The Greek in Luke 5:12 that is translated as “bowed with his face to the ground” or similar in English is translated in the German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999) with warf sich ihm zu Füßen or “threw himself at his feet.”
fasten his belt
The Greek in Luke 12:37 that is translated as “fasten his belt” or similar in English is translated in the German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999) with Kellnerschürze umbinden or “tie on the waiter’s apron.”
In Yakut it is translated with the idiom “he will roll up his sleeves.” (Source: David Clark in The Bible Translator 2015, p. 117ff. ))
See also be dressed for action.
agony of death
The Greek in Acts 2:24 that is translated as “agony of death” or similar in English is translated in the German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999) with Fesseln des Todes or “shackles of death.” They explain: “Literally: ‘the pangs of death”; however, the speaker is probably referring to the expression ‘the cords of death’ in the Hebrew Bible, namely in Psalm 18:5 and 116:3. The Hebrew word chäbäl, ‘cord,’ was possibly read as chebel, ‘agony, pang.'”
by such work
The Greek in Acts 20:35 that is translated as “by such work” or similar in English is translated in the German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999) with man muss hart arbeiten or “one has to work hard.”
without a parable
The Greek in Matthew 13:34 that is translated as “without a parable” or similar in English is translated in the German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999) with als Gleichnis verschlüssselt or “encoded as a parable.”
they went out from us but they did not belong to us
The Greek in 1 John 2:19 that is translated as “they went out from us but they did not belong to us” or similar in English is translated in the German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999) with Diese Leute kommen aus unserser Kirche, aber sie stammen nicht wirklich aus unserer Gemeinschaft or “These people come from our church, but they don’t really come from our community.”
powers of the age to come
The Greek in Hebrews 6:5 that is translated as “powers of the age to come” or similar in English is translated in the German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999) with die Kräfte der kommenden Welt in charismatischen Erfahrungen or “the powers of the world to come in experiences of charisma.”
See also gift.
bring his blood on us, make us responsible for his death
The Greek in Acts 5:28 that is translated into English as “make us responsible for his death” or “bring his blood on us” is translated into Fuyug as “throw his blood on our backs” (source: David Clark), as “intend to bring this man’s blood upon us furthermore you are trying to blame us for that person’s death” in Teutila Cuicatec, as “you want to throw the guilt on us that Jesus died” in Lalana Chinantec, and as “you want to charge us for Jesus’ death” in Desano (source for this and two above: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)
In the German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999) it is translated a with und wenn es nach eurem Wunch ginge, müssten wir allesamt für Jesu angeblich unschuldig vergossenes Blut büßen or “and if it were up to you, we would all have to atone for Jesus’ supposedly innocently shed blood.”