The Greek in Luke 18:12 that is translated as “give a tenth of all my income” or similar in English is translated in the German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999) with zehn Prozent Einkommenssteuer an den Tempel or “ten percent income tax paid to the temple.”
something like a large sheet
The Greek that is translated as “a large sheet” or similar in English is translated in the German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999) with eine Art großes Tischtuch or “something like a large tablecloth.”
the sheep from the goats
The Greek in Matthew 25:32 that is translated as “the sheep from the goats” or similar in English is translated in the German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999) with die weißen Schafe von den schwarzen Ziegen or “the white sheep from the black goats.” The translators explain: “The usual [traditional German] translation as “ram (Böcke)” [see also the traditional German translation of Beelzebul] is sexist, simplistic and misleading. When juxtaposed with sheep, the word erifos means ‘goats.’ Since the goats in Palestine are black and the sheep are white, the contrast here is between white as the color of the righteous and black as the color of the unrighteous.”
as something to be grasped
The Greek in Philippians 2:6 that is translated as “as something to be grasped” or similar in English is translated in the German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999) with wie entrückt und fern von Leiden und Tod sein müsse or “as if enraptured and removed from suffering and death.”
I am the way
The Greek in John 14:6 that is translated as “I am the way” is translated as:
- “I am the road to heaven” in Xicotepec De Juárez Totonac
- “I am the path by which you go” in Shipibo-Conibo
- “I am the one who will guide you” in Asháninka
- “Because of me you will arrive to where God is” in Tenango Otomi. (Source: John Beekman in Notes on Translation 12, November 1964, p. 1ff.)
- “I am the way, in me you will meet God” in the German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999)
Upper Guinea Crioulo does not use definite articles. So in that language it says: “I (emph.) am way/road” and likewise: “I am truth, I am life.” (Source: David Frank)
the Jews who were with her in the house
The Greek that is translated as “the Jews who were with her in the house” or similar in English is translated in the German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999) as die jüdischen Freunde, die bei Maria zu Hause gewesen waren or “the Jewish friends who were with Mary at her house.” Likewise, in John 11:45, that translation also refers to “Jewish friends” at Mary’s house.
See also the Jews (people).
fig tree drops its winter fruit
The Greek in Revelation 6:13 that is translated as “fig tree drops its winter fruit” or similar in English is translated in the German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999) as wie unreife Feigen vom Baum or “like unripe figs from the tree.”