The Greek in Mark 13:12 that is translated as “put to death” or similar in English is translated in the German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999) with an den Henker ausliefern or “hand over to the executioner.”
rebuked the wind and the raging waves
wear me out by continually coming
he spoke and argued with the Hellenists
The Greek in Acts 9:29 that is translated as “he spoke and argued with the Hellenists” or similar in English is translated in the German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999) with Er predigte auch den griechischsprechenden Juden und geriet mit ihnen in Dauerstreit or “He also preached to the Greek-speaking Jews and was in constant conflict with them.”
lee
The Greek in Acts 27:16 that is translated as “lee” or similar in English is translated in the German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999) with the nautical term Windschatten, lit. “wind shadow.”
entrusted his property to them
The Greek in Matthew 25:14 that is translated as “entrusted his property to them” or similar in English is translated in the German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999) with teilte sein Barvermögen unter sie auf or “divided his cash assets between them.”
dying
The Greek in Philippians 1:21 that is translated as “dying” or similar in English is translated in the German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999) with physisches Sterben or “physical death.”
breathed his last
The Greek that is often translated in English as “he breathed his last” is translated with idioms that include “his life-force broke-off” (Indonesian, Balinese), “his breath stopped (or: was-exhausted” (Ekari, Sranan Tongo), or “his breath (and body) parted-with-each-other” (Toraja-Sa’dan). (Source: Reiling / Swellengrebel)
In Anindilyakwa it is translated as nu-werrikarrnga or “his chest-cut/broke.” (Source: Julie Waddy in The Bible Translator 2004, p. 452ff. )
In the German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999) it is idiomatically translated with er hauchte sein Leben aus or “he breathed out his life.”
