Berger, Klaus & Christiane Nord (translators and commentators). Das Neue Testament und frühchristliche Schriften: Vollständige Sammlung aller ältesten Schriften des Urchristentums. Frankfurt: Insel, 1999.
Translation approach: functional translation approach
Translation by committee or single individual: team of one New Testament theologian (Klaus Berger) and one translation scholar (Christiane Nord)
Dates of publication: 1999
Publisher: Insel Verlag, Frankfurt
Translator statement: Christiane Nord, Functions in Bible Translation (Part 1 of 3)
The Greek in Revelation 12:16 that is translated as “opened its mouth” or similar in English is translated in the German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999) as öffnete ihren Schlund or “opened its throat.”
See also abyss / bottomless pit.
The Greek in Luke 2:24 that is translated as “they offered a sacrifice according to what is stated in the law of the Lord” or similar in English is translated in the German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999) with man kann einen erstgeborenen Sohn nur von diesem Anspruch Gottes freikaufen… or “one can only redeem a first-born son from this claim of God… .”
The Greek in Luke 11:45 that is translated as “you insult us” or similar in English is translated in the German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999) with dann ziehst du uns in den Dreck or “then you drag us into the mire.”
The Greek in Luke 24:37 that is translated as “that they were seeing a ghost” or similar in English is translated in the German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999) with ein Gespenst, das Jesu Gestalt nachäffte or “a ghost that mimicked (verbatim: “copied like a monkey”) the figure of Jesus.”
The Greek in Acts 17:29 that is translated as “he allotted the times of their existence” or similar in English is translated in the German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999) with er hat den Kalender und die Epochen der Geschichte festgesetzt or “he has established the calendar and the historical periods.”
The Greek in Matthew 10:8 that is translated as “You received without payment; give without payment” or similar in English is translated in the German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999) as “You have received your authority as a gift, so give its fruits as a gift as well.”
The Greek in Romans 12:6 that is translated as “in proportion to faith” or similar in English is translated in the German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999) with so dass die anderen ihren Glauben wiedererkennen or “so that the others would identify their faith again.”