The Greek in Luke 7:30 that is translated as “God’s purpose” or similar in English is translated in the German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999) with das Heilsangebot Gottes or “God’s offer of salvation.”
elder (of the church)
The Greek that is translated as “elder” in most English versions (“presbyter” in The Orthodox New Testament, 2000) is translated as “Old-Man Leader” in Eastern Highland Otomi (source: John Beekman in Notes on Translation November 1964, p. 1-22) and in Bacama as mi kpan-kpani vɨnə hiutə: “big/old person of house of prayer” (source: David Frank in this blog post ).
Other translations include:
- “person who commands among the people of Jesus” in Lalana Chinantec
- “old man who watches over the believers” in Morelos Nahuatl
- “the one guarding the brethren” in Isthmus Mixe (source for this and two above: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)
- “old man who believes” in Sayula Popoluca
- “person who cares for the assembly of Christ” in Rincón Zapotec
- “person in authority among the brothers” in Central Mazahua
- “supervisor of the creed” in Guhu-Samane (source for this and three above: Ellis Deibler in Notes on Translation July, 1967, p. 5ff.)
- “older person” with an implication of that being a leader-like person in Matumbi (source: Pioneer Bible Translators, project-specific notes in Paratext)
- “person who has taken on responsibilities in the congregation” in German (das Buch translation by Roland Werner, publ. 2009-2022)
The German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999) chooses for the occurrences in Revelation the translation of Würdenträger or “dignitary.” Elsewhere (for instance in 1 Peter 5:1) it has “elders, your congregational leadership.”
See also elder (of the community).
was God
The Greek that is typically translated in English as “was God” is translated in Sayula Popoluca as “was (and still is) the same as God.” (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 von Gottes Art or “of God’s kind.”
blood
The Greek in Revelation 14:20 that is translated as “blood” in English is translated in the German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999) as Traubenblut or “blood of the grapes.”
what eagerness to clear yourselves
The Greek in 2 Corinthians 7:11 that is translated as “what eagerness to clear yourselves” or similar in English is translated in the German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999) with “how eager you were to apologize to me.”
elements
The Greek that is translated as “elements” or similar in English is translated in the German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999) with Bestandteile der Welt or “components (or: “elements”) of the world.”
our daily bread
The Greek that is translated as “our daily bread” or similar in most English versions was translated in the Catholic English Douay-Rheims version (publ. 1582) as “our supersubstantial bread.”
In the Kölsch translation (Boch 2017) it is translated as wat mer Minsche zum Levve bruche or “what us humans need for sustenance.” (Source: Jost Zetzsche)
In the German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999) it is translated as das Brot für den kommenenden Tag or “the breads for the day ahead.”
In French, the phrase pain quotidien (“daily bread”) is used as an idiom for daily necessities or daily-occurring events or experiences. (Source: Muller 1991, p. 18)
with the Twin Brothers as its figurehead
The Greek in Acts 28:11 that is translated as “with the Twin Brothers as its figurehead” or similar in English is translated in the German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999) with am Bug mit den Bildern der Dioskuren Castor und Pollux geschmückt or “decorated on the bow with the images of the Dioskouri Castor and Pollux.”
More information about Castor and Pollux .