The Greek that is translated as “sickle” or similar in English is translated in the German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999) as Winzermesser or “vine knife.”
See also swung his sickle over the earth.
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 that is translated as “sickle” or similar in English is translated in the German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999) as Winzermesser or “vine knife.”
See also swung his sickle over the earth.
The Greek that is translated as “add a single hour to your span of life” or similar in English is translated in the German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999) with den Körper um eine Elle größer machen or “make the body one cubit taller.” The translators note that the original text offers both possibilities, adding time of life or body height.
The Greek in Matthew 12:32 that is translated as “whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit” or similar in English is translated in the German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999) as “but whoever speaks blasphemous words against the Holy Spirit or mockingly denies that he comes from God.”
The Greek in 1 John 2:16 that is translated as “the desire of the eyes, the pride in riches” or similar in English is translated in the German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999) with Blicke, die andere ausziehen oder arm machen or “looks that undress others or make them poor.”
See also looks at a woman with lust.
The Greek in Hebrews 3:10 that is translated as “go astray in their hearts” or similar in English is translated in the German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999) with ziehen die falschen Schlüsse or “draw the wrong conclusions.”
The Greek that is translated as “double-minded” in English is translated in Owa as “double-hearted” (doubt; first one thought, then the opposite) (source: Carl Gross) and in the German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999) with zwei gegensätzliche Seelen in der Brust haben or “having two opposed souls in one’s chest” (in James 1:8).
In the Catholic Mandarin Chinese Sigao version and the Protestant Union Version it is translated with two forms of one historical Chinese idiom: sānxīn liǎngyì (三心兩意 / 三心两意) and sānxīn èryì (三心二意), both: “three hearts, two minds.” (Source: Toshikazu S. Foley in Hong Kong Journal of Catholic Studies, 2011, p. 45ff.)
See also double-minded.