The Greek in Luke 19:8 that is translated as “I will give to the poor” or similar in English is translated in the German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999) with gebe ich immer den Armen or “I always give to the poor.”
three men
The Greek that is translated as “three men” or similar in English is translated in the German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999) with “two men.” The translators note (p. 530) that “just as in Acts 10:7 the soldier has only been sent for protection and does not count.”
In Acts 11:11 Berger/Nord have “two messengers and one soldier.”
we have received no letters from Judea about you
The Greek in Acts 28:11 that is translated as “we have received no letters from Judea about you” or similar in English is translated in the German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999) idiomatically with für und bist du ein unbeschriebenes Blatt. Wir haben keinen Brief aus Judäa erhalten or “You are a blank slate (lit.: “empty sheet of paper”) for us. We have not received any letter from Judea.”
in my Father’s kingdom
The Greek in Matthew 26:29 that is translated as “in my Father’s kingdom” or similar in English is translated in the German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999) with wenn meines Vaters Herrschaft vollendet ist or “when my father’s reign is complete (or: “accomplished”).”
he stood self-condemned
The Greek in Galatians 2:11 that is translated as “he stood self-condemned” or similar in English is translated in the German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999) with er betrug sich so unmöglich or “he behaved so impossibly.”
See also self-condemned.
mutilate the flesh
The Greek in Philippians 3:2 that is translated as “mutilate the flesh” or similar in English is translated in the German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999) with Zer-schnitteten or “ones who are cut up.” Zer-schnittenen is a new word creation that forms a word play together with Be-schnittenen or “ones who are circumcised” in Phillipians 3:3.
not partial to any
The Greek that is often translated as “(you are) not partial to any” into English is translated as “you do not look at what is on the surface” into Shipibo-Conibo) and “you do not just see a man’s face” into Copainalá Zoque (source: Bratcher / Nida).
In Gumuz it is translated as “you do not look into face of men” (= do not make people bigger) (source: Loren Bliese) which is the same way the German translation by Fridolin Stier (1989) translates it.
The German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999) as unparteiisch und unbestechlich or “impartial and incorruptible.”
figures of speech
The Greek that is translated as “figures of speech” or similar in English is translated in Ojitlán Chinantec as “telling words a little bit covered,” in Tenango Otomi as “comparisons,” in Navajo (Dinė): “stories that teach,” and in Mezquital Otomi as “like a story” (source: M. Larson / B. Moore in Notes on Translation February 1970, p. 1-125.).
In the German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999) it is translated as vieldeutige Worte or “ambiguous word (or: “words with many meanings”)” and in the translation by Fridolin Stier (1989) as “hidden (or: shrouded) speech” (Hüllrede).