The Greek, Ge’ez, and Latin that is translated as “resurrection” in English is translated in Chicahuaxtla Triqui and Pohnpeian as “live-up” (i.e. return to life) (source: Reiling / Swellengrebel) and in Iloko as panagungar: a term that stems “from the word ‘agungar,’ an agricultural term used to describe the coming back to life of a plant which was wilting but which has been watered by the farmer, or of a bulb which was apparently dead but grows again.” (Source: G. Henry Waterman in The Bible Translator 1960, p. 24ff. )
Likewise, in Matumbiyu’ya carries the meaning of “raise from the dead, resuscitate, come back from near death” and is used for dry plants that come back to life when you water them or sick children who revive after being healed. (Source: Pioneer Bible Translators, project-specific notes in Paratext)
In Estado de México Otomi, it is translated as “people will be raised from the dead,” in Teutila Cuicatec as “the dead having to come to life again,” in San Mateo del Mar Huave as “arose from the grave” (source: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.), and in Kriol as gidap laibala brom dedbala or “get up alive from the dead” (source: Sam Freney in this article .)
The Greek in Acts 3:7 that is translated as “ankle(s)” in English is translated as “the round bone of feet” in Tepeuxila Cuicatec or “necks of his feet” in Ayutla Mixtec. (Source: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)
“Feet and ankles” are translated in Matumbi as “legs.” “Foot” and “leg” are covered by just one term in this and some other Bantu languages. (Source: Pioneer Bible Translators, project-specific notes in Paratext)
The Hebrew and Greek that is translated as “winnowing fork” or similar in English is translated in Matumbi as “sifter” since that’s the tool that is used to separate chaff from grain. (Source: Pioneer Bible Translators, project-specific notes in Paratext)
In the German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999) with Schaufel or “shovel,” in other German translations as Worfschaufel , an outdated term for the kind of shovel that is traditionally used in German-speaking areas to separate chaff from wheat.
The Greek in Mark 16:1 that is translated as “anoint him” in English is translated in Matumbi as “applied burial oil.” (Source: Pioneer Bible Translators, project-specific notes in Paratext)
The Greek that is translated as “lay one’s head” or similar in English is translated in Matumbi idiomatically as “rest one’s rib.” (Source: Pioneer Bible Translators, project-specific notes in Paratext)
The Greek in John 6:9 that is translated as “But what are they among so many people?” or similar in English is translated in Matumbi as “But this amount of food for this crowd of people, who will get to eat and who will be left out?” (Source: Pioneer Bible Translators, project-specific notes in Paratext)
The Greek that is translated as “pledge” or similar in English is translated in Matumbi as “first.” “We tried to think about what the main point of the word was, and we determined that the main point is that there is an initial payment of something that guarantees a larger payment later. This Matumbi word, which comes from the word for ‘first (hinting that something else is coming),’ is a word used to talk about buying a house or other large purchase, if you can’t pay the whole thing, you give the first payment so that the buyer knows you’re serious.” (Source: Pioneer Bible Translators, project-specific notes in Paratext)
The Greek in Matthew 14:30 that is translated as “see (or: notice) the wind” in English is translated in Matumbi idiomatically as “hear the wind.” (Source: Pioneer Bible Translators, project-specific notes in Paratext)
