word of exhortation

The Greek in Acts 13:15 that is translated as “word of exhortation” or similar in English is translated in the German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999) with Wort der Seelsorge or “word of (pastoral) care.”

confessing their sins

The Greek in Matthew 3:6 that is translated as “confessing their sins” or similar in English is translated in the German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999) with Sünden bekennen und um Vergebung bitten or “confess sins and ask for forgiveness.” The translators explain (p. 576): “Translations with two verbs. The Greek Verb does not only mean ‘confess’ but also ‘ask for forgiveness.'”

and in the same way also the males

The Greek that is translated as “and in the same way also the males” or similar in English is translated in the German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999) with so kam es auch , dass Männer schwul wurden or “that’s also how men became gay.”

the saints in the light

The Greek in Colossians 1:12 that is translated as “the saints in the light” or similar in English is translated in the German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999) with “the community of saints in heaven in the light.”

become one flesh

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The Greek and Hebrew that is often translated into English as “(the two) shall become one flesh” is translated as “become just one” in Copainalá Zoque and San Mateo del Mar Huave or with existing idiomatic equivalents such as “become one blood” in Mitla Zapotec, “become the complement of each other’s spirit” in Tzeltal (source for this and above Bratcher / Nida), “become one body” in Uab Meto (source: P. Middelkoop in The Bible Translator 1952, p. 208ff. ), “tie with wife as one, so that they tie one insides” in Luang (source: Kathy and Mark Taber in Kroneman [2004], p. 539), or “become like one body-entity” (source: Tagbanwa Back Translation).

In Tataltepec Chatino it is translated as “the two shall accompany each other so that they no longer seem two but are like one person,” in Choapan Zapotec as “when the man and woman live together in front of God, it is as if just one person,” and in Mezquital Otomi as “they aren’t two, it is as though they are one.” (Source: B. Moore / G. Turner in Notes on Translation 1967, p. 1ff.)

In the German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999) it is translated with bilden eine neue Sippe or “form a new clan.” They explain (p. 417): “Usually ‘become one flesh.’ This is clearly not correct from a biological point of view. In the Old Testament, ‘flesh’ in such contexts means: ‘kinship, clan, family.’ So the idea is that the man gives up his clan and forms a new clan together with the married woman.”

See also I am your bone and flesh.

locust

The Hebrew, Latin, Ge’ez, and Greek that is translated in English as “locust” is translated in Ayutla Mixtec as “insect like flying ants” because locusts are not known locally (source: Ronald D. Olson in Notes on Translation January, 1968, p. 15ff.), in Lalana Chinantec as katydids (source: John Beekman in Notes on Translation, March 1965, p. 2-20), and in Pa’o Karen as “grasshopper” (source: Gordon Luce in The Bible Translator 1950, p. 153f. ).

In connection with John the Baptist (Matthew 3:4 and Mark 1:6) in is translated in Shuar as “edible grasshoppers” (source: B. Moore / G. Turner in Notes on Translation 1967, p. 1ff.), and in the German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999) as geröstete Heuschrecken or “roasted locusts.” (Note that “Heuschrecken” literally means “the bane/horror of hay”).

See also locust / grasshopper / cricket.