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Source: Berger / Nord 1999
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 phrase in 1 Peter 3:4 that is translated in some English versions with “gentle and quiet in spirit” was translated into Kahua with the idiom that verbatim says “be beautiful in your belly.” (Source: Daniel Clark)
The now commonly-used German idiom im Dunkeln tappen for being in the dark, missing facts about something and not being able to understand completely or at all (literally meaning to grope [and toddle] in the dark) was first coined in 1534 in the German Bible translation by Martin Luther. (Source: Günther 2017, p. 59)
For other idioms or terms in German that were coined by Bible translation, see here.
Note that the German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999) uses this wording in John 12:35.
The Greek in John 7:24 that is translated as “do not judge by appearances, but judge with right judgment” or similar in English is translated in the German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999) as urteilt doch bitte sachlich und gerecht or “judge factually and fairly (or: righteously)”.”
The Greek in Revelation 2:27 that is translated as “clay pots” or similar in English is translated in the German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999) as irdenes Geschirr or “pottery dishes.” “Irden” can also mean “from earth.”
The Greek that is translated as “waking up” or similar in English is translated in the German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999) with als er ganz aufgewacht war or “when he was fully awake.”
The Greek in Mark 14:65 that is translated as “beat him” or similar in English is translated in the German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999) with mit Ohrfeigen traktieren or “maltreat with slaps in the face.”
The Greek in Luke 10:13 that is translated as “they would have repented” or similar in English is translated in the German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999) with hätten sich selbst diese hartgesottenen Sünder bekehrt or “even these hard-core sinners would have repented.”
In the Catholic Mandarin ChineseSigao version it is translated with a historical Chinese idiom: yìlùn fēnfēn (改過自新 / 改过自新), lit. “make amends and start afresh.” (Source: Toshikazu S. Foley in Hong Kong Journal of Catholic Studies, 2011, p. 45ff.)
The Greek in Luke 22:32 that is translated as “I have prayed for you” or similar in English is translated in the German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999) with ich habe für dich im Gebet darum gerungen or “I have wrestled for you in prayer.”
