The Hebrew in Psalm 77:3 that is translated as “my spirit faints” in English is translated in Indonesian as “my heart faints” (Common Language Translation) (source: Daniel Arichea in The Bible Translator 1983, p. 209ff. )
See also faint.
spirit was troubled
The Hebrew in Genesis 41:8 that is translated as “his spirit was troubled” or similar in English is translated in Indonesian as “his heart was perplexed” (Alkitab Terjemahan Baru translation) (source: Daniel Arichea in The Bible Translator 1983, p. 209ff. )
See also troubled and cut to the heart / hearts were troubled.
gentle and quiet spirit
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)
In the Tagalog and Indonesian Common Language Translations it is translated as “gentle character” (source: Daniel Arichea in The Bible Translator 1983, p. 209ff. )
In the German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999) it is translated as “the gentle and peaceful Holy Spirit.”
See also gentleness and spirit of gentleness.
gave up his spirit
The Greek in John 19:30 that is often translated as “he gave up his spirit” in English is translated in a variety of ways:
- Huehuetla Tepehua: “And then he died”
- Aguaruna: “His breath went out”
- Navajo (Dinė): “He gave back his spirit”
- North Alaskan Inupiatun: “He breathed his last”
- Chol: “He caused his spirit to leave him”
- Lalana Chinantec: “He sent away his life breath” (source for this and above: M. Larson / B. Moore in Notes on Translation February 1970, p. 1-125.)
- Kankanaey: “He entrusted his spirit to God” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “He released his spirit” (lit. caused it to spring away) (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Uma: “His spirit/breath broke” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “His breath snapped” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Indonesian Common Language Translation: “His breath was cut off” (source: Daniel Arichea in The Bible Translator 1983, p. 209ff. )
- Mandarin Chinese (Union Version): “He gave (or: delivered) his soul to God”
- Cantonese: “He breathed his last (斷氣) and died” (source for this and one above: Zetzsche)
- German translation by Fridolin Stier (1989) as “He handed over the spirit” (übergab den Geist).
made life bitter
The Hebrew in Genesis 26:35 that is translated as “made life bitter” or similar in English is translated in Indonesian as “made heart bitter” (Alkitab Terjemahan Baru translation) (source: Daniel Arichea in The Bible Translator 1983, p. 209ff. )
In Nyamwezi, nnandyo is used, a term that communicates that “they brought sorrow/bitterness into their lives (from this point forward).” (Source: Pioneer Bible Translators, project-specific notes in Paratext)
deeply distressed
The Hebrew in Acts 17:16 that is translated as “deeply distressed” or similar in English is translated in Tagalog as “his inner being got hot” (Common Language Translation) (source: Daniel Arichea in The Bible Translator 1983, p. 209ff. )
full of the spirit of wisdom
The Hebrew in Deuteronomy 34:9 that is translated as “full of the spirit of wisdom” or similar in English is translated in Indonesian as “filled to overflowing with wisdom” (Common Language Translation) (source: Daniel Arichea in The Bible Translator 1983, p. 209ff. )
a man in whom is the spirit
The Hebrew in Num 27:18 that is translated as “a man in whom is the spirit” or similar in English is translated in Indonesian as “an intelligent man” (Common Language Translation) (source: Daniel Arichea in The Bible Translator 1983, p. 209ff. )