Language-specific Insights

host

The Greek that is translated as “host” in English is translated in Elhomwe as enyumba yootthinddaanyerana or “owner” (of the feast). (Source: project-specific translation notes in Paratext)

mind

The Greek that is typically translated as “mind” in English is translated in Warao as obojona, 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. )

In Elhomwe it is often translated as “heart,” “because all thoughts come from heart in Elhomwe thought.” (Source: project-specific translation notes in Paratext)

See other occurrences of Obojona in the Warao New Testament.

appendage of the liver

The Hebrew that is translated as “appendage of the liver” in English is translated in Elhomwe with “fat of the liver.” (Source: project-specific translation notes in Paratext)

empty-handed

The Hebrew and Greek that is translated as “empty-handed” or similar in English is translated in Elhomwe idiomatically with “with hands only.” (Source: project-specific translation notes in Paratext)

See also send away empty-handed.

come into one's heart

The Greek in Acts 7:23 that is translated as “come into one’s heart” in English is translated in Elhomwe idiomatically as “think in one’s heart.” (Source: project-specific translation notes in Paratext)

lifted up the serpent

The Greek in John 3:14 that is translated as “lifted up the serpent” or similar in English is translated in Aguaruna as “put up high that which had been made imitating a snake.” (Source: Larson 1998, p. 108)

In Elhomwe it is also translated as an “image of a snake.” (Source: project-specific translation notes in Paratext)

field (for pigs)

The Greek in Luke 15:15 that is translated as “field” in English was not translated in Elhomwe since pigs are kept in shelters. (Source: project-specific translation notes in Paratext)