaken
The Hebrew and Greek that is translated in English as “will not be shaken” or similar is translated in Enlhet as “innermost will not fall.” “Innermost” or valhoc is a term that is frequently used in Enlhet to describe a large variety of emotions or states of mind (for other examples see here). (Source: Jacob Loewen in The Bible Translator 1969, p. 24ff. )
gold and silver and precious stones and wood and hay and straw
The Greek in 1 Corinthians 3:12 that is translated as “gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw” in English is translated in Enlhet as “expensive things and ordinary things cheap.” (Source: Jacob Loewen in The Bible Translator 1969, p. 24ff. )
In Matumbi, “silver and precious stones” as “valuable gems and valuable stones” (for instance rubies or sapphires vs. something like marble). The Matumbi word for “sliver” is used for “money” and the Matumbi don’t see a clear distinction between precious metals and rock. The word for “straw” is maakapi, i.e. the material left over after harvesting corn. It’s considered relatively useless but can be used to build a shelter, just like the Greek tat is translated as “straw.” (Source: Pioneer Bible Translators, project-specific notes in Paratext)
you husbands should live with your wives in an understanding way since they are weaker than you
The Greek in 1 Peter 3:7 that is translated in various ways in English but typically something like “you husbands should live with your wives in an understanding way, since they are weaker than you” is translated into Eastern Arrernte as “each one of you are to be thinking correctly about the love that belongs to married people. Remember that your wife is not physically strong like you are.” (Source: Carl Gross)
The “weaker sex” is translated in Enlhet as “those with the un-strong feminine skin.” (Source: Jacob Loewen in The Bible Translator 1969, p. 24ff. )
In the German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999) with sie scheinen körperlich manchmal schwächer zu sein or “they sometimes seem to be physically weaker.”
old self
The Greek that is translated in English as “old self” or similar is translated in Enlhet as “old innermost.” “Innermost” or valhoc is a term that is frequently used in Enlhet to describe a large variety of emotions or states of mind (for other examples see here). (Source: Jacob Loewen in The Bible Translator 1969, p. 24ff. )
In Toraja-Sa’dan it is translated as a’gan pa’kalean masainta or “the essence of the old body (tied to sin).” (Source: H. van der Veen in The Bible Translator 1952, p. 207ff. )
In Warao it is translated as “old obojona.” Obojona is a term that “includes the concepts of consciousness, will, attitude, attention and a few other miscellaneous notions.” (Source: Henry Osborn in The Bible Translator 1969, p. 74ff. ). See other occurrences of Obojona in the Warao New Testament.
See also flesh (human nature).
dull to understand, sluggish in hearing
The Greek in Hebrews 5:11 that is translated as “slow to understand” or “sluggish in hearing” in English is translated in Enlhet as “hard innermost.” “Innermost” or valhoc is a term that is frequently used in Enlhet to describe a large variety of emotions or states of mind (for other examples see here). (Source: Jacob Loewen in The Bible Translator 1969, p. 24ff. )
desires of the flesh
The Greek that is often translated as “desires of the flesh” in English is translated in Ixcatlán Mazatec as “human desires” (source: Robert Bascom), in Mezquital Otomi as “the desires of our old life,” in Tzeltal as “doing what your bodies want,” and in Huehuetla Tepehua as “doing the things that your thoughts like (source: Waterhouse / Parrott in Notes on Translation October 1967, p. 1ff.).
In Enlhet it is translated as “wantings of the innermost.” “Innermost” or valhoc is a term that is frequently used in Enlhet to describe a large variety of emotions or states of mind (for other examples see here). (Source: Jacob Loewen in The Bible Translator 1969, p. 24ff. )
See also flesh (human nature).