San Mateo Del Mar Huave

cares of the world, worries of this age

The Greek that is translated as “worries (or: cares) of the world (or: this age)” in English is (back-) translated in a number of ways:

Kekchí: “they think very much about these days now”
Farefare: “they begin to worry about this world-things”
Tzeltal: “their hearts are gone doing what they do when they pass through world” (where the last phrase is an idiomatic equivalent for “this life”
Mitla Zapotec and San Mateo del Mar Huave: “they think intensely about things in this world”
Eastern Highland Otomi and Pamona: “the longing for this world”
Tzotzil: “they are very occupied about things in the world”
Central Tarahumara: “they are very much afraid about what will happen in the world”
Shilluk: “the heavy talk about things in the world”

praise (God)

The Greek and Hebrew that is translated as “praise (God)” in English is translated in a nuymber of ways:

Tae’: “make-great” / “make-great the name of”
Western Highland Purepecha / Morelos Nahuatl: “to speak well of”
San Blas Kuna / Kpelle: “lift up the name of”
Huehuetla Tepehua: “to sing the name of”
Highland Totonac: “to make good”
Tzeltal: “to say good about”
Navajo: “to make known something good about” (source for this and above: Reiling / Swellengrebel)
Isthmus Mixe: “placing (God) big”
Chuj: “say good word about (God)”
San Mateo del Mar Huave: “honor (Father God)” (source for this and three above: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)

In Dan a figurative expression for praising God is used: “pushing God’s horse.” “In the distant past people closely followed the horses ridden by chiefs, so ‘pushing’ them.” (Source: Don Slager)

The Hebrew and Greek that is translated as “witness” in English is translated as “truly have seen” in Highland Popoluca, as “telling the truth regarding something” (Eastern Highland Otomi), as “know something” in Lalana Chinantec, as “verily know something to be the truth” in San Mateo del Mar Huave, as “we ourselves saw this,” in Desano, as “tell the truth about something” in Eastern Highland Otomi, as “know something is true because of seeing it” in Teutila Cuicatec. (Source: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)

together, with one accord

The Greek that is translated as “together” or “with one accord” in English is translated in Yamba and Bulu as “(with) one heart.” (Source: W. Reyburn in The Bible Translator 1959, p. 1ff.)

In Enlhet it is translated as “their innermosts did not go past each other.” “Innermost” or valhoc is a term that is frequently used in Enlhet to describe a large variety of emotions (for other examples see here). (Source: Jacob Loewen in The Bible Translator 1969, p. 24ff.)

Following are some other translations:

San Mateo del Mar Huave: “as one heart”
Ayutla Mixtec: “unanimously”
Eastern Highland Otomi: “all thought alike”
Totontepec Mixe: “with one stomach”
Coatlán Mixe: “with one heart thinking” (source for this and four above: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)

shows no partiality

The Greek that is translated as “shows no partiality” in English is translated in the following ways:

Xicotepec De Juárez Totonac: “sees all as equal”
Isthmus Mixe: “gives us and sees us alike”
San Mateo del Mar Huave: “does not honor one person more than another one”
Morelos Nahuatl: “does not favor one man more than another”
Teutila Cuicatec: “plays no favorites”
Chichimeca-Jonaz: “does not set anyone apart, all he loves”
Tepeuxila Cuicatec: “receives all people the same”
Garifuna: “does not take one well from another”
Falam Chin: “doesn’t prefer anyone” (source for this and above: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)

I will strike the shepherd

The Greek that is translated as “I will strike the shepherd” or similar in English is translated in San Mateo Del Mar Huave as “I will give room for the shepherd to be killed” and in Chichimeca-Jonaz as “It is written that which God said was going to happen to me: I am going to allow them to kill the shepherd.” (Source: B. Moore / G. Turner in Notes on Translation 1967, p. 1ff.)

council

The Greek that is translated as “council” or “Council” in English is (back-) translated in a variety of ways:

Tzeltal: “officials who gather together”
Copainalá Zoque: “those who think together”
Amaganad Ifugao: “those who take charge of the affairs” (source for this and all above: Bratcher / Nida)
Ekari: “place for speech-making/discussion”
Tae’: “great assembly”
Sranan Tongo, Javanese: “(high) tribunal”
Marathi: “assembly of their Judgement-court” (source for this and three above: Reiling / Swellengrebel)
Lalana Chinantec: “the people who judge”
Chichimeca-Jonaz: “the elders who give them advice”
Morelos Nahuatl: “junta”
Isthmus Mixe: “church judges”
San Mateo del Mar Huave: “big meeting” (source for this and four above: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)

census

The Greek and Hebrew that is typically translated as “census” in English is translated in these ways:

Teutila Cuicatec: “registration”
Eastern Highland Otomi: “counting of the people”
Lalana Chinantec: “writing down all the people”
Isthmus Mixe: “writing how many people there are”
San Mateo del Mar Huave: “when the names are given”
Chichimeca-Jonaz: “recording of the names” (source for this and above: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)
Uma: counting of the people” (Source: Uma Back Translation)

sword

the Hebrew and Greek that is translated with “sword” in English is translated in Tepeuxila Cuicatec as “machete that is sharp on two sides,” in Lalana Chinantec as “machete” and in San Mateo del Mar Huave as “knife.” (Source: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)

Most High

The Greek that is translated as “(God) the Most High” or “Most High God” in English is translated in various way:

Eastern Highland Otomi: “he the completely glorified God”
San Mateo del Mar Huave: Father God who is high in heaven”
Teutila Cuicatec: “God who has such tremendous authority”
Chichimeca-Jonaz: “he who is the native of the highest place”
Palantla Chinantec “the Big God Himself”
Xicotepec De Juárez Totonac: “God who has authority over all”
Estado de México Otomi: “most exalted God”
Isthmus Mixe: “God who is in heaven”
Teutila Cuicatec: “God who has a great rule” (source for this and above: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)
Sa’a: God, the Surpassing One” (source: Carl Gross)

serve tables, wait at tables

The Greek that is often translated as “serve tables” or “wait at tables is translated in the following ways:

Desano: “feed the people”
Lalana Chinantec: “distribute what (the widows) will eat”
San Mateo del Mar Huave: “distribute food”
Ayutla Mixtec: “arrange that which we eat”
Morelos Nahuatl: “feed our brothers”
Tepeuxila Cuicatec: “give that they eat”
Eastern Highland Otomi: “give what to eat to the people”
Chichimeca-Jonaz: “watch over the tables”
Garifuna: “attend to these things” (Source for this and above: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)

intelligent

The Greek that is often translated as “intelligent” in English is translated as “of much mind” in Isthmus Mixe, “a great deal of wisdom” in San Mateo del Mar Huave, “really can think” in Lalana Chinantec (source: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.), or “ear much” in Nyongar (source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang).