The Greek in John 14:6 that is translated as “I am the way” is translated as:
- “I am the road to heaven” in Xicotepec De Juárez Totonac
- “I am the path by which you go” in Shipibo-Conibo
- “I am the one who will guide you” in Asháninka
- “Because of me you will arrive to where God is” in Tenango Otomi. (Source: John Beekman in Notes on Translation 12, November 1964, p. 1ff.)
- “I am the way, in me you will meet God” in the German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999)
Upper Guinea Crioulo does not use definite articles. So in that language it says: “I (emph.) am way/road” and likewise: “I am truth, I am life.” (Source: David Frank)
The Greek in Mark 6:37 that is translated as “Are we to go and buy two hundred denarii worth of bread, and give it to them to eat?” is translated in Teutila Cuicatec as “Shall we go and buy two hundred denarii worth of bread for them to eat? A man would have to work more than half a year to earn that much money!” to clarify the meaning of the two hundred denarii in a manner which will not be distorted by any fluctuations in the value of the local currency and in Balangingi as “Are we to go and buy ten thousand buns to feed them?” because in this case, a day’s wages couldn’t be used as a standard of comparison because in this culture people don’t work for wages. (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 as Gut, wir gehen für zweihundert Denare Brote kaufen und geben sie ihnen zu essen or “Well, we’ll go and buy two hundred denarii worth of bread and give it to them to eat.”
The Greek that is translated as “mat” or similar in English is translated in the German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999) as Strohsack or “straw mattress.”
See also mat, bed.
The Greek in John 21:24 that is translated as “and we know” or similar in English is translated in the German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999) as und wir als die Gemeinde or “we as the church (or “congregation”).”
The Greek that is translated as “heaven(s) opened (or”torn apart”)” or similar in English is translated in the German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999) as der Himmel öffnete sich einen Spaltbreit or “a crank in heaven (or: “the sky”) opened.”
The Greek in Mark 14:15 that is translated as “furnished” or similar in English is translated in the German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999) with mit Liegepolstern ausgestattet or “equipped with reclining cushions.”
The Greek in Luke 8:34 that is translated as “the swineherds saw what had happened” or similar in English is translated in the German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999) with die Schweinhirte mussten alles mitansehen or “the swineherds had to watch it all.”
The Greek in Luke 18:12 that is translated as “give a tenth of all my income” or similar in English is translated in the German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999) with zehn Prozent Einkommenssteuer an den Tempel or “ten percent income tax paid to the temple.”
