The Greek that is often translated as “patriarchs” in English is translated as
- “first old fathers” in Isthmus Zapotec
- “the ancient fathers” in Tzeltal / Highland Totonac
- “the old important people who lived long ago were forefathers of the Israelites” in Yatzachi Zapotec
- “the 12 sons of Jacob” Central Tarahumara
- “the fathers from way back when” in Chicahuaxtla Triqui (source for this and above: Waterhouse / Parrott in Notes on Translation October 1967, p. 1ff.)
- “chiefs over each of the clans of Israel” in Bariai (source: Bariai Back Translation)
- “our twelve grandfathers” in Kupsabiny (source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- “twelve children from where Jews came-from” in Hiligaynon (source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
The Greek in Romans 1:26 that is translated as “exchanged natural relations for unnatural” or similar in English is translated as
The Greek in James 3:17 that is typically translated as “peaceable” in English is translated in a variety of ways:
(Source: Ellis Deibler in Notes on Translation July, 1967, p. 5ff.).
See also peace (absence of conflict).
The Greek that is translated as “(not worthy to) untie sandals” or similar in English is translated in various ways:
- Awa: “because he is an important one, when he speaks I will be silent”
- Yatzachi Zapotec: “I am not worthy to be his servant”
- Alekano: “if unworthy I should even carry his burden, it would not be right”
- Tenango Otomi: “I don’t compare with him” (source for this and above: M. Larson / B. Moore in Notes on Translation February 1970, p. 1-125.)
- Ayutla Mixtec: “I am too unworthy to perform even the lowliest of tasks for him” (“to avoid the wrong meaning of playing a trick by tying the sandals”)
- Choapan Zapotec “I am not even important to carry his pack” (source for this and one above: B. Moore / G. Turner in Notes on Translation 1967, p. 1ff.)
- Mairasi: “loosening the strap of His foot thing as His slave would do” (source: Enggavoter 2004)
- Bariai: “untie the string of his shoe, because he surpasses me very much” (source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “He is greater than I. I don’t compare with him.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999): auf Knien die Riemen seiner Sandalen zu lösen or “to loosen the straps of his sandals on my knees.”
See also sandal (illustration)
The Greek that is translated as “despise” in English is translated as
The Greek in Romans 1:26 that is translated as “dishonorable passions” or “shameful acts” in English is translated in Manikion as “actions that make people spit.” (Source: Daud Soesilo)
In Sierra de Juárez Zapotec it is translated as “their own filthy cravings” and in Yatzachi Zapotec as “doing shameful things and unclean things as their head-hearts desired.” (Source: Waterhouse / Parrott in Notes on Translation October 1967, p. 1ff.)
The Greek that is usually translated as “humble” or “lowly” in English is translated as
- Eastern Highland Otomi: “one who doesn’t elevate himself”
- Yatzachi Zapotec: “those who think they aren’t worth much”
- Alekano: “those who stay low” (source for this and above: Ellis Deibler in Notes on Translation July, 1967, p. 5ff.)
- Mezquital Otomi: “poor brothers”
- Isthmus Zapotec: “ones who little-honored”
- Highland Totonac: “just ordinary people”
- Yatzachi Zapotec: “poor people who have nothing” (source for this and three above: Waterhouse / Parrott in Notes on Translation October 1967, p. 1ff.).
- Low German: “those who don’t account to anything in other people’s eyes” (source: translation by Johannes Jessen, publ. 1933, republ. 2006)
- Kako: “those who lower the heart” (source: Reyburn 2002, p. 190)
See also humble (mind).
The Greek in Romans 2:23 that is usually translated in English as “dishonor God” is translated in various ways:
See also complete verse (Romans 2:23).
